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Forum: General 2009-06-03, 01:57
Replies: 14
Views: 3,711
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Does anyone else feel this way? OSS lacking consistency

My main concern with OSS is that the documentation is sparse if not non-existent for some applications. It ends up being like the old Colossal Cave adventure game--you have to experiment and guess...
Forum: Accessories 2009-05-31, 01:06
Replies: 11
Views: 6,411
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Finger Stylus

"You'll put your eye out!" (quote from "Christmas Story") when you accidentally go to remove an eyelash that tickles you.
Forum: General 2009-05-11, 10:50
Replies: 80
Views: 15,822
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Battery drains too fast

Are you turning the N8x0 off between uses? The boot process consumes a lot of power. It was several weeks before I came to the realization that you should leave your N8x0 on at all times and very...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-11-03, 18:13
Replies: 1
Views: 1,231
Posted By rdcinhou
Cloning a 2nd N800

I'm getting ready to take a trip for a few days and was worried that my N800 battery was going to die before I could get a replacement.

Since I had a 2nd unopened N800, I thought that I could just...
Forum: Applications 2008-08-16, 18:49
Replies: 32
Views: 7,019
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: mplayer jerkiness. My fault?

Responding to the question by Bundyo, yes I do watch video on my Nokia 9300. With Smart Video Converter, by Lazy Cat Games, I can keep about 6 hrs of video at 256 kbps (15 fps) with stereo audio...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-07-26, 02:50
Replies: 2
Views: 2,021
Posted By rdcinhou
Diablo Browser History Bug

I did a search first but did not find a Diablo-specific HISTORY Bug listed.

On my N800 running Diablo, when you open the Browser History and DELETE a day or item, the dialog box loses the ability...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-04-17, 19:10
Replies: 0
Views: 1,122
Posted By rdcinhou
AT&T/HTC Tilt as a BT keyboard?

Is anyone using an AT&T or HTC Tilt as a HID-compatible Bluetooth keyboard for an N800?

I am considering a new PDA phone and was wondering just what each would be able to do with my N800.
...
Forum: OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo 2008-04-14, 16:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,530
Posted By rdcinhou
Fix encoding for RSS Reader?

I use the heck out of the RSS Reader application to scan for new posts on about a dozen websites.

Something that is a continued aggravation is that the RSS Reader doesn't handle the encoding like...
Forum: Multimedia 2008-03-25, 11:23
Replies: 1
Views: 1,633
Posted By rdcinhou
[Canola] Canola and Battery Life?

I dearly love what's going on with Canola, but something that I've noticed is that when I start Canola a couple of times, my battery gets knocked down a peg or two.

I suspect it is because I have...
Forum: General 2008-03-25, 00:28
Replies: 4
Views: 1,983
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Touchscreen Sensitivity Feature

After reflashing the OS I think the recalibrating the display helps.

I theorize that the hardness that you tap the display during calibration somehow sets the force level necessary to register as...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-02-11, 17:46
Replies: 1
Views: 1,317
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: my canola got fried...

Try asking on the Canola sub-forum under apps.
Forum: Newbie 2008-02-04, 12:28
Replies: 6
Views: 3,010
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: ITT mis search

With Google, you can confine your search to a site in the search string:

site:internettablettalk.com <keyword(s) or phrase(s)>

I find this to be a most valuable capability when...
Forum: Alternatives 2008-02-02, 21:11
Replies: 9
Views: 5,690
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: VNC made easy

The 9300 doesn't suppport PAN...it's too old of a device I guess.

I found an interesting article about "Wibree" -- Nokia trying to establish a BT PAN for portable devices:
...
Forum: Nokia N810 2008-01-24, 21:47
Replies: 17
Views: 5,334
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Tips for a longer charge?

I've been experimenting with my N800 to see how to get more battery life.

Heavy surfing on WiFI....it lasts about 4 hours on a charge.

Putting it in OFFLINE mode and locking the...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-01-20, 15:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,364
Posted By rdcinhou
xkbd affecting other input methods?

While trying to get dosbox working with my N800 (OS2008) I noticed strange input behavior in other applications which have been noted in other threads.

These behaviors went away after ...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-01-13, 06:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,818
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: 2 770s- one worky, one not...

I wonder if it is the device identification issue. Your default device name is set by the OS and is the same for every unit/OS combo.

On my home network my N800 shows up as (null) in the DHCP...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-01-06, 12:33
Replies: 3
Views: 1,531
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Google Maps

I also used to have problems with Google Maps displaying properly, but then I found that nearly all of my browser problems were caused by "Fit width to view".

Once I disabled that feature, web...
Forum: General 2008-01-03, 12:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,404
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: This Site & the Search Function

I do have the Classic style selected. It loads the fastest and gives the best color contrast ratio for my vision/perception.

It was working before, but no longer does.

The only change to my...
Forum: Nokia N810 2007-12-30, 13:01
Replies: 5
Views: 2,241
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: How to read this forum?

as I write this on my N800...

The best way to use this forum on your N8x0 is to subscribe to the RSS feed to read the basic message as posted and then cllick on the message header to bring it up...
Forum: Nokia N800 2007-12-23, 14:32
Replies: 2
Views: 986
Posted By rdcinhou
Re: Seeing Shared directories after MediaStreamer

After more experimenting....

I am convinced that File Manager needs a REFRESH command.

While looking at other devices, there appears to be no way other than exiting and restarting to make File...
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