Regarding creating users and permissions our beloved Debian Policy [chap. 10.9] tells us:...you must arrange for your package to create the user or group if necessary using adduser in the preinst or postinst script (again, the latter is to be preferred if it is possible). I wanted to stick to the postinst since it's preferrable so I couldn't change the permissions in the rules file.Now the thing 2009-10-14 10:32 UTC with score 1

Mozilla just released the first release candidate (RC1) of Firefox for Maemo. The Nokia N900 and N810 are supported devices. If you’ve been running the beta, they say RC1 is more polished and that text rendering has improved. You can download it now at firefox.com/m. Firefox Mobile brings the Awesome Bar, add-ons, Weave, and location-aware browsing according to the Mozilla FAQs page. I just installed it, so I will report what I think in the next post. In the meantime, download and check it out yourself if you have a Nokia N900 (or the N810). The team is asking for feedback or bug reports as well, so head over to bugzilla.mozilla.org if you find any. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Firefox for Maemo Beta 5 Released But Slower and Less Accurate than Default BrowserHow to Tether Nokia N900 To Mac OS X Snow Leopard Via BluetoothConfirmed: Symbols/Numbers via Long-Press Coming to Nokia N900 Firmware UpdateLast Chance To Get $50 Holiday Rebate When Purchasing Nokia N900, N97, 5800 Nav, 5530 2010-01-01 03:06 UTC with score 2

I just woke up this morning and saw an email from my buddy Phil from WMExperts that was a great way to start of 2010. Last night Firefox Mobile RC 1 was made available as a free download for Nokia N900 owners. I quickly went and downloaded it and am working on a video of it to share with you as I test it out a bit. According to the Mozilla site, here are the features of Firefox Mobile: The Real Deal Forget about the clunky, stripped-down mobile Web you’re used to. Firefox delivers the performance and security you expect, plus all the bells and whistles you know and love. Site for Sore Eyes Tabs and browser controls are stowed away to the sides of the screen. Now you can see what’s been hiding all this time – the entire Web page. Enjoy the view. Touch of Genius Bookmark your favorite sites with one touch. Swipe your finger across the screen to access tabs or install useful add-ons. Double tap to zoom. So smart it’s simple. Awesome Bar Forget about typing long URLs, let the Awesome Bar do the searching and get you the sites you love in an instant. Get Personal Add-ons have gone mobile. Personalize your browser and make it your own. Search and install add-ons on the go. Password Manager Typing passwords on your phone is just plain hard. Why do it more than once? Choose to “remember” site passwords and forget ever having to endure long and difficult typing. Fab Tabs Your tabs are close at hand. Just swipe your finger to the right to see thumbnails of all your open tabs to find what you want quickly. Be a Local… Wherever You Are Looking for the city’s best live music joint? An alternative route to the highway? Get insider info and access maps with Location-Aware Browsing. Get Up and Go Get Weave and surf the Web on your PC, get up and go, and have everything waiting for you on your phone: your history, open tabs, bookmarks, the Awesome Bar – just as you had left it. I am particularly interested in Weave and syncing everything from my desktop to my N900. This can be very powerful and I sure hope this Release Candidate performs faster than the previous betas. 2010-01-01 18:28 UTC with score 1

Thanks to Philip Langdale, we can now tether our Nokia N900 with other devices over bluetooth. He has released the Bluetooth Dial-Up-Networking (DUN) package that many people have been waiting for. Since I use a Mac, I’ll share my guide on using the Nokia N900’s internet connection with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. First, install Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking. This is available in Application manager under the Extras repository or simply install it from this page. Reboot the N900 after installation. Open Network Preferences on the Mac and click on the ‘plus’ sign to add a service. Select Bluetooth DUN as the interface, name it whatever you like and click the create button. Select the service you just added and click Advanced.. Under the Modem tab, select Nokia as vendor, and GPRS as the Model. Type in your provider’s access point network and hit OK then Apply. I use T-mobile in the USA so my APN is internet2.voicestream.com. The Nokia N900 does not show your APN so you might have to call your provider or insert the SIM card into another phone that tells you the APN (S60 phones show it in connection settings). Make sure Bluetooth is ON with the Nokia N900 first. Click on “Set up Bluetooth Device” and follow the directions to pair the Mac with the Nokia N900. Mac will ask you to confirm if the number displayed is also showing up on the Nokia N900. Click Pair on the Nokia N900 and Continue on the Mac. If the pairing is successful, you will see this screen. I didn’t have to fill out username or password. Just click Continue. That’s it! To use the internet connection from your Nokia N900 on the Mac, just click on the phone icon on the top right corner and then Connect. I hope this guide helps you out. Let me know if you have any questions setting it up. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...How To View Ovi Store Content For Nokia N900 From Your Desktop ComputerVideo How to: Install .deb Files on Nokia N900Nokia N900 Tip: Use Backspace To Go Previous Page on Web Browser FasterHow To Install Power Twitter on Nokia N900 Web Browser 2010-01-01 17:46 UTC with score 1

Philip Langdale's bluetooth dial-up networking daemon (BT-DUN) for the Nokia N900 is a real godsend. Now I can tether my N800 and my laptop to my N900. OK... What does that mean for an average N900 user?I setup a BT-DUN connection to the N900 on my Win XP Pro laptop for those times at the airport when I need more screen real estate than the N900 affords. For a single user, this is a great way to share an internet connection.I'm planning on setting up my N800 as an in-car computer with OS2008 maps, Canola and Carman as the 3 anticipated usage scenarios.Why not the N900 for in-car use? Simple. Screen Size! At arms length, the N800's screen makes manipulating buttons much more friendly.In addition, on long trips, I can pass of my well used N800 to my passenger to surf while the shiny N900 sits in its cradle or jacket pocket (no selfishness there).Interestingly, while a device is connected via BT-DUN, the N900 is able to maintain its own internet connection. Either the same connection as the tethered device, or a different one (wi-fi, for example). The screenshots below show that the N900 is connected to wi-fi while the N800 is tethered to it using the cellular data connection.____________________ Figure 1: N900 IP while N800 is tethered (N900 on wi-fi and N800 on cellular data)____________________Figure 2: N800 IP while N800 is tethered (N900 on wi-fi and N800 on cellular data) 2010-01-01 17:16 UTC with score 1

I tested out some websites for people early on in my N900 testing and commented that many of the flash heavy sites wouldn’t work due to the touchscreen on the N900. I was wrong about some and learned you can actually enable mouse/cursor mode in the browser and then use the stylus to move around the display like a desktop web browser. I just went and tried out a couple of games on Bubblebox.com and PopCap Games and they actually work pretty well on the N900. To enable mouse/curser mode on the N900, slide your finger to the right from the bottom left corner of the display. A cursor icon will appear so tap on this and you will now be in mouse mode. Check out the video below of me playing a couple of games (Zume and Bejeweled) on the PopCap Games site. Many of these PopCap games are available as downloadable games for the iPhone, S60 and other platforms and they are some of my favorite games. I can’t show my wife that they now work on the N900 or she will steal the N900 from me. Be careful using the games on this site though, they can be quite addictive 2009-12-31 17:06 UTC with score -3

fMMS is a python application with a graphical frontend for sending and receiving MMS on the N900. With the release of 0.1.2-1 (which should make it’s way in to devel soon) minor tweaks have been made and it should now work with most operators in the world. Until it shows up in extras-devel you can find a .deb-file at http://mms.frals.se Video of an older version in action (in Swedish): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdpIA24Yegw If you decide to test this application, please drop a comment here, on talk.maemo.org or in an e-mail Garage site: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/fmms 2010-01-08 15:55 UTC with score 4

Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced another breakthrough in advanced chip design: the world's first "quadruple" core processor for applications utilizing the ARM instruction set. Building on a long and successful history of CPU core development and previous multicore implementations, Marvell's achievement represents a milestone breakthrough for the ARM ecosystem with many positive implications for consumers. Based on the same CPU architecture as the Marvell® ARMADA™ 500 and 600 processor series, Marvell's quadcore implementation can deli... .. . 2010-01-09 11:05 UTC with score 3

Mark/Space partnered with Nokia to release GoGadget for the Nokia N900 Friday afternoon. It enables synchronization of music, photos, ringtones, video, and documents from a Mac to a Nokia N900 connected through a USB cable. It works similar to Nokia Multimedia Transfer, but offers a couple more features. GoGadget for N900 works with iTunes to transfer whole playlists of music, with album art, genre and artist info. Save photos you snap with your Nokia N900 to your computer, into iPhoto. Transfer photos from your computer too – to make an N900 a digital photo album that’s always with you. Drag a video to GoGadget and it is converted to fit the phone’s screen size for a great viewing experience. These three features, however, are already offered for free using Nokia Multimedia Transfer. Two things GoGadget has that NMT doesn’t are synchronization of ringtones and files/documents. The ringtone editor is pretty cool. Choose a song, trim, and name it. The audio meter also guides you with the trimming. Ringtones are transferred on the Nokia N900 the next time it is synced. GoGadget’s ringtone editor GoGadget for Nokia N900 is available today, free to try for 7 days and to purchase for $19.95 USD. Try it out and let us know what you think. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Google Nexus One vs Nokia N900 Hardware Photos and First ImpressionsNokia N900 for $479 at Dell with Coupon Expiring Jan 9thT-Mobile USA Upgraded to HSPA 7.2Mbps – Blazing Fast on Nokia N900 Nokia N900 Ads Take Over Gizmodo 2010-01-08 22:43 UTC with score 1

Folks, we got another application for Nokia N900, this time it isn’t a theme but a Game. There’s not much to say about this, as you all know how these games are. This N900 game is called Magic Check and it is under development by the MMMOOO team and will be released very very soon. Here at nokia-n900.com we got the first screenshots from the game. Check all them on the gallery below. Let’s way for more developments but never forget that a good game is made not only by it’s graphics ... 2010-01-08 22:45 UTC with score 1