How to Add Downloaded Kindle Files to the iPad Kindle App

If you have downloaded a Kindle eBook from a 3rd party then you have a .mobi file on your computer. To read this on your iPad iTunes has a built-in function through which you can transfer these files to your iPad like you would music or a video file.

Step 1: Connect your iPad to iTunes and let it finish doing its inital backup/sync etc.

Step 2: Click on iPad tab in the upper right hand corner (in my case, Luke's iPad)

Step 3: Click on the Apps Tab in the top row, and scroll down to File Sharing Section

Step 4: Click on the Kindle App and then choose Add.. in the lower right corner. 

Step 5: Now browse your computer to select the files that you have downloaded from your 3rd party (.mobi). When you select them they should appear in the window like below.

Step 6: Click Sync in the lower right corner.

Viola, your Books will now appear under the Devices Tab on your Kindle iPad App.

Error 404 Not Found - It Still Happens

This is still one of the leading calls that I get today (2014): "I tried to go to this website and I got a Error 404 Not Found. Is there something wrong with my computer?"

The answer: Not likely. 

An "Error 404 Not Found" is a HTTP status code that typically results from you the user trying to reach a webpage that does not exist on the server. This could have occurred for a variety of reasons, but the most likely are:

  • the website address or URL was entered incorrectly
  • the host has moved the page another location or URL.

Firstly, I would suggest trying to refresh the page pressing F5 or hitting the reload symbol on your browser. If this doesn't work look closely at the address in the address bar: is there an extra period or space that look out of place? See in the example how there is two periods before the html. This can cause a 404 error, as there should be only one period before the file extension.

If the host has moved the page, you just need to find the new URL. This is especially common if you bookmarked a specific page, and the host decided to switch systems. This may cause the file structure to change and thus the URL would no longer be valid. The best way to find the new URL would to be to proceed to the directory homepage and search from there. 

Other solutions:

If these 2 solutions did not work you can try to:

  • Clear your browser's file cache
  • Clear your browser's cookies

Mac Mail & G-mail Drafts Duplication Problem

Having problems with tons of duplicates being created in OS X Mail App? Here is a fix to the issue:

1) Quit Mail.app.

2) Log into Gmail in your favorite web browser.

3) Click on the gear menu and select "Settings".

4) Click on the "Labels" tab.

5) Under "System Labels", next to "Drafts", click on "show if unread" and uncheck the "Show in IMAP' box.

Now disable "Store draft messages on the server":

6) Launch Mail.app.

7) Select Mail > Preferences...

8) Click on the "Accounts" button in the toolbar.

9) Click once on the account name and then click the "Mailbox Behaviors" tab.

10) Uncheck the "Store draft messages on the server" box.

11) Close the window and opt to save your changes when prompted.

A few other Gmail / Mavericks Mail.app discoveries:

* You must enable the "Show in IMAP" option for the "All Mail" label in Gmail if you had it disabled before. (Google this tip for explanations and ramifications.)

* Mail.app now seems to automatically map the Sent, Junk, Trash and Drafts folders, i.e. you can't use this menu command anymore: Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Drafts / Sent / Junk / Trash

* I used to add the "[Gmail]" prefix under the "Advanced" tab of my mail account to eliminate it from the IMAP view, but it doesn't seem to be necessary any more, and might even have been causing some weirdness.

Thanks to this site for the advice: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5468664?start=15&tstart=0