Re: My brief take on the N900
 

You can see DLNA shares however.

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Texrat, I'm not going to leave you high and dry for the difficult feedback you expected ...

Why do you think


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Is it something that happened to you as a child?

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Since I have discovered ssh_fs I never needed CIFS/NFS.
ssh_fs can be done on both sides of the comm and it's working on N900. It is a bit slower, it's true, but it's so much quicker to get it working than setting up CIFS/NFS that I always favor it.

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

you should write a novel. you can write about the n900 as if it is a deep emotional lovestory

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Mind if i throw my 2cents into this thread, no real need starting another one.

I got to play some with @brettq's N900 today and found it a bit neat yet not quite my cup of tea.

The UI is great; way too many concepts pulled from WordPy/MaStory's wireframes ;) and at the same time a lot of nice touches.

Screen is too small for such a plump device. I'd loved to have seen it with a larger screen. Feels more like the N810 though when holding my N97 next to it (which felt more like the N800 ironically).

Nice use of fonts and textures on the device. Definitely oriented to landscape use.

Not Likes: Needs to supoprt bluetooth accessories like a keyboard if its going to tout TV-Out; its not a mobile computer until it does.

Nice use of transistions to hide some of the tearing on the homescreen (@brettq had Contra Level one on his, very cool)

Wishes: 5in w/o keyboard and support all NAM 3G UMTS/HSPA speeds and you have me. Seriously, I won't even try to think otherwise (though I'd like the N97's keyboard if you wouldn't mind, tilt and all).

All in all; I see the appeal and really think its a great device for the community. A larger screened one would pretty much natch Nokia's needs and wants for saturating the Maemo lineup with the kind of momentum needed to make sure Maemo 6 is a hit. And yet, the community here will drive the device more than the device itself. Weird how that will be, but Nokia's bet nicely on some really intelligent folks.

To the developers, supporters, and those employed by Nokia working on Maemo in any way, shape, or form - keep up the work you are doing. Personally, I appreciate your efforts.

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Huh? o.O

The n900 has TV-Out and you just need to do a edit to the bluetooth config file to activate HID support (for keyboards).

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Grrr... you've read my posts here long enough to know that if the feature isn't apparent *intuitively,* then it doesn't exist right ;)

Duly noted; will make a note to look for that config file if/when I get an N900 to review.

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Talk to the Gnome folks. In early 2008, they killed the bit that let earlier Maemo releases access your Windows shares. Best to work upstream, wot?

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

That's a good reason to not solder external connectors directly to the mainboard, but have a small flexible cable between the mainboard the connectors. So that yanks, and regular daily insertion and removal the like don't fracture the solder joints.

I am surprised that the USB connector is not partially moulded into the casing.

If a violent yank on the cord can do that so soon after getting the device, and the connector is not firmly held in place by the casing, chances are a few years of daily insertion and removal will fracture the joints on some unfortunates' devices.

I had a similar problem with my old laptop, where I had to solder the power connector back to the motherboard several times after it first broke. Eventually I put a few mm of flexible cable between them, and there was no more problem.

Re: My brief take on the N900
 

Haha ah.. that's why. But surely the TV Out is intuitive? I thought it was just plug and go.