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Fixing Amazon Kindle Freezing / Performance Issues
Now this is my own opinion, but Amazon seem to make their hardware to an absolute price point. For the sake of keeping costs low, they will produce something which is absolutely fine for the here-and-now. The result of that is that, a couple of years down the line, their devices are slow and laggy. I found this with FireTV and the Kindle is no different.
On top of that recent change to their UI, which also saw a shift in the programming framework being used, has led to more bugs which Amazon seem reluctant to spend too much time on fixing (software updates don’t come out very often).
So, unless you’re rocking the very latest and greatest Kindle, there’s a chance you’ll experience some lagging and, worst still, complete lock-ups. I’ve put together a number of things to check and do that will help reduce this, based on feedback and general advice from Kindle users.
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Review: ESR Geo Wallet Stand
There are plenty of Magsafe compatible holders for the iPhone, where you snap something onto the back of the phone to hold a few of your credit and debit cards. However, ESR have decided to take the opportunity to differentiate their product on the market by adding in extra features.
In this case, they’ve added 4 extras – RFID protection for the cards, a stand, a holder and built-in Find My.
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Is your Apple AirTag facing the right way?
With the release of the second generation of Apple AirTag it got me thinking about how we use them and how they’re built.
As an example, here’s a screenshot of wallets that have an AirTag pocket on the front of them. What do you notice about the AirTags?
They all show the metal side facing out. The reverse side, white plastic, is the part that you can have engraved.
Is there a “right way round” or does it not matter?
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EA customer service don’t know what they’re talking about
A strong title, I’ll admit. But, as you’ll see, I’m not wrong.
I’ve been a massive fan of Battlefield 4 since it first came out. I bought it for the PlayStation 3 and then upgraded to the PlayStation 4 version, when I got that. I played it for thousands of hours and hit the top rank.
I ran the website bfmedic.com for many years, which gave news and tips about Battlefield, and crafted gameplay videos on YouTube.
Yeah, I was a fan.
Recently, I’ve been getting the itch to return. I don’t have a PlayStation 5, so can’t play Battlefield 6 and BF4 was definitely the best, more recent version of the game. Sadly, BF4 is dying. Not surprising considering its age. But there are just a handful of official game servers left and a sprinkling of other servers, often just playing the same map on repeat.
So, I thought I’d rent my own server.
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My Personal Best & Worse Customer Service of 2025
If you didn’t know already, I work in customer service and have done for over 30 years. So, it’s important to me and I understand when something is badly wrong.
So, to wrap up 2025 I’m going to mention the companies that I’ve had the pleasure or displeasure of dealing with in my personal life (and nothing to do with work).
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