will this work with K3 usb cable?

[Tiersten]

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

something intermediary between PC & device you mean?

Yes

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

like this one?

http://www.logopremiums.com/computer-usb-hub-3317BT.jpg

No. It doesn't appear to be a self powered hub. Something like this Belkin powered USB hub

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

hmm, i had thought about it but i assumed it would do the same thing suck too much power from my PC causing it to do an impromptu shutdown

If it is a self powered USB hub then it shouldn't draw any power at all from the PC.

[TenaciousBadger]

karma to both of yous!
thanks!

[TenaciousBadger]

after all the questions i fired here and there and everywhere i thought i'd provide some feedback about the issues i worried i would have.

so far none of my two major concerns occurred. yey! the black charger in my very first post works just fine (only charged once though, for over 2 hours when i got it. the battery was half empty). i did the test and the lighting bolt duly disappeared when i unplugged the cable.

also, there seems to be no need for a hub. my PC and the K3 are getting along just fine. the K3 started charging when i connected it to the PC but thankfully there have been no shutdowns. big sigh of relief there!

as to the problems others have reported. no rattling inside the K3 but it has restarted 3 times up to now. i think i know why: i was pressing buttons faster than it could process is my guess. eventually it just said "lady, wait up!"

still haven't been able to connect to a wifi source. tried several but i guess the signal was just too weak so no collections yet. also i would have preferred for the most recent books i'm reading to show up on the first page rather than me going to look for them (like they do on my PC). i wasn't aware "most recent" meant "most recently added". i'm hoping this will be solved once i get the collections going.

basically that's it. i'm enjoying and getting used to it atm, since it;s my first e-reader. it's nice to have some independence from the PC! so a big thank you to all who have been kind enough to advise me on this thread and i hope you're all out enjoying your K3s!

ah, and btw, mark twain has zombie eyes

[Tiersten]

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

also, there seems to be no need for a hub. my PC and the K3 are getting along just fine. the K3 started charging when i connected it to the PC but thankfully there have been no shutdowns. big sigh of relief there!

Good! Saves the hassle of getting a hub!

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

as to the problems others have reported. no rattling inside the K3 but it has restarted 3 times up to now. i think i know why: i was pressing buttons faster than it could process is my guess. eventually it just said "lady, wait up!"

It doesn't seem to be restricted to your Kindle and Amazon are apparently already testing a newer revision of the firmware so I wouldn't worry about the crashes yet.

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

still haven't been able to connect to a wifi source. tried several but i guess the signal was just too weak so no collections yet.

Is your WiFi set to channel 13 on the router? Channel 13 which doesn't exist in the US and is locked out because it isn't legal to use. US designed/made devices sometimes don't have the option of changing your WiFi region which prevents the use of channel 13 and it will appear to not see your WiFi network at all.

Any MAC address filtering options enabled on the router?

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

ah, and btw, mark twain has zombie eyes

The Emily Dickinson image is still the creepiest for me...

[TenaciousBadger]

well, murphy's law says that when you praise something it's sure to act out. well, the kindle had the mother of all meltdowns (so far <--- tacked on to forestall any possibility of the universe showing me it CAN get worse. so, hold it, 'cause i know it can).

i forgot the wifi on when it didn't have any signal and i know it continues to search desperately for one. urgh... it froze while i was reading. since i couldn't get it to budge i plugged it to the PC. still nothing. then i unplugged it and it restarted....

Originally Posted by Tiersten

Is your WiFi set to channel 13 on the router? Channel 13 which doesn't exist in the US and is locked out because it isn't legal to use. US designed/made devices sometimes don't have the option of changing your WiFi region which prevents the use of channel 13 and it will appear to not see your WiFi network at all.

don't have wifi at home (should have bought the 3G but it cost $50 i just didn't have) so i'll have to take it to work with me. hopefully it'll work. so fingers crossed.