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How to Root Kindle Fire 6.2.1

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 29, 2011 under Android

The latest update for Kindle Fire broke the popular root method and disabled the SuperOneClick utility. If you want to be able to prevent your device’s wallpaper from changing and the other benefits of rooting your device, the Kindle Fire Utility is a simple solution to your problem.

 

Upload and Install Wordpress Themes without an FTP Client

contributed by Chris Luongo on December 27, 2011 under Internet

You do not have to bother fumbling around with an FTP client, un-zipping files, and building folder structures. Wordpress allows you to upload themes directly using the Admin CP.

 

Kindle Fire: How to Remove Items from the Carousel

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 23, 2011 under Android

The Kindle Fire utilizes a sexy Carousel to display the items that you have used on the device. If you want to keep some of these items from being displayed due to privacy concerns, you can remove individual items from the Carousel at any time. This is also great for reducing clutter so that the Carousel can continue to be a productive tool for accessing items.

 

Kindle Fire: How to Prevent the Wallpaper from Automatically Changing

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 11, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

The Kindle Fire automatically changes the wallpaper each time the device wakes from sleep mode or is turned on. If you’ve installed a third party launcher and want your wallpaper to always be displayed instead of being changed to one of Amazon’s default wallpapers. Here’s how to keep the Fire from changing your wallpaper.

 

Skype: Revoke apps that you no longer use

contributed by Lê Hoàng on under Internet

When you use Skype, you probably use some other third party apps for call recording or faxing to enhance the experiences. If you have stopped using these apps, you should revoke their access to Skype to maintain your privacy.

 

How to Install Google Currents on the Kindle Fire

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 9, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

Google Currents is a magazine-like news reader (like Flipboard or Zite) that is available for iOS and Android. Unfortunately, since the Kindle Fire doesn’t contain any of the Google frameworks or files, Google Currents won’t install on the device. Here’s how to enjoy the new reader on the Kindle Fire.

 

Kindle Fire: How to Disable Automatic Spelling Correction

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 8, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

The Kindle Fire has automatic spelling correction enabled by default. As with autocorrect on any device, it is not always helpful to every user, in fact in can actually create more problems than it solves. Here’s how to disable automatic spelling correction.

 

GoogleTV 2.0 – Setup Application to Run on Startup / Power On

contributed by Jimmy Selix on December 6, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

This guide will explain how to set an Application to run on startup and/or power on.  Initially, the default Input is set to run on Power On; we can change this to startup an Application instead.