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Forum: Nokia N900 2013-03-04, 06:10
Replies: 67
Views: 24,316
Posted By Val Demar
Re: It's Almost March 2013, is n900 still worth buying?

After several days with my new Xperia S I can't agree more. If you are a die-hard Linux enthusiast, need a pocket Linux box, and have a lot of free time on your hands to tinker with the device it...
Forum: Nokia N900 2013-03-03, 20:28
Replies: 1,037
Views: 474,478
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Show your best photos taken with N900

Lucky you, I couldn't even get Nokia panorama to work on my phone.
Forum: Nokia N900 2013-02-28, 06:03
Replies: 67
Views: 24,316
Posted By Val Demar
Re: It's Almost March 2013, is n900 still worth buying?

Nobody asked how the OP intends to use the phone. If it is mostly for phone calls, messaging and playing music clearly there are better alternatives than the N900. Another aspect if you live in the...
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 23:01
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

I have an Android tablet, you can switch between apps and I think the OS does a more or less good job of preserving and restoring application state. Not true multitasking sure, but it gets close in...
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 21:23
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

If not for the apps I need I'd be getting the N9, but sadly it offers very little, or even less, on top what I can already do on the N900. Love the design and the swipe interface though. I doubt the...
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 20:55
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

Multitasking. So much said about it. Can anyone tell me how they benefit from it on their phone? I really want to know. After all it looks like I will be replacing my N900 with Android (it will be a...
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 20:06
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

Can't you use one of those micro to standard SIM adapters? You can cut your old sim too instead of buying a new micro one.
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 20:01
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

Appreciate the info, might try this if I find the time. I guess I'm just getting old, but the idea that you can simply download an app and there is a good chance it will work without spending hours...
Forum: Community 2013-02-25, 04:53
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

Funny coincidence, but the electric car, or rather the lack of related Maemo apps, is one of the reasons forcing me to retire my N900 soon. Too cumbersome to have them both :)
Forum: Nokia N9 / N950 2013-02-25, 04:40
Replies: 38
Views: 9,173
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Debating buying an N9. Convince me.

I'm in the same boat, but sadly, despite low prices on the N9, I find myself leaning towards Android lately, because of apps mostly. It is true 90% of the apps is junk but there are quite a few jems...
Forum: Community 2013-02-09, 01:07
Replies: 591
Views: 201,024
Posted By Val Demar
Re: How many of you still use N900 as main phone?

Sounds like a solution I could use for my dilemma :)
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2013-02-07, 05:56
Replies: 134
Views: 54,980
Posted By Val Demar
Re: [DISCUSS] SDCard Swap Partition Methods..

There is a lot of useful info in this thread, I read through most of it but still unclear about the best solution for enabling swap on microsd with fallback to emmc when it is not available at boot...
Forum: Applications 2013-02-03, 01:32
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

I does install a few, like Opera Mini, Nimbuzz, and a couple of others. Word of caution - I see cvm keeps running when you exit the maps, pegging the CPU, so if this happens you need to kill it from...
Forum: Applications 2013-02-02, 23:28
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Still works for me. The T&C screen loaded successfully today and I was able to accept. Seems to run fine now.
Forum: Applications 2013-02-02, 22:15
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Fired up the app and it worked today. I'm shocked. Let's see how long it will last.
Forum: Nokia N900 2013-01-24, 04:39
Replies: 1,037
Views: 474,478
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Show your best photos taken with N900

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cBQ_gFeNGow/UPRclT_VM3I/AAAAAAAAFKs/CJ0FF9z0_3U/s800/20130113_001h.jpg
Forum: Applications 2013-01-14, 18:31
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

If you follow the instructions in the OP you'll get OM 6.5 and 7.0 as well as some other Java apps on your N900.

EDIT: frankly the OM's performance is disappointing, better use the native Opera...
Forum: Applications 2013-01-14, 17:44
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

No workaround yet. It is not they that don't know, it is more like they don't care, we live in Android and iPhone world now and I think MIDP maps are no longer supported, you can't even download them...
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 09:45
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

According to blackberry forums it looks like google changed something on their end causing the problem with T&C. BB app received an update and apparently it is all peachy now...
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 09:26
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Looks like I'm not alone: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/3tuqceRHbBY
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 09:19
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Is it possible that some of the components that cvm depends on got replaced with other versions because I installed some apps which broke cvm (java vm)?
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 09:09
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

I removed my changes from the desktop file but no use. Wondering if yours will stop working the next time you see the T&C screen.
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 08:51
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Weird, I've installed a couple of apps since I was able successfully run it last time. Uninstalled them and it didn't help. Do you remember seeing "terms and conditions" screen? I don't, even if was...
Forum: Applications 2013-01-10, 07:18
Replies: 60
Views: 25,959
Posted By Val Demar
Re: Google Maps Official (Java Version)

Dang, can no longer run the app. It attempts to show the Terms and Conditions screen on launch and then craps out with a "serious error" message. Anyone else has this problem?
Forum: Buy & Sell 2013-01-07, 21:10
Replies: 97
Views: 31,965
Posted By Val Demar
Re: [WTB] N900 Otterbox case!

I, personally, don't have any issues with the case and like the rubber plugs that prevent junk from getting into sockets. Unlock switch is definitely harder to reach but I now use the power...
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