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Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-28-2011, 09:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,017
Posted By omk
Another interesting datapoint: on two recent 3+...

Another interesting datapoint: on two recent 3+ hr flights at 11K and -15-20C OAT with no cabin heat (but sunny day), the K3 display refresh slowed down very noticeably, but continued to work...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-25-2011, 12:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,017
Posted By omk
Yeah, I thought fullpage would be a must, but it...

Yeah, I thought fullpage would be a must, but it turned out to be not so important to me in the end because of the way I now brief approaches and just confirm a few details later. Also, because of...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-18-2011, 03:33 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,581
Posted By omk
Well, technically as long as you have USB network...

Well, technically as long as you have USB network up, you can still do whatever you want, just not by the usual uninstall script/"upgrade" menu route (unless you substitute Amazon's prod keyfile ?)
...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 02-18-2011, 02:56 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 313,928
Posted By omk
Tried Duokan for its superior (TOC!) pdf support,...

Tried Duokan for its superior (TOC!) pdf support, however ultimately rejected it because the UI (including the pdf TOC) did not seem to rotate between landscape/portrait. only the displayed pdfs did,...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-18-2011, 02:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,054
Posted By omk
Mouse drag equivalent in K3 browser

Anyone know of any ? Tried all combinations of Shift/Alt/5-way/h/k I could think of...

Thx
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-18-2011, 12:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,339
Posted By omk
Jailbreak and install usb networking hack prior...

Jailbreak and install usb networking hack prior to 3.1 upgrade to retain a backdoor, even if you don't intend to use it right now. My understanding is the basic issue is that 3.1 verifies digital...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-18-2011, 12:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,339
Posted By omk
oops, dup post, disregard

oops, dup post, disregard
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-17-2011, 09:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,186
Posted By omk
Also, I would *love* to find out some way to make...

Also, I would *love* to find out some way to make the Alt stick for a number sequence entry...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-17-2011, 08:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,017
Posted By omk
Kindle 3 for aviation use [LONG]

Thought I'd write up some lessons-learned from using the Kindle 3 for aviation approach plates and weather briefing.


Approach plates
The Kindle 3's pearl e-ink is simply outstanding in all...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-17-2011, 07:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,186
Posted By omk
I know, engraving would be nice... I suspect...

I know, engraving would be nice... I suspect these will wear off eventually, but they look quite nice for now.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-17-2011, 04:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,186
Posted By omk
Number key stickers for k3

These are an almost perfect size match, if you want a number row above your qwerty line, ala DX:

http://www.markitdots.com/viewitem.asp?ID=126&Rtn=dots&Desc=Numbered 1-240 Black Dots

I do lot...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 02-17-2011, 04:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,701
Posted By omk
Viewing screenshots through image viewer

Anybody know where to change the screenshot destination path ? For now, I just hacked /etc/crontab/root to periodically move the screenshot files to my /mnt/us/pictures/screenshots subfolder where...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-16-2011, 02:21 PM
Replies: 304
Views: 66,978
Posted By omk
GoTo changes

Yep, as an interesting side-effect, it now takes only one 5-way click to highlight "Beginning" when you use GoTo in PDFs. I use the K3 for aviation charts where I very often jump to page one of a PDF...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 02-16-2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 3,894
Views: 2,963,102
Posted By omk
Thanks, didn't see your reply but went ahead and...

Thanks, didn't see your reply but went ahead and upgraded once I satisfied myself I could manually edit the t1_timeout file if needed.

I applied the full Update_kindle_3.1_B006.bin from AZ, not...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 02-15-2011, 08:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,581
Posted By omk
I was pushed (but not forced to update) a...

I was pushed (but not forced to update) a mysterious "Update_536720111_558700031.bin" sometime last night. It is only 7177325 with a sha1 2b4ed17860db3f88c444cc2420f2a36c In contrast, the full 3.1...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 02-15-2011, 05:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,515
Posted By omk
Are you refering to the privoxy workaround or...

Are you refering to the privoxy workaround or something else ?
After installing SSTimeOut, this is the last major usability nit I have with the k3, so anxious to find a solution...

Thanks
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 02-15-2011, 03:58 PM
Replies: 3,894
Views: 2,963,102
Posted By omk
3.1 and SSTimeOut ?

Can anyone confirm or deny if the 3.1 update breaks SSTimeOut 0.2 ?

(Jailbroke a 3.0.2, updated to 3.0.3 and installed SSTimeOut, usb, and screensavers)

Thanks,
Martin
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