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  1. Desktop Environment
  2. Internet
  3. Office-Business
  4. Multimedia
  5. Scientific
  6. Other applications
  7. Educational sites that work on your n800

Desktop Environment

  • Maemo Mapper is a geographical mapping software for the maemo platform - download

Internet

  • Maemo Blog a blogging client for the maemo platform, still very much under development - download

  • gPodder is a podcasting client, a bit buggy and under development - download
    Installation: First download the file to your internet tablet. Then locate the file with your File Manager and open it manually.

  • Skype is a VOIP internet phone with Instant Messaging capabilities.
    Installation: Click on the Applications Menu and select Skype, the installation is automatic.

  • Mozilla Browser - Mozilla based browser provides support for the latest web standards and is flexible and extensible.
    Installation: Go here and follow the installation instructions.

Office-Business

  • Gnumeric Spreadsheet* is a useful spreadsheet editor - download

  • PontMiller** is a quick and easy drawing program with 700+ small clipart files - download

  • antiword is a MS Word document reader, recommend installing DocReader after this for a graphic utility - download

  • DocReader is a graphic utility that lets you view MS Word documents, requires antiword installed - download

  • FBReader is an eBook reader, supported formats are: FB2, plain text, html, rtf, chm, plucker - download

Multimedia

  • Maemo screengrabber is a simple screenshot grabbing application - download

  • Maemo recorder is simple media recorder utility that allows saving voice as WAV -files - download

  • Media Streamer is a UPnP AV control point and player application. - download

  • Camera turns your internet tablet into a camera.
    Installation: Open Application manager and click on: Browse Installable Applications->Multimedia->Camera

  • Canola turns your internet table into the ultimate portable media player - download

Scientific

  • Free42 Calculator is a port of Free42, an HP 42S Calculator emulator - download

  • Lybniz* is an easy to use mathematical function graph plotter - download

  • Maemo Periodic* is a periodic table that shows a great quantity of information about chemical elements - download

  • MathJinni is a simple function calculator and plotter.
    Installation: Go to Tools->Application Manager. Then click the Application Manager title in the upper left, click on Tools->Application cataloque.
    Create a new cataloque with these parametres:
    Cataloque name: Anderenen
    Web address: http://www.anderenen.de/repository
    Distribution: bora
    Component: free
    And uncheck the Disabled checkbox if checked.
    Then open Application Manager again and click on:
    Browse installable applications->Accessories->MathJinni

Other applications

  • Maemopad+ is a Tree-based notes and sketching application, a'la Treepad - download
    Installation: First download the file to your internet tablet. Then locate the file with your File Manager and open it manually.

  • x11vnc is a VNC server for the maemo platform - download
    Look here for installation instructions.

  • Password Safe is a utility to keep a list of usernames and passwords encrypted with a single password - download

'*' These applications require the Bora SDK Repository. You can download it here
'**' These applications require both Bora SDK Repository and Python 2.5 Runtime. Get Python here.

http://maemo.org/ - a source for more applications and support for the maemo platform

Educational sites that work on your n800

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