Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-31 Thread Daniel Clem
know? "Николай Шатохин" wrote: >Will it have USB host? > > >2013/7/30 Daniel Clem > >> Everyone needs to submit "Tips” to OMG Ubuntu and any other site that >> would be interested. Especially if they have already covered an >article >> about the Edg

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-30 Thread Daniel Clem
Glad Ubuntu edge will be a 4G >phone! >> >> Daniel Clem 이 씀: >> >>> No Problem, I bout fell over when I read it! :-) we really need to >spread >>> the word about this as there are probably ALOT of people that are on >>> Verizon or Sprint that looked, seen it

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-29 Thread Daniel Clem
ll work on Verizon. I apologize for being wrong earlier, I >had no >idea that they would roll this out. >On Jul 29, 2013 7:05 PM, "Daniel Clem" wrote: > >> NEW UPDATE!!! The Indiegogo page now states specifically states the >Edge >> will work with "LTE

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-29 Thread Daniel Clem
data will most likely switch to all LTE and phase out CDMA over a few years until all the (at that point) 3G legacy phones are no longer uses. What do you guys think?? Daniel Clem wrote: >I deleted the more relevant mail already, so sorry for being out of >order. But we have a GSM phone an

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
I deleted the more relevant mail already, so sorry for being out of order. But we have a GSM phone and account from a pay as you go company called "Tracfone”. Is this Sim card compatible with?? If so I will definitely pledge one I have 830 saved. "Omar B." wrote: >Nice, thx for recording the

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
Yes, yes I do. Who needs to make phone calls at home or use data around the house anyways. :-P Oliver Grawert wrote: >hi, >On Di, 2013-07-23 at 12:45 -0400, Daniel Clem wrote: > >> I'm very optimistic, only question is, do I wanna switch to GSM right >> now. > >

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
he >$600 >> perk. The average slope for the 2nd half of the graph is $605.43 per >90 >> seconds. The real numbers aren't nearly that optimistic, which fits >with >> what I said in my earlier emails. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Daniel Cl

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
If that trend holds there will be a total of almost 80,000,000. Obviously it will have ups and downs, but even half that average would reach the goal. Will re-investigate GSM's signal strength in my area, as well as data plans. Josh Leverette wrote: >The only number I'm writing down is the tot

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
e your next contract rolls around, from what I understand. >However, >I am curious. How much data do you use each month, exactly? I have 4GB >per >month and barely use 2GB of that. > > >On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Daniel Clem >wrote: > >> i knew they were bad,

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
They made a pure phone like a Nexus device into a >very >dirty device. Canonical would have to give up everything that is noble >about this campaign to get Verizon to let those phones to connect to >their >network. > >It cannot happen, and it will not happen. Verizon has

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
Agreed. And here in USA the "Modern American Mentality” has taken over and people don't realized that high quality products come at a price. They are used to 2 year contracts that get them "latest hardware” at 200 to 300. But this device being 3 times the power and quality, but not 3 times the p

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

2013-07-23 Thread Daniel Clem
I would really like to pledge the 830. But I don't see any denial or confirmation of having Verizon support. It mentions GSM, but also Mark Shuttleworth said it has "Dual LTE" so it can be used on "Both LTE Standards". Which in my opinion refers to having Verizon LTE, as well as AT&T/International

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [feature request/question] Encrypted email/sms support?

2013-07-17 Thread Daniel Clem
Mkay, sorry for the seriousness, just the topic of NSA has gotten me extremely riled up lately. Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: >On 18 July 2013 01:18, Daniel Clem wrote: >> NSA? Really? Before or after the recent hoopla with Verizon and >others? >> Echoing another's point. Ye

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [feature request/question] Encrypted email/sms support?

2013-07-17 Thread Daniel Clem
NSA? Really? Before or after the recent hoopla with Verizon and others? Echoing another's point. Yes security has become a big hot word lately, and for good reason. Just a non-dev comment, I use SMS a lot. It depends who I'm talking to, when, and where. The person stating that 3g/4g is more

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Voice Recognition

2013-06-27 Thread Daniel Clem
very useful. > Printing directions leaves them with as much information as using > a smartphone GPS. using a standalone Garmin or TomTom is the only > way to reasonably avoid handing that data over to "the cloud", but > I wouldn't concern yourself about the cloud

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Voice Recognition

2013-06-27 Thread Daniel Clem
Non-dev comment. I very very rarely ever use voice recognition, and never use dictation. I only use it on rare occasion when I can't remember how to spell a word, and my best guess has spell check all confused. Plus with all the NSA and other privacy issues coming up, I'm working harder than ev

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [design] Intended usage of the page stack navigation model

2013-06-26 Thread Daniel Clem
I personally would prefer the page stack view for things like file explorer/manager. Where on Android you use the back button, with stacking as I understand, you back up by tapping the titles at the top right? Very elegant if I am understanding the design specs correctly. Can this be adjusted to

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [design] Welcome screen suggestions

2013-06-17 Thread Daniel Clem
Just non-dev comment: Love all those alternatives! :-) In my opinion the wallpaper of choice is not.show cased nearly enough. If I choose a image of my loved one, I don't want to only be able to see one eye, one ear and some hair from behind all the. icons and widgets. So show casing the i

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Design] Page stack back gesture

2013-06-13 Thread Daniel Clem
minimal >effort from the use." > >http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/get-started/design-vision > > >Again, take a look at this video example Evernote I uploaded, it's a >beautiful method for dealing with toolbars, but I suggest it _only_ in >the areas in deep page stack v

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Design] Page stack back gesture

2013-06-13 Thread Daniel Clem
Non-dev comment: Revealing controls on scroll up would work if you want it to be same for all apps, as not all apps scroll. Such as the FTP server app I use for my Droid. Or video games that need a.menu for settings and saving games, but no scrolling at all. My personal opinion is this menu

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Card style multitasking

2013-06-10 Thread Daniel Clem
Non-dev comment: I very much agree with this suggestion. Doesn't have to be implement exactly this way, though I also like the idea of short swipe, long swipe. Similar to short press long press. I always hoped Ubuntu would have take OpenWebOS code and used it instead of starting fresh.

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Fair trade phone & Ubuntu Mobile

2013-05-30 Thread Daniel Clem
>From what I read in the phone specs, this phone would not work on Verizon much >less Verizon's LTE, correct? Have they mentioned making a later model for >Verizon or CDMA carriers? Thank you guys and God Bless you and your work. Clem Ivo Weevers wrote: >Hi, > >A couple of months back, I'

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Can Ubuntu learn from iOS app store prices?

2013-05-08 Thread Daniel Clem
A system integrated way of donation would be awesome. One of the main reasons I don't donate often is because its never fast or simple. Usually requiring Paypal logins. I would prefer a system separate from Paypal (reasons related to the Wikileak blackout). And integrated as something every de

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Music app.

2013-04-03 Thread Daniel Clem
Thank you, I'll keep an eye out for the core app reqs. :-) Jim Hodapp wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >Daniel, > >On 04/03/2013 08:54 PM, Daniel Clem wrote: >> Just a small feature request. I love streaming Jamendo CC music >> usin

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] super small software keyboard

2013-03-21 Thread Daniel Clem
As non-dev 2 cents, I wouldn't want to use a proprietary keyboard, as it undermines the heart of what the U-touch project seems to be. Free to use by everyone. All GPL'd. If compromises start, then how is this project any different than what Google or Apple does, because they may some things ope

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Development] Solution for a password/secret storage

2013-03-19 Thread Daniel Clem
ne by one. :-( What new features does the kdbx file type add that would be a nice compliment to Ubuntu phone? "Cláudio Sampaio" wrote: >On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Daniel Clem >wrote: > >> I made a reply to the "Why no Browser in the core apps” thread a

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Development] Solution for a password/secret storage

2013-03-18 Thread Daniel Clem
I made a reply to the "Why no Browser in the core apps” thread about using the same filetype as KeepassX, but didn't see Keepass mentioned here so I thought it might be un related to the browser discussion. The .kdb file type is encrypted and requires a master password to open. But is very sec

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Ubuntu-touch-coreapps] Why is there not a Browser or music app in the core app?

2013-03-17 Thread Daniel Clem
Someone mentioned syncing passwords. We could debate security issues on this am day long, and I'm sure it could be done securely. But I use KeepassX for desktop and keepassdroid for Andoid to contain all my hundreds of websites and other info I have. They use the same encrypted file type, so I j

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Web Browser mailing list and team

2013-03-06 Thread Daniel Clem
Are non-developers welcome? Just an average teck savy user. I'd mainly have opinions on usage and UX. On 03/06/2013 07:21 AM, Will Cooke wrote: > Hi all, > > Following the UDS session on the browser yesterday I have created a > team and mailing list in Launchpad to continue discussions around the

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Tethering and Overclocking?

2013-03-04 Thread Daniel Clem
s dialog. And every single number above can be change to suite you. The maximum safe overflight is detected automatically so there's no risk of damage to the device. Hope that helps, God Bless you all, Dan Ricardo Salveti de Araujo wrote: >On 03/03/2013 03:10 PM, Daniel Clem wrote:

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Tethering and Overclocking?

2013-03-03 Thread Daniel Clem
writing a dead simple UI for cpufreq packages with SetCPU as inspiration would be very awesome. God Bless, and looking forward to seeing progress. Dan Oliver Grawert wrote: >hi, >Am Sonntag, den 03.03.2013, 02:17 -0500 schrieb Daniel Clem: >> So in closing, I feel that clock speed

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Tethering and Overclocking?

2013-03-02 Thread Daniel Clem
Agreed Benjamin, the average user should not have this kind of CPU control. But the Android application called "Set CPU” keeps things simple enough that most people can operate the over / underclock without any risk of damage as it auto detects that maximum safe overclock. And the returning to i

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] On management of sounds

2013-03-02 Thread Daniel Clem
I did a test with that the other day, and indeed an Alarm will sound even in silent mode. Perhaps its different for each app and device. That that is merely proof of a problem, not an excuse for the Android OS devs God Bless ya Octavian Damiean wrote: >On Feb 26, 2013 2:57 PM, "Bill R. WASHBU

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Tethering and Overclocking?

2013-03-01 Thread Daniel Clem
arging. And we all know the benefits of tethering. Don't wanna bore you all too much. :-P God Bless Dan Octavian Damiean wrote: >Hello Daniel, > >On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Daniel Clem >wrote: > >> One geeky thing I really enjoyed was changing the first boot

[Ubuntu-phone] Tethering and Overclocking?

2013-02-28 Thread Daniel Clem
Obviously these are very far down the road. But wondering if anyone has these in mind? One of the best things about rooting an Android phone is you can Overclock for performance or underclock for battery life. So having user control over these to suit our needs is a huge advantage. Also tetheri

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] On stolen device recovery

2013-02-26 Thread Daniel Clem
Would like to reinforce the notion of keeping big brother from abusing this kind of thing. Very very serious caution should be taken on this point. I feel that a special password ( not users or root) should be required to give them access in this way. So that in other normal times they would ha

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] feature requests, direct calling from browser

2013-02-26 Thread Daniel Clem
an be more help than hinder. God Bless you guys an your work. Bruno Girin wrote: >On 26/02/13 13:26, Daniel Clem wrote: >> Just wanted to ask 2 quick questions as an average user. >> >> Is there currently planned to support calling from the browser? I.E. >> tapping on a

[Ubuntu-phone] feature requests, direct calling from browser

2013-02-26 Thread Daniel Clem
Just wanted to ask 2 quick questions as an average user. Is there currently planned to support calling from the browser? I.E. tapping on a company's phone number and the number auto dialing? 2nd, and thought of this just now as I mistaken my SMS app for my Email app. Could there, by default,

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Enterprise Management?

2013-02-25 Thread Daniel Clem
Would like to second the need for the auto data wiping feature. But users would need to have finite control over how this would work. The users that care about such a feature would be tech Davy enough to understand at least a well laid out settings screen. God Bless, Dan Ted Gould wrote: >On

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [design] rotation

2013-02-25 Thread Daniel Clem
Agreed, side stage would look farely natural I think. Just need to translate all those gestures to a remote's controls. Plus side stage on a TV would make video calling and other things while multi tasking very intuitive and fun. Bruno Girin wrote: >On 25/02/13 13:01, Alan Bell wrote: >> At th

[Ubuntu-phone] [Ubuntu Phone] Colors used in Apps

2013-02-14 Thread Daniel Clem
Hello, I'm not a developer. But wanted to get a little input on preferences. Any time I install a new system. One of the first things I do is change the theme colors to something more subdued. I'm not super picky on the over all color itself. But I mainly want to change the color that is in text bo

[Ubuntu-phone] GPS Navigation??

2012-04-25 Thread Daniel Clem
u know would be getting just as good of directions as Google Maps, while not requiring data connection the whole time, saving battery life, and all with staying "open" in the Freedom Dimension. :) What you guys think? -- This message was sent from Launchpad by Daniel Clem (https://launchpa