Silk on Fire

So why a new browser for the Kindle Fire?  Because its got new features that make it better.  Most people probably don't want or need to know about so-called cloud computing but that's a big part of what makes Silk so cool...All it really means is that part of the "work" that needs to be done so you can surf the Web is shipped off through the network to other computers (that are part of the Amazon system).  These "other" computers are big and fast (and there's a lot of them) so the work required to get you what you want on the Web is done by them - not by your Kindle (that would be a lot slower).

Like I said, you don't really need to know about the cloud to enjoy Fire, but the more you know...There are a lot of videos and help on using Silk on Amazon too.. 

Fire Starters

Did you know that when you get a Kindle Fire you get a month of Amazon Prime for free?  That gives you instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows that you can stream instantly to your Fire...that is pretty cool...and you get a month of the Kindle Owner's Lending Library too...also cool...

Surfing on Fire

Surfing the Web on the Kindle Fire is fast and that's because of how the browser is built.  The browser (called Silk) is just a computer program and it is put together in a new, clever way.  It lets other computers (not your Kindle) do all the hard work involved in getting the stuff that shows up on your screen.  These other computers are big and fast and are part of the Amazon system (you don't even need to know they exist).

So what all that means is that a lot of things get done for you all at once and you don't have to sit there waiting for a page to display.  I think Apple is in trouble.