tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post8749784498109839933..comments2024-02-06T01:09:04.011-06:00Comments on Long Lost Relatives.net: Kindle Fire - Tablet or eReader? - First LookSusan Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-78377188469853779022011-11-20T16:07:00.375-06:002011-11-20T16:07:00.375-06:00Forgot to ask, can you import books from Google bo...Forgot to ask, can you import books from Google books?Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-80566995697018771842011-11-20T16:03:25.942-06:002011-11-20T16:03:25.942-06:00Like Tony looking forward to it being released her...Like Tony looking forward to it being released here in the UK. I do have an iPad & will soon have a Kindle so can I justify a Kindle Fire? (typed on my iPad!)Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-43131221424256112612011-11-20T14:56:56.396-06:002011-11-20T14:56:56.396-06:00Enjoying all your comments on the Kindle Fire, Sus...Enjoying all your comments on the Kindle Fire, Susan. It's high on my Christmas list. Am looking forward to hearing more ...Evelyn Pechthttp://iowagirlmemories.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-13406189908675342952011-11-20T11:22:34.230-06:002011-11-20T11:22:34.230-06:00Sounds great - Can't wait for the Kindle Fire ...Sounds great - Can't wait for the Kindle Fire to be available in the UK.ancestralwormholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669093257942210516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-31694464297817049102011-11-20T10:23:14.787-06:002011-11-20T10:23:14.787-06:00Thanks Susan, I think this finalizes my decision t...Thanks Susan, I think this finalizes my decision to buy the Fire. Your reviews are always great to see and appreciated!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-59629717547047173692011-11-19T16:52:01.984-06:002011-11-19T16:52:01.984-06:00I have been considering buying one and can't w...I have been considering buying one and can't wait to read more of your posts! Maybe that will help me make up my mind. Thanks for sharing!Janicehttp://whatspeakstomyheart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-59299549975326653412011-11-19T16:06:20.412-06:002011-11-19T16:06:20.412-06:00Such perfect timing, Susn. For 2 days we've be...Such perfect timing, Susn. For 2 days we've been researching the Kindle Fire extensively. I'm so grateful for all your comments. I think you've convinced us that we'll be happy with our purchase. We may even be in a Best Buy next Monday and are thinking about looking at it "in person". Maybe our Christmas will come early. We're eagerly waiting for your next posts that explore it more in depth. Keep in mind, I've heard it reads pdf files too--so lessons, group sheets, etc could all be accessed on the Fire while doing field research! I think Debra Osborne Spindle has written quite a lot about that.Becky Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841947942442007031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-10036256691999357132011-11-19T14:25:23.241-06:002011-11-19T14:25:23.241-06:00Good points. I received my kindle fire yesterday a...Good points. I received my kindle fire yesterday and had similar experiences. I don't have a smart phone so there has been a bit of a learning curve to it. Reading and replying on your blog while listening to iheartradio app, I could get used to this! Good luck. Looking forward to figuring out what can be done on it for genealogy.RBrass189https://www.blogger.com/profile/14585077041669643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-662679973037121402011-11-19T11:12:25.626-06:002011-11-19T11:12:25.626-06:00I totally get it, Susan. I've been in love wit...I totally get it, Susan. I've been in love with my NookColor since I got it for Christmas last year. Seems like I discover more I can do with it each day. :-)Elizabeth O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191827688514996520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-80095472670152396542011-11-19T10:46:56.333-06:002011-11-19T10:46:56.333-06:00Peggy - I've done that with standard web pages...Peggy - I've done that with standard web pages, but I've found I haven't been able to enlarge pages that are set up for mobile.Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-44227516293122869572011-11-19T10:44:32.795-06:002011-11-19T10:44:32.795-06:00If anything you need to click on is too small, pla...If anything you need to click on is too small, placing your index finger and together on the screen and then spreading them apart while still touching the screen will enlarge what you see on most screens. There is luser guide in the documents section of the Fire.Peggy Baldwinhttp://www.family-passages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-61221874609312003032011-11-19T10:44:01.879-06:002011-11-19T10:44:01.879-06:00Peggy - thanks for posting your 2nd comment. I del...Peggy - thanks for posting your 2nd comment. I deleted the incomplete one!<br /><br />My future posts will also include my Netflix experience, Legacy webinars, and Amazon instant videos. Tonight's agenda is to watch Larry Crowne on Amazon.Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-59784676037500317652011-11-19T10:41:42.419-06:002011-11-19T10:41:42.419-06:00Thanks, everyone, for reading and posting your com...Thanks, everyone, for reading and posting your comments. Your comments address some of the topics that will be in my next couple posts/reviews of the Kindle Fire.<br /><br />It only took me 3 days to use up the entire capacity on the device. That occurred this morning when I began downloading the majority of my audible book content (around 250 audio books). That was more than the Fire wanted to have, so I scaled it back to four or five audio books. It's not like I'm going to be stranded on a desert island for the next five years and need all of my content available RIGHT NOW.<br /><br />I'm also testing the battery life with constant on and constant WiFi connection. At the moment, it's been on about 7 hours and has 17% battery life left.<br /><br />I am probably pushing the device more here at the beginning just to see what it will do.<br /><br />Stay tuned for more of my impressions on my new KF!Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-25830698397273596572011-11-19T10:38:03.313-06:002011-11-19T10:38:03.313-06:00I should have also said I have watched Netflix mov...I should have also said I have watched Netflix movie on it, as well as a Rootsmagic teaching videos and it worked quite well. Peggy BaldwinPeggy Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424553285470609107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-62517892148378716502011-11-19T10:35:04.537-06:002011-11-19T10:35:04.537-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Peggy Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424553285470609107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-68242908529273239992011-11-19T10:33:52.995-06:002011-11-19T10:33:52.995-06:00I received my Kindle arrived with the first shipme...I received my Kindle arrived with the first shipment on Wednesday. I also own a Kindle DX, which is about the same size as an iPad. And I have an iPhone and and an iPhone Video. This is what I like about the Fire and how I've used it so far:<br /><br />1. The color screen makes viewing subscription magazines and the web quite nice.<br />2. It's smaller than the iPad and easier to slip into a medium sized purse.<br />3. It was $200 as oppose to $500 to $700 that the iPad. As one reviewer said, it's almost an impulse buy.<br />4. There are not many apps and especially not ones that are genealogy specific, BUT, when mobile device programmers were polled the platform they were the most interested in programming for was the Kindle. FIre, so I'm expecting many nor apps soon.Peggy Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424553285470609107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-1730828379491219062011-11-19T10:08:11.438-06:002011-11-19T10:08:11.438-06:00Thanks for the review. I, too, have a Kindle e-rea...Thanks for the review. I, too, have a Kindle e-reader and have been thinking about getting a Kindle Fire so that I could access the internet without dragging out my laptop, but I wasn't sure how well it worked for the internet. Glad to know you like it.Debbie Blanton McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565302178384332096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-65177695786764997612011-11-19T09:44:20.017-06:002011-11-19T09:44:20.017-06:00I was contemplating a Kindle Fire but then my awes...I was contemplating a Kindle Fire but then my awesome b-i-l got me an iPad for Christmas!! (Christmas came in Oct this year) I finally got myself a keyboard but only use it for heavy duty note taking. I'm fine with the virtual keyboard for things like passwords/logging on to stuff etc. <br /><br />So my question - since the Kindle Fire is like a tablet I am assuming it's backlit? How do you find it for reading??Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-2229859025907189162011-11-19T08:10:34.223-06:002011-11-19T08:10:34.223-06:00Looking forward to hearing more, sounds pretty coo...Looking forward to hearing more, sounds pretty cool so far. I'm the same on my iPad, I read things but typing is just too much of a pain.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918569120586036647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361643719072455990.post-65030752191591043042011-11-19T08:07:50.989-06:002011-11-19T08:07:50.989-06:00Thanks for sharing Susan.. I've been betwixt a...Thanks for sharing Susan.. I've been betwixt and between the Kindle Fire versus the iPad. Everything you have shared sounds really great.<br /><br />I look forward to more information as you continue to experience this new tech Kindle.<br /><br />LucieLucie LeBlanc Consentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.com