Re: Home Theater Connection eBook.

On an slightly off topic note, I'd like to ask what news reader you do like
for use with windows. I have never been a fan of OE, I use to use Pine back
in the day when I had a shell account but that is no longer feasible for me.
I realize there are 100's to choose from and I could find them by
searching... I just want to see what you have to say.

-- 
Alan

"C G" <"piper_chuck"@nospam,yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Ethan Winer wrote:
> >
> > Clay and CJ,
> >
> > > I don't believe I've ever seen an animated PDF. <
> >
> > Now that everyone has a browser that can read HTML I don't understand
why
> > PDF is even still so popular. I'm not opposed to PDF or HTML or even
Flash
> > when their use is justified. But I'm a computing professional who cares
how
> > many programs are installed in my computer, and what resources all those
> > program uses. So it irks me to see more and more proprietary formats
being
> > pushed on the public.
>
> HTML is a terrible way to deliver books.  PDF format has been around for
> a long time.  It works well, has good features, continues to evolve with
> new features and a free viewer is provided.
>
> I agree with the comment about "more and more proprietary formats".
> Quite often these proprietary formats are used as a way to control the
> market.  Unfortunately, people continue to blindly support companies who
> create proprietary standards, often as a way of crushing a more open
> standard.  An example of this blind support is people who use Outlook
> Express for their newsreader and Internet Explorer for browsing.
> Creates a great opening for MS to insert their own proprietary solutions
> in what should be an industry standard.
>
> >
> > Maybe I'm being unreasonable, and maybe e-Books are a useful format. But
I
> > find it unreasonable for a site to offer information in the form of an
EXE
> > file. For all I know the file on that site is a virus. After all, the
> > original post was basically unsolicited spam.
>
> Complete agreement with this part.  Content should be provided in a
> non-executable format and viewed with a standard, and trusted tool.