Nah, I just set it near my pillow when I go to bed. Although the graph this morning told me what I already knew, I kept waking up last night >.<
I'm gonna keep an eye on this for the next 2 weeks, but since I started using it last Friday, I've noticed the gradual wake-up alarm has made me feel more awake in the morning. *shrug* Might be a placebo effect, I'm not sure.
It sounds like an interesting idea, but reading the reviews I'd be concerned about battery life during the daytime.
I haven't noticed any difference. It's not even showing up under my battery usage today.
ebay's daily deal is $50 off the nook color with the coupon code CBARNESDD. Free shipping as well. The deal ends March 3rd. Those looking for a good, cheap entry point into the Android tablet marketplace take notice.
Just switched to Cyanogen on my Incredible. Pretty smooth so far.
How does it compare to other custom Roms? Or are you just coming from Stock?
I'm coming from Virtuous 2.1, which was a very generic 2.2 rom. Cyanogen seems much snappier, looks prettier, and got me to actually use SetCPU which has increased my battery life by quite a bit.
Only downside is that it doesn't have a percentage-based battery icon like Virtuous did. Granted, I can install an app that adds one, but then I'll have two and I hate the cluttered look of the notification bar.
Just switched to Cyanogen on my Incredible. Pretty smooth so far.
How does it compare to other custom Roms? Or are you just coming from Stock?
I'm coming from Virtuous 2.1, which was a very generic 2.2 rom. Cyanogen seems much snappier, looks prettier, and got me to actually use SetCPU which has increased my battery life by quite a bit.
Only downside is that it doesn't have a percentage-based battery icon like Virtuous did. Granted, I can install an app that adds one, but then I'll have two and I hate the cluttered look of the notification bar.
That's good to know. I wonder how this new Cyanogen compares to Warm 2.2...
And I use a battery widget (passive polling) for my "percentage remaining" needs, though a good one on the Notification bar is always welcome.
I'm switching to verizon from sprint shortly and am going to be taking advantage of the penny phone deal on amazon wireless. I'm getting a phone each for myself and for my wife and am considering the Incredible and the droid 2. I know that the initial reviews for the droid 2 showed concern for weak signals in areas where verizon is typically strong, does anyone know if that is still a concern or was that just a problem with some of the initial sets that shipped out?
so if you're not connected to your wifi you're going to have to either VPN into your home network or forward the relevant ports on your router (5900 i think). sadly this is where my expertise ends.
otherwise do you have the VNC server program listening? If you click on the tray icon there should be an "accept incoming connections" checkbox. I think tightvnc doesn't start running until you've set a password either. then just point your androidVNC client at the IP of the computer and port 5900 with the relevant password and you should be laughing.
Meh, the boons far out weight the banes. I had a good laugh at the infected app list, I wonder who actually downloads 90% of those apps? (The "___ sexy ___" kind)
my favourite was the Paris Hilton Sex Noises one or whatever it was called. Why would I want that on my phone?
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I am curious about something, as I want to understand how those who are pro-android and anti-apple reconcile this:
Everyone here seems to have to root their device and install custom OS builds to get the most out of them, and to customize the device beyond the limitations google and/or the carrier places.
How is this any different at all from jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad so that you can bypass the limitations apple places on the device?
I don't want a flamewar, and I use both platforms (or at the very least support both), but I am curious how one is a bad way of doing things and the other is okay.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I am curious about something, as I want to understand how those who are pro-android and anti-apple reconcile this:
Everyone here seems to have to root their device and install custom OS builds to get the most out of them, and to customize the device beyond the limitations google and/or the carrier places.
How is this any different at all from jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad so that you can bypass the limitations apple places on the device?
I don't want a flamewar, and I use both platforms (or at the very least support both), but I am curious how one is a bad way of doing things and the other is okay.
I think it's the fact that people recommend installing a custom ROM instead of staying with the stock one that's the point of contention. For Android, it's installing a completely new ROM. For iOS, it's just a jailbreak. One is significantly easier than the other for a lot of people.
Not that I personally recommend the ROM thing. I rooted for WiFi tethering and that's it. I'm otherwise happy with Sense.
I am curious about something, as I want to understand how those who are pro-android and anti-apple reconcile this:
Everyone here seems to have to root their device and install custom OS builds to get the most out of them, and to customize the device beyond the limitations google and/or the carrier places.
How is this any different at all from jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad so that you can bypass the limitations apple places on the device?
I don't want a flamewar, and I use both platforms (or at the very least support both), but I am curious how one is a bad way of doing things and the other is okay.
I think part of the difference is that there's better official/semi-official support for rooting. You can easily find apps on the Android Market that let you do things that require root access and on some phones rooting was literally something you could toggle from the settings menu. The user isn't viewed as a filthy pirate or the like for doing it.
I don't think iOS jailbreaking is bad (aside from the really bad ways you could jailbreak, such as the mere act of visiting a particular website), but it does seem to be that the existence of android's ecology of custom ROMs makes android rooting a lot more interesting. Having complete access to sources is pretty helpful here.
I don't even have root on my current phone though (although I could get it I suppose).
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Meh, the boons far out weight the banes. I had a good laugh at the infected app list, I wonder who actually downloads 90% of those apps? (The "___ sexy ___" kind)
The unsexy kind of people, jealous of those afflicted with sxeleixa?
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I haven't noticed any difference. It's not even showing up under my battery usage today.
I'll keep an eye on it and see, though.
How does it compare to other custom Roms? Or are you just coming from Stock?
I use Cyanogen on my moto-droid original, been using it for about 2 months. Zero complaints, everything has been running super well.
The only thing I'm interested in that I can't seen to get a hang on is doing a remote desktop to my PC. Granted, I haven't tried much.
Any recommendations?
VNC? I've been using that on my Milestone for ages now (stock and Cyanogen) I think I'm using androidVNC from the market and TightVNC on my desktop.
I'm coming from Virtuous 2.1, which was a very generic 2.2 rom. Cyanogen seems much snappier, looks prettier, and got me to actually use SetCPU which has increased my battery life by quite a bit.
Only downside is that it doesn't have a percentage-based battery icon like Virtuous did. Granted, I can install an app that adds one, but then I'll have two and I hate the cluttered look of the notification bar.
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That's good to know. I wonder how this new Cyanogen compares to Warm 2.2...
And I use a battery widget (passive polling) for my "percentage remaining" needs, though a good one on the Notification bar is always welcome.
I'm switching to verizon from sprint shortly and am going to be taking advantage of the penny phone deal on amazon wireless. I'm getting a phone each for myself and for my wife and am considering the Incredible and the droid 2. I know that the initial reviews for the droid 2 showed concern for weak signals in areas where verizon is typically strong, does anyone know if that is still a concern or was that just a problem with some of the initial sets that shipped out?
Thanks!
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Just up there I recommended some variant of VNC and I recommend it again.
I also use a VNC connection instead of a keyboard and mouse to control an HTPC in my living room
If they are torrent downloads, check out Transdroid
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I'm trying this and getting nowhere. The manual for androicvcn isn't loading so I'm running blind. I have right vnc in my desktop running too.
Help?
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otherwise do you have the VNC server program listening? If you click on the tray icon there should be an "accept incoming connections" checkbox. I think tightvnc doesn't start running until you've set a password either. then just point your androidVNC client at the IP of the computer and port 5900 with the relevant password and you should be laughing.
firewalls also. do you have one?
Meh, the boons far out weight the banes. I had a good laugh at the infected app list, I wonder who actually downloads 90% of those apps? (The "___ sexy ___" kind)
Everyone here seems to have to root their device and install custom OS builds to get the most out of them, and to customize the device beyond the limitations google and/or the carrier places.
How is this any different at all from jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad so that you can bypass the limitations apple places on the device?
I don't want a flamewar, and I use both platforms (or at the very least support both), but I am curious how one is a bad way of doing things and the other is okay.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I think it's the fact that people recommend installing a custom ROM instead of staying with the stock one that's the point of contention. For Android, it's installing a completely new ROM. For iOS, it's just a jailbreak. One is significantly easier than the other for a lot of people.
Not that I personally recommend the ROM thing. I rooted for WiFi tethering and that's it. I'm otherwise happy with Sense.
To expand on that, you see a lot of talk about rooting phones because that's what there is to talk about most, not because everyone does it
I think part of the difference is that there's better official/semi-official support for rooting. You can easily find apps on the Android Market that let you do things that require root access and on some phones rooting was literally something you could toggle from the settings menu. The user isn't viewed as a filthy pirate or the like for doing it.
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I don't even have root on my current phone though (although I could get it I suppose).
i think you would need to root it to get grey. though it would be cool to be able to select things liike that in the settings
...grumble Samsung....
Which phone? Haven't all the ones that will be upgraded been upgraded now?