Monday, November 23, 2009

How to Use an Amazon Kindle?

The Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)is a new portable reading device that enables the reader to wirelessly download books, newspapers and other reading material. The portable electronic-paper display provides a high resolution screen that actually looks and reads like real paper.

Things You'll Need:

  • Included in the Kindle box
  • Kindle wireless reader
  • Book cover
  • Power adapter
  • USB 2.0 cable
Instructions for using:
1. Available for purchase from Amazon.com, the Kindle is easy to use and totally wireless. Essentially, it is an Ipod for books.

2. After purchasing the Kindle, you can use it anywhere because it utilizes the same 3G network as advanced cell phones and you'll never have to find a "hot spot."

3. Anytime you want to read one of the 90,000 books currently available for the Kindle (including most of the New York Times bestsellers), you can first preview the first chapter for free. After that, most books are available for $9.99.

4. The Kindle is lighter and thinner than most books and holds over 200 titles

5. The Kindle has a long battery life. If you leave the wireless on you will need to recharge approximately every other day. If you turn the wireless off and just use the device to read, it will run for over a week before requiring a two-hour battery recharge.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Online Store - Apple iPod nano 8 GB Blue (5th Generation)

The Apple iPod nano 8 GB Blue (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL continues Apple's legacy of packing a multitude of features into a colorful, impossibly thin design and comes reasonably priced at $149 (8GB) and $179 (16GB). This time around, Apple is branching out of its iPod formula in a small, but not insignificant way by gracing the back of the Nano with its own video camera. If you've ever considered buying an iPod Nano, the fifth-generation model is the best one yet.

As per Online Store - To distinguish itself from previous models, the latest Nano includes a slightly larger 2.2-inch screen (up from 2 inches) and a glossy, polished aluminum finish which looks like a Christmas tree ornament. However, the easiest way to tell that you're holding a fifth-generation iPod Nano is to flip it over. Unlike its fourth-generation sibling, the latest Nano has a bead-sizecamera lens on its lower left backside. The lens runs flush with the Nano's aluminum body, but if the worn-and-scratched back of our fourth-generation Nano is any indication, we advise investing in a protective case to keep the camera in good working order.

iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that lets you spontaneously shoot video wherever you are. And that's just the beginning. It has a dramatic, polished anodized aluminum finish and a larger screen. The new Genius Mixes feature acts as your personal DJ, automatically searching your iTunes library, then making mixes you'll love. Take iPod nano anywhere and the new Pedometer counts your steps. Also making its debut: a built-in FM radio with two amazing features--iTunes Tagging and Live Pause. So the world's most popular music player now has more to play with.

What Cnet has to say-

THE GOOD: Packed to the gills with new audio-video features such as a video camera, FM radio, voice recording, Genius Mixes, a built-in speaker, and a larger 2.2-inch screen; also gets a pedometer.

THE BAD: The Nano's camera can't shoot photos or HD-quality video and Apple located its lens in the most awkward location imaginable. Storage capacities remain stuck at 8GB and 16GB.

THE BOTTOM LINE: No other MP3 player on the planet packs more features, from video to a pedometer, into a smaller package than the overachieving Apple iPod Nano.

Online Store - Analysis on Product Feature and Technical Specifications
Product Features
• 8 GB capacity for 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, or 8 hours of video
• Up to 24 hours of music playback or 5 hours of video playback when fully charged
• 2.2-inch color TFT display with 240 x 376 pixel resolution
• Supports AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats; H.264 and MPEG-4 video formats
• One-year limited warranty with single incident of complimentary telephone technical support

Technical Details
Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.5 x 0.24 inches (90.7 x 38.7 x 6.2 mm)
Weight: 1.28 ounces (36.4 grams)
Capacity: 8 GB
Display: 2.2-inch (diagonal) TFT display
Display resolution: 240-by-376-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Earphone frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Earphone impedance: 32 ohms
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish (additional language support for display of song, album, and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese)
Supported VoiceOver languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (U.S.), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; other languages are available with the purchase of a supported third-party text-to-speech engine
Supported spoken menu languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (U.S.), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; other languages are available with the purchase of a supported third-party text-to-speech engine
Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Playback time: Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged; Video playback time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged
Battery charge time: Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity); Full-charge time: about 3 hours
Mac system requirements: Mac computer with USB 2.0 port; Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later; iTunes 9 or later
Windows system requirements: PC with USB 2.0 port; Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later; iTunes 9 or later
Operating temperature: 32 degrees to 95 degrees F (0 degrees to 35 degrees C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4 degrees to 113 degrees F (-20 degrees to 45 degrees C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
The packaging will include Apple iPod nano 8 GB Blue (5th Generation), Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick Start guide.

You can get it here :Apple iPod nano 8 GB Blue (5th Generation) NEWEST MODEL for just $139.99


Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - Reviews and Description

If you're already running XP or Vista, you probably know some of the many benefits of being a Windows user. Now, with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, you can get current with all the best new and classic features of the world's most popular operating system, all without paying the full price for the new version.

Upgrade to Windows 7

All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to buy an upgrade license.

1. Choose your edition of Windows 7
Explore key features and choose the edition that's best for you. Be sure to check the expanded list of extended features in Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate. System requirements vary for each edition of Windows 7 because some features might require special hardware.

2. See if your PC has what it takes to run Windows 7
In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista it can run Windows 7. To make sure, download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to do a quick check. If you want certain features, such as HomeGroup or Windows Media Center, check to see if your PC has the hardware that's needed.

3. Check which operating system your PC is currently running
How you make the move to Windows 7 depends on your current operating system.

  • Windows Vista
    The transition to Windows 7 should be pretty smooth, although you may need to update your system to the latest service pack first.

  • Windows XP (or any other operating system)
    Windows 7 is best experienced on a new PC with the latest hardware, but if your computer meets the minimum specifications, you can install Windows 7 on a PC running Windows XP. Windows 7 must be "custom" installed (also known as a "clean" installation) over Windows XP. Before beginning the installation, you'll need to copy your files and settings to an external drive. After Windows 7 has been installed you will need to re-install all of your programs using the original installation media and then copy over the files and settings you backed up to your external drive. Because Windows 7 requires a custom installation, we strongly recommend that you get help with this process from your local computer service provider.
Review

I'll admit, I've been running Windows 7 for six months now: the preproduction version of it and have just upgraded to the gold code. So I have quite a bit of experience with the operating system. Let's get to the nitty gritty:

Should you upgrade from Windows Vista? YES! I mean it - upgrade today.
Windows 7 is quite simply faster, more stable, boots faster, goes to sleep faster, comes back from sleep faster, manages your files better and on top of that it's beautiful to look at and easy to use. Even the preproduction version of Windows 7 was better than my Vista with SP2.

Should you upgrade from Windows XP? Maybe, but for different reasons.
XP is a good operating system and if you don't need to add new hardware or software, XP is good. However, XP is old as an operating system. Also chances are that if you're running XP, you might not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 7 - check the compatibility site at Microsoft to see if your system will support Windows 7. That said, Windows 7 is light years ahead of Windows XP in terms of functionality, ease of use, etc - to me it's worth buying a new system.

64 bit or 32 bit?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, that's ok skip this section. If you have a core2 duo or core 2 quad or a multi cpu machine, go with the 64 bit OS, it handles memory and the CPUs much better. If you have a single core CPU, one CPU or run special programs that require 32bit, then stick with 32 bit for now.

BEFORE INSTALLATION:
I recommend you have:
-a core 2 duo or core 2 quad machine
-4gig of RAM (That's about $50 in today's market)
-good hard drive with (200 gig - it doesn't need that much but that's another $50)
-back up your files to a USB drive like Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive WDME5000TN (Midnight Black)
-check to make sure your computer is compatible with Windows 7

INSTALLATION:
Installation was very straight forward. You put in the CD and reboot your machine. You might have to enter your bios and enable the "boot from CD" option. Once the machine reboots a nice screen comes up to guide you through the installation. You have the option to upgrade your PC or do a clean installation. I did an upgrade and it brought in all of my files and settings from my windows Vista system. It worked great.
The upgrade did take about 2 hours for me so definitely consider.
I noticed that early on in the installation the operating system went out to Microsoft's site to look for the latest and greatest updates, so I think this should help Microsoft respond quickly to any hiccups with compatibility.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK:
The driver from my old HP Inkjet printer for 2001 doesn't work on Windows 7 so there are some things that will not transition. I had to use a generic HP driver which doesn't give me the quality that I got from an injet - so overall, I'm up and running with that printer but I'm degraded on the inkjet front. That said, I recently upgraded to a HP CP2025DN Color LaserJet Printer that I love so no real loss there. I'll likely pick up a cheap inkjet for the occasional photo that I might need to print. Everything else upgraded.

BENEFITS
-faster boot time
-faster go to sleep
-faster wakeup
-faster about 20% to 30% faster at running applications than my Vista - seriously (but those are my results without any benchmarks or anything like that, just seeing how fast Adobe Illustrator loads, and how fast all the applications respond)
-joining wireless networks is much easier
-the interface is just plain beautiful
-my wallpapers are now a slideshow that can be set to change every few minutes (I'm not stuck with the same picture)
-Gadgets - these are wonderful little small applications that you can drag onto your desktop. I have a weather gadget and a calendar gadget on my desktop that tell me
-Better taskbar management - hovering over the taskbar icons shows me mini windows of what's running
-Better file management - I can organize my files into Libraries that are sortable not only by type but by folder or other data. It's great! I can browse through my presentations or illustrator files!
-Windows Media appears to be smoother which I love.
-You get some virus protection and firewall with Windows 7 but consider something more comprehensive like McAfee Total Protection 3User 2010. Yes, it'll make your computer run a bit slower but

CONS:
- Some older programs might not work and some drivers might not be available like my inkjet driver.
- Other than that, there aren't too many drawbacks to Windows 7 - it's a great OS.

WHICH VERSION SHOULD I GET?
I got the ultimate version because I have clients who ask, "is your hard drive encrypted?" -- I wanted to be able to say yes and have sensitive data encrypted one of my computer volumes - Bitlocker is only available in the Ultimate version. Ultimate also includes Multilanguage support.

If you're a home user that doesn't do a lot of networking, you might consider just the home premium edition. If you're using a laptop and connect to networks at work, you might want the Professional version of the operating system to help you with domain joining. Also Windows Professional gives you the option to run applications in XP mode so if you have old applications you can use that nifty feature. I already have 1 application running in XP mode - it's nifty to run an old application.

NOTE:
The box contains both the 32 bit and 64 bit OS.

OVERALL:
It's very hard to write a comprehensive review on an entire operating system so I didn't even try - I'm sure magazines will devote entire articles to the operating system and several books will come out. My goal here is just to give everyone a glimpse of what I've found to date with this new OS. I do hope this has helped you in making a decision.

Hats off to Microsoft on Windows 7. It's more of a refined Windows Vista than an entirely new operating system but it was needed.

You can get it here:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Sony Cybershot DSC-W220 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Light Pink)

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220 combines point-and-shoot ease-of-use with advanced features in a sophisticated, compact body. Smile Shutter technology allows you to capture a smile the moment it happens, and the Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, and 12.1 megapixel resolution deliver crisp, clear images.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #111 in Camera & Photo
  • Color: Pink
  • Brand: Sony
  • Model: DSC-W220/P
  • Dimensions: 2.10" h x 6.60" w x 7.40" l, 1.10 pounds
  • Display size: 2.7

Features

  • 12.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
  • Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens; Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
  • BIONZ image processor delivers speed and precision
  • Face Detection; Smile Shutter technology
  • 15MB built-in memory; capture images to Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo Media (not included)

This one's got it all. The Cyber-shot DSC-W220 combines point-and-shoot ease-of-use with advanced features in a sophisticated, compact body. Smile Shutter technology allows you to capture a smile the moment it happens, and the Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, and 12.1-megapixel resolution deliver crisp, clear images.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220 Highlights

12.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD Image Sensor
A powerful 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 12.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3 size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 4x Optical Zoom
4x optical zoom lens captures sharp images, even from a distance.

2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display (230k pixels)
Generous 2.7-inch (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.

BIONZ image processor
The BIONZ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony digital camera.

Sony DSC-W220 digital camera highlights
Face Detection technology
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images of family and friends. Face Detection technology can even distinguish between children and adults, so you can prioritize the camera’s focus on children in the scene for clear images of their memorable moments.

Smile Shutter technology
The popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply choose the Smiley Face feature and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh), or low (grin).

Double Anti-blur Solution
The combination of Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.

Sony DSC-W220 digital camera highlights
SteadyShot image stabilization
Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
Optical SteadyShot image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200)
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.

Convenient Photo Modes
Choose from 14 convenient photo modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions. Photo modes include Auto, Program Auto, Easy Shooting, Smile Shutter technology, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Soft Snap, Twilight Portrait and scene selections such as Twilight, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Underwater and Gourmet Mode. Gourmet Mode lets you capture mouth-watering culinary creations with all the color and clarity of images you see in gourmet magazines.

Sony DSC-W220 digital camera highlights
Intelligent Scene Recognition in action
Intelligent Scene Recognition
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects five different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, and Twilight using a Tripod. iSCN has 2 modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a photo with the standard automatic settings and only if necessary takes a second photo with optimized setting.

Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Function Guide
This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.

Easy Shooting Mode
With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings.

MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode
Capture VX Fine (640x480) audio/video clips at a high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second). The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is approximately 10 minutes.

16:9 High Resolution Mode
Using the 16:9 High Resolution Mode, you can record high resolution images in the 16:9 aspect ratio favored by HDTVs. This setting is ideal if you plan to view your images on a compatible HDTV and invite friends and family members over for a slideshow.

Memory Stick Duo Media Convenience
The Cyber-shot DSC-W220 camera accepts Memory Stick Duo media or Memory Stick PRO Duo media (both sold separately).

Stamina Battery Power
Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully-charged lithium-ion battery. The included battery supports up to 370 shots.

In-Camera Retouching Tools
Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with in-camera Trimming and Red-Eye Correction functions.

HDTV Compatibility
View your photos in glorious high definition on a Sony BRAVIA or similar compatible HDTV using the included HD output adapter cable (VMC-MHC2, sold separately)

PhotoTV HD
Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, Full HD 1920x1080 images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony BRAVIA HDTVs (HDTV sold separately). PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like actual printed photos.

PHOTOMUSIC feature
PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The five standard visual effects (Simple, Basic, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish) are supplemented with three face priority effects: Face1 (Basic), Face2 (Nostalgic), and Face3 (Stylish). Select from eight pre-loaded tracks on camera or transfer your own from your compatible PC (sold separately).

Wide Zoom display
To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screen (sold separately), Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9.

Multi-purpose Resize function
The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible HDTV, e-mail them, or upload them to a blog (compatible PC with internet connection required).

Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2
Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser ) software7 provides a simple, easy-to-use way to transfer video and still images to your compatible PC, as well as sort, edit, and output to data disc and the Web. Finding your images with PMB is easy with Calendar view and Face Search. Face Search allows you to filter by faces (one or many) and also a specific person’s face. Share images and videos on popular sharing sites with Media Services function (internet connection required).

What's in the Box

  • NP-BG1 rechargeable battery
  • BC-CSG battery charger
  • A/V and USB multi-connector cables
  • Wrist strap
  • Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2
  • Note: No Memory Stick DUO Media or adaptors are included.
Here you can get one:
Sony Cybershot DSC-W220 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Light Pink)
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation): Just as Impressive as the Latest iPhone

The Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation) is an amazing new MP3 player with volume controls and a built-in speaker. It puts multimedia at your fingertips with its compact and touch-control design. To provide an unprecedented speed and power, the MP3 player features the latest version of the iPod touch 3.1 application. You can also browse through the web and check your email in the Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation) due to the Wi-Fi connectivity feature of the player.

The Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation) is not just a music player, but also a portable games console as it comes packed with a number of games. You can even turn the screen into an intelligent keyboard with a time-saving predictive text function. With the new Genius Mixes function provided in the Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation), you can create up to 12 mixes by mixing the songs that will sound good together. If you are unable to decide what to listen, you can just switch to the random playback mode of the iPod and sit back and enjoy the music.

The Multi-Touch interface of the Apple iPod touch 8GB (3rd Generation) offers a fast and effective navigation through all the internal menus. By using the Cover Flow or go to iTunes options you can access and download new content such as TV shows and audio books. The battery life provided by the MP3 player in case of audio is 36 hours, while for videos it is 6 hours. It has a capacity of 8GB and the overall weight is about 115 g.

Here is a nice deal :
Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL


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Amazon launches free Kindle software for PC

There is a new product on the home page of Amazon.com (AMZN). PC users can now download a free version of Kindle software which allows Kindle users to synchronize the libraries on their Kindle e-readers with their PCs.

The move is a curious one for Amazon, which sells the Kindle for $259. Why give away any related software at all? Amazon has not said, but it is easy to guess.

Some consumer electronics research has shown that the Kindle and other e-readers are priced out of the market for many people. Much of the data from these surveys indicates that people may pay $50 or even $100 for an e-reader, but prices over $200 drive potential users away. Amazon may not be admitting it, but the company knows that the Kindle market is limited because of its price.

Free reader software taps into a customer base that may be in the millions. Amazon's Kindle store sells thousands of books, newspapers, and magazines. Some of these are expensive and probably very profitable; an e-subscription to The New York Times, for example, costs $13.99 a month.
Amazon may not be able to sell millions of Kindles, but by making its e-reader software available for free, it may sell hundreds of millions of e-books.

Here you can get one :


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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Forever the sickest kids : The Weekend: Friday

Performing Live the band is a different story.

They do know how to entertain a crowd, unfortunately, they were not the highlight of last weeks concert at the Beaumont Club.

The Rocket Summer, along with Sing it Loud, My Favorite Highway and Vita opened the show, drawing larger crowds than the headliner.

It's not often you see so many people leave after only seeing the opening bands.


With a floor full of underage girls, I couldn't help but feel out of place. If it weren't for all the parents chaperoning their middle-schoolers, I would have raised the average age of the venue by several years. And I'm not even 21 yet.

Aside from the crowd, however, the show was still a good time.

FTSK has a lot of energy and knows how to get the crowd on their feet.

Jonathan Cook, the lead singer, interacted with the crowd well.

After getting up on the monitors, he held the microphone out to entice the young girls to sing along with him.

While I couldn't help sing the lyrics, I did catch myself dancing throughout their set.

With their catchy beats and outgoing personalities, it would be hard for anyone not to enjoy a FTSK show.

The strangest thing was the number of people taking part in the set. There were six on stage - two guitarists, a lead singer, a keyboardist, a bassist and a drummer (one of the guitarists also helped with vocals).

It was like a party up there.

The venue was also extremely colorful.

Between the bands' brightly colored outfits, the fans' neon clothes and the vibrant lighting, I felt like I needed my sunglasses.

It is not likely I will attend another FTSK concert.

However, I am glad I was there. It was an interesting experience, to say the least. And it made for a great night of dancing.

Overall, I give the concert a C because I enjoyed the atmosphere but not the music.


Well you can get your copy here :
The Weekend: Friday



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