Archive For December, 2007

thumbtribes-client_0.13

This update has several changes. Most noticeably, messages are now displayed in colour. In the user list there is a time field which indicates the local time/clock of the ping. There is now a command to retrieve any user’s profile. Screen shot here. To install: ipkg install http://zedstar.org/ipk/thumbtribes-client_0.13_armv4t.ipk

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Asus Eee PC phone pairing woes

One of the things I would like to use my Eee PC for is killing some time using IRC on my train commute. I already own a BT dongle which I used on my Sharp Zaurus. I also had bought a cheap Motorola phone for connecting with a Nokia 770. So in theory it should [...]

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thumbtribes-client_0.11

This version has some experimental changes such as allowing the user to set their mood. The client also shows how the location information was obtained. It should be possible now to use the phone’s working GPS functionality if you start up gpsd with ‘gpsd -p /tmp/nmeaNP’ and select GPS at login. Screen shot here. To [...]

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thumbtribes-client_0.10

This version of the client now uses a new command driven interface. For example, you can message another user with: /m username message Screen shot available here. To install: ipkg install http://zedstar.org/ipk/thumbtribes-client_0.10_armv4t.ipk

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