Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Jerry Van Baren
lakestevensdental wrote: > Matt Emson wrote: >> I've never owned a music player other than an >> iPod, so maybe things would be different in that case. >> > One huge downside of both the Ipod AND n8xx series is neither plays wma > digital rights audio books. Our local library has just star

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Jerry Van Baren
lakestevensdental wrote: > Rick Bilonick wrote: >> I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that >> forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. > Actually, the Apple app store is full of software from a variety of > sources -- many free, many not. Like Maemo,

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread kenneth marken
lakestevensdental wrote: > kenneth marken wrote: >> lakestevensdental wrote: >> >>> Rick Bilonick wrote: >>> >>> I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. >>> Actually, t

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread lakestevensdental
kenneth marken wrote: lakestevensdental wrote: Rick Bilonick wrote: I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. Actually, the Apple app store is full of softw

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread lakestevensdental
Matt Emson wrote: > I've never owned a music player other than an > iPod, so maybe things would be different in that case. > One huge downside of both the Ipod AND n8xx series is neither plays wma digital rights audio books. Our local library has just started to offer mp3 audio books for

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread kenneth marken
lakestevensdental wrote: > Rick Bilonick wrote: > >> I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that >> forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. >> > Actually, the Apple app store is full of software from a variety of > sources -- many free, many not.

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Denis Dimick
I think it's "Hurry up and wait" for most of us; we wait to see what improvements will occur. I'm interested in seeing what changes the Android will see in the next 6 months. Thanks, Denis On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Matt Emson wrote: > > On 22 Dec 2008, at 20:41, Denis Dimick wrote: > >

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread lakestevensdental
Rick Bilonick wrote: > I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that > forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. Actually, the Apple app store is full of software from a variety of sources -- many free, many not. Like Maemo, it's a central clearing house f

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Matt Emson
On 22 Dec 2008, at 21:40, lakestevensdental wrote: > > Maemo could evolve more in the app store's direction, IMHO. > Agreed :-) For end users of a consumer nature, an "app store" would be the only reasonable option I think. Android seems to have gotten the idea - provide an app store for main

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Graham Cobb
On Monday 22 December 2008 19:13:02 Matt Emson wrote: > > I know that my N800 can't power > > USB memory drives, > > Works for me. Maybe it's size related? I've mounted unpowered USB keys > (Americans would say "thumb drive" I'm guessing) up to 2Gb. The only brand > I remember ottomh is PNY, which

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Matt Emson
On 22 Dec 2008, at 20:41, Denis Dimick wrote: > I've had both a n810 and an iPhone (Jailbroken) and ended up selling > the iPhone; I was tired of not being able to manage my Music the way > I wanted to - iTunes sucks. I've never really had a problem with iTunes (5th gen iPod owner), but I'

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Matt Emson
On 22 Dec 2008, at 11:38, Marius Gedminas wrote: >> > > You mean the one that doesn't flat-out refuse to work with my Linux- > only > laptop? If we're being pedantic, why would you buy a product that clearly states it does not support LINUX? That's a bit like me buying a book in Japanese and

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread lakestevensdental
Matt Emson wrote: > The app store is no different in intent for distro of apps than Maemo.org. > Different front end, but the intent is similar. "Here are apps in categories > to install..." > I agree the "intent" is no different for the app store vs Maemo, assuming you're not counting the ga

cannot install SSU 5.2008.43-7

2008-12-22 Thread Marcus Better
Hi, I want to upgrade my N800 to 5.2008.43-7, but the update doesn't even show up in the Application Manager. I'm running Diablo 4.2008.36-5 (installed by flashing). Am I missing some repositories? ~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hildon-application-manager.list deb http://catalogue.tableteer.noki

Choppy video from usb thumb-drive [was Re: Itouch v N8x0]

2008-12-22 Thread Luca Olivetti
En/na Matt Emson ha escrit: >> I know that my N800 can't power >> USB memory drives, > > Works for me. Maybe it's size related? I've mounted unpowered USB keys > (Americans would say "thumb drive" I'm guessing) up to 2Gb. The only brand I > remember ottomh is PNY, which would have been 1Gb. I u

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Denis Dimick
I've had both a n810 and an iPhone (Jailbroken) and ended up selling the iPhone; I was tired of not being able to manage my Music the way I wanted to - iTunes sucks. I then went over to a Windows phone, and have since gone back to my Nokia 5300, at least the Nokia lets me manage my music. I'll loo

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Matt Emson
> I know that my N800 can't power > USB memory drives, Works for me. Maybe it's size related? I've mounted unpowered USB keys (Americans would say "thumb drive" I'm guessing) up to 2Gb. The only brand I remember ottomh is PNY, which would have been 1Gb. I used a 64Gb one to stream video once (

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread hendrik
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:27:38PM -0600, wolfm...@gmail.com wrote: > On 12/23/08, hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: > >> So exactly what model is your keyboard? > > > > It's an alphasmart neo. I've never found another keyboard that feels as > > good when I'm typing. And it can be used separate from

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread wolfmane
On 12/23/08, hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: >> So exactly what model is your keyboard? > > It's an alphasmart neo. I've never found another keyboard that feels as > good when I'm typing. And it can be used separate from the computer, > too, wherupon is saves up what you type so that later, at the

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread kenneth marken
Mark wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:47 AM, wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 10:19:17PM -0600, Mark wrote: >> >> >>> I've been using my N800 tethered to my basic but bluetooth-enabled >>> phone for Internet access on the go, and I can do a heck of a lot of >>> stuff the iPhone can o

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Mark
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:47 AM, wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 10:19:17PM -0600, Mark wrote: > >> I've been using my N800 tethered to my basic but bluetooth-enabled >> phone for Internet access on the go, and I can do a heck of a lot of >> stuff the iPhone can only dream about, even if hacked.

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread hendrik
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 10:19:17PM -0600, Mark wrote: > I've been using my N800 tethered to my basic but bluetooth-enabled > phone for Internet access on the go, and I can do a heck of a lot of > stuff the iPhone can only dream about, even if hacked. If I want a > real keyboard, just fire up USB h

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:42:54AM +, A J Thew wrote: > I have a 770 and iPod Touch (firmware 2.2). The exchange facilities in the > newer > firmware is really good (if you need this) but Unix like stuff is poor on the > Touch compared to the 770. Yes if you want great music support, there's o

Re: Itouch v N8x0

2008-12-22 Thread A J Thew
2008/12/19 lakestevensdental : > As luck would have it, I recently came across an Ipod Touch 8G as a > promo for participating in an online continuing ed podcast deal. After > week or so of playing around with in and my n800, I figure it might be > useful to share my experiences and comparison of