Re: OT: How to set up an android tablet without a Google account?

2018-01-19 Thread Stephen Partington
, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Matt Graham <mhgra...@crow202.org> wrote: > On Jan 18, 2018 8:41 PM, <j...@actionline.com> wrote: >> >>> I purchased a Nexus 7 tablet for someone [...] >>> but I set it up using my own personal Google account. >>> How can I de

Re: OT: How to set up an android tablet without a Google account?

2018-01-19 Thread Matt Graham
On Jan 18, 2018 8:41 PM, <j...@actionline.com> wrote: I purchased a Nexus 7 tablet for someone [...] but I set it up using my own personal Google account. How can I delete all of my personal information and make this tablet work without it being on my Google account? Settings->Backup

Re: OT: How to set up an android tablet without a Google account?

2018-01-18 Thread Stephen Partington
F-droid is your best bet. I also would suggest maybe lineageOS to bring it much more current than stock. If desired you won't even have Google apps or the Google play store. On Jan 18, 2018 8:41 PM, <j...@actionline.com> wrote: How can I set up an android tablet (Nexus7) with a couple o

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-07 Thread Michael Butash
I too am a bit annoyed they threw in behind gnome, I've never been able to use it and not be instantly annoyed since it's come out. I've tried many times, I just simply don't get it. Better than Unity, but not by much, and since I've stopped deploying ubuntu 6 months ago, much happier in

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-07 Thread Nathan
On 2017-04-06 13:17, Jerry Snitselaar wrote: Is there a link to this? Seeing as the gnome project seems to get along with every other distro I'm not sure the problem was on their end. I don't have a link nor the time to find one. I google'd it and didn't find anything. I do find it funny

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-06 Thread Jerry Snitselaar
Most everyone else seems to be settling on appimage or flatpak On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 2:01 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > That's what I thought. That is something that will be immensely useful for > all distros, so hopefully development continues. Or at worst, it becomes >

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-06 Thread Matthew Crews
That's what I thought. That is something that will be immensely useful for all distros, so hopefully development continues. Or at worst, it becomes the Ubuntu Secret Sauce (tm) On Thu, Apr 6, 2017, 13:58 Stephen Partington wrote: > snappy is a containerized application

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-05 Thread Matthew Crews
o far nobody has really embraced that. > > Honestly what I want to see is a universal dock for my phone or tablet > that I can use regardless of device. Plug my device in via the USB input, > and the dock acts as both a video output and a USB/Bluetooth hub for > keyboard and m

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-05 Thread Matthew Crews
iversal dock for my phone or tablet that I can use regardless of device. Plug my device in via the USB input, and the dock acts as both a video output and a USB/Bluetooth hub for keyboard and mouse input. Thats essentially what the DeX Station, the upcoming dock for the Galaxy S8, will do. I want th

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-05 Thread Stephen Partington
On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > >> Microsoft's biggest problem with convergence is they have completely > married themselves to the x86 architecture, and so while MS can create an > interface for other devices, those devices will largely require non-x86 >

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-05 Thread Stephen Partington
The Ubuntu mobile UI was a nice platform to work with in a tablet or phone interface, but the application ecosystem was horrifying to deal with. I am sorry a slapped together wrapper for someone's website is not an app. It is a bastardized browser experience that is worse than just using a browser

Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

2017-04-05 Thread Brian Cluff
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/ It's sad to see so much development get scrapped and I really wanted to see a sucsessful ubuntu phone, but I can't help but to think that this will ultimately be a good thing. Brian

Re: Spiffy Ubuntu based Tablet

2016-01-14 Thread Matt Graham
On 01/14/2016 09:49 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: http://www.mj-technology.com/products/ubuntu-tablet That's actually pretty spiffy as tablet devices go. Heck its pretty spiffy as a number of devices go... On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Brian Cluff wrote: Nice tablet. I wonder if it would

Re: Spiffy Ubuntu based Tablet

2016-01-14 Thread Mark Phillips
09:49 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.mj-technology.com/products/ubuntu-tablet >>>> That's actually pretty spiffy as tablet devices go. Heck its pretty >>>> spiffy as a number of devices go... >>>> >>> On Thu,

Re: Spiffy Ubuntu based Tablet

2016-01-14 Thread Stephen Partington
given the resources and hardware it should run like a champ. On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Brian Cluff <br...@snaptek.com> wrote: > Nice tablet. I wonder if it would run plasma-mobile. > > Brian Cluff > > > On 01/14/2016 09:49 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: > >

Re: Spiffy Ubuntu based Tablet

2016-01-14 Thread Ted Gould
On Thu, 2016-01-14 at 09:49 -0700, Stephen Partington wrote: > http://www.mj-technology.com/products/ubuntu-tablet?variant=101732383 > 39 > > That's actually pretty spiffy as tablet devices go. Heck its pretty > spiffy as a number of devices go... Looks like it's just running the

Re: tablet

2015-07-20 Thread Michael Havens
for learning and your lfs projects. Blow one up build another. On 2015-07-19 15:01, Michael Havens wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: staples

Re: tablet

2015-07-20 Thread Keith Smith
for learning and your lfs projects.  Blow one up build another. On 2015-07-19 15:01, Michael Havens wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-:  staples

Re: tablet

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin Fries
wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: staples --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org

Re: tablet

2015-07-20 Thread Keith Smith
.  Blow one up build another. On 2015-07-19 15:01, Michael Havens wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-:  staples

Re: tablet

2015-07-20 Thread Keith Smith
. On 2015-07-19 15:01, Michael Havens wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-:  staples --- PLUG-discuss mailing list

tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Michael Havens
Hey guys, My laptop crapped out. I have decided that since I rarely use the laptop that I will opt to get a tablet. What do you recommend I get? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe

Re: tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Stephen Partington
...@gmail.com wrote: This is an idea. http://linuxgizmos.com/tablet-runs-ubuntu-touch-on-intel-core-m/ Also I would suggest the nexus tablets. You can even install ubuntu touch on them. (in addition to being a good device) On Jul 19, 2015 3:01 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hey

Re: tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Stephen Partington
This is an idea. http://linuxgizmos.com/tablet-runs-ubuntu-touch-on-intel-core-m/ Also I would suggest the nexus tablets. You can even install ubuntu touch on them. (in addition to being a good device) On Jul 19, 2015 3:01 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, My laptop crapped

Re: tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Mark Phillips
How about a MS Surface Pro - core i7? You can wipe Windows and install Linux. Very portable. But expensive. Mark On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Stephen Partington cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: This is an idea. http://linuxgizmos.com/tablet-runs-ubuntu-touch-on-intel-core-m/ Also I would

Re: tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Michael Havens
no tablet. I need a laptop with a windows os so I can update my tomtom gps unit. On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Stephen Partington cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: This is an idea. http://linuxgizmos.com/tablet-runs-ubuntu-touch-on-intel-core-m/ Also I would suggest the nexus tablets. You can

Re: tablet

2015-07-19 Thread Stephen Partington
any windows pro tablet should also be able to run full windows applications. On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I figured that out a couple of hours after I thought of going with a tablet instead of a llaptop. On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Michael

OT: Which tablet?

2015-03-09 Thread kitepilot
Hello there: I need the tablet with the biggest screen (Android or Mac) that can be visible in direct sunlight as well as dim(able) to the point of being visible under *VERY* low light without blinding brightness. This is the test for brightness: Stay in a totally dark room for an hour

Re: OT: Which tablet?

2015-03-09 Thread Stephen Partington
I have been very pleased with my OnePlus under these circumstances. but your screen requirements are a little open ended. On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:27 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: Hello there: I need the tablet with the biggest screen (Android or Mac) that can be visible in direct

Re: OT: Which tablet?

2015-03-09 Thread Brian Cluff
Here's the tablet with the biggest screeen that I know of: http://www.amazon.com/nabi-Big-Tab-HD-24/dp/B00OR29TAY You'll have to research if the screen will work for you. I'm my experience there is no screen that would be dim enough to meet those specs. Your eyes are so sensitive after

Re: OT: Which tablet?

2015-03-09 Thread Mark Phillips
I like the asus tf701 with the docking keyboard. Very long battery life, and I prefer the physical keyboard to a screen keyboard. No idea about the screen brightness issue. On Mar 9, 2015 11:19 AM, Brian Cluff br...@snaptek.com wrote: Here's the tablet with the biggest screeen that I know