tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post5933321584344350192..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: From the forums and a few more tipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-57198088722227950122011-05-13T18:04:15.436-07:002011-05-13T18:04:15.436-07:00Interesting info, here. Thanks for sharing!Interesting info, here. Thanks for sharing!William L.K.http://www.sci-fi-cafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-55782606577908311522010-12-04T00:10:52.071-08:002010-12-04T00:10:52.071-08:00rsteckly,
I use the shortcut http://bit.ly/g-rea...rsteckly,<br /> I use the shortcut <a href="http://bit.ly/g-reader" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/g-reader</a> to read my Google Reader things.<br /><br /> I wrote briefly about that at <a href="http://bit.ly/kwtips3" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/kwtips3</a> with a couple of things to watch for.<br /><br /> Will check out klera.org this week. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-26767969175174002182010-12-03T10:13:29.328-08:002010-12-03T10:13:29.328-08:00Hi Andrys,
I'd be interested to see how Googl...Hi Andrys,<br /><br />I'd be interested to see how Google Reader works on the Kindle 3. I helped develop a program to take RSS feeds and put them on the Kindle (still in beta, but free at www.klera.org).<br /><br />If Google Reader works very well, that would be really convenient. I haven't been able to try out a 3G enabled Kindle 3 to see how it works...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-39871357380205123842010-09-14T15:02:17.751-07:002010-09-14T15:02:17.751-07:00Spaceman Spiff,
I keep the original PDFs on the K...Spaceman Spiff,<br /><br />I keep the original PDFs on the Kindle to check layout (diagrams, tables) but on ones for which the full Kindle device search should include search results, I just convert a -copy- of the PDF to mobi/prc format using the free Mobipocket Creator utility or I have Amazon convert it with a simple e-mail to [you]@free.amazon.com (putting the word "Convert" into the Subj field of the email)<br /><br />-- and now Amazon sends a free converted copy direct to your Kindle when you are on WiFi (and if you don't have WiFi in the home, you can just download the converted file from the link they send you in a return email).<br /><br />I'll include this tip in a later entry. Thanks for the reminder that this is important for people to know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-77123846997498983532010-09-14T13:53:31.570-07:002010-09-14T13:53:31.570-07:00Note that global search does not look into PDF fil...Note that global search does not look into PDF files. So if you need, as I do, this feature, you need to convert those PDF in Kindle native format.<br />TomSpaceman Spiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687867585124309147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-40832783772901297452010-09-13T23:06:16.172-07:002010-09-13T23:06:16.172-07:00Igotnothing,
As is my style, I got the 'unco...Igotnothing,<br /> As is my style, I got the 'uncool' one. But the text is just gorgeous.<br /><br /> Maybe someone can use your K2? Bring a little happiness to someone? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-7281143774659311762010-09-13T22:52:00.904-07:002010-09-13T22:52:00.904-07:00Must buy another Kindle. They should have told me ...Must buy another Kindle. They should have told me they were going to make them in black.......and cooler.......and better........Igotnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374432873287181839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-7544770703291027892010-09-13T07:15:09.617-07:002010-09-13T07:15:09.617-07:00I inadvertently deleted the comment that I replied...I inadvertently deleted the comment that I replied to above when thinking I was removing the email notice of it. Here it is from the email records:<br /><br />From Anonymous<br />======= <br />I'm not worried about the DX being too fragile for vision impaired kids.<br />Vision impaired people tend to be more careful with things than others, kids included. They know they have a handicap and actively try to prevent breaking things (of course that's once they realise they have a handicap, but they won't such specialised help until they do anyway).<br />I'm more worried that for the severe cases, the keyboard buttons may be too small, making navigation with the device a tad difficult.<br /><br />Well worth experimenting with though, and the experiment apparently goes well :)<br /><br />Certainly way better than my father (who's severely impacted by cataracts) who needs a bright spotlight and a magnifying glass to read. A child would not enjoy reading in those conditions and might never read again (I know my father hates it, but for him it's better than not reading at all and there's not enough Kindle content in the genres he reads or we'd buy him one).<br /><br />===<br />Posted by Anonymous to A Kindle World blog at September 13, 2010 4:15:00 AM PDTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-84864149889091899102010-09-13T04:24:17.699-07:002010-09-13T04:24:17.699-07:00Anonymous,
Good point re tending to be more carefu...Anonymous,<br />Good point re tending to be more careful.<br /><br /> Also true re the keyboard, since it really cannot be relied on the way a real, touch keyboard can be (at all).<br /><br /> Too bad about the lack of Kindle content that's of interest to him, since the largest fonts now would be very helpful. Maybe eventually...<br /><br /> Thanks for the feedback.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-23575971209090039562010-09-12T18:46:43.392-07:002010-09-12T18:46:43.392-07:00Elmo,
I missed the word "double-tap" w...Elmo,<br /> I missed the word "double-tap" which will be faster for most while flashing the Menu. I suspect most will like this better. <br /><br /> Your wife probably really appreciates the K3. I still have my K1 and was interested to find that font size 4 on that is not far from K3's font size 4 in blackness, but the K1 was always tuned to have darker text and contrast and I suppose the K2 wasn't as a compromise to get better speed maybe.<br /><br /> Where the K1 fails vs the K3 is in the default font size 3. It's decidiedly more faint than the size 3 of K3. Maybe the K1 size 4 was done with some minimal bolding...<br /><br /> I like the K1's bolded Home screen listing still.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-3214904939900556582010-09-12T18:08:35.243-07:002010-09-12T18:08:35.243-07:00Elmo,
Thanks for adding it in this way. Visitor...Elmo,<br /> Thanks for adding it in this way. Visitors arrive from links to the blog article and they also see the Comments that way.<br /><br /> The only reason I don't use the Menu button for this is that it brings up the menu, which annoys me, as I just want to watch the refresh. Of course, pressing Menu again or Back button will get rid of the menu.<br /><br /> That's 2 key presses. But it's quick if you just press Menu twice.<br /><br /> My preferred way is the sequence I mentioned -- with one hand, pressing first the Alt-key and then the 'g' key, mainly because I can just press them quickly and see the results.<br /><br /> However, others will find it easier to press Menu twice as it's right there and you hardly have to look to find it.<br /><br /> Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-61785233796295522772010-09-12T10:58:21.381-07:002010-09-12T10:58:21.381-07:00Some nice tips, Andrys. One suggestion you might ...Some nice tips, Andrys. One suggestion you might want to add; to refresh the screen to remove ghosting, I find it much easier to just quickly double tap MENU, rather than doing ALT-G. (BTW, the wife finally caved and got a K3 to replace her much-loved K1).Elmo Glickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872063916063824872noreply@blogger.com