Okay the problem was that I didn't understand how to install the packages in the application manager. There is a thread on this website that shows how to successfully install GAIM. Once you do that, start adding all the repositories you like to the thing, and you will be able to successfully add anything you want.

By the way, for the longest time, I wished that I had PIM software on my 770, (no, I mean usable PIM stuff). Yesterday, after I installed Minimo, I loaded calendar.google.com, and I now have my calendar on google.

Minimo will run Google Calendar - get it installed on your 770!

Today, I updated Google Calendar at work with my appointments, then simply loaded it up at home on the 770. Life is good. I recommend using 770's built-in Inbox/contacts, since they are so well integrated, instead of the GPE-PIM/DejaPim thing.

So I now have a usable, multi-location calendar, that is non-Microsoft, and I already had Inbox, Notes, Contacts and Journal (Xournal, or similar). The only thing I did not have is Tasks (Todos), but I already had GPE's Todos, or really, you could just as easily use Notes for those. I have GAIM, with the MSN protocol, which is what I was using anyway, so I can do that fine.

I now have Gnumeric going as well - it didn't work before, because my application repositories were messed up. Do the steps in that GAIM tutorial, and you can probably get Gnumeric going too.

Don't get me wrong - 8 months ago, I went back to my Palm Zire, for work, because it was just so perfectly integrated, but now that I have my 'Office-style' apps going on the 770, I am back on that.

I know that the 770 is not supposed to be a PIM, but honestly, Nokia seriously screwed up by not at least letting you 'fall back' to PIM use. I am sure that a lot of Palm Treos were bought in leiu of the 770. I even considered buying a Treo. I know, people think PDA's are passe' anymore, but in an office environment, that is not true. Everybody at my office uses a Palm Treo or older Palm (hundreds of folks).

What were you thinking, Nokia? You are like Apple, thinking people don't need/want an easy software development environment. VB is cr@p, but it is better than nothing.

The only thing that I really hate is that I got a Motorola Stereo Bluetooth Headset for my anniversary, and it works great with my iBook, my work computer, everything, except for the 770.