The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 891

dsvick · 11-18-2010, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LCF

Soo, being engaged, yes is OK?

Borderline at best ....

kindlekitten · 11-18-2010, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LCF

Soo, being engaged, yes is OK?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsvick

Borderline at best ....

I'm not sayin'!

desertblues · 11-18-2010, 01:53 PM

Rather than giving the cat a kick (no, it's too sweet) I would like to use this thread to get something of my chest.

Till last year I had an iLiad ereader, which I loved. I tinkered with it and read the developers forum like an exciting novel.
One day it swallowed the wrong book ( or I experimented too much) and died on me.
And also the company iRex went bankrupt and the --already non existing customerservice-----disappeared completely. ###########!
And I just loved that ereader; saved for two years and paid about 400 euro for it.

Now I've got myself a Kindle 3---beautiful Oberon wild red roses cover

--and I just love it. I saved up for it; did some extra jobs.
I took care of it. No….no Kindlehack for me…..not even for screensavers….careful with my Kindle….didn't even look at developers forum.
All my books I sorted and sorted in nice collections: 2000 in 4 different languages; read and unread; what a wealth.
Last week the trouble began with Anna Karenina: My Kindle choked on it………………I deleted Anna and got another one from Feedbooks.
From that day on my Kindle was doomed. It's internal storage went on boiling to 3,2 GB when it was 1,9 GB the previous day.
I tried to save it by rebooting, setting to factory default, calling Amazon from overseas, but ………………all in vain.

Now Christine from Amazon tells me I get a complete new Kindle…………what! can't be true……………......................................... ..to deliver between the 10 and 21th of january.

And now I go sit in a quiet corner....read all 2084 posts of ' Add/read a good joke to lighten your day' .........try to count all my blessings......and wait for the blues to go away.

desertgrandma · 11-18-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

Rather than giving the cat a kick (no, it's too sweet) I would like to use this thread to get something of my chest.

Till last year I had an iLiad ereader, which I loved. I tinkered with it and read the developers forum like an exciting novel.
One day it swallowed the wrong book ( or I experimented too much) and died on me.
And also the company iRex went bankrupt and the --already non existing customerservice-----disappeared completely. ###########!
And I just loved that ereader; saved for two years and paid about 400 euro for it.

Now I've got myself a Kindle 3---beautiful Oberon wild red roses cover

--and I just love it. I saved up for it; did some extra jobs.
I took care of it. No….no Kindlehack for me…..not even for screensavers….careful with my Kindle….didn't even look at developers forum.
All my books I sorted and sorted in nice collections: 2000 in 4 different languages; read and unread; what a wealth.
Last week the trouble began with Anna Karenina: My Kindle choked on it………………I deleted Anna and got another one from Feedbooks.
From that day on my Kindle was doomed. It's internal storage went on boiling to 3,2 GB when it was 1,9 GB the previous day.
I tried to save it by rebooting, setting to factory default, calling Amazon from overseas, but ………………all in vain.

Now Christine from Amazon tells me I get a complete new Kindle…………what! can't be true……………......................................... ..to deliver between the 10 and 21th of january.

And now I go sit in a quiet corner....read all 2084 posts of ' Add/read a good joke to lighten your day' .........try to count all my blessings......and wait for the blues to go away.

'sigh........

I feel for you........

badgoodDeb · 11-18-2010, 02:05 PM

I guess I'll steer clear of Anna Karenina! Sounds too long for me, anyway.

Re hugs: it's always safe to accept a virtual internet hug. {{{hugggs}}} to any who wants one!

desertblues · 11-18-2010, 02:13 PM

Thanks; and that cat doesn't know how lucky she is tonight.

SameOldStory · 11-18-2010, 02:24 PM

That'll teach you. Read happy short books from now on.

dsvick · 11-18-2010, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I'm not sayin'!

Now you have to .....

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Re hugs: it's always safe to accept a virtual internet hug.

Good point! virtual hugs for everyone!!

desertblues · 11-18-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

That'll teach you. Read happy short books from now on.

Too right.

poohbear_nc · 11-18-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

Thanks; and that cat doesn't know how lucky she is tonight.

Wow! I can't even imagine what was embedded in the AK file that fubared your Kindle beyond being saved by a factory reset! Are you sure you did the factory reset?

If you still have the Kindle you might want to visit the Kindle Developers Forum and see if someone there has a copy of the firmware you could download and transfer via USB - or see if any of those techie-types can help you. Those guys have really dug into the guts of the Kindle.

desertblues · 11-18-2010, 02:51 PM

Thanks Pooh, you've just made my day. I"ll try.

nohmi2 · 11-18-2010, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

Rather than giving the cat a kick (no, it's too sweet) I would like to use this thread to get something of my chest.

Till last year I had an iLiad ereader, which I loved. I tinkered with it and read the developers forum like an exciting novel.
One day it swallowed the wrong book ( or I experimented too much) and died on me.
And also the company iRex went bankrupt and the --already non existing customerservice-----disappeared completely. ###########!
And I just loved that ereader; saved for two years and paid about 400 euro for it.

Now I've got myself a Kindle 3---beautiful Oberon wild red roses cover

--and I just love it. I saved up for it; did some extra jobs.
I took care of it. No….no Kindlehack for me…..not even for screensavers….careful with my Kindle….didn't even look at developers forum.
All my books I sorted and sorted in nice collections: 2000 in 4 different languages; read and unread; what a wealth.
Last week the trouble began with Anna Karenina: My Kindle choked on it………………I deleted Anna and got another one from Feedbooks.
From that day on my Kindle was doomed. It's internal storage went on boiling to 3,2 GB when it was 1,9 GB the previous day.
I tried to save it by rebooting, setting to factory default, calling Amazon from overseas, but ………………all in vain.

Now Christine from Amazon tells me I get a complete new Kindle…………what! can't be true……………......................................... ..to deliver between the 10 and 21th of january.

And now I go sit in a quiet corner....read all 2084 posts of ' Add/read a good joke to lighten your day' .........try to count all my blessings......and wait for the blues to go away.

That is horrible. In fact it sucks.

To me they are not just readers, but old friends.

Virtual hug.

Cheers.

desertblues · 11-18-2010, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nohmi2

That is horrible. In fact it sucks.

To me they are not just readers, but old friends.

Virtual hug.

Cheers.

Yes, thanks. Old friends, with even still older friends inside.

WT Sharpe · 11-18-2010, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Sounds like fear of myxomatosis

Is that Superman has? Fear of a mischievous imp from the 5th dimension?

WT Sharpe · 11-18-2010, 05:42 PM

Never mind, I'm thinking of Mxyzphobia.

11-18-2010, 02:13 PM	#13356
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Thanks; and that cat doesn't know how lucky she is tonight. Last edited by desertblues; 11-18-2010 at 02:13 PM. Reason: grammar of course

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11-18-2010, 01:53 PM	#13353
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Rather than giving the cat a kick (no, it's too sweet) I would like to use this thread to get something of my chest. Till last year I had an iLiad ereader, which I loved. I tinkered with it and read the developers forum like an exciting novel. One day it swallowed the wrong book ( or I experimented too much) and died on me. And also the company iRex went bankrupt and the --already non existing customerservice-----disappeared completely. ###########! And I just loved that ereader; saved for two years and paid about 400 euro for it. Now I've got myself a Kindle 3---beautiful Oberon wild red roses cover --and I just love it. I saved up for it; did some extra jobs. I took care of it. No….no Kindlehack for me…..not even for screensavers….careful with my Kindle….didn't even look at developers forum. All my books I sorted and sorted in nice collections: 2000 in 4 different languages; read and unread; what a wealth. Last week the trouble began with Anna Karenina: My Kindle choked on it………………I deleted Anna and got another one from Feedbooks. From that day on my Kindle was doomed. It's internal storage went on boiling to 3,2 GB when it was 1,9 GB the previous day. I tried to save it by rebooting, setting to factory default, calling Amazon from overseas, but ………………all in vain. Now Christine from Amazon tells me I get a complete new Kindle…………what! can't be true……………......................................... ..to deliver between the 10 and 21th of january. And now I go sit in a quiet corner....read all 2084 posts of ' Add/read a good joke to lighten your day' .........try to count all my blessings......and wait for the blues to go away.

11-18-2010, 02:05 PM	#13355
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I guess I'll steer clear of Anna Karenina! Sounds too long for me, anyway. Re hugs: it's always safe to accept a virtual internet hug. {{{hugggs}}} to any who wants one!

11-18-2010, 02:24 PM	#13357
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	That'll teach you. Read happy short books from now on.

11-18-2010, 02:51 PM	#13361
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Thanks Pooh, you've just made my day. I"ll try.

11-18-2010, 05:42 PM	#13365
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Never mind, I'm thinking of Mxyzphobia.

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