The new Kindle 4—the one without touchscreen capability—doesn’t run the Kindle 3 screensaver hack, so even if you pay Amazon the extra $30 to disable the ads you’re stuck with some generic default images. If this is driving you crazy, take heart. A Kindle 4 owner named kubbur has graciously begun documenting how he’s managed [...]
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Make your Kindle look busted with this screensaver
Why in the world would you want to make your Kindle look like the screen has been smashed? I dunno, but here are some ideas: To make it less appealing to thieves. To elicit sympathy from nosy coworkers, non-crazy subway riders, or cute coffee shop patrons. To uncover anti-Kindle people in your midst — just [...]
Here are some Kindle screens in the C.S. Lewis vein
Over the weekend, a reader named Greg posted a link on the Free Screens page to his own public collection of Kindle screens. He’s got over thirty images freely available to download. Although the collection includes portraits and illustrations, its specific appeal is to people interested in C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, John Edwards, and other [...]
Kindle 3.1 software update prevents jailbreaking
Update: The new jailbreak for 3.1 has already been released, so you can disregard the warning below. (Thanks to Jordi for the tip!) Original post: If you wanted to use custom fonts or screensaver images on your Kindle but haven’t yet applied the jailbreak hack, make sure you do it before you update to the [...]
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 a shot at illustrating these. Also, I think Tim has inspired me to start looking [...]
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! Yes, Lovecraft actually used the phrase “flabby claws” when describing him, which is why most [...]
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 own use. As you can see, they’re maps of some of the world’s most traveled [...]
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 spirit world; he ends his days (we can assume) penniless and bonkers. But that’s Victorian [...]
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 know to look there, and if your Kindle is password-protected then the stranger can’t access [...]
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 that, all you have to do is make a few modifications to your favorite images [...]
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 may lack detail on older screens. They look pretty great on the Kindle 3 “Pearl” [...]
Geeky screensavers for your Kindle DX
A reader named Will posted a link in the Screens page to a handful of DX-friendly screensavers hosted over at Picasa. If you’ve read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, played Portal, or watched Futurama, you will likely be interested. If not, carry on. Kindle Screensavers by William [Picasa Web Albums]
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