With the release of better and less-expensive Kindles I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people who know I love mine and are wondering if they should be getting one. So here, I present my answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions I hear about eReaders like Kindle. If you have any other questions, leave… Continue reading Kindle FAQs
Month: July 2010
Should I Buy A Kindle 3?
Another generation of Kindle is here, Kindle 3 and now you’re asking yourself, “Should I buy a Kindle 3?” With the new, wi-fi only Kindle 3 priced at only $139, how much longer are you going to be able to resist? (The Kindle 3 wireless version, with free 3G connectivity AND wi-fi, is still $189.… Continue reading Should I Buy A Kindle 3?
Old Spice Guy Loves Libraries
Last week the Old Spice Guy took over the world with a cute ad, a cute spokesman and a very cute campaign where ‘he’ made video responses to questions posed on social media networks. Here’s the original ad. Now, please enjoy a wonderful parody made by the Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library: Makes… Continue reading Old Spice Guy Loves Libraries
Hot Now, Hot Then
“Healthfully Air-Conditioned!” When they filmed “The Blob” at our local movie theater in the 1950s, there was a banner on the cinema proclaiming it to be “Healthfully Air-Conditioned”. Every year for Blobfest they put up a replica banner (among other things. You really ought to come for Blobfest some year) and it takes me right… Continue reading Hot Now, Hot Then
98 Degrees
It’s 98 degrees out there, and humid. I tell this to people who have never experienced this kind of heat and they say things like, “Well, that certainly sounds hot.” and “What’s that in Centigrade?” and “I have no idea what that feels like.” To address these points, allow me to take them in reverse.… Continue reading 98 Degrees