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Kindle 2 now has pdf support + manual screen rotation
November 25, 2009 - 10:50 am
Tags: battery, firmware, kendall, kindle, pdf, update
Posted in Book, Reviews, Technology | No comments
Great news for Kindle 2 owners — the version 2.3 software update includes support for rendering .pdf files.
Here is a .pdf file I copied onto my Kindle, shown in portrait mode:
And here’s the PDF file shown in landscape mode:
This software update also allows for manual screen rotation!
I should also point out that they’ve consolidated Kindle [...]
Four writerly books
November 20, 2009 - 12:19 pm
Tags: author, books, creative writing, review, writing
Posted in Book, Culture, Income, Living, Reviews | No comments
Here are four books on writing I just finished reading that you may find of interest. These books give insight into the nuts and bolts of the writing life, fill in the backstory of how writers craft their ideas, show how to read critically, and discuss why books and writing are important.
How to be a [...]
The Cthulhu Mushroom
November 13, 2009 - 5:47 pm
Tags: cthulhu, mushroom
Posted in Culture, Living, Travel, Virginia | No comments
It must have been the rain.
A rain that for days soaked deep into the ground, reaching far down to unimaginable depths, where it must have awakened something Old and Ancient. Something so horrible that I shudder, even now, to recall those fateful moments when, on that day, I journeyed too close whence it emerged. My [...]
What happened when I found a bird in my basement
November 10, 2009 - 8:34 pm
Tags: basement, bird, house, Living, scare
Posted in Culture, Living, Virginia | No comments
A month or so ago I found a little bird in my basement. I wasn’t sure how he got in there — maybe he came in when I had the outside door opened for a couple hours? I am not a biologist, so I don’t know what type of bird it was, but if I [...]
Richmond Noir anthology of great noir fiction
October 13, 2009 - 8:58 pm
Tags: akashic book, anthology, fiction, noir, richmond
Posted in Academia, Book, Culture, Virginia | No comments
Be sure to check out the forthcoming Richmond Noir, an anthology of original noir stories by Dean King, Laura Browder, Howard Owen, Yazmina Beverly, Tom De Haven, X.C. Atkins, Meagan Saunders, Anne Soffee, Clint McCowan, Conrad Persons, Clay Chapman, Pir Rothenberg, David Robbins, Hermine Pinson, and Dennis Danvers.
With a Foreward by Tom Robbins.
Edited by Andrew [...]
catching up on fitness: new kettlebell and right of passage progress/status
October 10, 2009 - 9:58 pm
Tags: Fitness, kettlebell, right of passage, workout
Posted in Fitness, Martial Arts | No comments
I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately, plus am in the middle of the fall semester, so postings have been not as frequent as I would like. However, I’ve been progressing through the RKC Right of Passage, and today I tried out my new 28KG kettlebell.
This was a move up in weight for [...]
Kendall book reader: Amazon Kindle DX review
September 20, 2009 - 2:06 pm
Tags: amazon, Book, kendall, kindle, kindle dx, reader, review
Posted in Academia, Book, Productivity, Reviews | No comments
UPDATE [25 November 2009]: There’s a new software update for the Kindle DX that provides for better cropping of PDF files to maximize the amount of content on the screen.
So I am sure by now you’ve heard of the new digital book reader by Amazon, the Amazon Kindle DX. After my wife absconded with my [...]
end of TRX FORCE program, and where from here
September 2, 2009 - 8:49 pm
Tags: Fitness, force, kettlebell, running, suspension system, training, trx
Posted in Fitness, Martial Arts | No comments
So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program. This is a wrap-up of the FORCE program (84 days).
I finished the TRX FORCE program last Sunday, but I’ve been on travel and so haven’t had a chance to post.
Overall, I was happy with the TRX [...]
catching up: busy week, kettlebells, and working through TRX week 12
August 28, 2009 - 10:58 pm
Tags: Fitness, force, kettlebell, running, suspension system, training, trx
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So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program.). Today was Day 82.
The first week of the fall semester is always one of bedlam, slipping schedules, and unexpected emergencies. This week was no exception to this expectation. So I wasn’t able to manage more-frequent updates, [...]
single-arm kettlebell swings, end of TRX week 11, and a nice run
August 22, 2009 - 2:19 pm
Tags: Fitness, force, kettlebell, running, suspension system, training, trx
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So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program. Today was Day 76.
After my long drive yesterday, I managed to get in a kettlebell and TRX workout. I was going to run also, but the heat ran that idea into the ground.
For kettlebells, since I [...]
