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-   -   N900 not for novices... ? (https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=38169)

ironpalmstrike 2009-12-27 15:28
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by floffe (Post 442533)
You'll probably have to use the mobile ip. Open a terminal and run "/sbin/ifconfig phonet0", look at the line that starts with inet addr to get the ip. (I'm sure there's a graphical way to check this as well, somewhere in the connection info, but I don't have a device to look up the actual way to see it here). Now your work might also block outgoing VNC in which case you are stuck anyway.

Oh, and there's a "thanks" button next to the reply ones at the bottom of a post that can be used for helpful stuff :)
i will try this from work and let u know ! :)

keskju 2010-01-01 20:37
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I also wanna see browser like opera mini or mobile or some plugin for default browser on n900...

I hate mobile browsers that have no feature for to screen or text fit to screen. Its hard to read text if haveto scroll horisontaly to read text.

ForzaHudd 2010-01-02 01:04
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
I'm coming to the conclusion it's not for novices. I can't get the application manager to work, which seems to be a fairly major deal. :(

THavoc 2010-01-02 01:23
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
I love my N900, wouldn't change it for anything else, but frankly, it's not for novices. At least not yet. The app support (eg. having an app to hold you hand for every task imaginable) it's just not there yet, the platform is just too young. Yes, you can do pretty much everything by hand, and the community is really great, but for average Joe, the learning curve is just too steep. IMHO.

pete 2010-01-02 01:24
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It does make it easier if you've used Linux before, but TBH most of it is in the background and the main functions of the phone: phone, IM,email, texting, media player - is all handled with the very fast and slick UI. You don't really need a linux knowledge unless you absolutely must start using it more as a computer than a phone.

Playstation worked just fine as it was, but there were alsop Net Yaroze, etc.,.

ironpalmstrike 2010-01-02 21:51
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as soon as an app like mymobiler comes out for n900 the better loool :)

mullf 2010-01-02 21:57
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by juahan (Post 438928)
I'm just wondering, why would you want to have Opera in N900?
People aren't allowed to have preferred browsers anymore?

Luke Valentine 2010-01-02 22:08
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
Dont get mine until Tuesday, but I already know that Im part of a certain group of people who will, for months, no doubt feel overwhelmed.

I work for CPW and I've tinkered with most phones, but Maemo is a different beast altogether. What Ive seen, anyway. Getting my hands on one on tuesday may relax me a bit!

Honestly, reading some of the advice on here, is it wrong that it just seems like a completely different language? I pretty sharp with technology, but some of the stuff on here literally scares the bejesus out of me!

Luke Valentine 2010-01-02 22:19
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by olighak (Post 450392)
In some ways I was the same way. Then it became fun to play with. Then I became a little sad due to the lack of software, then I had some fun using the terminal (I like the idea of using it a little, but I truly do not want to have to open it every week thatīs a little too much)

Itīs a fabulous new device. Throughout christmas both me and my father sat on the opposite ends of a couch playing around on our N900īs. He figured out to check out his work schedule and log on to Lotus Notes on the N900, I modified his keyboard to fit our native language and it both devices ran well.
Im very much excited about getting a hands on with it, I think my trepidation is mainly down to the fact that every phone I've ever had, WInMo ect, I have instantly known why way around. Sticking apps on, modding, tweaking, its all been very natural. But I distinctly remember leaning how to do all that on WinMo, and it been ok, because it was windows.

Maemo excites me, its openness and power and tweakability, but the fact that it's literally an entirely new OS makes me feel like a complete dunce! i know NOTHING about linux!

Still, bet I could sell it and get an X2 if I truly dont 'get' it!

RevdKathy 2010-01-03 06:03
Re: N900 not for novices... ?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke Valentine (Post 450402)
Im very much excited about getting a hands on with it, I think my trepidation is mainly down to the fact that every phone I've ever had, WInMo ect, I have instantly known why way around. Sticking apps on, modding, tweaking, its all been very natural. But I distinctly remember leaning how to do all that on WinMo, and it been ok, because it was windows.

Maemo excites me, its openness and power and tweakability, but the fact that it's literally an entirely new OS makes me feel like a complete dunce! i know NOTHING about linux!

Still, bet I could sell it and get an X2 if I truly dont 'get' it!
You'll get it, no worries. If you're used to 'tweaking' phones it will take you less than 48 hours to get the hang of the Maemo UI. There will be irritating odds and ends that seem to be in the wrong place (data counter reset being under phone settings is my bugbear) but a matter of days and you'll have the hang of the thing.

What you won't get in that time is the deeper recesses of it. This device is like an onion - always a new layer to explore. And just when you thought you had it set up how you want, along comes another piece of software. The e-book reader arrived yesterday: guess how I spent the day?

You'll get the basics right off. How much deeper you want to go is up to you.


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