If you think you may also have need of the default browser (I occasionally do) and you/your wife want to do more than just browse the web (like edit pdfs with handwriting! read ebooks, etc.), then better than just having a desktop icon, you may want to install Personal Menu. Nothing else has impacted my NIT use so much.

Thanks, Im2 and GeraldKo -- got the Tear browser on the desktop and the Personal Menu, too. Good stuff.

Another newbie quick question on the N810. I have a micro SD card with adapter, but it doesn't seem to fit into the external media card slot. Thought I'd read that this card would work, with the adapter. The micro SD card is way too small, and when using the adapter, it's a hair too big? Do I have the wrong card?

You need the mini-SD adapter. That should work.

can't help you there: i've got n800. but we can get you going with screen rotation support (i.e., portrait mode) tomorrow.

start here if you're up for it tonight: http://sse2.net/rotate/

Qole - thanks. Looks like i have the wrong media card. Ugh.

Im2 - thanks. Started the process for the screen rotation but got stuck at using the rootsh tool. The app manager says I have it installed, but I can't locate it. Also, I'm not totally clear how I'd copy that long command(s) once I have root access. Sounds like I need to be fairly careful once I'm in ...

Thanks in advance.

Qole - thanks. Looks like i have the wrong media card. Ugh.

Im2 - thanks. Started the process for the screen rotation but got stuck at using the rootsh tool. The app manager says I have it installed, but I can't locate it. Also, I'm not totally clear how I'd copy that long command(s) once I have root access. Sounds like I need to be fairly careful once I'm in ...

My brain is dead at this point, so I'll try to pick this up tomorrow.

Thanks in advance.

open the xterm program under utilities on tablet. at first prompt, type "root", then hit the retun key. you are then root.

then copy and paste commands from that web page--if you're using standard browser, double tap fast at start of long command and drag stylus to its end. then copy (tap top left of window, go to edit, select copy). if you're using tear, press and hold menu button, and then drag stylus from beginng to end.

Reading through this thread has put a smile on my face. It should be made into a storybook, something like "How the tablet and the owner became best of friends".

This is definitely a fun experience. It's a story with lots of successes, followed by many, many failures. It's a drama that I know will have a happy ending.

Right now, I'm being a bit tested, however. I just spent 30 minutes trying every which way to copy this command into the X terminal, at the $ prompt:
http://outpo.st/rotate/kernel-diablo...onfast_all.deb http://outpo.st/rotate/osso-software...8.43-7_all.deb http://outpo.st/rotate/xserver-xomap...tion_armel.deb

Each time, I get the readout: -sh: wget: not found

I've tried this about a dozen times, ensuring that I'm copying just those characters, but something's amiss. I'm assuming if entering that command correctly, I'd get just the next $ prompt, and then move onto the next (install advanced-backlight).

Any suggestions? I appreciate your help.

sorry!

try in xterm:

apt-get install wget

then set about installing rotation.