K1u Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Does anyone else hate having to read a PDF on screen while you could be reading it in a physical format that is in your hands. Now of course a small news article... no problem there. But having to sift through pages and pages on your monitor is bothersome, to me personally at least. While you could be sitting, standing, even laying down reading the book. Quote
911alertme Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 I like in PDF's that you can search them and find what you're looking for quickly but I do like having a book in my hands. Quote
Deveant Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 I think a self full of books looks cooler than a folder full of files (oh wait books cool??? wtf) but as mentioned PDF allow for ease of use, but isnt digital media the way of the future? Quote
moonlit Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 When PDFs feel like that, I'll consider going digital. Quote
Rab Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 PDFs are nice because you can only print the pages you need. But reading stuff off the screen is lame if there's a lot of it. And it's much nicer to sit somewhere else to read a lot, otherwise you get distracted by games and porn. Quote
moonlit Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 It's crap for fiction or anything that's supposed to have meaning but for large blocks of factual information a good text-to-speech engine (ie: not MS Sam) can make it much more pleasant. Quote
Mark Manching Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 im reading books and magazines via PDF! still reading real magazines and comic books. Quote
Larrysmelter Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I can't stand reading PDF unless they are short factual documents. Quote
Seemore Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 chms are usually nicely indexed chms definetly win for manuals Quote
K1u Posted October 21, 2007 Author Posted October 21, 2007 chms are usually nicely indexed chms definetly win for manuals Yes CHM's are much better than PDF's because of how there formatted. Mainly bigger books are stored in CHM's. I also HATE having to scroll down for crap with PDF's, truly horrible. Quote
jollyrancher82 Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Hard copies if I am reading a novel or book regarding a subject. PDF & CHM if I am using a book for reference, whilst coding a project, or working on something. I prefer CHM to PDF. Quote
K1u Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 Hard copies if I am reading a novel or book regarding a subject. PDF & CHM if I am using a book for reference, whilst coding a project, or working on something. I prefer CHM to PDF. I must disagree with you there TomB... I see having a book on your desk easier for reference than having to minimize and look at a PDF or CHM (unless you have more than 1 monitor :-? ). / A tad off topic but in the upcoming year I will be attempting to purchase a laptop. So I would like to learn more about Wireless Hacking. What does everyone think of this - http://www.amazon.com/Wi-Foo-Secrets-Wirel...9667275-0115224 Quote
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