Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-10 Thread David Lowe
Criggie... Back on topic... Are you trying to transfer files or just 'play' them? Probably Kodi on tablet is the best player i've managed to make work. Or for transfer - SyncMe (Android app) is great for keeping files in sync between predefined locations. David On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 2:47 pm Nick

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Roger Searle
Thanks everyone for the various replies, I really appreciate all the suggestions, I will be exploring many of them this coming weekend. Cheers, Roger On 04/08/2015 8:46 p.m., Robert Fisher wrote: What about cloud storage? Robert Fisher On 4 Aug 2015 8:41 pm, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Derek Smithies derek.smith...@gmail.com wrote: Nick, your editing has removed the text that was suspect. In the text that was, I saw no mention on linux/android/programming/technical help. I did see Bill Gates, a comment about someone else's marriage, a

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Derek Smithies
Nick, your editing has removed the text that was suspect. In the text that was, I saw no mention on linux/android/programming/technical help. I did see Bill Gates, a comment about someone else's marriage, a mention of Windows NT. The removed text would have been appropriate for a social

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 2:01 PM, steve st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: On 06/08/15 13:45, Jim Cheetham wrote: On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM, steve st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Cynical head lurches into action when anything involving Kim Dotcom - he is a criminal after all... whether

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Jim Cheetham
If you're determined to distrust the enterprise based on knowledge of shareholders, how much knowledge do you have of the SpiderOak corporation? I haven't made this point in the conversation before, because it's one-sided: On Mega's side, I know some of the people who are involved in the

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Derek Smithies
Er, Did I miss something or is this still a list about linux? Or is it Friday afternoon so anything goes? Cheers, (top posting cause I can, and it works fine here) Derek. On 07/08/15 13:45, Nick Rout wrote: On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 2:01

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Derek Smithies derek.smith...@gmail.com wrote: Er, Did I miss something or is this still a list about linux? Or is it Friday afternoon so anything goes? Android runs a linux kernel, and general realted topics are OK aren't they?

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-05 Thread Kent Fredric
On 4 August 2015 at 20:14, Roger Searle roger.sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as this

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-05 Thread Jim Cheetham
On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM, steve st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Cynical head lurches into action when anything involving Kim Dotcom - he is a criminal after all... whether that's a valid take or not is another discussion! I expect that Kim Dotcom wrote about as much code for Mega.nz as

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-05 Thread steve
On 06/08/15 13:45, Jim Cheetham wrote: On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM, steve st...@greengecko.co.nz mailto:st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Cynical head lurches into action when anything involving Kim Dotcom - he is a criminal after all... whether that's a valid take or not is

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-05 Thread Kent Fredric
) On 6 August 2015 at 09:42, Volker Kuhlmann list0...@paradise.net.nz wrote: Which model Samsung was that? Ace 3 ( GT-S7275R ), which is mostly a budget model, but I started googling for my symptoms and it seems common across samsung for no apparent reason. The biggest tell you have this

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-05 Thread steve
Cynical head lurches into action when anything involving Kim Dotcom - he is a criminal after all... whether that's a valid take or not is another discussion! BTW are there fuse filesystems you could use to mount up with lux encryption? Every little helps. On 06/08/15 10:23, Jim Cheetham

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Andrew Errington
I don't suppose you are using KDE? KDE Connect is awesome. I suppose you might be able to coax it to work under another desktop, or find something similar. Andrew On Tuesday, 4 August 2015, Roger Searle roger.sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread dave
On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 20:14:37 Roger Searle wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as this is primarily for

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Robert Fisher
What about cloud storage? Robert Fisher On 4 Aug 2015 8:41 pm, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: Another thought, are you trying to transfer from android to PC or from PC to android? Setting up something like andftp means you can easily use the 'share' button to quickly use andftp to

[Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Roger Searle
Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as this is primarily for family members who are not technical. I've had a

[Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread criggie
On 04/08/15 20:41, linux-users-requ...@lists.canterbury.ac.nz wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as this

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Roger Searle roger.sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Nick Rout
Another thought, are you trying to transfer from android to PC or from PC to android? Setting up something like andftp means you can easily use the 'share' button to quickly use andftp to 'share' a photo or video to the PC. On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Robert Fisher rob...@fisher.net.nz

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Christopher Sawtell
SneakerNet using SD cards. Relatively quick, but more importantly simple and understandable. ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Tue 04 Aug 2015 21:16:29 NZST +1200, Nick Rout wrote: No one wants to turn off their phone/tablet and take the back off and find a micro-sd to sd converter and then STILL have to navigate the android file system! Correct. I plug in a micro-USB cable every day to charge the phone. Groping

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Robert Fisher
I use Airdroid or a USB cable and MTP Robert Fisher On 4 Aug 2015 8:14 pm, Roger Searle roger.sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread steve
On 05/08/15 07:27, Col wrote: On 04/08/15 20:14, Roger Searle wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Wed 05 Aug 2015 07:27:38 NZST +1200, Col wrote: I use ES File Explorer and ssh (sftp). You can use it to access cloud accounts as well. But it seems to be transferring a lot slower after recent Android updates. I use Total Commander on the phone, which I found to be superior to ES File

Re: [Linux-users] media transfer to android tablet

2015-08-04 Thread Col
On 04/08/15 20:14, Roger Searle wrote: Hi, I am looking for list wisdom / experience with software that plays nice between a recent Ubuntu and Android tablets / phones, for the transfer of photos, music, movies over wifi. The more user friendly the better as this is primarily for family members