http://pinouts.ws/usb-pinout.html

its quite simple.

you just need to make sure D+ and D- are connected (short circuited) on the side leading to the micro usb port.

Technical Users or Advance Users with some technicals.
Desc: Those that understand what it means by a full blown Linux, running Java SE, freedom, open-source, etc.
** IF Apps and Games are really important, skip this.
Devices: N900 --> Other Smartphones (Android/Symbian/etc) --> The "i"

Advance Users:
Desc: Those that don't really understand or think the above is important. They may ask, "What's the difference between full blown Linux and scale down Linux? How does it affect me?" or "Java SE? What's the difference with Java? Or simply Java? How does it affect me?". Basically, they are more concern with apps and games.
** IF none of that matters, only care about Apps and Games, basically, they're NOT looking for a smartphone but a device which have tons of apps and games (think PSP + Phone), then skip this.
Devices: Other smartphones (Android/Symbian/etc) --> The "i"

I Don't Care users:
If a picture worth a thousand words, a video is priceless:


This post has been edited by Andy214: Aug 30 2010, 09:10 AM

i know how that feels.

Example i recommend other brand with better specification the person just insist the brand. I said why he/she just say thats what he/she likes. Even for the same price or less he/she will insist that brand no matter what. Its their choice

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Aug 30 2010, 09:15 AM

Yup, better let them choose what they like. If they bought it because you suggested it, then they will blame you for any problems or if they regret. Besides, because it's not their choice, they usually won't put their heart on the thing, won't spend time to learn, etc. In the end, they blame everything on you.

However, there're some people that are different and they will learn to appreciate and love the thing.

From what I know, there're many Anti-Nokians in Malaysia. Back then, when there isn't much choices around, these people usually jump to SE devices and most of them won't look back, even though the reason they jump is no longer valid (e.g. Sound Quality, Camera, which used to be the strength of SE). It's a fashion/brand thingy, it's a Sony.

Thank you for you brief explanation

It really helps me to give him some idea on which phone to use.. I think he might go for Android (SGS) since he's quite particular with apps and videos.
As for me.. both N900 and SGS are great phones hehehe

Malaysian mindset:

Nokia = cheap, slow, reliable, uncool.
SE = great music player, good design, great camera.
BB = free messaging (while conveniently ignoring BIS fees), cool and hip (in which dimension really?).
Android = that sexay new shiny thang.
iPhone = answer to all global problems, including world hunger and the kitchen sink. Extremely smexy to boot.

Although nowadays, amongst my friends, I have to fend off more BB fanboys and girls compared to iPhone and Android ones lol.

@drexar: the SGS is a great phone, but has a wonky AGPS system that simply refuses to work (read = gps is broken. Totally). It SHOULD be corrected with the next firmware update, but Samsung is NOTORIOUS for firmware delays (YES, even more then Nokia really).

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 30 2010, 10:33 AM

never thought that Malaysians still think that Nokia phones are cheap and uncool. Maybe due to Symbian, which most Malaysian think are out dated..

Even the price are dropping very fast

This post has been edited by drexar: Aug 30 2010, 10:51 AM

True in some way but maemo is totally in different class & a gamechanger.

@Uzer
Welcome to teh club bro!

Say whatever you want about symbian, but symbian does work without issues most of the time & application + device firmware supports are plenty out there.
Of course Symbian isn't suited for for smartphone os but for normal phone it's fine.

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Aug 30 2010, 11:00 AM

Here an example
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=35962341

Woot a nice comparison between all OS.. thx aspire

Ppl sometimes dont think keep condemning nokia but until today they are still capturing market share. If they are capturing market share i dont see any failure in it

Gurus,

what's the difference between the 2 codes below?
echo 30 > swappiness
echo 30 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

It seems I execute one, the other does not change.

Even then, everybody can see that they are in the decline lately and they need a mass market game changer to stay a market leader.

Here's hoping that the N8 would truly be their saviour. I like the plucky Finns and Symbian, what can I say.

But, even though Nokia is slightly slow on the innovation side, they are still MILES better then RIM, which - IMHO - has a plainly RETARDED R&D dept for such a supposedly "smart" (and disgustingly popular) series of devices. It has been YEARS and Blackberries are still what they were a few years ago with no real revolutionary advancement.

Sorry. Had to vent lol. My BB worshipping friends are driving me a bit mad.
At least Nokia played around with strange ideas and came up with oddities like the N95, the N-gage (which flopped but was still ahead of its time), the N93, the N91, the E70, the NITs (and Apple thought they INVENTED the mass market internet tablet? Pfft. The Newton was an offline PDA, and that was IT) and a whole lot more.



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 30 2010, 11:52 AM

Tablet worshipers can worship iPad or whatever other pad out there but the is 1 thing N900 can do better.Which is going into your pocket.

@Eiraku
Any news regarding your N900?

Yup agree with that.. plus it is not fair to compare N900 with iPad coz they are not in the same category..

u use the 2nd one. Check whether the value is correctly changed by typing

cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

it should give out 30 or (100 default).

u say dont compare they will still compare with processor Samsung Wave BADA and Samsung Galaxy S

I dont care i want IPAD

haha everyone has their own preferences as for me i prefer iPod touch rather than iPad haha

http://gizmodo.com/5624889/how-did-an-ipho...ke-this-picture

yeah, FYI the n900 uses rolling shutter too.

they talk as if iphone's camera blows everything else out of the water...

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Added on August 30, 2010, 12:50 pmabsolutely, now i am using swappiness 0

as long you dont open up any apps = swap usage stays 0

when i stop my browsing session and close everything up, i disable the swap and enable it again, thus making swap usage 0 again.

there has to be an easier way to do that...

cant find the right combination to make n900 dump all swap back to RAM when apps are close and maintain 0 swap...

This post has been edited by jananan: Aug 30 2010, 12:50 PM

N900 can do this too? how? can teach me