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I will warn you it does take a little computer know how to root your kindle and flash a new version of android, but there are some guides out there that give you step by step instructions. It really is worth the effort. I use my tablet far more often than I did before I rooted it. I will warn you that if you hava Prime account, you will lose the ability to rent a book once a month or watch videos on your kindle through amazon's instant video service. I have netflix though and it has far superior content, and that works great.

http://liliputing.com/2012/05/how-to-root-a-kindle-fire-with-software-version-6-3-1.html covers how to root your kindle, and

http://liliputing.com/2011/12/how-to-install-configure-android-4-0-on-the-kindle-fire.html

covers how to flash a custom ROM of android. That link in my previous post to the xda forums is where you can download all the tools and the ROM of your choice.