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If you’ve just received a new Kindle Fire, it may not be immediately obvious how to watch movies on your device. Your Kindle Fire comes with a free month of Amazon Prime, which includes not only free 2-day shipping, but also free Amazon Instant Videos (TV shows and movies). To watch Amazon videos, tap the “Video” label on the home screen of your Kindle Fire. I’ve highlighted where . . . → Read More: How to watch movies on your Kindle Fire 
So the Amazon Kindle Fire ereaders are out now and there’s a lot of anticipation in the air as folks wonder what this new device is all about. Here’s a quick guide I put together, explaining what are ereaders, ebooks, and Kindles. And here’s an overview of the Kindle ereaders now available. As for the Kindle Fire itself, I put together a quick unboxing video so that you can . . . → Read More: Amazon Kindle Fire Unboxing 
We’ve no doubt all heard the cliche, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But award-winning author Neil Gaiman turns this phrase on its head and, with The Graveyard Book, explores a much more interesting premise: “It takes a graveyard to raise a child.” The prospect leads to tantalizing questions. For those who can imagine it, can the dead teach a child how to live? Can the dead protect a child . . . → Read More: Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 
Here is the third annual Totally Awesome Gift Guide–a collection of gift ideas that go beyond the mundane. These gifts are curated based on: my personal review (i.e., after using the item, I found it to be totally awesome), or I just really, really want the item myself (i.e., it is totally awesome, period). So, here are some totally awesome gifts for totally awesome people (like you!). I’ve grouped them into three . . . → Read More: Totally Awesome Gift Guide 2011  Books, Culture, Fitness, Gadgets, Reviews  audible, audio book, chin up bar, chinup, demonbell, ebook, ereader, five slices of death, gift, guide, heart-shaped box, ironkey, joe hill, kendall, kendall giles, kettlebell, kindle, klean kanteen, pull up bar, pullup, soundmatters, speaker, usb, weighted vest 
On Tuesday November 15, 2011, in the VCU Commonwealth Ballroom, day 1 of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival kicked off with an evening celebrating the novel, writing, reading, and building a career as an author. This two-day festival is a special event recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Award. The keynote talk was given by NPR book critic and novelist Alan Cheuse, who spoke on “First and Last Novels: Rumblings About . . . → Read More: VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival and panel discussion 
I was on a long flight from Los Angeles to Richmond, Virginia, and I thought I was going to go insane. It wasn’t because of the long flight itself, nor was it because of the hassles of air travel. No, I was going out of my mind because two passengers behind me were prattling on about some reality TV show and I couldn’t escape. It’s not like they were discussing an interesting . . . → Read More: Read more and save your sanity with Audible 
Lately, the news channels have been flooded with talk about “Kindles” and “Nooks” and “ereaders” and “ebooks”. Most of the stories focus on specific products, and rarely are the simple questions addressed, like: “What is a Kindle?” or “What is an Amazon Kindle?”. I’ve even heard: “What is a Kendall Reader?”. So I thought I’d give a short introduction on the Amazon Kindle. Basically, the Amazon Kindle is a family of ereader devices . . . → Read More: What is a Kindle? 
Now that Halloween is behind us, we’ve a brisk march toward the end of the year in front of us. Here are five quick links to contemplate along the way. Today we’ve got an interesting look at college degrees and whether or not college has been oversold, a look at Steve Jobs’s Buddhism, growing your own vegetables, and, of course, Vikings! Has college been oversold?: Interesting comparison of science, technology, engineering . . . → Read More: 5 quick links for 2 November 2011 
Find out how about the Slave Leia costume dilemma, meet Thor’s daughter–the fittest woman in the world, learn some life hacks, see why thermostats might soon be cool, and hear an inspiring cover of John Lennon’s Imagine! Slave Leia PSA: How to rock your costume, starring Kaley Cuoco Who is the fittest woman in the world?: Naturally, she’s Thor’s daughter. No, really. Emmanuel Kelly’s X Factor audition: He . . . → Read More: 5 quick links for 26 October 2011 
I received a beautiful postcard containing event information about the Think Small 6 biennial international miniature invitational. Note that as a part of this event I’ve been invited to read my story “Searching” at the November 11, 2011, 7PM flash fiction reading. This story is also a part of my collection of five haunting stories called Five Slices of Death. Hope to see you there! Related Posts:
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