In this week’s mailbag, we received the following question: I just cleared my old Kindle Fire and gave it to my son. How can I set my new Kindle Fire HDX so my purchases will only go to it, and not the Fire I gave my son? There is no way to “set” a given … Read more
Lots of kids are receiving Lego and Lego Technic sets this holiday season, and plenty more have accumulated years’ worth of Lego from holidays and birthdays past. Here are some books to help kids and adults alike learn how to create their own unique Lego constructions, simple and complex Lego Technic machines and contraptions, and … Read more
This is a cross-posting from the Digital Media Mom site, and is reprinted here in its entirety with that site’s permission. At long last, that feature so many of us loved in our monochrome Kindles — and bitterly missed when we switched to Kindle Fires — is here! That mid-November software update is finally being … Read more
The new, second generation Kindle Fire HD 7″ model is already shipping, and it includes the new Fire 3.0 Operating System, a.k.a. the Fire 3.0 OS. There are some significant differences (and improvements!) between Fire 3.0 and the previous version, so let’s take a look. Carousel The links in the top menu ribbon have been … Read more
**11/11/13 UPDATE** Note that the Silk Browser Reading View feature described in this post is available in the first-generation, non-HD Fire, but is only accessible through the Silk browser Options menu on that device. Access this menu by tapping near the bottom of the screen with the Silk browser open. Also note, Reading View is only available on … Read more
Many people reading this will already know how to remove items from the carousel, and many will also know how to remove them from the Device screens (e.g., Apps > Device, Books > Device, etc.), but very few know how to prune apps, audiobooks, videos, music and Kindle ebooks from the Fire’s Cloud screens (e.g., … Read more
When your Fire starts acting hinky, as mine did a couple months back, sometimes there’s nothing for it but to do a “factory reset”. This post is about how to tell when it’s necessary, how to do it, and how to preserve as much of your Fire’s content as possible in the process. What Is … Read more
What Does This Have To Do With Kindle Fire? If you own a Kindle Fire and have been buying music for it from Amazon, you’re already using Amazon’s Cloud Player app on your Fire. This post is about playing that same music through speakers in your home—specifically, your TV speakers. Made The Switch From Apple; … Read more