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Another High-calibre Saturday

calibre, an e-book reader’s best companion, has been upgraded to v. 0.6.5. In keeping with my history of tips and tricks for installing calibre on Fedora, I offer the following, based on the install I just completed. I’m running Fedora … Continue reading

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Higher calibre

calibre, the real deal in e-book management software, has been updated to version 0.6.0. In addition to support for the Kindle DX, there are numerous other enhancements, as detailed in the changelog. Before you can explore the new shininess, you … Continue reading

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Arrived!

The Kindle DX arrived, on schedule. The initial charging of the battery is done, the “Welcome Aboard” letter from His Bezosness has been read. I’ve trained MLB in the usage of the Kindle 2. She’s diggin’ it. Initial reactions: It’s … Continue reading

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Shipped!

The Big Ol’ Kindle DX, from Amazon, is on the truck: Ship Carrier: UPS Tracking Number: 1Z7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Status: In transit Order #: nnn-mmmmmmm-zzzzzzz Shipment Date: June 10, 2009 Destination: RESTON, VA, US Estimated Arrival: June 12, 2009 Hmm… new Kindle, … Continue reading

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Estimate

From Amazon: Items not yet shipped: Delivery estimate: June 12, 2009 * 1 of: Amazon Kindle DX Leather Cover Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC * 1 of: Kindle DX: Amazon’s 9.7″ Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, … Continue reading

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Another Sunday, a new calibre

calibre 0.5.12 is available and installed on my Toshiba laptop. I’m close to having a race ready Fedora RPM built. Given calibre’s update frequency, maybe I ought to finish the packaging. When that happens, look for a Downloads tab appearing … Continue reading

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If it’s Saturday, I’m installing calibre

calibre 0.5.11 now runs strong and tall on my Linux laptop. I wonder how much I’ll really need to reformat personal content after the Kindle DX is on-board. I think the DX is going to handle my PDF manuals just … Continue reading

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Rekindled

I’m on order. The potential of the Kindle DX was just too great to leave unexplored. Having manuals, usually in PDF, handy on one easy to use device will be a good thing. Nearly all vendors distribute their documentation in … Continue reading

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Kindle Jumbotron

I never have been behind the curve so fast; I’m still digging my Amazon Kindle 2, and now there’s this new thing called the Kindle DX. I have no quarrel with the screen size, quality, and ease of use of … Continue reading

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A New Weekend Pastime

That would be reinstalling calibre. The calibre maintainer is not in the least shy about releasing frequent updates. Considering the number of different readers, operating systems, and ebook formats that he’s supporting, I’m not shocked at this. In fact, it’s … Continue reading

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