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parker81 is offline parker81
2008-04-26 , 15:13
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received my n800 monday and i have been playing with it all week...

i love it, makes me wish i was more fluent in linux...


anywho... my biggest gripe is that video chat with google talk doesnt work... any insight into that... i dont even see an option for it on my pc.. or is it a NIT to NIT only type thing..?

and if someone could walk me through syncing my google calander with the on on the n800 i would appreciate it...
 
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2008-04-26 , 15:44
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I'm glad you're enjoying it.

As for generalLinux knowledge, it's not too applicable to normal use of the N800, since it's OS and applications are simplified/dumbed-down and/or custom.

I haven't tried video chat, but I think it's currently, officially limited to tablet-to-tablet.

And I can't help you with Google calendar.
 
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2008-04-26 , 16:00
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As for generalLinux knowledge, it's not too applicable to normal use of the N800, since it's OS and applications are simplified/dumbed-down and/or custom.
I disagree with this assessment. Perhaps if you're considering "Linux knowledge" to mean GNOME or KDE knowledge this would be correct, but as "Linux knowledge" has never had very much to do with GUI-specific stuff here, then we're looking at the underlying OS and concepts (particularly xterm), and Linux knowledge will most certainly serve you well there

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I haven't tried video chat, but I think it's currently, officially limited to tablet-to-tablet.
GTalk is for tablet-to-tablet. Use aMSN or Gizmo for tablet-to-PC.
 

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2008-04-26 , 16:16
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
I disagree with this assessment. Perhaps if you're considering "Linux knowledge" to mean GNOME or KDE knowledge this would be correct, but as "Linux knowledge" has never had very much to do with GUI-specific stuff here, then we're looking at the underlying OS and concepts (particularly xterm), and Linux knowledge will most certainly serve you well there
I said Linux knowledge won't help you in normal use. And for many people, normal use absolutely, positively doesn't involve a terminal.
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2008-04-26 , 16:49
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Originally Posted by parker81 View Post
received my n800 monday and i have been playing with it all week...
Congratulations, welcome to the forums!


i love it, makes me wish i was more fluent in linux...
Unless you're doing advanced stuff, you really don't need to know anything at all about Linux to use the tablets, their interface is entirely graphical.

If you want some starting hints on using your tablet, check out my "Tablet School" site:

http://tabletschool.blogspot.com/200...ents-page.html


anywho... my biggest gripe is that video chat with google talk doesnt work... any insight into that... i dont even see an option for it on my pc.. or is it a NIT to NIT only type thing..?
Like General Antilles said, the Google Talk feature is only tablet-to-tablet, but you can use Gizmo to connect to a PC.
 
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2008-04-26 , 16:54
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I don't know about synching with Google Calendar (I know the program I use -- Gene Cash's Calend -- doesn't yet do it) but if you use (and bookmark!) my first Newbie link in the sig below and enter Google Calendar, you might get somewhere, if somewhere is to be gotten.
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2008-04-26 , 16:55
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Erming with GPE is supposed to do it.
 

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2008-04-26 , 18:07
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Erming with GPE is supposed to do it.
And it does.

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2008-10-13 , 18:50
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for google calendar, I would highly recommend trying out downloading MCalendar on maemo it synchs perfectly with it!
 

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