Scattered Musings

• Acer Aspire One update: So far, so good.  I've been working on a chapter draft for Book Two, and the Acer's keyboard has been comfortable for extended word processing.  (But YMMV if your hands are larger than mine.)   WiFi connections remain reliable and speedy, but, as noted at John Scalzi's site, it helps to have the computer plugged in.  In terms of overall performance, it's working about as well as the older Dell laptop I have at work.  My only caveats are that the screen size makes working with Google Books a trifle tedious (scrolling, scrolling, scrolling...) and the speakers are squawky (adequate for YouTube, but I'm not sure I would bother hooking up a DVD player to this thing).  Incidentally, for those of you who asked about the flexible keyboard: I don't have the documentation with me, but I think it was called a "Poll" (?).
• An urgent request for the Huntington Library: Scholars everywhere are begging for the return of the English high tea plates.  Barring that, some rolls--you know, the sort of thing you put butter on--would be nice, as opposed to scones the size of dinner plates.  
• Epic professional advice fail:   I always tell people to request updates/missing stuff/clarifications/what-have-you whenever The Academics in Charge fail to deliver, but I have never asked what became of my copy of this, which I was supposed to receive in return for writing a (short) entry.  Or is my over-active imagination playing tricks on me, yet again?
• Short: I think this chapter I'm working on may actually come in at a reasonable length.  Of course, I thought the same thing about the previous chapter.  Still, it's wonderfully refreshing to be writing about Dickens instead of, oh, Emma Marshall.

Comments

[Scott]

Don't know how you're working with google books, but you can download the PDFs, open in Adobe Reader, rotate the screen and view in full screen mode. Hold the computer sideways and it's almost like reading a traditional book. The arrow keys let you page through.

[undine]

I've noticed that, too. If the battery gets really low on the Acer, web pages just sit and spin instead of loading.

[Sugar Cookies]

i think google book is the perfect idea to read books

regards
amma