Author Topic: The Technophobe Reader - Technology Help (Read 213642 times)

JoanK · « **Reply #480 on:** March 22, 2012, 07:32:25 PM »

Jean: sounds a little creepy to me.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #481 on:** March 30, 2012, 09:40:02 AM »

Does anyone know -and if so can they explain in words of one syllable - how you delete books from your Kindle?

Apple seems to have a huge aversion to deletion - I can't delete things from my MacBook and now I can't see how to get them off the Kindle via the MacBook.

Any advice much appreciated!

Rosemary

Frybabe · « **Reply #482 on:** March 30, 2012, 10:11:40 AM »

Rosemarykaye, highlight the book you want to delete. push the navigation cursor slide button to the right. You should come up with a menu that includes go to items, search, and add to collection. The "Delete this Document" is at the bottom (at least on my Kindle). Highlight and press the button. If it is one of the freebie books from somewhere else, the book will delete completely. If it is a Kindle downloaded book or game, all the delete will do is add it to the archived folder. You will have to go up to your Kindle account online and delete it from there. Keep in mind, my Kindle is an older model so these instructions may not be exact. I am assuming that Amazon/UK has similar account management features online.

JoanK · « **Reply #483 on:** March 30, 2012, 03:33:47 PM »

On my kindle, if it's something you've paid for, it says "remove from device" and it goes to your archives (which are not stored on your device). I have over 200 books in my archives: I can get them back any time by turning on the wireless, going to archives, and clicking to download. I have them listed by author. (ocasionally a book will be listed by authors FIRST name, not last, if the person who put it on kindle made a mistake. But not often)

The same menu has "add to collection". you can create "collections" on your kindle that organize your books by type: Whatever you want. The collections can be ordered by recent use, title, or author. I've always wanted to have my books organized, but there is too much physical work involved. Now I can do it! I have another 100 books in my collections. It was fun figuring out what catagories I wanted.

The instruction manuel that came with the kindle has instructions for that

maryz · « **Reply #484 on:** March 30, 2012, 04:37:03 PM »

JoanK -- did you get an actual manual with your Kindle? I didn't - with any of the three we've gotten in this household. I certainly wish I had one.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #485 on:** March 30, 2012, 04:46:50 PM »

Thanks everyone. No, there was nothing with my Kindle either.

Rosemary

Frybabe · « **Reply #486 on:** March 30, 2012, 07:43:03 PM »

Your can download your Kindle guide/manual here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200317150

Follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. It downloads to your computer, then you can copy it to the documents folder in your Kindle. It is exactly the way I copy all my freebie ebooks from other sites.

maryz · « **Reply #487 on:** March 30, 2012, 08:44:00 PM »

Thanks, Frybabe. I'll see about loading it into my computer. I just don't want instructions on the Kindle itself - that just doesn't work for me.

p.s. Just looked at the web site - now I have to figure out which version I have. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhh

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #488 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:03:07 AM »

Frybabe, I had a look at my Kindle - but it didn't have any of the things you mentioned! So I was resigned to not being able to delete things - then I accidentally pressed the left hand side of the little square button at the bottom - and miraculously, up came "remove this item?" - so I pressed the middle for "OK" and it worked. I don't know how they expect you to know all this without any instructions. I appreciate that it is all on the Kindle site, but the box didn't tell you that. Anyway, I will have a look at that site you mentioned as I may find I can do a lot more with the Kindle than I do now - although I already love it dearly and can't understand why i withstood having one for so long.

Thanks for your help,

Rosemary

Steph · « **Reply #489 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:55:53 AM »

My Kindle on my IPAD device has the archive button.. Which I love.. My ebook however does not seem to do this. I can get to the archive button on it, but it does not seem to take it off my active list.. I printed out myIPAD stuff.. PUnched holes in it and put it in a three ring binder. That way it is there no matter what.. I love it when you have it on your device and then cannot get your device to turn on, etc.. Then I tend to get really annoyed.This way, I can just look it up.

JoanK · « **Reply #490 on:** April 01, 2012, 03:17:19 PM »

My kindle came with the instruction manual already on the kindle, along with two dictionaries. (not a paper one).

Rosemary: press the right side of the same square button, and you'll see the menu we were talking about that lets you archive a book, or put it in a collection. If you pres to put in a collection, it gives you the option of creating one.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #491 on:** April 01, 2012, 05:18:34 PM »

Thanks Joan, that's a great tip.

I have got another problem now. This afternoon I "bought" 2 free books for Kindle from the Amazon site. I received the emails confirming that the books had been sent to my Kindle. I plugged my Kindle into my laptop but the books are not appearing in the list on the device. What have I done wrong this time?

Thanks in anticipation!

Rosemary

salan · « **Reply #492 on:** April 01, 2012, 05:30:45 PM »

Steph, sometimes my Kindle does that, too. However, if I open another book and then go back to main page, the book magically appears. I don't know why it does that as other times the book appears automatically......

Speaking of technology, I bought a new car that has all kinds of bells & whistles and voice commands. Now if I can just figure out how to use it. I have about three manuals; so will have to read up on it when I am in the mood. My "snip" of a daughter said she didn't know why all us "older" people were always buying technical devices that we didn't know how to use. I told her that I planned to keep this car a long time & I wanted to make sure that it had what I might want to use at a future date. I think I will start a journal with all her comments for her to read once she turns 60!!!
Sally

maryz · « **Reply #493 on:** April 01, 2012, 06:45:52 PM »

When I buy something new for my kindle, I hook up to the ethernet, then click "home" to get to my list of books. Once there, I click on "menu", scroll down to "sync and check for new items" (or something like that) and, voila, the new book appears.

Steph · « **Reply #494 on:** April 02, 2012, 06:16:43 AM »

Ialways buy the book on the IPAD, then it magically appears within a second or so..

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #495 on:** April 02, 2012, 08:35:36 AM »

Thanks again everyone. Madeleine has pointed out that I have to have pressed "Wi-fi On" on the Kindle to make it update, even if I have the cable plugged into the laptop. I expect that is patently obvious to everyone except me

. I still don't really understand why - does it not go through the cable, and if it doesn't, what's the cable for? But who cares, it's worked now. To misquote Babi's tag, I don't pretend to understand the virtual universe......

Rosemary

pedln · « **Reply #496 on:** April 02, 2012, 12:05:07 PM »

Rosemary, out of the mouths of babes. A friend just bought a smartphone and her grandchildren are teaching her how to use it.

My brother has been attending cell phone classes -- his latest trick --

Quote

As you know, my new cellphone can read barcodes. Came in handy the other day. The halogen bulb burned out in my desk lamp. Went to Ace Hardware. They had one, but marked $7.99.

That seemed rather high, so I scanned the barcode. It showed that Radio Shack had one for $2.49 (over three and half times cheaper than Ace). This is probably an extreme example, but it pays to shop around. quote]

salan · « **Reply #497 on:** April 02, 2012, 06:36:47 PM »

I just lost 2 posts. One on this site and another on fiction. I clicked reply and it did nothing. Kept clicking, but still nothing. Hope this one goes thru and someone can tell me what is happening. I've never had trouble posting before.
Sally

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #498 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:41:24 AM »

Sally - this has happened to me from time to time. I think some clever people save their long posts as word documents before they post them; of course I never remember to do that. I'm sure it wasn't anything you did or didn't do - most frustrating though.

Rosemary

Steph · « **Reply #499 on:** April 03, 2012, 06:24:20 AM »

Sally, sometimes the website decides to recheck on whoever is on.. YOu will see that you are not connected, but are a visiter..At least that is what happens to me once in a while.

ginny · « **Reply #500 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:36:38 AM »

There could have been a glitch, I think we got a notice of interruption, and if that happens that post may be lost, I am sorry for the problem, Sally.

One thing I do and it depends of course on what your own browser is, etc., and I doubt this works on IPAD, but it might: as I type, like this, I may pause and right click which gives me a menu, I choose Select All and then right click again and select copy, that takes less than 2 seconds and then I merrily proceed. Should something happen to the internet connection, I've got almost all of my former post when I can get back to posting: it's just a click away.

So long as I don't copy anything in the meantime, I have almost all of my former post and all I have to do is get back to the posting box, right click, and select paste.

Voila: I've put it in bold to set it off here); There could have been a glitch, I think we got a notice of interruption, and if that happens that post may be lost, I am sorry for the problem, Sally.

One thing I do and it depends of course on what your own browser is, etc., but as I type, like this, I may pause and right click which gives me a menu, I choose Select All and then right click again and select copy, that takes less than 2 seconds and then I merrily proceed. Should something happen so long as I don't copy anything in the meantime, I have almost all of my former post and all I have to do is get back to the posting box, right click, and select paste.

So there's no tedious pasting in a Word document or then transferring it, I do this all the time. Yes in the rare cases you might lose a sentence or two but it's certainly better than composing from scratch.

So LONG as you do not copy anything else you're good to go. Interneet interruptions can occur any time for a lot of reasons including local service.

JoanK · « **Reply #501 on:** April 03, 2012, 03:14:44 PM »

When the wi-fi is on, it runs down the battery, even if you aren't using the wi-fi. If I forget to turn the wi-fi off after I download a book, I have to recharge twice as often as if I keep it off except when I'm buying books.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #502 on:** April 03, 2012, 03:46:44 PM »

Joan, I think my husband told me that - which is why it was off, and I hadn't a clue that you had to turn it on to receive delivery of something....

pedln · « **Reply #503 on:** April 03, 2012, 05:39:23 PM »

JoanK, I've found out the same thing about wi-fi and the battery. I haven't downloaded many books lately, but when I do, I forget to turn off the wi-fi.

How do you turn off the speaker? I must have pressed something because when I go through the "Home" pages it speaks when I first turn each page. But it doesn't seem to do it when I'm reading Bleak House. I can hear it, but I don't understand it, and would like to get it off before using it in the doctor's office or someplace like it. I tried pressing what the manual told me but it doesn't seem to help.

maryz · « **Reply #504 on:** April 03, 2012, 06:37:39 PM »

pedln, on my Kindle, the voice thing is reached by pressing the "Aa" button that you use to change the font size. On that menu is a thing that says "text to speech" or something like that. That's what works on mine, anyway. Good luck.

Steph · « **Reply #505 on:** April 04, 2012, 06:07:22 AM »

IPAD has a little switch and volume control on the upper right hand.. Yes, my IPAD uses more battery, so I plug it in every few days..Works perfectly then. If I am not using it at home, it does not use so much battery.. It is the router and wifi on in the house.

pedln · « **Reply #506 on:** April 05, 2012, 05:54:54 PM »

MaryZ, I tried your suggestion. Text to sound wasn't turned on, so I turned it on, and then turned it off again. Sound still comes. I hear it, but can't catch the words. My home page is actually 7 pages, and I get about 15 seconds of speech at the top of each page.

maryz · « **Reply #507 on:** April 05, 2012, 06:26:52 PM »

Guess you have a different Kindle edition, pedln. I've had reason to call the Kindle tech people on the phone, and they've been exceptionally friendly and helpful. You might give that a try.

Steph · « **Reply #508 on:** April 06, 2012, 06:19:29 AM »

If you have hearing aids, Pedlin , sometimes they pick up echos that are not generally heard.. Something to do with the wavelength..

Steph · « **Reply #509 on:** April 14, 2012, 09:21:12 PM »

OK... tried to change my picture and managed to eliminate the old one, but cannot download the new one.. Help...

GeneJ · « **Reply #510 on:** April 21, 2012, 08:22:52 PM »

I was on this site some months ago and indicated I was thinking of buying a Kindle. At that time someone encouraged me to come back to the site when I obtained the Kindle and tell about my experience. It may have been Joan.

Well, I got the Kindle and had problems with settting it up immediately. I thought somehow that I was defective for I had many problems in following what instructions there were. Fortunately I learned from the Users Guide loaded on the Kindle about the Kindle support location. So I went there and printed out the booklet, which is very much like the guide that is on the Kindle itself.

So I tried my first download and worked with a freebie. Everything went fine. So then I downloaded a book and paid for it. Still all OK. I am impressed with the capablities of such a basic device, however it will take some time to become fully proficient in its use.

The transfer of files from my personal computer to the Kindle interests me. Yet I have much to learn by trial and error.

It was encouraging to read some of the posts and see that I am not alone in my initial encounter. As an example, the guide suggests turning off the wireless when not needed in order to conserve the battery. The only problem is that the guide does not tell you how to do it. I know now, but it was hit and miss before I found out how. It seems that there are other things that I will be hitting and missing as time goes by.

I bought the basic Kindle and I am not disappointed, now the task is to fully utilize the little devil.

Gene

JoanK · « **Reply #511 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:25:10 PM »

I'm so glad you got over the initial "hump" and can start to enjoy your kindle! Now that I've had mine a year, I can't imagine being without it.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #512 on:** April 22, 2012, 04:01:31 AM »

I know Joan - as a committed technophobe, I love my Kindle and am never so happy as when I get stuck somewhere waiting for something, and discover that reassuring leather case in the bottom of my bag

Rosemary

salan · « **Reply #513 on:** April 22, 2012, 06:44:44 AM »

My daughter bought me a Kindle 2 yrs ago, with me protesting that I did not want another technical device! She set it up for me & got me started. I absolutely love it! I find it very easy to use and appreciate all the free books and the 99 cent ones. I splurge every now & then and purchase more expensive ones. My small town library recently started offering ebooks and had a workshop showing us how to download them. I have used it a few times and find it most satisfactory. I also have downloaded several word games and enjoy using them. My only complaint so far is that sometimes the letters are hard to distinguish, especially if the light is poor. Mine is an older model. Are the letters on the newer ones easier to read? I am thinking of getting the latest model. Are the letters easier to read on the newer ones?
Sally

GeneJ · « **Reply #514 on:** April 22, 2012, 03:49:41 PM »

Mary, My attention was riveted on you comments back in Reply #504; so I copied and printed your suggestins to pedlin. I have the very basic Kindle, the one that sells for $79.
I did as you suggested but my menu options only gave, type size, typeface, line spacing, words per line, and screen rotation. No sound. I do not believe my Kindle is equipped to do sound, but it was worth a shot.

maryz · « **Reply #515 on:** April 22, 2012, 04:04:09 PM »

Oh, well - sorry it didn't work for you GeneJ. I've called them on the phone a couple of times and found their tech people very helpful. It might be worth a phone call for you.

Frybabe · « **Reply #516 on:** April 22, 2012, 05:10:57 PM »

Sorry Gene, the Kindle Basic ($79) does not come with sound. I checked the specs and the manual. I am not sure what my Kindle is, but it has a keyboard and sound. It is only two years old, but I can no longer get a cover that fits it. They changed the keyboard and button configuration a while back and resized the thing just enough that it does not fit the newer covers. I do have a sleeve jacket for it, but would much prefer a book cover type thing. Oh, well.

pedln · « **Reply #517 on:** April 22, 2012, 06:44:42 PM »

Gene, I'm glad you're enjoying your Kindle. I use my Kindle only for reading, but I also have the Kindle app or whatever it is on my desktop and laptop and have found the search features much easier to use on those two latter items. (Bigger screen, bigger keyboard.) It's really been a big help while reading Bleak House as I can easily find any of the several characters throughout the book.

E-Readers must be making a big hit in the libraries. On my Facebook Page Seattle Public Library had a note saying they had overtaken NY Public Library and now had the largest E-book circulation.

GeneJ · « **Reply #518 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:44:44 PM »

Thanks for the info. Frybabe and pedlin; I did not buy the Kindle with the intention of using it for sound, but I was intrigued by the possibility that it might have sound capablity.

I will keep the Kindle app in mind if I ever wish to speed up my searches. Also, the local library here in central Massachusetts now carrys e-books. Thus far I have not availed myself of them.

Steph · « **Reply #519 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:55:21 AM »

Libraries have jumped on the ebook applications.. Makes it easier than buying the books and quicker for circulation.
I still cannot get a new picture installed. Even got my granddaughter to try and she couldnt either. She thinks there is something wrong.. no uploading of the pictures. Anyone know why???

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