Final Tablet Verdict - Nook, Fire or Streak - Tech Tuesday

Right up front, I will tell you that my mood is low. We have entered the gloomy season in New Hampshire and it is scheduled to rain for the next five days. So, take everything that follows with that in mind. I have my Happy Lite on, but it doesn't work immediately and certainly not in time to stop this rant. 


Is anyone else as annoyed as I am at the hype surrounding tablets this year? There are hundreds of new posts each day touting the pros and cons of the Kindle Fire, the Color Nook and Nook Tablet and of course the IPad. Enough already. I never should have set up that Google Alert for Nook Color and Kindle Fire. I. Am. Tired. Of. The. Noise. Let's just stop. Who cares if the Kindle Fire owns the world, or that the IPad groupies are building a moat. There are lots of good tablets, each of which will be happily used by some consumer somewhere. 


I have been promising you my 'final' decision on which device I prefer; the Nook, the Fire or the Dell Streak. Well, guess what, I like them all. Yes, you heard me right. They all work great, and I think you will be happy with any of them for reading, checking email and social media and surfing the web. Done. Go buy one and live happily ever after, but first if you need to read just a little bit more about this subject, below are my last few cents on why you shouldn't buy each device. Then figure out if you can live with the limitations and whip out your credit card (or better yet log in to Pay Pal) and click Buy Now. 


My Last Few Cents:

• Kindle Fire power button is in a dumb place. Really dumb. Or I am. I hit it constantly.
• Getting the home icon to appear on the Kindle Fire is a challenge for me, not so much for my twelve year old son. Go figure. 
• Kindle Fire has no camera, forward or rear. So you can watch, but you can't participate. So don't try. 
• Daughter bought text books through Barnes and Noble and they will not work on the Nook. That makes sense! 
• How does B&N think they will ever keep up in the app department. Yes, the Nooks are nice and everything, but they have 1500 apps. Compare that to Amazon's 19000 apps. Does Google or Apple even know how many apps they have now? Why would anyone buy the Nook Color or Tablet? 
• The Dell Streak has terrible battery life. Actually really, really bad. You will need to get the car charger and keep this baby plugged in all of the time. It lasts a few hours, tops. Other than that it is perfect. Does everything I want.
• *Update 2:54 PM 6 Dec 2011 Dell Kills 7" Streak.  

So that's it. I hope Santa or Captain Chanukah brings you a tablet this year. Make sure you behave yourself!


The End.


Scrappy Gen
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Get Up and Dance or Boogie with the Band - Your Invitation

Have you been scrapbooking your family history? Well, actually, I know the answer to that question because I've been creeping on your blogs and yes, lots of you have been! Would you like to do more? How about sharing how you do it with more readers? Interested? Here are some suggestions:

Take the Microphone

Be a guest blogger for Scrapbook Sunday, here at The Scrappy Genealogist. Share your unique vision and techniques for sharing your family's ancestry and stories through scrapbooking. You might just inspire your fellow readers to get started. 

Boogie with the Band

Join the Virtual GeneaScrappers group! We are currently working our way through the Family History Album Class 1 from JessicaSprague.com. There is nothing like group support and these women are quickly becoming good friends. 

Get Up and Dance

Everyone  dances to a different beat. Show us your rhythm. Write a blog post showcasing a project you have created that fits the theme scrapbooking family history. Then post it with 'Scrapbook Sunday' included in the title and send me a link. For Sunday, 11 December 2011, a nice holiday themed layout would be fun. Or maybe your Uncle Miles didn't like the holidays, you could always do a page about your uncle, the Grinch. 

Hold Up Your Lighter

Hop around to the blogs participating in Scrapbook Sunday and leave a comment, or two or three. You know how we bloggers like to look out and see the lighters. Comments keep us motivated, let us know who is spending time with us and give us a chance to get to know you better. 

Have I convinced you yet to join the party? I hope you do. Personally I like to get up and dance whenever I can, which isn't very often anymore. Mostly at weddings. I love weddings, just for this very opportunity. Oops, off topic. Anyway, let us know if you are up for dancing, or watching or something else entirely. See you on Sunday!

Scrappy Gen

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Advent Calendar - Hanukkah Ornaments

Do you Ebay? Hello, my name is Jennifer and I am Ebay obsessed...at least from November to December. Each day I spend precious minutes searching the new listings for Hanukkah related treasures.

Although I am asked every year at least once, "So, do you have a Christmas tree?", we do not have one. Christmas for some has lost its religious aspect and become more of a national holiday like the Fourth of July, so I understand the question, but we don't put up a tree, not even a Hanukkah bush. There I have said it, so maybe no one will ask me anymore.

So why do I collect Hanukkah ornaments?

They are just so darn pretty and I like anything that makes the house feel more festive during these darkest days of the year. Most of the ornaments are from Christopher Radko and Kurt Adler.

Happy Sunday!

Scrappy Gen

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This post is part of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories on Geneabloggers.