Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle

In the defence of this thread it is a lot less OT than many others I've
seen.
After all it is concerned with maximising study time on the move.

2009/10/21 Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_ine.com>

> I sure will!
>
> Unicast me any specific questions you want asked. I have a growing list
> myself.
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> On Oct 21, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Charles.Henson_at_regions.com wrote:
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> Anthony,
>> Since Pauls hard drive is already saturated with this thread would
>> you mind giving us your impressions later? a brief summary?
>>
>> Charles Henson
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>> From: Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_ine.com>
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>> To: "Larry Hadrava" <larryh_at_ine.com>
>>
>> Cc: <Charles.Henson_at_Regions.com>, <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>,
>> "'Kelvin Yeo'" <kelvinyeo24_at_yahoo.com.sg>, "'Durkin, Michael
>> \(H USA\)'" <michael.durkin_at_siemens.com>, <
>> nobody_at_groupstudy.com>, "'Ronald Johns'" <rj686b_at_att.com>, "'ron
>> wilkerson'"
>> <ron.wilkerson_at_gmail.com>
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>> Date: 10/21/2009 04:08 PM
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>> Subject: Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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>> The Nook ships Nov 30.
>>
>> I am heading to B and N tonight to harass some poor employee tasked
>> with demonstrating it.
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Larry Hadrava wrote:
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>> Charles - I saw that one as well as the Sony ereader as well. I was
>>> not sure
>>> when the nook was going to be actually available for order. I'm part
>>> of the
>>> gotta have it now generation!!!!
>>> I was going on the recommendations from the group. With that said, I
>>> ordered
>>> through Amazon so I can return within 30 days if needed;-)
>>>
>>> Thanks for the info.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> --
>>> Larry Hadrava Larryh_at_INE.com
>>> CCIE #12203 (R&S)
>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Charles.Henson_at_Regions.com [mailto:Charles.Henson_at_Regions.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:55 PM
>>> To: Larry Hadrava
>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com; 'Kelvin Yeo'; 'Durkin, Michael (H USA)';
>>> nobody_at_groupstudy.com; 'Ronald Johns'; 'ron wilkerson'
>>> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
>>>
>>> Larry,
>>> The "Nook" from B&N came out today. I'd check it out before
>>> committing to an order if I were you. Otherwise, enjoy it.
>>>
>>> Charles Henson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "Larry Hadrava" <larryh_at_ine.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To: "'Ronald Johns'" <rj686b_at_att.com>, "'Durkin, Michael \(H
>>> USA\)'" <michael.durkin_at_siemens.com>, "'ron wilkerson'"
>>> <ron.wilkerson_at_gmail.com>, "'Kelvin Yeo'"
>>> <kelvinyeo24_at_yahoo.com.sg>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cc: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Date: 10/21/2009 03:41 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You guys just cost me $279!!!!
>>> I'm a real tech junkie. Gotta feed the habit.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> --
>>> Larry Hadrava Larryh_at_INE.com
>>> CCIE #12203 (R&S)
>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Ronald Johns
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:59 PM
>>> To: Durkin, Michael (H USA); ron wilkerson; Kelvin Yeo
>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
>>>
>>> I purchased around 8 Cisco Press books on my Kindle 2, and I thought
>>> it
>>> worked really well as an alternative to lugging around massive
>>> books. It's
>>> true that the diagrams and tables don't really look as good as they
>>> do in a
>>> printed book, but the trade off of having the form factor and ease
>>> of use
>>> of
>>> the kindle I thought was well worth it. I also noticed that the
>>> quality of
>>> the diagrams and tables varied from book to book. Some books, when
>>> you
>>> zoom
>>> into the diagram, the resolution and clarity was perfect and text
>>> was easy
>>> to read whereas in others, it was pixilated and the text in the
>>> diagrams
>>> was
>>> sometimes difficult to read. If I had to do it over, I would stick
>>> with
>>> purchasing the books with the Kindle even though they are pretty
>>> much the
>>> same street price as the printed books. Something else that really
>>> rocks
>>> with the Kindle 2 is the ability to search through all the books
>>> with the
>>> stroke of a button. I used this a lot to freshen up on certain
>>> technologies
>>> the last 2-!
>>> 3 weeks I was studying. Also, they just dropped the price again so
>>> they're
>>> a lot cheaper now compared to when I bought mine. Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Ron Johns
>>> CCIE#25612
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Durkin, Michael (H USA)
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:56 PM
>>> To: ron wilkerson; Kelvin Yeo
>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
>>>
>>> I have a Kindle, and I do have Cisco Press books on it. It is OK,
>>> and I
>>> do take it with me with me when I travel for the reasons you indicate.
>>>
>>> I would however say that it is very hard to read a technology book on
>>> the kindle as the screen size is small and network diagrams do not
>>> scale
>>> well, or are too small to read. There is a new Kindle out that has a
>>> MUCH bigger screen (with a corresponding increase in price tag) that
>>> should be better, but I don't own that version and I can't say for
>>> sure
>>> how well it works. It also has a portrait/landscape feature which
>>> would
>>> make it even better for reading some diagrams I suspect.
>>>
>>> The way the Kindle displays the diagrams is as an image and there
>>> isn't
>>> a scrolling screen, so you can't have the image half-way on the
>>> screen.
>>> It's either on the screen or not. A laptop/PC does a much better job
>>> of
>>> displaying diagrams as you can scroll part way down the page and
>>> expand
>>> the image if you need to. You can expand the image with a kindle, but
>>> only until it fills the screen and no more.
>>>
>>> I LOVE the Kindle, but am on the fence about using it for technical
>>> reading. I may try the newer model to see if it's any better. The
>>> Kindle
>>> has a-lot going for it as an e-reader, but I would caution you to
>>> think
>>> about the things I said for technical reading. You would be better
>>> served to buy a netbook and either download the CD's of the books you
>>> own or subscribe to an online technology book resource (like Safari)
>>> for
>>> your needs.
>>>
>>> If you want to know all the things I love about the kindle, em me
>>> offline and I will share that with you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> ron wilkerson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:47 AM
>>> To: Kelvin Yeo
>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> Subject: Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
>>>
>>> i'd spend that money on training material!!
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Kelvin Yeo
>>> <kelvinyeo24_at_yahoo.com.sg>wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Group,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My apology for this OT.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was contemplating to purchase a kindle for my prep for the CCIE
>>>>
>>> written.
>>>
>>>> So that I can study on the move without lugging a Cisco press or my
>>>> notebook. What do you guys think?
>>>>
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