Len Edgerly, who hosts The Kindle Chronicles podcast, prepared this video review of the Kindle 3G + WiFi. In the video he discusses various aspects of the new Kindle, including its size, weight, speed, and screen clarity. He makes side-by-side comparisons with the Kindle 2, as well.
I really like the side-by-side look between the K2 and the K3. I’ve been waiting for someone to post something like this and finally, it happens! I get to see the K3 in action! I’m going to do my happy dance and continue waiting for mine to get here from Amazon.
A few months ago, I was approached by a representative from The March of Dimes seeking parents of preemies to contribute photos and stories for a new project on their website. Well, I just received an email that the program is up and running! I’m so excited! Some of my readers may not know, but my son, Danny, was born 14 weeks early due to complications with my pregnancy. He weighed in at 1 lb 14 oz and spent about three months in the NICU. The March of Dimes has used various photos from his stay there in an easy to follow, interactive program for parents about Understanding Your Premature Infant.
Danny’s photos are on the pages listed below (or see him on Flickr):
- Infant Cues, pg. 6 (4 photos – Danny at different stages)
- Body & Movement, pg. 7 (1 photos – The Hubbs with 1 wk. old Danny)
- Sleep & Awake, pg. 1 (the photo on the left)
- Senses, pg. 8 (Me & Danny), pg. 10, pg. 11
- Interacting, pg. 6 (The “Ooh” Face on the left)
Danny is almost 2 1/2 now and he’s growing and learning everyday. His Dad and I are very proud of how far he’s come. We just wish he’d tell us what he did with the hard drive from his Dad’s laptop. He got a hold of it two weeks ago and we can’t find where he’s hidden it!
Things have been a bit up in the air with the blog lately. With the release of WordPress 3.0.1, and Thesis 1.8 (which followed very closely on the heals of Thesis 1.7) there has been quite a bit of upgrading and updating going on. Unfortunately, it’s mostly been with code and not so much with the reading and reviews. Things are beginning to come together, though.
What I’ve Done (So Far):
- Added some new pages
- Upgraded WordPress
- Wrestled with Thesis & Photoshop for a new layout
- Upgraded Thesis
- Wrestled with Thesis again
- At 2:30 a.m. I let Thesis win
What I Still Have To Work On:
- New “Link Me” button
- Fix the “Copyright” footer
- Fix the alignment problem in the footer widgets
- Edit old posts to work with post thumbnails
- Edit old posts to add tags
- Edit old posts to fix categories
- Shoot Thesis & put myself out of my blogging misery
I’m hoping to work on the blog again tomorrow and soon there will be some new content. I know, I hear the shocked gasps from the peanut gallery “You mean, you’re actually going to read something?!?”
Okay, I know I said I’d never buy a Kindle and that my Sony Reader was the Love of My Life, but I gotta admit I’ve fallen in love with the Kindle 3. So much so, that I’ve ditched sold my Sony 505 to my best friend (she’ll give it a good home, don’t worry) and pre-ordered the Kindle Wi-Fi. My hubby, who has always been a good sport about sharing me with the Sony, is starting to get nervous. “All you talk about is that Kindly-thing!”
When I got my Sony, I was very happy with it. It did everything I needed it to do without any headache or heartache. I bought books when money allowed and sometimes when it didn’t, but I didn’t get crazy with it. Not so with the Kindle! I haven’t even gotten the thing in my hot little hands yet, and I’m already thinking of names (Pippin? Bertie? Pasquale?), drooling over Oberon covers, making screensavers for it (gotta have some yummy man-candy on display), joining Kindle Boards, creating a Kindle Edition-Only wishlist on Amazon, and generally just not shutting up about the damn thing!
I have been blinded by the bright and shiny! I am fickle, I tell you! But, oh, so in love! I think I may need a support group. Is it August 27th yet?
My name is Christina (aka Anesthezea). I'm a self-professed Geek Mom who divides her time between raising the most awesome 2 year-old ever and the urge to bury her nose in the nearest book. While I enjoy reading many types of fiction, my favorites are contemporary, historical, and paranormal romances, urban fantasy, and suspense.