TKC 57 Michael Seringhaus
August 21st, 2009 admin

News – An analyst named Jim Friedland offers bullish Kindle sales estimates, and Steven Windwalker has more via TeleRead . Also, Rupert Murdoch gets his way. Click here for reaction on Amazon forum. Tech Tip – From Bufo Calvin’s Frequently Asked Questions , a hidden Kindle DX game of Gomoku . Also, via Andrei Pushkin’s blog kindle and clarknova of the MobileRead forum, I install the hack for relief from the monotony of my Kindle 2’s default screensavers. You can find similar hacks via Andrei’s blog for customizing the …
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