[bookport] feature idea
- From: "Kotler/McCarthy Marv/Josie" <mjslipp@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:54:51 -0700
In my opinion, I would like to see some of the features the bookport already
has be improved before adding more. The more things added, the more problems
could occur.
Marvin Kotler
> >> Subject: [bookport] feature idea
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I just heard about someone who lost a bookport on an airplane and I
> >> got this huge knot in my stomach just thinking about the prospect. It
> >> would be bad enough to have to replace the book port, but the thought
> >> of having to create two gigs of numerous text and audio files with all
> >> of their attending bookmarks would be a truly horrible prospect.
> >>
> >> It gave me the thought that perhaps a feature for the transfer
> >> software might be a backup card function. This function, if
> >> activated, would open a folder on the hard drive, and either compress
> >> or just plain copy the whole card to it, bookmarks and all. This
> >> could be an automatic feature which happens once a week or whenever
> > whenever the bp is hooked up.
> >>
> >> Now I know the naysayer's will say hey if you want to backup the card,
> >> just copy everything to a folder; but human nature says that most
> >> people just will intend to do it but just plain won't because it's a
> >> bother and all that. Make it a feature which is easy and appeals to
> >> lazy people like me and I'll jump on it.
> >>
> >>
> >> The reason this feature might be doable is that it doesn't impinge
> >> upon the firmware at all; it's just another feature request for the
> >> transfer software.
> >>
> >> Don
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