Comments on: Some Favorite Tools and Gadgets

By: Lorelle

Lorelle — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:24:16 +0000

Wow! I must have some psychic connection with both you and Mark. I have most of the same tools, though I won’t yet trade my Palm with the TBr (Tiny Book Reader), which I compared to Matt’s Kindle recently and it still wins hands down. Just holding my breath until Palm gets its act together or TBr is available for iPhone or something else.

But Mark has me thinking I need to get another two or three Logitech MX Revolution mouses. I cannot live without mine and went through massive withdrawal when I misplaced the proprietary USB dongle. Not something you can easily replace or find an alternative. Every time I sit down at another mouse, I want to scream at the inefficiency!

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:14:03 +0000

Wow. We use a lot of the same stuff. I don’t use Google Reader (but thinking about it), Kindle (waiting for v2), Apple TV (Xbox 360 takes care of this), Boxee (just recently became aware), or 1Password (I use a special substr(hash(hash(master_pw) + hash(domain.com))) solution for passwords). And I use a D700 instead of a D90. But I use all the rest.

I love the MX Revolution so much that I have two — one still in the box, in case Logitech decides to stop making it. The scroll wheel is the killer feature, but I also find it very ergonomic. And I have all the extra buttons and the thumb wheel tied to various other functions using the absolutely essential SteerMouse driver for Mac OS X.

You’ve inspired me… I’ve been meaning to do one of these posts for while.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:31:13 +0000

It wouldn’t be nearly as nice without the over-the-air delivery of content, but I’d still like it and use it. Without OTA it wouldn’t stand out from other eBook readers, however. As for Pocket PC, my eyes can’t tolerate reading on a backlit device for very long. Reading novels would be too much like work if I had to read them on an LCD. E-ink displays preserve much of the comfort and familiarity of reading paper.

By: javlicious

javlicious — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:17:02 +0000

thanks for the lists, very useful!

By: Ruud Hein

Ruud Hein — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:10:46 +0000

Out of curiosity; if you wouldn’t be able to buy directly from the Kindle but would have to go about it the “old fashioned” way (web site, buy, download, etc.) — would it still give you as much joy?

Then, if so, wouldn’t a Pocket PC or so do?

(Of course I just one a Kindle because it’s a major cool gadget thingie. Being in Canada, that is without access to Kindle’s network, it’s a bit of a non starter. Still….)