Kindle

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The iPad’s success has made Apple the top PC manufacturer worldwide. A report found that Apple sold 15 million iPads last quarter, pushing the company ahead of mainstay manufacturers like HP and Dell. Once a niche product, the tablet is making its case as a popular personal Continue Reading →

A report found that users of the Kindle Fire are spending more time on the device than any other Android tablet. It took less than three months on the market to edge out Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. Even though there are about twice as many Galaxy Tabs activated, people who bought the Kindle Fire are actually Continue Reading →

Well, here we are in 2012.  There is much about change and expectation in the air.  This is the year of the quadrennial presidential election in America, the ongoing drama about the future of the Euro and the next stage of the Occupy movement.  We continue to suffer the on-going debt overhang and hangover from Continue Reading →

Amazon released free software that lets Windows users send documents from their computer to their Kindle. In just a click, Send to Kindle lets you share word documents, PDFs, pictures and more. You can even save documents straight to your Kindle Archive. A Mac version is coming soon. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120113_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets you listen along to a song with any friend. Called “Listen With Friends,” the feature is available to friends who both listen to music using Spotify and Rdio. Over the next few weeks, you’ll begin to the see Continue Reading →

"You don't know what you don't know," is one of my favorite phrases. It's an admonition I take seriously. No matter how hard you study, no matter how much knowledge you acquire, no matter how much wisdom you possess – there is always more to learn. Continue Reading →

I had to take a one-day trip to Boca Raton, FL this week to attend a family event. During my trip, I met several people (of a certain age) who feigned interest in my profession. I was drawn into conversation after conversation where I had to defend the existential necessity of digital literacy. Would it Continue Reading →

Amazon released a software update to the Kindle Fire that hopes to satisfy early user complaints. The update improves sensitivity to the touch screen and adds parental controls like limiting what content is viewable from the home screen. You can update the software by hitting the sync option in the quick settings menu. Read the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111222_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A group of Chinese hackers infiltrated the computers systems of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The group gained access to every piece of data on its systems, including information about its roughly three million members. It’s possible that hackers had access to the system for a full Continue Reading →

Amazon announced that the Kindle Fire has been the company’s bestselling product since it was available for purchase nearly 3 months ago. Amazon’s entire line of Kindle devices is flying off the shelves, selling over 1 million units a week.  Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →