Some one on Trademe is selling little Bluetooth adapters for $10 + $2
postage [1]. It is the size of the tip of my thumb. Just right for
plugging into one of the USB holes of your netbook.
I bought one. Plugged it in. It Just Worked.
Up popped the little Bluetooth icon on my Gnome panel. Discovered my
phone. Paired and set as 'trusted'. Browsed files on phone from PC. Sent
file from PC to phone.
Bluetooth seems to have come a long way recently.
Unfortunately, I cannot yet send files from phone to PC. You need to
install 'gnome-user-share' which also brings in Apache (so that you can
share files using webdav). It is a known packaging problem, and I can't
bring myself to do it on my laptop.
Stephen Irons
[1] $2 postage using NZ Post at buyer's risk. It was simply popped into
an envelope with a spec-sheet. The metal surround on my one was slightly
bent when received: NZ Post or someone seemed to have applied to much
pressure to the wrong place. But a pair of long-nosed pliers soon
straightened it out.
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