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Forum: Nokia N900 2010-07-15, 19:07
Replies: 288
Views: 127,014
Posted By sljonson
Re: N900 Bluetooth Keyboard + Mouse scripts

I'm using version 0.6 and I've finally gotten my MS Notebook Mouse 5000 to work. It's a PITA to get to switch to use a different system. But after that hurdle, I can turn the mouse off and back on....
Forum: Nokia N900 2010-01-01, 00:32
Replies: 3
Views: 1,105
Posted By sljonson
Re: Suddenly better 3G?

I did notice a huge boost to 3G near my house in Central Arkansas. I'm on T-Moble, and they are not suppose to have 3G in my area. But I do have a 3G/3.5G signal with the cell tower service areas...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-31, 17:20
Replies: 38
Views: 22,838
Posted By sljonson
Re: A-list applications for N900 - what do you recommend?

Well the nice thing about the Maemo stuff is that a lot of it will be in one place: the Maemo.org repositories.And of course there will be Ovi store, one they get things ironed out for the...
Forum: General 2009-12-31, 17:08
Replies: 20
Views: 7,172
Posted By sljonson
Re: Ok, I'm Impressed, Just Not Convinced (Yet)

Yea data conversion does suck. But it's a fact of life, and it's a part of what I do for a living (Systems Adminstrator). And I've had a LOT of mobile devices (and services) in the past. Data...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-31, 16:47
Replies: 9
Views: 1,826
Posted By sljonson
Re: A few help questions for the experts please :)

I didn't know you couldn't add more then one shortcut on any desktops. That's very annoying.

But it's possible to add multiple one, but it's not for the faint of heart. It require access to the...
Forum: General 2009-12-31, 16:31
Replies: 20
Views: 7,172
Posted By sljonson
Re: Ok, I'm Impressed, Just Not Convinced (Yet)

I seem to recall from the Nokia show that next Maemo device would be release in the second half of 2010. At a guess I think Oct 2010 would be the earliest.

As to what you would gain, I really...
Forum: Competitors 2009-12-31, 15:48
Replies: 86
Views: 29,340
Posted By sljonson
Re: "Surging iPod touch eclipses the iPhone" ... while Nokia stupidly abandons tablets!

There is a market for people who want a form factor like the N8x0. The cell radio add a big premium to the price of smartphone. So the N900 w/o a SIM card is really an option. I hope Nokia doesn't...
Forum: General 2009-12-31, 15:43
Replies: 20
Views: 7,172
Posted By sljonson
Re: Ok, I'm Impressed, Just Not Convinced (Yet)

The N900 is a funny device. It's the 4th ineration of some lon term research that Nokia ha been going since 2001 or so. The first 3 iterations where the Internet Tablets. A size up from the PDA's of...
Forum: Accessories 2009-12-31, 15:14
Replies: 15
Views: 3,777
Posted By sljonson
Re: Memory cards for n900 - recommendations?

16GB is the latest size factor for microSD cards. So they are going to be more expensive initially. As supply ramps up, the 16BG cards will fall in price. When the 32GB cards are available, the...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-31, 15:04
Replies: 49
Views: 32,468
Posted By sljonson
Re: N900 not recognizing mircoSDHC cards. (Back cover open)

I can definitely confirm it's a magnet which senses whether the backcover is on or off. i used the magnet on a generic case I bought for my N900. I was able to enable the SD card with the cover off...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-31, 14:50
Replies: 12
Views: 7,861
Posted By sljonson
Re: watch out for the magnet under the camera cover

The magnet on and under the Kickstand (in the body) is to hold it on place when closed. The backcover appears to be too thin to engineer a spring mechanics to hold the kickstand open and closed at...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-28, 14:07
Replies: 274
Views: 76,620
Posted By sljonson
Re: I thought there was a firmware update this month

You won't have to reflash the N900 using Flasher or PC Suite software, It will be an incremental updates you'll insall via the App Manager. The usual routine is that you will get notifiction when...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-26, 21:42
Replies: 40
Views: 24,494
Posted By sljonson
Re: NOOB ALERT - how do i remote my n900 from PC?

There is an appliation which allows you to VNC to an existing X-server. It's called, appropriately, X11vnc. There is a port for Maemo 5, but it's currently in the Maemo Extras Development repository....
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-25, 07:13
Replies: 18
Views: 5,997
Posted By sljonson
Re: How to check ip?

Without any extra software installed, using the X-Terminal app. Enter the command

/sbin/ifconfig

You'll see multiple network interfaces. On an interface that has an IP address, it will have a...
Forum: Accessories 2009-12-25, 06:51
Replies: 9
Views: 4,941
Posted By sljonson
Re: Will the Motorola S9 (Motoroker) work with the N900

I own an S9. It's works just fine with the N900. Sound quality of an AD2P stream is good. All of the controls work: play/pause, next and previous. Oddly enough, I haven't tried the S9 on a phone...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-24, 05:28
Replies: 4
Views: 4,336
Posted By sljonson
Re: Unable to view/browse Micro SD via PC Suite/Bluetooth

IF you have an application that has a lock on either of those patitions, the N900 won't be able to unmount them. IF the N900 can't unmount a parition it won't be able to present it as a USB storage...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 05:23
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

Well with you additional testing, it seems the issue is with Akami's name servers coming from the public IP address of your Wifi connection.

And please forgive my brain dead idea of getting the...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 01:01
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

I wonder if they monkeyed with the DNS timeout time on the N900?
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 00:59
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

Akami is a company that sells distribution service to other companies. They have their own private network in which they distribute other companies data all over the Internet. When you go to one of...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 00:48
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

Oy. With Akami involved it does complicate things. But no the certificate isn't the problem. The problem is occuring before the N900 even attempts to connect to downloads.maemo.nokia.com.

IF you...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 00:37
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

No. As I posted. The problem was a DNS timeout error. In the venacular is that DNS resolver on the N900 failed to resolve the host name of the site. Basically it means a device looking up the IP...
Forum: Applications 2009-12-24, 00:31
Replies: 59
Views: 19,329
Posted By sljonson
Re: App Manager get stuck on "checking for updates" on wi-fi, works fine on cellular

That is the proper host name. The error message you posted is a DNS error. The error means that the N900 didn't get any answer when trying to get the IP address to downloads.maemo.nokia.com. Ther are...
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-15, 05:15
Replies: 31
Views: 7,842
Posted By sljonson
Re: Maemo Browser - Hover Mode

No you don't need ninja fast swipe speed, nor do your need to use a fingernail/stylus to get the gesture to work. I spent a lot of time experimenting with all of the different ways of going the...
Forum: Nokia N900 2009-12-14, 04:09
Replies: 2,626
Views: 1,204,636
Posted By sljonson
Re: How sturdy is the USB port?

Texrat mentioned that the female portion of the N900 usb port came out when the pulled the UBS cable out. So it appears to be possible.
Forum: Maemo 5 / Fremantle 2009-12-13, 08:46
Replies: 12
Views: 8,679
Posted By sljonson
Re: How secured is the N900 with Maemo5?

Technically the user 'user' has an invalid password hash. Unix platforms store user passwords as a hash instead of plain text. To login in you type your password. The server calculates a hash based...
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