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Software / Kde-pim/pi 2.1.0 Available!

« on: May 09, 2008, 11:35:42 am »

The "Download" link above is truncated.  Here's the link

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Asus Eee PC / How Much Ram Is In Your Eee Pc?

« on: April 07, 2008, 09:33:57 am »

tux, I was gonna ask u about the distro u are running off your SDHC, but saw that you are using Ubuntu.  So how is the hw compat for ubuntu on eeepc?  All hw working?  ACPI?  Cold/warm Boot time?  Video res, rotation etc?

... you do have quite a list of devices!

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SIMpad forum / New Stable Simpad Images Are Available!

« on: April 04, 2008, 02:25:47 pm »

Congrats!

I used to own one ... was really good, but gave it up 'cos it was not readable under the sun ... what was I thinking?

In any case, you are giving existing simpad users a ray of hope for a better future!

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Asus Eee PC / How Much Ram Is In Your Eee Pc?

« on: April 04, 2008, 02:20:27 pm »

2gb .... running vanilla xandros ... so far so good.
Installed abiword ... thinking of dumping ooffice.

I use firefox quite exclusively everyday ... word, excel and ppt are the other apps I use frequently as well, in order.  gnumeric is next ... ppt -> still need to find a replacement.

Oh, and besides being rather fast with 2gb, did I mention someone mistaken it for a mac?  ... eyeballs dropping when they heard that it's only $300+ US.

Was thinking of trying vista 'cos I got a retail vista premium basic sitting around ...

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 29, 2008, 11:31:36 am »

For some reason, I am still trying to get the apps in my eeepc to be as effective as my zaurus ... and perhaps my notebook. Still trying ... ... when that happens ... my zaurus would likely be decommissioned as well.  

as always, it depends on what you're looking for
the eeepc, unlike the zaurus (and the fujitsu!) doesn't have a rotating touchscreen for example...

Aye ... and after all these time with the rotating screen, I find myself using the zaurus in clampshell mode mostly.

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 24, 2008, 09:32:10 am »

Hope you don't regret selling your Z like I did....

i don't think so, at least for now
but who knows, in 3 - 4 years, perhaps there will be a device between the Z and the U1010, as pocketable as the zaurus and as powerfull as the u1010......perhaps it will be a MID.....

actually screen size is an issue, if you want a pocketable device with a 1024x600 touchscreen, a hdd and a keyboard... look here for a comparison :

http://www.umpcportal.com/products/compare...6,152,184%5D%5D

there are even devices like the Aigo or the BenQ with a 4"8 1024x600! so .................

Surely the most important aspect of all in the specs is instant-on?  A pocket device with a significant boot time is just a pain.  And this rules out all current UMPCs as far as I'm concerned.  Zaurus is only option to include a decent keyboard as far as I know.
Mark

Exactly!

I concur completely!  If I were one of those research think tank fellas or OS dev guys, instanton would be the number one thing to develop ... not fancy aero skin, 3d desktop ...

Granted, instanton prob requires hw/fw/sw to work in unison.

UMPC makers, give us instanton already!  

Thanks for support - even size is less important to me than instant on, and sometimes even a Psion netBook seems attractive.  Although the difference in thickness between a C860 with small battery and a 3100 makes all the difference to my pocket comfort!
Mark

well ... I almost gave up and started using a psion revo!   ... for that matter, if the zaurus was not instanton as it is, no linux or web browser would make me continue using it.

sometimes even a Psion netBook seems attractive

the netbook, at least the highest spec models, did seem very attractive, but they were hugely expensive - when I considered one a few years ago they were going for very high prices on ebay.

aye ... I also considered netbook for awhile, but the price was simply too prohibitive.  The eeepc definitely fit in nicely where the netbook could have had but could not.

For some reason, I am still trying to get the apps in my eeepc to be as effective as my zaurus ... and perhaps my notebook. Still trying ... ... when that happens ... my zaurus would likely be decommissioned as well.  

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Software / Pim That Is Usable

« on: March 24, 2008, 08:59:22 am »

OH gee ... you are a life saver sheck.r!

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Software / Pim That Is Usable

« on: March 21, 2008, 12:18:46 pm »

This one is fantastic: http://homepage2.nifty.com/ishihata/yoteihyouforsl-cxxx.htm
It seems to be the choice PIM app for Sharp ROM in the Japanese Z community.
I've tried it before. It's very fast and well-integrated (calendar, addressm, todo ... just like on a Palm)
The interface seems to be in japanese only. But maybe there is a way to get it working in English.
Or perhaps contact the author (if s/he is still reachable) to work out the translation?

Neat! Thanks ZDevil ... downloading and trying it out.

Hi all,

Any recommendations for a light and good PIM for cacko on c1000?
In particular, organiser / calendar functionalities.

I got kopi installed ... but find it too heavy and complex for my usage.
Ideas?

For basic pim stuff I thought the stuff that came with sharprom was pretty quick simple and effective...maybe you have an additional requirement I missed?

I'm using cacko ... and ever since then, been using kopi & kapi ... but of late, I begin to find myself using my phone for organiser/calendar/contacts more than my z.  Despite lacking a proper qwerty keyboard, the interface on my nokia phone makes entry into the calendar a walk in the park.  Add to that the speedy response and easy sync up with outlook, suddenly I realise that in spite of the plethora of features in kopi, or maybe because of it, and consequently the sluggishness, I start to shun it (kopi) in favor of my phone.

Hence my plea for help.

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Off Topic forum / Hello Zaurus World !

« on: March 21, 2008, 12:12:40 pm »

Welcome espi! Welcome!

We, the zauriians, are among a dying race ...  ... so welcome, new being!

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 21, 2008, 12:11:19 pm »

Hope you don't regret selling your Z like I did....

i don't think so, at least for now
but who knows, in 3 - 4 years, perhaps there will be a device between the Z and the U1010, as pocketable as the zaurus and as powerfull as the u1010......perhaps it will be a MID.....

actually screen size is an issue, if you want a pocketable device with a 1024x600 touchscreen, a hdd and a keyboard... look here for a comparison :

http://www.umpcportal.com/products/compare...6,152,184%5D%5D

there are even devices like the Aigo or the BenQ with a 4"8 1024x600! so .................

Surely the most important aspect of all in the specs is instant-on?  A pocket device with a significant boot time is just a pain.  And this rules out all current UMPCs as far as I'm concerned.  Zaurus is only option to include a decent keyboard as far as I know.
Mark

Exactly!

I concur completely!  If I were one of those research think tank fellas or OS dev guys, instanton would be the number one thing to develop ... not fancy aero skin, 3d desktop ...

Granted, instanton prob requires hw/fw/sw to work in unison.

UMPC makers, give us instanton already!  

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Software / Is Kde Pim/pi Dead?

« on: March 18, 2008, 11:21:23 am »

Talking about which, is there any way to disable some feature so that it can be lighter and less cluttered?

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 18, 2008, 11:18:34 am »

hello zaurus users,

this is probably one of my last visit to the oesf forum... i've finally sold my zaurus C3000 (bought in january 2005!) and i bought a fujitsu u1010...

good bye to all people here and thank you for your help !

so keep up the good work, you know you have the best (pocketable!) device ever
jean-paul

Another one bites the dust ...  ... you'll be missed ... though, do come around ya?
I presume you are lovin the u1010?  ... I'm going the eeepc route ... and once everything transition over ... the zaurus days are numbered.

PS: Only thing preventing the eeepc from fully taking over the zaurus, is a proper timer app so that I can also use the eeepc as a timer / alarm.  As it is, the zaurus is one notch lower than the palm pda I had.  It had the BigClock app which to date, is THE BEST timer / alarm / clock app I've ever used.

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Software / Pim That Is Usable

« on: March 18, 2008, 11:15:21 am »

Hi all,

Any recommendations for a light and good PIM for cacko on c1000?
In particular, organiser / calendar functionalities.

I got kopi installed ... but find it too heavy and complex for my usage.
Ideas?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / May Have A Problem Charging Battery, Sl-c1000

« on: March 08, 2008, 07:22:44 pm »

Is this the backlight setting problem?  In cacko, if I leave the backlight at lowest settings and resume from a suspend, the backlight does not come back, but the system is actually running.

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Asus Eee PC / Ultra-low-priced Notebook Fest < Cebit08

« on: March 08, 2008, 07:10:35 pm »

the first laptops I saw were monochrome displays, small area but deep and chunky. they gradually got bigger and bigger, you paid a premium for a larger display, and eventually 14" displays were common. (I bought a 2nd hand 12" xga one, er, 8 years ago, still sort of works).  then widescreens came out, 15", then 15.4, and some 17", the laptops became huge and powerful. now, you pay a premium for a small laptop!

and then the cycle will repeat...

I politely beg to differ.

The screen size and the laptops were not exactly congruent.  Most of the early laptops (ignoring the pre-lap-usable portable computers!  ) were chunky at best and heavy in the range of 8++ pounds!  

Smaller sized computers had always been a premium.  I doubt we are going to cycle back to big chunky laptops with monochrome displays.