Someone sent me an Instant Message last night asking me if I ever slept with my Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. The answer is yes - but nothing happened.
I took for granted a lot of the "switch time" when I had an N810 after the Web 2 Summit. Since the device was "new to me," I was learning and exploring the features one at a time. When I had to switch back to my N800 for a while, I fell back into my old routines. Now that I have an N810 again, I found myself accidentally using N800 methods on my N810. Here are some tips for those who upgraded from an N800 to an N810:
Use the "lock" switch. The power button is made to be tiny because it is not often used. On a related matter: Treat it like a phone: Don't turn it off - just lock the keypad when not in use.
Take advantage of your LED indicators. The N810 has that multi-color LED in the corner. The settings for it are in Control Panel - Display - LEDs.
Because the N810 is smaller and more slippery than the N800, you may be worried about dropping it. I remedy that by swinging out the kickstand and just keeping it between my fingers.
Re-learn stylus scrolling and navigation if you're used to the D-pad on the front. The N810's D-pad is smaller and behind the slider so acclimating to touch input makes fast look-ups even faster.
Try out the Map application. Even if you don't intend to use the N810 as a GPS, you can bet there will be one time you wish you had a GPS on you and could locate a specific destination.I need to keep reminding myself of these advantages, too. In fact - I know darn well the N810 has a sunlight readable display but still find myself remembering that I can use it outside.
On to other things: Remember -
Next Tuesday night (or early Wednesday morning for the European crowd) we will have a live show with special guest Quim Gil (pronounced
Kim Jil - I know I got it wrong a few times.) and he will be on over Skype to discuss the maemo platform and development. The live shows have an IRC chat room embedded so you are welcome to come in, ask questions, and discuss.
Final note: I have a back-log of unreviewed software that built up. What do you want to see that you haven't yet?
6 comments:
I'd like to see some of the contact management options on the N810 (since the built in address book doesn't allow entries for stuff like... you know... ADDRESSES!)
Also some more video call video demos (Gizmo, aMSN, etc.) to other N810 users AND to PC users.
Great tips!
I'd love to see your take on Webot.
I second webot.
I would like a follow-up on the how-to on Develping for the N810 (or N800).
Also a review and features and how-to for QT4 on OS2008 would be great.
I always sleep with my N800, since the power socket is right by my bed and it means I can talk to my girlfriend in bed before I sleep and when I wake up. (My girlfriend lives in Arizona, I live in Spain)
I'd be interested in the Adobe Reader performance. As my N800 is performing poorly when I read the e-version of my newspaper subscription, I wonder about the n810 renderering speed. I can send you a sample page for doing the benchmark.
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