I have missed two weeks, and including today, I need to catch up on three posts. Previously my routine was to catch up on email and blogs on Sunday evenings, after our kids went to bed, but a fundamental shift in my Sunday night routine has occurred.
In accordance with my omnipresent obsession with gadgets, we purchased a NookColor a few weeks back. For those who aren't aware, it is an ereader produced by Barnes and Noble. It's acquisition instigated a fundamental shift in my routine for a couple of reasons:
1. We now own TWO ereaders, and Liz and I can now read at the same time (I could never figure out how to work the "traditional" books that we have), so we now do that more often.
2. I boot an unlocked version of Android on the Nook, which transforms it to a fully-functioning tablet. The device has replaced all the functions that I would previously use my laptop for... that is email and web-browsing. My poor laptop is now only used at home for photo-management, and thus blog posts. I don't get it out on weekends anymore, so I miss updating my blog until I think about it during the week (while I'm in my office at school).
Yes, this is an excuse, but I figured I'd offer one anyway... sharing the blame for my negligence with a tablet is lame, but I find myself doing it anyway. I s'pose I'm lame.
P.S. It's still a large expense for essentially a toy, but consider the Nook if you are planning to get a tablet anyway. It's half the price, and 95% the function as the other offerings...
