D. Bannister

It grows on you..., May 18 2013

There are so many cons to a purchase like this. The book is unwieldy: it is large and heavy. Your desk would have to be three times the standard size to open it comfortably. The print is small. Ants need glasses to read it.

'Compact' is not the word I would use to describe it. Basically it takes all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary, which to buy eliminates your kid's college fund, and it puts it in a vice and squeezes into one volume. Nine pages Oxford English Dictionary = One page Compact Oxford English Dictionary. What is cute and maybe slightly sadistic: the introductory pages have even been condensed too. There is nothing in this book that hasn't been shrunk… Read more

A warning about the Kindle edition of this book, May 13 2013

Diagrams in the book do not show on my Kindle or any of the Kindle Apps - tablet and phone. It is simply wrong that the eBook was not tested before it was put into the market. Surely we are past poorly converted and formatted eBooks.

It's all about content, Feb 25 2013

First the hardware: The unit is small and lightweight. It is easy to connect. The remote is a pleasure to use after the Apple TV remote which is a silly nightmare.

Getting up and running: Very easy. Connected the unit via HDMI cord (not included). If you don't have a TV compatible with HDMI then no big deal because they supply the composite cables.

Initial Screens: Plug in. Connect to your Wifi. Then strangely you have to go to a website to enter a code from your computer after you have signed up for the service. I guess it is like setting up an iTunes account for the first time however iTunes does not require that you enter a code or set a pin number. After being… Read more