Koozie Notes

Kindle: Automatic Page Turns

Wow, while perusing through the Amazon forms I came across this cool key board shortcut for turning on automatic page turns.

• To turn on automatic page turning, press Alt-0. Then press Alt-1 to activate it. Alt-2 to stop it.

I find it a bit fast, though.

--Chris

Financial Times: Now on Kindle

Amazon bumps up their newspaper subscription offerings on the Kindle to 24 with the addition of the Financial Times , priced at $9.99 per month. 

--Chris

Ping Publishers for Kindle Versions

Today, I noticed that Amazon added a new feature to their book product subscription web page that allows one to "Ping" the publisher for a Kindle version.  Thank you Amazon.

For example, I would like a Kindle version of John Grisham's The Brethern.  So, just click on the link and if you look to the left side, below the book cover, you should see a new box that reads as follows.

Please tell the publisher: I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Let the pinging begin.

--Chris

Outlook Express: Troubleshooting

Today, I spent time troubleshooting Outlook Express, Microsoft's standard email application on Windows, which should not be confused with Outlook, Microsoft's more elaborate email client that can come package with MS Office.

A good place to start is reading should begin with Microsoft's Article on Outlook Express File Corruption.

In our case, we were able to get everything working by going offline, compacting the inbox and deleted items folders, and finally moving saved messages outside of the default Outlook Express folders.

If you are not as fortunate, you might take a look at some of the software tools listed below for repairing and recovering lost email with Outlook Express.

1. DBXtract - Extracts messages from corrupt dbx files -- Slow, limited and may not get all the files.
2. DBExpress - Extracts messages from corrupt dbx files -- Fast, accurate, and versatile. Can extract from entire disks, even if formatted

Even though I did not have to use these tools, they might come in handy in the future.

--Chris