Flutterby™! :

In the News.com perspectives: Mike Yamamoto talks about the growing realization that the PC hooked up to a dial-up line "isn't an ideal setting for an evening of family fun." Along those lines, some first impressions on my new (used) Pilot. I compiled the Linux utilities for it last night, and got AportisDoc installed on it. Dropped an Ambrose Bierce short story on it, and I know have an electronic book that's more convenient (smaller and lighter, though a little more sensitive to lighting environment) than the paper version. Cool! The designers could use a little help from the folks who built the Nintendo N64 controller; the buttons are fine for holding it with one hand and poking at it with the other, but suck for one handed use. A scroll thumb-wheel on the upper left side would be awesome. I know this is old hat to most of you, but this is one of the killer-apps I've been waiting for.