Reset/Restart a frozen Kindle

A quick note to myself, while I still recover from my first Kindle Krash

  • Slide and hold the power switch for at least 15 seconds, this is way past when the green light on the power switch  goes off indicating that the Kindle has been turned off
  • Release the switch
  • Slide the power switch again – nothing will happen immediately
  • Wait for 30 to 40 seconds – it reboots

And while you are waiting for your Kindle to reboot take a look at some of the keyboard shortcuts

My top 10 iPad gripes

  1. It is heavy and does not lend itself well to being held in a single hand due to the smooth metal back – I remedied this by ordering a silicon rubber sleeve.
  2. Safari for iPad does not offer search within a page. This can also be remedied by following the instructions here
  3. Screen should have been widescreen a 16:10 ratio is pretty much it these days. The widescreen option in the setting sucks!
  4. The look of apps like the address book, calendar and iBook is cheesy and not customizable
  5. Takes longer than expected to charge but on the flip side has a long battery life
  6. The built in Photo frame application is so basic that it will not even allow to set time between photos. Tapping will pause the slideshow but that is it!
  7. No printer support even in iPhone OS4 Will have to wait for iPhone OS4 for printer support (my accountant needs printed receipts of all purchases)
  8. Missing apps – Clock, Calculator, Weather, Stocks, I know that substitutes are available for free or very cheap but still….

OK! that is a list of just 8 and that said I absolutely love using my iPad. I use it most for reading, browsing Flickr and at times for viewing video using Air Video. Apple in past has heard its consumers so hopefully most of my gripes will not be there in next versions of the apps. The one which I am really doubtful about is getting a widescreen iPad but hey! one can always wish…..

I have listed my gripes – what are yours gripes about the iPad?

Sony Walkman W202 Review

Sony Walkman W202
Sony Walkman W202

The reason I had stopped listening to music while at work was

  • My work area is in an open place
  • I hate the tangle of wires associated with most MP3 player headsets

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