Niklas.Hemdal

 

Ok, so Alina and I unboxed the Kindle Fire today.  It was great to have almost a full charge directly out of the box.  I struggled briefly with the Wireless Network connectivity and Amazon Account registration even though I was seated next to the wireless router.  The jury is still out whether or not this was a PEBCAT (problem exists between chair and tablet) issue.  I would like to think that it wasn't, but I am human.

One of the disappointing things about the Kindle Fire is the absence of a microphone.  While there certainly are a lot of creative uses for a microphone on tablet devices, I'm truly disappointed that I can't use the Kindle Fire for VOIP.  As Alina will be the largest user of this device perhaps this isn't such a disappointment after all.      

Up until now, and even though I utilize an Android smartphone, most of my app purchases or free app downloads have been for iOS.  I didn't find much help from the web community on essential Kindle Fire apps; therefore, here is my list of essential Getting Started Kindle Fire applications.

1.  Evernote
2.  WolframAlpha
3.  Seesmic
4.  CalenGoo
5.  SketchBook
6.  AndroXplorer
7.  Netflix
8.  Hulu Plus
9.  Slacker Radio