Fix for Ovi Suite sync with Nokia N900

UPDATE Oct. 4, 2010: Eyal had posted a comment with an additional fix he identified and his steps are below. If these don’t work for you continue reading on for the original fix I posted. Thanks Eyal! 1. Close (shut down) the Ovi Suite. 2. Rename the IntelliSync folder to something else like “IntelliSync_OLD”. 3. [...]

Post PR 1.2 upgrade fix for Nokia Map Loader & your N900

If you’re like me you updated your precious N900 to the latest firmware as soon as it was available. If you connected to your computer in PC Suite mode to see if the Ovi Map Loader is working you saw it isn’t. In this article I detail how to fix it

Comparing the Maemo browser and Firefox 1.1 on the N900

Unlike many Symbian based phones the N900 actually has a couple of choices for browsers, the default Maemo browser and Firefox. In this article I have reviewed both browsers side-by-side

Another fix for Nokia’s Map Loader on the N900

I broke Maps Loader for the N900 again, and then found another fix. Have you deleted the cities folder? If so read my new fix. It’s much easier than you think

ForecaWeather vs OMWeather for the N900

In February I posted a side-by-side comparison of AccuWeather and SPB Weather for Symbian 5th devices. Since then I have been using a N900 and as there are two weather apps available for it I figured why not do a follow-up review so here it is…

Fixing Nokia’s Map Loader for the N900

May 26th update… PR 1.2 was released today for the N900. If you’ve installed it and tried to use Map Loader it is once again not working. No fear. My fix for the post PR 1.2 upgrade is posted here April 28th update… I broke my own fix a week ago and after much frustration [...]

AccuWeather vs SPB Weather for Symbian 5th

One of the first widgets included with the N97 when it was released was AccuWeather’s. Then in December Symbian-Guru.com brought us news that SPB Weather was released

The 5 reasons I love Nokia Messaging for Social Networks beta

There are many tools out there for the emerging social media network and many allow for access to your facebook, twitter and IM accounts. Yet from my experience the either lack graphical interface features, only allow you to see your friends, have costs associated with them, or because they lack certain features other apps may have we are forced to use multiple applications. Wouldn’t it be great to have one app that did it all and for multiple networks?