Re: Nokia netbook

2009-09-04 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
lakestevensdental lakestevensden...@verizon.net writes: Gary wrote: lakestevensdental wrote: but there's no Linux marketing agent to sit down at the table with Nokia and some cell provider to cut a deal. These companies would probably disagree: http://www.canonical.com/partners

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-29 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
lakestevensdental lakestevensden...@verizon.net writes: But $25 is nothing to sneeze at. I would still rather pay $25 less and install kubuntu on the entire drive than pay $25 more and end up with dual-boot. Either way, it's still Linux I'll be using, so why should I have to pay extra for

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-29 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
lakestevensdental lakestevensden...@verizon.net writes: You appear to be ignoring the power of numbers. Nokia's netbook, bundled with Windows will sell far more units with than without. The larger quantity sold with Windows will allow Nokia to produce sell their netbook for less than

Re: N900/Maemo 5 review

2009-08-29 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Mark wolfm...@gmail.com writes: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Kevin T. Neelyktne...@astroturfgarden.com wrote: Not at all.  The complaint I responded to was that Nokia would drop software updates for the N900 as soon as the next hardware came out, which it may or may not do.  But it

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Kevin T. Neely ktne...@astroturfgarden.com writes: I just recall a good bit of the video's focus was aimed at the corporate commuter types (so-called VPN-less connection to corporate email being first in my mind), so I thought that was a market segment they were going after. I suspect an

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
booiiing booii...@gmail.com writes: 2009/8/25 Gary g...@eyetraxx.net: I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that Sony is weak in the mobile device market is not only unprofessional, it's simply untrue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/technology/8219005.stm i say at most 3

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Mark wolfm...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Loafmankenn...@loafman.com wrote: booiiing wrote: 2009/8/25 Gary g...@eyetraxx.net: I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that Sony is weak in the mobile device market is not only unprofessional,

Re: Nokia netbook

2009-08-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
hend...@topoi.pooq.com writes: On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:55:38AM -0600, Mark wrote: On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Loafmankenn...@loafman.com wrote: booiiing wrote: 2009/8/25 Gary g...@eyetraxx.net: I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that Sony is weak

graphics acellerated drivers for N8x0

2009-08-20 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! Any news about releasing the drivers for the graphics acceleration chip in N8x0 ? Any idea of when it might happen ? -- For, contrary to the unreasoned opinion of the ignorant, the choice of a system of numeration is mere matter of convention. - Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

screws on N810

2009-07-10 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! What kind of screwdriver is used on N810 ? The screws seem very small and no screwdriver I have seems to work. Can I get a screwdriver for that at Home Depot? If not then where? N810 seems to wiggle a little even after I slide the keyboard in. The top (screen) seems to move a little. It

Re: Android device coming soon from Nokia?

2009-07-07 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Andrea Grandi a.gra...@gmail.com writes: I really would buy a Nokia phone with Android... Why Android and not Maemo? Maemo is better. 2009/7/6 Mark wolfm...@gmail.com: Yeah, well, Nokia has been denying a lot of things lately, and if they are really relying on Symbian for their smartphones

Re: Android device coming soon from Nokia?

2009-07-07 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Mark wolfm...@gmail.com writes: Actually, Maemo is more likely than Android. For the previously stated reasons, Nokia wants to keep it proprietary. Is Android more open than Maemo? Mark On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Chris Vailchrisbv...@yahoo.com wrote: Maybe Nokia's collaboration

replacement battery for N810

2009-06-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I've been looking at replacement batteries for my N810 and came across Mugen Power 1800 mAh Extended Battery at $29.95 It's 300 mAh more than stock Nokia battery. Does anybody have any experience with it? Does it really work? Is larger capacity actually noticeable? Also found Mugen

Re: replacement battery for N810

2009-06-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Alexandru Cardaniuc cardan...@gmail.com writes: I've been looking at replacement batteries for my N810 and came across Mugen Power 1800 mAh Extended Battery at $29.95 It's 300 mAh more than stock Nokia battery. Does anybody have any experience with it? Does it really work? Is larger capacity

Re: 2Gb internal storage on N810

2009-06-29 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
lakestevensden...@verizon.net lakestevensden...@verizon.net writes: While some express concern/fear about memory errors on flash cards, there seems to be little mention of such problems from n800 users who have been using replaceable flash cards for several years. So while there probably is

Re: dictionary applet

2009-06-28 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Dr. Nicholas Shaw d...@docharley.com writes: Yes, Whitestork. It is Hildonized. I can't seem to find it in the extra repositories. It's not there? Nick. -Original Message- From: maemo-users-boun...@maemo.org [mailto:maemo-users-boun...@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Alexandru Cardaniuc

Re: dictionary applet

2009-06-28 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
I don't see mdictionary in repository either. Is it actually there? Dr. Nicholas Shaw d...@docharley.com writes: Yes, it is mdictionary. Nick. From: maemo-users-boun...@maemo.org [mailto:maemo-users-boun...@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Bob Crawford Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:36 PM To:

dictionary applet

2009-06-27 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I installed dict and it works fine in x-term. Is there an applet to put on the desktop like gnome-dictionary-applet that is available for Gnome. It would be nice to check the words on the desktop without firing up x-term. Perhaps, a new search option in the search applet would be nice

2Gb internal storage on N810

2009-06-26 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! Just got myself N810 and have a couple of questions. What is the 2Gb internal storage? Is it a built-in non-replaceable SD card? Wikipedia states that: limited number of writes can be made before failure on SD cards. So, is the future failure an issue? Should I use it less often, like

test

2009-06-23 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
this is a test -- We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others. - Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org