Kindle Skills - Charging your Kindle and a Slow PC

There have been a few times I have had the Kindle plugged into my PC to charge via USB, then without ejecting the Kindle or removing it from the USB hookup, went on to shut the computer down for the night. The next morning (Kindle still plugged in), the computer didn't want to start at all. I just got that black screen, sort of the pre start up scenario. Once I hit myself in the forehead and disconnected the Kindle, it started up fine.

This is not the first time I have done this, never on purpose, just had my head up the old wazoo. Leaving your Kindle "charging" all night to a turned off PC is not good. The Kindle will only charge when it is plugged into a wall outlet/usb cable or a usb connection to a turned on computer so it can have a steady stream of power. As far as the computer not wanting to start up normally when a Kindle was connected, I'm not sure if the computer was confused because some device (the Kindle?) was wanting power from the usb port, or if it was confused because it sensed an additional external hard drive (the Kindle) during the startup process it wasn't used to. Whatever it was, it might be helpful to know that if you turn your computers off every night, don't leave your Kindle attached. It is not a good thing.

Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!

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