Tim Samoff // Weblog (maemo) http://tim.samoff.com Bus riding, culture jamming, ALDI shopping, theology popping hack philosopher wannabe. en tim@samoff.com Copyright 2008 Pivot Pivot - 1.40.4: 'Dreadwind' Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:18:00 -0600 60 Quick maemo.org-related note... http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/08/11/quick_maemoorgrelated_note/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/08/11/quick_maemoorgrelated_note/2#comm I’ve changed the name of the maemo group at to “maemo.org.” The logo has also been updated with the new one.

]]> 1054@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Design, Linkage, Maemo Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:15:00 -0600 The maemo.org logo contest winner! http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/07/31/the_maemoorg_logo_contest_winn/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/07/31/the_maemoorg_logo_contest_winn/2#comm I didn’t mention it, but sometime after I had entered a number of logo ideas to the logo contest, I offered to dismiss my submissions in order to help in the judging process for the new logo. I thought I had some pretty good ideas, but I saw a couple that I liked better — out of over a hundred submissions!

And, the winner, after much deliberation (over mailing list, email discussion, and IRC), is:

Glaubert Oliveira from the Design Team!
maemo.org logo contest winner: Glaubert Oliveira

Congratulations, Glaubert!

I’m really looking forward to seeing this logo on the maemo.org website — as well as everywhere else!

Here’s some more info from (another contest judge — and organizer of the judging process).

]]> 1052@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Art, Design, Linkage, Computing, Maemo Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:25:00 -0600 I'm going to Berlin! http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/07/16/im_going_to_berlin/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/07/16/im_going_to_berlin/2#comm Ok. So, I am pretty flipping excited. has just approved sponsorship for me to travel to Berlin (as in Germany) this September for the and the first annual conferences!

I am excited for several reasons:

  1. OSiM World is rad.
  2. I get to meet a bunch of my fellow cohort. (I can’t wait to see all of you!)
  3. I get to immerse myself in two straight days of Maemo goodness. (Maybe even document it in some sort of special way.)
  4. And, well… I’ve never been to Europe! (Really.)

Seriously… This is more exciting than I could ever express here.

Thank you Nokia/Maemo — and, most notably, — for continuing to support this community in such an amazing way.

]]> 1049@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Fun, Life, Linkage, Maemo, Trips and Adventures Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:13:00 -0600 Maemo.org logo contest... http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/06/24/maemoorg_logo_contest/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/06/24/maemoorg_logo_contest/2#comm This is old news — especially if you’re a member of and got the four or five email notifications about it — but the fine folks in ‘s Maemo division have decided to support the Maemo community in rebranding Maemo. Part of this process is centered around redesigning a logo for the maemo.org website.

I’ve submitted a number of ideas myself, and I thought I’d post them here too. I’ll keep posting my ideas as I come up with them (clicking the image will take you to a larger version at the maemo.org wiki).

Submission #1:

Submission #1

Submission #1b:

Submission #1b

Submission #2:

Submission #2

Submission #3:

Submission #3

Submission #4:

Submission #4

Submission #5
(discarded because it looks
too much like the Palm logo — duh!):

Submission #5

Submission #6:

Submission #6

Submission #7:

Submission #7

Submission #8:

Submission #8

Submission #9:

Submission #9

Submission #10:

Submission #10

Submission #11:

Submission #11

Submission #12:

Submission #12

All of the submissions can be found here (there are some good ones too!).

Good luck everyone!

]]> 1048@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Art, Design, Fun, Linkage, Computing, Maemo Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:28:00 -0600 Maemo Group on LinkedIn... http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/06/19/maemo_group_on_linkedin/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/06/19/maemo_group_on_linkedin/2#comm I just wanted everyone to know that I’ve created a group on . Just go to my profile and click on the group to join.

]]> 1047@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Linkage, Maemo Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:38:00 -0600 The Nokia N95 8GB... http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/04/04/the_nokia_n95_8gb/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/04/04/the_nokia_n95_8gb/2#comm The fine people over at recently sent me a (just on loan for two weeks so that I could check it out). The N95 GB is a nearly $700-$800 cell phone, depending on whether you get it with a plan or not. (Ok, ok. Are you breathing again?) But, for $800, you don’t just get a phone… The N95 8GB has 8GB of internal memory, 128MB RAM, a 5-megapixel camera that can take stills or record video (with a flash, zoom, and a whole bunch of “manual” features), video call capability, an FM radio receiver, GPS, support for a variety of audio codecs, Java and Flash support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, A/V output, and more…

Nokia N95 8GBI’ve only just opened the package, so I’m not going to post a full review right now. My first impression is that the N95 8GB seems to be pretty slick. Aside from a slightly brickish form-factor, the user-interface is pretty intuitive and (for a cell phone) the buttons are all easily accessible and feel pretty responsive. The slider aspect of the phone (to access the number/text pad — slide up — or the media player controls — slide down) seems a fragile, but honestly, I’m not sure how many people have handled this phone before me.

With the advent of ‘s , I wonder why companies continue to make all-in-one phones with limited internal memory, no touchscreen capabilities, and without additional memory card slots. Still, the N95 8GB is a small, easy-to-pocket phone and media player with a bunch of features. While I haven’t dived into all of the functionality yet, it looks very promising. I’m really looking forward to seeing how well it connects with and accentuates my .

]]> 1043@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Fun, Life, Linkage, Computing, Maemo Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:59:00 -0600 Flying: The N810 way... http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/04/02/flying_the_n810_way/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2008/04/02/flying_the_n810_way/2#comm Thanks to my trusty (and, , of course), Josiah was occupied while flying this past week…

Mr. The Frog Rocks the N810

For those of you who still don’t consider the Internet Tablets as worthwhile s, you should think again. Find someone with installed and play around with it for a while. I know you’ll be impressed.

The video you see in this picture went from DVD to (Mac) to N810 without a hitch. The playback was flawless and the N810 kept its charge for much more than the three hour flight to and from California (almost two whole movies and a bunch of music listening).

]]> 1042@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Family, Fun, Life, Linkage, Photography, Computing, Film, Flickr, Maemo, Trips and Adventures Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:24:00 -0600 About http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2000/06/04/about/2 http://www.sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2000/06/04/about/2#comm It's me! Born: June 9, 1972
Location: Kansas City, MO USA

Follower of Jesus. Husband of Julianna. Father of Josiah. Musician, artist, filmmaker, reader, writer, thinker.

Other places you can find me: Friend of Emergent Village

]]> 897@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ about Sun, 04 Jun 2000 10:30:00 -0600