How to convert Adobe PDF to eBook for Amazon Kindle and other eReaders (Pictures)

October 29, 2009 by Chuck Eglinton · Leave a Comment
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Summary: Easy steps for converting Adobe PDF, Word, or text documents to Amazon Kindle format (with Pictures).   Instructions to convert Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word or Text documents to .MOBI or .PRC format for eReaders, electronic Readers.

My friend, Steve, has been considering buying an Amazon Kindle for the past several months. However, he needs an eReader that can display PDF files. The Amazon Kindle DX currently has the largest screen of any eReader allowing it to display Adobe PDF files in their native format. I wrote about the problems with displaying PDF files on the readers in my blog post at this link.

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How to view a PDF file on a Kindle 1 2 DX (Pictures)

October 28, 2009 by Chuck Eglinton · Leave a Comment
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Summary: How to display a PDF file on on Amazon Kindle eReader (with Pictures) or How can I convert a PDF file to view it on an Amazon Kindle

My friend, Steve, emailed to me a PDF file and asked how to convert it for the Amazon Kindle.    I’ll describe the conversion in another article, but below are side by side comparisons of the same eBook on the same eReader.

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How to Remove Facebook Live Feed and Restore Facebook Status Updates (with Pictures)

October 26, 2009 by Chuck Eglinton · Leave a Comment
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Summary: Quick instructions and pictures how to to remove Facebook Live Feed and Restore Facebook Status Updates.   How to get your old Facebook back.   Here are a few easy steps to change your Facebook back to something similar to the old Facebook format.

Don’t like the new Facebook format that shows Live Feed and View News Feed?

Me either.

Facebook’s “News Feed” is now Facebook’s determination of what stories Facebook thinks you’ll most enjoy and based on your past history interacting with the site. Facebook makes this choice based on  how much activity and attention an item has seen (from friends commenting and liking it) and how likely Facebook thinks you might interact with that post. Here’s how to fix it…

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Cheap & Easy Balloon Boy Halloween Costume (Pictures) Falcon Henee

October 25, 2009 by Chuck Eglinton · Leave a Comment
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Summary: Make a Cheap and Easy Balloon Boy Halloween Costume in about an hour with a Mylar party balloon,  die cast cars, and a few household items.   Facoln Heene is a 6-year old boy who was feared to have floated away in a homemade balloon on October 15, 2009.  However, hours later, Falcon Heene was found safe, hiding in the attic of his home in Colorado.

Instructions Below

balloon-boy-halloween-costume

When the news outlets reported that Falcon Heene had been found, I said to my family, “I’m glad balloon-boy is safe; because now I can make fun of him -  I’m going to wear a Jiffy-pop container on my head and trick-or-treat as balloon boy!”

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