Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Must be a Nook Color thing, my HD+ has a wide connector similar to the older ipod/iphone connector. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived Yeah, apparently B&N tried to do a bunch of proprietary stuff with the Nook, which accomplished nothing more than pissing off their users. When I couldn't get mine to charge, I did some research and found out about their mini USB plug that was a millimeter longer than the USB standard, preventing you from using a stock cable and having to buy theirs... Dan > On May 13, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Worse the Nook HD+ require 5.1v charging which most chargers won't do. I > haven't found a 12v charger yet that will work with mine. > > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > From:"Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" > Date:Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:29 PM > Subject:Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > Correction: The Nook charging port is proprietary to the Nook, and chargers > are outrageously expensive. The aftermarket ones are very poor quality too. > The Kindle charging port is a tad bit shorter than standard, but Kindle > chargers work ok with phones, and vice-versa. The Nook and perhaps Kindle > too require a bit more power than the standard 500 milliwatts, so sometimes > don't charge readily unless the charger has more output. > > Greg > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:29 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Dan Penoff > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > The charging cord on the Nook is a mini USB, but it's longer than the > standard one. A lot of complaints by owners over the difference and how it > won't work with standard cables. > > Dan > > On May 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >>> lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... >> >> Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Yeah, apparently B&N tried to do a bunch of proprietary stuff with the Nook, which accomplished nothing more than pissing off their users. When I couldn't get mine to charge, I did some research and found out about their mini USB plug that was a millimeter longer than the USB standard, preventing you from using a stock cable and having to buy theirs... Dan > On May 13, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Worse the Nook HD+ require 5.1v charging which most chargers won't do. I > haven't found a 12v charger yet that will work with mine. > > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > From:"Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" > Date:Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:29 PM > Subject:Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > Correction: The Nook charging port is proprietary to the Nook, and chargers > are outrageously expensive. The aftermarket ones are very poor quality too. > The Kindle charging port is a tad bit shorter than standard, but Kindle > chargers work ok with phones, and vice-versa. The Nook and perhaps Kindle > too require a bit more power than the standard 500 milliwatts, so sometimes > don't charge readily unless the charger has more output. > > Greg > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:29 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Dan Penoff > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > The charging cord on the Nook is a mini USB, but it's longer than the > standard one. A lot of complaints by owners over the difference and how it > won't work with standard cables. > > Dan > > On May 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >>> lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... >> >> Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Worse the Nook HD+ require 5.1v charging which most chargers won't do. I haven't found a 12v charger yet that will work with mine. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" Date:Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:29 PM Subject:Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived Correction: The Nook charging port is proprietary to the Nook, and chargers are outrageously expensive. The aftermarket ones are very poor quality too. The Kindle charging port is a tad bit shorter than standard, but Kindle chargers work ok with phones, and vice-versa. The Nook and perhaps Kindle too require a bit more power than the standard 500 milliwatts, so sometimes don't charge readily unless the charger has more output. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived The charging cord on the Nook is a mini USB, but it's longer than the standard one. A lot of complaints by owners over the difference and how it won't work with standard cables. Dan On May 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... > > Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Correction: The Nook charging port is proprietary to the Nook, and chargers are outrageously expensive. The aftermarket ones are very poor quality too. The Kindle charging port is a tad bit shorter than standard, but Kindle chargers work ok with phones, and vice-versa. The Nook and perhaps Kindle too require a bit more power than the standard 500 milliwatts, so sometimes don't charge readily unless the charger has more output. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived The charging cord on the Nook is a mini USB, but it's longer than the standard one. A lot of complaints by owners over the difference and how it won't work with standard cables. Dan On May 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... > > Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
The charging cord on the Nook is a mini USB, but it's longer than the standard one. A lot of complaints by owners over the difference and how it won't work with standard cables. Dan On May 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... > > Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... Looks like a pretty standard micro USB connector. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Andrew writes: > <<...reading almost all free books.>> > >> I have recently become aware >>that most local libraries allow >>"borrowing" >> of e-books. >Where do you live, Greg? I may >want to move there. Why? Plenty of libraries around you loan them out. Put your zip code in here. https://www.overdrive.com/ Or for free books, look here. http://www.freebooksifter.com/ http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/pdf-downloads https://archive.org/ https://openlibrary.org/ http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks And the grandfather of them all. https://www.gutenberg.org/ Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
I live in Washington! Vancouver, WA to be exact. It's not only my library, many other area library districts provide this service. The app I use to get the loans is called Overdrive. I actually use it on my Nook HD+, running the Kindle app via KitKat OS booted from a N2A micro SD card. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived Where do you live, Greg? I may want to move there. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > <<...reading almost all free books.>> > > I have recently become aware that most local libraries allow "borrowing" > of e-books. I have searched and found a few books by some of my > favorite novelists available for a 3-week "loan". My library's app > directs me to Amazon where I download the book. > > It's pretty convenient and FREE! > > Greg > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:23 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it > should use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses > hers several hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will > only pay for one if it's the next in a particularly good series. > The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for > serious learning/studying. > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it > > now sits unloved on my desk... > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and > many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The > few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the > electric fence for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
Where do you live, Greg? I may want to move there. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > <<...reading almost all free books.>> > > I have recently become aware that most local libraries allow "borrowing" > of e-books. I have searched and found a few books by some of my favorite > novelists available for a 3-week "loan". My library's app directs me to > Amazon where I download the book. > > It's pretty convenient and FREE! > > Greg > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don > via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:23 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it should > use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses hers several > hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will only pay for one > if it's the next in a particularly good series. > The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for serious > learning/studying. > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it > > now sits unloved on my desk... > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > fence for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
<<...reading almost all free books.>> I have recently become aware that most local libraries allow "borrowing" of e-books. I have searched and found a few books by some of my favorite novelists available for a 3-week "loan". My library's app directs me to Amazon where I download the book. It's pretty convenient and FREE! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:23 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it should use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses hers several hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will only pay for one if it's the next in a particularly good series. The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for serious learning/studying. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it > now sits unloved on my desk... > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
<<...not as good as paper for serious learning/studying.>> Not from personal experience, but one of my sons has done all his textbook studies on a kindle. He says that it works especially well for him. I think it is all about taking full advantage of the alternate capabilities of the format. One thing that I love about the kindle is the quick access to an exceptional dictionary. I have been very impressed with the fact that even some very obscure and archaic terms are to be found in the kindle dictionary! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:23 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it should use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses hers several hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will only pay for one if it's the next in a particularly good series. The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for serious learning/studying. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it > now sits unloved on my desk... > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it should use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses hers several hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will only pay for one if it's the next in a particularly good series. The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for serious learning/studying. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it now > sits unloved on my desk... > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
The Kindle fire tablets use a standard micro USB. What kind of port does your Kindle have? -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Last Friday I detoured through a couple of yard sales on my > way to work. Among the booty was a $10 Kindle Touch 3G, complete > with folder, case, charger. It was discharged, and could only > show a sad battery picture on its face. > > I charged it, and found that it worked just fine, it even had > a few books and games left on it. I upgraded the firmware to the > latest, in three stages, and got it registered to my wife's > Amazon account. I also had to deploy a newer wifi AP in our > house, it really wasn't enjoying our old one. > > Anyway, it works great. I _really_ like the readability of > that kind of display technology. The lack of color is not an > issue for me, I'm a black-and-white kind of guy. Currently > I'm re-reading Moby Dick (free!) on it. Love that book. > > The reason for the new wifi AP (the 3G phone connection > is otherwise good enough) was so that I could use its web > browser. Rudimentary, but it works. > > The other notable score was a Slim Whitman LP, which I have > been keeping an eye out for since our last Mars Attacks > watching. Put smiles on my family's faces when those > dulcet tones came wafting upstairs from the basement sound > system! > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived
My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it now sits unloved on my desk... On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Last Friday I detoured through a couple of yard sales on my > way to work. Among the booty was a $10 Kindle Touch 3G, complete > with folder, case, charger. It was discharged, and could only > show a sad battery picture on its face. > > I charged it, and found that it worked just fine, it even had > a few books and games left on it. I upgraded the firmware to the > latest, in three stages, and got it registered to my wife's > Amazon account. I also had to deploy a newer wifi AP in our > house, it really wasn't enjoying our old one. > > Anyway, it works great. I _really_ like the readability of > that kind of display technology. The lack of color is not an > issue for me, I'm a black-and-white kind of guy. Currently > I'm re-reading Moby Dick (free!) on it. Love that book. > > The reason for the new wifi AP (the 3G phone connection > is otherwise good enough) was so that I could use its web > browser. Rudimentary, but it works. > > The other notable score was a Slim Whitman LP, which I have > been keeping an eye out for since our last Mars Attacks > watching. Put smiles on my family's faces when those > dulcet tones came wafting upstairs from the basement sound > system! > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
