Two Kindle Notes - Converting PDF and USB Charging

While I may write something more about how awesome I'm finding the Kindle to be, here are two quick notes:

1. You can use Mobipocket Reader to convert files of different types (including PDF and RSS feeds) and send them to your Kindle - this allows you to use your Kindle like a regular eBook reader. If Amazon had included something like this, I think there would be a lot less complaining about Amazon owning the experience. The daft thing is, Amazon owns Mobipocket.

2. While the charging light goes on when a USB cable is plugged in, it doesn't appear to actually charge the Kindle - in a few short hours of testing, the battery meter continued to go down normally (and the charging light doesn't go on when the Kindle is off). The Kindle's DC port takes 5V 2A (compared to USB's 5V 200-500ma), so it's possible that a USB > DC tip could work.