Working with Kindle highlights and notes
On 2011/11/27
“People are always worried about what’s happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now without worrying about the future. People are not generally satisfied with what they have; they are very concerned with what they are going to have.”
The art of Racing the Rain by Garth Stein.
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Kindle Fire – eBook reader or iPad competitor
On 2011/11/21
The Kindle Fire is a nice combination touch-screen tablet, video and audio player, and eBook reader. At $199, it is a good value.
If you attended my presentation of Apple’s Post PC Era: Explained, you would have heard me refer to Amazon’s developing strategy to exploit the post PC era. 2011 is the crossover year [...]
The more things change, the more they change
On 2009/10/14
This article’s title is turnabout on the French proverb, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That is not the case in technology. I know many examples where technological enhancements cause the need for further improvement or refinement. Technology often changes our behavior causing a need [...]
Turn your netbook into an eBook reader
On 2009/05/17
EeeRotate is a tiny Windows program that can turn your netbook or any computer into an eBook reader. It rotates the screen 270 degrees, from the normal landscape to portrait mode, making your computer screen similar to the Amazon Kindle or Sony eBook readers.
The new extended battery Kindle 2.5
On 2009/05/12
I never needed tech support for a book
On 2009/03/18
My three-week love affair with the Kindle 2 ended when it slipped off a couch and gently fell 20 inches to a carpeted floor. The display was corrupted by this fall. The upper 20% of the screen was a useless jumble. The lower 80% had a dark grey cast and vertical lines that [...]
Kindle 2 – The screen breaks
On 2009/03/17
Yesterday my Kindle 2′s display went bonkers. I have included a couple of photos below. I tried resetting the device by holding the power switch in the right-most position for 30 seconds, twice, without affect.
I called Amazon’s customer service. …
Amazon asserts its "rights" on the Kindle
On 2009/03/14
A significant concern I have about the Kindle 2 is that Amazon can do whatever it wants with regard to the owners’ use of the device. They can willynilly change the terms of service and harm owners’ interests without any recourse. I wrote about this in my March 3, 2009 post Amazon’s Kindle 2 Reconsidered.
Amazon Kindle 2 battery life
On 2009/03/14
The Kindle 2 battery life is poor when the wireless is left turned on. There is no quick way I know of to turn on/off the wireless.
Here is the process:
Amazon’s Kindle 2 Reconsidered
On 2009/03/03
The Kindle 2 has the potential to permanently alter and destroy consumer rights with regard to written material.
My initial reaction to the Kindle 2 was overly positive. …
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