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11th November 2012, 10:06 PM
BigRAWesty

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

*L* please tell me she is in her 50's / 60's

and I'd probable take you up on that mate if I lived in SA

I wish I could.. Early 40's..

I would do it.. Sub $20 an hour..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
11th November 2012, 10:20 PM
mudski

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I so need, er want one. Asus Ultrabook and tablet in one. Even the wife was impressed when she saw it. Then she saw the price and said no way.
12th November 2012, 05:09 PM
BigRAWesty

Toddie, looking a pad to aid. But can't spend a bucket load.

Ive found this one, wifi, gps, 10" screen.
What's your thoughts??

10.2" GPS Android 4.0 Flytouch 6 HDMI 1GB RAM 4GB ROM WIFI Ethernet Port Tablet

http://bit.ly/SWawVS

IMO can use it for a gps aswell on trips

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
12th November 2012, 06:03 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Kallen,

I don't know much about Ipads / Touch Pads, I have only just started researching.

Doesn't seem to bad for the price, but I would be wary of buying anything electronic from overseas, unless it has warranty and there was a service centre located in Australia.

Send Nic ( Rusty Nails ) a PM he will let you know what he thinks of it and if you tell him your budget he might be able to recommend something else..

Was also told to be careful with what you buy as replacing a screen for example could cost you more than what you bought the unit for in the first place.

Sorry can't be of any more help

Also if your stereo System is not much chop, you can buy Stereo's these days that have removable touch pads...... pretty cool stuff\\

Cheers

Toddie
12th November 2012, 06:15 PM
BigRAWesty

Yea these days there a throw away job is something happens.. My insurance excess is $100 so it's not worth it..

Does the Opp system look ok? I'm not up with suitable running systems.

I'll give rusty a pm though..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
12th November 2012, 07:18 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Yea these days there a throw away job is something happens.. My insurance excess is $100 so it's not worth it..

Does the Opp system look ok? I'm not up with suitable running systems.

I'll give rusty a pm though..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Yeh mate

OS is current, I would go with something that has usb ports etc like the one your looking at. Pretty much ticks all my boxes except for being overseas.

Doesn't specify running time, all the cheaper ones I've looked at only run for about 2hrs playing audio / vid etc, which is no where near enough for me.

Cheers

Toddie
19th November 2012, 02:48 AM
BigRAWesty

Well I just grabbed this one.. $116..

7" 36GB Android 4 TABLET PC & E Reader Capacitive Touch Screen WiFi HDMI USB MID

http://bit.ly/TL8V1g

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
22nd November 2012, 10:45 AM
BigRAWesty

Well I'm free. Free at last...
Just swapped my 10 month old iPhone 4 for a HTC one xl... Can't believe she wanted a swap...
Stocked
22nd November 2012, 10:53 AM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Well I just grabbed this one.. $116..

7" 36GB Android 4 TABLET PC & E Reader Capacitive Touch Screen WiFi HDMI USB MID

http://bit.ly/TL8V1g

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

And the verdict is???????

What's the battery life, when using it???
22nd November 2012, 11:32 AM
BigRAWesty

BIG!!!!
But nice... A decent spell checker.. lol
Battery well I'm not sure yet.. been setting up and down loading so its chewed 1/4 in 3 hours...
So far I like it.
22nd November 2012, 12:34 PM
BillsGU

Here is one for you Tod. I can't play any video clips on my computer. Also - it won't even go to the youtube site, let alone run any of the video clips.
22nd November 2012, 12:55 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillsGU

Here is one for you Tod. I can't play any video clips on my computer. Also - it won't even go to the youtube site, let alone run any of the video clips.

Work or home PC???
22nd November 2012, 02:26 PM
BillsGU

Quote:

Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Work or home PC???

Home - running XP
22nd November 2012, 03:22 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillsGU

Home - running XP

Do you have any vids saved on the hard drive, if so do they play and its just Internet vids that don't play or is it both saved and Internet vids that don't work?
22nd November 2012, 04:31 PM
BillsGU

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Do you have any vids saved on the hard drive, if so do they play and its just Internet vids that don't play or is it both saved and Internet vids that don't work?

Internet vids don't work at all. I have some vids with avi extensions on the hard drive. When I play them in media player I only get sound and no picture. I do have a player called VLC that plays them OK, but I can't use it to play internet vids.
22nd November 2012, 05:10 PM
Maxhead

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Originally Posted by BillsGU

Internet vids don't work at all. I have some vids with avi extensions on the hard drive. When I play them in media player I only get sound and no picture. I do have a player called VLC that plays them OK, but I can't use it to play internet vids.

Sounds like you're missing a codec on media player. try installing this http://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/

VLC is a great player
22nd November 2012, 05:56 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nisshead

Sounds like you're missing a codec on media player. try installing this http://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/

VLC is a great player

x2, if the codec update doesn't work try re-installing media player.

Don't think this will help with Internet vids though

Try updating Adobe Flash Player if the codec and re installing media player doesn't work for internet vids: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Cheers

Toddie
22nd November 2012, 07:44 PM
BillsGU

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nisshead

Sounds like you're missing a codec on media player. try installing this http://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/

VLC is a great player

Good going guys!! Videos now work in media player but I still can't get into youtube. It says page has been reset. It just times out. Any other ideas?
22nd November 2012, 07:53 PM
Maxhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillsGU

Good going guys!! Videos now work in media player but I still can't get into youtube. It says page has been reset. It just times out. Any other ideas?

What browser are you using??? Firefox??

Try a different browser to see if the same happens also can you post a screenshot of the error you're getting
22nd November 2012, 07:53 PM
rusty_nail

X2 on flash YouTube is flash based, that should fix ur problem. If not try a different browser

Tappin
22nd November 2012, 08:52 PM
BigRAWesty

Well battery seems to be going ok.. for such a large phone Im looking at around 10-12 hours play time..
The wife hammered it this arvo 'testing' it out..
I see why people like the iPhone, it is a simpler opperating system.. but its all a name. This is killing it in speed and features.. and 4G.. dam its quick..
22nd November 2012, 08:55 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Well battery seems to be going ok.. for such a large phone Im looking at around 10-12 hours play time..
The wife hammered it this arvo 'testing' it out..
I see why people like the iPhone, it is a simpler opperating system.. but its all a name. This is killing it in speed and features.. and 4G.. dam its quick..

Phone????

What about the the Android touchpad thingo you bought???
22nd November 2012, 09:28 PM
BigRAWesty

Haven't got it yet... Hopefully here tomorrow.
Small issue for you android guru
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2012/11/97.jpg
22nd November 2012, 10:35 PM
BillsGU

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nisshead

What browser are you using??? Firefox??

Try a different browser to see if the same happens also can you post a screenshot of the error you're getting

Yep - firefox.
22nd November 2012, 11:05 PM
BillsGU

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillsGU

Yep - firefox.

Tried to attach an error screen shot - but it just hangs. The error code says that "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading".
25th November 2012, 06:29 PM
BigRAWesty

Righto toddie. Viewing emails is a little difficult on the android system..
Is there a different app I can use? I use hotmail.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
25th November 2012, 08:35 PM
NissanGQ4.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Righto toddie. Viewing emails is a little difficult on the android system..
Is there a different app I can use? I use hotmail.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Sorry Kallen, out of my league I don't have Android, but I would put money that there is a few different email apps out there
25th November 2012, 09:29 PM
Clunk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Righto toddie. Viewing emails is a little difficult on the android system..
Is there a different app I can use? I use hotmail.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Westy, there's a hotmail app, which seem to work ok, I'll see if I can remember which one it is.

Edit: it's the one done by Seven Networks ..... Unlike your normal android mail app, this one shows all your emails, not just the last few days
Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....
25th November 2012, 09:43 PM
BigRAWesty

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clunk

Westy, there's a hotmail app, which seem to work ok, I'll see if I can remember which one it is.

Edit: it's the one done by Seven Networks ..... Unlike your normal android mail app, this one shows all your emails, not just the last few days
Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....

Thanks clunk. Just grabbed it and it seems nice. A bit better then the android setup. Cheers

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
25th November 2012, 09:52 PM
Clunk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westy's Accessories

Thanks clunk. Just grabbed it and it seems nice. A bit better then the android setup. Cheers

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Go into the settings toast it up how you want. I.E. if you want junk emails to come through, youhad also set a quiet time so nothing comes through between certain hours.Anyway, have a play, it's easy to use

Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....
25th November 2012, 10:02 PM
BigRAWesty

Yea sweet Clunk.. I'm loving this android.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
6th December 2012, 06:44 PM
wildgu6

Heres a couple for those in the know.
Is there a way i can access my laptop from my Iphone ????
Not just mail, thats not a prob', but there has been occassions were i needed to access certain files while out and about.

Secondly does anyone know how to create an iphone app ???

Thanks peeps
6th December 2012, 06:56 PM
Maxhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by wild98

Heres a couple for those in the know.
Is there a way i can access my laptop from my Iphone ????
Not just mail, thats not a prob', but there has been occassions were i needed to access certain files while out and about.

Secondly does anyone know how to create an iphone app ???

Thanks peeps

You can use something like dropbox or google drive or icloud to store files,pics,vids etc and can access them from anywhere in the world from a phone or pc.

Otherwise if you just want to remote desktop into your PC you can use a program called logmein.Use the free version and load the client side on your PC and you can access that PC from anywhere or anything connected to the net by just loging into their website. Works on iphone but is a bit tricky to manurer around but works

not sure on the app creation side mate
6th December 2012, 07:01 PM
NissanGQ4.2

x2 on what Kris has said, I use dropbox, but there all the same.

What sort of App are you wanting? There are apps pretty much for everything these days, chuck that crap apple product in the bin and go by yourself an Android phone *L*
6th December 2012, 07:17 PM
wildgu6

Cheers Kris but drop box is that like a file storage out there in netland stored on some sattelite somewhere.. All jibberish to me mate. Not keen on storing stuff on the net..
Remote desktop, always heard about it but never realy understood what it was.... Sounds like the go for what i need,, might look into that one, thanks mate
6th December 2012, 07:20 PM
wildgu6

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

x2 on what Kris has said, I use dropbox, but there all the same.

What sort of App are you wanting? There are apps pretty much for everything these days, chuck that crap apple product in the bin and go by yourself an Android phone *L*

Not wanting an app Toddsta, want to make one to get rich hahahaha
An apple a day mate, you know what they say lol.
6th December 2012, 07:24 PM
Maxhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by wild98

Cheers Kris but drop box is that like a file storage out there in netland stored on some sattelite somewhere.. All jibberish to me mate. Not keen on storing stuff on the net..
Remote desktop, always heard about it but never realy understood what it was.... Sounds like the go for what i need,, might look into that one, thanks mate

Yep, with dropbox you share files or upload files onto the cloud(some big storage area somewhere in the world).

Logme in is just a little program that runs on your PC and when you want to access that PC and take control of it remotely, you just log into logmein website and you can just use that PC normally but from a remote location.

Good luck mate. I have computers of friends here and overseas and when they have any issues I can just log into their PC and check it out....pretty cool
6th December 2012, 07:47 PM
wildgu6

Logmein sounds like the go for me Kris, might look into it.
Sounds pretty cool actually. That would be awsome if i could access puter from where eva.
Cheers mate, nice work.

Oh, do i install the prog' on the puter. or on the iphone or on both
6th December 2012, 07:52 PM
Maxhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by wild98

Oh, do i install the prog' on the puter. or on the iphone or on both

Just the PC mate
6th December 2012, 09:15 PM
wildgu6

That is Fn awsome Kris, there is also an Iphone logmein app, it works a treat mate, thanks heaps.
:thumbup: :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
Now just have to watch my data usage lol

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