<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132</id><updated>2012-02-11T17:10:58.841-08:00</updated><category term='Google+'/><category term='Widget'/><category term='Gadget'/><category term='background image'/><category term='twitter'/><title type='text'>T a l k i n g  A b o u t  B u s i n e s s</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-8069055757249297829</id><published>2011-12-06T08:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T08:36:29.575-08:00</updated><title type='text'>5 Ways To Feel Happier And More Content Of Your Life!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; border: 0px solid black;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lYes1u0-lMo/Tt5DRPmwasI/AAAAAAAAAMk/xyDjpUU4kxM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="478" height="640" /&gt;Everyone wants to feel happy and content with their lives. So what it is that makes people happy and full of joy and content?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Take Charge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you are the leader of your own life it gives you strength and feeling of empowerment. Don't wait for someone else to give you instructions on how to lead your life. It's YOUR life and You're the expert of it. You know what is right and&amp;nbsp;best&amp;nbsp;for You!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Stay Positive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every now and then you need a refill of encouragement and elimination of negative thoughts. Join groups of your niche that encourage and pep you up! In addition to the support you'll get a sense of belonging which is very important for your personal growth. Also, keep a list of things that make your life great. Get back to that list to remember how much you already have to be thankful for!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Plan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well planned is half done. Write down what you want to accomplish and set the time frame when you have reached them. When you plan things well and in detail all you have to do is watch things get accomplished. Really!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Avoid Negativity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This one is in relation to the Stay Positive. Negativity, as well as positivity, is very contageous! So avoid people who try to spread their miserable feelings to you! When you catch yourself with negative thoughts get rid of them as fast as possible and avoid taking them to people around you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Remember Succeeding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remember the feeling you had when you accomplished someting? Remind yourself of how great it felt! It makes you want to succeed more often and in everything you do in life. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-8069055757249297829?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/8069055757249297829/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=8069055757249297829' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/8069055757249297829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/8069055757249297829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/12/5-ways-to-feel-happier-and-more-content.html' title='5 Ways To Feel Happier And More Content Of Your Life!'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lYes1u0-lMo/Tt5DRPmwasI/AAAAAAAAAMk/xyDjpUU4kxM/s72-c/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-8016485625688462726</id><published>2011-11-12T08:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-12T08:49:57.851-08:00</updated><title type='text'>World's first 'Angry Birds' shop opens in Finnish Capital Helsinki</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/683608/Worlds-first-Angry-Birds-shop-opens-in-Finnish-Capital-Helsinki.aspx#.Tr6ix_VOG-I.blogger"&gt;World's first 'Angry Birds' shop opens in Finnish Capital Helsinki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.globaltimes.cn/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/ImageHandler.ashx?Width=550&amp;amp;Height=800&amp;amp;HomeDirectory=%2fPortals%2f0%2f&amp;amp;FileName=attachment%2f2011%2f192a03ae-e136-4b5c-af6d-7090f0671f56.jpg&amp;amp;PortalID=0&amp;amp;q=1" br="" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-8016485625688462726?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/683608/Worlds-first-Angry-Birds-shop-opens-in-Finnish-Capital-Helsinki.aspx#.Tr6ix_VOG-I.blogger' title='World&apos;s first &apos;Angry Birds&apos; shop opens in Finnish Capital Helsinki'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/8016485625688462726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=8016485625688462726' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/8016485625688462726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/8016485625688462726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/11/worlds-first-angry-birds-shop-opens-in.html' title='World&apos;s first &apos;Angry Birds&apos; shop opens in Finnish Capital Helsinki'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-6706238126490492325</id><published>2011-10-31T13:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T13:59:07.653-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 10 Reasons I Haven't Commented on Your Blog (Yet)</title><content type='html'>I came across these funny slides I want to share with you today. They are made by Michelle Shaeffer from &lt;a href="http://michelleshaeffer.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://michelleshaeffer.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="__ss_8678730" style="width: 425px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.slideshare.net/michelleshaeffer/top-10-reasons-i-havent-commented-on-your-blog-yet" target="_blank" title="Top 10 Reasons I Haven't Commented on Your Blog (Yet)"&gt;Top 10 Reasons I Haven't Commented on Your Blog (Yet)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;object height="355" id="__sse8678730" width="425"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=reasonsihaventcommentedonyourblogyet-110724182809-phpapp01&amp;stripped_title=top-10-reasons-i-havent-commented-on-your-blog-yet&amp;userName=michelleshaeffer" /&gt; &lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/&gt; &lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/&gt; &lt;embed name="__sse8678730" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=reasonsihaventcommentedonyourblogyet-110724182809-phpapp01&amp;stripped_title=top-10-reasons-i-havent-commented-on-your-blog-yet&amp;userName=michelleshaeffer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; 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text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8He_T7raAYs/TqmsaWovlCI/AAAAAAAAAK0/N-qHGYGmhzo/s1600/arrow.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="191" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8He_T7raAYs/TqmsaWovlCI/AAAAAAAAAK0/N-qHGYGmhzo/s200/arrow.gif" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UuzKv4w_aDY/TqmtAELiraI/AAAAAAAAAK8/VhdZCX04L68/s1600/google%252B.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UuzKv4w_aDY/TqmtAELiraI/AAAAAAAAAK8/VhdZCX04L68/s320/google%252B.png" width="192" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;I added a gadget like this to my blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://widgetsplus.com/" target="_blank"&gt;WidgetPlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-1121904894224105739?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/1121904894224105739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=1121904894224105739' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/1121904894224105739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/1121904894224105739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/10/adding-google-gadget-to-your-blog.html' title='Adding Google+ Gadget To Your Blog'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8He_T7raAYs/TqmsaWovlCI/AAAAAAAAAK0/N-qHGYGmhzo/s72-c/arrow.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-4944852486627212443</id><published>2011-10-25T07:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T07:19:10.983-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='background image'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twitter'/><title type='text'>Get A Twitter Background Fast And Free !</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G3ozYQ7Ujmk/TqbCxPpdfeI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JcKDxOuZepY/s1600/twitterbgpost.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="152" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G3ozYQ7Ujmk/TqbCxPpdfeI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JcKDxOuZepY/s320/twitterbgpost.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;You can get a good looking background image and colors for your Twitter account fast and free from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/themeleon/twitter" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.colourlovers.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-4944852486627212443?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/4944852486627212443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=4944852486627212443' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/4944852486627212443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/4944852486627212443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/10/get-twitter-background-fast-and-free.html' title='Get A Twitter Background Fast And Free !'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G3ozYQ7Ujmk/TqbCxPpdfeI/AAAAAAAAAKs/JcKDxOuZepY/s72-c/twitterbgpost.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-5884114822095655805</id><published>2011-10-08T13:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T10:25:45.297-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Kindle Has Become So Popular</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&lt;iframe float="" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=B005890G8Y" style="float: left; height: 240px; padding: 7px; width: 120px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;The number one selling item on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://astore.amazon.com/armibooksnew-20" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt; is the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005890G8Y" target="_blank"&gt;Kindle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;. It's time to open the book to see what makes this item so popular.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;I am one who embraces technology with one arm and pushes it away with the other. One of my recent holdouts has been the &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005890G8Y" target="_blank"&gt;Kindle&lt;/a&gt;. I have a hard time with the idea of snuggling up to a warm fireplace with a Kindle to read the latest works of my favorite authors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;Being stubbornly resistant to the &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005890G8Y" target="_blank"&gt;Kindle&lt;/a&gt;, I purchased a paperback version of a book I need for my work I was anxious to get started, so I wasted no time in poring through the book to uncover the needed treasures that would pave the way to fame and fortune.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;As I read, I did in fact uncover some information that I would refer to time and again; that is, if I were able to find it again. I soon found myself thumbing through the paperback, scouring the index and the table of contents, trying to relocate that gem I so desperately needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;That's when it hit me. I suddenly understood the value of a Kindle and why they have become so popular. I knew why they had become the number one best seller on &lt;a href="http://astore.amazon.com/armibooksnew-20"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;As it turns out, I never found what I needed. Had I succumbed to the Kindle movement, I could have found my tidbits of information in a matter of seconds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;For me, at least, the best thing about the &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B005890G8Y" target="_blank"&gt;Kindle&lt;/a&gt; is the ability to perform searches. By inputting a few keywords, I could have been revisiting the information I had earlier deemed to be so important. Even better yet, this time I could have bookmarked it so I would never have to make that same search again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;At this point, I was almost in the club. However, I still had one more holdout: I didn't want to be held captive in the world of electronic oldies. My imagination envisioned only the viewing of outdated material that, by now, had lost its appeal and usefulness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;Once again, I had fooled myself. A quick search of &lt;a href="http://astore.amazon.com/armibooksnew-20" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; revealed that within minutes I could be electronically cuddling up to the latest penning, as it were, of my favorite authors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"&gt;With all that in mind, as for now, count me in. However, I don't want it to go any farther; I already have my mind made up to rebuke the next advancement that is made for my benefit. But they did get me with the &lt;a href="http://kindle./"&gt;Kindle.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-5884114822095655805?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/5884114822095655805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=5884114822095655805' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5884114822095655805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5884114822095655805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/10/why-kindle-has-become-so-popular.html' title='Why Kindle Has Become So Popular'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-5874389523181501127</id><published>2011-02-26T08:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T09:03:40.249-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Best Selling Kindle Accessories</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;Now that you are styling with your new Kindle (you do have one, don't you?) you will need to get some great accessories from the Amazon Kindle Store. The store features books, newspapers, and magazines that you can download or subscribe to, as well as some great Kindle accessories like covers, clip-on book lights, cases, and ear buds.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Latest Generation Kindle Leather Cover 6" Display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=F7D200&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as1&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;asins=B0025PH4HK" style="width:120px;height:240px; float: left; padding: 4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;Protecting your Kindle is a good idea, and this contoured, pebble-grain leather cover for a 6-inch display is a good way to do so. There's no need to worry about it damaging the screen, though. The inside is a soft microfiber that will not scratch it. When you are ready to enjoy reading, just open the cover as you would a regular book.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;In the meantime, the cover will remain securely closed thanks to a hinged system that snuggly keeps the Kindle where it should be. Additional security is provided by an elastic strap that holds the cover closed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;The cover won't get in the way, either. It easily folds back for easy access to navigation and reading with the Kindle in one hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;M-Edge e-Luminator Kindle Booklight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;Feel like you're being kept in the dark? The e-Luminator will put an end to that. It clips right onto your Kindle and shines a little light on the subject. It has an adjustable neck so you can position it wherever you like, and has two settings so you can get just the right amount of LED light. One AAA battery keeps it going for twenty hours. It is designed for the Latest Generation 6-Inch Display Kindle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "&gt;DecalGirl Kindle Skin for the Latest Generation Kindlewith 6" Display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=F3F104&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as1&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;asins=B00466HU70" style="width:120px;height:240px; float: left; padding: 4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;This sharp looking matte skin will separate your Kindle from those of other people. This DecalGirl skin features lively colored distinctive artwork on quality cast vinyl that is enclosed with a unique coating to ease glare and keep you from getting fingerprints on your Kindle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "&gt;Timbuk2 Nylon Quilted Kindle Envelope Sleeve for the Latest Generation Kindle&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;with 6" Display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=EFF904&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as1&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;asins=B004C6QBV0" style="width:120px;height:240px; float: left; padding: 4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Courier New'; "&gt;The Timbuk2 sleeve makes it easy to store your Kindle for transport and protection. The face of your reader is protected by memory foam and simulated fur lining. It circumvents scratches and protects against damage due to impact. It is TSA approved, so you won't have a problem getting it through airports. Contrast stitching design allows you to personalize the sleeve. This makes it a great accessory for a Kindle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-5874389523181501127?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/5874389523181501127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=5874389523181501127' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5874389523181501127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5874389523181501127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/02/best-selling-kindle-accessories.html' title='Best Selling Kindle Accessories'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26675132.post-5205768067632537685</id><published>2011-02-20T12:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T13:04:45.537-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=F9DF00&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=talkingabou0f-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as1&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;asins=B002GYWHSQ" style="width:120px;height:240px; padding:20px; float: left;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Usually when things grow up, they get bigger. Not the Kindle; it got smaller. Funny thing, though, it does more. The Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device has everything you can think of. In fact, it will even babysit you. What does that mean?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;That means that it will read you a bedtime story. It's true. It has a text-to-speech Read to Me feature that will read a book for you. Not only is it handy at bedtime, but it is great while driving in your car. Better yet, you can listen to it during one of those long, drawn out meetings at work.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;Besides its portability, the best feature of the Kindle DX is probably the High Contrast E Ink Pearl Screen. Even at nearly 10 inches, it doesn't stop the 1/3-inch thick Kindle from being convenient. The E Ink Pearl screen provides much higher contrast for spot-on graphics and text as sharp as that of a newspaper.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun:yes"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;However, don't stop with the newspaper. The Kindle will allow you to read PDFs, magazines and graphic-rich books; all with no glare from sunlight or other bright lights. It looks like you are reading off paper!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;Once you have finished reading the current material, getting another book or magazine is no problem. The Kindle DX has free 3G wireless in 100 different countries so you can download something else to read in less than 60 seconds. No computer is required. With over 3GB of memory, the Kindle will store well over 3,000 of the more than 750 thousand books available. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;The battery will last up to three weeks, and recharging it is simple with the included power adapter or the USB that plugs right into your computer.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;Other great features of the Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Auto-Rotating Screen for viewing landscape layouts&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Built-In PDF Reader&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* 5-Way Controller for accurate text selection and highlighting right on the screen&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Read your media everywhere by using the Kindle app to view it from your Android Device, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad and others&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Archives your books online for later retrieval in case of accidental deletion&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* 8 adjustable font sizes for more comfortable and faster reading&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Full zoom on images&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color:#215868;mso-themecolor:accent5; mso-themeshade:128;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;* Wireless access to Wikipedia&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"&gt;This is not a complete list of all the features and benefits of the Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device. However, it is enough to give you a good idea of how remarkable this e-reader is--especially when it is reading you to sleep.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26675132-5205768067632537685?l=www.arminiemi.net' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GYWHSQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=talkingabou0f-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002GYWHSQ' title='The Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/feeds/5205768067632537685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26675132&amp;postID=5205768067632537685' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5205768067632537685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/26675132/posts/default/5205768067632537685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arminiemi.net/2011/02/kindle-dx-wireless-reading-device.html' title='The Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device'/><author><name>Armi Niemi</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/115615187753109491741</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MwwaJ7Teyzk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAOc/WMCJx0S3-Qs/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
