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Get your Kindle Notes and Highlights even in the App!

Posted by Steve Brady On January - 13 - 2012ADD COMMENTS

Anyone reading my blog for any period of time knows that I love the Kindle’s highlight and notes features. I wrote a macro for the original Kindles (that works on the Kindle 2 as well) to take the text file and make it a very nice readable document in Word.

One drawback had been that Amazon never explained how to get to the highlighted texts or notes when you were using a Kindle app–whether iPhone or Android.

Luckily others have deciphered this for us, and have developed a program that will generate a text file from the data file. (The information in the apps is stored in *.mbp files, because they, like the core Kindle format, are based on the MobiBook standard.) Read the rest of this entry »

Life, software, Technology

Amazon Kindle’s Clippings Helper – review

Posted by Steve Brady On May - 29 - 200910 COMMENTS

UPDATED: 11 Jun 2009. They have actually added a “view all on one page” feature. Go Amazon!

A couple posts back I noted an email where Amazon announced they are giving web access to the clippings and notes that you make in your Kindle when reading. And as you will recall, I believe the highlighting/notes feature is the best “game changing” feature of the Kindle so I was anxious to see what they have done. I have since logged on to the site, and given it a test drive.

I must say I am not all that impressed.

When you first log on you get a listing of the books you have purchased, called a “reading list.” (See graphic below) Read the rest of this entry »

Life, review, Technology

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Many have asked, so let me tell you: I am a professor. BA, Political Science MPA (Master’s of Public Administration) MS Logistics Management PhD Business Administration (Business Logistics, supporting field Industrial Engineering) I have a strong professional interest in Collaborative Supply Chain Management, RFID in the Supply Chain (EPC), and Research Methods. I have a strong personal interest in political issues, and military affairs having retired from the US Air Force after 20 years.