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* Posts by Knieriemen

6 posts • joined Saturday 19th November 2011 16:31 GMT

Knieriemen

Re: Transcript please

Great suggestion and it's something I've kicked around for awhile but only one other person ever requested it. I'll look into it again.

Knieriemen

Re: Worst PR in the Tech Industry? I think I can trump that:

OK... I think this tops Huawei's PR... good find

Knieriemen

Re: Came to article expecting secret sauce

LOL, that is awesome.

Let me say... Chris Lynch was definitely "well done" during the podcast.

Knieriemen
Happy

Re: safe search is ON

We have a picture of the Bacon Sex Log here: http://speakingintech.com/sit-8/

Knieriemen

I would love to...

I would love to... but I'll be in London 2 weeks beforehand at the Dell Storage Forum

Knieriemen

Great Comments, Thanks

I love all of the comments, thanks.

First, you cannot simply sideload a Google app... have to first install the Google Services Framework apk first. I have instructions for this here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113139726938588189465/posts/3UZGtF8H9aU

The problem is, your typically Kindle Fire user is probably not tech savy and probably won't want to take these extra steps to sideload apps.

I also have a post on 'must have' Kindle Fire apps here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113139726938588189465/posts/ZaKkJKMbLba

Ultimately I think this is an Amazon AND a Google problem and it's all about control and licensing for the app market... be it Amazon's or Google.

Shame on Google for putting hooks in stand-alone apps like Gmail that require Google Services Framework (you don't need the Google Services Framework for the iPad). Shame on Amazon for not making popular Google apps a part of the Kindle Fire user experience.

One other note - the Kindle Fire OS is a "wrapped" version Android and not a "fork" as Linux users understand forks.