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Tablet Music Making

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:51:00 +0000

Hello, there!

The state of virtual instruments for the Nokia Tablets has been very, very sad... (My PyAno has been very lonely!) Until these two beauties came along, that is.

Two applications have made the N8x0s into some amazing music making machines! I just stumbled across them while browsing the Application Manager. Why had I never seen these two before??

Boxar and Theremin are available in Maemo Extras and Extras Devel... Go check them out! They're very compact programs and pack a big punch. Amazing stuff. I haven't put down my tablet yet today ;)

They're in the repos... but here are direct links if you're browsing from your tablet :)

Theremin----------------------------Boxar

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Here's a video of Boxar, for your enjoyment...

And one of Theremin...

http://waterweight.tylerlongwell.com/
http://geekcomics.tylerlongwell.com/
http://geeknews.tylerlongwell.com/

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Tablet Music Making

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:51:00 +0000

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Here's a video of Boxar, for your enjoyment...

And one of Theremin...

http://waterweight.tylerlongwell.com/
http://geekcomics.tylerlongwell.com/
http://geeknews.tylerlongwell.com/

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Even More Maemo Backgrounds

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:40:00 +0000

Hello, everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! (And a great day, even if you didn't celebrate it :D ) I spent my holiday away from home and I took some pretty pictures that look wonderful on my tablet, and I wanted to share. Hope you like em! :)

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Even More Maemo Backgrounds

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:40:00 +0000

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Your Tablet as a Keyboard and Mouse

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:37:00 +0000

Ever wanted to use your tablet as a bluetooth keyboard and mouse? I have.

Finally, someone took up this task and has succeeded. BlueMaemo turns your tablet into an input device for your PC. (And, yes, right+left mouse clicks, scroll wheel functionality, and customizable keymaps are all there, not to mention media and presentation controls.)

I've tried this baby out with Ubuntu Hardy, and works perfectly. It is also confirmed working with Windows XP and Vista. Mac, on the other hand... Well, it might be another story. If you're interested, please see the original discussion.

And, my advice... Get it now!0 0

Your Tablet as a Keyboard and Mouse

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:37:00 +0000

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AirX 0.3!

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:10:00 +0000

Hello!

AirX 0.3 from Tyler Longwell on Vimeo.

AirX is a GUI for X Forwarding. What that means is that it enables you to use any program you have on your Linux PC on your tablet. Nice, hm? There are some nice improvements in 0.3.

The original AirX was just an introduction to programming for myself, but I wanted to make something useful out of it now.

The ease of administrating my home server from anywhere without the need of a command line is wonderful.

I don't have to type in my user name, password, IP address, or anything else. AirX remembers it for me and lets me run whatever I need easily and simply.

You can grab AirX HERE and try it out. (Pexpect must be installed, too. It is on that page.

Please post any bugs, explosions, or suggestions here!

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AirX 0.3!

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:10:00 +0000

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PyAno 1.0!

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:52:00 +0000

Always wanted to make music with your tablet, but had nothing to jam with unless you wanted to use it as a drum stick? Well, no more :)

PyAno 1.0 for Maemo from Tyler Longwell on Vimeo.

PyAno 1.0 is a great update to the past editions. I thought that maybe I should release it.

Updates include:

- Two octaves of notes.
- Octaves can be controlled by hardware or onscreen buttons.
- Fullscreen can be toggled on or off by hardware key.
- N810 owners can now play PyAno with their hardware keyboards.*
- Each note is now in tune with a regular piano.
- Dependencies have been fixed.

Get it HERE while it's hot!

Please leave suggestion here or on the iTT forums.

Until next time... Enjoy!

* N810 owners, "z" is the lowest note, from there you can go across to "m." Next are "a" through "g."0 0

PyAno 1.0!

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:52:00 +0000

Always wanted to make music with your tablet, but had nothing to jam with unless you wanted to use it as a drum stick? Well, no more :)

PyAno 1.0 for Maemo from Tyler Longwell on Vimeo.

PyAno 1.0 is a great update to the past editions. I thought that maybe I should release it.

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Faster Cards, Anyone?

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:36:00 +0000

Great news for 770 and N8x0 owners alike. A simple guide has been written on how to put quite a bit more pep into your cloned OS or other mmc fun.

The guide that bunanson wrote is perfect for anyone looking to boost the read and write on their memory cards. He tells you how to install Fanoush's 48 mhz kernel and then clone your os.

And, since you have that fancy new kernel installed... Cloning takes less than half the time it normally would ;)

This thing might even breath a whole new life into your 770. Bunanson installed the kernel and cloned his os "and the 770 is running just as peppy as my N810."

Definitely sounds good, bun.

Check it out here at the iTT forums.

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XP Theme For the IT

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:52:00 +0000

Hello, tablet junkies!

Currently under development by iTT member, MaemoBox founder, and the creator of TabletOS andrewfblack is a Windows XP theme for the tablets. This is a promising beginning for a completely new look on the NITs.

Right now it is just getting started, but if you head over to this post you can grab a .deb and some more screenshots.

Very well done for what's there! Lets hope everything else added to this theme looks just as good.

(Oh, and by the way, check out MaemoBox and TabletOS, which is still in development. They both look promising from here.)

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Oh, Amazon, You Shouldn't Have

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:12:00 +0000

Well...

Look what's up for pre-order... And it's actually from someone reputable! I love Amazon. And, it says that these babies will be shipping in one to two months.

Think this'll give Nokia enough to roll out those N900s by Christmas? ;) Hm... I wish.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your wallets! (That is, if you live somewhere near some WiMax-y goodness.)

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Jott!

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:37:00 +0000

Well, hello!

Recently, I began using Jott. It's amazing, first of all. Basically, it's super accurate speech to text from your cell phone. For free. That's right, it'll translate what you say and put it into an email, text message, or twitter/blogger/whatever and send it out automatically.

It can also read your favorite RSS feeds to you over your cell phone, again, for free. (You can now get RMUG through Jott! Check out the button on the right side of the site.)

I've been using it to call from my cell, then send an email to myself with any notes I might have. "Wow, Fernando Botero is at the Museum, maybe I should volunteer there again... Call and see."

Then, later, when I look at my tablet, it's flashing a deep blue. "Oh, I have a message." It's from me. Speech to text, there is my message to myself about that museum. Very, very nice.

And, since Jott has applications for the Blacberry and iPhone, I thought I'd write them about the tablets. This would make the N810 so. freaking. cool.

Hopefully they'll write me back and I'll post the scoop here. Until then, check out the site, sign up, and be amazed. (Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to RMUG so you can hear it over your phone!)

Until then, adieu!

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KDE 4 for Maemo (Again!)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:43:00 +0000

Hello, hello!

Drizek at the iTT forums has let everyone know that KDE 4 runs on Maemo. Sweet.

A KDE dev (by the name of mkruisselbrink) has ported it to Maemo, and is even working on a way to have right click on a touchscreen alone. This guy is good.

Check out his post and the original article! Maemo and the tablets have been getting much more interesting over the past week. :D

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Debian for Everyone!

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:58:00 +0000

Greetings, everyone! More great news from iTT!

Now, earlier, I had told you guys about Debian for the Tablets, right? Well, now, everyone can install Debian with the click of a button. Just like that Android install ;)

All you do is install a deb, then run the installer from the Extras menu. Boom!

No partitioning, no command line, no worries. Your files on your tablet and memory cards stay completely intact! Nice! With Debian installed you of course get Firefox 3, Java, Open Office, Abiword, and IceWM. Pretty sweet, eh?

I don't want to steal Qole's (the genius who built this baby) thunder, so here it is: Easy Debian for Everyone!

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"Random Musings of a Useless Geek" Wordle

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:31:00 +0000

Yes, after I saw this post from Carlos, I just had to ;) I had no idea I mentioned Debian so so much!

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Automatic Install for Android Applications!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:59:00 +0000

You see that? That is genius, my friend. That is some good ol' fashion magic worked at the hands of Penguinbait. Alright, so, what is that, really? That is an android application. Now, guess how I installed it?

I downloaded one file to my memory card. Then, started Android.

That's it.

Get it while it's hot! Automatic application installation! (Say that five times fast.)

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Android on the N810 Made Easy

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:23:00 +0000

Well hello, hello!

Another amazing feat by the master porter himself and the man who brought who you an "early" ;) Diablo, Penguinbait and Qwerty12. Google's Android is now as easy as installing an application. No command line. At all.

PB, Qwerty, we love you.

GET IT HERE WHILE IT'S HOT!

I've installed this little puppy and it's awesome. Touchscreen works. The browser is fully functional and pretty smooth. Maps, check. And, best of all, you can install more apps, although that may require a command line. This is an amazing step in the right direction.

In my almost-semi-professional opinion... Install now!

I still can't believe it was this easy to install! Thanks you guys!!! :D

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Debian On the N8X0

Sat, 31 May 2008 11:22:00 +0000

Yo!

More great news! Yes, lots lately, I know. All you N800 and N810 users now have an alternate OS to choose from. Debian. Yes, another member of ITT has brought the whole system to tablets. This comes complete with XFCE, Epiphany, and all the software in the Debian armel repositories. Which is a lot of stuff. That means Open Office, Gimp, and more. (That's how OO was running in an earlier post here.)

Oh, and did I mention you can run all those apps inside Maemo once they're installed, thanks to another mem? Nice, huh ;)

Just wanted to put it out there, get instruction for install and follow the progress here and Internet Tablet Talk!

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