New members say hello !

[backseatgreg]

Hi,

N900 user from France.

Packaging stuff in deb files and trying to make some tools in python.

++
Greg

[mouto]

Hello, friends, I'm mouto, nice to join you.

[Thiis]

Hi, I'm Thijs, from the Netherlands and I just bought my N900(:)) last monday. My dream came true and it really ís a brilliant device.

Hopin' on a good time here;)

P.S I am completely new to Maemo, Linux and stuff like Xterm.

[cre8web]

Hi
New user in Darwin Australia.
Just got n900 and loving it

Marty

[humble]

Hello!!!

This is humble

[blubbi]

Hi all,

just got my device exactly a week ago and I am addicted to it.

I love playing around with Linux which includes testing, reporting bugs and writing some simple python/bash programs to make my life easier ;-)

I never had a all-in-one phone but a Mobile phone and a Palm.
At some point I stopped using the Palm because I was to lazy caring around two devices.

But as soon as I read about the N900 running a more or less native Linux distribution I could not resist! Okay, it's not Gentoo, but Debian will do ;-)

The main thing is: OpenSourceSoftware (even thought Maemo is not completely free from CS it's IMHO the best choice)

The killer application for me is OpenVPN
(lets me access my work from everywhere... sweet!)

So lets take it to the top!

Cheers
Bjoern

[Geezer]

Hello everyone!

Enjoyed working on the N810 and now moved to the N900. Looking forward to more pen testing tools being added to the repos. Glad to see Aircrack recently added. Now we need to work on that injection capability!

Geezer

[mysticrokks]

i am waiting on my nokia n900..

reading through these threads is making my brain hurt abit..

if i decide to change stuff in the root
(or whatever) of the device and i break it, whats the problem- i allways get mobile phone insurance :)..

so whats the biggie just insure your phone..

i am another noob so i will probally be quite annoying.

[DaveP1]

if i decide to change stuff in the root
(or whatever) of the device and i break it, whats the problem- i allways get mobile phone insurance :)..

I wouldn't count on it. The Nokia USA site does not have a specific N900 warranty available for viewing but their standard warranty refers to their obligation to service hardware, not software, and specifically says it does not apply if:

"The Product has been subjected to . . . unauthorized
modifications, . . . alteration, improper installation, or other acts
which are not the fault of Nokia"

I suspect that bricking your phone by messing up your software would fall under this and I would also suspect that any insurance or extended warranty you get would have similar terms.

[mizscandal]

Hello) My name is Ana and I'm a new n900 user from Russia

[dannydj]

hi all :)
i'm daniele from italy :) love this forum!!!!
and happy n900 user :)

[Texrat]

A warm welcome to all recent arrivals!

[Texrat]

Hello all,

Im a new proud owner of Nokia N900 and im loving it!
I got it last Friday and been hooked to it since then..

Ive been browsing through this community for a few days I decided I want to join and help out!

I hope I can be of good use as a designer and I hope I can help some programmers out with ther User Interface if needed or any graphical solution.

gilamonyet, please note we have a Designer section and there have been coders looking for UI help! Glad to have you onboard!

[Texrat]

hello

noob to maemo and n900! enjoying it so far, but frustrated cannot get mfe to work. i believe we have mfe2007, but i get the error "either server requires secure connection or account is disabled." this is confusing as i have it working on my mac and iphone currently. if anyone can clue me in i would greatly appreciate it.

i hope i can figure this out, i will see if my it department at the school i work at may be able to authorize it. anything i should try out other than perseverate over non-functioning email?

thanks and look forward to learning maemo :D

Have you seen this thread?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35136 (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35136)

[dpnk44]

Hey, new member and user here; just got the Nokia N900.

There is so much to read and take in as a new member I'm not sure where to begin! I really can't wait to strat using gaming emulators for classic games.

...although I can't see a non-jargon, novice friendly post for installing applications - anyone else?

[boldap]

Hi everyone. New member here.
this forum is the most active 24/24

[slcp]

Hey, UK user here. Have had my N900 for 3 weeks now and getting on fine with it. Have used linux in the past though realise I remember next to nothing about CLI so really need to pick that back up again :o) Looking forward to it.

Been reading the forums for a while and just joined, as I no doubt will want to contribute at some point.

[Texrat]

Welcome all, and it's especially exciting to see so many with development interests!

[Fötus]

Hey, I'm from Germany. In the moment I'm still in Japan, but my N900 is already at home in Germany, where I will be too next tuesday. :-) *so much looking forward to it*

[dalmolino]

Hello everyone,
I have just registered to these community.
I am from Italy and I have a few questions about the freshly bought n900. I also hope to start developing some little applications just to have some fun.

[fake]

Hi all, long-time lurker here. My name is Daniel Reetz.

Relevant info: Got my N900 from Dell, ordered on the 25th.

Living in Fargo, North Dakota, USA (as a consequence I have a T-mobile number from another city and 2.5G data only).

Skilled 3D modeler (maya), Photoshopper, and vector artist, if anybody needs anything.

Bought the N900 primarily to have OpenCV running all the time and to play with Computational Photography on it, but I am such a linux n00b I have yet to get OpenCV installed. Also to get liqbase running, it was my favorite thing about my n810.

Have a free album here: www.fakeproject.com
Have a community of people building book scanners here www.diybookscanner.org (can't wait to get fbreader working on my device)

cheers.

[SiO2]

Hello everyone from Italy (Piedmont). I had my N900 for about one month and I'm really loving it. Very good community too!!

[Kirio]

Hi there,

Just received my N900 finally...:D
Awesome forum btw

[Sumana Harihareswara]

Hi. I'm Sumana Harihareswara, a New York City resident.

I work for the British open source firm Collabora (http://www.collabora.co.uk), and my bosses gave out N900s to everyone in the company (http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2009/12/09/n900-arrival/). So I have a new N900 and am looking forward to making the most of it. I hope to help out with extras-testing (http://www.maemo-guru.com/2009/12/how-to-be-a-beta-tester-with-maemo-extras-testing/), and I can't help but proofread everything I read so I'd like to help that way too.

Some personal recommendations for your device:


On your desktop or laptop computer, whether you run Windows, Mac OS, or Linux, you can use the open source Miro video & audio podcatcher (http://www.getmiro.com/) and the Miro Guide podcast directory (https://miroguide.com/) to check out lots of podcasts, then export an OPML feed to give gPodder to subscribe to them on your N900 (instead of painstakingly using the gPodder interface + the web browser to manually enter RSS feeds one at a time).

My spouse & I edited a sci-fi/fantasy anthology (http://thoughtcrime.crummy.com) that's available in PDF and a bunch of mobile versions, including FBReader-friendly Plucker.

My spouse invented the game robotfindskitten (http://www.robotfindskitten.org/), which my colleague Thomas ported to Maemo 5 (http://maemo.nokia.com/maemo-select/applications/rfk/).



I hope to find and test more apps and tools to recommend, and will blog about them or post about them here in talk.maemo.org.

[mcsnake]

Hello maemo community.

I live in Switzerland and will be receiving my N900 in January. Looking forward to limitless possibilities with this device.

Cheers

[Osilayer]

Hello from Istanbul with my N900 :)

Cheers

[mtjioe]

Hello from the netherlands.
Proud owner of a N900.

[arnie1971]

Complete newbie to the world of Maemo. Have had my N900 for a couple of weeks now and it does everything and more! Don't seem to have any problems at the moment, am looking forward to getting some more applications on the go so we can really shut the iphone brigade up once and for all!!

Anyway about me, I'm Arnie live in the UK. Have been a long term Nokia supporter.

[rfranz]

Hi From Italy.
I'm a long time unix user and programmer.

My current interest is with asterisk (already seen an asterisk compilation). Asterisk connected to the cellular should be really fun. :D

[Migen]

Hello from Essex, UK

Proud owner of N900, new to Linux/Maemo OS.

My aim is to learn creating new themes for N900... specific goal, an Iron Maiden (the heavy metal gods) theme.

Eddie`s gonna get all of you! :D

[Texrat]

Welcome all recent arrivals!

[sfleck]

just came in to say "hello world" ;-)
ok - i just got my N900 2 weeks ago and I still feel as a newcmer when i read within this site. Still be reading now for that 2 weeks a lt of stuff helping me tio undestand a lot.
I feel as a "end-usser" not as a develloper since linux and its derivates are not my professionalities as also english ist not my mothers language.
So have sympathy when reading somesing misspelled from me.
At least - I'm 49 years old and live in germany
best regards

thanks to the team from maemo.org and even nokia

[newbe]

Hi all,
I'm joining you from Iran. I'm sure you all know about the political problems lingering over our head here. The political issue with the unwanted government brings about some badies with it. The one most concerning me is internet censorship.
That's the main reason I'm here. To get the Iranian people's messages out we need internet on the go with out the gov's blocks.
I'll be here searching on how to get the N900 geared up to connect to anything through anything at any time.

[Rebos1969]

Hello to everyone that is new to this website. i have bee here before and joined too, b ut i have yet to log on and write anything. so here i go for the first time. if you can help with navorgating this website then please let me know.

[TooMuchMoney]

int main()
{
printf("hello, world");
return 0;
}

BTW my programming is terrible.

[ralterjego]

Hello! I'm a newbie on maemo but love my N900!

[geobueck]

Hello from Goch in germany...

enjoying my n900 for 3 weeks now... works perfect..

but....

how can I arrange my bookmarks in the browser ( e.g. by alphabet)??? I didn't find any solution....

[tangsirics]

Howdy from Upland, CA (US) !!

No N900 yet.. debating wether to switch back to TMO from ATT.. crappy coverage around here on both.. but it has been good lately.

Hoping that there will be more portrait mode functionality has I use it one handed often, while driving :)

[dharder]

Got my N900 two days ago and I am loving every minute of it! I wish it was a little better on the AT&T network, but it seems to be finding free WiFi everywhere we go. Great for mass transit folks because, as a driver, you'll crash playing with it.

With no effort, syncs with Google Sync, BTs with a ZipCar, FM transmitter in the kitchen, plays (some) movies... It's a wonderful computer!

[JustCallMeJoe]

Hello world!

:)

I've only had this phone for a few days and I'm having a good play around with it.

[SkyEagle]

Hello to all of you guys !

I'm a quite new member of the Maemo community ...and a fresh new onwner of the N900.

I bought this phone, even it is quite "new" because of the big potential of the harware, SW (Linux !!!), openess and most of all for the Incredible Community of Maemo !!!

I take the opportunity to WISH YOU ALL A MERRY XMAS and a wonderful Ney Year !!

Greetings from Italy,
Cesare

[callerid]

Hi. New member here. I'm trying to figure out the N900 I got last week, and I find this forum very helpful, if a tad defensive about the N900's flaws. The device is far below expectations, so I may not be here long. I find it amusing that the standard defense on this site appears to be:" but it's not a smartphone, it's an internet tablet." For an internet-specific device, the N900's browser is very slow, it is more difficult to navigate even this maemo community page on the N900 than on my e71, and the there is massive lag when I try to play flash video from websites. It is obvious that so many of the lessons learned in Symbian over the years have somehow been lost in designing this phone and OS. Nokia should be embarrassed (and it's sagging share price shows that embarrassment) to have launched such a half-baked product. The innovation graveyard is littered with products that developers found cool, and the consumer found idiotic. The N900 appears to be headed that way. If you make me a decent offer for my N900, I'll ship it to you and buy a real phone/internet device :).

[Andreas]

Hello all of you!
I have my n900 for 3 weeks now and it is great!!!
I think it has a big potential and i hope i can help to improve the software.

I wish you all a MERRY XMAS and have fun with your n900 ... I will :)

[adjepatatje]

Hey, two weeks ago got my N900......... woowwwww!!!
I am not a newbe in linux, but even though not an expert.
But this device smashes!!!!
AND:: Love the posts here
Last but not least: Brought my N900 to the "nokia-super-doctor" here in town. because it (by serial nr.) was on the "black"-list for factory return. Mine had spontanious reboots which did the file-system no good
Now i get a new one within a few days. Lucky me!!!!

Greetz........ Adrian

PS. The doctor himself in the shop checked his own N900 too. Guess what: his is on the blacklist too...... LOL

[Piosio]

Greetings everyone!

May Peace Hope and Love be with you Today Tomorrow and Always Merry Christmas!

Greetings from Poland,
Lucas

[adjepatatje]

Hello from Goch in germany...

enjoying my n900 for 3 weeks now... works perfect..

but....

how can I arrange my bookmarks in the browser ( e.g. by alphabet)??? I didn't find any solution....

Wait for the firefox browser. It will be launched in a few days..... maybe it has all the solutions for the lacks.

[lambrospower]

hello everyone...i am from cyprus and i am getting the n900 next week....hope it's the phone i've been waiting for so long!!!!

[geraldoramos]

hello everyone! I just sold my blackberry bold and will get n900 next month!

I'm looking forward to get involved on this community and help to grow it!

cheers from Brazil!

[gandotratushar]

Hello Everyone... I am Tushar and I am an addict... its been 15 mins since i used my phone last time...

I am from india... and I got this baby after a lot of trouble.. ..Bought it from new egg and made a friend to bring it for me....I am a (u can say) gadget freak (i prefer buying some cool gadget over clothes).... My last phone was N97 and before that it was Htc TyTn II (i wont go into the story before that one)
I use fedora 12 on my regular workstation and i dont even try to touch a machine with windows with a 10 foot pole (you have no idea what it can do to you...)
This is a first time i am using debian (i know its strange) in any kind (n900) and trying to find my way through the differences in fedora and debian bases.....
i think this is enough for today.. will continue the story some other day :)

[gandotratushar]

Wait for the firefox browser. It will be launched in a few days..... maybe it has all the solutions for the lacks.

firefox has already been launched.... http://mobile.support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+install+Firefox+on+N900 i am using it from day 1 :)

[slender]

Hi!,

Just got my N900 for present so there is no big pressure to demand features, but first impressions are quite positive even though i would never ever pay 540€ for this piece of thing :|

I´m eagerly waiting for firmware updates and whole community seems pretty interesting. Lets hope that this thing will not end to be another linux distro with niche market. Last thing that I want is another n-gage. After all, the money and buying power what share holders want lies in pockets of Joe the Normal User. That´s not me :)

What else? I´m from Finland and compared to my friends I´am power user and very very very demanding one, who is never ever going to be satisfied.

About my philosophy i could say that: "Evolution towards perfection is constant and never-ending race" describes me pretty well. I hate from bottom of my heart people who have lost their perspective after buying product (fanboyism). Last but not least: Remember to question everything.

[God's Toy]

Hi guys,


I've my N900 for 5 days now and I loving it more with each passing day.

Before it I used Samsung i900 (win 6.1) and this so blows that out of the water! not even in the same league at all and dear I say anything that is currently on the market today does not come close imo...
Only a pity I cant use my SIM with it yet (on 3) so thats me stuck on the Samsung for phone use until Nokia sort the 3 SIM error.

Wonderful site too :)

;)

[stigslim]

Had this sucker for just over a week so far.And i gotta say i am impressed.Allready wondering how i can spruce it up with extras but not sure how yet.:D

[The Quote Train]

G'day from Australia :)

[vinverth]

greetings from houston,tx..love my new baby

[sean231]

Greetings from Austin, TX. Got my N900 and have it for a coupla weeks now. Wonderful instrument with (I hate to say this) the worst battery ever.

[magnuslu]

Hi!

This is Magnus from Sweden/Singapore here. I've got the N900 on my wishlist, but it is not yet announced in Singapore, so either I'll just keep dreaming about it, or I'll place an order from the US.

I hope to be able to develop some simple apps for it. I've got started with Qt development (nothing fancy yet) and I'm looking to deploy my app(s) to both Maemo and Symbian.

See you in the forums!

/Magnus

[lazart]

hello!
i've had a n800 for a while, was quite happy but missed a real keyboard. so i bought a n810 and i'm happy with it and most important: thanks for so much software, lot's of stuff i already knew from linux!
great stuff!!

[martinlittle]

Hello from Edinburgh. Got my N900 after waiting a LONG time for something good to come along. I'm OK with Linux and touchscreen, but still warming up with this phone. I'm sure there will be some big jumps once the number of users increase and the developers see a real market opportunity. :-D

[xwint3rxmut3x]

Howdy from Chicago. Just got my n900 on Christmas. I love it so far. I've had an eye on the forums for a long time and i'm excited to be a part of the community. My first Linux phone was the Moto Rokr e6 which i had for a few years until the touchscreen died. Since then i've been super picky about what my next great phone would be. When I realized the n900 was running maemo and not symbian I was on it in no time. You guys have a great community and a great amount of apps, i'm very excited to have the gadget and very excited about the development behind it.

[psico]

hi from portugal

[somarf]

Howdy do.. just joined.. and phone is on it's way to my hands.. cannot wait to tear into it. :D

[allan1850]

Hi everyone,

I just picked up my Nokia N900 yesterday morning and I like it. I know I'll love it once I figure out how to do everything that my Blackberry did, and more.


Thank you everyone in advance for the many questions I'll be asking.

[Texrat]

Greetings from Austin, TX. Got my N900 and have it for a coupla weeks now. Wonderful instrument with (I hate to say this) the worst battery ever.

Good to see another Texas resident! I'm located near Dallas and will soon be starting some Maemo community outreach activities in Texas... so follow my threads in the Community section here, and sign up when something is posted! Also note that the Dialcentral developer, epage, is in Austin.

[amarjyoti]

Hello Maemo world !!!
I have been reading this forum for sometime now. Got my N900 a couple of weeks back and love it. :-)

Love the Nokia N900 . Love apt-get on my phone too :-D

[Dorisall]

Hello I just got a N900 yesterday and registered today.

Let me say that I am in love with the N900. Up to this moment I keep getting surprised how stable the device is, no crashes.

GPS locks indoors, in a large city, INSTANTLY :eek:

My email downloaded two email accounts that each have at least 2000 messages in no time, unlike all my older phones which would crash instantly as soon as i go near the email app.

Web browser is decent and by far the best I have used on a phone (BTW I came from a BB Bold2 9700 which have the worst browsing experience ever).

Media application is eye catching albeit the music player being rather simple, but hey...this is Maemo it is made for people to build stuff for it, so hopefully we could see some developers creating alternative music players. And to give it credit, this is the first Nokia I had that showed album art automatically.

All in all I am very happy, the only thing I miss from my blackberry is the instant email and Facebook notifications.

[bastler]

Little late, but hello from me, too!

Engineering student from Hamburg, Germany, been using Ubuntu right from it's start, really excited about having a linux phone now.
Great Community, great software!

[mmlado]

Hi, from Serbia.

Got my Nokia N900 two days ago. Enjoying discovering it's possibilities from then.

Used Kubuntu for some time, happy I can use linux on a phone too.
Hope, I'll be doing some development on it. :)

[Hakapes]

Hi from Hungary!

Started back in 1997 using Psions 10 years, S5, 5mx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_5), Siena (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Siena), 3mx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_3), S7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_7), and Revo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Revo), and Palm for ~5 years, Tungsten T (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten_%28handheld%29#Tungsten_T), Treo 680 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten_%28handheld%29#Tungsten_T) (still using).

I am still wondering, how was it possible, that the Psion S5 had a wonderful touch type keyboard in 1997, I used to write e-mails on the go, which I have sent by dialing in with my line modem. The Agenda and Contacts applications were superior in features, usability, etc. to anything I see on Palm/iPhone/Symbian/Google/Maemo.

I think the next one will be Maemo and the N900, it looks like a wonderful device. :-)

[edit: I had inserted the links and comment]

[Darkiaia]

hello from Argentina! Got my phone on December

[hellnick]

Hello!

From London and currently waiting for Vodafone to release their stock of N900... very hard to resist just buying one but I should be able to negotiate a good deal if I can just hold on for 10 days.

First portable device was the Psion Organiser II XP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VJGdBawuzs). Many others since then, mostly Ipaqs, although I did have a regretable dabble with an Eten Glofiish a couple years back.

Looking forward to seeing some innovative apps on Maemo - something like Locale (http://www.twofortyfouram.com/) would be excellent. Anyone know if that's likely?

[Hakapes]

First portable device was the Psion Organiser II XP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VJGdBawuzs).

Man, I think Psion still pioneered the portable World in a way that I feel we are just still catching up. I can still see many Psion II in function in cafés, local bus/coach as billing, etc. machine. I always get excited then...

[HomesIckAlien]

Hi all, *waves*, & Happy New Maemo !

My name is Sam. I'm a long time lurker, first time poster.:rolleyes:

I live in Ely, near Cambridge, UK. I'm an IT Architect who commutes into London via the train a lot....

One lunchtime in November, I casually strolled into the Nokia Flagship London store (high celings, lots of flat screens, funky staff & a Maemo den !) ago having done quite a bit of google/youtube/maemo.org research, and walked out with a shiny new N900.....

I *Love* my N900. I know it's only a phone but I spend so much time with it that I regard it as more than that. Hence me joining this forum. I want to contribute to making this device better, and to learn more about Maemo. My technical background is mainly Windows - right from 3.1, through NT 4, Server 2003 & Citrix. But Windows is designed around the mouse & not for phones.....I've also dabbled in DOS, AIX5.3 & Red Hat so I know my way around the command line....although my experience of Debian Linux is limited.

So far I've been blessed with only a few hangs..usually due to the bad signal on the train in the Fenlands on the way home. The Vodafone UK 3G signal is patchy outside of the cities...but it's excellent in London & Cambridge. I hope the 3G signal will only improve with time.

Why the N900 ? Well apart from a brief affair with a SE W800 I've always owned Nokias & have a bit of brand loyalty. I owned the 2110i, 3110, 3210 in 1993 & my favourite: the 6210. Recently I've been using a 6124 which although it mostly met my needs, doesn't surf very well & has a tiny screen. Wouldn't say I was a fanboy so much. Although I've never been a huge fan of Symbian.

Althought the iphone is an impressive smartphone for the handbag market, I've never been impressed with Apple products right from the ipod upwards. My main gripe is the lack of full OS access & exploitation of music.....plus the lack of FM radio support. My generation grew up listening to the radio.....and Apple doesn't promote that since it can't make money from it. Maybe I'm an idealist but the iphone is locked down in so many ways hardware & software. If I spend so much money on a device with an OS, I expect it to do precisely what I want it to do - like on my PC or laptop - especially where the OS is concerned.

My main uses are phoning & texting & surfing. I would like email as well but only during work hours.....(is this possible on the n900:confused:)

Anyway, enough of me wibbling on....I have quite a few queries for all you Maemo experts.....Looking forward to meeting you all on what is already looking like a very busy ....but forward-thinking.....forum !

Cheers,

Sam

P.s. Forgot to mention I had a Psion 3a too.....and the N900 keyboard gives me major deja-vu...in a good way :cool:!

[arnoldthebat]

Hi All

Just thought I would say hello (as the thread implies).

N900 is currently being shipped. Cannot wait to get it!!! Bring on the tinkering!

Cracking forum BTW

[Luke Valentine]

Hi all

N900 gets delivered on Tuesday, and Im attempting to cram as much into my mind in the meantime to atleast pretend to half know what Im on about when it comes to Maemo!

I've pretty much always stuck to windows mobile. The closest i have come to Maemo is briefly playing around with Ubuntu on an old laptop, but my inability to do anything made me frightened and confused, and I quickly retreated back to the safety and comfort of Windows.

However, as a result, I am so lost when it comes to Linux. And the sheer volume of different terms been banded about....

Went for an N900 mainly because of the web browser and the sheer openness of the OS, however, what goods openness if I havent got a clue what to do with it all!!!

So yeah, thats my HI! In between studying this forum and everything Maemo related, you'll no doubt find me posting things that I should probably know...so, sorry about that in advance!

Now, to start downloading me some Java apps in preparation! (I kid, I kid, I know!)

Luke

[viegas]

Hey guys,

I'm viegas (it's my surname), I'm 16 years old and I currently live on a small Portuguese island called Madeira! I'm a pretty cool guy and I'm not that geek, really! I have some experience with linux as I have been using some distros such as FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Fedora and so on... but I'm still the average user who only knows the basic stuff.

I'm a student and one day.... who knows, I might work for Nokia or Maemo... I wish! Now for real, one day I would like to study at the university to be a computer/software/whatever you guys call it engineer.

What made me buy the n900? Well, I guess I rather wanted an internet tablet instead of a regular phone and I've always been a kind of a Nokia 'fan' (which means I prefer Nokia over HTC or Apple). After I found the n900, the maemo operating system and its community I was truly surprised with what I had seen. I started searching and I found that the n900 had a huge potencial! The multi-tasking, the browsing experience, the operating system! A few weeks later I ordered mine on eBay and thats pretty much my story. I still haven't received mine but I can't wait until it gets here. I'm really excited and I know that I'll have a good experience with it.

man.. my english is really rusty! I spent like 35 minutes to write this post. Next time i'll use a translator.. :D

[PutoMaluko]

Hey! Just got my N900 on Christmas and here I am, LEARNING.

[bigolbear]

HI :
Just arived hope i can learn how to use this D900

[ground stabber]

hi all good looking site:)

[tousisd]

Hello to all community! I have already order my n900 and its on its way! :D I am new here and a little confused while i am trying to develop new apps for n900.
Can I write some with QT Creator in C++?

PS: plz send me prv msg ;)

[rokmystage]

Hi all! I'm also new :) I've had my N900 for a couple of weeks now and I just love it. Finally a device by Nokia that exceeds expectations :D

[gteadventure]

Hi all, after following this board for some time, I finally got my N900 just yesterday. I have to say, so far I am really impressed. I have learned a tremendous amount from this community, so thanks to all of you!

Glenn

[luflux]

hi all,

also wanted to join the maemo newb bandwagon!. after spending 3 months researchin the best phone to buy ithink i have made the best choice - of course that being the n900!

i have been watchin the community for quite some time now and thought it time to join and try to put some useful input into the community. (bar this post)

thanks

luflux

ps. this was typed with fat fingers on the n900 :)

[2bli2]

Hi everyone,

Another n00b here.

Ordered an N900 today basically *because* of this community (well, that and the fact that it seems to be a fantastic piece of kit! I played with one briefly at a developer event last year where Nokia were presenting Qt).

Can't wait for it to arrive tomorrow, and hope that I can make a decent contribution to the community and maybe even contribute to the development of some apps :)

Cheers,
2bli2

[QbAnYtO]

new to the forums but not to the phones scene! nokia as ALWAYS on top of the food chain!

[vietn900]

wassup ... Getting my n900 this friday i'd thought i'd join :)

[bombastik]

Hi all,

new registered.
lucky owner of a N900 since jan 4th.

Hope to enjoy here and find many friends.

bombastik

[GameboyRMH]

Hi from Barbados!

My N900's still in transit. I'm a serious power user, serious geek and serious gamer :cool: Right now I have my trusty ol' Treo 650, and before that I had a Treo 180. I was really concerned with the way the smartphone/PDA+phone market was going with the iPhone, Palm Pre, and other devices with very limited development options and generally sucky software. So naturally when I saw a device with a Linux-based OS that allows totally open development and lots of tweaking, a hardware keyboard and specs at least on par with the iPhone 3GS, I knew I'd found my new...handheld computer thingy :D

[vartanov]

Not big on hellos but here it goes... Hello! :-)

[Luke Valentine]

new to the forums but not to the phones scene! nokia as ALWAYS on top of the food chain!

Lets keep it clean. No one likes a Nokia brown nose.

[Replicon]

Helloooo, new here! Just got my N900, and looking forward to playing around and seeing what sorts of fun I can have with Maemo :)

[tpinhao]

Hello guys !

My name is Tiago and i'm from Portugal, more precisely from the city of Lisbon, i got my N900 on the beggining of December and i'm just loving it, also i'm loving this wonderfull forum, i'm a Linux addicted, but i work mainly with SUN Machines and Solaris, i'm a telecomunications Engineer and this is my first Linux Phone, i'm just very happy to be able to take my Linux with me wherever i go :)

[N(9)00bie]

Hi guys, girls & geeks ;-)

Here's a german N900 noob that has read lots of threads in this great forum before he bought his new 'swiss maemo knife'. Unfortunately I'm also interested in things no one else cares about. ^^
That's why I registered - maybe YOU can help me out. Thanks in advance :-D

N(9)00bie

[sklbadee]

Just thought I'd say hello, loving my N900 but cant wait for the new FW.

[QbAnYtO]

Lets keep it clean. No one likes a Nokia brown nose.

u just tainted it. its clean and its not brown nose, its a fact.... starting a flame? cause i got a bucket of water

[Cernunnos]

Hi all, currently looking forward to getting rid of my 5800. N900 arrives on tuesday:D

Been following these forums for a while, I like the community. Will probably be coming back often to ask for help^^.

[Brayo1971]

I'm on my 3rd N900, the previous 2 suffered from random reboots and then both bricked. Had the new one 2 weeks and not one single reboot.....still love the device and looking forward to future developments :-) It feels like the beginning of an exciting journey....hello to everyone :-)

[Lutger]

Hi folks,

New N900 user here. Just got mine today, I upgraded from a cheap 3 year old nokia so this is also my first 'smartphone'. I figured this was the first one to actually bother, so far it looks awesome indeed.

I'm also a developer and hope to make some stuff for maemo in the future.

[moddus]

Hi everyone,
Im new as well. I got my N900 a couple weeks ago at the ny flagship store and I love it! Just yesterday I got one of those pdair cases, which I can definitely recommend. Im totally new to maemo / Linux...
See ya

[luisc]

Hello! I'm also new. I've got my N900 last tuesday and I'm loving it.

I've been a Linux user/admin for a long time (10 years more or less) and have experience developing Qt applications, so this phone is a bliss for me. Looking forward to contribute to the community and to make applications/patches :-)

Also excuse my poor english (I'm spanish) and my Maemo ignorance.

See you!!

[sierra052]

Hello. I got my N900 few days ago and so far so good. Just wanted to say hello to the other N900 users :)

[mynokiamobile]

Hi this is Sony, Admin mynokiamobile.org.

I am from India. Just got my Nokia N900 yesterday. I would like to say "Hello" to all the members and Admins.

Thank you.

[iapex]

Hello guys, iapex from Italy writing, i'm free lance Cisco System networks engineer. I'm an Apple user with Macbook. I never like Iphone because have a very closed platform, Maemo.org and their community helped me to buy the best terminal in market N900, that satisfied (for me) any requirement (vpn,telnet,ssh, speedest and full web browsing ever i try, imap emails, skype,gtalk and sip integration) and now i want to contribute the grow of community and maemo platform.
Thx @ all.

iapex

[Batmensch]

Hi, Hugh Caley here, from Albany, California, USA. I'm a Linux system administrator so a Linux-based phone/tablet that actually runs Linux binaries seems like a great idea to me!

It seems like the N900 does everything I need except for reading ebooks with DRM; hoping the Palm virtual machine will allow me to run eReader in the near future.

Still waiting for my N900 to show up from Dell. I'm especially waiting since I just dropped my T-Mobile G1 in my swimming pool.

[kruemel2302]

hiy guys. my name is karsten and i come from germany (saxony near leipzig). i have a n900 since december 2009. my english is not so good.

[WillianWives]

Hello!
I will buy my N900 this week!
It looks like a nice tabelt phone!
Cya!

[Mindflyer]

Hi guys, I'm from Italy and I got a n900 in december 2009 :)

Greetings to the Maemo community :D

[rasmall]

Hi Everyone.

I'm a new N900 user and completely blown away by it. Incredible potential in this platform.

Greetings to all.

[tarheel]

got mine today. just wondering if you guys can help me understand something: i installed a bunch of programs and can only seem to some in the programs list. others, such as the milky way wallpaper etc.

[IZOKAO]

hey im new here too... i bought my n900 dec24th and returned jan7th 2010...

to me n900 is useless and not perfect .... paying almost $600 and getting half complete product.... wow people

I have tried ovi map 3.0 and didnt work for me . Ovi 1 sucks !! and no google maps????
i was so excited to get my n900 and use navigation ,internet , phone etc... but everything had some problem... it was woow and also disappinted. personelly i didnt love it and return my n900 ... its better to wait little longer and get something works in many way better....
no google maps , no ovi 3.0 map (ovi 1.0 doesnt do anything just driving crazy ) , w/tmobile poor signal cant do anything (fort myers , florida)... is there fm transmitter ?? yes but doesnt transmit well... get a fm transmitter for $20 better than n900.... thick like computer and battery life is poor... touchscreen is okay but still not comparable to iphone .... trying to return it and delete all the data but didnt have factory resetting... dont pay for something is not complete... there is more bad stuff about it ... you will see when you pay it and use it.
i just returned my n900 and using n95 .. still happy :)


good luck to you all

[TH3ORY]

Hi all recently picked up a Nokia N900 and its awesome people :)

[DazHug]

Hi there, just got my N900 from Nokia. A quick question, is it meant to crash at least once a day?? I know its new and v.cool but really!!

[Robster]

Hi everyone!

I´m Robbie, 23 years of age from The Netherlands.
Got my N900 since the 21st of November and have been reading this forum for a while. Now it´s time to join!

I already used some usefull tips from this forum, like petrovic.

[Sean]

Hey everyone!

I'm Sean, 19 and from England.
I got my N900 a few days ago from Nokia as part of their 360meter research panel but have yet to use this great device as my phone since I am with 3 Mobile and my SIM card is rejected. Hoping the update comes out soon! :D

[Brayo1971]

you're english is excellent ;-)

[anthonie]

Hi there. 36, and from Amsterdam

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my N900, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Have spent a couple of days looking into the N97. However, running Linux flavors on my homesystem I decided to take the leap.

I used to hate mobile phones and would always buy the model without any features apart from calling and txt-ing. I have a seperate mp3 (Creative Zen Touch 20Gig) player to listen to, never looked for a phone that could play me some music.

And now the N900 just walked into my life (the machine is a gift). Can´t wait to untar that whole thing.and start bashing it around.

[billy900]

IM new to here too! hi to everyone

billy for cali.

[billy900]

I wonder how can I put an avatar to my profile.. please help. thanks

[Sheon]

new here

josh from reno nevada ^^ 25 years old

my nokia n900 will be here tommrrow yay ^^

coming from iPhone 3g hope i will love this new phone ><

[matar]

hi
i bought N900 and found this forum very helpful
thank you all

[mnieminen]

Hi everyone!

Just got my N900 today. Great device :) Hopefully I'll get to developing apps soon :)

[HeinzHarald]

Greetings

Harald from Sweden, 29 years old.

Fell in love with PDAs in the late 90s. Got an N810 two years ago which I absolutely loved. My best gadget to that date. It started to get less and less lovin' though after I got an Ipod Touch and a netbook earlier this year. Decided it was time to take the next step so I just got myself an N900.

Looking forward to have Maemo5 with me where ever I go with constant internet access.

[nightfire]

Hey everyone!

I just bought an n900 from a reputable person on ebay and can't wait for it to arrive. It's honestly like a dream come true, and I'm a little.. anxious about it.

I've been a *nix admin for 15 years, and run Debian on my car PC, RC flight platform, laptops, servers, work and home, etc. And now, I can have a true Debian system in my pocket? With a wireless modem?! :D

Still seems to good to be true. Something I'm missing, right?

Well, we'll see when it gets here!

[eike.com]

greetings from Hamburg. got my N900 a month ago.
great site - long live Maemo.org

[Niggydip]

hello everyone! it's Niggydip from Lagos! Holler!

[peyo]

Hi there,

peyo from France
N900 powered since middle of november, 2009 (pre-order nokia)

Happy there's a maemo community ;)
Happy to use Maemo every day

[andy_x_net]

Hi there i got my N900 on 23th nov been so far realy happy with it and eaven more happy after ovi open and updates started to come. Just happy :)

[Ralph]

Ciao everyone!!

I'm a linux admin and I think that is invaluable to have an xterm and a ssh client always in my pocket.
My old N800 helped me a lot of times, but now with my brand new N900 I can really do everything from everywhere.

Really awsome :)

[Yabba]

Hello! I'm Janne from Finland and I'm newbie in here so Hi to everyone.

I'm long time Linux and Nokia user, expect I almost buy a iPhone 3g some years ago, but thank god I didn't. First touch with maemo was when I got N810 to my hands during my practical training and it was beginning of a wonderful friendship (even I didn't use it a lot) and since then, I have wait to get phone with Linux. First I heard about Android, but then comes these rumors about N900, so after short wondering I chose this wonderful device (because there is a terminal in it) and I like it a lot :)

I'm a techoholic, so I like to test a lot and I also have pretty good basics in programming (and want to learn more) so in someday I will probably find myself from creating or developing something to my new 'toy'.

BTW, sorry about my English, hope it is understandable :D

[rldstover48]

Hello everyone got mine yesterday.

[Sudisk]

Hello Maemo community,

Greetings from France. I'm N900 powered since December and I keep being happy with it.

I've been using Nokia devices for a long time, this one really rocks!

[Dargo]

Allo!
Dargor Here ive been having my N900 for about a month ;D

[kontur]

hi all ;-)
i've got my n900 for 6days now, swapped over from IPhone 3GS.

Regards.

[Texrat]

Welcome all recent newcomers!

[cubezombie]

Got my N900 yesterday (+1 to amazon for one day shipping!)..Really, really happy with it so far..I've had an N810 for a couple of years now so I come here a lot but finally got around to registering..

A huge thank you to the community for all the apps and time you put into this..I have the sdk installed and hopefully will be able to contribute back..

[agentsmith]

Hello everyone. Moved from 5800 to N900 end of November. I have an associates in networking and work in tech support. Located in the USA.

[sander]

Hi,

I'm Sander from The Netherlands. Having just received my new N900 I wanted to go on developing straight away. Did encounter some trouble though with the sync'ing of my garage account with the maemo-community site : it doesn't seem to happen.
Anyway, hopefully that will be resolved soon, and let's see what I can produce for the N900 :=)

Sander

[l3p3r_m35514h]

Hello!
User from Greece,got my n900 from expansys.com.
I would like to say thanx to the community,as I was watching all the news about the upcoming n900 since september.

[tlex26]

Hello hello,

My name is Lex and I switched from my old N95 to a lovely N900 4 days ago and I can tell you I'm very pleased with my new N900. I have some linux experience so i felt right at home when I opened an X terminal :-)

[Povno]

Hello everyone.

I'm a Linux user and have been following along here since September and I thought I would finally step out and say hello.

I really appreciate what this community is about and look forward to further participation. I don't have an N900 yet... have wanted one since it's announcement. I'm trying to get and idea about whats coming down the pipeline in the near future first.

I really enjoy this community and the knowledge that it not only has but the knowledge that it shares as well.

Thanx.

[spawn]

Hi everybody,

i have had my n900 for 5 days now, and i'm extreamly pleased with this phone, without a doubt best one i have ever seen.
keep up the good work

sshd & freeciv running in my phone, who could ask for more :cool:

[thesnake505]

hello everyone

had my n900 for a few days and loving it, come from an n96, just getting used to the keyboard etc. enjoying playing about with it :-)

snake

[gviterbo]

Hi everyone! I have the N900 for a week now. I've been in the forums for a while. This forum houses one of the best communities around! :)

[idoru78]

HI Everyone :)

I just got my N900 yesterday but have been looking in on these forums for a while now checking things out before taking the plunge.

[Waggy]

Hello from Dubai :)

[stopgap]

Hello!

I got my N900 just a few days ago and am already hooked on it! I can't wait for things to get going and more features and applications to become available - it's an amazing platform/phone that can only get better and better. Nice job Nokia and all the maemo community people who have made the phone such an impressive feat!

:D

[lokizilla]

Hello from central England~

I'm a previous N800 user, so I'm pretty used to Maemo - and when Nokia announced the N900, I knew I had to invest in one. Sure enough, I took the plunge and started 2010 with a new device and a new network.

So far, so good! One unexpected restart being the only blot on an otherwise perfect record. Moving over from an E71 was easy, and while there's things missing here and there, I'm looking forward to seeing where Maemo will go from here.

See you around!

[BugHunter]

Hi from Canada.

Have my N900 for 3 weeks now. :D Love it! All my friends are jealous :p
Thanks Nokia and Maemo team/community for such a good device and soft!

[paul77]

hello everyone
just registered tonight after much thought i opted for the mighty n900 instead of the 32gb 3gs i love this device just need your help to understand it better lol is there an app to watch live uk tv ?

[txteva]

Hey, I'm Eva & I'm from Bristol, UK.

I jumped in to the world of Maemo with my shiny new N900 at Christmas after liking the look of my friends N97.

Looking forward to playing with all the different apps and perhaps even trying to write my own.

[zaksloan]

Hi!

My name is Zak, and I'm a Brit now living in Melbourne.

I have had my N900 since the middle of December and am loving owning it!

I spend far too much time on the internet and the thing I do least with a mobile is make calls, so the N900 is perfect for me. I love it as it is now, and also the potential it has.

My last phone was an N95 8Gb, which I absolutely managed to rule the world with. It was the equivalent of the Millennium Falcon!

Now I'm ahead of the pack and love the Maemo community!

Enjoy!

[madnes]

New member here!
First time user of maemo platform but a bit familiar with linux/debian.

Be well :)

[tnhh]

Hello! Had the N900 for a week now. Enjoying it far more than my 770 which I used for about a month and then sat in a drawer collecting dust. Battery life is a bit of a concern though, and the calendar is nowhere near as good as the Palm (my benchmark). But hopefully this will improve over time.

[jxie90]

hello! newbie here!

[rodriantonioli]

Hello, World! :p

[Den in USA]

Hello, World! :p
Hello from California, USA!

[ZZzzZzzz]

Hello everyone from Paris
new registered
I am not a newbie in linux, not an expert either, just a user of ubuntu.
Just happy and long live Maemo :)

[fallingleaf]

Hello! I thought I would join this site as a new n900 user as it seems like a good place to watch the maemo beast develop, and in particular watch the n900 software keep getting better.

I have only had the phone for one day, but like most here have been doing a lot of research prior to getting my grubby little fingers on it! I am in New Zealand so Nokia have not released it for local sale – I purchased from a parallel importer. While a little more expensive than importing from say Amazon, at least I now have a one year warranty (peace of mind).

Mine is a MENA region one (from Africa/middle east), so on startup the ‘New Zealand’ region was not there which seemed strange – but it does not appear to really matter as I have the correct time zone dialled in anyway! I did a full OTA update once I got it from 42.11 to 44.1 to the newest 51 software without any hitch whatsoever and its running perfectly.

I am not a ‘power user’ at all – I am frugal with my data, so out and about I really just use it as a phone and only use an active data connection if needs must (update my feeds for some news, check email, check facebook or upload a pic to there). Althought at the moment I am trying the 'constant active connection' thing to get emails and RSS feeds, inconjunction with the data plan monitor! seems to be working ok.

I am on my 2nd battery cycle and it seems pretty good (probably given my lack of active connections). I am sure it will improve as batteries do after a few charge/discharges. I haven’t had a problem with the charging plugs but I just make sure I am careful. They seem to be ‘just right’ pressure wise.

Overall it has exceeded my expectations. I can see this really is a powerful device and it performs flawlessly for me. Sure there are a few niggles (headphone jack gets in the way using the keyboard if you have phones plugged in is my main one, and I cannot delete emails in my hotmail account from the phone - even when that 'delete from server' tag is checked) but in general it does everything I need it to do well. I am sure I will find a few problems down the track, and sure it’s a bit of a brick – but worth it. I would like to see OVI desktop support for my PC as I really like that…I am coming from an n95 haha! So this is SUCH a step up.

Other minor gripes would be lack on GPS (not aGPS) functionality, music album artwork seems to populate in the image gallery as well which is a pain.

I can see this device might actually have an impact on my lifestyle in terms of keeping in contact with people and online interfacing – it makes it so easy and a real pleasure. For example, last night I was doing some internet banking, updating facebook, reading the news and having a game of chess while listening to music through the headphones – AND installing a few apps at the same time! I also uploaded a few movies too which look great. Oh and pixel pipe is GREAT!

Wow that was long! Peace :D

[hoher11]

Heya all,

Hungary here.

[planetf1]

Hi,
I've been lingering here for around a week, but took the plunge and ordered an unlocked retail N900 from NOkia direct (UK) yesterday evening. I'll be using it on 3UK with 1Gb data FUP.

I'm an experienced *nix developer - have been using *nix since around 1986, and linux since around 1996. I now run most of my work systems on linux, and laptop has been linux for around 2 1/2 years.

I'm forever using beta sw & enjoy being part of an active community to assist in reporting bugs, identifying fixes etc

I've done development in the telecom space until around 2004, although that was server-side (IVR, signalling protocols, voice messaging etc)

So this was quite simply a phone I could not get out of my head. I also considered:
* N97 - lots of bug reports but looks capable. But S60 getting very tired. (I currently have N96)
* HTC Hero - getting a bit old tech, poor camera
* Apple iPhone - concerned about closed/controlled environment. Very nice UI though. Even need a MAC to do dev.
* Motorola Milestone (droid) - a close runner, not sure about camera, not that available in UK, like idea of hw keys
* Nexus 1 - is google getting scary? Nice device though. Camera not proven, although looks ok. No keyboard, and much simpler environment. Probably a good option to develop apps on, and a high end mass market platform. Very very close
* N900 - yay!

I should add the decision ended being between
* A nice phone (nexus one)
* A micro netbook

Since I tend to faff around with stuff, use ssh/telnet, web browsing, IM, SIP the N900 seemed a far more interesting/flexible device, and the cost of being a far less "refined" phone,

I'm less convinced with the business aspects of maemo longer-term given the competition, but I hope it succeeds and will be championing the cause!

[blfgomes]

I'm a little late for this thread...

Hello everybody, I'm from Brazil and I've had my N900 for a month now. I'm also a proud owner of an N800.

As a Linux user, I must say that the N900 is a dream come true. Sure, it it still a little rough around the edges, as many have put it, but I have complete control over its functionalities (unlike, uh, every other phone in the market) and with the help of the community, many great apps will come.

[nightwings]

Hi, everyone,

got my N900 recently and found this website amazingly helpful. I'm in Texas, US right now. So far I love the N900 with Maemo.

Hope everyone enjoy with your phone. :)

[neotalk]

Hi, i have just registered today and would like to say a big hello to everyone in this community.
I have had my n900 since the last day of last year so have only been using it for 3 weeks....mind you i have probably spent 20 hours a day with it and its now nicely protected with a full zagg invisible shield and stored in a krusell leather carry case(The invisible shield was a nightmare to fit) :)……… Anyhow I digress ….i have played with all the basic features and installed the allegedly safe apps to play around with and have so far been pleased with what this device is capable of. I am eagerly awaiting the flash 10.1 release so as to access streaming from a wider source than at present and looking forward to learning Linux( as I type this I have Debian being installed on another pc…..hmmm me thinks i may be diving in too deep here as am a complete beginner to Linux. If anyone has any advice with my Linux undertakings feel free to message me as am more than sure that am gonna need some help along the way.
Peace.
Neotalk.

[planetf1]

Hi @neotalk. Just been here a week or so but enjoying getting into spirited discussions.

I actually have my N900 sat in it's ship-package, unopened. Probably silly but I'm just holding out for Nokia's press release next week (silly really, but stranger things have happened)

I've used linux on a variety of devices - laptops, desktops, servers, mainframes, routers (even my smart radio is linux), PDA (zaurus), but never on a phone-- until now. I've also worked in telephony related sw development (protocols, messaging etc). Server-side though not device.

So I'm at home with linux, and phone stuff, but the combination is new

[neotalk]

Hi back @ planetf1 . Am at home with a fresh copy of debian installed on the pc next to me looking at a almost blank desktop and thinking.........doh!

sounds like you know a lot about linux my friend.... perhaps you could message me and guide me through some basics like setting up a wireless connection in a new debian installation? its got me totally confused....again.......lol

[planetf1]

If you just want to start getting familiar with linux generally I'd be inclined to try installing a desktop version of Ubuntu.

Theres a lot of information and guides at http://www.ubuntu.com/

I'd start off just trying to use it - web browsing, email, how to install/update software, configure -- just the basics.

Then over time you'll pick up how to do simple operations in the command line, which fundamentally will be very similar with what you do with Maemo.

You'll find a whole set of forums over there ie Absolute beginner:
- http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=326

Other links
The blank screen -- for the newbie http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/ubuntu-the-absolute-beginners-guide/
A recent newspaper guide - http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6892181.ece

I'd probably start there for general & desktop linux support. You'll be able to use lots of those skills on maemo & ask more specific questions here

Hope this helps

[Texrat]

Hi, everyone,

got my N900 recently and found this website amazingly helpful. I'm in Texas, US right now. So far I love the N900 with Maemo.

Hope everyone enjoy with your phone. :)

nightwings, what part of Texas?

FYI, meetup programs for Dallas and Austin are in development... maybe Houston too eventually.

[W0uter]

Sorry to interupt the Texan party ;)

Also saying hello! I ordered my n900 today, so it will be another 2-3 weeks till I finally can start thinkering.

I've been lurking around a few weeks, and despite the sudden change in spirits on the forum the last few days, I decided to buy a N900.

I will mainly use it as a phone and as a tool for my future job: journalism. I'm in the last stretch of my journalism masters. I think the combination of my Asus EeePC netbook and a n900 could be great when making items on the move. Just bring the two and a camera and microphone, and you're all set! Television, internet items, radio, newspapers: everything is possible.
A powerfull package of tools that fit in a small backpack!

[neotalk]

all help is greatly appreciated. many thanks.

[Dunsurfin]

Hello,

My Nokia N900 arrived last week of December, and I joined here pretty much immediately after. Hoping that Nokia will integrate a spellchecker on the N900, as this will make me look less of a fool when I email and take notes. Please take a second to vote on the brainstorm item (http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/integrated_spellcheck/) I created.

This community has been of immense use. Glad to be a member.

[jasallis3]

Jason, 33 from NYC, New York. Lucky enough to have a Nokia flagship store in town, and picked mine up yesterday after much debating between this and an HTC HD2. After less than 20 hours playing with it, I have to say I'm highly impressed. I would just like smoother integration with FB and Twitter, especially in the media sharing areas.

Been following this forum for about a month or two, and looking forward to learning from you all.

[averyjea]

Hello, I'm Jeannette. I've just recently got a Nokia n800 from ebay.
I have been researching and downloading for about two weeks. My husband is a programmer and he programs everyday. However, he doesn't use linux, but he does have some knowledge. He has loads of programming books and he has tried to get me to learn some basics. Although I lost interest. Now that I have the Nokia and he sees me on Maemo everyday. "He's like your still doing that. That's determination." LOL

[Texrat]

Welcome to everyone I've missed!

:)

[nightwings]

nightwings, what part of Texas?

FYI, meetup programs for Dallas and Austin are in development... maybe Houston too eventually.

I'm in Dallas. Excited to hear about the meetup. keep me posted of the progress...
:D

[Texrat]

I'm in Dallas. Excited to hear about the meetup. keep me posted of the progress...
:D


Here's your starter thread:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34652

Join the groups, subscribe to the thread, and stay tuned!

And eventually this will go far beyond Texas. ;)

[jtkim]

Hello, I recently got a N900 and I'm quite pleased so far.

One little question: I found the virtual keys with a bunch of accents (as deadkeys) and some "special" character (braces, pipe, copyright etc.), but I can't seem to find a way to produce the "ß" character (&szlig; for those who speak HTML). Just tell me if I overlook something obvious. I've got a UK model.

Best regards & happy mobile surfing & hacking all,
Jan

[wurnz]

well i dont know if there is an option with uk layout but you can add a german one to your virtual keyboard. with a simple click you can change it and change it back. at numbers there is the "ß".

by the way hi to all :)
i got my n900 right from the start in december and i love it more each day. i hope to find answers to many questions as a linux beginner and also i hope to give help as well. i'm happy that i found this great forum. its members showed me so much friendlyness so far... so i'm looking forward learning much :)

this post is written on a n900 (virtual keyboard) :D

[rincic83]

Hello all, I just registered today., I got my new Nokia N900 last week, I was playing with it whole time and its great device !! :D :D

[venusrising]

Hello-
Got my N900 for xmas and man has it become addictive.
Girls like N900's too. ;)

[tycho]

Hi everyone, only a couple of weeks until I can upgrade to an N900 so trying to get lots of info so I can hit the ground running.

Coming from Android so hopefully it won't be too traumatic... :)

Quick question:
Can I brick the N900 by installing development packages etc?

With Android you can install a recovery console and backup/restore ROMs which will allow you to restore a fubared phone so I could try experimental versions of Android without worrying.

[spoonbuddy]

Hi peeps

Had my N900 for 3 weeks now and have found it highly addictive. I still use my 5800 though (can't wait until I can get the latest update for it with kinetic scrolling) for a number of applications includung Satnav.

I'm crossing my fingers that these missing applications will soon be available for the N900.

I'm looking forward to getting involved in your community.

[blurbi]

hi everyone~
i'm carmen. Had my N900 and loving it~

[Bec]

Hello everyone, I'm Bec (http://shop.aeropower.ro/images/MaxBEC564_22_26_5_2008%5B1%5D.jpg) and I'm a N900-aholic.
The thing you see in that link is a Battery Eliminator Circuit used in model aircraft, but I've had therapy for that and I feel much better, thank you http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/43.gif

Please don't drive or dive while you N900 or the other way around.
Goodbye everyone http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/48.gif

[sandandrocks]

Hi,

Got my first brand new Nokia and guess what its the N900.

I always hated Symbian and was in love with Sony Ericsson and then since past 5 years with HTC.

Now N900 seems to be a device which will help me find true love again ;)

[timv1985]

My N900 is due to b delivered tomorrow.... I cant wait!!!

[Texrat]

Welcome all recent newcomers, and a special Thanks to the Maemo Greeters posting here!

If anyone is interested on the quickest, easiest way to contribute here, click on the Maemo Greeters link in my signature!

[Catacylsm]

Hey guys, im michael/catacylsm,

Got the N900 today, loving it, eats my winmo device as well as the apple devices i've played with,

Loving how simply sophisticated the device is, a real pleasure to work with, and happy that the community is really thriving, this makes maemo and its relatives so much happier haha.

Hopefully i can help out as much as i can, and i'm a linux virgin so not anymore, i aim to fully understand this thing inside out.

Also my last nokia was like 7-10 years ago or something rediculous back with a 3310, its good to know their standard hasn't dropped!.

Cheers,,
Cata

[alphasenses]

Hi Guys,

My n900 comes on Thursday, I am a developer (Java & Perl mainly) and will certainly be looking to do something with my new phone. When I get my phone I will play with it, tinker with it, set it up to my liking and tinker some more.

Then I will be here looking for inspiration or something that interests me to help develop.

See you in the Forums!

Alphasenses

[waamaemotalk]

Hello everyone!

Bought my N900 direct from Nokia website the day it was released. LOVE it, and gladly gave my iPhone 3Gs to my wife. :)

Live in CT, USA

[Coose]

Hello everyone,

My name is Marcus and i am from Hawaii. thank you to everyone one on this site. bought my n900 first day it was available here.
i have been a nokia user since my first phone cant remember the model number.. then 3650,N80,N95 8gb and now the N900.. this computer phone is amazing..

[ThomasAH]

Hi everyone :)

After having used the N82 for 2 years and still being happy with the build quality of the hardware I decided it was time for an upgrade. Bought my N900 last week, and am tinkering with it ever since :D

The possibilities of this phone are amazing. Easy to use, intiutive and very responsive. I'm a bit of a C++ programmer and might look into helping developing for the Maemo 5 platform :) Would need to learn about linux before doing that though, so the phone offers an excellent opportunity!

Anyway... Thanks for providing this community, hope I can contribute! :)

Cheers!

[BNHW]

Hello, world.

I've had my N900 for around about 36 hours now and I'm really excited by the accelerometer and touchscreen. I'm a final-year undergraduate creative computerist, which essentially means that, time willing, I'll be helping out with apps development and possibly a game.

I've also started up a blog recently, to house coding and geek-interest tidbits, but I'll post more about that as the content grows.

[bulldozer]

Hello All! I just joined the forum today.

[Blue Turtle]

I am a very low tec bushpunk. Nokia n800 was the first computer advertised that made me think ~ Wow that looks handy~ difficult to find here tho. Long wait was worth it~I get wi-fi in the darnedest places with my little computer. I actually do use my n800 for everything,it's my only computer so far. This forum is handy (been readin for awhile) so I thought I'd sign up..............

[Blue Turtle]

Hi povno, nice quote.peace

[mobiledev]

hi!

I'm trying to install Maemo 5 SDK. As expected it didn't go very well at first try so here I am :)

[termi_uc]

Hi all!

I user my N900 nearly month and it's good, very good device. Not so fast as I hoped, but goog anyway :D

When Nokia new device(N920/N910/*Maemo 6) with HD support comes out, i sell this one and buy a new one, because i want use my Maemo device as HD console :)

ps sry for bad eng

[Maninblack]

Another new user here and I've had my 9 for 2 days. Only issue so far is the hunt for a working turn-by-turn satnav. Want to make this my main phone but can't yet! :)

[Pulzar]

Hello!

I'm Markus from Finland and I got my N900 just 4 days ago. I switched from a N95 to this and have never had any of the previous Nokia internet tablets but this thing grows on me so fast. I already feel like i've had it for years. I've been quite busy customizing my N900 and I like it so very much.

I have been reading these forums for 2 days nonstop and searching solutions for my problems. I can already see that this is a very lively, active and passionate community and a solution to a problem is only one question away.

This was my first post.

See you later.

[Zigmat]

Hi everybody!

Although I got my N900 a few weeks ago, I've been browsing the forums here and I thought I should register here now. Better late than never!

Absolutely loving this phone (although the latest firmware is messing up my wifi - eduroam) and I want to start programming for it soon. Been looking at the SDK (maemo virtual image), but I think I'll wait for MADDE on Windows (sorry, Visual/Windows programmer here!).

Looking forward to being part of this awesome community!

[kurtfhouse]

Hello

Picked up my N900 five days ago:)

I've been a full time Linux user on my home PC since 2007 but have still been using a windows smartphone up til now. Its great to be able to switch to a good linux alternative.

Now I'm 'clean' and no longer using M$ and loving the device:D

[torpedo48]

I've been in this forum for some weeks, but I've discovered this thread just now! I don't want you to think I'm ill-mannered, so I'm helloing now, sorry for being late.

Hello everyone!!!!

[RockCreek1]

Got my N900 in early December, and finally committed to opening the box a few weeks later. It's a great device. I'm not a techie, but I've been reading posts on this site and learning a lot. I am very impressed by the community and its overall welcoming attitude toward newcomers. Randy, in D.C.

[wakkamis]

I've been kicking around here for a few weeks, but I didnt say hi here when I first joined up. (I know, how rude, right?) So.. Hi!

The community has been awesome so far and quite helpful.

Thanks!

[Texrat]

Welcome all recent newcomers!

[naheed]

Hi there,

I have been old timer on the forums but haven't had chance to post anything yet.

I have owned all the maemo devices starting from 770, 800, 810 & now N900. Just got my N900 today, so after all its a good day to start posting on the forums and be more active :-).

Cheers,
Naheed from Mountain View/CA/USA

disclaimer : ex-nokia employee

[Texrat]

Hey Naheed! I was just in your neck of the woods a month ago, for a Maemo showcase event. I really love Mountain View.

disclaimer: ex-employee as well. :(

[saahleh]

hello.

I mostly ignore the 'general' forum, so not my first post. N900 owner, new to maemo, but not to linux. opensuse, archlinux and for a while now stayed with gentoo.

[dov]

I've had my N900 now for a week and I love it.

I'm a hard core geek with lots of gtk experience (I have even written part of the BiDi support used in gtk).

Tonight I have tried to connect the N900 to my FrogPad (failed) and to my Lego Mindstorms NXT set through python (worked). The NXT will provide wheels for the N900 so that it can roam around the house on its own.

I'm planning to play around with the acceleration sensor and see how easy it is to use it as in put device by sensing gestures and taps.

Cheers,
Dov

[hectorh82]

hello all, i am hector (jay) hernandez and from fresno, california (usa)..

[RockySer]

Hi people, I'm Srdjan from Serbia, I bought N900 yesterday and I'm hope that we will together find the way to solve many problems that maemo still have. One of my favorite is adding melodies to a contacts :D

[Lasse-72]

Hi to all,

Got my N900 yesterday and it's starting to win me over big time.

I hesitated a bit before getting the device, propably 'cause my last (Smartphone/PDA) device was HTC TyTN II. And I haven't had the smoothest ride with it.

But for my glad suprise the difference is like between sun and moon.
Or MS and LInux :)
Just itchin' to get my hands on all the killer apps and best ideas that only open development enviroment can offer.

Thanks already!

[jgvaldecasas]

Hi all,

i've been reading this forum for months, but it's now when i've registered (i don't really understand why the forum account and maemo.org account are different, so i had not registered here before).

[ahmadshabib]

Hello !


Am New Here ! Nice to meet you all !

[s33k3rgr]

Hello from greece. Love N900.
I wish for a gamepad for N900

[Safao]

hey geeks! nice to meet u guys.

[Doonie]

hi everyone.
been browsing the forum for a week or so. Yesterday went out and got nokia n900 and so far am loving it!

[tip184]

Hi all -

Got my N800 a few weeks ago (my first Nokia, but I have owned two different Zaurus models). The Forum is a great source of information. Thanks!

- tip184

[blackmouth]

Hi everybody im from mexico and im using n900 BUT i have a problem something very simple..................

[blackmouth]

i carry many songs in my device N900 BUT how can i send one song by bluetooth to other device???????????HOWWWWWWW IT DOES NOT HAVE THAT OPCION..............................OR MAYBE I JUST DONT KNOW HOW SOMEBADY HELP ME PLEASEEEEEE

[VDVsx]

i carry many songs in my device N900 BUT how can i send one song by bluetooth to other device???????????HOWWWWWWW IT DOES NOT HAVE THAT OPCION..............................OR MAYBE I JUST DONT KNOW HOW SOMEBADY HELP ME PLEASEEEEEE

Install this app: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/petrovich/

[new004lagmaster]

I am not realy a new member but i did not knwo this thread was here. I have be a follower of this community since i first got my N800 in 2007. Thanks for all your help over the years evernwhen i was not a member.

[Slate]

Hello, thanks a bunch for the old timers for all the good advice.:p

[kojacker]

Hello, I'm also a newbie to maemo.org and Maemo in general. Thank you for having me here. I'm mainly from a Nokia Symbian background, I have a bit of experience in writing applications with J2me. Looking forward to messing around and maybe even producing something useful in Qt.

Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Texrat first, therefore destroying the known order of the universe.

[nichos]

Hi all, new member from Jacksonville, Florida. Long time Linux user just ordered my n900 (still 4 more days until it gets here). Coming from an e71.

Looking forward to it!!

[eyokojc]

Hello!!! New to this site and I just got a N900 last week. So far So good. Have had nokia devices all my life and probably will stick with nokia for the rest of my life, Unless a totally new and mindblowing phone is released by another company.

Cheers.

[ToJa92]

Hi, new user here, got myself a N900 last week and so far it's been good. Really a step up from my old E71, although I don't have any office app yet(not that I use it often, but its nice to have) :D

[clemsonuee]

I bought my N900 a few weeks ago and I am pretty happy. I am from Greenville, South Carolina. I have been mostly reading on this site, but am looking forward to getting my legs under me and starting to contribute.

[crisismt]

hello, just got my n900 a week ago. So far I'm impressed, only thing I dont like is the lack of a good gps app.

[geohsia]

Love the N900. I keep using it too much. I can drain the battery in 2 hrs. :-(. Still, it rocks!

[MaLKaV]

Well, just see this post but I been around here for a bit...

I'm a C# developer, but just love my little N900 :D I've played a bit with debian long ago and I'm trying to remember it hehe

And next step is to really get to code something that works on N900 :D

[nbvora13]

Hey Nokies...I registered here last week but saw this thread today...

I owned several Sony Ericsson and less several Nokia's...I always was confused between those two, about which one being my favorite...

Recently I owned Nokia N900 and by far I'm now a Nokia fan...this was actually got a push since I bought Nokia 5800 for my wife last November...I also had 6300...I love all of them, Nokia N900 being closest...

Maemo rocks...

Cheers,
~nV!

[nikkos]

hi from paris.fr, pleased to share with you my enthusiasm for the n900

[garsim]

hello :)
i'm italian and i love my n900...not the battery :D

thank you maemo-team :)

[istarskyypsilon]

Hello there, its about time to join since ive got my n900 now for two months.
I am looking forward to use the full power of the device, its an awesome piece of hardware which has a LOT of potential. And thanks to all the developers for many interesting programs already available!
May the N900 and Maemo be there for a long juicy period of time!

Greets from good old bavaria!

[Texrat]

Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Texrat first, therefore destroying the known order of the universe.

Ack! abort, abort!

:p

Seriously, welcome all new arrivals... even harmless pranksters. ;)

EDIT: please be sure to check out the Community section for great info on events, activities and user help!

[thelushlife]

hi all, just got a n900 today, so far so good i'm mighty pleased with the device! does everything i need it to, and more!

thanks to the great community, i encountered little to no problems customising my device to suit my application needs!

[cmalmqui]

Hi!

Happy owner of N900. (been waiting for this one since I picked up a N770 a long time ago...)

[Kroll]

Hi y'all.
I'm from Russia (Kaliningrad), bought my n810 on July and i do love it. Its worse than my Palm T|X (i mean PIM, speed, comfortable), but for fast access to the internet it's the best thing.
I hope Nokia will make some more Internet tablets, because i thing n900 is a bad device (compared with n810).

[kpjuk]

Hi folks,

just dropping in to say hello. I am really interested in getting to know linux and developments for the phone. I currently have an N95, but I am interested in getting an N900 (if only it was smaller lol).

Looking forward to getting started, it seems the world is starting to become a linux world, so I might need some help in shedding my current windows knowledge!

cheers
KPJUK

[tredlie]

Hei Alll
just registered on this forum and trying to find more info especially on the synch issue. Having started with Linux when Linus still was a grad student in Helsinki I moved got one of the very first OpenMoko Freerunner phones. Unfortunately, this OpenSource project did not really succeed.(the FR is now running Android - but its not really dependable, thats the reason for the N900).
So here we are; There is one issue that I really want to have solved: I want to use the calendar on my laptop using KDEPIM Kaddressbook) AND the one on the phone, so I need to have a proper sync procedure, allowing modifications on both sides. Is there a dependable procedure available? perhaps one that even includes google calendar? (I have set up sync kdepim with google calendar)..

Looking forward to a phone that really can be used as such and even runs vi on debian.;)

Greetings

Tredlie

[mrmoosehead]

Now then. N900 arrives tomorrow. Looking forward to it not being an iphone. :)
I have an N770 lying around not doing much these days as without the phone bit, it only served a few purposes. So with the phone bit, N900 looks awesome.

So, looking forward to a bit of tinkering with the N900 - I'm a programmer from a windoze vb/C# background, but mostly use php these days, and use Eclipse PDT for that.
I've been looking around the forums and site for pointers as to the best way to start developing for the N900, but all the information is a bit garbled. I appreciate there are many different opinions, but I guess we're suffering from the adaptability and power of the device - there are just too many options!
Choices choices.
1) Language: C would be too low level for me I think, and my C++ is rusty. Like the look of Python, I might try that.
2) UI dev. I know little of Tk, GTk and Qt, so no idea which way to turn on that aspect. Used to an easy UI editor in Visual Studio, or constructing CSS from PSDs for the web.

I'll keep you updated as to progress. Now where was that list of must have N900 apps....
:)

[zail]

Alright. Got N900 yesterday after having a while of indescion... after staying up most of the night configuring and getting apps on it and playing around with the features (and failing to get fMMS to work!) I think this is finally the device I've been waiting for :) Not perfect, but then what would be? Plus that give pleanty of scope for development! lol. Good to see such an excellent developer community here - once I've sussed out how to reflash it in case anything goes wrong I'll certainly be testing apps in the devel area...

[joecroatia]

hi ppl,
i've been reading around the forum for a while now but only joined today. and also got the n900 today.
looking forward chating to you all and learning from you.
this is my first maemo device, coming from yrs of using symbian phones. using 5800 along side n900.

cheers,
joe

[Texrat]

Welcome all recent arrivals! Check out the Community section for a good general launch point.

[jesuska]

Hi all, new n900 owner,
thank you to all the maemo community

[acx1]

Hello all,

My name is Amir, from Tel Aviv, Israel
Just buy my shining new N900, after a long thoughts, this one don't sale in israel and don't have support, but im sure that it advantages will make it up for me.

I came from the glowing world of shows, the Lighting & Sound industry ! im a lighting designer at my corrent profession. we use a lot off linux based consol's and network equipment for controling our show's worldwide and we allways looking for new ability to boost the show.

I find in the N900 and especialy Maemo, a great potential, and a big opportunity to take me industry to a new level's by build an exciting app's for maemo software to be design for the powerfull N900 hardware, the combine of the two can do an amazing things.

Im new to this area of programing, and just start to learn C++ and python, hope i will get in to it fast.
I have the time and a lot of will to do this and be a real devaloper, i know it take some time but im ready to it.

What im asking from you guys is the willing to teach me.
I didn't buy this phone to talk to my girlfriend, i buy it cuz i can see the potential of controling things and versatile for all.

So Thanks For Every One,
I hope i can find a "quick start guide for rookie" here in the forum :)

Sorry for my english and Thanks Again.

Amir

[jimmyb5374]

New guy here in the uk , loving the n900 so far (2 days in!) will take me years to get my head round it all i think, but hey , wish me luck !!

James

[Fargus]

Hi Amir, welcome to Maemo!

I posted some links for another new starter here (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=513813&postcount=2) that might help - best of luckl

[mrebanza]

Hello all,

I didn't buy this phone to talk to my girlfriend, i buy it cuz i can see the potential of controling things and versatile for all.

lol . . . sure you can do that on any phone :)