tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post749728765220574507..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Still in Love with PaperKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-1439132812116225212012-04-22T07:36:53.007-04:002012-04-22T07:36:53.007-04:00Guv'ments are notorious for not learning how t...Guv'ments are notorious for not learning how to properly mesh the digital with the paper.<br /><br />Case in point, the state guv'ment I work for introduced a new operating system back in '03 that was supposed to cut down on paperwork and make things easier.<br /><br />Nine years later, we go through double the amount of paper simply because of the amount of reports we have to run in order to make sure things are done correctly.<br /><br />And, oh yeah, can't forget that a paper trail is absolutely necessary in my world. Simply relying on memory does not hold up with union greivances, money grubbing employee pet peeves, management incompetance, etc. etc. etc.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-59936683418010584792012-04-21T12:57:35.465-04:002012-04-21T12:57:35.465-04:00LIANE, I know what you mean. I have gotten that me...LIANE, I know what you mean. I have gotten that message "Do you really want to buy that Kindle book again" message several times in the past couple of weeks. The future will look back on now as a lost time in history, with so many of our records and publications inaccessible because they are in outdated formats.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69295913773237953682012-04-21T12:55:30.659-04:002012-04-21T12:55:30.659-04:00CHARLES, I hate that my computer can't read so...CHARLES, I hate that my computer can't read some of the articles I wrote in the first years of my career. I assume the same will be true for all my articles and short stories and book manuscripts in a few years. And so much of what I write ends up published online. I wonder whether my legacy of work will survive me.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-19473276790475183652012-04-21T12:54:05.880-04:002012-04-21T12:54:05.880-04:00I too have attempted to download books that were a...I too have attempted to download books that were already in my Kindle file. I've also heard far too many people screaming about losing all their contacts along with their phone, or upgrading and finding the info cannot be transferred. <br /><br />The digital revolution was supposed to simplify life, and it has in some ways. It also complicated it immeasurably in others. <br /><br />I never 'upgrade' <i>anything</i> unless it becomes absolutely necessary for my work. So I guess I'm in the 'somewhere in-between' aisle.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-80616704162800044462012-04-21T10:37:20.236-04:002012-04-21T10:37:20.236-04:00I still do all my record keeping and even my grade...I still do all my record keeping and even my gradebook for school in a printed file. It just makes it a lot easier for me to deal with. I worry about that technological change and loss of my current kindle books. that is kind of scary.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com