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Free Kindle screensaver: “Watership Down” word clouds

Tim wrote in with a request: “I would love to have a screen from the book ‘Watership Down.’” Done! I’m not a great rabbit artist, so I included several different versions sans rabbit in case anyone else wants to take … Continue reading

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Free screensavers: Cthulhu Wordle madness!

As I’m sure you know, every passing year brings us closer to the day when the Great Old Ones reclaim this world, and perhaps the most beloved GOO of all is good ol’ Cthulhu. Watch out for his flabby claws! … Continue reading

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Free screens: subway maps of major cities

Fellow Kindle owner Parker Higgins just sent me a note about some Kindle transit map screensavers he created, and after I slapped myself in the head for not coming up with the idea first, I quickly downloaded them for my … Continue reading

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Classic Scrooge illustrations for your Kindle

Is there any Christmas tale more famous, or more horrifying, than Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”? Poor Ebenezer! In the course of one long night, a productive and upstanding member of society is driven mad by the relentless torments of the … Continue reading

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Use virtual bookplates to help recover a lost Kindle

It’s not a bad idea to put your contact info on your Kindle, in the event that you misplace it and a Good Samaritan happens along. There’s a built-in spot for this information under Settings, but a stranger might not … Continue reading

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A beginner’s guide to making custom screensaver images

There’s no reason, other than lack of time or interest, that you can’t put your own custom images on your Kindle. The “hard” part is hacking your Kindle in the first place (although that’s a fairly easy task too). After … Continue reading

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Halloween screensavers for your Kindle

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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Amazon's new Kindle ad makes me feel weird about owning a Kindle

Have you seen the new Kindle spot yet? At first I thought it was made by a fan, or that it was one of the entries submitted for Amazon’s “create a Kindle ad” contest that ran last month. Not because … Continue reading

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