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dkwatts 2008-07-16 20:31
20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Criteria: create (or edit) the post in the previous 3 month period
[sorted by # of thanks] as of 7/15/2008

1. Advanced Backlight Statusbar Applet / Apps by rm_you

2. KDE/Koffice Install made easy for everyone / KDE by penguinbait

3. Android Installer - for 810 (800 works sort of) / Android by penguinbait

4. Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!! 2008 OS by penguinbait

5. watch 93 TV stations round the world from your NIT / General by bunanson

6. ANNOUNCE: Easy Debian For Everyone! OpenOffice, Firefox 3, Java, AbiWord, IceWM, etc / Debian by qole

7. NumptyPhysics 0.2 released / Gaming by tme

8. New Debian (beta3) for the N8x0 w/ XFCE / Debian by Johnx

9. [Updated] OS2008 Personal Menu / Apps by fiferboy

10. HOW TO: Simplest and Complete Cloning of OS to MMC; Dual-Booting / 2008 OS by
GeraldKo

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11.How to rotate screen on os2008 / 2008 OS by qwerty12

12. Bounty: Yellownotes Home Applet / Apps by fiferboy

13. Turn your tablet to IP-camera with gstmjpg / Apps by Kepler

14. Grandcentral Dialer Application / Apps by z2n

15. apt-get install openoffice.org / Apps by qole

16. [Announce] OS2008 Personal Launcher / Apps by fiferboy

17. [Announce] Gene Cash's to_do and calend PIM programs for OS 2008 / Apps by rbrewer123

18. [UPDATE I] Erminig: Google-Calendar <-> GPE Calendar two-way synchronization / Apps by lorelei

19. The biggest viewer of them all (OpenOffice.org) / Apps by Bundyo

20. [ANNOUNCE] Proof of Concept for external screen display (USB VGA) / Apps by Graham Cobb

Enjoy!

rm_you 2008-07-16 20:41
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Wow, nice... I guess I didn't see that coming! It's glad to see people think my stuff is useful. :)

devaler 2008-07-16 23:23
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Clever. And interesting to see what the zeitgeist of the site is.

qole 2008-07-16 23:24
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
rm_you: Your applet is one of the "must-haves" for the tablet!

While I like being in the list twice, I personally am a little sad that there are so many Debian-related posts up there. Debian is cool and everything, but...

lazuli 2008-07-17 03:10
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
didn't know about #17 and #20 until now. thanks!

geneven 2008-07-17 13:17
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
In some cases the posts themselves are not particularly useful. I don't think the Numpty Physics post itself was all that hot, it's just that it let us know that Numpty Physics was available. Some of these posts I read every morning just after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, but some I hardly ever read. To get a real "usefulness" statistic, I think one might take the number of thanks and factor in the number of times the post has been read somehow. This list is great, however -- I hope it or something like it becomes part of the Wiki.

dkwatts 2008-07-17 13:55
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by geneven (Post 203978)
In some cases the posts themselves are not particularly useful. I don't think the Numpty Physics post itself was all that hot, it's just that it let us know that Numpty Physics was available. Some of these posts I read every morning just after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, but some I hardly ever read. To get a real "usefulness" statistic, I think one might take the number of thanks and factor in the number of times the post has been read somehow. This list is great, however -- I hope it or something like it becomes part of the Wiki.
Take the number of thanks, then factor in the number of times the post has been read somehow,
then update the wiki.

crabolsky 2008-07-17 21:10
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
VERY useful post! Thanks for taking the time. I found a few programs that I have been looking for, for sometime. Cheers!

fpp 2008-08-08 11:25
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Certainly interesting as a trend spotter, but skewed and biased by the selection criteria as a Top-20 list. The current Top-4 list at maemo.org downloads is Canola, MPlayer, Maemo Mapper and OpenSSH, which sounds more like it to me in terms of everyday needs :-)

epage 2008-08-08 11:45
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Grand Central Dialer:

Might I note that the current thread is here:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=21394

Which the current deb is posted here:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...7&postcount=31

And the code in subversion is a lot more recent. It includes:
* 770 support
* Grand Central Contact Support (And soon evolution)
* Copy/Paste
* And more (we're all busy with life so its been too long since the last release, I can't remember what it didn't have.)

dkwatts 2008-08-08 12:14
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpp (Post 211541)
Certainly interesting as a trend spotter, but skewed and biased by the selection criteria as a Top-20 list. The current Top-4 list at maemo.org downloads is Canola, MPlayer, Maemo Mapper and OpenSSH, which sounds more like it to me in terms of everyday needs :-)
Useful Posts != Popular Downloads

maemo.org has a great list if you want popular downloads.

Un27Pee 2008-08-10 19:14
Re: 20 Remarkably Useful Posts
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dkwatts (Post 211557)
Useful Posts != Popular Downloads

maemo.org has a great list if you want popular downloads.
The most important thing is here we have most of the developers of these apps, and are always ready to answer questions and help out when things are not working well, at maemo.org you download and go. hands up for these developers,
rm_you your soft rocks and thanks for the overflowing updates


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