More DX road-worthiness
Continuing with yesterday’s road warrior theme, here’s another reason I like my Kindle DX for traveling.
For a frequent traveler, I have the world’s worst sense of direction. I rely heavily on maps and my GPS. And over the years I’ve collected a folder of PDF files, with maps and directions to get to the various places I frequent around the country.
Some of these are text files, converted to PDF, that have building directions (such as “use the white parking garage in the back, and take rear elevators to go to the security desk on the 3rd floor”).
I’ve dragged-and-dropped that entire folder onto my Kindle DX.
Now, I’ve got electronic versions of all of those directions and maps with me on the road.
And the DX’s landscape orientation is ideal for displaying the maps in large, easy-to-read type while I’m driving.
By the way, please add my name to the list of people wishing for folders on the Kindle. It’s great to have these files, but they do clutter up my Kindle’s home page. At least I have them named consistently, so I can find them with a title sort or through search.
The Kindle DX is available from Amazon ($489) with current shipping times 2 to 3 weeks.