just wanted to post about the job hunting, I just got a new job with the company I work for. if you don't mind doing tech support for directv and starting pay at 10.00 an hour, I can refer you and help you get on where I work... I work from home, and you can choose up to 40 hr a week schedule, you never see anyone in person and you earn vacation pay, and lots of great incentitives. if you are interested just email me at fhubbard@live.com I will be happy to refer you, if you get hired I get a 300$ bonus. hope this interest you. btw, the company is based in sterling VA, but you can work from any of the continental us states. good luck!

After I got my Android phone, I kind of stopped using my Novel very much, and when this update came out, I was busy and didn't get around to it. When I finally found time, I couldn't find my charger. I finally found it this weekend, recharged the battery and installed the update. I had to run it several times and when I finished, I was missing some videos (but they're still on my laptop, so I can transfer them when I get a chance). Overall, I like it, but I wish they had gone to a higher release level than 2.0. I also wish we had access to the full marketplace rather than the limited one they give us. I forgot how much I disliked the sensitivity (or lack thereof) of the screen. I bought a package of DS styluses, which helps a lot, but I like the response I get from my phone a lot better. But it's definitely easier to read things like books and web pages on the Novel (and that type of use makes the screen sensitivity easier to live with). I'll have to download some videos to it and see how they play. IIRC, videos didn't always display very smoothly with the old OS.

Raven, have you read any of the Outlander books? Maybe because I'm over 60, but I found while reading the first Outlander that I needed to re-read or go back to previous chapter that it wasn't as easy to do with the PDN so I started acquiring the hard copies...wherever I could buy them used and really cheap. I'm glad that I have them as I'm in the 5th book and there are so many characters that keep popping back into the books from previous ones. I know that I could always use the book mark, but you never know what you will need to refer back to.

this is a copy of the email I got Important Firmware Update Notice Dear Pandigital Novel owner, A Firmware Update is now available for your device which has been designed to address a number of known issues as well as add new features and functionality to your Pandigital Novel. This new firmware update will provide access to an increased number of titles from Barnes & Noble - now including the New York Times. We have also added a number of new features to make your Pandigital Novel experience more enjoyable. These include: Easy Purchase of Borrowed Books Have you borrowed a book from your friend's Pandigital Novel and decided to get your own copy? Now you can select-and-buy in seconds. High resolution ePeriodicals Your favorite magazines will now look more brilliant than ever with support for high resolution ePeriodicals. ePeriodical Roll-up Multiple issues of your favorite magazines are now sorted and stored under a single cover, saving room on your bookshelf and making it easier than ever to manage your library. Optimized Virtual Keyboard The position and size of the virtual keyboard has been revised in landscape mode to provide an easier typing experience as well as helping to maximize screen viewing. Please select your Pandigital model to learn more: 7" Black Device 7" White Device For additional assistance, contact Pandigital Customer Service at Email: customer_service@pandigital.net Phone: 800 715-5354 As bpgreen said you do not have to do the update there have been several firmware updates some people have done them some have not. Mine works great as it is so I may or may not do the update. to find out what firmware you currently have on your unit click on settings then keep hitting the right pointing arrow till you get to the page with that info. Be sure anytime you do an update that you get the one for the PDN you have white has a different update than the black version.