Hello again people,

Update on my n810 situation:

I haven't turned my tablet off since before Christmas, but since I have been unable to install Canola 2 I decided to see if there was a newer OS version available. Turns out 2.2007.50-2 is available now, so I gave it a try. My tablet would not start up when it needed to in order to take in the update via the USB cable and Nokia update utility program on my PC. After popping the battery for a few seconds (as has sometimes worked in the past), and then plugging in the AC adapter for a few seconds (as has sometimes worked in the past), it still wasn't turning on. Next I just left it sitting connected to the USB cable for a few minutes, and voila it just worked after three tries a few minutes apart. NOTE: multiple presses of the power button in rapid succession have NEVER worked for me, I just try one time every few minutes until it turns on.

I will be sending this defective unit in to Nokia for repair/replacement, once I can imagine being without it for a couple weeks.

NOTE: While demonstrating this baby to friends and relatives during the past couple weeks, I have noticed something. People in general are not quite ready for this type of device. The only thing anyone compares it to is the iPhone, which it beats hands down in every single measure of awesomeness except auto portrait/landscape display rotation. I love that this is not a phone, but I may choose to use it as such for free or very little money using Gizmo Project or Skype. I love that I can videochat with my grandpa (me on my n810, he on his desktop computer) using Gizmo Project. I imagine a day not too far off when miniature pocket computers like these will be more popular than laptops, notebooks, or full-sized tablets. Desktop at home for hard core gaming & serious work, minimachine with you everywhere else if you choose to bring it along. My phone is my minicomputer? Come on, Apple, quit misleading people about the future of handheld tech. Does everyone need phones? Yes. Does everyone need computers? Yes. Does everyone need to replace their phone every year or two? Usually. Should everyone have to replace their computer every year or two? NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Happy New Year to my fellow tablet-loving peeps out there!