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Monthly Archives: July 2011

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Einstein’s Refrigerator

Posted on 2011/07/26 by Charles

As a follow-up to my previous article, I was looking forward to posting here about the most recent freebie I’ve read: Einstein’s Refrigerator: And Other Stories from the Flip Side of History by Steve Silverman, creator of the Useless Information … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Books, Reviews | Tagged einstein, refrigerator, silverman

The Best e-Books in Life Are Free

Posted on 2011/07/22 by Charles

It’s been too hot here the last few days for me to think creatively or even do a lot of reading. (My poor old wall unit AC is barely keeping things livable after today’s high of 105F — and that … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Books | Tagged e-books, free

“Fix” for FaceBook Issue on the Kindle Browser

Posted on 2011/07/20 by Charles

Within the last few days I’ve started getting a connection error when trying to access FaceBook via my Kindle 3′s web browser. (I access it via the mobile URL, which uses a “m” sub-domain where you would normally use a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged browser, FaceBook

Textbook Rental on Kindle

Posted on 2011/07/18 by Charles

Amazon announced today that students are now able to rent Kindle textbooks. These e-textbooks can be rented for from 90 days to a full year at a cost scaled to the chosen duration, with the 90-day rate saving you as … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Books, General | Tagged textbook

Can You Beat My “Triple Town” High Score?

Posted on 2011/07/14 by Charles

Triple Town is a fairly simple and fast-moving strategy game for the Kindle. Until a couple evenings ago, my highest scores were all in the 2 million to 2.5 million range. For some reason, for that one game that evening, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged games, kindle apps

Kindle 3G with Special Offers: Price Drop to $139

Posted on 2011/07/13 by Charles

Just a quick note to anyone who has been thinking about buying a Kindle: the Kindle 3G + WiFi with “Special Offers” has had its price cut to $139.00. It was originally offered at $164, $25 off the price without … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 3G, special offers

E-Readers vs. Tablets = Apples vs. Oranges

Posted on 2011/07/10 by Charles

I was reading a web article titled “E-reader ownership doubles in six months”, which spends a goodly amount of words and diagrams comparing e-reader ownership versus tablet computer ownership. This got me thinking about many discussions (and arguments) I’ve seen … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged e-reader, kindle, tablet

“Learn Me Good” Good for a Buck

Posted on 2011/07/09 by Charles

I just finished reading Learn Me Good by John Pearson. The book recounts his first year of teaching third grade after changing his career path, having recently been laid off as an engineer. His experiences are recounted via a series … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Books, Reviews | Tagged John Pearson, nonfiction

Year of the Mountain Lion

Posted on 2011/07/08 by Charles

I guess I took my Summer of Shorts to the logical extreme today, reading Maria Schneider‘s short story “Year of the Mountain Lion”. I found it to be an interesting and well paced story, ambiguously straddling the fence between historical … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Books, Reviews | Tagged Maria Schneider, short story

Reason #3 That I Like Reading on My Kindle

Posted on 2011/07/05 by Charles

First off, in case you’re wondering: no, I have not posted reasons #1 or #2 yet. Anyway, the other evening while reading Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey, I found myself looking up a couple things on the web via … Continue reading →

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