BLUG: 08/01/08

Friday, August 1, 2008

Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

Matt Standish wrote:
>
>
> Matt Standish wrote:
>
> Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not
> impressed
> with what I see at AT&T.
>
>
> Including the iPhone?
>
>
>
> I like the iPhone. I don't like iTunes.
>
>
> Would that be a deterrent if you were simply using iTunes as a means
> to sync with your phone periodically?
>
>
>
> I doubt it. I don't have a Windows or Mac box available. I know wine
> will do iTunes but is it worth the effort? Can you run ssh on the iPhone?
>

There are people that have gotten SSH to work with the whole
jailbreaking thing, which is apparently very easy to do.

I don't even know if you'd need iTunes either, since Address Book and
Calendar syncing would be a no-go I believe, although you could sync
your music (if it wasn't OGG formated)...

I'm personally not interested in an iPhone, but I have to admit, it is
by far the most impressive phone I've ever seen.

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Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

Matt Standish wrote:

Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not impressed
with what I see at AT&T.

Including the iPhone?

I like the iPhone. I don't like iTunes.

Would that be a deterrent if you were simply using iTunes as a means to sync with your phone periodically?

I doubt it. I don't have a Windows or Mac box available. I know wine will do iTunes but is it worth the effort? Can you run ssh on the iPhone?

Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

Matt Standish wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Joe Auty <joe@netmusician.org
> <mailto:joe@netmusician.org>> wrote:
>
> Matt Standish wrote:
>
> Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not impressed
> with what I see at AT&T.
>
>
> Including the iPhone?
>
>
>
> I like the iPhone. I don't like iTunes.
>

Would that be a deterrent if you were simply using iTunes as a means to
sync with your phone periodically?

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Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Joe Auty <joe@netmusician.org> wrote:

Matt Standish wrote:

Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not impressed with what I see at AT&T.

Including the iPhone?

I like the iPhone. I don't like iTunes.

--
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www.mattstandish.org

Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

Matt Standish wrote:
> Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not impressed with
> what I see at AT&T.
>

Including the iPhone?

>
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Steven Black <blacks@indiana.edu
> <mailto:blacks@indiana.edu>> wrote:
>
> If someone has one, I'd love to hear a review about it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven Black
>
> On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 12:33:10PM -0400, Matt Zink wrote:
> > Hey Everyone:
> > Kind of a tangent from yesterday's discussion about LiMo phones -
> has anyone
> > purchased one of the OpenMoko phones (Neo 1973 = developer's version,
> > Freerunner = consumer version)? If so, would you contact me off
> list at
> > matthewzin@gmail.com <mailto:matthewzin@gmail.com>? I'd
> appreciate it.
> > Matt
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Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

Me too, I am in the market for a new phone and am not impressed with what I see at AT&T.

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Steven Black <blacks@indiana.edu> wrote:

If someone has one, I'd love to hear a review about it.

Cheers,
Steven Black

On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 12:33:10PM -0400, Matt Zink wrote:
> Hey Everyone:
> Kind of a tangent from yesterday's discussion about LiMo phones - has anyone
> purchased one of the OpenMoko phones (Neo 1973 = developer's version,
> Freerunner = consumer version)? If so, would you contact me off list at
> matthewzin@gmail.com? I'd appreciate it.
> Matt

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Re: [BLUG] More OpenMoko

If someone has one, I'd love to hear a review about it.

Cheers,
Steven Black

On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 12:33:10PM -0400, Matt Zink wrote:
> Hey Everyone:
> Kind of a tangent from yesterday's discussion about LiMo phones - has anyone
> purchased one of the OpenMoko phones (Neo 1973 = developer's version,
> Freerunner = consumer version)? If so, would you contact me off list at
> matthewzin@gmail.com? I'd appreciate it.
> Matt

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[BLUG] More OpenMoko

Hey Everyone:
Kind of a tangent from yesterday's discussion about LiMo phones - has anyone purchased one of the OpenMoko phones (Neo 1973 = developer's version, Freerunner = consumer version)? If so, would you contact me off list at matthewzin@gmail.com? I'd appreciate it.
Matt

Re: [BLUG] LiMo Phones, Plans

The onscreen thumbboard version has keys roughly the same size or
bigger than the hardware thumbboard on the n810, it just takes up
screen real estate while being used.

I never really tried interactive stuff like pine, but I would whip
bash out real quick and do some minor network checking (ping this,
tracepath that...) or run a simple ssh command or two on the server
(start or restart a service, f'r'instance).

It also connects right up to our VoIP server as a phone (which, if
you're comfortable wearing a goofy bluetooth headset isn't bad; I tend
not to use it unless I'm nowhere near a "real" phone).

Re: the memory slots, yeah, I keep an 8GB card in the internal slot,
and the external one is still available.

Re: the FM radio, I rarely if ever use it, but if you're into radio
it's pretty neat; you can either scan through the frequencies, or have
it download a list of local radio stations so you can navigate them by
call letters.

Simón

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Josh Goodman <jogoodman@gmail.com> wrote:
> How usable is the onscreen keyboard for the 800? Is it good enough to be
> able to occasionally ssh into a server without going insane? I'm not
> talking about completely working remotely via either tablet, I'm thinking
> more along the lines of checking on running jobs and using pine. I've been
> mulling over getting one or the other and the hardware keyboard seems really
> appealing. Aside from that I prefer the 2 memory slots and FM radio that
> the N800 has.
>
> Josh

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