[icon-discuss] Re: icon thoughts
- From: "J. Michael Jones" <mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:03:34 -0700
Hi,
You will find console under the utilities menu. I find it easier to use if
you have a keyboard plugged in. Please call us for the username and
password.
Thanks,
Michael Jones
LevelStar
1500 Cherry St. Suite D
Louisville, CO 80027
Phone: 303-926-4334 x 707
Fax: 303-926-1787
mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [icon-discuss] icon thoughts
I think it would be nice if the quick recording settings could be
adjusted, a super low quality with the agc is almost useless.
I was pleasantly surprised when I attached the icon to a computer at work
leaving the icon cd at home, and the icon showed up as a diskdrive when in
diskdrive mode, that's a huge plus.
I know the usb controler is probably on the processor, but it seems to
only transfer at 880k/second. 12 files 182968521 bytes in 208.03 seconds
so it would take 19 minutes to transfer 1gb. I have yet to try the
wireless. If anyone already has samba running, it would be interesting to
see a similar benchmark test.
I was happy to see i could just copy books and they showed up on the
bookshelf, now we just need a way to show the icon what the title and
authors are, maybe first line = title, and second line equals author?
I noticed that the 5 key told current time position in an mp3 file, that's
cool, maybe the other numbers could tell other things, like total length
of file, bit rate, id3 tag info.
I like that the icon can charge from the usb port, even if slow it means
if you have access to a computer you don't always need to have the AC
adaptor along. I wish it just had a mini-b plug on the icon though like
the pocket pcs but I did sigh in relief when I saw the docking cable was
extra thick and made with high quality parts, so we shouldn't hear about
them breaking easily, like some others I've seen.
After all that ranting, I really do like the device, I'm already trying to
get other people interested in getting one, my intent isn't to complain,
just trying to bring up things about the device that hopefully can be
improved.
I still have a question, sorry to say; I don't know how to log in to the
console. The manual didn't seem to say anything about the console except
that it exists.
One reason why I got the icon was to see how much I could have it replace
my laptop. It can't completely, but I think it can go a long way. My job
is in network security, so running linux I hope to make it into a great
portable network analyzing machine, I think it's possible. If only the
docking cable had ethernet, the docking station wont be convenient to
carry around on the run. With hopefully more blind people getting into
networking, I seriously feel the icon could give them a huge advantage.
Now if we could just get more requests for a serial port in the docking
station and the ability of the icon to be an external synth.
Together we can help make the icon the most powerful but also the most
flexible PDA the blind have ever seen.
Kevin
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