My device list is: Cellphone N810 tablet Dell Mini 9 Macbook each of them has its own use, they one that's specific to it plus a bit of what is not specific to it. Cellphone I use it for calling. But I also use it as a camera and mp3 player when I don't have them with me. But it is not a camera nor an mp3 player, so I can't complain on those features when they don't work as "expected". N810 tablet I use it at home on the sofa to keep me on-line: chat, some cheap web browsing, email and so on. Tasks that I do while not watching the TV (i.e. my partner's zapping or there's an annoying commercial). I use it on the move, to do staff the phone can't do. E-Mail, cheap browsing, keeping me contacted on Skype/IM/and so on. Dell Mini 9 I use this at home mainly, when not watching a TV but want to do a better browsing, do some work, some editing, some development WHILE also keeping me on-line on IMs/Skype and so fort. It can do, on the sofa, what the laptop can do (but it's too heavy/big to do) and what the N810 can do, but it's too slow/small/cramped keyboard. Macbook A laptop. Well, mainly used by my partner for work, but can be used when the Dell Mini 9 fails (store data [even tho I am gonna buy an external network drive for that], CD/DVD player, CD/DVD burning, and so on). All the devices cover all my needs and I think would cover all your needs and everyone needs if used in the right context. I wish the cellphone could substitute the N810 as it'd smaller and an all-in-one device, but it clearly can't do that. I wish the N810 could substitute the Dell Mini 9, but reality proved this can't be. I wish the Dell Mini 9 could substitute the Mac, but again, this can't be. Actually there are cases where I wish I had a desktop, but the Macbook can substitute it, so I still haven't justified the expense there. Hope this helps. Aniello 2009/3/4 Ognen Duzlevski <ognen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Eero Tamminen wrote: >> Hi, >> >> ext Ognen Duzlevski wrote: >>> lead disappears and you have to set it up again (here is the problem: >>> I am driving and the unit shuts off the screen to conserve power >> >> In fullscreen mode Maemo mapper prevents screen blanking. > Then I must have missed this somewhere in the documentation. Thanks. > >> - when I need the screen, I touch it but then I loose the lead >> >> And if you set the dim and blank timeouts from the Control panel to >> same value, the device doesn't dim the screen (which IMHO is just >> annoying), but just directly blanks it after the timeout. >> >> When the screen is blanked, tapping it will just unblank it. The tap >> that wakes the screen doesn't go to the application. > Hmm. Maybe. But when you are in your vehicle, you don't have the > opportunity to be so precise so you inevitably end up touching it twice > without knowing. > >>> can also zoom in on another portion of the map - naturally I don't >>> have the freedom to play with the menus and re-set everything up >>> since I am driving!). Maps are also an issue, if I decide to download >>> too many zoom levels, the maps are too large and Maemo Mapper dies >>> processing them. >> and it >> >> I've found out that it's better to do this before the trip (and restart >> Maemo Mapper after it, otherwise it can take a lot of RAM and make >> the whole device slow). > Well, that's what I do. However, I have not had the luck with processing > more than, say, 48 MB of maps. My N800 boots from a 16Gb SD card and I > have plenty of space. It seems to be a function of RAM and I think the > kernel might be killing the process if it is taking up too much RAM (or > maybe the program is buggy and dies itself). > >>> So, all in all, what do people use their Nokias for >> >> - As a portable map with Maemo Mapper >> - OpenStreet and the Finnish topographic maps are great >> - For Skype >> - when abroad as I don't need Skype otherwise >> - Browsing public transportation time-tables etc over phone >> - Looking morning TV-news at breakfast >> - from a mobile internet video streaming service >> - Viewing photos from our digi-camera when on vacation >> - and in general as a memory card reader >> - Some music and games (e.g. graphical adventures with ScummVm) > Yeah, but I guess in my mind this does not justify the cost (when I > bought it, it was about $250). That's why I started thinking that maybe > I am uninspired when it comes to using the device and that there must be > people out there doing cooler stuff with it. For example, I have a Sony > camera that has a screen about the size of the N800, so no need to view > the photos on the Nokia. I just got an Asus EEE for a similar price at > Best Buy here in the States and it is actually a much more usable > gadget. I understand it is not tablet size but it is darn close and much > more capable and usable with a "real" keyboard and bigger screen. And > Firefox on t is way faster at displaying pages than the N800. It gets > really annoying when you go for a trip and you are in your hotel room > looking for restaurants or things to do and it takes 5 minutes to open a > page... > > I am not trying to bash the N800 (or N810), they are fine devices, just > trying to see whether I can put my device to a better use. For example, > I have been a long time Linux user/admin and with a bluetooth keyboard I > can fire up the Xterm and run mplayer manually but even with that, I > have had no luck in actually ripping a DVD to a point it is actually > viewable on the N800. I use Handbrake on my Linux desktop and am yet to > find the right combination of all parameters while ripping the DVD to > produce a movie that is actually not choppy on the N800. If anyone has > the experience, I would appreciate the help. Right now the device is > pretty useless to me. Even if I have something to watch, Canola's > interface is pretty strange, I have to say. > > Thanks, > Ognen > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > -- anidel _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
