Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
I’m reserving judgment.
Our Nook has arrived.
Our Nook has arrived with its seven-step instructional leaflet describing how to set up your Nook how to get your Nook out of its childproof packaging. I gagged on Step 5 (“While still attached in its tray, pull your nook and the tray straight up. Lift the bottom end first and then unhook the top, while holding down the bottom case against a flat surface, such as a table. Your nook and its tray should slide off of the bottom case.”) Karen figured it out.
Three minutes into the on-screen orientation, my Nook hung. I was attempting to navigate to the first page of Pride and Prejudice, which comes pre-loaded onto the Nook (along with Dracula and Little Women) when the little bastard froze on me. Karen figured that out, too. Or at least, she figured out how to reboot.
Right now, she’s downloading the update. We’re hoping that will take care of the freezing problem. For the time being, I’m going to reserve judgment about the Nook. I give B&N points for not getting cutesy (they could have written, “Your nook and her tray should slide off of the bottom case,” but they wisely kept the gender neutral) but jeez, guys, haven’t you ever heard of beta testing? What kind of word of mouth do you expect if you send out a buggy device?
D.
The Nook uses Google’s OS. You’re not supposed to question Google. The Nook doesn’t freeze. It just gives you a much needed break from reading to prevent eye-strain. Sure, you hadn’t read anything yet, but there was a lot of reading in those instructions. You needed a break. It’s a feature, not a bug. Do not question Google.
If you want, you can always opt-out of Google. 😉
dunno if you see the smartbitches’ tweets, but sb sarah tweeted this today: “FAIL: 12, WIN: 4 – the Shelf Awareness examination of the nook: http://ow.ly/13oZK http://ow.ly/13oXU”
after reading that review, no WAY would i get one of those little buggers. i’ll stick with my Pocket.
Dan: when did Google become evil?
Shaina: I read the article at that link, and I think she is way off base. My only objection is the freezing problem; her other gripes are a bit ridiculous. (Yes, I bitched about the packaging, too, but that was a good-natured gripe.)
Shaina, I looked for a genuine problem in that list of complaints, and the closest I could come was the sample being the first 6 pages, not a random six pages.
Nothing in that Shelf Awareness list was anything other than a minor annoyance.
OH DOUGAL.
I made your doro wat last night and everybody but the Small Boy Who Doesn’t Like Spices On Anything, Ever liked it a lot.
I don’t know that there’s been a singular turning point.
Here’s the link to my doro wat recipe. Glad you liked it. Did you use boneless chicken, chicken with the skin on, or what?
Dan, so what do you use as a search engine — Jeeves?
I use Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. I just don’t partake of all of Google’s offerings.