Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Re: [BLUG] Android - competition for iPhone?

On Wednesday 14 November 2007 5:38:20 pm Simón Ruiz wrote:
> Correct. I can just cp/mv my oggs and mp3s (not every podcast provides
> an ogg, yet ;-) ) over to the iPod which mount just like any USB
> drive.
>
> I use bashpodder for my podcatcher, which saves podcasts in neat
> little folders by date.
>
> I just mv all the folders onto my iPod, open up the first folder and
> hit play on the first podcast. Rockbox will just read through all the
> audio files in alphabetical order, and then move on the next
> (alphabetically) folder, so I listen to all my podcasts in rough
> chronological order (+ or - 24 hours).
>
> When I turn off the iPod, it saves a bookmark of where I was, and then
> when I turn it on I just hit the "Play" button and it resumes.
>
> Awesome for podcasts and for audiobooks. I don't listen to much music,
> so I haven't played too much with using the database stuff or
> randomizing anything, but my guess is it's all there somewhere.
>
> And, I can play Frozen Bubble on the iPod while listening to my
> podcasts if I get bored! ;-) Or chess, or Doom, or do Sudoku
> puzzles... Though playing games really kills the battery, I'm guessing
> mostly because of the backlight being on; I don't usually play games,
> anyhow, as I generally only use the iPod while driving or walking the
> dog.
>
> ...The only odd thing is that it takes a little while to play oggs (my
> guess is that has something to do with the iPod having a hardware
> based mp3 decoder, whereas the ogg decoding needs to be done with
> software...).
>
> Simón
>
> On 11/13/07, Sams, Weldon <wsams@indiana.edu> wrote:
> > Simón, I have question about Rockbox. Does that allow you to add music
> > flash style to an iPod. I've resorted to using my BlackBerry. :)
> > Although, I kind of like it better for music -- I just wish the battery
> > lasted longer.
> >
> > Weldon
>
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Has anyone had any luck getting ipodlinux installed on the 5.5gen 30gig ipods?

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Re: [BLUG] Meeting delayed: Room conflict

I'm going to my parents' house next tuesday; how does monday the 19th
sound? i just reserved the room.

scott, can you bring a projector?


On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Steven Black wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 09:39:03PM -0500, Scott Blaydes wrote:
>> I could go for next week myself, otherwise I had some plans for
>> Thursday. Need to check with Ben also since he was going to present.
>
> If we're going to do it next week, we need to get the request in
> soon so the room doesn't disappear on us.
>
> I've confirmation we have the room for next month, at least.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven Black
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Re: [BLUG] Android - competition for iPhone?

Correct. I can just cp/mv my oggs and mp3s (not every podcast provides
an ogg, yet ;-) ) over to the iPod which mount just like any USB
drive.

I use bashpodder for my podcatcher, which saves podcasts in neat
little folders by date.

I just mv all the folders onto my iPod, open up the first folder and
hit play on the first podcast. Rockbox will just read through all the
audio files in alphabetical order, and then move on the next
(alphabetically) folder, so I listen to all my podcasts in rough
chronological order (+ or - 24 hours).

When I turn off the iPod, it saves a bookmark of where I was, and then
when I turn it on I just hit the "Play" button and it resumes.

Awesome for podcasts and for audiobooks. I don't listen to much music,
so I haven't played too much with using the database stuff or
randomizing anything, but my guess is it's all there somewhere.

And, I can play Frozen Bubble on the iPod while listening to my
podcasts if I get bored! ;-) Or chess, or Doom, or do Sudoku
puzzles... Though playing games really kills the battery, I'm guessing
mostly because of the backlight being on; I don't usually play games,
anyhow, as I generally only use the iPod while driving or walking the
dog.

...The only odd thing is that it takes a little while to play oggs (my
guess is that has something to do with the iPod having a hardware
based mp3 decoder, whereas the ogg decoding needs to be done with
software...).

Simón

On 11/13/07, Sams, Weldon <wsams@indiana.edu> wrote:
> Simón, I have question about Rockbox. Does that allow you to add music flash style to an iPod. I've resorted to using my BlackBerry. :) Although, I kind of like it better for music -- I just wish the battery lasted longer.
>
> Weldon

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Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?

I am at SC07 right now and a company has two on display. They look
pretty cool. I browsed the web with it a little.. I would like to get
one for my daughter.

On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, ¥ dosman ¥ <dosman33@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello BLUG members,
>
> I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you purchase
> two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and the other you
> get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away with
> bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be nice to
> have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh and group applications
> could be tested. Also I am interested in seeing what I can contribute to the
> platform if anything.
>
> Thanks,
> -Nathan
>
> http://www.laptopgiving.org
>
>
>
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Re: [BLUG] Meeting delayed: Room conflict

On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 09:39:03PM -0500, Scott Blaydes wrote:
> I could go for next week myself, otherwise I had some plans for
> Thursday. Need to check with Ben also since he was going to present.

If we're going to do it next week, we need to get the request in
soon so the room doesn't disappear on us.

I've confirmation we have the room for next month, at least.

Cheers,
Steven Black

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Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?

On Monday 12 November 2007 10:46:59 pm ¥ dosman ¥ wrote:
> That is great to hear, I'm interested in seeing what the finished product
> looks like. And I like the XOnar name too.
>
> -Nathan
>
> > From: simon.a.ruiz@gmail.com
> > To: blug@cs.indiana.edu
> > Subject: Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?
> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:05:39 -0500
> >
> > Nathan,
> >
> > I'm FROM Bloomington, even though I currently live in Fort Wayne, does
> > that count? ;-)
> >
> > I co-teach a Python class with my boss, and we thought: Wouldn't it be
> > cool to have the kids develop software for the OLPC (since anything
> > that can (reasonably) be in Python on it, is)? Well, since we also
> > happen to be the people who make decisions on how Technology money
> > gets spent, I B2G2'd this morning so we have a couple of development
> > machines on hand.
> >
> > The kids seem pretty pumped about it, and they're working on a
> > Battleship play-alike game for it which they call XOnar (working name,
> > but pretty clever if you ask me).
> >
> > Hope they ship out soon!
> >
> > Simón
> >
> > On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, ¥ dosman ¥ <dosman33@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello BLUG members,
> > >
> > > I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you
> > > purchase two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and
> > > the other you get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I
> > > could get away with bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at
> > > this? It would be nice to have a local group of folks with them so the
> > > wi-mesh and group applications could be tested. Also I am interested in
> > > seeing what I can contribute to the platform if anything.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Nathan
> > >
> > > http://www.laptopgiving.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble
> > > challenge with star power. Play Now!
> >
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I just wanted to drop a line and let everyone know I was at the Fashion Mall
recently up near 82nd and keystone in indianapolis. The interesting thing I
saw was ad's in the mall for the buy one give one deal on the olpc machines.
That's all for now

Cheers

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