- The Digest V1 # 997_1 - dimm MEMORY FOR nETBOOK

- Re: PDFs (and others) in Opera

- Best settings for Opera on MalyBook

- Finding Wifi connections,

- E61 User's view part 3

- RE: The Digest numbers!

- on the air

- Treo 650 (+ SE M600i, Nokia E61, M50, etc., etc...) dialogue (non HTML - sorry)

Date: 5 Oct 2006 14:03:35 +0700
From: jgthomson <address truncated>
Subject: The Digest V1 # 997_1 - dimm MEMORY FOR nETBOOK

I bought mine about 5 years ago from Expansys.com.

Jim Thomson

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Date: 6 Oct 2006 08:31:10 +0700
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: Re: PDFs (and others) in Opera

Phil Aypee wrote:

> ... Opera downloads those PDFs into it's cache folder but the PDF program doesn't open them. This happens with other file types too ... The answers is either to copy the file from the cache folder (and give it a meaningful name) or to use Web and 'Download link'...

Thanks, Phil. Actually, I didn't get the problem with a PDF I tried later, so I don't know whether I still have the problem generally.

Date: 6 Oct 2006 09:30:24 +0700
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: Best settings for Opera on MalyBook

Opera v 5.14 on my MalayBook is driving me nuts, burning up RAM memory and crashing frequently. (At last that's what I assume is happening - I get  a message talking about a KERN-EXEC problem, Reason no. 3 ... )

Can anyone give me / point me to advice on optimum settings for Opera on our machines? I find the Help file useless, and much of the jargon in the menu options is meaningless to me.

Date: 6 Oct 2006 12:33:09 +0700
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Finding Wifi connections,

Answer to: Chris Handley

Re.: Finding Wifi connections - Interesting. On my netBook the Ctrl-O option allows me to set the SSID code. On the setting I use this is indeed empty as I don't have a SSID code on my wireless at home, it is only protected by the MAC numbers. Anyhow, a pitty there is no such program.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 6 Oct 2006 23:48:26 +0700
From: William Fuggle
Subject: E61 User's view part 3

Some more replies to questions, hopefully shorter. (my E61 is 2 weeks old & running original software version 1. Version 2 is available but I am in no rush to try and apply this).

Operating System: Symbian v9 (nokia S60 3rd edition). Totally keyboard driven like psion s3 rather than 5 or revo (or palm, UIQ, windows mobile for phone 5).

Calendar:
This is more limited than I remember the 5 being but is perfectly useable. There is day, week (with one hour divisions of the day) and month. Plus ToDo. To cycle through these just press the * key. To go to today press #.The week view has blocks to show entries and when the cursor hovers over the rectangular block a pop-up window shows appoinment details, the same principal applies to month view. There is no indication if an entry has a note attached in week, month or day view. You have to click on entry to go into edit mode to see it has a Description Field (the note). Except in week view when you start typing your entry either defaults to start of day time or the same time as existing entry, if there is one. There is no default length of time slot for entry that I have discovered so far. No user defined colour coding or tentative entry .

Papyrus looks like it will be a good option if you want to get more from the calendar. Rather like the difference between palm's built-in datebook and datebook 5, which I loved when I had palm devices. I believe it uses calendar's database so sync is fine via pcsync or isync (on mac). It is in late stage closed beta at the moment but release is meant to be imminent (no I don't have it). The web site is www.sbsh.net. Techmundo.org website has screen shots of Papyrus and Aqua Calendar for comparison.

Bill Fuggle

Date: 8 Oct 2006 00:07:23 +0700
From: Alan Morris <address truncated>
Subject: RE: The Digest numbers!

>   The Digest    Mon, 02 Oct 2006    Volume 01  :  Number 995

>  The Digest    Wed, 04 Oct 2006    Volume 01  :  Number 995

Will we ever get to Number 1000!!!!

Or are we already past 1000?

Alan

Date: 8 Oct 2006 06:15:56 +0700
From: Axel Moberg <address truncated>
Subject: on the air

Sheer curiosity, as I don't have a netBook.
There has been a great deal of discussion over the years about WLAN-cards for netBook.
This is of limited value if you really on the road.
Has anyone heard of a card with GSM, GPRS or 3G?

Axel Moberg
Bromma, Sweden

Date: 8 Oct 2006 11:49:50 +0700
From: Michael Fieldman <address truncated>
Subject: Treo 650 (+ SE M600i, Nokia E61, M50, etc., etc...) dialogue (non HTML - sorry)

Hi Michael,

First off, Treos are most definitely not Psion replacements. If you truly need to carry a mini-laptop then I would suggest you look elsewhere.

However if you want primarily a business device ~ diary and phone integrated, a super Blackberry if you will, then in my opinion a Treo is the way to go.

Personally I've never had issues with the lack of multi-tasking. Most applications will re-open in the state that you left them.

The built in email program will 'multi task' and automatically collect your email if you wish.

Pocket Tunes and others will 'multi task' and play your mp3 music while you do other things.

You can talk on the speakerphone and consult a spreadsheet, diary or whatever at the same time,
if all this isn't multi-tasking then what is ?.

There are no call quality issues with the Treo 600 but it's old hat now !.

There are with the Treo 650,  some people say the earpiece volume is too low, but a program called 'Volumecare'
has been written which remedies the situation.

All current Treos ~ 700 > are not affected.

You generally find with Palm Os that is if there are any issues then someone has written a program to resolve it,
like with Psion !.

Well my Treo doesn't spontaneously reset, most issues seem to be third party software related.
You can update your firmware easily enough from Palm over the internet if an issue does arrive.

I don't have any thoughts about the future of operating systems, after all Symbian have just made 
series 60 version 3 incompatible with earlier versions by all accounts. I think you just have to look to the
lifespan of the current device you are using.

I have no issues with the size of the treo, I wear it with a belt clip or carry it in a bag or pocket. If the screen or
keyboard were smaller then usability would suffer. I would rather not have an external aerial but again this is
being removed in current and future models - vodafone 750v ?.

It took me a couple of weeks to become totally comfortable with the Treo's thumboard, initially it felt too small.
My Treo 600 came bundled with a brilliant program called 'Pocket Mirror' which synchronises all to-do's, contacts,
notes seamlessly with Outlook.

I use Documents To Go from a redundant Clie, this gives me Microsoft Office viewing and editing. I carry a few simple spreadsheets and this works well for me. When I hotsync to my pc once a week, any changes are automatically synchronised between both devices, so I always have an up to date copy on both machines.

Palm OS Treos are very popular amongst 'Realtors' in the USA, they post a lot on the Yahoo Treo Group:

though you'd probably have to join through the Yahoo website. I take their digest edition which is rather like this one.

Regards,
Mike Dyer.



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From: Michael Fieldman 
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Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: Treo 650, SE M600i, Nokia E61, M50, etc., etc......... 


Hello Mike,

I'm a long-time lurker in the Digest and saw what you wrote about your Treo 600 and thought you might be able to help me sort out my thoughts.  

I've had a Psion 3a, then Revo and am still using a Revo plus (Diamond Mako.)  I've been following the Treo line with great interest since before the 600 but my decision to leap keeps getting trumped by a combination of either a new Treo (650, 700,) other new alternatives (SE M600i, Nokia E61, M50, etc.) and the price/availability reality here in Israel.

I feel the Treo is a very mature and well-thought-out platform and what you wrote about your 600 supports this, but I am uneasy about the lack of multi-tasking, reported volume/call quality problems, spontaneous reset and OS end-of-life issues and size/weight.

Then, there are the new alternatives, each of which seems attractive in its own right.

I'm a fan of what I would call the Treo synergy - the elegance of the melding of the software and hardware - but the physical elegance and smaller size/weight of some of the alternatives also appeal to me greatly.

I do about 400 minutes a month on the cellphone and use my Revo for all my contacts (work and other, over 1,200,) appointments, notes and To Do's (I'm an architect.)

I know it's a bit muddled but do you have any thoughts you could share with me on all this?

Many thanks,

Michael