Which number is it? The MAC filter is in the 00:00:00: etc format but all of the numbers on the sticker do not have colons between them.

Top left. WLAN. When you type it in put the colons every two if needed.

Got it, thanks for the help. Since everone is so helpful how do I install programs on the device? The manual is not very helpful.

www.maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog

Scroll through find the one you want. click it, hit the dl link (some aren't working right now). Save it. Then you have choices. Use the application manager under control panel and install with that. xterm, xchat, gaim, and a few others I'd use for it. Or you can take the vim install method, which is to extract the .deb you dl, and use it programs that way. Extracting means you have to flash the 770 for root.

Warning while both have benefits, both downsides and risks too. Doing it the second way may break things, to the point you may need to ship back to nokia and have them repair it. The first way, installs everything under /var/lib/install/usr/ (bin or lib) based on where the file is supposed to live. You'll either have to change to that directory or change your $PATH. There are howtos for the later on the maemo site (somewhere don't remember think in the Apps Catalog, look at the vim notes).

Regardless of the method you use for install, some programs (the cli ones anyway, not all but some) require root privileges.

I am not very proficient in Linux systems and this sounds like it is beyond my level of expertise so I'll just stick with the installed apps for now. The only downside to an "open" OS is that the only people who can take avantage of it are the ones who understand the OS and how to use it.

In Windows, Symbian, etc you just click on the program icon and it is installed, the linux way seems to be more difficult.

Actually, I know more about the command line tools, because those are the ones that interest me and sold me on getting the 770. When I saw it, I was looking for something that could be used as a wireless sniffer at work. I wanted more than a hotspot locator, and to justify the purchase it had to have PDA functions (GPE and DejaPIM take care of that). One of the command line tools is Kisment (although it's still in development). Which meant I didn't have to try and get Mini-stumbler working on another product because in my opinion Kismit is the more powerful of the two.

When I installed gaim, xchat, DejaPIM, and xterm I just let it store it where it wanted to. I used the Application Installer in the control panel and when it was done I was happy with it. The installer made new icons in the menu button. As for the command line tools. I got tired really quickly of typing out long lines of text, and with out a text editor (I don't know Joe, and the Vim-tiny package site is still down), I reinstalled the apps the dpkg -x way.

I think this is great even for people that don't understand linux, and they'll get a lot of advantage out of it, but the ones that will take it a step further will be the people that know linux. As you see on the nokia feed back page, we're considered early adopters right now. That means we'll probably be the developers and beta test freaks, but that just means we'll give the non-nix people more to play with in the future.

I have a VNC program that I want to install. What are the steps to transfer the program from my desktop to the Nokia 770?

you have to put the 770 in usb mode (www.maemo.org somewhere in the wiki). Copy the program to the rs-mcc and then after going back into regular mode, use the application installer.

If you have wifi near you, and you can use that. It's even faster. Use the web browser to go to the applications page, and then save straight to the 770.

I don't know how windows deals with the 770. I haven't tried it. Maybe when I reboot to use the windows software to send my time sheet in.

When I put the 770 in USB mode (pushing Home/power key) the device shows the USB symbol but I dont see how to transfer a file from the desktop to the 770. Where does the device show up on the desktop?

In windows, look under my computer. If its not there, you'll have to wait a while (couple of more hours) so I can test it in XP here.