SQL在Kindle 2的书和博客

我测试了一个从amazon.com Kindle 2,因为我女儿的学校形成一个Kindle eLibrary。这是目前为止最新的电子书读者和印象。我的动机也停止这样的长途旅行的书。航空公司的50磅限制我的托运行李就这几天太近。我可以下载培训手册类。我发现许多SQL书和博客。Kindle 2非常薄,舒适,最重要的是阅读。你可以下载书籍通过whispernet技术在几秒钟内。有成千上万的书可供选择,许多实际上是在公共领域,因此,免费的。大多数的书都打折严重因为减少开销。 For instance, Brian Larson's book on SSRS 2008 is $28.34 as opposed to the list price of $49.99. You can be reading it in seconds. The Kindle 2 has an experimental feature called text-to-speech so that it can read to you through the provided speaker or via headphones. This is not new technology but it's impressive how close they are getting with the computer generated human voices. It's easy to turn on and off and may be useful when you are driving and want to listen to your latest book, newspaper or blog. I subscribed to Brent Ozar's SQL blog by searching the Kindle store for SQL Server and then using the Narrow Results by Category feature. Very entertaining. It is downloaded automatically when a new entry is posted by Brent. The beauty of the Kindle is that it uses very little power when it's asleep but it will download your subscriptions when they become available. For instance, I subscribe to The Independent newspaper from the UK. When the daily edition is published it appears on my Kindle immediately. The display is reflective so that it can be read in bright sunlight and is surprisingly crisp even with graphics and illustrations. One article in The Independent peaked my interest during my test, and related to Apple's pending announcement of their "iSlate" product on Jan 26th 2010. It's all hush hush, but I wonder how it will compete with the Kindle? Watch this space. cheers Brian