I was going to elect "Hobgoblins" as well. Good choice. This is probably the worst movie I've ever seen. It's on an epic scale of bad movies--far, far worse than "Plan 9 From Outer Space."
I have mine in that format already. The version I created myself on July 2, 2004 has 299074 articles, and 6468258 hyperlinks. It is 317MB in size, and takes up most of my IBM 340MB Compact-Flash-Form-Factor Microdrive.
You would not believe how cool it is to pull out a full encyclopedia when you want to answer a question.
Smaller, precompiled versions are already available as TomeRaider Databases. If you want to make them yourself, from current database backups, you can use the Perl scripts from the upper link.
No, I don't have the Don't Panic sign on my Dell Axim, but I've been tempted.
That's exactly what I thought when I first generated my own local copy for use on my PDA. Being able to carry this thing around with me everywhere is an astounding benefit to my life.
I have had the best success with three reader applications on my most recent PocketPC (A Dell Axim X5).
uBook is a free, full-featured book reader that is my current main reader. Versions are available for Windows as well as PocketPC.
MobiPocket Reader because I paid for several of their dictionaries (Oxford)
TomeRaider because I have a current copy of the Wikipedia with me at all times. It's an amazing, free resource. You have to compile your own version using the existing Perl tools, but it isn't that hard.
I like my Dell Axim X5 because it:
was reasonably cheap (I paid about $250 for it on eBay)
has both a CF and SD expansion slot (although just a standard SD slot, not a SDIO slot)
When I was a kid, the national anthem was played at the beginning of the movie. This was back in about 1980, when it was still legal to smoke in the movie theatre.
I remember the feeling of anticipation before the movie would start, and then the curtain would raise, the lights would dim, and the first thing that was played was the scratchy copy of the national anthem. The beam of light from the projector was clearly visible in the cigarette smoke drifting through the theatre, and we would all stand up while the anthem played.
Sometimes they played a short cartoon after the national anthem, like the "Hockey Sweater" or "The Cat Came Back."
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I'm with you--I started it two times and got bored both times. It was just too big for me.
I was going to elect "Hobgoblins" as well. Good choice. This is probably the worst movie I've ever seen. It's on an epic scale of bad movies--far, far worse than "Plan 9 From Outer Space."
You would not believe how cool it is to pull out a full encyclopedia when you want to answer a question.
Smaller, precompiled versions are already available as TomeRaider Databases. If you want to make them yourself, from current database backups, you can use the Perl scripts from the upper link.
No, I don't have the Don't Panic sign on my Dell Axim, but I've been tempted.
You can download a copy for your own PDA or you can make an up-to-date one yourself.
I have many times thought about putting a "Don't Panic!" sticker on the cover of my PDA. What fun.
uBook is a free, full-featured book reader that is my current main reader. Versions are available for Windows as well as PocketPC.
MobiPocket Reader because I paid for several of their dictionaries (Oxford)
TomeRaider because I have a current copy of the Wikipedia with me at all times. It's an amazing, free resource. You have to compile your own version using the existing Perl tools, but it isn't that hard.
I like my Dell Axim X5 because it:
was reasonably cheap (I paid about $250 for it on eBay)
has both a CF and SD expansion slot (although just a standard SD slot, not a SDIO slot)
has a portrait screen with a nice backlight
I remember the feeling of anticipation before the movie would start, and then the curtain would raise, the lights would dim, and the first thing that was played was the scratchy copy of the national anthem. The beam of light from the projector was clearly visible in the cigarette smoke drifting through the theatre, and we would all stand up while the anthem played.
Sometimes they played a short cartoon after the national anthem, like the "Hockey Sweater" or "The Cat Came Back."