Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

I have found that if you set the phone app to landscape mode, the phone app appears almost instantly, even while playing videos, and I now no longer miss calls.

The downside is its not so easy to use single handed.

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

Hi Peter, it is very important that Meego is also an enterprise device. I can not access my work email due to lack of provisioning on Nokia N900. That is why I currently use another device for my day to day functioning.

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

Done. Whatever, I always use the phone in landscape anyway. Thanks for the heads up...

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

The multi-tasking is the killer function of the Maemo 5 platform.

The ability to switch from browsing, to a game, back to browsing to find a hint how to beat a game, all while listening to music with a terminal connection open watching the load on a server after I've deployed some updates/packages and keeping up with some friends via IM (Skype or AIM) and not have it slow down terribly... that's how I multi-task.

And I'll be damned if I can do that on any other mobile platform without jumping all the way up to my laptop.

Improve on that - it's not perfect, but it's so damn good.

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

Hi Peter - thanks for popping into talk.maemo.org !

I have the following up all the time:

1. Microb - Facebook
2. Microb - tweetgo.net
3. Microb - Gmail
4. Microb - Another Gmail account
5. Microb - talk.maemo.org
6. Contacts
7. Conversations

I use multi-tasking as I would on a desktop computer. So, for instance, I will reload Gmail, then switch to Facebook, and reload that. Then switch back to Gmail, switch again to Facebook. I do this for many of the web pages I have open to keep a 'current view of things'. Also, I filter my contacts by 'availability', so I switch to that between other tasks to see if any of my contacts have suddenly come online.

The one thing I feel can be improved with multi-tasking is: CPU intensive tasks such as: App Manager (D/L and installing apps), Media Player, and Phone can make the N900 slow to a crawl with many apps open in the dashboard. This makes answering VoIP/Cellular calls difficult sometimes as the UI and phone app become unresponsive. Sometimes when I am placing a call, I will close every app down first. Improvements here would be greatly appreciated for Maemo 5, and MeeGo.

The multi-tasking, IM and VoIP integration, and loopable desktops are killer features of Maemo/N900! Please do not lose them!

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

there is a thing you install that adds a button to the power button menu to switch between phone and tablet mode, basicly it enables or disables the celular modem

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

got that one mate, i think its the cell-modem-ui app (and is installed) :)

but we do not want to missed calls or SMS too. so getting another phone as my primary line is my option.

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

Don't the missed calls and offline SMS' reach you about as soon as you turn on phone mode again?

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

I keep a lot of Conversation windows open. A LOT. SMS and IM. I also keep 3 xterm windows, mediaplayer, email. I really wish we had the ability to re-organize the dashboard - or set it to group windows based on parent/child process.

Re: How do you use multitasking in N900?
 

Got no wig, but thanks for the feedback! ;)