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April 2009

Kindle LED light prototype C

04.29.2009

Kindle LED light prototype C

Originally uploaded by C.K. Sample III.

Okay, this is the best one yet and it’s super light and simple.
I took some 9 gauge aluminum armature wire that I had lying around (you can buy much more of this than you need [...]

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How to build a cheap LED reading light for your Kindle or Sony Reader

04.28.2009

So last night, while I was watching Heroes, I built this little guy:

This is just the first prototype of a better-designed LED light for the Kindle that I have in mind (but some of the parts are still on order). However, this is dead simple to make, and I happened to have all the parts [...]

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Ubuntu 9.0.4 Netbook Remix version runs out-of-the-box on various netbooks

04.27.2009

Thanks to madaeradog for noting in the comments to my Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC: Part 1 (or How to run a functional Ubuntu install off a USB drive) post that the new version of Ubuntu comes in a Netbook Remix flavor that runs nicely on various netbooks without tweaking. Included in the list [...]

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Introducing Let’s Talk Lit!

04.26.2009

You may not know this about me, but I have three degrees (from three different institutions) that I earned by reading and thinking and talking at length about books. Rather than let them go entirely to waste, I thought it would be fun to start a podcast about literature. It’s called Let’s Talk Lit!, and [...]

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Install a darker, more readable font on the Kindle 2

04.26.2009

In case you haven’t heard about it, there’s been some controversy from people who have had both a first generation and second generation Kindle, complaining that the Kindle 2’s text doesn’t appear as crisp and dark on the screen, making reading more difficult in low-lighting situations. The problem isn’t a problem with the Kindle 2’s [...]

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