[NTLUG:Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 105, Issue 13

[Gilbert Morrow]

If you put the phone in "car dock"mode ui stays on . The original Droid from
VZW is a pure Google phone , will be retiring mine in November.

Thieves come though Windows, that its why I use Linux.
On Sep 20, 2011 4:37 PM, "Ralph Green" <sfreader at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> John,
>
> On Mon, 2011-09-19 at 09:55 -0500, John Fields wrote:
>> Ah! You mean me!
>> Add a "uhlds" to the end and you will have it. Fee-uhlds. ;)
>>
>> Why yes - I can.
>> Sorry, I had been caught up in Software Freedom Day (was Saturday),
starting a business, etc. :)
>>
> I had too busy a day to get to the Software Freedom Day event. How
> did it go?
>
>> So manning a table, or a projector type demo?
>> Open streetmap on a tablet is kinda nice too.
> An OSM demo of any kind would be great for the software fair. I have
> used OSM based programs a bit. I know I would like to talk to someone
> about the pluses and minuses I saw. It seemed to me that OSM was
> getting better and has good long term prospects. It needs volunteers to
> keep its data up to date and I suppose the real important thing is to
> gauge if it is catching on. I look forward to seeing you there.
>
>> I find the UI on phones more compelling for just that reaon, and aside
from the phone company knowing where my cell (generally) is
>> and giving me on demand data, it makes for a better mapping experience.
You can always turn off the cellular radio when you go
>> exploring. A second hand android phone with no SIM/account but with WiFi
would be just the ticket I think. Or a China cheap 7"
>> tablet (daylight issue). Resistive display works better with gloves on
too.
>>
>> But if you are sold on a dedicated GPS unit, then you get into an
interesting world of specialization. I'll try and dig up a link to
>> an OSM centric GPS review wiki.
>> John Fields
>>
> I have been thinking about getting some hackable, used Android to use
> as a wifi phone. So, adding OSM mapping to it might be my best
> solution. I have seen that there were a couple of Android apps that use
> OSM data, but I would like to see what you come up with.
>
> The stand alone device would seem to have a couple of big advantages
> for cap navigation. The UIs I have seen are less demanding of fiddling
> and when I are driving, I don't want to have to pay much attention to
> the UI of my map. The standalone device draws a lot less power. Phones
> all seem to shut off their displays after a couple of minutes. I
> suspect I could address those downsides of a phone by getting one that
> is suitably hackable and by plugging it in.
>
> I'd really like a phone for this where I can completely control all the
> software(compiled from source). Maybe it is possible, if I don't have
> to worry about the gsm or other phone chip, since that is the most
> tightly controlled driver, as far as I can tell.
>
> Good day,
> Ralph
>
>
>
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