- mBook problem ?, sending mail with 7book,

- RE: Rechargeable AA's

- RE: Rechargeable AA's

- RE: sending mail with 7book

- Re: Street Planner and Ireland

- netBook OS.IMG

- Re: The Digest V1 # 882 (7)

- AA batteries

- RE: Maps for Ireland (Off topic)

- Re: sending mail with 7book

Date: 02.02.2006 20:17
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: mBook problem ?, sending mail with 7book,
Answer to: All

Re.: mBook problem ? - Two days ago I got the "shock of my life". I came home from work and when I opened my mBook it would not switch on anymore. Whatever I did, nothing seemed to work and I got quite worked up that it was the end of my "Psion life". Then I moved the sliding switch on button a little (until than I only tried it with Fn+Esc) and suddenly it came to life again and worked without problems. I suppose the sliding switch must have been stuck or something like that. Did anyone have anything like this happen as well ?  Since then it works without any problems and without fail. Is this a sign of upcoming problems or not ?

Answer to: Bob

Re.: sending mail with 7book - Thanks for the additional information. I don't think there is anything wrong with your 7book. If you want to test it, download Mppp and connect via your PC to the internet to send email. I think it is a problem with the wireless system, but I don't know enough about these systems to advise you. I suggest you get someone in who knows about wireless systems to sort it out.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 02.02.2006 21:15
From: Alan Morris <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Rechargeable AA's
g y reyes <address truncated> wrote:-

||> >From: Alan Morris <address truncated> >Subject: RE: AAs v
||> >battery-packs
||>
||> AA's are now a very good option.  You can buy rechargeable
||> 2100 mAH cells that recharge in less than 2 hours, tops.
||>
||> Those using digital cameras will find these cells very
||> convenient.  The charger I got even plugs into vehicle 12-v
||> lighter sockets.

Gary I've had a 12 volt charger for some time, but finding it took a
long time.  I found one in Germany.  I wanted one with a slow charge as
they are better for the battery than the more readily available fast
chargers.

Alan Morris

Date: 02.02.2006 21:15
From: Alan Morris <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Rechargeable AA's

Ian Chapple <address truncated> wrote:-

||> Ian you must be unusual in this respect.  Since the first
||> 'Pocket Phone' made by Pye, communication radios have
||> always lasted longer than the batteries.<<
||>
||> I wasn't saying (at least I didn't intend to) that I
||> replace my devices before the batteries die. What I meant
||> was that a huge percentage of the mobile phone owning
||> public change their phones on a regular basis, not because
||> they break down but because they choose to; because of
||> this, battery life is rarely an issue...

OK Ian, that I could agree with.  I've never discarded a cellphone
simply because I wanted a new one, but there must be many who consider
their phone a fashion statement, that is cheaper to replace than a car!

The young folk with more money than sense, often spend more on their
phones (new hardware & call charges) that I do on my mortgage.  But
that's their choice.

Alan

Date: 02.02.2006 21:54
From: Mark Kenepp <address truncated>
Subject: RE: sending mail with 7book

To: Bob
RE: sending mail with 7book

Earthlink has changed the security on their SMTP servers. I don't recall the exact date this occured (I believe that it was a little over a year ago) but I do remember having to reconfigure my computers at home.

Since then, I have been unable to send email with my MC218 and is you do not have any SMTP authentication solution installed on your 7book, then you will not be able to send through Earthlink's SMTP server either.

I think that I recall Jim Watson-Gove addressing the digest with a similar problem a while back. Sorry I did not respond to him at the time.

I have no personal experience with using any of the SMTP authentication solutions for EPOC32 devices but I know they have been discussed in past digests.

Maybe someone would be kind and offer an explanation of the various SMTP authentication solutions for EPOC32?

Cheers,

Mark Kenepp
San Francisco, CA

Date: 02.02.2006 22:59
From: The FD <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Street Planner and Ireland

Hi all,

Ed Kaneen said "The implications of this for Irish politics are unclear, since the box definitely says it covers "Great Britain"!"

Alan Rabbitte said "I am not surprised that you have no maps for any part of Ireland on a box that says "Great Britain"."

Although this doesn't allow for the fact that it doesn't appear in Street Planner Europe either!?!?!?!?  The last time I looked, Ireland (both parts) were included in Europe.  Seems they have been missed on both accounts!!!

Tim

Date: 03.02.2006 04:36
From: Keith Giles <address truncated>
Subject: netBook OS.IMG

My netBook suddently froze while at a meeting. Keyboard and touch
screen stopped working. I could do nothing until I returned home to do
a hard reset because I never think to carry the os.img CF card with
me. If I had had that card with me, I could have done a hard
reset right there, load the os.img, and done a restore from
FastBackup.

As a trial, when I returned home I put a copy of the os.img on my
regular D drive CF, did a hard reset and it found the os.img file and
the netBook was working again.

Now I'm wondering, is there any reason one should *not* keep a copy of
the os.img on the D drive along with your normal D drive
folders/files?  Any possible problems?

Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA

http://ohsix827.home.comcast.net

Thought For The Day: Some people think they are generous because they
give away free advice.

Date: 03.02.2006 05:42
From: Martin Maxwell <address truncated>
Subject: Re: The Digest V1 # 882 (7)

From: Martin Maxwell
Subject: RE Back to Martin Maxwell on what I would change in a psion 5 MX

Dear Frank,

>> >>Instead of a USB stick whose memory can only be accessed over USB, I >opted to purchase a CF USB plug (just marginally larger in size), which
>> >>allows you to take out the CF and plug in the Psion."
> >I do not understand well this point. Can I buy an CF USB plug, stick it in the CF port of an 5MX, stick an USB key in the CF plug and open .pdf files
> >in the USB key? I thought the Psion motherboard could not support USB?

No that's what I meant. The 5mx does not support USB unless someone develops a USB driver and appropriate hardware. What I was meaning to say is that I use a CF USB plug as *the USB key*. In other words, I can take the CF out of the "CF USB key" and plug it into the 5mx. Then I can take the CF out of the 5mx, plug it back into the "CF USB key" and plug it into a PC.

Kind regards
Martin Maxwell
Puchong ~ Malaysia

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

>   The Digest    Thu, 02 Feb 2006    Volume 01  :  Number 882

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 to be thrown away due to dead batteries.  I am utterly sick and tired of these battery life problems.  Plus I am often in areas where either charging power access is a problem (generator goes off at night), or where access is by light plane with stringent weight limits on luggage.  I really don't want to carry more than one charger under these circumstances.  Alas, I have been unable as yet to find a phone that works on AA rechargeable batteries.

> From: Keith Giles <address truncated>
> Subject: RE:  AAs v battery-packs

> Having said all that, I guess I'm going to have to carry a battery recharger plus AC plug adaptor for Europe. I've just switched from a 35mm SLR to a digital SLR camera.

I won't buy a digital camera that doesn't work on AA rechargeables.  If there isn't an SLR that uses AA, then I won't buy an SLR.  So far I have always been able to find a camera that works on AA.

> From: Chris Malcolm <address truncated>
> Subject: Re: AAs v battery-packs
>
> Long ago I bought a giant battery pack for my Nokia 6310i. From its
> size and capacity I suspect that inside the plastic package are a couple
> of rechargeable AAs.

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.

Date: 03.02.2006 11:42
From: Ed Kaneen <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Maps for Ireland (Off topic)

Dear Alan,

You said,

> > GB: This is primarily England, Wales and Scotland but also
> > includes the various islands dotted around the coast.

I stand corrected! Although, as one who grew up on the Isle of Man, which
isn't part of the UK at all, maybe I can be excused for being confused about
the goings on on the "mainland"!

Mea culpa,

Ed.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed Kaneen - ed.kaneen at tiscali.co.uk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Date: 6 Feb 2006 07:57:09 +0100
From: Marcus von Cube <address truncated>
Subject: Re: sending mail with 7book

Bob,

>I could be wrong, but I would think if its SMTP or other problems why would it do everything but send.

Because SMTP is just about sending mail, receiving mail is a matter of POP3 (or IMAP4). Providers
have recently required their customers to use a username and password for sending mail which was
not neccessary when the Psion mail application was designed. Therefore you need an additional piece
of software to add authentication to the SMTP protocol for outgoing mail.

Have you tried to create a log file for SMTP? We won't be able to help without knowledge of the exact reasons of failure!

Marcus

http://www.mvcsys.de