I have purchased some great books from Manning Press – one of particular note is Azure In Action. One frustration I have had is that most of the eBooks have only been available as PDF at release. There have been promises of books being released in ePub and mobi formats, but until Monday I had never received information on how to get the new formats for prior purchases.
From the email I received I learned about https://account.manning.com/. Here you can login or create an account. As long as the account is associated with the email used when books were purchased you will be able to get a list of your books. Selecting a book from the list will take you to a page where you can download the available formats – including newly released mobile formats!
I have looked around the website and have not found a link to ‘my account’. So for now the only way I know to get to the login is through the link shared above.
Thanks Manning for the great improvement!
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Mar 16, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Business Travel Essentials
While I travel less now than I have in the past I’ve had a couple experiences recently that have reminded me how important it is to have the right equipment with you on a business trip. Here I outline some of the items that I find essential – please add your thoughts!
The most recent additions to my list are:
- DisplayPort to DVI adaptor
- DVI to HDMI cable
With more hotels having LCD TVs this combination of cables allows me to add a second monitor to my workstation while in my room. I’ve had some TV remotes that include an ‘input’ button and others where I had to find the button on the TV itself (check the sides). Often it is not a real high resolution, but it still provides a second monitor! On a similar note I just purchased a 7” USB monitor. I’ve not yet had it long enough to know if I’ll find it useful, or if I will decide it is worth packing with me on trips – but it seems promising right now.
Here’s a picture of me using the TV during a recent trip.
Most of the other items do not require much explanation:
- network cable
- USB mini & USB micro cables
- wireless travel router
- small power strip (I’m currently carrying one with 3 outlets and 2 USB power ports)
- small flashlight
- mini screwdrivers (flat and phillips)
- travel headset with microphone (VoIP calls)
If I’m renting a car I also include the following:
- car power port (cigarette lighter) to USB adapter
- windshield mount for phone/gps
Of course there are some items that don’t stay packed but do make it on every trip. These include my eBook reader, mp3 player (very little music, lots of audio books and podcasts) and a magazine or two to read when electronic devices are not able to be used on my flights.
I also try to purchase an extra power adaptor for my laptops – I left mine home on one trip, luckily I was working with a team and we were able to share adaptors for similar laptops.
I’m probably forgetting some items that remain buried in my backpack and pulled out infrequently. Tell me what you find to be your essentials!
Feb 10, 2011
My O’Reilly Wish List
O’Reilly has a contest going on right now – so this is my entry…
The ‘contest’ is to build and post online a wish list of titles from the O’Reilly catalog worth up to $500. Then submit the link to your list to O’Reilly by Feb 22, 2011 at 11:59PM (PST). A winner will be randomly selected the following day.
I need to preface this list with a disclaimer: I have purchased many (my wife would definitely say too many) books recently. So this list does not necessarily represent my top choices as I have already purchased several of them. Watch for another post in the near future with a list of some of the titles that I have purchased over the past few months.
How about that – my choices total $499.86.
Check them out and please share any thoughts on these titles!
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