Forum: Applications
2009-12-19, 04:23
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,574
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Forum: Nokia N810
2008-12-11, 15:57
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,830
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Forum: General
2008-06-27, 15:36
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,292
Re: Downloadable content ala kindle?
The Economist is available in PDF format from their web site if you have a subscription, and copies usually show up in other places as well. You may need to use evince to view it instead of the...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-06-17, 18:21
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Replies: 50
Views: 15,715
Re: The n800: Ultimate Computer for Air Travel
I've used my handheld Mio GPS during flight (GPS is receive-only, so allowed during flight). It works ok as long as I'm in a window seat. Further inside the aircraft you're basically inside a Faraday...
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Forum: Competitors
2008-05-23, 05:24
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,147
N8x0 Maemo vs. Windows Mobile 6
I've been setting up a new smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 over the past few days, and it's made me think about the initial user experience compared to Maemo on my N800.
I'm far from a novice...
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Forum: General
2008-05-18, 18:00
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,396
Re: Orb webcam problem
Ok, the problem appears to occur only with that particular PC streaming RealMedia format. The N800 connects successfully to the RM stream when I use a different PC as the Orb server, so I don't think...
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Forum: General
2008-05-09, 16:00
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,502
Re: Problem with omeather?
Ok, so it is a known problem with a known fix that has to be coded in the application, and we can either:
a) Find and install the current version 20.1, then download and install Wolf's temporary...
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Forum: General
2008-05-01, 15:03
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,160
Free Wifi at AT&T hotspots
Just pretend to be an iPhone
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/atandt-wifi-hotspots-free-to-iphone-owners-anyone-with-a-brain/
See...
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Forum: Applications
2008-05-01, 14:23
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,119
Re: Importing contacts to GPE
I'm sure Microsoft has invented new and wackier ways of doing everything in later versions of Excel, but in my Excel 2003 you can change macro security levels under menu item Tools - Macro -...
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Forum: Applications
2008-04-29, 14:34
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Replies: 118
Views: 29,479
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Forum: General
2008-03-09, 16:14
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,421
Re: Manual for wayfinder anywhere?
"Manuals? We don't need no stinking manuals! We're Linux users!"
(I'm sure I heard that somehwere ... or maybe I'm just thinking I heard it every time I try to learn a new Linux app :D )
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Forum: Applications
2008-03-08, 23:14
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,119
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Forum: General
2008-03-03, 19:28
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,238
Re: Own WiFi overpowered ... now what ?
If you have a wireless notebook PC with NetStumbler, you can get a lot of information about nearby wireless networks and relative signal strength. That allows you to experiment with channel,...
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Forum: General
2008-03-02, 15:59
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,170
Re: Tor ebooks adds HTML and mobi formats
You may not be aware of it if you live in the USA, but wowio.com is restricted to USA only (i.e., requires use of a proxy server if outside the USA). Most of the content is available internationally...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-02-29, 17:29
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,268
Re: GPS and N800; plotting where you have been?
Altitude is a more complex question than it seems. Your GPS measures position relative to satellite orbits. It doesn't know the altitude of the local terrain below you since it doesn't have a...
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Forum: General
2008-02-26, 02:35
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,395
Re: Network shares
I can't find the link to the MSN report, but I can see that what I did was change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
IRPStackSize=18
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Forum: General
2008-02-25, 20:32
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,395
Re: Network shares
Known bug in Windows networking - there's a Microsoft patch for it. I did the patch and all was well after that (sorry I don't have the reference from my home machine here to check the patch number).
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Forum: Troubleshooting
2008-02-23, 23:36
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,159
Bluetooth self-enables
I don't use Bluetooth, so I leave it disabled on my N800. But ever since I installed OS2008, every once in a while I see that Bluetooth has re-enabled itself for some reason. I know it always did...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-02-22, 18:43
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,654
Re: 8GB SDHC Class 6 Flash card
8 Gbyte card works just fine on the N800. Class 6 is nominally 50% faster than Class 4, but actual speeds are not as straightforward as the single number implies, and it probably doesn't make much...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-02-03, 15:07
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,516
Re: N800 won't charge
Sounds like a hardware problem. If you have a voltmeter, you should test the output of the charger to determine if it's the charger or the jack on N800 that's at fault. If it was the charger, I...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-01-31, 03:02
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,270
Re: iTunes Purchases
Burn and rip back is the standard way to remove DRM. You can use a virtual CD drive to speed it up if necessary, but you'll have to re-enter the track information manually after ripping (unless you...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-01-27, 08:15
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Replies: 39
Views: 27,615
Re: GPE calendar sync to Google calendar
Doing some background reading on this topic, I don't think there's any way to "publish" a GPE Calendar directly to Google Calendar. That's what Erminig is for - it acts as the intermediary. However,...
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Forum: Nokia N800
2008-01-25, 17:01
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,348
Re: Change MAC address?
I finally had some time to do a little experimenting with this today, and I think I can now cast some light on the puzzling differences that people are experiencing.
If I do the following:...
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Forum: Applications
2008-01-24, 20:39
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,119
Re: Importing contacts to GPE
Ok, I adapted my spreadsheet to process ics files in the same way that it processes vcf files. That is, it reads each calendar entry from the ics file into a row of the spreadsheet, with the date of...
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Forum: Applications
2008-01-23, 22:24
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,119
Spreadsheet
Ok, my first cut at an Excel spreadsheet converter for Yahoo Contacts -> GPE Contacts is done and working. It manages to convert about 1000 of my personal and business contacts successfully from a...
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