Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo have had ebook readers on the market for quite a while now and it’s safe to say that their popularity is growing rapidly. In fact, last year Amazon declared the Kindle 3 as their, “best-selling product ever.” Needless to say, this is quite an accomplishment for a niche product in a world filled with tablets, smartphones and other portable devices capable of performing multiple tasks. Although the ability to store and carry thousand’s of books at a time is quite an incentive for any avid book reader, my primary reason for purchasing the Kobo was a result of cost-effectiveness and the need to reduce eye strain.
Tags Amazon, anywhere, Barnes & Noble, Book, Chapters, e-ink, Ebook, EPUB, eReading, Indigo, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, PDF, Reader
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April 28, 2011 – 11:48 pm
As a student in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program, I am required to take a course on Collaboration and Peer Tutoring (4X03). One of the main criteria for evaluation is my ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally (written, body language). In order to demonstrate my non-verbal communication, this semester I took upon the task of writing detailed notes that not only summarize lectures, but also communicate ideas and concepts discussed in my own words. Additionally, the notes also include analogies and other helpful information to help ease the learning process. I am now releasing these notes in hope that they may aid someone wanting to gain knowledge on the topics. PDF and online links have been included.
Tags Anatomy, Business, Content, Economics, Free, Health Science, Lectures, McMaster, Medicine, Notes, Psychology, University
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April 28, 2011 – 10:27 pm
This post highlights my discovery of one of the weirest ways to bring a computer back to the functioning state. My problem started when I woke up this morning to a complete power outage as a result of wind storm that took place in the Hamilton region last night. Unfortunate for me, I had ignored the high wind warnings sent out last night and had left my desktop running to crunch away at some data. With no surge protection, I can’t say I was surprised to see that the computer would fail to turn on when the power was restored in my area. The problem in my case was a continuous blinking light on the power supply of the unit (Depending on the power supply, you may not have the light). In the normal state, this light should emit a steady green glow to indicate a properly functioning power supply (picture shown below). With almost no hope of fixing the computer without replacing the power supply, I decided to look around on the web and found a tip involving a hair dryer.
Tags computer, electricity power supply, fried, Green light, hairdryer, HP A805n, Power Supply, power surge, pulsing light, surge protector, won't start
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