Ergonomic fanfic
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darkemeraldsNo, not sexy stories about adjustable chairs and sloped keyboards.
My handheld computer. It's is a great way to read fic. I bought a Dell Axim a couple of years ago and wouldn't trade it for anything less than a brand new Dell Axim.
Since my very first ebook device (beloved Rocket eBook c. 1999), I have read stories--especially longer stories--in the not-butt-killing comfort of bed, to break the tedium of my bus commute, while standing in line at the DMV, on my lunch break, even at really boring meetings. Oh, and on airplanes! And at stop lights.
For the PPC/Win CE platform, I use, love, and recommend Gowerpoint uBook, AKA "Microbook." It renders plain text, rich text and HTML into a beautifully readable little book on the PPC screen. I just do a File/Save As from the story's web page, and save it to Pocket PC My Documents. It syncs up to the handheld automatically in seconds.
When I write fanfic (or anything else texty), uBook lets me read it in a published-looking format. It's amazing how errors and problems jump out at me that way--and annotate. Perfect for beta-ing other people's stories as well.
Fanfic and my handheld: My OTP. They go together as sweetly as Lex and Clark. With way less friction than Simon and Mal. In a manner easier to understand than Harry and Draco. And with much less violence and swearing than Xander and Spike.
Willproselytize happily share e-reading info with anyone.
My handheld computer. It's is a great way to read fic. I bought a Dell Axim a couple of years ago and wouldn't trade it for anything less than a brand new Dell Axim.
Since my very first ebook device (beloved Rocket eBook c. 1999), I have read stories--especially longer stories--in the not-butt-killing comfort of bed, to break the tedium of my bus commute, while standing in line at the DMV, on my lunch break, even at really boring meetings. Oh, and on airplanes! And at stop lights.
For the PPC/Win CE platform, I use, love, and recommend Gowerpoint uBook, AKA "Microbook." It renders plain text, rich text and HTML into a beautifully readable little book on the PPC screen. I just do a File/Save As from the story's web page, and save it to Pocket PC My Documents. It syncs up to the handheld automatically in seconds.
When I write fanfic (or anything else texty), uBook lets me read it in a published-looking format. It's amazing how errors and problems jump out at me that way--and annotate. Perfect for beta-ing other people's stories as well.
Fanfic and my handheld: My OTP. They go together as sweetly as Lex and Clark. With way less friction than Simon and Mal. In a manner easier to understand than Harry and Draco. And with much less violence and swearing than Xander and Spike.
Will
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15/10/04 16:28 (UTC)i really want to get a pocket pc, but $$ being short is an issue.
my palm has both palm reader and mobi pocket reader installed. the mobi pocket software, which is free, can convert html to .prc files (mobi pocket e-books) but the only bad thing is that i have to save the html file to my computer first. i wonder if the software you mention is available for the palm os? i'll have to check that out...
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15/10/04 19:48 (UTC)I'm not in love with the PPC Microsoft-monopoly O/S particularly, but it's convenient, and I can use it at work.
If I send you the HTML of my big fic, will you send me back a mobi version to post? And does Mobi display pictures?
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15/10/04 22:32 (UTC)woohooo! i finally get to read your story!