KMTTG is a GUI that brings Tivo-2-Go, TTG, downloading to any platform. It simplifies downloading, decryption, commercial skipping and cutting and transcoding via mplayer into a format that is useful for you (PSP, Zune, iPod, iPhone, N800, and numerous other formats like xvid, mp4, wmv, whatever you...
There’s a new competitor to Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Smartphones available, the Peek Pronto.
It looks like the RIM 957 with color. No phone or web browser, just email and texting. This is great for companies that want their people connected, but not with a cell phone ripe for abuse.
IR...
How to GPS Tag photos with your Nokia N800 and GPSbabel … The instructions here are not really specific to a Nokia N800, so other GPS units should use very similar steps. Only the GPSBabel part will probably change options based on your GPS device.
I’ve been taking my N800 and bluetooth G...
So I’ve been happily using a TiVo for the last 6 years. For about 2 years before getting a TiVo, I attempted to build my own Media Center PC. I was a little too early in the cycle then.
TiVo records videos, plays audio files from my network, plays specifically formated videos from my network, ...
I met up with a sister to do a little geo caching over the weekend around Cochran Mill Park southwest of Atlanta. It was around 40 deg when we got started. No trail map in hand, but we both had GPSs and coordinates for 5 or so caches to find.
In summary,
we found 5 geo caches – searched for ...
Many of us have lots of music on our home network. I spent months converting my audio CD collection into MP3 and organizing the files.
Organization
At the time, I didn’t trust ID3 tags inside MP3 files.
My organization was/is directory based. /{genre}/{artist}/{album}/{track_no-title}.mp3
It w...
How to connect a Bluetooth Keyboard and Cell phone to a Nokia 770: http://blip.tv/file/892343
This guy does a good job showing the major things that any of the Nokia Internet Tablets can do and how to tether them (connect) to Keyboards and cell phones. He mentioned that some kind of driver download ...
For the last few years, we’ve all seen the iPhone, iTouch, WindowsMobile, and Blackberry options for portable computing. Each has there place, especially when you aren’t paying for them.
I have a few problems with them – the radio and that they aren’t general purpose computers...
This week, my GoPass GPT800 Bluetooth GPS Receiver SiRF Star III from Amazon arrived. The plan was to pair this with my N800 (already paired). It was charged overnight and ready for use today. I didn’t get outside much, but it was able to lock onto 8 satellites even while in my den. Impressiv...
Thunderbird – it does email and calendaring
Firefox (using 3.x now) Web Browser (plugins follow)
Adblock Plus – ads, what are those?
NoScript – only use JavaScript when YOU want
Sage-Too – RSS Feeds!!!
Linux and all the expected shell tools – duh.
ssh &...
Technology and Travel – what is the minimal ultralight, ultraportable computing solution? There are many ways to accomplish a lightweight technology pack, this is simply mine. It has been tested in travels to Hong Kong, Costa Rica (city and cloud forest), Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls, Argent...
Technology and Travel – what to take?
In General, you want these items
Cell phone – GSM with a replaceable SIM card, data plan
Portable camera – be certain the memory is compatible with other devices and have an extra battery
Portable computer – I use a Nokia N800
encr...
The first day of school and my adopted madra takes her nino to school. Sorry, no pictures of breakfast today. It consisted of a scrambled egg, rice & beans, bananas, pinapple, papiya, and some other fruit with a small cup of orange juice. She made some coffee, so I had a taste. It was similar t...
Today is the day before I leave for Costa Rica to learn Spanish in an intensive way. I’ll be living with 2 families, 1 each week I’m there. Neither them, nor I know anything about each other yet.
Overall plan goes like this.
Week 1
Arrive Saturday (Holy Saturday), transfer to a B&B...
4.0 out of 5 stars Great snapshot camera, February 18, 2008
I bought this camera for an international trip. It worked as expected.
Things I loved:
Video mode for capturing sound and the "feel" of a place
ISO 1000 non-flash mode
EXIF data included in JPG files
Fantastic battery life ...
Nokia USB Host Mode
Ok, here’s my issue
Sony Camera using SONY Memory Stick Duo memory
Nokia N800 that supports SD/Mini/MicroSD memory, not Memory Stick
How do I transfer pictures from the camera to the N800 so I can upload/email them around the world? No solution as of March 2008.
SOLVED!...
Let’s see. What did this N800 cost me?
So far:
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| Desc | Cost |
| N800|>. $231.56|
| Blue tooth Keyboard|>. $34.99|
| 8GB MicroSD|>.$100.66|
| 2GB MicroSD|>.$58.29|
| Screen Protectors|>.$13.83|
| Portable WiFi Router|>.$52.13|
|Total |>.$491.4...
Ok, I acquired an iGo Blue tooth keyboard today. Getting the keyboard and Nokia paired took more time than it should have. I found a number of instructions on the internet that didn’t work for first 5 times. Here are the steps that finally worked for me:
N800 Control Panel
Bluetooth Ke...
Ok, going overseas requires a little more planning that heading anywhere in N. America.
The photos show my 2 bags and the items that I plan to take. Camera, N800, power converters, and chargers – lots of chargers – Cantonese and a Foder’s guide for Hong Kong – HK. Shoes for ...
Ok, since JimH was going with me and he’s lived here, I didn’t really do any pre-trip planning beyond normal travel purchases of a camera, new 21" carryon roller, Foder’s Hong Kong’s 25 Best, and a Cantonese phrase book.
The checklists of things to bring were made, everyt...
WOW!
I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve not looked at RSS readers seriously until now. My N800 came with a reader and it made my surfing so much more efficient for my tastes that I had to find a full solution. Sage for Firefox does this.
Heck, my old TiddlyWiki site supported RSS feeds, b...
The Good:
WiFi (802.11g) w/ WPA support
Nice web browser and RSS reader I’m addicted
Form factor, the size is nearly perfect.
Screen resolution – double what the Apple iTouch has
CLAW IMAPS/SMTPS email (SSL/TLS encryption)
Standby battery time over a week with minimal use
Swappabl...
List of applications that I’ve found to be useful on my Nokia N800:
GPS – Maemo Mapper
voice memos – Maemo Recorder
Outliner – NoteCase with encryption
MP3 Player – Media player / mplayer
IMAP email – both built-in and Claws
Skype
File Manager
ssh / scp / ...
Ok, so with all the traveling that I’m planning to do this year, I didn’t want to drag a laptop along, but still wanted to be relatively connected and recharged.
So I bought a Nokia N800. Comes with a worldwide charger and very long standby time for a device like this – 10 days. I k...
What do I want in a PDA?
Core PDA functions as good as a Palm Pro
Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Sync Linux, Windows, OsX …
Open platform for 3rd party apps – like PDS & MS-Office editors/viewers
Color screen
Rechargeable battery – 4-7 days of use – LiOn is probab...
