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Forum: Amazon Kindle 05-21-2010, 06:21 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,058
Posted By unrequited
So remember this from awhile back: ...

So remember this from awhile back:
http://www.medgestore.com/promos/kindlecontest/

Last month I got a notice saying:


only thing is on their twitter account here:...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 05-21-2010, 06:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,236
Posted By unrequited
kindle 2 dx us 2.3.4 firmware bin file please

Anybody know where I can find this? Thanks.

Here's a link to the K2DXi 2.3.4 bins:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82279
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 05-21-2010, 06:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,212
Posted By unrequited
Will add 2.3.4 and 2.5 info once they hit...

Will add 2.3.4 and 2.5 info once they hit release, which might skip 2.3.4 altogether, but we'll see.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 05-21-2010, 05:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,212
Posted By unrequited
updated for 2.3.3. looks like K2 & K2DX firmwares...

updated for 2.3.3. looks like K2 & K2DX firmwares are now synched, which make this job a bit easier for the future, we'll see.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 05-21-2010, 05:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 31,149
Posted By unrequited
Thank you very much. Updated for 2.3.3.

Thank you very much. Updated for 2.3.3.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 05-21-2010, 05:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,840
Posted By unrequited
Quoting myself because the firmware download...

Quoting myself because the firmware download links aren't on the page anymore... anybody know where they went?
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-26-2010, 12:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,113
Posted By unrequited
No no, it's definitely not just a filename...

No no, it's definitely not just a filename change. You have to resave with compatibility, and you may have a "magic" pdf like I described above.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 12-28-2009, 10:40 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 31,149
Posted By unrequited
I missed 2.0.4, updated for 2.3, if you have any...

I missed 2.0.4, updated for 2.3, if you have any information regarding 2.0.4, I'll add it for posterity here. Also, I don't know the build # for 2.3 because I only have a Kindle 2 DX. Can anybody...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 12-28-2009, 10:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,212
Posted By unrequited
Been out of it for a bit, but updated to 2.3...

Been out of it for a bit, but updated to 2.3 information.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-10-2009, 05:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,723
Posted By unrequited
824x1200 is what's supposed to be the resolution...

824x1200 is what's supposed to be the resolution and what MangleDX outputs.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-10-2009, 05:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,876
Posted By unrequited
For that you want the Boxwave Anti-Glare. It's...

For that you want the Boxwave Anti-Glare. It's 10x better than the Zagg invisibleshield (I had both on my K2 at different times). I only went with the Boxwave Anti-glare on my DX.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-09-2009, 01:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,723
Posted By unrequited
Line for line that's pretty much what MangleDX...

Line for line that's pretty much what MangleDX does, if you want to rip the source apart, it's up on the SVN... 256gray, rotates if need be, and then saves individual gifs all using imagemagik, just...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-09-2009, 07:05 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 31,149
Posted By unrequited
I just clicked on it and it worked... that's...

I just clicked on it and it worked... that's Kindle 2 v2.0.3 linked here: http://www.amazon.com/update_kindle2.bin

weird.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-08-2009, 06:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,225
Posted By unrequited
Say you bought one on release day (Feb23rd)......

Say you bought one on release day (Feb23rd)... which I did, and you've been enjoying it 'till today for the low early-adopter tax of less than $.50 a day. *shrug* That's worth it to me, and in that...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-08-2009, 06:14 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 104,869
Posted By unrequited
...I guess Amazon picked up on the vibe here...

...I guess Amazon picked up on the vibe here because today's blog entry was about releasing sheet music. I wonder how that'll work for the people who don't have your hack. > )
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-08-2009, 06:11 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,043
Posted By unrequited
You can already downoad prc and mobi books...

You can already downoad prc and mobi books through the native web browser if I remember correctly... I haven't heard of any app you can load onto your kindle for either website. Can you point me a...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-08-2009, 06:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,723
Posted By unrequited
I'd suggest using MangleDX which is a custom...

I'd suggest using MangleDX which is a custom one-off I hacked together from Alex Yatskov's Mangle:
http://foosoft.net/mangle/

Here's the download link:...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-07-2009, 10:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,043
Posted By unrequited
Way I see this as a simple workaround is to hack...

Way I see this as a simple workaround is to hack Savory-like daemon (running process in the background) so it looks for files downloaded with a .mobi/.prc extension which are really pdfs, and renames...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-07-2009, 05:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,043
Posted By unrequited
...because of the Whispernet charges and the...

...because of the Whispernet charges and the sizes of PDFs being many times larger than other formats such as .mobi or .lit I can see why they locked out PDF download support.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-07-2009, 04:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,043
Posted By unrequited
There are no "apps" like for other devices you...

There are no "apps" like for other devices you may own such as an iPhone. There is no SDK, all the work that's been done so far on the Kindle platform has been done so unofficially.


You...
Forum: Flea Market 07-06-2009, 07:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,591
Posted By unrequited
Claimed... paying today.

Claimed... paying today.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-06-2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 104,869
Posted By unrequited
Understood and no worries. Thank you for...

Understood and no worries. Thank you for hammering out a easy-peasy update and removal. While I have no use for it, it's probably godsend for those who are using this for sheetmusic.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-06-2009, 02:29 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 104,869
Posted By unrequited
Question/feature request... is there any way to...

Question/feature request... is there any way to get the normal screensaver images to pop up when you manually sleep the DX or will this hack change both behaviors of the automatic and manual sleep to...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-04-2009, 08:24 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 104,869
Posted By unrequited
Very cool work.

Very cool work.
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 07-03-2009, 06:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,840
Posted By unrequited
One last thing... every time a new update gets...

One last thing... every time a new update gets released, I try and cull all of the unofficial changes into a log since there is no official changelog. These might help you if you've missed an update...
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