Let me restate my query, and preface it by saying that I come to the N810 as a consumer, not a computer programmer, not a previous user of Linux in any flavor. I've used the search feature and while it appears that, with the proper connectors, one can connect a CF card to the external USB port (and I'll dig up the connectors and test) the N810 will not, out of the box, see that file system.

I second the hope of one of the other posters I read during my search for a simple applet that would mount storage devices connected to the external USB port.

We all have our areas of expertise, and comfort levels with tinkering. I was hoping for a simple and direct answer after having looked on my own. As I stated above, I don't know Linux.