Use Your Toronto Library Card to Get Free Magazines on Your iPad

Toronto Public Library has partnered with Zinio, the repository for digital versions of magazines (it’s kind of like Apple’s Newstand, but kind of better).  You can now get current issues of over 300 magazines for free, either online or on your iPad.  I tried it out, and quickly downloaded this month’s issue of Dwell, Canadian … Continue reading “Use Your Toronto Library Card to Get Free Magazines on Your iPad”

Favourite Things: The Library

What an amazing concept – everyone in a city (or town) gets to share a huge collection of books (and albums, and DVDs, and magazines… and soon, video games).  I’m glad that libraries have been around for a while, because if someone tried to introduce that idea now, it probably wouldn’t work.  Kind of like … Continue reading “Favourite Things: The Library”

A Magazine I’m Really Enjoying Lately

Have you tried accessing the free online magazines you can get through the Toronto Public Library? There’s so much great stuff on there. In addition to the big titles (Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, etc) there are some great lesser-known magazines. The one Ian and I have really been enjoying lately is mental_floss. It’s … Continue reading “A Magazine I’m Really Enjoying Lately”

Would You Read a Book in Chunks?

Between work and family, my life is pretty hectic.  I honestly love it, and I’m not complaining.  But it takes me forever to read books and magazines, since pleasure reading falls right to the bottom of the to-do list. I was intrigued by this website – DailyLit – that was mentioned in Smashing Magazine’s email … Continue reading “Would You Read a Book in Chunks?”