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Rooting the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color UPDATE

Shortly after the latest edition of the book had shipped to the printer, B&N released an update for both the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color that took it to version 1.4.1. While the ending .1 indicates it was a minor update, it had significant effects for the rooting process. If you had a version of the NOOK Tablet at 1.4.0, I do have some instructions available for rooting that (it will appear in an article shortly at Que.com). If you need them more quickly, you can email me at the address found in the Introduction of the book.
If you have a NOOK Color (including those at 1.4.1), I have a workable rooting process for that as well, so please email me at the email indicated in the Introduction. The change to the rooting process for the NOOK Color is significant, however, for the microSD card "dual-boot" system is no longer functional. The new rooting instructions are more invasive. I expect that a microSD card dual-boot method will be available in the near future.
Apologies for these updates, but with the the fast changes B&N implemented, keeping the process updated has been difficult. As I state in my book, I actually have not figured out the rooting aspects myself. Those really smart people that have been doing it (at nookdevs and XDA-developers) do the hard work. I say this, because I've seen them challenged significantly by the 1.4.1 update, which means it was an update that made major modifications despite the .1 ending.

The NOOK Book, Third Edition Is Now Available

Make the Most of Your New Barnes and Noble NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK ebook Reader!
Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known features you'll love!
Do all this, and much more...
Learn about the NOOK Study capabilitiesRoot your NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK to add third-party apps from the Android MarketFind and read free books on your NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOKUse Barnes and Noble's unique LendMe feature to lend and borrow booksPlay music, audiobooks, podcasts, even videoAutomatically download full-color book coversUse your NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color to browse the webAdd highlights, notes, and bookmarksRead Barnes and Noble ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, computer, or Android phoneSet up your own color wallpaper or screensaverPublish your own ebooks with B&N PubItDownload and use Barnes and Noble NOOK AppsLearn how to use NOOK Friends to recommend books and give updatesRead enhanced ebooks with video and audioRead Barnes and Noble children's books with interactive activities Buy it from Barnes and Noble here.
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Rooted NOOK Color and Wonky Apps

When Android updated the Market a few months back, it seemed to break some apps so that they will not download and install on your rooted NOOK Color. Good news is that I've found a simple workaround--don't use the Android Market. Instead, download the Amazon Appstore app and use it to download Netflix, etc. You can get the Amazon Appstore app by putting in your email address at this website.

When Amazon sends you the email, access it from your NOOK Color and tap the link from that email. This will download and install the Amazon Appstore. Ta da!

Old Home Movies

My grandpa: Walter JamesonQuite a few years ago, I received into my care my Grandfather Jameson's old Super 8 home movies. In fact, I have the projector and silver screen, though I've never been able to get the projector working, so the movies just sat. I despaired of ever seeing them, though over time, they quietly gathered dust. I looked a few years ago into getting them converted to digital, but the costs were prohibitive. But I checked in this summer at the instigation of a cousin and found the pricing much more reasonable, so I with the help of siblings and cousins embarked on getting the converted.

Much to my surprise, several of the Super 8s seem to have been recorded by my great-grandfather. While the quality is often poor, given that these are 70+ years old and were stored in far less than ideal conditions, I am still surprised at how good these are. Here is one of those clips by my great-grandfather. In some of the footage here, you will see some old race cars. For a bit of time, my grandfather was a riding mechanic for a driver, though he failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. In other videos, the mechanic side of my grandfather, a fascination with gears, engines, etc., come through.

Rooted NOOK Color and Netflix App

The Netflix app is not actually "approved" to run on a rooted NOOK Color (using the CM7 rooting method as demonstrated in my book, The NOOK Book , but as usual, some smart folks figured this out. Here's a YouTube video that describes how to get it to work in a simple and easy manner: http://youtu.be/zOZFBqiUvUI.

Shameless Plug for My Wife

My fabulously talented wife, Gina, helped out on Knitting Stitches Visual Encyclopedia . She spent quite a bit of time some weeks ago knitting samples of stitches that were then photographed for the images in this book. So several of the photos in this book are of her handiwork--and she was specially thanked in the frontmatter.

But of course she was!

Interview Part 2 on Let's Talk Computers

The interview for Let's Talk Computers is now available here.
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Interview Part 2: Let's Talk Computers Air Date

The 2nd half of my interview with Alan Ashendorf for his radio show Let's Talk Computers airs on October 1st.

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What Have I Been Up to Other Than Blogging?

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So...it's been a while since I have posted, and my apologies to those who read my blog.

For some weeks now, I've been devoting free writing time to a sci-fi novel that has been gestating (slowly, very slowly). I won't get into details now, suffice it to say that I've crossed the half-way threshold.

And I am still writing poems, though, admittedly, my attention has been on the novel.

In one bit of self-congratulatory good news, I can say that my book, The NOOK Book, was--at least last week--the number one selling technology book in the United States. Thanks to all who have made that happen by purchasing a copy.

Let's Talk Computers Interview

The interview for Let's Talk Computers has aired! You can listen to the RealAudio or Windows Media Player version here.



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