Category Archives: text

Fan-made app lets you play Zork and other titles offline

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Chris Walters

The details: It requires the same unofficial hack used to install screensavers and fonts. It’s still under development so it may be buggy. As with all Kindle hacks, use at your own risk. Download it at Andrew de Quincey’s livejournal … Continue reading →

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Halloween screensavers for your Kindle

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Chris Walters

Raargh! Blaaarrrh! Slurp! And then whatever sound a pumpkin monster makes–something squishy, I imagine. Here are several spoooky screensaver images for your enjoyment. In general, I tried to use darker shades to better suit the theme, but that means they … Continue reading →

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Fairy tale screens: “Hansel & Gretel” and “Rapunzel”

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Chris Walters

Here are a couple of Kindle screens I made using Wordle’s free word cloud web-app. To be honest, I’m still undecided about whether the cartoons add too much clutter, but I thought these two were fun regardless considering the subject … Continue reading →

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Create custom word cloud screensavers with Wordle

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Chris Walters

A helpful reader sent in this tip, and after I checked out the site I knew I had to post it for others to discover. He writes: There is a very neat website that allows you to create a “word … Continue reading →

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