Monthly Archives: April 2008

OS2008 Homescreen Hackery

Posted on April 9, 2008 by miker

Inspired by some screenshots that came through my feed reader the other day, I updated the firmware on my N810 and installed a few new bits of hackery: Those are transparent homescreen apps, and more important than looking slick (if … Continue reading →

Posted in Maemo, Open Source, ThisIsMobility | 8 Comments

Mobile Web from the Perspective of a Javascript Developer

Posted on April 8, 2008 by miker

There’s a talk from Alex Russell about mobile web development up on IT Conversations. The title of the talk is “AJAX and Mobility”, which is actually misleading (as is my own title, since Alex isn’t really a Javascript developer only, … Continue reading →

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N810 Interface Critique

Posted on April 4, 2008 by miker

There’s a great post at TabletBlog critiquing the user interface of OS2008, the most recent revision of the operating system that runs on the Nokia internet tablets. To anyone who’s used both devices the points really ring true. Great writeup! … Continue reading →

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Maemo Browser Friendly Apps

Posted on April 2, 2008 by miker

I was somewhat curious how the new WordPress 2.5 admin interface would play with the browser on the N810 so I spent a little time poking around. Even though the new interface seems to be a lot more squishy than … Continue reading →

Posted in Browser, Maemo, Mowser, Software | 4 Comments

Sync vs. Always On vs. Modular Core

Posted on April 1, 2008 by miker

While I was upgrading to WordPress 2.5 this morning I happened across this post I noted but never finished. So it’s a bit less timely, but the overall issues are still interesting. Looks like modular handset manufacturer Modu is raising … Continue reading →

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