Interview: What went wrong with MeeGo? 'Nokia lost faith in the project'
The secret is to run faster. That was Dave Neary's advice for winning a race
HideIPVPN
VPN service HideIPVPN offers users an easy way to surf online privately and securely, regardless of the device being used. The list of features is fairly extensive, and balances the needs of newbies and more advanced users better than most competitors.
Don't panic
I use a Netgear wireless router, as does my neighbour. When we’re online at the same time our speeds are hugely compromised. We have set our routers to channels 1 and 11 to try to stop interference, but to no effect
Nokia N900 with CSSU-Thumb
Nokia N900 multi-tasking check. CSSU-Thumb version Tmaemo7.2+thumb0. Hats off to Maemo Community and CSSU Team for making N900 a daily usable device
Bypassing Tracker’s file system miner, for example for MTP daemons
Recapping from my last blog article ; I worked a bit on this concept during the weekend. When a program is responsible for delivery of a file to the file system that program knows precisely when the rename syscall, completing the file transfer transaction, takes place. An example of such a program is an MTP daemon.
Two weeks ago, Jolla unveiled Sailfish
Two weeks ago, as I was busy finding out in Vegas that double-shot frozen cocktails are a really stupid idea, a small Finnish startup unveiled their mobile operating system: Jolla unveiled Sailfish. With a strong focus on the Chinese market, the company is aiming to offer serious competition to Android's dominance of the smartphone market.
MWKN Weekly News for Monday, 3 Dec 2012
Front Page Nokia supporting Hildon Foundation in ecosystem infrastructure move The Hildon Foundation Board made a surprising and welcome announcement last week, notifying the community that Nokia has offered to cover the costs of migration for maemo.org: “In a conference held by Nokia, Nemein and the Hildon Foundation, Nokia has offered to help economically in the process of migration. The details for starting the migration are under discussion
MWKN Weekly News for Monday, 26 Nov 2012
Front Page Jolla reveal strategy, UI and Qt Creator-based SDK at Slush 2012 Jolla is once again foremost in the minds of many mobile OS enthusiasts and open-source aficionados with more information being revealed regarding their strategy and future. The launch of their official website and a slick video partway between a teaser and a product video give a definite sense of progress and should inspire confidence in everyone holding their breath for a product launch.
Board minutes for meeting on November 3rd, 2012
Minutes for first Hildon Foundation Board meeting. VoIP meeting held on Google Hangout