Tag Archives: eBooks

Jun
13
2012

Why eBooks changed my reading habit.

by Skippy

I read Delkaetre’s post on why she doesn’t have an ebook reader yet; I do have a Kindle, which I use in place of my book shelf most of the time. Her reasons for not liking an ebook reader include being able to Survive a fall onto a hard surface, (Readers are more fragile than books) Survive [...]

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May
28
2012

Book 8: Using OS X Lion Server at Home: A Step by Step Guide

by Skippy

We Got Served’s “Using OS X Lion Server at Home: A Step by Step Guide” by Terry Walsh is a good introduction to OS X Lion Server, I read this one after reading Using Mac OS X Lion Server: Managing Mac Services at Home and Office, Its more aimed at setting up OS X Lion Server [...]

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Apr
25
2012

Book 4: Living Afloat

by Skippy

Peter Underwood’s (@Livingafloat) “Living Afloat” was a book that I picked up when it was free on Kindle; I follow Peter on Twitter where he is an active member of the #boatsthattweet group. The Kindle book seems to be unavailable; however you can still download the PDF files from Norbury Wharf Ltd’s Site here. This [...]

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Apr
25
2012

Book 3: How to Start Your Own Business.

by Skippy

Rico Nelson’s “How to Start Your Own Business: Step by Step Guide To Starting Your Own Business Volume 2” was a free kindle book that I picked up to have a flick through in relation to task 51 – Start my own Business from my day zero challenge. Most business startups fail. But many of those failures [...]

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Nov
28
2011

Book 36 – 10 Fun Things To Do With Your Microwave

by Skippy

The Free Kindle Book; 10 Fun Things To Do With Your Microwave has a number of projects including: Build a Miceowave Transformer Stick/Ark Welder How to Measure the Speed of light using Chocolate Microwave CD Candle Holder 5 Minute Chocolate Cake The Microwave Birthday Cake out of all 10 I shall have to try the 5 Minute [...]

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Nov
27
2011

Book 35 – Her Master’s Slut (Training Eleanor)

by Skippy

Chancie Walker’s “Her Master’s Slut” in my opinion is not very well written, and I shall not be buying or reading the two other books in the trilogy. although it was a nice short book. Eleanor believes herself to be frigid. Twenty-two, married, and still a virgin. She would do anything, go anywhere to relieve herself of [...]

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Oct
31
2011

Book 29 – The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Skippy

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (free Kindle edition) is available as a free Kindle book; I started reading it on my Mac, and iPhone; but with the purchase of my Kindle, I found reading to be easer; however I do have a slight complaint about the typos: With the completion of this [...]

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Oct
14
2011

New Kindle

by Skippy

My new Kindle came today Very small box; not much bigger than the Kindle, Amazon like minimalist packaging It looks like they have been talking to Apple. The Kindle comes nicely wrapped in a box with the instructions in the lid; and the charging cable under the eBook reader in the tray. The Instructions on the screen [...]

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