Pop Sockets Rock

Do you use Pop Sockets?

I've got one of these useful little gadgets on my cell phone that is invaluable.

A couple of nights ago when I was reading my Kindle Voyager in bed—and constantly shifting to get comfortable and push the "turn-page" buttons—I had a genius idea.

Why not stick a Pop Socket on it?

You see, the problem is that the Kindle Voyager isn't nearly as easy to hold and read than my old Kindle which had a larger margin around the reading screen.

I could grip my old Kindle easily without touching the reading screen and inadvertently advancing the pages.

The Kindle Voyager's reading screen is just a tiny bit larger than the older Kindle readers, but there's no easy way to hold it except by your fingertips. If you have big hands, that's okay, but I don't have big hands.

My hands get tired of holding it for hours on end. It's just an awkward strain.

Enter the genius device PopSocket. The packaging shown here indicates how your fingers slip around it to hold the item.

Pop Sockets come in dozens of different designs so you can get one to express your personality or to coordinate with the color of the device to which you'll attach it.

It's simple, easy to attach with the adhesive it comes with, and is even repositionable up to 3 times. Clean the spot with alcohol where you plan to attach the adhesive.

It folds flat, pulls out a little or a lot, and even works as a stand for the cell phone or tablet to which you attach it.

Attach the Pop Socket and leave it alone for about an hour before using it. The first time you pull the socket out, do it gingerly just to make sure it's attached well. After that it should be fine and work with no problems.

At right, you'll see a picture of it attached to my Kindle Voyager. Hurray. It works perfectly. Wish I'd thought of it sooner.

Moving on, let me tell you about the BIG March giveaway on my other blog, Romance Gems.

LUCK O' THE IRISH March Giveaway

This Giveaway is sponsored by these participating authors: Bonnie Edwards * Cheryl Bolen * Connie Vines * Elsa Kurt * Jan Scarbrough * Joan Reeves * Karen Kelley * Kathleen Lawless * Lucinda Race * Nancy Fraser * Nora LeDuc * Peggy Jaeger * Satin Russell.

A Rafflecopter on RomanceGems starts March 4 so visit Romance Gems then and enter the Rafflecopter for a chance to win the Honor of Naming a Character if you are a Grand Prize Winner plus Amazon Gift Cards, autographed books, and more.

For March, there are 3 ways to win awesome prizes: a Rafflecopter, the Comment & Win weekly giveaway, and a brand-new giveaway named Friends Tell Friends.

RomanceGems is giving away so many prizes that a Monthly Giveaway page has been set up. Pop over and check out the prizes shown there.

The Rafflecopter opens March 4, Monday, but Comment & Win and Friends Invite Friends are open now.

Let me tell you about everything.

Comment & Win

Leave a Comment + Your Email Addy (written out, i.e. Mary at yahoo dot com, not as a "hot link") on any RomanceGems post in March to be entered.

Prizes: $5.00 Amazon Gift Card at the end of each week beginning March 8 for a total of 4 Amazon Gift Cards.

Friends Tell Friends About RomanceGems

This new giveaway celebrates our Readers. To enter, send your friends to visit RomanceGems. When a friend visits RomanceGems and reads a post, she should (1) leave a comment with her email addy written out (2) leave the name and email of the friend who referred her.

(Readers, get together on this so you coordinate your efforts.)

Both names/emails will be entered in the Friends Tell Friends Giveaway. (Your emails must be entered so we can verify you are who you say you are.)

The more friends you bring; the greater your chances of winning. Winner selected by random draw from eligible entries.

Prizes: 1 Romance Reader's T-shirt from Joan's CafePress Shop, WriteWay. Style may vary slightly. Also an Audio Edition of Time and Again by Nancy Fraser.

All details on the Monthly Giveaway page of RomanceGems Blog.

Takeaway Truth

As I write this, we're expecting a weekend with temperatures in the 30's. This has been the longest, grayest winter we've had in years. I'm longing for spring. How about you?