Video

I guess that not every device is perfect and the Nokia n800 is no different. I can ready ebooks great. I can surf the web just like I am using a desktop. I can even watch youtube videos and see web pages that use flash. My Nokia N800 is a wonderful device. I even named her Lara and have a wallpaper of Lara Croft on the background.

But the one thing that the N800 fails miserably at is video. I cannot for the life of me get any dive video that I download on the internet to run with a good framerate. My best results were with Mplayer but the video just doesnt cut it. I feel like I am watching a dubbed movie. So other than the lousy video quality I still love this device.

I just bought a mobile keyboard and I cant wait to start using it. I will be able to type on my tablet wherever I go. Oh just to inform you this post is typed entirely on a keyboard attached to Lara using an OTG adapter. I really enjoy being a mobile tech geek.

FBreader

I have recently come into possession of some html ebooks and I wanted to see if I could give FBreader a try. I am a ebook junkie and every time I look for a new device I look to see if eReader is available for it. Having support for ereader was a serious factor when I was deciding whither to buy the n800.

I did have a difficult time installing the program cause the site was down at the time. But I found the Google group of the software and discovered an alternate location to download the file.

When the program was up and running I loaded a book up and started reading. The default reading settings were horrible. Each time I went to page down the book would only scroll one line. So I went on to google and found a great article at Teleread.com. This wonderful article showed the basics of FBreader.

After I cleaned up the settings I was a happy camper. The program works great with a few kinks. Occasionally the program will continuously page down until I press page up. Also there is no support for bookmarks. Which would be great considering FBreader lost my place when I first ran the program.

FBreader is not perfect but is a good program. I can't wait until they add bookmark support. Now I just have to figure out what format to save my ebooks in.