Italy, April 2024. I was cruising along a highway between Alessandria and Cremona in northern Italy. It was time for the first coffee break of the afternoon. A large service station with a restaurant, fast food eateries, shops, and … Read the story...
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How to automate small but important tasks while traveling
In addition to managing life and work on the road, a traveler must organize life and work at home before leaving. Plenty of small things require attention just when it would be important … Read the story...
Here is a better ebook reading app: Thorium Reader
Reading an ebook is a simple task: push a button or touch the screen to turn the page, and if you want larger font or another background color, open the settings. Keeping things simple is not always easy, but Thorium … Read the story...
Is it possible to read Kindle ebooks in web browser?
Yes, it is possible to read ebooks purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store in a web browser, like Firefox, Opera, or Brave on a computer. Kindle ereaders are familiar devices for avid readers, as well as apps that … Read the story...
Rivet reading and learning app for children comes with 2000 free ebooks
If you have children who are learning to read or struggling to read, a little bit of extra screen time may help. Google has developed Rivet app for mobile devices that is designed to assist children to read. To make … Read the story...
The best Epub reader apps for Windows laptops
Modern laptop computers are light and relatively battery-friendly devices that can be used, among other things, for reading ebooks. Windows computers don’t come with a pre-installed ebook reader application, but you have to download and install one yourself. Here are … Read the story...
Ebook reading, travel, and other mobile apps may be leaking private data to Facebook
Writers, ebook lovers, travelers, and anyone who is using downloaded applications on their mobile phones or tablets are silently leaking their personal data to Facebook. A research organization has published a study that shows how apps, including popular travel applications … Read the story...
The best tools that can replace Google services for privacy-minded people
I don’t know about you, but I find it extremely annoying when I’m researching, say, New Zealand for an article or a book, and suddenly I’m bombarded with ads of hotels in the destination. Privacy is an important factor why … Read the story...
This is why it is so damn difficult to find the right note taking application – but it is possible
Writers, editors, readers, freelancers, actually all people who do creative work that requires thinking and planning need to take notes. No one wants to lose that billion dollar product idea, solution to a programming problem that presents itself on a … Read the story...
Ereaders are growing bigger and more powerful: Icarus Illumina XL6
Dutch ereader vendor Icarus has introduced a device with large 7.8-inch E ink screen that also has enough processing power to run a recent version of Android operating system. In addition to reading ebooks or viewing PDF documents, Android applications … Read the story...
The apps you want on your tablet or phone when reading ebooks
For ebooks on your tablet or smartphone, you only have to download a reading app on the device. Most ereading applications come with note taking and highlighting features that let you annotate the text you are reading. As you develop … Read the story...
Oolipo brings interactive ebooks to smartphones
Oolipo is an ebook reading application for mobile devices that comes with a dedicated content creation tool. Authors can embed interactive elements into their ebooks, as well as audio and video. Once the new Oolipo ebook is ready to be … Read the story...