New Year, New Toy, New Look

Happy 2014! 

I'm proud to announce that my big Christmas present was a Google Nexus 7. First and foremost it has full access to the Google Play store, which the Nook Tablet was sorely lacking. I can use all the same apps that I have on my Droid Razr. The multimedia capabilities are great, and I've enjoyed watching streaming media on its crisp screen--including a free digital copy of Elf from Google.

And of course, the ebooks! Now I'm no longer tied down to just Nook books, which is probably a good thing. I have a Nook app that lets me read all my old ebooks, so they're not lost. I now have access to the full Amazon Kindle library through the Kindle app, along with Google Play books. This is big for me, and this is why I wanted a Nexus, because I didn't like having to "pick a side" when it comes to content providers. 

In other news, I cleaned up the template a bit. Hopefully it's no longer duplicating each post in the right-hand margin. I've also added Google +, Twitter, and Facebook widgets. 

I hope everyone has a great new year. I look forward to continuing to update this blog.