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Kindle Fire $30 off today only

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Les Jones

Enter “firedeal” at checkout to get it for $129 instead of $159. Be aware that for that price ($129 today or $159 regular) that you don’t get a charger. That’s $19 extra. And you sometimes will have to watch ads. … Continue reading →

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We’re Cutting the Cable TV Cord. We’re Cord Cutters.

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Les Jones

We’ve cancelled our cable TV. Not because of any high-minded desire to get ebil television out of our lives. We did it to save money. With a third child we need a bigger house and we need to rearrange our … Continue reading →

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Rumor of 10.1 Inch Kindle Fire in Q3

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Les Jones

At RANsquawk.

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Kindle Reader December Sales

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Les Jones

4 million Kindles sold this Christmas. The Fire was the top seller followed by the Touch.

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Splash Safari Case for Amazon Kindle Fire

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Les Jones

I bought the Splash Safari Case for the Kindle Fire. It’s a minimalist, inexpensive case with two interior pockets. Cost is about $14. The only thing I can think of that it lacks is some kind of exterior closure to … Continue reading →

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Jakon Nielsen on the Kindle Fire

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Les Jones

Kindle Fire Usability Findings: Mobile web sites work best on the 7-inch tablet. Users had great trouble touching the correct items on full sites, where UI elements are too small on the Fire screen.

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Lileks ain’t crazy about his Kindle Fire

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Les Jones

To say the least. Via Glenn. He’s especially not happy about the page-turning performance when reading books and the poor battery life compared to his regular Kindle. To be fair, nothing with an LCD screen is going to match the … Continue reading →

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More Kindle Reviews

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Les Jones

Alan has a review. So does Ace of Spades, Walt Mossberg at the WSJ, and Engadget. I’ll say this as a comment on how much my kids like it. I’ve already had to referee their first big fight over who … Continue reading →

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Kindle Fire First Impressions, Using it With Children

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Les Jones

UPS delivered the Kindle Fire the day it was released. First impressions after getting some feedback from co-workers and using it at home with the kids: Interface-wise, there’s a power button, headphone jack, and a microUSB for charging and connectivity. … Continue reading →

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My Kindle Fire will be here tomorrow, Tuesday the 15th

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Les Jones

The official release date is the 15th, which was when mine was supposed to ship, with delivery on the 17th. I got notice that the order has already shipped. Amazon says it will be here on the 16th, but UPS … Continue reading →

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Amazon Kindle Fire is on its way

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Les Jones

Someone asked if I was going to order the Amazon Kindle Fire I blogged about and that’s a roger. I ordered it the next day. November 15th is the release date. Amazon is saying mine will arrive the 17th. Kindle … Continue reading →

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Any reason I shouldn’t buy the Amazon Kindle Fire for my kids?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Les Jones

I’ve been batting around the idea of getting the kids a tablet computer for a while now. Something that’s easy for them to use, lets them play their stuff (Facebook-based Flash games and Poptropica, mostly), and that won’t get infested … Continue reading →

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