October 2011
33 posts
Delivereads - Curated Content for Your Kindle →
Curated content delivered to your Kindle
is as easy as 1, 2, Read
Think that covers all the “long reads” type services! :D
What Are Longreads? →
What Are Longreads? Longreads are changing the way people read online. They’re stories that are best enjoyed away from your desk — whether it’s on a daily commute, an airplane, a subway, or your couch. It’s in-depth stories, perfect for the iPad, iPhone or Kindle, and apps like Instapaper, Flipboard, Readability and Read It Later. Longreads posts links to new stories every day — they include...
About | Longform.org →
Longform.org posts new and classic non-fiction articles, curated from across the web, that are too long and too interesting to be read on a web browser. We recommend enjoying them using read later services like Instapaper and Read It Later and feature buttons to save articles with one click.
One for Calibre methinks - or even just the free kindle email address :)
Byliner →
Great writers. Great stories. Readable in a single sitting. For your iPad, Kindle, Nook & more.
Oh. Crap. This could get expensive… :D
iPads Are Not a Miracle for Children With Autism |... →
Of course, this has had the unintended impact of being quite a difficult experience for families of children with autism who can’t afford the device. The feeling that there may be something out there that can support their child’s development, but that they can’t access, is a terrible situation for a parent to be in. The reportage of the experience of children with autism who use the device...
Amazon.com: Public Library Books for Kindle →
How It Works
You can borrow Kindle books from your local library’s website and, with the click of a button, have them delivered to your Kindle device or free reading app. • Visit the website of a U.S. library that offers digital services from OverDrive. • Check out a Kindle book (using a valid library card). • Click on “Get for Kindle” and then sign in to your Amazon.com account...
Amazon.co.uk: Temporarily Free non-classics -... →
The best thing about the amount of self-published ebooks now, is that my prose and plotting is Orwellian in comparison! I mean the level of self-delusion is truly astounding! I feel rather sorry for the good writers lost in the ocean of dross.
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BBC Sport - Jenson Button pulls in to Red Bull pit... →
Ah, I’d forgotten about this - good thing for cheering yourself up! :D Oh that I could embed iPlayer successfully.
The Guardian and Observer Book Swap: how to take... →
Dear Guardian, Bookcrossing.com called, you could at least namecheck them when you blatantly nick their longstanding idea! {:)
MetroTwit Plus →
How does MetroTwit get even better? Well, you get the MetroTwit you already know and love, plus: No ads. Zero, Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nunca.
Coming soon: Multiple accounts support
A warm and fuzzy feeling supporting independent developers.*
To keep it simple, we trust our users to do the right thing so you can use the same unlock code on as many of your computers with MetroTwit installed.
I’m...
Barnes & Noble pulls comics over exclusive Kindle... →
In response to DC Comics’ exclusive deal with Amazon to sell digital versions of a hundred of its graphic novels, Barnes & Noble has ceased selling physical copies of the same titles from its stores. One analyst said this is a sign that the digital content and bookstore market has reached a new level of maturity, where players now compete against each other rather than collectively...
Discuss and Discover Apps, Books, Games, Movies,... →
Review the movies, apps, music, books, and games you love (and love to hate) in 160 characters or less. Create lists of your favorites to share and remix with your friends, and…
New Kindle Touch 3G removes access to most of... →
Amazon has clarified that the next generation of its 3G Kindle, the Kindle Touch 3G, will not be able to browse the Internet without a WiFi connection. Users will still be able to use 3G to sync book and document purchases, but anything beyond Wikipedia will be off-limits.
Browsing was (and still is) an experimental feature on the last iteration of the Kindle, now known as the Kindle Keyboard 3G....
Kindle Touch: Hype Defeats Good Design « The... →
The physical buttons are on the audio player, so the user can perform essential operations (change volume, fast forward, etc.) with eyes on the road. Physical buttons are the true “touch” interface. Touch-screen is “touch-and-look.” There are good reasons why the car has so many physical controls. The design may not be ideal, but it’s meant specifically for the task and the form factor: with the...
Oh, one more thing about the Amazon tablet: the... →
Well, this delay to get the “stopgap” Kindle tablet out in time for the holiday season this year may have pretty serious consequences for early adopters and holiday shoppers: my sources tell me the second-gen Kindle tablet (or Kindle Fire, as it’s now been dubbed) will be out in Q1 of 2012 — yes, that soon. That was always the plan, but the delays of the v1 product have...
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Move Photos from Facebook to Google + →
My addon also lets you download photos from ANY FACEBOOK ALBUM YOU CAN VIEW - NOT JUST YOUR OWN. This may at first seem a bit over the line when it comes to privacy,butthese are only photos you already have permission to view and download on facebook. You can also move the photos you’re tagged in!!!
Yay, a way to get my friend’s photos that I like, rather than just mine! Of course I...
ZangZing – Import Images From Photo Sharing... →
ZangZing is a a web service that lets you pull photos from multiple image sharing services and add them to an album to share on either Facebook or Twitter, or via email. The service is meant to make photo sharing easy by allowing you to import images from all the different accounts you may have uploaded them to, from a single platform. ZangZing lets you import images from a total of 8 different...
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Think you logged out of Facebook? Not really,... →
“Apparently, Facebook does not agree. On Sunday Nic Cubrilovic posted some troubling news: Logging out of Facebook is not Enough. Facebook doesn’t actually log you out when you ask it to. They pretend to, but they don’t. Instead, they simply change the status of your logged in session to fool you into thinking you’re logged out. “You don’t see your friends or profile. You...
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Adobe acquires Typekit →
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