The Prime Instant Video Library is huge, and it can be difficult to separate the Prime video wheat from the chaff. In the Prime Screening Room, I highlight the videos that are well worth the viewing. In The Mouth of Madness (rated R, average Amazon review rating 4/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99 to rent … Read more
Spartacus and Rome are beautifully-shot, well-acted, adults-only historical drama series that are both set in the days of Roman Empire, both featuring some familiar faces among the cast, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Rome was HBO’s baby, and it ran for only two seasons. Featuring such well-known and award-winning actors as Ciaran Hinds, … Read more
Sometimes, a case is more than you really need for your Kindle Fire. Maybe you don’t need a stand, or a keyboard, or a case that automatically puts your Fire to sleep when you close it. For many of us, all that’s needed is essentially a dust and scratch cover: something to put the Fire … Read more
Today’s installment is part 5 in my Escape From iTunes series. In the first post I explained why making the switch from iTunes to Amazon’s MP3 Cloud Player is an especially good move for Kindle Fire owners, since it will free them to get full use of their digital music libraries across all their devices, including … Read more
Today’s installment is part 4 in my Escape From iTunes series. In the first post I explained why making the switch from iTunes to Amazon’s MP3 Cloud Player is an especially good move for Kindle Fire owners, since it will free them to get full use of their digital music libraries across all their devices, … Read more
This is part 3 in what I’m calling my Escape From iTunes series. In the first post, iTunes 11: You Don’t Have To Take It Anymore!, I discussed the reasons why it might be advantageous for Fire owners in particular to free themselves from iTunes, the better to get full use of the music functionality on … Read more
Today I continue my series detailing how I freed myself from Apple and iTunes by taking a closer look at the device I chose to replace my iPod, and comparing it directly to the closest iPod competitor. As a reminder, allow me to repeat this from the first post in this series: Why am I … Read more
First things first: why am I talking about iTunes and Apple devices on a site dedicated to Amazon’s Kindle Fire? It’s because many—maybe even most—Kindle Fire owners aren’t taking advantage of all the Fire’s music features because they’re already chained to iTunes and Apple devices for digital music purchases, downloads and management. Nobody wants the … Read more