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Forum: General 2012-01-05, 22:42
Replies: 128
Views: 40,325
Posted By derekp
Re: What kind of weird ringtone do you have?

I found a clip online of an old Sesame Street sketch -- the Count hired Ernie to answer his phone. But the job wasn't as easy as it seamed. When ever the phone would ring, and Ernie tried to answer...
Forum: Nokia N900 2011-10-26, 08:04
Replies: 0
Views: 1,402
Posted By derekp
Reliable vendor for n900 (US based)?

My n900 recently bit the dust (fell out of my pocket, was later found being used as a chew toy by our beagle). When I searched Google, all I could find are vendors I haven't heard of, and the prices...
Forum: Competitors 2011-02-03, 05:28
Replies: 167
Views: 44,771
Posted By derekp
Re: 7" tablet android.$350. comment?

I just got a Nook Color, $250.00. Here's my impressions:
1) Out of the box, this makes a fairly good ebook reader. I previously owned the older Nook, and when I registered this one on my account...
Forum: Competitors 2010-11-10, 02:28
Replies: 4
Views: 13,428
Posted By derekp
Nook Color vs. Pandigital Novel

Any opinions on the Barnes & Noble Nook Color, if it will be worth the $250 when it comes out? It appears that it will be a full Android tablet, but hooked up to their proprietary app store. Also,...
Forum: Nokia N810 2010-07-30, 02:36
Replies: 63
Views: 30,637
Posted By derekp
Re: Is there anything comparable to the N810?

The Sharp Netwalker (successor to the Zaurus line) [http://pricejapan.com/front/e_good_info.php?code=876&category=5] seems to be about the closest to an n810 successor that I've seen. 5 inch...
Forum: Nokia N810 2010-07-19, 02:06
Replies: 14
Views: 9,211
Posted By derekp
Re: 810 keeps rebooting, wont go past white nokia screen

I've recently let the battery go down on my n810, it was sitting around for a month or two (I know, shame for neglecting the device). Of course, same issue -- white screen, reboot, white screen,...
Forum: Competitors 2010-07-18, 03:14
Replies: 4
Views: 2,959
Posted By derekp
Re: ODROID-T [Internet Tablet]

Is this similar to the Pandigital Novel? (haven't seen that one covered here yet). The Pandigital is a 7-inch 800x600 android tablet, marketed as an ebook reader. Requires a bit of hacking to get...
Forum: General 2010-07-16, 13:41
Replies: 7
Views: 2,878
Posted By derekp
Re: Help me pick a netbook/laptop :)

Even though it's not one of your listed choices, my vote would go to the Acer Aspier d250 line. Here's why:
1) Great linux support -- I've installed Ubuntu netbook remix on a 16-gb SD card, it will...
Forum: General 2009-10-04, 19:06
Replies: 11
Views: 3,487
Posted By derekp
Re: 1 in 3 USB Keyboards Work

Here's a couple of dmesg outputs from mine (the first is after plugging in the Happy Hackin Keyboard (HHKB), (after hitting the "Host" button in the usbcontrol app), the second is after hitting the...
Forum: General 2009-10-03, 12:12
Replies: 11
Views: 3,487
Posted By derekp
Re: 1 in 3 USB Keyboards Work

I've tried a couple keyboards myself, and only a big clunky generic keyboard worked. I really wanted to use my Happy Hacking keyboard.
The one difference I've noticed is that the non-working...
Forum: General 2009-06-15, 20:12
Replies: 20
Views: 2,959
Posted By derekp
Re: Oh..the wait..........

I've had the n800 for a while, then saw that the n810 was down to 199 on buy.com. But I knew I couldn't stand the wait (I was planning a trip to the city that weekend, and needed the "daytime...
Forum: General 2009-03-10, 19:53
Replies: 17
Views: 9,697
Posted By derekp
Re: Pls. help with "Maemo vs. Android" presentation

On point 2: Google has only issued patches because those jail-break methods were actual security problems. For example, the initial one was that anything you type would be also executed as a...
Forum: General 2009-02-06, 20:03
Replies: 3
Views: 1,548
Posted By derekp
Re: Rhapsody

I actually like Vagalume as an alternative to Rhapsody, which is a front end to last.fm. The way I use it is to play music with certain tags (such as "classic rock"), and then hitting the "add to my...
Forum: Accessories 2008-12-19, 22:00
Replies: 13
Views: 4,450
Posted By derekp
Re: 16 GB: 4th class Kingston or 6th class A-Data

I have an a-data 8-gig card, and recently got the Kingston 16-gig. Although the a-data one was rated at class 6, it only got that speed when doing sequential transfers (either transferring a large...
Forum: Nokia N800 2008-10-27, 02:48
Replies: 7
Views: 2,441
Posted By derekp
Re: sdhc card

I had an 8-gig A-data sdhc card that would run the battery down overnight when idle. Lately it got to the point where it wouldn't read anything reliably. Also, from the beginning it was very slow...
Forum: General 2008-10-26, 00:28
Replies: 37
Views: 12,409
Posted By derekp
Re: Internet Tablet School closing down

Just out of curiosity, if the Internet Tablet form factor doesn't have a future, would the same apply to devices such as the Ipod Touch, or Archos multimedia players? I've always considered these...
Forum: Competitors 2008-10-08, 19:33
Replies: 53
Views: 22,098
Posted By derekp
Re: Google/Android/T-Moblie G1

I've seen a lot of info that Android is supposed to be completely open, and that the carriers aren't going to lock down the devices like they do with other phones. Does this openness only extend to...
Forum: Competitors 2008-09-23, 14:47
Replies: 7
Views: 5,650
Posted By derekp
Re: Android Phone requires GMail-Account

I read that they would offer free (ad supported) access to gmail (that is, no data plan required). But if you drop $20 a month for data (hopefully they will keep their existing pricing) you could do...
Forum: Competitors 2008-08-12, 18:12
Replies: 0
Views: 1,566
Posted By derekp
Dell Lattitude E4200

Not really a direct competitor to the N-series, but could give Asus a run for its money. Apparently, the E4200 has an instant-on mode that boots an embedded Linux in 2 seconds (similar to...
Forum: Nokia N900 2008-08-05, 16:20
Replies: 1,631
Views: 370,358
Posted By derekp
Re: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?

E-ink isn't realistic? There's several devices shipping now that have e-ink (Amazon Kindle, that Sony ebook reader, etc). Now e-ink isn't usable as a primary display for most applications due to...
Forum: Nokia N900 2008-08-05, 01:48
Replies: 1,631
Views: 370,358
Posted By derekp
Re: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet...
Bring back the flip cover (detachable), but also put an e-ink display on the cover. Then tie the primary screen and the flip cover together in X so that...
Forum: Competitors 2008-07-03, 16:06
Replies: 34
Views: 22,537
Posted By derekp
Re: OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner

The OpenMoko doesn't even have Edge, it is gprs only. Also, it is a tri-band phone, although there was talk on the list about having a US triband model available (with 850 instead of 900 mhz on the...
Forum: General 2008-07-01, 14:43
Replies: 19
Views: 3,763
Posted By derekp
Re: Tablet regret?

t-mobile has a couple of internet addons -- the 5.99 t-zones plan, which gives you access to a proxy server good for most http traffic, and a 19.99 plan gives access to almost all ports (and access...
Forum: Troubleshooting 2008-06-29, 15:46
Replies: 18
Views: 4,920
Posted By derekp
Re: A-Data 16Gb SDHC drains the battery

Just to add a quick update -- I was previously getting the power-drain within 24 hours issue with my a-data 8gb card. After upgrading to Diablo (the latest firmware), the battery meter is still...
Forum: General 2008-05-06, 18:37
Replies: 3
Views: 1,457
Posted By derekp
Re: Suppressing virtual keyboard in osso-xterm???

Ok, so after looking through the source code for osso-xterm, it looks like my best route would be to modify elinks to call vte_terminal_new(), then fork and attach the child to the new terminal...
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