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[Nook Color General] painter_:
I conviced my wife that the Nook would help me in many ways.

1) I am a Systems Engineer working for a large indrustral plant. I carry manuals, drawings, books, etc on my phone and a day planner with me. I was able to replace the planner with the Nook, I have moved all of the other stuff to the nook and the biger screen is very helpful.

2) I am attending classes for a masters degree. I have been able to get some of my books in PDF or Epub formats. It is also helpful for reviewing notes etc...

3) When I fly I can use the Nook for music, games, movies, etc...
[Nook Color General] nadafinger:
take her to the store, use the demo model, and hope she falls in love with it. My wife thought it was gadgety, but now it's pretty much all she reads on. We had to strike an accord on rooting though. Eventually I switched to Nookie Froyo, and during the day when I'm not home I reboot it without the card so she can use it "stock". According to her it became too confusing once I rooted it (never did figure that one out), but finally it boiled down to the home screen replacement. I left it rooted, but went back to the nook home screen and disabled softkeys (button savior helped here since it's easier to hide), so it's as close to stock as it could be with still having the ability to load apps.

Bonus, if she likes magazines, they are actually pretty nice to read on the Nook. the 1.1 update makes them even better, so I look forward to rooting catching up with that so I can keep up my hybrid build. Good Luck!
[Nook Color General] gtriever:
Gee, sounds like the simplest thing is that "you have a netbook, I'd like a NOOKcolor"... that is, unless you have the netbook/laptop/etc. as well. Lucky me, we both have desktops, we both have netbooks, we both have Classic Nooks, and my wife

still

doesn't mind that I have the NC, 'cause she knows how much I like my toys.

(PS: the occasional gift (necklace, etc) for her makes it a lot easier for her to overlook my toys as well.)
[Nook Color General] james robinson:
What I did was take her (wife) to B & N and let her play with the NC. However, before we visited B & N, I shared a couple of YouTube videos illustrating the wonderful possibilities of the NC. Matter of fact, she took the NC to work the next day to show it off to her people.
[Nook Color General] jmoch2:
Sell your wife and buy two Nooks.
[Nook Color General] Kodeen:
Go ahead and buy it and tell her that it is a sweater.
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
My wife already had a Nook, and she was a little jealous over me getting the Nook Color as she "kinda" wanted a tablet, if it could: Facebook, Email, Read/Write Office doc files.

I installed a trial of one of the Office programs and let her play with it for a few.

We bought her one that night.. :rolleyes:
[Nook Color General] MissKristine:
I can't imagine someone NOT wanting a nookColor! Once i rooted mine, hubby got so jealous he went and bought his own and had me root it for him. We are both 150% satisfied
[Nook Color General] zstick:
The netbook is very much hers (except for some low-level tinkering I do like installing Maxivista), but I have my own laptop so the "you get one I get one" argument is out. I will keep up on the gift-giving, though. Thanks!

Man, if only she weren't so'darn good looking!

Favorite quote/suggestion. ^^^^^

Anyway, we don't have any kids yet, but we're both working and going to school so budget is the biggest concern (hence me "saving my pennies"). She doesn't mind me having gadgets, it just has to either be a need or something she would love as well. I've taken her to B&N and told her "Just play around with the Nook Color for a minute." She always says "I don't know what to do when you say that." I like the cook-books angle because she does want to get more into cooking and one of her friends brought up that very point.

Please keep the suggestions coming! With the combined intellect on here, we can get me that Nook!

Thanks again!
[Nook Color General] M0RDECAI:
My wife was the very same way, take her to the store and she just stares at the Nook Color saying "what do I do". I went ahead and bought her one for Christmas anyway. As soon as she turned it on she was hooked.

My wife is very much a facebook nut so she enjoys the fact that she can read and then flip the NC sideways and browse the full facebook website on a whim. And it helps to that she is an avid reader so once she got down the fact that she could have multiple books going at once... she now has whole book cases and home screens dedicated to different books depending on her "mood".

Ultimately, you don't NEED a Nook Color. That's tough to sell. But you mentioned school... this is great for school whether reading a pdf text book or a lit book for a class. Studying is good too, say you need to look up something online while your nose is in your real books. Well just pull the NC out and seconds later you got your answer all without the clutter of a full netbook/computer on the desk. Looking at papers taking notes... there are a lot of academic roads you can take if you head down the path of rooting.

All in all my wife was a netbook candidate too...

But once I bought her the NC she just took off with it. If your wife understands enjoying reading a book, then to her this "gadgety" Nook Color is a "readers netbook". Or heck if you take the time it’s almost an academic netbook of sorts.

Anyway good luck convincing but in my opinion the nook is hard to wrap your head around until you really get time to sit and comfortably mess around with it. The Nook Color is so customizable with rooting that really you get out what you want out of it, just takes time to let it mold itself into your life.

That’s my .02 hope it helps
[Nook Color General] DroidHam:
I have an idea, how about you grow a pair and just buy it :) Im married and my wife spends a majority of my money, so when I want something I buy it, lol
[Nook Color General] DroidHam:
We have 2 android phones, 2 laptops and a desktop in our house, but I think im going to buy a NC and root it so I have a facebook/web machine laying around thats more portable than her big a$$ macbook pro and my stupid work laptop...
[Nook Color General] elwood1229:
I started off pushing for something much more expensive. When I showed her I could buy something for half the price, she happily agreed. :-) Seriously, after I explained what I wanted it for she was very supportive of my decision.
[Nook Color General] DroidHam:
honestly though, take her to the mall, let her try on something nice and then offer to let her get it. She will think your being sweet, then you stop at Barnes & noble on the way home for payback
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Were I to take the tactic you're suggesting and "grow a pair and just buy it," my wife would immediately take that pair, cut them off and stuff them in her purse so they'd always be close at hand to remind me what happens when I listen to people on the internet. And she'd return the nook. No, my friend. That would be disastrous.
[Nook Color General] DroidHam:
Are you employed? Make $$? Does she buy herself stuff? :)
[Nook Color General] DroidHam:
This is your best bet, works great for me
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Yes employed. Yes she buys things. No, they're not $250 things. Honestly I'm not getting this thing without her approval regardless of financial situation. Not worth it.
[Nook Color General] Tom S.:
Go ahead and buy it. Bring it home, and let her play with it within the return window. If she doesn't like it, take it back.
[Nook Color General] teknikk7:
Grow a pair...
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Wow. This thread quickly devolved from helpful pointers about features my wife might like (which is what I came looking for) into... something else. I appreciate those who contributed and helped me out.
[Nook Color General] james robinson:
classic!!! :D
[Nook Color General] spikey911:
I fail to see the issue...

You saved money and want a Nook, but you need permission to buy it?

Did you marry your mother?

Life is too short to be micromanaged by your partner...

If you want it, buy it. If she doesn't like it then she must not have enough to do to keep her busy worrying about silly things like that.
[Nook Color General] TainT:
Jeez you guys can be dicks.....

Push the recipe angle Bro. Mine loves it in the kitchen.

i said "loves ""it"" in the kitchen"

Maybe sprinkle in some music angle if shes into that. Makes a great addition to the beach/sunworshipping thing they do.
[Nook Color General] VillainousVivi:
Simple... just make it an early birthday/christmas/easter/sundayafternoon present... lol

I was lucky in that my wife bought me one for Christmas. She was close to taking it back as I was looking at other tablets, but I can honestly say I'm much happier with being able to tinker with this than I would be with another device.
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Are you married? Do you intend to stay that way for any significant length of time? Priorities: Wife, then everything else.

Regardless, I'm liking the recipe angle. Any other suggestions like this would be very welcome!
[Nook Color General] tj!2k7:
Not the ultimate use for a nook, but since recipes/cooking was brought up... install Ultrachron on it and now you've got yourself a $250 kitchen timer/stopwatch. =)
[Nook Color General] Tom S.:
Just buy it. If she doesn't like it, take it back within the return window. It's not that hard. I did the same thing with the Galaxy Tab for my wife (Christmas present). She liked it, so we kept it.
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
Some uses my wife and I have for "my" nook (that she likes using too.. hehe)

1: On the go research - Call us nerds, but my wife and I both play WoW. Well there are many times that we are in the game, but need to look something up. Well, grab the nook, fire up the browser, and get the answer while still playing. Of course, this idea extends to using it for lots of research - house or car repairs, nighttime web reading, etc.

2: Media device - My wife loves watching some of her favorite TV episodes, and they work great on the nook. So, she kicks back on the couch, plugs in some headphones, and watches the show. Same applies for music.

3: Recepies - I guess you already got that one, but its true for us too. And not just saved recepies, but being able to do a full web search on the fly is great.

It really all comes down to portable entertainment. It is easy to pack up the nook with you, where ever you go, and have all your photos, music, games, movies, and web on the go with you, especially in cases where you wouldn't otherwise want to bring something like a laptop. Planes, car rides, doctor visits, etc...
[Nook Color General] riffrafff:
In light of all your replies so far, I have say, I think in your position you have but one option left to you.

Beg.

:rolleyes:
[Nook Color General] nootered:
I convinced my wife the same way I usually do, I buy her the same thing.

Once she saw Facebook, Twitter and movies playing she was sold.
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Excellent. This kind of stuff will be great! Thanks!

Sad, but true.

One more question: Would this thing work to read or watch movies while she sunbathes? We just got season passes to our local waterpark, so if she could use it to read while she sunbathes that would be great. I know it's got the Vivid view screen, but in real life how does this thing work in direct sunlight?
[Nook Color General] rajendra82:
The Nook works OK in bright sunlight, but it won't shine there, plus I'd be afraid to take it to a water park for the fear of it being splashed on. As soon as you take it indoors though, it is the most beautiful thing to behold. If your wife won't be convinced after playing with it in the store, not sure what you can do until you have enough money saved to get it without feeling a pinch.
[Nook Color General] govee:
I just put my wifes favorite music, books, and videos on the device for our trip to Las Vegas. Did some email, web surfing while tethered to my HTC Incredible at the airport. I then reminded her that this was all possible for $250. The price point that the NC is at IMHO has no competitor that comes close to the capabilities.
[Nook Color General] teknikk7:
Moderator please close this thread. Too hard to read...
[Nook Color General] RoboRay:
Honestly, you cannot go to a forum, ask how to convince your wife to let you buy something you want, and NOT expect a few remarks questioning your manhood.

In any case, while compromise is the key to a successful marriage, compromise has to work in both directions to be effective.
[Nook Color General] phirephotog:
Amen to the gifts. When i buy tech stuff or camera stuff i throw jewelry for her into the buying rotation. Lately i got her knocked up, so she wont ask for much from me till my lil girl needs changed.

sent from my nootered nook color
[Nook Color General] zstick:
Yup. I just bought her a nice necklace for Valentine's/Butter-her-up Day.

Thanks for all the suggestions on here. I've got my gameplan and almost all my money saved for it, so it won't be too long before I've got the Nook in my hands.

Thanks again, guys! Can't wait to see firsthand all the awesomeness you're all talking about.
[Nook Color General] spikey911:
Yes, for over 20 years..
[Nook Color General] ejkeebler:
forget convincing my wife, convince me! why would i want this over the G tablet? Just price?
[Nook Color General] geekyradical:
I am going to answer this from a female pov and a college student pov. The nc kicks arse for college use. I toss this puppy in my purse and I have my notes, textbooks and even flashcards with me all the time. If you work and go to school, it makes a huge difference in being able to take those stolen downtime moments and create meaningful study time.

It also is the perfect little device for the kitchen. I keep recipe links on my google bookmarks and am always using my nc to look up cooking times or substitutions. If she likes long baths, well you can do what I do- the nc fits in a gallon ziptop bag so you can read and keep it safe just in case.

Sent from my nootered NookColor.
[Nook Color General] ChrisJ951:
So far only price, and possibly community. I dont know how much of a following the gtab has but theres quite a few developers porting and updating newer code to the NC
[Nook Color General] drvenom123:
I don't know what your financial situation is. Whatever the case, just tell your wife that you really want a nook color. Tell her that you know that $250 is quite a bit, but that it is a great product that you plan to use intensively for the next few years. Make sure that you do this after making her dinner, taking care of the kids, or after doing something nice that she really appreciates.
[Nook Color General] Carygep:
Grow some balls and take her with you and just buy it. Thats what I did! It's tax time so you should have some extra cash to make up for it. Or just tell her that you want it for Valentine's day, but she don't gave to go get it because you already picked it up on your way home from work.
[Nook Color General] teknikk7:
No. SCREEN QUALITY. The GTab is like having a Yugo but with a Ferrari engine inside.

And for the OP, I have been married 10 years man. So I stand by my original statement. "Grow a pair"
[General Questions and Answers] pyroforjc:
Hello,

I like HTC-Sense coming with my HD2, but I'm not happy with the birthdays... Well, they can be presented in the Outlook-calendar, but I don't want to have hundreds of entries per day. Rather I would prefer a special program, which presents birthdays on the today screen.

Can anyone help me with this?

(I already installed the Manila Birthday Reminder, but I forget to start the program an daily basis..)

Greets, Dirk
[General Questions and Answers] fwt:
Maybe this tool can help you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=605879
[General Questions and Answers] pyroforjc:
:confused: How I said, I already installed Manila Birthday.

I would like to add the birthdays somehow to my today screen without having to start a program.

Can anyone help me?
[General Questions and Answers] pyroforjc:
Can anyone help me with these birthdays..?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashvincj:
im having a 2.1 stock vibrant not yet unlocked with the one click method... so is it bettr to update to froyo 2.2 ota ;)and then unlock or ... unlock it and then update.. and more over if update after unlocking will i lose my unlock??:confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorbanz3:
successfully finished the one click unlock.

i have the same question - will this new update to froyo erase my unlock and relock the device?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phantomsniper773:
I was able to unlock mine using the method here

even after updating to the KA7 ROM (I think KA7 is after the OTA, but it should work regardless).

EDIT: I also had to ODIN back to JI6 and update again, and it was still unlocked so I think once you unlock it should be pretty much permanent.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertd0619:
That's correct sir. Once your phone is unlocked, it's unlocked.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] lansingone:
i built a car mount for my X10 using the standard hands-free mic, so when i plugged the phone into the car audio jack, i could take calls through the car stereo, and so i didn't need to wear a headset. the problem I'm having at the moment is that the mic isn't strong enough to effectively use Google voice commands without leaning up to the dash(where the mic is located)

what i was wondering, is if anyone knew of an exceptional mic that could capture more DB than the standard mic
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aod420247:
So, i am running the new cm7 2.3.2 aosp ROM. unfortunately, my screen is broken and the touch plain sucks on my hero. i came from fresh rom (2.4.0 i think?) and in the keyboard options i could select phone keyboard, which was just like a t9 typing kb. problem is, i don't know where to get that specific keyboard with the options to switch from full qwerty, phone keypad, or compact qwerty. i can only type if i have the phone keypad keyboard loaded. this ROM i am using doesn't have anything like the keyboard in fresh ROM. is there a way i can get the keyboard apk or update zip from someone to help me out? i have spent the last hour searching for a way to do this, and i don't know if i am using the wrong keywords or what, but i cannot find any info on this and to top it off when i search the forums for the phrase t9 keyboard, it removes t9 from my search only impairing my searches. i am very proficient, and wouldn't even post something like this unless i absolutely HAD to ask for the help.

if anyone could help me out? it would be appreciated so much.

on a side note: i am looking for a digitizer with god glass for my hero200. i am very broke and can offer maybe an in-mail trade for some desktop or laptop parts, heck, i have a laptop i would be willing to trade for the screen for my phone straight across if i can find someone who is trustworthy to do the deal. i just dont know how i could ship it on my broke budget. its a 1.25 ghz dell inspiron 400 i believe, with wifi. it works, i just need a screen for my phone bad enough and love my phone enough that i would trade it. let me know thru a pm if you can help with the screen, and please feel free to comeent away! thanks to the community in advance for all the help you have provided me with my various android and winmo devices for the last year plus!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
Google this "flext9 keyboard apk hvga". I believe it has what you need. I can't upload it for you from my phone but you might have luck with google.

sent from my hero, which no longer sucks ass
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aod420247:
awesome, i appreciate the help. i have gone ahead and switched to a backup phone for now until i can find a glass replacement, but all the help i can get on finding a good t9 board is much appreciated. ill connect my phone to wifi and go grab that apk and check it out. Thanks!
[Wildfire General] KahlanHaskeer:
Hi there,

I would like to have the very latest radio, but I don't know where I can find it, and which one it is...

Thanks for your help, and sorry if que question has been already asked.
[Wildfire General] Michealtbh:
Check the wildpuzzle thread
[Wildfire General] alangrig:
http://db.tt/TpTnUPo
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bspence415:
This is my 2nd Nexus the 1st one had an unlocked symbol every time I turn the phone on and now the one I have says locked in fastboot mode
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mazodude:
all that means is you can flash custom roms and recoveries.

but you don't have to root if you flash a custom rom.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Download this app from the market, if it works as advertised it will tell you if you're rooted or not: http://www.appbrain.com/app/root-checker/com.joeykrim.rootcheck

Are you saying that your first phone had an unlock symbol out of the box? If so, it had to be a used phone...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mazroui:
i dunno if im the only one but the email notifications r getting slow.

by the time i check the email n log in XDA i see that a few more have posted who's notifs didnt make it to the email yet...

why so slow ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] tin2404:
Well,I have called Microsoft support in CROATIA ( tel. 0800 300 300 ) and they said that I CAN NOT GET activation code because HD2 is not supposed to run Windows 7,so it seems it is ILLEGAL operation to port Windows 7 on HD2.

In Microsoft support told me that activation code is on the battery of every Windows 7 device.(!?)

Any other ideas or solution ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Piotrekk:
Just tell them that You have a HD7.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] tin2404:
At a first, I told them I have HD7 and they told me that activation number is sticked under battery.Every Windows7 device has activation code on the battery or coveredge beneath.

So, I presume that there would be great to have some activation generator application.

I need it activated because I do have some ideas about Windows 7 theme development.So far, so good. :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] mickfarr:
Ring them back and tell them you rang HTC looking for the activation code and they told you to ring Microsoft. If they say there should be an activation code on your battery, tell them there's none there. Tell them HTC said they can't issue you an activation code as this has to be done by Microsoft.

Another option is to email them asking for the code or try using Microsoft chat.

Good luck :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] tin2404:
Thank you.I will try through e-mail support.It is stupid situation indeed.it said :"It is not avaluable in my country".

I have developer tools installed and I am prepared and ready for developing Windows 7 UI,but that activation is a little bit frustrating.:mad:

UPDATE .

I give up from developing Windows 7 platform...Rolling back to developing WM6.5 :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] vahanp:
Probaj opet i reci da ti je izlizan sticker i da si kupio kod nekog lika privatno...

Pravi se debil za tehniku.. :)
[Nexus One General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
Hi all,

there are many great old school emulators on Android and i would like to test them out. But playing on the Nexus with soft joypad is horrible, especially for action games.

Is there any gamepad availabe for the nexus which can be docked to the device? There was something like this for the Milestone and other slider devices, but i can't believe that no manufacturer created something which can be used for devices without slider.

I also know that you can hook up your wiimote with the nexus via bluetooth, but thats complete nonsense for me: where should i put my nexus one when holding the wiimote?! On a table? Thats not a real solution.

So can anybody tell me if something like this is available by now? I don't want to buy the PSP Phone for this....
[Nexus One General] Forge94:
I may be producing one for keyboardless phones.

Its not a gamepad as such, but its a little bit of a work around.

I just need to make sure there's enough interest from people out there.