The Amazon Kindle is a great e-book reader and audio-book player. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use the built-in wireless service for other things like surfing the Internet or sending and receiving e-mail? Well, actually depending upon the e-mail service you use, you can!Not surprisingly, we’ve found that the Amazon Kindle (both version 1 and 2) work great with Google’s Gmail. However, “right-out-of-the-box”, you will not be able to use Gmail unless you make a few modifications to your Kindle’s settings. If you do not do this, you will get an error message when trying to get into your Gmail account.Here are the steps you need to follow:1. Get a GMail account if you do not have one already – very simple – visit www.gmail.com and sign-up. Gmail offers a number of great features including over 7GB of storage space, IMAP support, and easy labeling of e-mail.2. Turn on your Kindle and go to Menu > Experimental > Basic Web. This will open the Kindle’s Web Browser. Keep in mind that the Kindle browser (even on the new Kindle 2) is VERY basic. 3. When your Kindle browser has opened, go to Menu > Settings.4. Navigate to the Menu item “Enable Javascript” – Gmail requires Javascript to work. If Javascript is not enabled then you will get an error message when trying to access your Gmail account.5. Close the Settings window.6. Go to Menu > Enter URL and then enter www.gmail.com – this is important, if you use the Kindle’s default shortcut or bookmark for Google you will get the Google “PDA” or mobile edition. When you try to access Gmail from the Google mobile site it will prompt you to download an e-mail application. This application cannot be installed on your Kindle. Go direction to the gmail site.7. Log into the Gmail site with your existing user name and password, or use the new one you created in Step #1. Click “Sign in”.8. You should now be logged into Gmail and ready to read and send e-mail messages.A few things to keep in-mind when using your Kindle for Gmail. First, don’t forget the “Next Page” and “Prev Page” buttons. You have to get-out of your computer mind and into your Kindle mind. Next, the screen quality is not exceptional because it is in gray scale vs. color. The Kindle 2′s screen is better than the Kindle 1, however you will not equal anywhere near the experience of using your computer for e-mail. Finally – you won’t be able to open attachments sent to your Gmail account, and you may not be able to see all of the images sent with your e-mails. With all of this, it still is pretty neat that you can take advantage of the wireless “Whispernet” service to take care of some basic e-mail tasks while you are using your Kindle. Who knows? In the event that your computer crashes and you’re out on the road your Kindle might be just come in very handy!Congratulations, now you know how-to use Gmail on your Amazon Kindle wireless reading device. The Amazon Kindle e-book reader includes features that can make your e-book reading and audio-book listening more enjoyable. Find out about the Kindle’s basic features, “hidden” features, and more by going to http://www.guidetokindle.com. News, information, and how-to tips for owners of the Amazon Kindle 1 and Kindle 2. Sign-up for our e-mail newsletter and stay informed about everything Kindle.WP Autoblog Plugin

One of the great features of the Kindle Wireless Reading Device from Amazon is that it holds so many e-books and audio books. Even with it’s fairly large built-in storage however, your book collection might exceed the limits of what can fit on your Kindle.  To help you handle your growing collection of e-books and audio books, the you can add extra memory to your Kindle in the form of an SD memory card. You can purchase these cards in many sizes from 1 GB up-to 16 GB. At the time you read this 32 GB cards may readily be available and affordable. Installing SD memory in your Kindle is straightforward. You can find complete instructions in our Kindle How-To Series available in the web-site listed below. Once you have your memory card installed it’s time to move some of the e-books or audio books stored in your Kindle’s main memory to your new SD Card. There are a few things you should consider first before “making the move.” 1. Audio books are a good candidate for moving from your Kindle’s main memory to the SD card. Audio book files can be large – some are up-to 90 mb or more. Audio books will quickly consumer your Kindle’s main memory leaving less space for your e-books. 2. If you’ve purchased books that are on the Amazon digital site and have yet to be sent to your Kindle these also might be good candidates to load onto your SD memory card. This will keep all of your e-books and audio books in one place in-case you run into a situation where you do not have wireless access. 3. Pictures, music files, and digital files other than e-books also consume a lot of space in the Kindle’s main memory. Again, this makes them good choices to move to the new SD card you’ve installed in your Kindle. Now – let’s take a look at your Kindle and get ready to save some files to your SD memory card. Here are the steps you can follow to do this – A. Turn on your Kindle B. Move the scroll wheel to “Menu” and press to select the Main Menu C. Scroll to “Content Manager” on the Main Menu the press to select the Content Manager D. Once the Content Manager screen opens take a look at your list of audio books and e-books – pay specific attention to the storage location of the book listed directly under the first word of the title – a. “Kindle” – the book is stored in your Kindle’s main memory b. “SD Card” – any books you’ve moved to your SD Card will have this location c. “Amazon” – books you’ve purchased but that have not been downloaded to your Kindle will have this location E. Choose a book now located on your Kindle by scrolling to the location of the book and pressing the scroll wheel to “select” the book. When you do this you will notice an “x” in the box immediately to the right of the book’s title. F. Next scroll back down to “Menu” at the bottom of the Kindle screen and press the scroll wheel to select. G. When the Menu opens, scroll to “Move to SD Card” and press the scroll wheel to select. H. Once you do this you will notice the location icon will show the book is being transferred to your Kindle’s SD memory card. For example you will see an arrow pointing from the “Kindle” location to the SD Card location. I. When the move is complete the location icon below the title will change from “Kindle” to “SD Card” – this is how you know the transfer process is complete. That’s all there is to it! You’ve now learned how-to quickly save books from your Kindle’s main memory to the SD Card you’ve installed in your Kindle. Complete instructions with photos can be found at the web site in the resource box below. Do you own an Amazon Kindle or are you thinking about getting one? Go to www.guidetokindle.com for free information, FAQs, and how-to tips and help make your e-books and audio books even more enjoyable.WordPress Autoblogging Software

While the Kindle wireless reading device lets you carry literally hundreds of e-books, newspapers, and magazines anywhere you go, your Kindle is actually pretty picky about the types of documents it will let you read. Free e-books, articles, white papers, and other documents you might wish to read on your Kindle are everywhere on the Internet. The problem is that they are not in a format that is “Kindle-friendly.”  The Kindle “natively” supports the following document formats – But, if you have a document you wish to read on your Kindle that is in another format – for example = a free e-book that is an Adobe Reader (.pdf) file or a Microsoft Word (.doc) file then you have to convert it to the proper format for use on your Kindle. Fortunately this is not something that is hard to do. Amazon has a service for which they charge a nominal amount allowing you to convert documents such as .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) files to Kindle files. To do this you must first have an active Kindle e-mail address. You can make sure you are set-up with a Kindle e-mail address by visiting the “Manage Your Kindle” section of the Amazon web site. Typically, your Kindle e-mail address will be “yourusername@kindle.com”. 1. Make sure the document you want to convert is in one of the following formats 2. Check to be sure the file is not “protected.” This can occur with e-books you have purchased with DRM (digital rights management) restrictions. You also might have documents that include passwords or other means to restrict access. You will not be able to convert these files. 3. Create an e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address and attach the file you wish to read on your Kindle. 4. Send the e-mail – Amazon will convert the document and send it to your Kindle via the wireless connection. 5. The cost for this service is $.10 (ten cents) per document. If you want to convert your document at no charge, or are in an area where you cannot access the Kindle’s wireless service you can do so with a slight change in the steps above.  Rather than send the e-mail with the attached document to your Kindle e-mail address send it to “yourusername@free.kindle.com”. Amazon will convert the document and send it back to the originating e-mail address.  When you get the e-mail back from Amazon you can transfer the document to your Kindle using the USB cable connected to your computer. It’s as simple as that! A few important things to remember. First, as stated above, if the files you wish to convert have any sort of DRM (digital rights management) restrictions then the file won’t be converted. Also – this is an “experimental” service for Amazon. Documents with complex formatting, or certain .pdf files, may not convert as expected. While this may not prevent you from reading the document, it will make it a bit more difficult to navigate through and around your e-book.  Congratulations! Now you know how you can quickly convert e-books in Microsoft Word, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat Reader format to “Kindle-friendly” e-books. This process can help you add a lot of great content to your Kindle wireless reading device. Get more great how-to information, news, and tips on the Kindle wireless reading device by visiting www.guidetokindle.com. Sign-up for the Guide to Kindle e-mail newsletter and keep informed and up-to-date on everything Kindle.WP Autoblog Software

  The new Amazon Kindle 2′s features and navigation is easy to access with the MENU, and HOME buttons, along with the 5-way navigator. But there are keyboard shortcuts built into the Kindle that can make using your new e-book reader more enjoyable. There also are some special features only available using keyboard shortcuts. Here are some of the shortcuts you should keep in-mind when using your Kindle 2. Refresh your display – the new Kindle’s screen is a big improvement over the Kindle 1. The new “digital ink” gives the screen a little better contrast and sharpness. It also moves from page to page more quickly. What you’ll find however is that sometimes you get a “ghosting” image on your screen. This can be annoying as you read. To refresh your screen hold down the ALT key then press the “G” key. Use the Kindle’s built-in Spoken Word feature – you can press and hold down the ALT key then press the SYM key to turn the Spoken Word feature on or off. If you want to pause the Spoken Word feature press the ALT key and the space bar. Press the ALT key and the space bar again to resume playing Spoken Word. Can’t wait to buy some new books for your Kindle 2? Press the ALT key and the HOME button to go immediately to the Kindle store.  If you find a key passage of a book that you want to send to someone you can take a screen shot using your Kindle. Press and hold the ALT and SHIFT (up arrow) keys and then the “G” key. The screen will flash when the screen capture is complete. Attach your Kindle 2 to your computer using the USB cable. You’ll find your screen shots there with a .gif file extension. You can copy the screen shots to your computer and attach them to e-mails or print them out. Are you bored of reading and thinking of something else to do? Of course you could use your Kindle 2 to surf the web – or – you could play a game of Minesweeper. Press and hold down the ALT key and the SHIFT (up arrow) keys and then press the “M” key. The Minesweeper game will appear on your screen. Press the MENU button to change the game options. If you’ve uploaded your own text files to your Kindle you may need to have the Kindle scan your documents so the new files show-up on your Home page. To do this hold-down the ALT key and then press the “Z” key. How long have you been reading this book? To find-out press the Menu key and look at the top of your Kindle display. There you’ll see the time, the memory free on your Kindle 2, and details on your wireless network connection (right now mine says “3G”). Need some detailed technical information on your Kindle 2? From the Home Page go to Menu > Settings and then type “411″. A screen will open showing your Settings and Device Information. Take a screen shot – hold down the “ALT” and “SHIFT” keys then press the “G” key – to save the information on the screen. Press the Home button again to close this window. Congratulations! You’ve just learned how to get more use and enjoyment from your Kindle 2 e-book reader. To get keyboard shortcuts for your Kindle 1 visit the Guide to Kindle link at the bottom of this article.   Got a Kindle? Then you need to get right over to http://www.guidetokindle.com. News, information, pictures, and how-to advice for the worlds most popular e-book reader. Exclusive, well-documented articles show you how to get the most from your Kindle investment. Be sure to sign-up for our e-mail newsletter and stay informed about everything Kindle.Probiotika All in 1000 – probiotischen Joghurt selber machen

  One thing about electronic devices – they know how to put us in a panic every once in a while! The new Amazon Kindle 2 is no different – it sometimes seems to get possessed by one of those demons in the books stored deep inside it’s memory. While the Kindle 2 is a very well designed and durable device, it is subject to strange behavior. The worst of these behaviors is when the Kindle 2 freezes-up. The pages don’t turn, the screen saver won’t turn-off no matter how many times you “Slide and release the power switch to wake”. There are a few things you can do to “unfreeze” your Kindle 2, but the best cure is a bit of prevention. First, let’s get to the “unfreezing”. In the Kindle 1 you have a few options to unfreeze your device: A. Use the keyboard reset – hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys then press the “R” button. B. Manually reset by remove the back cover and insert a paper clip (GENTLY) into the “Reset” hole to reset and unfreeze the Kindle. C. Remove the battery (with the unit unplugged), turn on the power button to discharge the power in the Kindle, then reinstall the battery. Unfortunately the new Kindle 2 does not have a keyboard reset, there is no manual reset using a paper clip, and the battery cannot be accessed. So you have one option left for unfreezing your Kindle 2. That is resetting the device using the Power button. Before doing this it’s a good idea to make sure your Kindle 2 is completely charged. Even if it is “frozen” it should still charge – that is the charging indicator should light when the charger is connected. If the charging indicator does not light-up check your plug and if that’s OK contact Amazon Kindle support. Once you are satisfied that your Kindle 2 is charged it’s time to reset. To do this – 1. Remove your Kindle 2 from the charger. 2. Slide the power switch to the right and hold it there. 3. SLOWLY count to 15 (the switch has to be held in-place for at least 15 seconds). 4. Release the switch. 5. What will happen? At first NOTHING so don’t panic. 6. After about 5 to 10 seconds the Kindle 2 will flash on and off several times. 7. The Amazon logo will appear along with a progress bar showing the Kindle is restarting. 8. Next the Hope page will load with the ebooks, audio books, and other media you’ve loaded onto your Kindle. That’s it! You should be back in business ready to read another book. A few things to remember: If you only hold the Power button to the right for five to 10 seconds you’ll just turn the unit OFF. You have to hold the power button to the right for at least 15 seconds. If the process above does not work – contact the Amazon Kindle support team. They are very helpful and may be able to do some other trouble-shooting on your device. Now – how do you prevent your Kindle 2 from freezing in the first place? Well, unlike the Kindle 1, the Kindle 2 does not like to be completely turned off and on. The unit goes into a screensaver power-down mode when not in use consuming very little power. Try leaving the unit on continually and take advantage of the power-down feature. This seems to prevent freeze-ups for many owners. Ok, ok, if you’re flying please turn off your Kindle and wait until you get above 10,000 feet before turning on approved electronic devices. And please disable the wireless feature Kindle while flying! One other thing you can do to prevent Kindle 2 freeze-ups is to make sure your battery doesn’t fall below about 15% to 20% charged. The device seems to work better when the charge is above 20%. You don’t have to charge your Kindle 2 everyday – in fact that is NOT recommended unless you need it. Just watch the power indicator and give your Kindle 2 a charge when the battery level falls below 20%. OK – by now we trust you are back to enjoying your favorite ebook or audio book. Congratulations! You’ve learned how-to unfreeze your Kindle 2 and prevent future freeze-ups from happening.     Got a Kindle? Then you need to get right over to http://www.guidetokindle.com. News, information, pictures, and how-to advice for the worlds most popular e-book reader. Exclusive, well-documented articles show you how to get the most from your Kindle investment. Be sure to sign-up for our e-mail newsletter and stay informed about everything Kindle.Provillus