- Alt-Tab file switcher for Nokia 9300 needed! - The Digest V1 # 1181

- RE: ASUS EEEPC

- Re: OQO e2 - alleged to be a 1-pound wonder

- HTC Universal Reset

- Announcing PsionWiki

- For Jon Re: Asus Eee

- WiMax Nokia tablet

Date: 5 Jan 2008 22:40:09 +0000
From: Martin O'Neill (IOL) <address truncated>
Subject: Alt-Tab file switcher for Nokia 9300 needed! - The Digest V1 # 1181

Date:  3 Jan 2008 14:12:28 +0000
>From: Wright, Chris <address truncated> Subject: Alt-Tab file switcher for Nokia 9300 needed!

I've just migrated from a Revo/5mx to a Communicator, and was looking for a small app that enabled Ctrl-Space task switching in the manner of FileSwitch. I see that other programs such as iDesk, PowerDesk and AppMan can do this but was hoping there was a smaller piece of freeware that would do the job.

Doea anyone know of anything that would do this for me?

Thanks
Chris Wright

Chris there is an application switcher built-in to the system.  Press menu in nearly any application and then Chr+Tab will switch through the running apps.

Personally, I use iDesk as I can use Menu+LeftShift to cycle through running apps.  IDesk also shows memory usage and allows killing of apps as well as providing short-cuts to my documents and it has a very useful Passwords feature.

Best wishes,
Martin O'Neill

Date: 5 Jan 2008 23:14:25 +0000
From: Duncan Rounding <address truncated>
Subject: RE: ASUS EEEPC

The eeepc runs a variant of linux based on Xandros. You can install many
linux programs but you will be limited to compatible repositories.

I have recently purchased the model 701 (4Gb SSD, 2Gb RAM) and have added
some programs that relate to the work I do. It comes with many preinstalled
applications including open office, skype with built-in webcam, MSN,
firefox, thunderbird to name just a few.

If you wish you could install windows xp on it and run most windows
applications - it comes with xp drivers.

This the first machine that really excites me as much as my old Psion 5 did
years ago and I suppose it is similar in some ways to the Netbook back then
too.

The ASUS is very sturdy; the screen is very good and bright although I
haven't hadused it outside in sunlight. It is small at only 7 inches
(800x480 fixed) but very clear. It can also drive an external monitor to
most resolutions required. The built in keyboard is a good enough size to
type quite fast on after getting used to it.

Checkout the forums etc here for much more info:
http://www.eeeuser.com/
I think it's a great machine, linux is still new to me and it's a whole new
world, I'm still unsure if I will load xp instead but for the time being it
satisfies my portable needs.

Battery life is only about 3 hours if wifi is on but you can add an extra
hour or more by turning it off and a larger battery has just been released.
I presume you should be able to get a suitable charger for 12 volts also.

I have been able to print to my Epson 2100 printer without any problems. I
also upgraded my RAM from 512Mb to 2Gb (although Xandros only supports a max
of 1Gb) in case I decided to load xp. I also see a slight performance
increase with the extra memory but in any case browsing in firefox on linux
is much faster than windows in any case. The 2Gb memory cost me £32.

Boot up is labout 30 seconds and power down is about 15 seconds which puts
windows to shame but it is not always on as the psions were for example. You
can suspend, which is fast, but the battery usage is quite high still.

I'm very impressed at the price and highly recommend it.

Duncan

Date: 6 Jan 2008 00:01:22 +0000
From: Alan R Morris <address truncated>
Subject: Re: OQO e2 - alleged to be a 1-pound wonder

From: Martin O'Neill (IOL) <address truncated>

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/oqo-hsdpa,review-1040.html
But at a price of $1900 to $2200 it will be very difficult to justify
for most people.

And an upside down number keypad!

Alan

Date: 6 Jan 2008 14:10:52 +0000
From: Ashley Burrows <address truncated>
Subject: HTC Universal Reset

Subject: HTC Universal un-re-settable

I had just done a back-up to a SD card;

I filed the back-up in New Folder, which I was not allowed to re-name...

Then the screen froze, a rare occurrence, and would not recover from soft re-sets, or hard.

Drat!

Who should repair this? HTC or a mobile phone repair shop? It is out of warranty.

Any recommendations in SW London?

If replacement ...

the big key pad and screen are essential (arthritic fingers and failing eye sight)

as is a back-up - able diary.

what would you reccommend, please?

Try a Boot loader reset. this will unfortuneatly erase your data
Hold down the Camera key and the Power key and then push the reset button. This will fully reset your HTC to factory condition.

http://www.mobilerepaircentre.com/mobile_phone_repairs.shtml
Is a good place to send unit for repair

Best wishes

Ashley

Date: 6 Jan 2008 22:49:51 +0000
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: Announcing PsionWiki

About a year ago on the Digest I floated the idea of a wiki to coordinate all the information that's out there on matters Psion, and asked if anyone had any expertise they could contribute. The few answers I got boiled down to: if you want one, do it yourself.

In the last few months I've finally got round to doing just that. I've created a wiki, tinkered with it a bit, and I now invite everyone here and in the Web-wide world to join in growing it.

For anyone who doesn't know what a wiki is: it's a Website that can be easily edited by authorized users. PsionWiki is located at

      http://psionwiki.wikidot.com
Anyone can browse PsionWiki. But to edit pages, you will first need to register with WikiDot (which is quick and free) by following the link from http://psionwiki.wikidot.com/Then you will need to register with PsionWiki itself, using the password

      Psionist

I see PsionWiki as an organized one-stop location for:

- Links to everything Psion-related on the Web that users think useful. That includes classic repositories like pscience5 and 3-Lib, as well as hoary old tips, advice and experience scattered through individual sites, forums and mailing lists, such as the Digest and PDAStreet. But there's also a constant supply of relevant new information that can be targeted - mostly about adapting Psions to the modern world, often about the best successor devices.

- Content, continually revised and extended by other users.

The present content of PsionWiki is minute. It still contains only a fraction even of my own puny Psion knowledge. It's also inconsistent and patchy, largely because I don't yet know much about the bells and whistles of WikiDot, the software that runs it. Your contributions will bulk it out and iron out inconsistencies.

Please visit. If you find even one resource that you didn't know about, or enjoy one piece of someone else's experience, the wiki will have justified itself. If you see one gap that you know how to fill with a link or a few words, you can contribute.

Did you know, for example, that a Psion magazine has been launched within the last few weeks? That at least two groups of enthusiasts are labouring even now to upgrade 5mx / netBook hardware? (Well, they were last August.) I stumbled across these things in the last few days, and they're in PsionWiki now. I want PsionWiki users to show us all what else is out there.

Best,

Chris

Date: 7 Jan 2008 14:51:54 +0000
From: Dick Chatjaval <address truncated>
Subject: For Jon Re: Asus Eee

Hello Jon,

The screen is good outdoors, you can make it brighter. Very
easy to do with the keyboard shortcut. Indoors I use number 2 or 3 setting
(out of 15).

The 1gb ram cost me about usd25 to usd30. There is one slot so I have a
spare 512mb which I will try sell later. It was not necessary to
upgrade, but I always prefer to get as much ram as possible, though I am
sure 512mb is plenty fast.

I have not checked on printer drivers yet but will let you know when I
do. Also will check the car charger for you and get back.

The machine is quite robust. I dropped it once from 3 feet in the included (quite thin) protective pouch and was fine after. The feel of the keyboard is similar to
my S7. Not as smooth like an expensive Viao or HP Pavillion. But nice
enough, especially at the price ( my mobile phone cost even more! )

There are plenty of software out there. My cousin in Thailand was able to install Thai fonts for typing, and bought some 3M Thai font stickers for the keyboard. He got instructions from an Asus Eee Thai enthusiast forum. There seems to be plenty of support for this laptop.

Best regards,
Dick

Dick,
Thanks for the impressions on the EEEPC. A few questions please. What
is the screen like in sunlight? Was it expensive to upgrade the ram
memory? And what were the reasons for doing that? Is it reasonably
robust?
Is there a good set of printer drivers out there for it? This has been
the big let down with the Nokia 9500 having to load a Doc into windows
to print it unless you buy a specific HP printer.
I also wonder if you can get 12v chargers allowing use on my boat or in
the car.
I think I must do some serious investigation of Linux software i.e. Gas
safety certificates and Minor Electrical Installation Certificates for
work and Navigation and Tide programmes for play amongst others.
Cheers Jon Welford

Date: 10 Jan 2008 16:04:02 +0000
From: Ajai Khattri <address truncated>
Subject: WiMax Nokia tablet

In this article about Sprint's rollout of WiMax services in the US, I came across this tidbit:

"It plans to offer only a data card for laptops and a modem for desktop computers when it kicks off the service, and has no immediate plans to
sell phones that include the technology, West said. Other devices will be sold through electronics retailers rather than Sprint, he said.

West said he expects up to 10 WiMax devices to be available at the time Sprint launches its service. One of them is a Web browsing device that Nokia plans to sell."

So the Wimax Nokia tablet will be here in April...

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Sprint-WiMax-on-Track-for-End-of-April/
--
Aj.