Kindle Fire Tips & Tricks & How-To's - Page 21

salsaguy · 12-27-2011, 08:58 PM

Anyone recommend a good stylus for the Fire?

MikeGolf · 12-27-2011, 09:39 PM

I just got the Griffin stylus + laser+ pen for Christmas and I love it. I just hate fingerprints.

salsaguy · 12-27-2011, 10:12 PM

If you go to the Apps store on your Fire in Portrait / Vertical mode, you only see 2 columns of apps : Top Paid and Top Free
but if you rotate it to horizontal / landscape you get a 3rd column : Top Rated

I had found this on day one last month but some may not know about this simple/obvious trick if they are used to holding the Fire in portrait mode most of the time.

~Kate · 12-28-2011, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salsaguy

Anyone recommend a good stylus for the Fire?

I got the Griffin Stylus at Target. About $20. Small and white color so it is easy to find among the other things. See: http://www.target.com/p/White-Stylus-Pen/-/A-13680076

~Kate · 12-28-2011, 07:34 AM

Cheap and works really well as a stand for your Kindle Fire - Business card holder.

See one from Office Depot: http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...Mesh-Business/

It is a metal mesh type that will hold the Kindle either in landscape or portrait mode.

anijh · 12-28-2011, 07:46 AM

I have a griffin stylus too. It looks like the one Kate posted except it's black. I ordered it from Amazon for a little under $12.

MikeGolf · 12-28-2011, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salsaguy

If you go to the Apps store on your Fire in Portrait / Vertical mode, you only see 2 columns of apps : Top Paid and Top Free
but if you rotate it to horizontal / landscape you get a 3rd column : Top Rated

I had found this on day one last month but some may not know about this simple/obvious trick if they are used to holding the Fire in portrait mode most of the time.

Ok, now that is interesting. Thanks for the new tip.

prentisspg · 12-29-2011, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salsaguy

Anyone recommend a good stylus for the Fire?

I just bought a pack of 4 for $6 and prime shipping for my two kindle touches and kindle fire and they work great! Bought them here.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details

Dragle · 12-29-2011, 12:13 AM

What is the difference between the cheap (several for a few dollars) and expensive (1 for $15 or more) styli? Is the expensive one finer/more accurate? I got a pack of 3 cheap ones and they are rather thick but work well.

prentisspg · 12-29-2011, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragle

What is the difference between the cheap (several for a few dollars) and expensive (1 for $15 or more) styli? Is the expensive one finer/more accurate? I got a pack of 3 cheap ones and they are rather thick but work well.

I would say the difference is about $14 each. HeeHee. :-)

BlacksmithTom · 12-30-2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nimblem

Has anyone found a calendar that works well for scheduling several months in advance?

diary mobile has a calender/events scheduler that you can setup for the entire year.

TechnoCat · 12-30-2011, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragle

What is the difference between the cheap (several for a few dollars) and expensive (1 for $15 or more) styli? Is the expensive one finer/more accurate? I got a pack of 3 cheap ones and they are rather thick but work well.

Price doesn't seem to be a great indictor, but the rubber-dome (as opposed to foam) tips don't seem to be available on the cheap styli.

salsaguy · 12-31-2011, 04:12 AM

Kindle Fire Tweaks & Workarounds
a great site for good info
Both for non rooters and rooters:

http://mazurk.net/KindleFire.htm

jswinden · 12-31-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by salsaguy

http://mazurk.net/KindleFire.htm

There is at least ten times more useful info right here in these Kindle Fire forum sticky threads.

Merischino · 01-01-2012, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by salsaguy

http://mazurk.net/KindleFire.htm

Would be really nice if when posting a link you could include a brief description about what it is and why you're posting it... thx for the link.

12-31-2011, 04:12 AM	#313
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	Kindle Fire Tweaks & Workarounds a great site for good info Both for non rooters and rooters: http://mazurk.net/KindleFire.htm Last edited by salsaguy; 01-01-2012 at 03:35 PM. Reason: added info

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12-27-2011, 08:58 PM	#301
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	Anyone recommend a good stylus for the Fire?

12-27-2011, 09:39 PM	#302
MikeGolf Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 30682 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle Fire	I just got the Griffin stylus + laser+ pen for Christmas and I love it. I just hate fingerprints.

12-27-2011, 10:12 PM	#303
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	If you go to the Apps store on your Fire in Portrait / Vertical mode, you only see 2 columns of apps : Top Paid and Top Free but if you rotate it to horizontal / landscape you get a 3rd column : Top Rated I had found this on day one last month but some may not know about this simple/obvious trick if they are used to holding the Fire in portrait mode most of the time.

12-28-2011, 07:34 AM	#305
~Kate Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 1087068 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tornado Alley, USA Device: Paperwhite 2, Fire HDX 8.9, Nexus 7 2013	Cheap and works really well as a stand for your Kindle Fire - Business card holder. See one from Office Depot: http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...Mesh-Business/ It is a metal mesh type that will hold the Kindle either in landscape or portrait mode.

12-28-2011, 07:46 AM	#306
anijh Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 2126 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida Device: Nook 1e, Kindle Fire, and multiple iDevices	I have a griffin stylus too. It looks like the one Kate posted except it's black. I ordered it from Amazon for a little under $12.

12-29-2011, 12:13 AM	#309
Dragle Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire orig + HD8.9, Kindle PW	What is the difference between the cheap (several for a few dollars) and expensive (1 for $15 or more) styli? Is the expensive one finer/more accurate? I got a pack of 3 cheap ones and they are rather thick but work well.