<![CDATA[HotFeeder.com: Latest Technology stories]]> http://www.hotfeeder.com/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:48:28 +0000 HotFeeder en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Exporting documents to EPUB with InDesign]]> http://hotfeeder.com/technology/exporting_documents_to_epub_with_indesign_2420608

Terry White has an article in Adobe how-to magazine Layers looking at how to export documents from InDesign into EPUB format for use with Adobe Reader or other e-book devices. I don’t have nor have I used InDesign so I can’t really say how good the instructions are.

However, the first half of the article talks about the rise of e-books and e-magazines, discussing the Kindle, the Kindle app for iPhone, and the Zinio e-magazine reader. White doesn’t really mention many of the]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:48:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Death of the bookplate]]> http://hotfeeder.com/technology/death_of_the_bookplate_2420605

The New York Times has a little article about the coming of ebooks and the death of the bookplate. I remember a time when I would carefully search the catalogs (not on line – real catalogs) to look for a style I liked and then agonize over the font I wanted.

Did I want my bookplate to say “Paul Biba” or “Paul K. Biba”, a big decision in a day when you ordered a couple of hundred by mail. No changing the design after you put your check into the hands of the Postal Service.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:48:28 +0000 <![CDATA[DivX Launches Plus Software Suite]]> http://hotfeeder.com/technology/divx_launches_plus_software_suite_2420602

DivXhas just released a new software suite aptly named DivX Plus.  The new set offers a much less clunky user interface and features the DivX Plus Player, the DivX Plus Web Player, the DivX Plus Codec Pack, and the DivX Plus Converter.

You can try this new suite on for size for free of course, at www.divx.com/software/divx-plus.  Be sure to stop by and tell us what you thought of the new set of applications.

]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:48:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Alex eReader Orders Begin, Coming To Borders Stores]]> http://hotfeeder.com/technology/alex_ereader_orders_begin_coming_to_borders_stores_2420599

The Spring Design Alex eReader generated positive momentum after it’s introduction and at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but lost some inertia after that. Ordering delays slowed up the Alex while Barnes & Noble, Amazon and others delivered their wares and sold titles. That’s a shame since Spring Designs worked out two content partners for the Alex in Google Books and Borders. But e-book content without an e-book device is as good as a blank notepad for reading, so]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:48:28 +0000