Active Topics
-
The N900 is now 15 years old! (9)
to Nokia N900 by Arno_11 - 16 hrs ago -
Sailfish OS for the Motorola Moto G7 Power (XT1955-5) - (ocean) (4)
to SailfishOS by Maemish - 6 days, 4 hrs ago - more...
|
2009-11-27
, 16:01
|
|
Posts: 15 |
Thanked: 14 times |
Joined on Nov 2009
|
#42
|
Originally Posted by sljonson
Thank you for this beautiful explanation .
Tap on the Application and then tap on the Details button. The last field 'Catalog' on the Summary tab will tell your what Application Catalog the software is in. Maemo Extras is considered a safe Application Catalog. Even newbie should be OK using that software. There is no * Testing nor * Development software in the Maemo Extras catalog.
Maemo ExtrasTesting and Maemo Extras Development are totally separate Application Catalogs which aren't included on the base firmware release. You have to manually add those application catalogs to be able to install any software located there. Extras Testing software is generally getting close to release so they might be OK for an adventuresome newbie. You should consider Extras Testing as release candidates. There still may be problems with them. And unless you really know what you are doing, avoid Maemo Extras Development catalogue because you can protentially break a lot of things by install software from Development. Avoid it like the plague.
|
|
2009-11-27
, 16:38
|
|
Posts: 205 |
Thanked: 38 times |
Joined on Oct 2009
|
#43
|
Originally Posted by sljonson
Thanks for this you've explained A LOT to me :-)
Tap on the Application and then tap on the Details button. The last field 'Catalog' on the Summary tab will tell your what Application Catalog the software is in. Maemo Extras is considered a safe Application Catalog. Even newbie should be OK using that software. There is no * Testing nor * Development software in the Maemo Extras catalog.
Maemo ExtrasTesting and Maemo Extras Development are totally separate Application Catalogs which aren't included on the base firmware release. You have to manually add those application catalogs to be able to install any software located there. Extras Testing software is generally getting close to release so they might be OK for an adventuresome newbie. You should consider Extras Testing as release candidates. There still may be problems with them. And unless you really know what you are doing, avoid Maemo Extras Development catalogue because you can protentially break a lot of things by install software from Development. Avoid it like the plague.
 |
|
2009-12-05
, 23:26
|
|
Posts: 1,589 |
Thanked: 720 times |
Joined on Aug 2009
@ Arlington (DFW), Texas
|
#44
|
Originally Posted by Rushmore
Maemo's solution is of greater advantage since it requires no connection at all once you've loaded the maps. People tend to get lost in remote locations, and sometimes a signal is unavailable. Ovi Maps really shines in these situations. And I don't see why everyone finds Maemo's Ovi Maps so hard to swallow. It works just great for me.
It downloads the maps to the internal memory. Hefty. Google maps in browser IMO is a better option with Edge or better connection.
And 2gb is really nothing for a whole country worth of maps when you have 32gb of built in storage and a microSD slot for a possible 16gb extra portable storage. I remember when 8gb was a beastly amount for a phone...
__________________
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
|
|
2009-12-05
, 23:28
|
|
Posts: 1,589 |
Thanked: 720 times |
Joined on Aug 2009
@ Arlington (DFW), Texas
|
#45
|
Originally Posted by jjx
AGPS uses the cellular data connection to log into a location server that prefetches your location based on the cellular towers. It won't work without a data connection. AGPS stands for assisted GPS, and it lets you get a fix in seconds, vs. a few minutes without it.
Unfortunately with no data connection it appears the AGPS does not work.
It's not clear if that's a bug or by design, and if it's bug, whether it will get fixed.
__________________
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
| The Following User Says Thank You to christexaport For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2009-12-05
, 23:34
|
|
Posts: 1,589 |
Thanked: 720 times |
Joined on Aug 2009
@ Arlington (DFW), Texas
|
#46
|
Originally Posted by myk
Maps in the US are excellent, but may be lacking in some locales. However, the entire globes maps will be getting a marked improvement soon. I was lucky enough to get to personally question the Ovi Maps guys as well as some guys from the satellite launching company, and Nokia has contracted with Digital Globe, who just launched the Worldview-2. Worldview-2 is the most advanced imaging satellite available, and is capable of capturing the highest resolution map data in the universe.
Useful review, thanks. No surprise on the maps. I found maps on Symbian and on Maemo 2008 both awful, at least using Australian maps, compared to Google or tomtom etc. I hope we will see "Maemo Mapper" ported to maemo-5, but dream of a native google-maps app.
http://worldview2.digitalglobe.com/
Google may have those camera bikes, and they track you while using Google Maps to record where you are travelling to use as pseudo map data, but Nokia/Navteq has the clear advantage as far as map data quality, and Google even buys some maps from Nokia for outside the US.
__________________
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
|
|
2009-12-05
, 23:37
|
|
Posts: 1,589 |
Thanked: 720 times |
Joined on Aug 2009
@ Arlington (DFW), Texas
|
#47
|
Originally Posted by sljonson
From looking at this device closely, I think the menu isn't even intended to be used much. You can categorize most of your favorite apps according to how or why you use them by placing them on particular desktops in various custom locations. You create menus on your own from the desktop and use the system menu as a last resort. I keep a communication tools desktop, a media desktop, a weather/maps/system info desktop, and a miscellaneous desktop for new apps I'm in the process of trying out.
We are all new to Maemo 5. Even to a veteran Maemo user like myself, the N900 is a new animal. The new UI is so much different even I'm lost at times. But I don't know if I can get use to the new application launcher. I really don't like have al of my app icons crammed into a single space like they do. I hope someone will whip of a app launcher replacement that's more like Diablo. One that is more menu/folder oriented so I can bring some orgranization to it.
__________________
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
|
|
2009-12-07
, 03:25
|
|
Posts: 486 |
Thanked: 251 times |
Joined on Oct 2009
|
#48
|
Originally Posted by Rushmore
My n900 had 1.5GB in /home/user/MyDocs/cities right out of the box. When I couldn't find any way to turn on the GPS without the popup from Nokia warning that huge internet data transfers are required to use GPS, I finally gritted my teeth and clicked agree. (I was on wifi.) I then started maps. After it got a lock, it seems cities got anothe 4MB.
4. I expected 28gb free, but as soon as you install maps, it eats up almost 2gb!
Since I now know that the GPS on my n900 works, I'll just have to try to be patient until Maemo Mapper is available for the N900.
I don't want yet another GPS, but, not counting the openmoko freerunner and the n810, I don't have a bluetooth GPS and didn't think that I wanted one, I guess I'll eventually get one to use with the n900.
|
|
2009-12-08
, 17:29
|
|
Posts: 57 |
Thanked: 14 times |
Joined on Nov 2009
|
#49
|
Uploaded a quick video of my newbie experiences of the N900;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaIQt4UEp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaIQt4UEp4
__________________
UK Television Presenter, Composer and NOKIA Freak
My personal 1080p Nokia N900 Review/Overview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaIQt4UEp4
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2075481/
http://www.derekgibbons.com
http://www.derekgibbons.tv
UK Television Presenter, Composer and NOKIA Freak
My personal 1080p Nokia N900 Review/Overview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaIQt4UEp4
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2075481/
http://www.derekgibbons.com
http://www.derekgibbons.tv
|
|
2009-12-09
, 02:44
|
|
Posts: 1,589 |
Thanked: 720 times |
Joined on Aug 2009
@ Arlington (DFW), Texas
|
#50
|
Originally Posted by mrdelgibbons
Good vocal projection. I'd know you were a pro without seeing your site. Did you study communications in school, start with acting, or get into the business some other way?
Uploaded a quick video of my newbie experiences of the N900;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaIQt4UEp4
Good device overview.
__________________
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo-Freak.com
"...and the Freaks shall inherit the Earth."
Maemo ExtrasTesting and Maemo Extras Development are totally separate Application Catalogs which aren't included on the base firmware release. You have to manually add those application catalogs to be able to install any software located there. Extras Testing software is generally getting close to release so they might be OK for an adventuresome newbie. You should consider Extras Testing as release candidates. There still may be problems with them. And unless you really know what you are doing, avoid Maemo Extras Development catalogue because you can protentially break a lot of things by install software from Development. Avoid it like the plague.