It sounds like a new action-packed, high-flying drama. I recently lived out "reset at 30,000 feet" and it did feel a little dramatic.
The other day I found myself on a four-hour flight at 30,000 feet or so with a locked-up Kindle. This is at least the fifth time I’ve had to reset my Kindle but this one was a bit trickier. It’s amazing how hard it is to find a paperclip when you’re up in the friendly skies. I checked my bag. No go. Even my handy folder full of various business papers came up empty. Fortunately I was sitting next to a guy who had one, and he let me borrow it for the job.
As I removed the back cover to resurrect my lifeless e-reader, I had an idea: Why not just tape a small paperclip in the recess of the back of the device, under the removable cover? It looks like there’s enough clearance for this and it would save me the headache of looking for yet another paperclip the next time my Kindle freezes. I’m going to give it a shot as soon as I get home tonight.
(Photo from Wipedia. No, the jet shown is not at 30K feet. – D.R.)
The post of a pierced earring will do the trick as well.
This was actually an issue with the REB1100 as well-people were storing paperclips under the memory door flap or behind the USB/power connector flaps. How funny to see that one issue continuing in spirit with the Kindle!
Though it’s not recommended, in an emergency you can disconnect the battery connector, wait, and then reconnect.
I always keep a paper-clip in my wallet, you never know when you will need one – especially when you own a Kindle!
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