> That said, a script that pokes and prods the right places and reports a machine's 'security factor' and prompts improvements would be cool (and probably already exists).
I'm not noticing much of an improvement on my mid-2011 MacBook Air (< 6 month old battery, 145 cycle count). The fact that the battery life indicator shows applications that are using significant amounts of energy has made me more aware of which applications are sucking away my battery life, however.
Maybe all the hard work they did to disk cache the layouts of list items is not resilient to OS updates and changing metrics (only joking, I have no idea why it would crash and then work, though it could be because someone posted something new and uncached to the listview...).
A lot of retailers I've been to require you to show government issued ID to prove your identity when your chip fails. Some downright refuse to accept your credit card.
It's definitely e-paper, I don't believe it has remote wipe, and can read many ebook formats, including DRM-free ones.
Some titles on the Kobo store are DRM-free (and are indicated as such), and the store is massive. If your books are DRM'd, it supports Adobe's DRM scheme.
It is out, in Canada. From what their reps have said they're having supply chains issues surrounding the XGA E-Ink panels (could be the same reason Kindle Paperwhite orders are out 4-6 weeks).
Stateside, none of their listed retailers have anything available. Best Buy comes closest, by actually having them listed on their online store as "coming soon". Currently, a quick jaunt across the border is an option but who knows how Kobo will handle potential warranty issues?
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