I am not having a good week with technology – my Mac HD failed (again) and my Kobo just crashed. My Mac I got fixed using AppleCare, which I found out expires tomorrow!! Yes, I’m living on the edge, cutting it pretty fine!!! (x_x;) But my Kobo was another story. It has never crashed before… Read More Kobo Touch Crash Fix
I mentioned previously that you can write notes and play Sudoku on a Kobo Touch. And a request came up about how exactly you find the Sudoku and other extras. So, here we go. 1.) Press the Home tab and from there choose Settings. 2.) At the bottom of the Settings Menu choose Extras. 3.) … Read More How to Use the Extras on the Kobo Touch
There are many places you can convert various formats to ePub online for free. I have not actually used any so I can’t vouch for the quality or efficiency of said sites. In any case, I prefer to be able to convert regardless of whether I have an internet connection. So I use Calibre to… Read More How to Convert eBooks using Calibre
My Kobo Touch did come with the designated Kobo software – Kobo Desktop. It wasn’t particularly bad software, but I prefer to use something which has a few more features. Plus a few of the free ebooks I downloaded from non Kobo sites like Gutenberg were rejected by it. So I use an excellent free… Read More Free eReader Software: Calibre
Recently I was asked by my Dad to test whether a Japanese eBook would work on my Kobo Touch. He said he saw various online sites which confirmed it was possible to display Japanese as long as you had the right fonts installed. So I had a look at one of the sites. Here’s the… Read More How to Read Japanese (and other non Latin based alphabets) on a Kobo
I recently found out that it is possible to install new fonts on a Kobo Touch. After reading information on several different sites I finally managed to get this working. And it was actually really simple to do. So to save anyone else the hassle, here is a step by step guide. This is a… Read More How to Install Fonts on a Kobo: Step by Step
When I bought my Kobo Touch I had a look at the available cases which were dedicated Kobo Touch cases. Suffice to say they were all either horrible design, horrible colour, impractical or a mix of all three, and quite honestly far too expensive for (let’s face it) a case. So I had a browse… Read More A really great case for the Kobo Touch
Fit the First: The Buying. I never ever thought I would buy an e-Reader, but I was forced by necessity to purchase one. I love real books and I never liked the idea of reading on a screen. However due to my work I am away from my wonderful book collection for months at a… Read More Musings of a reluctant e-Reader user + Some Facts About the Kobo Touch
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