Last.fm tells me things I already know

Dec 5th

Posted by frankps in About Me

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Yepp, Last.fm is right. I have not listened to Kylie this year. Do I need to know, or do you think I know that I haven’t listened to her? And do you think that I am gonna listen to her right now?

Well, Last.fm has started presenting the 40 most scrobbled artists this year. She is #40. I’m officially out of sync with what is hot and what is not.

iBooks coming to Norway?

Nov 13th

Posted by frankps in eBooks

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The Norwegian edition of Apple’s iBookstore might be launched in Norway soon. 17. November there will be held a information meeting between Apple’s agent in Norway, eBokNorden, and Norwegian publishers.

Sjur Mossige, eBokNorden, has not got a definitive date for when iBooks will launch in Norway, but it seems to happen before Christmas. Something that will be long before the Norwegian industry solution for e-books is ready, a solution that has been postponed several times and is expected to first be ready around March next year.

Funny thing is that because Apple is a foreign company, it means that they will be able to sell Norwegian e-books without tax until 1. July next year. The iBookstore address will be in Luxembourg, and Apple will like other foreign companies be able to sell digital services without VAT in Norway until the new tax rules take effect.

The interest from the small, independent publishers is big, and it seems that many of them are welcoming this marketplace and look at it as an opportunity to increase sales of their books, Mossige said to Norwegian Bok & Samfunn.

My take is that it is extremely unfortunate that we have such an incompetent publishing industry in Norway. Their Adobe DRM-based has been more or less ready for half a year now, but still not launched. Apple is now getting a 3-4 months advantage, making them able to establish themselves and gain market shares that it will be hard for the Norwegian publishing industry to take back. Books bought on iBooks will also have another DRM solution incompatible with Adobe’s ADEPT DRM. The books will therefor be completely locked to iOS devices.

Apple, e-books, ePub, iBooks

Lese e-bøker på iOS med Bluefire Reader

Nov 13th

Posted by frankps in Norsk

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Bluefire Reader er den første e-bokleseren som kan lese e-bøker utstyrt med Adobe DRM-løsning ADEPT. Dette gjør det mulig å lese norske e-bøker på iPhone og iPad, og bøkene kan være i filformatene ePUB og PDF. Jeg anbefaler kun kjøp av bøker i ePUB-formatet. Bruken av Adobes DRM-løsning gjør at du kan kjøpe e-bøker på forskjellige nettsteder og lese dem på din iOS-enhet. Jeg har testet denne ebokleseren med en bok kjøpt på Akademika. Adobes DRM-løsning er knyttet opp mot en brukerkonto. Du må derfor opprette en brukerkonto (Adobe ID) hos dem. Har du ikke allerede en Adobe ID, opprettes en slik brukerkonto hos dem. 

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Overføre e-bøker til enheten

Via iTunes

E-bøker kan overføres til din iPhone eller iPad via iTunes Devices, fanen Apps under File Sharing. Her finner du Bluefire Reader i en liste over applikasjoner som kan overføre filer til din iOS-enhet. Ved å velge applikasjonen, får du opp en liste over dokumenter og du kan legge til filer fra ditt Adobe Digital Editions bibliotek eller fra et hvilket som helst sted hvor du har ePUB-bøker lagret.

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Trådløst

I stedet for å overføre e-bøkene over USB gjennom iTunes, kan du overføre e-bøkene trådløst. iOS-enheter kan settes i noe som kalles Transfer-modus (server). Dette gjøres i enhetens Safari, ved i dette tilfellet skrive: “bluefirereader://nav/transfer” og følge instruksjonene:

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På din datamaskin åpner du i din foretrukne nettleser den adressen som du får oppgitt på din iOS-enhet. I dette tilfellet er det 10.0.1.3:8080. Du vil deretter bli bedt om å autentifisere deg med oppgitt brukernavn og passord. Merk også at din iOS-enhet kun er i Transfer-modus (server) så lenge du er i Transfer-vinduet. 

I nettleseren på din datamaskin navigerer du fram til den mappen du har dine DRM-beskyttede e-bøker. På Mac er det under ditt brukerområdeDocuments → Digital Editions.

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E-post

Du kan også sende e-bøkene til deg selv som e-post, og da velge at disse vedleggene skal åpnes direkte i Bluefire Reader.

Tilpasninger for en bedre leseopplevelse

Denne applikasjonen kan tilpasses for en bedre leseopplevelse. Du velge tegnsettstørrelse, at sideskift skal animeres, justere kontrast, om teksten skal vises svart-på-hvitt eller hvitt-på-svart. Applikasjonen støtter også skjermrotering, slik at du kan lese både i portrett- og landskapsmodus.

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Nyttig funksjonalitet

Som med de fleste av disse applikasjonene, kan du både gjøre bokmerker i tekstene du leser, samt gjøre notater.

 

ADEPT, Adobe DRM, e-bøker, lesebrett

What are you trying to tell us Microsoft?

Oct 13th

Posted by frankps in Mobile phones

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I’m excited to see that Windows Phone 7 is released, even though I am not planning to migrate from the iOS plattform. Competition is good for consumers.

I have always said that Microsoft have had a tradition of picking the worst peoples for their marketing department. Their latest commercial is technically a masterpiece, but ask yourself: What are they trying to tell you?

Microsoft pokes fun at the fact that smartphone owners tend to bury their faces in their smartphones. Meaning what? Meaning that if you want to buy a smartphone, like iPhone and Android, then you should skip Windows Phone 7? Ok, I guess I don’t want to spend money on a not-so-smart-phone then … Why buy something half good, when we can aim for the best?

Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Oct 13th

Posted by frankps in The Good Life

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This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. It is brilliantly done, and explains Dan Pink’s argument that there are three factors that lead to better performance when we are dealing with complicated questions: Autonomy, mastery and purpose.

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