- Psion 7 power connector

- Nokia 9300i vs SE P990, using mBook ,

- Joystick on the 9300/XL conversion

- Re: SH888

- converting files into an ebook format

- Re: Preferred Networks

- Question about a bug in macro5

- 5mx

Date: 8 Mar 2006 06:50:14 +0100
From: Eric Lindsay <address truncated>
Subject: Psion 7 power connector

>   The Digest    Mon, 06 Mar 2006    Volume 01  :  Number 897

> From: Elaine J Smith <address truncated>
> I wonder if anyone can help me!  My 7book has developed a faulty power > connector ie its fallen off inside the rear connector hole, I am 
> slowly loosing
> all my data and not enough power to do anything about it (silly me 
> for not
> backing it up when my old PC broke and got a new XP and not 
> installed the psion
> software).   Anyway, I now have docking station coming to me within 
> a  day or so, and wondered if in order to charge it I must have the 
> serial also  attached to the pc or will it charge anyway with the 
> power connector attached to
> docking station.

I believe the docking station (when attached to your power supply) 
should charge the 7Book without the serial connection.  The 
connectors appear to be separate from the regular DC connector.  You 
should then be able to save your Psion contents onto a Compact Flash, 
which would then let you put them back even without a computer.

On the other hand, having the DC connector loose risks having things 
short out.

The problem with the regular DC connector is that it wasn't all that 
solid a connection, and needs to be repaired.  Pretty much any of the 
regular Psion repair places can handle that repair.  Indeed, if you 
find one of the several descriptions of how to repair it, many 
electronic technicians or enthusiasts would be able to do the repair 
for you.  I repaired my one several years ago without major 
problems.  It is basically disassemble, solder the connector back 
onto the circuit board, reassemble, with most of the problems being 
the delicacy of some parts.

Date: 8 Mar 2006 08:12:26 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Nokia 9300i vs SE P990, using mBook ,

Answer to: Martin Maxwell

Re.: Nokia 9300i vs SE P990 - I think that OPL by itself will not change my opinion as I never got into developing software in OPL (or any other program) myself. Only if the community of software writers - both commercial and shareware - would start to develop software in OPL again would it make a difference for me. What are the chances this will happen givn the nowadays (very) short lifespan of each platform ?

To All:

Re. using mBook  - I have to say that the mBook is still years "ahead" of many other devices. I am sitting in the hotel lounge of a hotel in Cologne and with my Wifi card I just connect to the wireless service here and check my emails and if needed can surf the internet too. Several people were very interested in this small device with full keyboard but alas .... had to tell them it is not manufactured anymore. The general reply is "what a pitty". Now if only I could do Remote Access with it and enter my computer in the office as well it would have been completely perfect.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 8 Mar 2006 09:08:11 +0100
From: Timothy H.D. Williams <address truncated>
Subject: Joystick on the 9300/XL conversion

On 6 Mar 2006, at 17:52, The Digest wrote:

> And has anybody tried to use the joystick on the 9300?

After two weeks with the machine, I am wondering if there is a 
secret. The joystick never seems to go in the direction I intended.

To take a sheet from ER5 to ER6 on the Mac there are four simple stages.

spr ER5 to XL with nConvert
XL to XL Mac
XL Mac to XL 97/2000
XL 97/2000 to spr ER6

- the only problem being that by the time the sheet arrives back, the 
date has moved forward four years, from 2006 to 2010.

Is there any quick way of sending selected spreadsheet cells via irda 
from an ER5 to ER6 spredsheet ?

Is there any quick way of sending selected text via irda from an ER5 
to ER6 document ?

Best

Tim

If we continue to drive our school reforms from the perspective of 
parents, we will prosper. Put political dogma first, and we will lose.

Tony Blair

Date: 8 Mar 2006 18:00:20 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: SH888

Date: 03.02.2006 07:46
From: Eric Lindsay <address truncated>
Subject: AA batteries

>The last of the batteries for my Ericcson SH888 mobile phone
>is nearly dead.  I don't seem to be able to buy replacements
>here.  That is the third (and soon fourth, for I have two)
>phone

Eric I have a spare SH888 with two batteries which you are welcome to have for the cost of the postage. Where is here - I'm in London?

>I wish I could find something like that for my Ericsson phone.
>Maybe when that last battery dies I'll try to convert the case
>into an AA carrier.

One of my batteries is a "high capacity" one which could well already contain AA sized cells. It is a completely sealed unit though so opening it up will be a challenge...

PRAR
(14 digests behind again...)

Date: 8 Mar 2006 18:00:37 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: converting files into an ebook format

Date: 21 Feb 2006 01:57:40 +0000
From: Christopher J.Holly <address truncated>
Subject: converting files into an ebook format

>I am trying to get some US Code sections formatted into
>tomeraider 2 or k2 or something similar so I don't have to
>haul around so much paper. tomeraider has gone to its
>version 3, but the TR2 for windows version no longer seems
>available. Anyone know of any available tools for converting
>text or html into some kind of ebook format?

If you use ebook or Vreader5 then you can use the .txt files directly without converting them. Email me off digest and I'll send you the .sis files if you can't find them in the usual places.

An alternative would be to use one of the free .pdf converters and make them into .pdfs. This will retain any fancy formatting.

PRAR
(5 digests to go)

Date: 8 Mar 2006 18:00:59 +0100
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Preferred Networks

Date: 26 Feb 2006 10:28:33 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Pulster Psion, Preferred Networks,

Answer to: Prar

>Re.: Preferred Networks - The answer is of course, save
>yourself omeny, close your own connection and use your
>neighbour's if they are so stupid enough to leave it open for
>all to use <G>. I have no idea how you can set th enetPad to
>only use your own, sorry. Oh, and welcome back !

I solved this in the end by moving ort router to be closer to where I was working... (My neighbours (and I) have set up security on the networks to keep each other out. Hence the annoyance at the netbook (don't know why I wrote netpad the first time) at latching onto a network it cannot use.)

Does anybody have the necessary settings for Southern (trains), GNER and Starbucks?

PRAR
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3 unread digests in the inbox...

Date: 9 Mar 2006 11:20:33 +0100
From: The FD <address truncated>
Subject: Question about a bug in macro5

I have discovered a bug with Macro5 and was wondering if anyone else has noticed the same problem.

If you have 13 or less user defined hotkeys then there is no problem! If however you have a 14th or more key defined then a glitch seems to appear!  If you press Ctrl + i then it brings up the 14 defined user hotkey, regardless what it is set for.  For example, in street millenium, one of the short cuts for adding detail is to press Ctrl + i and this kept staring one of my macro's, even though it was set to be run by pressing Ctrl + Tab.

I have played around with it and found that if you swap them all around it is always the 14th defined hotkey.

What I am wondering is........
- Have others got the same glitch?
- I am using version 2.45 (the latest version) does the previous version, 2.40 have the same glitch?
- Is there anyone who is using version 2.45 and they have not got the same glitch happening?
- Has anyone any words of wisdom?

I hope that I have described this correctly, and it makes sense.  see http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64326 for more info.

Regards,
Tim

Date: 9 Mar 2006 14:11:26 +0100
From: Andy Beale <address truncated>
Subject: 5mx

Still waiting for a colour 5mx (without phone)... sigh...