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Date:         Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Smartphones for Vanagoneers; was RE: CB
Comments: To: Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <EA923BFC-243F-4851-A640-C9C76338F616@gmail.com>
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I love my Nexus One(an Android powered device) mounted on my dash with the very sturdy car dock. GPS/Web/Music/Maps/Phone/internet radio/FM tuner(to be enabled soon via software, the hardware is there) etc... it's my little hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

-Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com>wrote:

> I would try Apple's iBooks app for iPhone/ipad which with the newest > version of iTunes will allow you to add PDFs to your ibookshelf. I > have the impression that as a book reading app it'd be more capable of > viewing the Bentley PDF. Bonus: you can bookmark pages. Superbonus: > grease stains come off. > > -Peter > > > On Jul 28, 2010, at 6:56 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Bentley PDF on iPond or iPhone: >> >> I have tried and tried to view my Bentley PDF on an iPod touch, where >> I keep and view PDF User Manuals of a number of things. Because of the >> enormity of the Bentley, I have had no success in reading the document >> in Files. >> >> For those who don't know, Files is an iPhone app that comes in free >> and paid versions and lets you drag pretty much anything like a word >> doc, spreadsheet, jpg, or PDF onto a folder on your desktop and it >> uses your local wireless network to put it on the iPhone, and lets you >> organize the stuff in folders. >> >> I have Acrobat Professional and have chopped out sections to make the >> PDF smaller, but to no avail. I'm using an 8 meg version that should >> have plenty of memory left for viewing. >> >> Is anyone else doing this successfully, and if so, what are you using? >> >> Jim >> >> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Ryan Johnson >> <rhinoculips@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Forgot to mention that there are several Apps on the iPhone/iTouch >>> that >>> allow viewing of .pdf's on the smartphone. >>> >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Ryan Johnson >>> <rhinoculips@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Robert, to save you time on scanning your Bentley, you can >>>> download a .pdf >>>> from http://isohunt.com/lite/#q=vanagon&p=1 There are several >>>> different >>>> versions via different Bit Torrent services, some are better than >>>> others. I >>>> think I got mine via Vuse, which is a little better scan of the >>>> manual. As >>>> long as you already own a Bentley, I don't count downloading >>>> the .pdf as >>>> stealing. >>>> >>>> Ryan >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Robert Fisher < >>>> garciasghostvw@gmail.com >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>> My Bentley is falling apart so I plan to scan it into a .pdf file >>>>> and I'm >>>>> trying to work out how to get my Vanagon list archives onto the >>>>> phone as >>>>> well (and the rescue list, and... and... and...). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Cya, >>>>> >>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>


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