Kindle stand using GorillaPod and Koala Mount

Ingredients:

• Kindle Fire 1st Gen
• Joby GorillaPod Focus
• Dockem Koala Mount

Even though my Kindle Fire is only 14.6 ounces (0.4 kilograms) I bought the GorillaPod Focus which can handle up to 5 kg.

Steps:

• Hang one of the Koala Mount units on the GorillaPod to determine the "center point".
• Mark that center point. I just scratched the Koala unit.
• Measure the Kindle to find the center point of the Kindle.
• Attach the mount to the Kindle. 45 degrees worked well for me.

Sit up in bed, sit the unit on yourself, arrange the GorillaPod legs as necessary, plug in your earbuds and watch your stuff.

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Copying files directly vs. through the router

I have this much in my music library on one machine:

Started a copy, let it run for a couple of minutes. It reported this:

I then set up a direct connection. I had bought a cross-over cable but didn't need it. Started the copy again, let it run for a couple of minutes. Got this:

Well, it was an experiment.