• Qik | Share Live Video From Your Mobile Phone
• Qik: Webcam on Your Phone | Android Phone Fans

• Calendar for Android: Can’t create or edit events in calendars that are from Google Apps for Domains – Google Mobile Help
• Cyrket – Miaomiao
• Reality check | Guy Van Sanden’s Home
• Rude: Where are our Manners – Doc Zone | CBC-TV
• Android Community Forums – View Single Post – Motorola Mini-Usb Charger to Charge G1?
• jacob.peddicord.Blog() : Commandeer: Lock the display to run a command
• Cyrket – Wheres My Android

• webmaven: Somewhat bemused that most #openvideo comments are on twitter, a single-vendor proprietary system.
• kainashi: Ten reasons !linux desktops lead the way [EN] http://jdem.cz/bmgz4 !ubuntu
• mrsangeld: @jmburgess I use grsync on My !ubuntu it works quite well
• magicfab: !Canonical certifies !Ubuntu #Jaunty on HP Proliant servers: http://ur1.ca/5yow – Full list here: http://ur1.ca/5yp6 !free !gnu !fsf
• magicfab: !Android on !Chumby anyone ? http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?id=3854
• magicfab: Pandora for !Android is coming: http://ur1.ca/5zbi – No Canada yet, though
• tacone: Putting an end to the disinformation about gnote in the !ubuntu community: http://tinyurl.com/nbfh7y #mono

• Encuentro Centroamericano de Software Libre – Ubucon
• Encuentro Centroamericano de Software Libre – FLOSS in Central America (1/2)
• Encuentro Centroamericano de Software Libre – FLOSS in Central America 2/2

• webmaven: Somewhat bemused that most #openvideo comments are on twitter, a single-vendor proprietary system.
• kainashi: Ten reasons !linux desktops lead the way [EN] http://jdem.cz/bmgz4 !ubuntu
• mrsangeld: @jmburgess I use grsync on My !ubuntu it works quite well
• magicfab: !Canonical certifies !Ubuntu #Jaunty on HP Proliant servers: http://ur1.ca/5yow – Full list here: http://ur1.ca/5yp6 !free !gnu !fsf
• magicfab: !Android on !Chumby anyone ? http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?id=3854
• tacone: Putting an end to the disinformation about gnote in the !ubuntu community: http://tinyurl.com/nbfh7y #mono

I kept following other guides and blogs without success until I came across this bug report about a missing udev rule for the Android devices. Ew!

I also noticed many guides indicate Eclipse + Android plugins (latest release, manually installed) are needed for this which is not the case! Dalvik Debug Monitor (ddms) works just fine without any other third-party, manually installed apps. This is what it should look like once it “sees” your phone:

It’s weird that taking screenshots isn’t easier, as this effectively prevents documenting and illustrating many interesting features. I hope the guide makes it easier for anyone to share their findings in using their Android devices. This should also help prepare training or support material, hint, hint

The above screenshot shows missed calls, USB connectivity status, Change Settings shortcut in notifications, TwitDroid pending dents (despite the name, it supports identi.ca which is what I use it for), Wifi connectivity status, Vibration mode, cell phone signal, battery status, alarm enabled and the current time, all in the status bar.

I also have a few widgets on the desktop (if that’s what it’s called…), otherwise I am using the default launcher and configuration.

Unless something specifically involves Ubuntu, I’ll mostly be posting only to Planet Android, which I recently joined. See you there (or here).

I am not going to say getting used to have a full computer + phone in my pocket, and on top of it being always connected was easy! But fun, yes. Useful, yes. Time-sink, yes

My main operating system both at home and at work is Ubuntu, so I’ll be posting about my personal and professional use of Android withing that context. I’ve started with the wiki page on portable Android devices, and I also post to the Android group in Identi.ca.

It’s puzzling that there don’t seem to be geographic-specific community groups for these, specially when you know they are, well, geographically tied to phone providers and GPS-enabled. If anyone in Quebec province (or in Canada, as Rogers provides service across Canada) is reading me, I’d like to hear ideas on where we can set a local resource: Google groups ? AndroidCommunity.com ?

I’ll start with my list of essentials as I am in week 3 of using this little marvel – which isn’t without its quirks. So stay tuned, and looking forward to read other non-developer stuff in Planet Android.

• toros: Little Details: It is important that !Ubuntu is polished up to the little details. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LittleDetails
• opensmooth: FACIL proteste contre l’avis d’intention de la RAMQ d’accorder un contrat à MS sans appel d’offres http://is.gd/13pu5 SVP Retwittez !libre