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2011-02-09 , 00:47
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Originally Posted by inzimam View Post
Thanks guys, all I really miss is a decent workable google maps application with street view. Otherwise very happy with the N900. Oh and I wish the browser could run java needed for some stock trading websites.

Anyone know of any cloud based services to run a full browser?
Install Easy Debian with its Iceweasel browser (firefox) http://wiki.maemo.org/Easy_Debian. Java applet/plugin based websites, no problem!

Though Easy Debian is not exactly one would call a snappy user experience, after all the Debian/Iceweasel runs off of an image sitting on top of Maemo, but actually once you get it going, it is quite usable. Huge bonus of course is the gazillion Debian packages available, like you would have if you ran Debian OS on a your desktop. I come back to this over and over again, but Easy Debian (and the subsequent Ubuntu/Fedora/Arch images running on chroot) to me is the single most awesome feature of the N900.
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