X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 13:21:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-d01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3632985 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 May 2009 16:35:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.39; envelope-from=LenS790501@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-d01.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN3-44a00a29f26c; Tue, 05 May 2009 16:33:35 -0400 Received: from LenS790501@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.d62.34171357 (14457) for ; Tue, 5 May 2009 16:33:03 -0400 (EDT) From: LenS790501@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 16:31:35 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Reader Plates X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1241555495" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-IP: 64.12.78.137 -------------------------------1241555495 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doug, I bought my wife the Sony reader for her birthday in January. She has down loaded several books which are in PDF. I down load charts and plates and save them as jpg files so they go into the reader under pictures which separates them from my wife's books. I have not subscribed to readerplates. This way she can read as we fly but when it's time to land she opens the appropriate chart and hands me the reader. I agree, it's very easy to read in daylight and we both have been pleased with the unit. Len Spina N15EG Tucson In a message dated 5/5/2009 6:05:34 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, douglasbrunner@earthlink.net writes: I have been searching for a while for a good solution for approach plates. I think I have found it. My wife and I travel cross country quite a bit. We used to purchase all the paper plates for all the states we were going to fly over. This gave us a big stack of paper at a not insignificant cost. It was not convenient to store the plates in the back of a Legacy and to reach around to find the proper book at the proper time. And sometimes there was a mad dash to rush order the proper plates just days before our trip. I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq and although the software was good, I didn't like the screen size. I was contemplating getting a tablet PC, but with a solid state drive and a daylight readable screen these are not cheap. They are also fairly bulky. I came across ReaderPlates (_http://www.readerplates.com/_ (http://www.readerplates.com/) ) which seemed like a good idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at Sun n Fun. I ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for $270 and the software for $9.99 per month. John gave me considerable help setting up my system (needed because of a strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had put in it) and it is now running well. The reader is small, light and daylight viewable. I am going to try to put my checklists on it and as a bonus, I can always use it as a book reader. D. Brunner **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322931x1201367171/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =May5509AvgfooterNO115) -------------------------------1241555495 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Doug,

I bought my wife the Sony reader for her birthday in January. She has= down loaded several books which are in PDF. I down load charts and plates and= save them as jpg files so they go into the reader under pictures which separate= s them from my wife's books. I have not subscribed to readerplates. This way she= can read as we fly but when it's time to land she opens the appropriate chart= and hands me the reader. I agree, it's very easy to read in daylight and we bo= th have been pleased with the unit.

Len Spina

N15EG

Tucson

In a message dated 5/5/2009 6:05:34 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,= douglasbrunner@earthlink.net writes:

I have been searching for a while for= a good solution for approach plates. I think I have found it.

My wife and I travel cross country quit= e a bit. We used to purchase all the paper plates for all the states= we were going to fly over. This gave us a big stack of paper at a not= insignificant cost. It was not convenient to store the= plates in the back of a Legacy and to reach around to find the proper book= at the proper time. And sometimes there was a mad dash to rush= order the proper plates just days before our trip.

I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq and al= though the software was good, I didn't like the screen size. I was contemplating getting a tablet PC, but with a solid state drive and a da= ylight readable screen these are not cheap. They are also fairly bulky.

I came across ReaderPlates (http://www.readerplates.com/)= which seemed like a good idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at= Sun n Fun. I ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for $270 = ;and the software for $9.99 per month.

John gave me considerable help setting= up my system (needed because of a strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had put= in it) and it is now running well. The reader is small, light and dayligh= t viewable. I am going to try to put my checklists on it and as a bo= nus, I can always use it as a book reader.

D. Brunner

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