You are welcome!

I am starting to luv this device a lot

Hello,
I was wondering if you could possibly post your experience with voip on the n900. I tried fring on the tmobile g1 and it was horrible, there was huge delays in the conversations. Also, is there any google voice integration built in?

We are all new to Maemo 5. Even to a veteran Maemo user like myself, the N900 is a new animal. The new UI is so much different even I'm lost at times. But I don't know if I can get use to the new application launcher. I really don't like have al of my app icons crammed into a single space like they do. I hope someone will whip of a app launcher replacement that's more like Diablo. One that is more menu/folder oriented so I can bring some orgranization to it.

I've played around with the SIP functionality a bit using my home Asterisk server. Over WIFI, call quality was excellent. The only annoyance was a bug with DTMF wasn't being sent during the call. So I could not access my voice mail. According to my research that partcular bug is fixed and will be in the first firmware update.

Using the internal data connection was more dicey. I've only got EDGE server where I live. There was a lot of drops outs and my voice mail to myself was cut short due to the drop outs. So probably no VoIP for me until T-Mobile rolls out their 3G service locally.

There is an application called DialCentral which has Google Voice application functionality. So everyone should have no problem using Google Voice on the N900. With the use of Teleparth framework we have the potential for some great integation. Google Voice could be added and integrated into the N900. The possibilties are amazing. I don't think any Smartphone on the market would do such a thing. Having Google Voice as one of the call types under the Phone application. Having SMS message from Google Voice showing up in Conversations and having the notifier server letting you know hen your have new GV voicemail and SMS messages. Absolutely mind boggling.

I've been asking questions on here for a while. Simple questions and I seem to be completely ignored.

I thought the device might be buggy but I'm throughly impressed. However the forum is a let down imho

It's going to be quiet from the US forum posters. Today is a major national holiday (Thanksgiving). Virtually everything shuts down for Thanksgiving. I just got back from dinner with my famiily a while ago. I'll try to answer questions a best I can.

I appreciate the help. Truly..

Ok firstly the apps available to download here: http://maemo.org/downloads/Maemo5/

Do i download them via/direct from my n900 or do I save them to my desktop

In particular the nes emulator?

where can i get more themes?

Again your input and help is appreciated. Greatly!

You should be able to install the applications from the N900. Click on the appliction to go to it's home page using the Web application. There is usually a green arrow with the word 'Install'. Click on that and it should download the application, startup the App MAnager and proceed to install it.

Or your can enable the Maemo Extras repo(sitory) under the App Manager. Fire up the App Manager. Tap on the bar where it save Appliction Manager (and blue arrow). Tap Application Catalogs. Tap on Maemo Extras. Uncheck the 'Disabled' field and have 'Save'.

App Manager will download the index for the Extra's repository and you'll see all of those applications under the Download section of App Manager. Maemo Extras are the vetted free applications that people have developed on and hosted on the Maemo.org site. There should be lots more apps coming as applications Maemo 3/4 applications are updated for Maemo 5.

The NES emulator is in the Maemo Extras Testing Repo. So it's not quite ready for prime time. But if you are a bit adventeruous. You can add that Repo yourself. App Manager -> Tap the menu area -> Application Catalog -> New Button

Catalog Name - Maemo Extras Testing
Web Address - http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
Distribution - fremantle
Components - free non-free

Fill in the field with what I typed above and type Save. After you exit the menus dialog, App Manager will download the index for Maemo Extras TEsting. And the NES eumulator should be there: 'ines'

I don't know about themes at the moment. I'll still looking at them myself.

Did you enable the extras repository? It is included in application manager, but disabled by default:

* Go into the Application manager.
* Tap the menu -> Tools -> Application catalog...
* Double-tap maemo Extras.
* Uncheck Disabled.

so after I enable Extras in application manager ,How can I Know if any application present there is safe for noob or not safe i.e application from Extras-testing or Extras-devel ?