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<\/a><\/p>\nThe end result does look reasonably presentable and is certainly accessible. The accompanying numbered electronic files are all in the SideBooks app in my iPad as shown below.<\/p>\n
I have now packed up the Publications and Reports taking space on my bookshelf. They are all in a case and stored away in the loft.<\/p>\n I have to say, I did feel a tinge of sadness as I took the volumes off the shelf and put them into the suitcase \u2013 after all they not only represent some of my achievements, they are also old friends that have been with me for many years, and that remind me of times past. I think I\u2019m unlikely to see them again. The next time they see the light of day may well be when my nearest and dearest have to decide what to do with them. Of course, this isn\u2019t anything particularly new \u2013 no doubt there have been millions of relatives in the past who have been presented with such a dilemma (it IS a dilemma because such material is massively uninteresting to the vast majority of the population). However, something has changed: the rock solid undisturbability of those volumes on the bookshelf has been breached by the IT hurricane, and their essence can be reproduced in other ways. Authors, Owners, and Recipients, all have other options, which may, in turn, give rise to other interests, motivations, and desires.<\/p>\n I must confess that I was too timid to take the ultimate step of banishing the books I\u2019ve had published, to the loft. I retained those select nine volumes to still sit on my physical bookshelves and proclaim to myself and the world that I made a tiny contribution to the development of our race\u2019s awareness and understanding of the universe and our place within it.<\/p>\n With the physical items stored away, I\u2019m going to give myself about a year to see how I get on with my Electronic Trophy Gallery. I\u2019ll be reporting my verdict here towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Trophy Gallery that I\u2019ve created consists of some 150 Thumbnails representing 67 Publications, 97 Reports and 42 Awards & Certificates. They were assembled in a single Powerpoint Slide of custom size 30 x 88 cm \u2013 the size of … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n