In which excitement is king

[rolanni]

So!  Exciting doin's here at the Confusion Factory.

Yesterday, my Galaxy 7" Tab arrived.  After letting it warm up, and charging it, I turned it on and was immediately freaked out to find that! it had found the photo that I use as background on my phone and imported it for its own use.  These things are getting 'way too smart.  While it was rustling around inside the phone's brain, it also imported all of my Usual Apps, while finding the Cat Farm's wireless network, and updating its own firmware.  I still haven't figured out how to move my elibrary over to it (part of the point of this was to be able read ebooks on it); that'll be for today, in-between sessions with Necessity's Child. Also definitely need to get a screen protector, else I won't be able to see the beautiful screen through the forest of my fingerprints.  Not to mention Mozart's nose prints.  He? Is convinced the new! shiny! belongs to him.

Attention Boskone Attendees!

We have received our preliminary schedules, and unless timing changes radically, we will be hosting a Friends of Liad breakfast on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. (yes, yes; but I have a reading scheduled for 10 a.m.) at Saucity, which is in the hotel. We're assuming that they will still be offering the Saturday morning buffet breakfast with your choice of made-on-the-spot omelets.  We hope to see lots of early risers.  Do remember, the FoL breakfast is an informal gathering of friends; we are each responsible for paying our own check.

We are also at the moment scheduled for a Literary Beer (or, in my case, wine) on Saturday at 4 p.m.  Sign-up at the con.

Also on Saturday (unless things change), we'll be talking Liaden Universe® and Matters Astronomical with Brother Guy Consolmagno at 1 p.m.

We will of course post our final schedule when that arrives.

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In other news, Netflix has sent along Source Code for our viewing pleasure, since Puss 'n Boots isn't available yet.  What other recent movies did I miss that I really ought to catch up on?  Remember that my tastes run to such things as:  UP, Adventures in Babysitting, Second Hand Lions, Earth Girls Are Easy, Cowboys and Aliens, Pride and Prejudice, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Thin Man, and similar uplifting cinematic experiences.

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Re: Galaxy 7 Tab

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can help me. I've had a very frustrating day trying to move books from my PC to the Nook app on the new tab (or really, just anywhere on the new tab) and likewise music -- with no success at all.

I've downloaded drivers, something called KIES that took FOREver to download, more firmware, a new version of Windows Media Player...finally my PC can! see! that I have a Blessed Android Device attached to it, oh happy day. I drag the files I want from the PC to the tab, and!

You have no sideloaded books, sniffs the Nook.

God, She knows where the music went.

So, James...how do you move stuff from your PC to your Tab?

Re: Galaxy 7 Tab

[romsfuulynn.livejournal.com]

When you connect the tablet to the computer, in the top bar of the android screen you will see the in the notification bar a little USB symbol (kind of like a trident with balls on the two outer tips. Slide that bar down (like you do for lots of things in the notification bar - kind of like a roller windowshade.)

Touch the line that says "USB connected" and it will offer the opportunity to "mount" your android device. Usually when you slide it down you will see a green android guy.

Touch the button that says "mount" and the Android guy will turn orange. At that point, the computer will see the tablet as if it were a drive. Put your ebooks in the "my documents" folder of the nook directory. The Galaxy does not have an SD card slot (boo!)

For B&N purchased material, sign into your B&N account and after about a minute all the books you have purchased there will appear with a download button.

Sometimes book has a download button but when you try to download it says it is a preorder even though it has been released. DO NOT sign out and sign back in (B&N help will tell you to do that but DON'T) Just uninstall the application and reinstall and when you sign back in all your downloaded books will still be there and you will be able to download the book that is being difficult.

Re: Galaxy 7 Tab

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thank you for that.

I've got the Galaxy 7 plus, which does have a microsd slot. Putting the books and the music on a microsd card was going to be my fall-back position. Mostly 'cause I don't have an extra sitting around and would have to order one in.

This morning I find that the music is on the device, and that the various music programs can find and play it just fine. One for the good guys.

The Nook app for whatever reason still persists in seeing only the books I've purchased from BN and none of the books that I can plainly see in the "my documents" folder in the Nook directory. Ebook can see them and opens them just fine. So, I guess my bet there is to either use Ebook to read or find another, more compliant ebook reader to read my non-BN-purchased books on.

Re: Galaxy 7 Tab

[michelle peace (from livejournal.com)]

On my Android phone, I use an app called Aldiko to read eBooks. I'm unsure which tablets it is available for but the it seems likely the Galaxy Tab would be supported. I use the free version and love it. If you don't see it in the Market on your tablet, you might try downloading it from the website.

http://www.aldiko.com/

And this might also be useful if you do try it out:
http://aldiko.zendesk.com/entries/433916-import-your-nook-drm-d-books

Re: Galaxy 7 Tab

[romsfuulynn.livejournal.com]

You might try uninstalling and reinstalling the Nook software (which should leave the books intact.)