Re: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle

I sure will!

Unicast me any specific questions you want asked. I have a growing
list myself.

On Oct 21, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Charles.Henson_at_regions.com wrote:

> 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>
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>>
>> -----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
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>> From: "Larry Hadrava" <larryh_at_ine.com>
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>>
>>
>> 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>
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>> Cc: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
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>>
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>> Date: 10/21/2009 03:41 PM
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>> Subject: RE: OT: Reading Cisco Press book via Kindle
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>> 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
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>> 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:
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>>> Hi Group,
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>>> My apology for this OT.
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>>>
>>> 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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