Showing posts with label using. Show all posts
Showing posts with label using. Show all posts
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Using Nexus 7 with a keyboard
I have a reputation for using tablets in my work by using them with keyboards to write thousands of words. They are very good at that as my working history proves, but only to a point.
The Nexus 7 will never be good for writing as I do, even with a good external keyboard. Thats due to one factor: size. While the 7-inch display makes the Nexus 7 perfect for a portable companion, it is too limiting for use as a laptop replacement.
This limit is due to two factors, keyboard width and display size. Just like the original 7-inch netbook, the Eee PC, the Nexus 7 is too narrow to support a case with a workable keyboard. I never could type well on the Eee PC, and the same would be true for any keyboard for the Nexus 7.
The screen size is even worse for using in a laptop configuration with a keyboard. While the small display is perfect while held in the hand not too far from the eyes, its a different ballgame when propped up with a keyboard for typing. The small screen is too far from the eyes and just too darn small to be useful.
Thats why I cant see ever using the Nexus 7 as a standin for writing, even if its the only gadget in the bag. While larger tablets like the iPad work well for me for such tasks, I am not willing to use something that makes the process difficult. A tiny display would certainly do that so Ill stick to using the iPad for writing and the Nexus 7 for most everything else.
from zdnet
Friday, May 30, 2014
Leaked Tablets Kobo Arc HD 10 Revealed Tegra 4 and Using Resolution 2560 x 1600
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Kobo Inc. Kobo eReader device manufacturer based in Toronto reportedly is preparing a new tablet with Nvidia Tegra 4 processor. Is known to leak information through the service provider database benchmark, GFXBench. This processor makes use of the new tablet from Kobo to be one of the earliest devices that use the Tegra 4.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Blog from your Desktop using Blogilo
I was giving KDE4 a trial on my Arch installation when I bumped on a very very cool opensource application – Blogilo. It lets you blog right from your Desktop ie you can compose the blog offline and publish/save the post on the blog server later on. It supports WordPress, Blogger etc and so is handy for most bloggers over there. Actually I am publishing this post from Blogilo !! ;)
Adding Blogs
You can get started by adding your blogs. You can do so at Settings > Configure Blogilo > Blogs. Say you have to add your wordpress blog, fill the url field with “wordpress.com” and fill out your username and password. Then click auto configure and bazzingaa you have your blog configured. Click OK and then you will see your posts displayed in the right panel. Rest of it is just straight forward. Edit your post and click “submit”. It has an option to save draft or to publish straight away !! The same applies for blogger and other supported APIs (listed in the Advanced tab of the Blogs menu).
Composing Blogs
Blogilo features a visual editor, an HTML Editor and a preview tab. All standard text and multimedia formatting is available in the editor interface. Blogilo even imports saved categories and you can select categories from the right panel. Post options like summary and editing permalink is also available. Multimedia inserted is uploaded onto blog servers and named metuculously (which I am very impressed with).
Installation
Blogilo is available in the repositories of most Linux distributions. A windows edition is also available. Visit http://blogilo.gnufolks.org/download/ and start blogging quicker and more efficiently !!
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