Since we now have an experimental USB Host app...
I just saw the second request for this so I thought I would post it here where people could find it easier if they so desired.
If any of you use a Nook and a DSLR, this may be the app for you. I found it on DPreview. It is early in its development, but works with my 50d.
http://www.anthonymandra.com/RawDroid/.
What it does is convert RAW images into jpeg previews. These are high res. so they will take a lot of space.
Note, you cannot browse to a file and try to decode it, you must go to a folder. The process for using this to transfer photos is large right now, and the workflow for doing in the field work even larger. One goal of mine this summer is to streamline the workflow, but it is possible.
Now it looks like there really is no reason to buy an iPad.
Have fun,
Leko
lekofraggle said:
Since we now have an experimental USB Host app...
I just saw the second request for this so I thought I would post it here where people could find it easier if they so desired.
If any of you use a Nook and a DSLR, this may be the app for you. I found it on DPreview. It is early in its development, but works with my 50d.
http://www.anthonymandra.com/RawDroid/.
What it does is convert RAW images into jpeg previews. These are high res. so they will take a lot of space.
Note, you cannot browse to a file and try to decode it, you must go to a folder. The process for using this to transfer photos is large right now, and the workflow for doing in the field work even larger. One goal of mine this summer is to streamline the workflow, but it is possible.
Now it looks like there really is no reason to buy an iPad.
Have fun,
Leko
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Funny, i was looking at this today, for the same reason you were. My big question, is what RAW formats are supported? I did some quick looking, but didn't actually see a list anywhere...
I know for a fact that cr2 (Canon) is supported. I also think nef (Nikon) is as well. Apparently, it does not do too well with Minolta files. However, Sigma is good.
I am not sure about the fuji or pentax ones. He is trying to support all of them, and I think his model is dcraw, but I am not sure. Just a guess. My best advice is grab it and try it. It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you too.
~Leko
Cant say i am horribly impressed with the program so far. The website has NO documentation, and i have no idea if it is doing what i want it to.
I have a test file in a specific folder, and i click it and tell it to decode files in this folder. I see the thumbs, and i can click on them to get a bigger image. But i cannot zoom the image, nor do i see any JPGs in the folder when i check with root explorer. Perhaps it doesn't like Sony Raws (not Minolta)? I wouldn't know, because the author has **0** documentation...
EDIT: and this time, a 1/4 res JPG showed up... no clue what i did different. Again, there is no documentation or anything....
I feel you frustrations in the initial release. Keep in mind this was not intended for public consumption. My goal was to get the functionality in place, queue some interest, and utilize some desperate android folks as testing guinea pigs.
I now have much of the functionality in place and put it on the market. The interface is greatly improved, and shortly will be fully automatic. Many of your complaints are already implemented/fixed.
I invested every moment of my free time to pull this off in the state it's in. Since I was changing everything rapidly, documentation would be a redundant effort I couldn't afford until now. I will be sprucing up the website, documenting the program, and offering a camera model self report page shortly.
You should check out the market version which is much more straightforward now.
(Also the 1/4 res thumbnail is what is stored in your raw type, I can do full decodes, but currently it's much too slow so I haven't released it yet)
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I feel you frustrations in the initial release. Keep in mind this was not intended for public consumption. My goal was to get the functionality in place, queue some interest, and utilize some desperate android folks as testing guinea pigs.
I now have much of the functionality in place and put it on the market. The interface is greatly improved, and shortly will be fully automatic. Many of your complaints are already implemented/fixed.
I invested every moment of my free time to pull this off in the state it's in. Since I was changing everything rapidly, documentation would be a redundant effort I couldn't afford until now. I will be sprucing up the website, documenting the program, and offering a camera model self report page shortly.
You should check out the market version which is much more straightforward now.
(Also the 1/4 res thumbnail is what is stored in your raw type, I can do full decodes, but currently it's much too slow so I haven't released it yet)
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RcketScientist - Thank you for your info, and taking the time to comment. I think i was a bit too harsh (that way was particularly stressful), and i should have been a bit more lax. As it is, I know it is not easy to start on something like this from scratch, so i do applaud your efforts. The 1/4 size previews, while not perfect, are admittedly a good start, and hopefully full decodes will come (speed isn't an issue, if we have the ability to select per file).
Please accept my apology - i continue to look forward to your updates.
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RcketScientist - Thank you for your info, and taking the time to comment. I think i was a bit too harsh (that way was particularly stressful), and i should have been a bit more lax. As it is, I know it is not easy to start on something like this from scratch, so i do applaud your efforts. The 1/4 size previews, while not perfect, are admittedly a good start, and hopefully full decodes will come (speed isn't an issue, if we have the ability to select per file).
Please accept my apology - i continue to look forward to your updates.
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No problem, when I said I felt your frustrations I really did. The makeshift interface was driving me nuts too.
As it stands for the full decode I was going to have that done at the full view stage (menu>decode). That way the lucky folks (canon/nikon) whom have high quality thumbs don't have to wait if the thumb suffices. I'll follow that up with a preferences suite that will allow you to force a full decode with each full view.
When I said the full decodes were slow I meant really slow. I've seen some very fast but I've also seen inexplicable 15 secondish decodes. Until I can make it more reliable or at least understand the delay and throw in a progress indicator it's a liability to release.
The full decodes are also a lot more unwieldy (70+ MB for my 5dmii) and the built in android stuff is having trouble loading with them at the moment.
I'm about to move across country so things will slow down, but by mid July I should be settled and able to devote more time to finishing this up.
Samsung GX10 DNGs processed
Just a quick note: I had no problems decoding DNG files from the Samsung GX10 (sibling to the Pentax K10D) on the Nook Color w/ CM 7.0.3 & dalingrin's kernel.
I pushed 100 files through it with small embedded Jpgs and two at full 10mpix and all went well.
Keep up the good work - looking forward to your next versions!
If I were going to do this I would just do raw+ jpeg.. Converting on the nook seems a little silly.
Hi RcketScientist, I really appriciate your effort with the RAW decoding, I know it is not an easy task. We are working some time on porting dcraw library (probably as you do) to Android, so maybe I could give you some advice.
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If I were going to do this I would just do raw+ jpeg.. Converting on the nook seems a little silly.
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I don't think it's silly idea. Imagine if photographers could import photographs to tablet on site, present them to a customer and make selection with some editing. At home, they would synchronize the photos with Lightroom, for example. We talked to some professional photographers and they confirmed that it would be very helpful.
But if you want to do full-decoding, be prepared for hard coding and optimizing to make it work fast. I suggest to focus and optimize it only for dual-core devices, especially with Tegra processor, which has really good performance for this purpose.
Also, if you want to view the image, you should't write it to SD card, but keep the data in RAM. Reading/writing operations are quite slow and you can't optimize them much.
Now, we can decode the image to view on screen in about 3-6 seconds on Asus transformer, but we'd like to make it a little faster.
We plan to release some demo application in few weeks. The first final release is planned for the September / October and there will be functions like importing directly from camera, viewing and editing images, full decoding, synchronizing with Lightroom (with XMP files).
I will post the demo as soon as we finish it, and I will appreciate your opinions for new functions and features.
Alwar,
Sounds great. Thanks. I will stay tuned.
~Leko
@Rcket, I sent you an email offering to help with this project. PM or email me back if you're interested.
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Alwar,
Sounds great. Thanks. I will stay tuned.
~Leko
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We have still many issues with full decoding, so I just posted some screenshots:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15610505&posted=1#post15610505
Alwar,
Looks great. I do not mind playing around if you want me to. However, my primary camera is a 50d. which has 15 mp. That is a lot for even my mac to handle.
~Leko
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I decided to make this app out of necessity as I (as I'm sure some of you do as well) work a job where my hours vary from pay to pay. I created this program to estimate how much my paycheck is going to be. Once your information is entered all you will need to do is enter in the amount of hours and it will give you a break down of everything that should be on your paycheck.
This app is in it early beta stages and it will have some bugs which I'll note below. I figured I'd release this to you guys to see how many people are interested and see if I should continue development and also get some feedback from you guys.
Instructions:
Install the cab file.
Run Winpayday.
Menu >> Settings
Enter in your data:
Pay period- How often your paid
Pay Rate- The amount per hour
Overtime rate- How much your paid for overtime(ex 1.5 = Time and a half)
Enter your taxes withheld Percentages. A good way to get these are to take a recent paycheck and divide the amount taken out for each by the Gross Pay. Then obviously move the decimal two places to the right. I understand these numbers will change from week to week depending on how much you make, tax rates, etc. but this will get us as close to the actual amount for next weeks paycheck. I leave mine based on a 40 hour work week and its never off more than a dollar each way.
Mark if your benefits are taken out before taxes (Most are).
Mark if you have Medical, Dental, or any other amount taken out. Then enter in the amount taken out per pay.
After this is all set up there should be no reason to have to come back into the settings screen (Unless we get a raise which would be nice). Everything is saved in settings.xml in the application folder under Program Files where ever it was installed. You can copy this to your SD card to make a backup in case you need to reinstall/reflash.
I know it doesn't look pretty but I needed something that was functional and easy on the eyes and I see no reason to skin this app but if there is an interest I'll take suggestions.
Again this is my first released app so please if you have any problems list them here and I'll try to address them as fast as I can. Any other comments/questions/suggestions please feel free to post, Thanks guys.
Disclaimer- The Default Values that come preloaded in the application do not represent anyones actual salary, including my own, nor do they represent what I think you should be making, so back off, lol. This application does not connect to the Internet in anyway and all the personal financial data you enter stays in the settings.xml file and is not shared with anyone, including myself.
Too early for feedback but I will say this at a glance looks very handy for myself...
For this being in beta stages it seems pretty darn good...
Thx for sharing
Will report any mishaps
This seems to be a very good application, will post feedback asap.
I'll also write an article about it.
EC
Thank
Thanks guys, hope you enjoy it. I'm working on a debug application and error catching for the main app right now and will update it when I can. Thanks for the article as well!
That's pretty cool. Will save me a lot of pen and paper when i'm figuring up bills for the week.
edit: Just compared it today with my actual paycheck, extremely accurate. Would be nice to figure in 401k as a percentage instead of a dollar amount.
Skinning
Working on adding some skinning and new control type functionality, stay tuned!
Don t forget to post up your experiences or any issues you guys have!
it worked ok but wouldn't work when monthly is selected in settings
Thanks for the feedback guys
Thanks for the feedback guys. Ill work on adding a 401k percentage and making the other deduction either flat or a percentage. as for the monthly Ill have to look into that as I dont remember if I tested it, my apologies on that one should have a new release with the fixes soon. Glad to hear it was very accurate for you. Ill update the posting soon. thanks guys!
Compiling an updated version right now. Please keep an eye on the Opening post. Thanks for all the feedback guys!
thanks...i need it a program like this..is there any updates..i saw u just released one for android
Unfortunatly the developer I gave this project to quit and took my source code with him. As of now I dont have a windows mobile phone to test with and I'll have to rewrite the app from the ground up. If I get the new one for android stable I'll be sure to reserect the original version for your guys. My apologies. I'm looking through file backups tonight to try to hopefully find the source code. Thanks for all the support.
So, if rooting the g tablet is the way to go, it surely must stand up to a few simple speed checks. Has anyone posted various root's numbers or have some to post?
Stuff like, time to boot? Time to load common apps? Time to open the same web page? Frames on games? Time to download? Max browser pages open? Other relevant numbers welcome...
As far as I can tell, without any objective numbers comparing root performance, a lot of this rooting fad raves could just be subjective reported elation about being able to be different.
Granted, originally, the Gtab OS had some flaws. That's old news, get over it. How do the current roots compare with OTA version 3588? I'm somewhat shocked not one of the pack of geeks that have rooted their G tab hasn't backed up their raves with real numbers...
Granted, being rooted to the latest vegan might get access to the full Android market, and perhaps even future updates in Android... However, if I'm finding most of what I want at Amazon Android, is rooting worth the trouble until the roots and android versions stabilize? Show us the NUMBERS...!
I've been there done that with this subjective stuff long enough not to be swayed without real numbers...
Also, do any of these roots do OTA auto updates or do root updates require a download & re-root? Just asking...
Jesus christ if you can't do a simple search for benchmark tests then I highly suggest getting the ipad2. I hear that the ipad 2 reads your mind so out don't have to do any search. We've only had a kazillion threads on this.
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This is not to mention all the YouTube vids on this people have posted.
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Actually, here are a few.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047098&highlight=benchmark+2011
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12984546&postcount=9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12986416&postcount=10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12986416&postcount=10
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I'm serious, I highly suggest the ipad 2 to everyone I talk to. Speaking as someone who repairs computers as a side job, I'm fully aware that most people want to be spoon fed everything, which is why the ipad 2 is the ideal device for most people. If people want to complain about nothing, let apple deal with them.
Thanks for the links.
However, as best as I can tell, they seem to verify that the OTA updated Gtablet is about the same speed as Vegan in the benchmarks when the CPU speeds are similar.
However, do the benchmarks used translate into much of relevance to speed of actually using the tablet to open programs, boot the tablet, download & open web pages. Stuff that people actually do with the tablet... Unless that's what the benchmarks are testing... But that info isn't provided in the links. Again -- weak...
The numbers and detail provided in these links deserve barely more than a C grade, if that... And what they provide seems to be at equal speeds, the current OTA updated gtab OS works fine... As long as you don't need the full Adroid market...
You Tube links? As best as I can tell, not one of them is an objective comparison with the OTA 3588 update gtab. They are just videos of vegan working... As far as real world numbers and comparisons -- Grade D-...
Where are the Grade A numbers? It's not that I don't believe the ROMs are not an improvement, it's just where are the numbers to support these raves?
What exactly are you looking for? There are no hard numbers when it comes to real world use, just your user experience versus mine.
You're not telling us what you want. You said you wanted numbers so I gave you a bunch. Then you say you don't want those numbers. So, I ask again. What do you want?
I'll be brutally honest on this one. Vegan isn't that fast. From all my tests, Calkulin+Clemsyn combo is by far the fastest custom rom+kernel for the gtab.
After trying out everything, I'm back to Calkulin+Clemsyn combo.
Would you like me to make a video of myself openning various programs and post it for you? What do you want?
I'm thinking you should drop that 'r' from your handle.
You also have a misconception of what rooting is/does.
To become root in Linux/Android is to gain administrative privileges. In windows root would be called Administrator. Gaining root privileges gives you the ability to change system files and settings, NOTHING MORE. By itself it does nothing.
Now boys...
The fact is that if you need numbers, reports,testimonials or anything else to justify mucking around with the gtab thenyou probably should just get an iPad. Nothing to prove then -everyone "knows" its the best-no numbers needed! The gtab is for people that don't mind the hardware and software quirks as long as they have the freedom to mess around. Its not about the numbers -its about the experience.
[Q] Why should we ..?!
Droofus said:
I've been there done that with this subjective stuff long enough not to be swayed without real numbers...
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Well, I am not sure anyone here is trying to sway you in one direction or the others.
Here is how things go in community forums like this one:
- People search for what they got in mind first.
- If they didn't find its either undoable or not that interesting for the community that no one bothered doing it.
- In both case those people are expected to either drop whatever they are wishing for or pursuit it on there own and then share their findings with the community.
In other words, why the heck am I supposed to go beyond whatever benchmarks readily available on the market to show YOU how good/bad are custom firmwares compared to stock ones when :
- custom firmwares are volatile and each couple of days there is a new rom or rom add on or a kernel released (am I supposed to maintain the stats for every single update released ? else how meaningful would be my outdated stats to you? when it represents a ROM that is no longer a candidate)
- the whole flash back and forth and in between roms is a 10~20 minutes process of YOUR time which would suffice to answer all your questions.
If you still need some usability tests (you can use your own stop watch to time through the videos) you might want to check here.
Best of luck,
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I'm thinking you should drop that 'r' from your handle.
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I think this was the best answer.
The information you are demanding is indicating your ignorance. As was already stated rooting does nothing for performance. If you want numbers you can install each rom and test with each kernel setting whatever your heart desires. Its not likely anyone else even cares as most people only care about stability and a lack of lag
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So, if rooting the g tablet is the way to go, it surely must stand up to a few simple speed checks. Has anyone posted various root's numbers or have some to post?
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Rooting itself does nothing other than giving you root - the speed of your device before and after rooting is identical.
Now, if you want to talk about the speeds with or without an overclocked kernel, or with a custom Froyo vs custom Ginger vs stock rom, as others have said there are plenty of posts out there.
Mine lasted on the stock rom for exactly one boot after opening the box - so I could copy on the bits to begin the rooting/custom rom flashing goodness.
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What exactly are you looking for? There are no hard numbers when it comes to real world use, just your user experience versus mine.
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What I'm looking for is defined, at least in part, in the first post. Copy and pasted here for your convenience.
Stuff like, time to boot? Time to load common apps? Time to open the same web page? Frames on games? Time to download? Max browser pages open? Other relevant numbers welcome...
If I go to a notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards, the various card performances in various games are reviewed. The reviews are very professionally and objectively done with detail. Clicking on any specific card opens a detailed review of that card. This allows users to make decisions based upon what sorts of (graphic game) uses they might actually have.
It seems a similar but much smaller objective set of benchmarks could be performed on the various g tablet roots using a set of common uses in part noted above. It doesn't need to be as elaborate or detailed as the video card review site noted above. Just objectively testing a few simple end user tasks would seem to be adequate to get beyond the subjective raves that one commonly sees about this or that OS change...
FYI, part of this is related to my background as a doctor (plus a computer background dating back beyond the Apple II to programming FORTRAN and COMPASS on mainframes in the 1960s). As doctors we are constantly bombarded with all sorts of anecdotal raves about this or that treatment all the time, only to find that they aren't supported by actual objective research -- some cause harm, not healing. Fortunately for those promoting software changes related to raves and fads don't have the potential to cause anyone significant harm... Excuse me if I'd like to see similar objective professional 'standards of care' when it comes to reviewing and analyzing software/hardware fads. I'm sure there are plenty of others in the audience who'd feel the same...
So is this a religious thread, I see Jesus was mentioned.
Actually sometimes you modders act like it.
I'll get the other times later. Here is the startup time.
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FYI, part of this is related to my background as a doctor (plus a computer background dating back beyond the Apple II to programming FORTRAN and COMPASS on mainframes in the 1960s). As doctors we are constantly bombarded with all sorts of anecdotal raves about this or that treatment all the time, only to find that they aren't supported by actual objective research -- some cause harm, not healing. Fortunately for those promoting software changes related to raves and fads don't have the potential to cause anyone significant harm... Excuse me if I'd like to see similar objective professional 'standards of care' when it comes to reviewing and analyzing software/hardware fads. I'm sure there are plenty of others in the audience who'd feel the same...
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Well, while I can see your point, I also have to point out the other side of the argument. I am an engineer. Last year, we got a college graduate who, from the outlook, had all the numbers and credentials. He graduated with almost a perfect gpa. Sounds nice, right? He had all the numbers. The problem was as soon as he began working with us we figured out very quickly that we had a book smart-absolutely no common sense person with us. I swear, he pulled me aside one time and asked me why they were "watering the concrete slabs" in the lab. It got worse from there. I had to explain to him very basic engineering concepts and applications like stirrups, slippage, etc.
This guy actually went through college getting the grades and everything without actually understanding any of it. He graduated with a structural engineering degree without knowing the very simple practical processes of curing concrete or reinforcing footings.
The point is numbers can be deceiving if you ignore annecdotal (aka common sense) evidence. You need both objective numbers and common sense to work in reality. Sure, I've heard plenty of annecdotal nonsense like creationist BS, religious miracles, and homeopathic crap. I'll give you that. But you seem to be on the other extreme side, which is to ignore all personal evidence and place all your bets on pure numbers.
I'm telling you now. We got both the numbers and personal evidence. I'll try to get them for you.
Doofus
I like the list of missing benchmarks you listed. Why don't you measure them and report back?
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What I'm looking for is defined, at least in part, in the first post. Copy and pasted here for your convenience.
Stuff like, time to boot? Time to load common apps? Time to open the same web page? Frames on games? Time to download? Max browser pages open? Other relevant numbers welcome...
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All those numbers are identical before and after rooting your device since nothing changes before and after root, other than you now have root access.
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While watching everyone bash eachother here has its entertainment i have some advice.
Droofus
1 i would recomend not comming into a community forum and bashing people who put a lot of effort into making the product you own better. These people don't get paid for the hours of work they put in.
2 if you don't like how thing are done around here take the time to be a good example and do it better. You clearly have an idea in your head on how to make a professional stastical representation of the roms so do it.
3 what some people are trying to tell you is that it is not all about the numbers. Some people want gingerbread features. Right now all of the gingerbread roms suck for video performance due to driver issues so i don't use them. I like the gingerbread features but i watch videos a lot so i use a froyo rom. Others really care about performance so they give up some stability and overlock.
4 people around here get upset when the same question gets asked over and over again. If you have done some reasearch reference other articles to show that.
5 this is a dual core tablet, what are you doing that you care that much about preformance.
This thing is faster than my netbook.
6 dropping your title on us just makes you sound pretentious. There are a lot of very intellgent successful people here who are not impressed by doctors or your past experience. If you have useful skills to the community don't brag just use them and people will be grateful.
7 people were a little rude about it but they are right. I tell people that if they want something that is easy go buy an ipad or a xoom. If you want something for under 300 then buy a g tab and understand that with some effort it can be great.
Everyone
1 relax... starting flame wars with someone who doesn't know their way around isn't going to help anyone.
I forgot to mention that traditionally us geeks are known for our lack of formal documentation.
P.s. while many of us proudly wear the badge of geek calling us a pack of geeks is a little adversarial.
I am a Dropbox and Skydrive user but I've been tempted to subscribe to ASUS Webstorage. The prices seem very good for unlimited and 4GB file size max. I've seen a lot of complaints about speed but their privacy policy seems fair and non-intrusive. Just wanted to see what other XDA members thought of it.
Check out "Box"
If you search around a little you can find a free 50gig account
And a how to. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Check out "Box"
If you search around a little you can find a free 50gig account
And a how to. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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BUT
Do a little research and you will see they have a low, low, low upload limit per file. Like less than 100mb. To get more, you pay. Many of us have files to upload way bigger than 100mb or want to upload blocks of files (like vids or MP3), so Box.com is proving to be a bit of a joke to many.
Anyway, I have not used the Asus storage ... yet. I understood we get it free for a period of time - like 1 year - and then it costs. So, I was not going to set it up until/unless I really had a need for it.
I am all about DropBox - they have a good app, free to signup, you can earn more and more free space.
In a word... It sucks.
I have the "Unlimited" Asus WebStorage for one year that I got with the TF101, and an 8 Gb. "Eternal" one with the Prime. Wish I could combine for an "Eternal, Unlimited" account, LOL!
The documentation is freaking horrible, there are huge issues with it, it is clunky, poorly integrated, and the desktop client is a resource hog. But, hey, it's free, right? Not so right. I played with it obstinately sure I could overcome it's clunkiness, or that they would fix it (They ARE fixing it, at a good pace, but there is SO much wrong, I couldn't stay & wait. Uninstalled from all my desktops. I still use some of the backup capacity. Check this out: You can backup (if you have the unlimited account) ALL of your PC's to it, and it sets up a directory structure that matches your desktop. Not terrible, but upload speeds sucks on most cable providers, mine being Timeneverending uploads Warner and it literally takes the better part of a week to fully seed the backup.
Then the WebStorage, you can upload and sync, but cannot move stuff around from one online folder to another, and have to pick ONE FILE AT A TIME to upload and download. Yep. Not even a folder at a time, unless you use the backup tool which doesn't work well for online storage and easy retrieval.
They may have fixed a good deal of this, it HAS been several months since i threw in the towel. I may check it again, but the support site is all terribly translated to English, it was so bad, I made some corrections, and they put MU SUGGESTIONS on the site, asking me "What else needs correction?"
Well, I am flattered you trust my English skills, but since I am not on the payroll... Suggested they hire a Proofreader with a Masters degree in language, and English as their first language.
I mean really: Asus wants to compete with Apple, Samsung etc., they need to start projecting a professional image, and get their marketing materials to stop saying things like:
"No matter it's the sweet honeymoon pictures, hardworking reports, music that you can't live without" ? Huh?
"Upload and share that treasurable pictures all at once even there are thousands of them!"
It's funny, but not THAT funny, and definitely UN funny for a paid service....
I think these issues are ALL fixable. The question is how much Asus will invest in resources to get these things in order.
EDIT: So I decided to revisit the WebStorage site, and, instead of downloading one of the Windows Clients (Sync only, Windows [Advanced], and Windows [Server]) I just used the Web Client. It will not let you transfer a Folder in any way, so I had to manually create a matching folder structure, then, I selected all of the files in one folder that wasn't too big (some 20 or so files) After 3 files it crapped out, and what was weird is, it only uploaded the once I could see in the scroll box, so I tried again, and guess what? As long as I kept the next file to upload visible (by scrolling to keep in in view) it worked, ANYTIME I let it get out of site, the dowloads would stop. Oh, and it has this flashy animation that looks like water filling a file folder for each upload. I suspect that is part of root cause, it might need to run the silly animation to continue the script, and if it's not visible it doesn't run.
Worse, there is no way to expand the scroll box so you could make all files visible. See what I mean? Free is no bonus when something is ore trouble than its worth. I give up.
Thanks for the early insights...yeah, I got one of the 50GB Box accounts but it seems clumsy. Dropbox is super smooth and easy. ASUS Webstorage seems intriging, mainly just to store my multimedia (pics, videos, music.)
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I have the "Unlimited" Asus WebStorage for one year that I got with the TF101, and an 8 Gb. "Eternal" one with the Prime. Wish I could combine for an "Eternal, Unlimited" account, LOL!
The documentation is freaking horrible, there are huge issues with it, it is clunky, poorly integrated, and the desktop client is a resource hog. But, hey, it's free, right? Not so right. I played with it obstinately sure I could overcome it's clunkiness, or that they would fix it (They ARE fixing it, at a good pace, but there is SO much wrong, I couldn't stay & wait. Uninstalled from all my desktops. I still use some of the backup capacity. Check this out: You can backup (if you have the unlimited account) ALL of your PC's to it, and it sets up a directory structure that matches your desktop. Not terrible, but upload speeds sucks on most cable providers, mine being Timeneverending uploads Warner and it literally takes the better part of a week to fully seed the backup.
Then the WebStorage, you can upload and sync, but cannot move stuff around from one online folder to another, and have to pick ONE FILE AT A TIME to upload and download. Yep. Not even a folder at a time, unless you use the backup tool which doesn't work well for online storage and easy retrieval.
They may have fixed a good deal of this, it HAS been several months since i threw in the towel. I may check it again, but the support site is all terribly translated to English, it was so bad, I made some corrections, and they put MU SUGGESTIONS on the site, asking me "What else needs correction?"
Well, I am flattered you trust my English skills, but since I am not on the payroll... Suggested they hire a Proofreader with a Masters degree in language, and English as their first language.
I mean really: Asus wants to compete with Apple, Samsung etc., they need to start projecting a professional image, and get their marketing materials to stop saying things like:
"No matter it's the sweet honeymoon pictures, hardworking reports, music that you can't live without" ? Huh?
"Upload and share that treasurable pictures all at once even there are thousands of them!"
It's funny, but not THAT funny, and definitely UN funny for a paid service....
I think these issues are ALL fixable. The question is how much Asus will invest in resources to get these things in order.
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How does one get an Eternal account? I have the Prime.
And thanks for your comments. I still may try it out, especially if I get the "Eternal" option.
Hey app devs out there,
I just looked for a simple but powerfull calculator via the android market. Found nothing but the "old school" ones.
Yeah, there are tons of calculators out there, one has more abilities than the other. But thats not what I am looking for!
I am WORKING with my windows7 laptop, word2010 and microsoft's math4. Give it a try and you will see why I love this combination that damn much!
I am studying machanical engineering, so I need some features more than others, but the biggest thing is it must be as written on paper, that is what word2010+math4 gives me!
I write the fractions just as I would write them on paper, right after x^4/y^2 and space it is shown to me not in that freaky oldschool style, like excel still does.
So, why not have such an calculator on android? That would give many high mathematic working people a chance to get rid of windows, get an tablet (for me still an GalaxyAce) with android and a powerfull but easy to handle calculator.
As I have no clue about programming, it would take me months just to get the first lines, but this job realy needs enthusiasts to get it the way I mind it.
So, if any of you here knows where to place this request, please help me out. There must be sitting some super brains waiting for another challange, this would be a huge one!
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Hey app devs out there,
I just looked for a simple but powerfull calculator via the android market. Found nothing but the "old school" ones.
Yeah, there are tons of calculators out there, one has more abilities than the other. But thats not what I am looking for!
I am WORKING with my windows7 laptop, word2010 and microsoft's math4. Give it a try and you will see why I love this combination that damn much!
I am studying machanical engineering, so I need some features more than others, but the biggest thing is it must be as written on paper, that is what word2010+math4 gives me!
I write the fractions just as I would write them on paper, right after x^4/y^2 and space it is shown to me not in that freaky oldschool style, like excel still does.
So, why not have such an calculator on android? That would give many high mathematic working people a chance to get rid of windows, get an tablet (for me still an GalaxyAce) with android and a powerfull but easy to handle calculator.
As I have no clue about programming, it would take me months just to get the first lines, but this job realy needs enthusiasts to get it the way I mind it.
So, if any of you here knows where to place this request, please help me out. There must be sitting some super brains waiting for another challange, this would be a huge one!
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I also came across the same need. It is pretty strange that on google play there is no such scientific calculator app available. I mean, the "natural display" feature would really be usefull, particulary on big screen devices. Anyone knows if such an app has been developer since DaBigFreak opened this thread?
Natural Display Calculator App
Night on the web said:
I also came across the same need. It is pretty strange that on google play there is no such scientific calculator app available. I mean, the "natural display" feature would really be usefull, particulary on big screen devices. Anyone knows if such an app has been developer since DaBigFreak opened this thread?
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We thought the same, so we developed an app that does exactly this! Let me know if you have any feedback. You can check it out here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=roviminteractive.materialcopy
ocstew said:
We thought the same, so we developed an app that does exactly this! Let me if you have any feedback. You can check it out here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=roviminteractive.materialcopy
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Hi! and thank you for taking the time of answering my previous post.
I am really glad that your team developed an android app with natural display capabilities. I am going to give it a try for sure :good::good:
Night on the web said:
Hi! and thank you for taking the time of answering my previous post.
I am really glad that your team developed an android app with natural display capabilities. I am going to give it a try for sure :good::good:
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DaBigFreak said:
Hey app devs out there,
I just looked for a simple but powerfull calculator via the android market. Found nothing but the "old school" ones.
Yeah, there are tons of calculators out there, one has more abilities than the other. But thats not what I am looking for!
I am WORKING with my windows7 laptop, word2010 and microsoft's math4. Give it a try and you will see why I love this combination that damn much!
I am studying machanical engineering, so I need some features more than others, but the biggest thing is it must be as written on paper, that is what word2010+math4 gives me!
I write the fractions just as I would write them on paper, right after x^4/y^2 and space it is shown to me not in that freaky oldschool style, like excel still does.
So, why not have such an calculator on android? That would give many high mathematic working people a chance to get rid of windows, get an tablet (for me still an GalaxyAce) with android and a powerfull but easy to handle calculator.
As I have no clue about programming, it would take me months just to get the first lines, but this job realy needs enthusiasts to get it the way I mind it.
So, if any of you here knows where to place this request, please help me out. There must be sitting some super brains waiting for another challange, this would be a huge one!
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Hahahaha I definitely didn't expect to get a response from a 3 year old thread That's great to hear. You guys were actually part of the reason why we decided to develop this app - I ran into the same problem and was amazed at how there were zero natural display scientific calculators on the store, while the Apple Store had tons. We're continually updating the app at the moment and just added programmable constants! If you could leave a review that would mean a lot to me :fingers-crossed:
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We're continually updating the app at the moment and just added programmable constants! If you could leave a review that would mean a lot to me :fingers-crossed:
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Cool! I am actually having problemas with my smartphone so i had only the time for quicky trying the app. Now i have resetted it but still it's not ok. I am currently looking for a new smartphone. As soon as i get the new phone, root it i will install your app and review it! :good:
Wow, its a realy nice working calculator, but I definitly need integrals and matrizes. So if you could add this, it will be realy usefull at university
DaBigFreak said:
Wow, its a realy nice working calculator, but I definitly need integrals and matrizes. So if you could add this, it will be realy usefull at university
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Thanks! We'll add that to the list of features to be implemented. At the moment we're working on adding history and favourites which is turning out to pretty painful. If you could leave a rating or review in the store, we'd be so grateful!
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Thanks! We'll add that to the list of features to be implemented. At the moment we're working on adding history and favourites which is turning out to pretty painful. If you could leave a rating or review in the store, we'd be so grateful!
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Before that, I'd love to see integrals, sum and matrizes. Then you can essentially do anything you want or that could be done.
Next big thing would be to make variables calculating available. Not storing a certain number as A, B, or C, but let the calculator solve an non-number equation to a specific variable.
Right behind that, setting up variables with a value, so you can define A:=5.0, B:=2*A and the equation only has A and B, the calculator gives the results.
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Before that, I'd love to see integrals, sum and matrizes. Then you can essentially do anything you want or that could be done.
Next big thing would be to make variables calculating available. Not storing a certain number as A, B, or C, but let the calculator solve an non-number equation to a specific variable.
Right behind that, setting up variables with a value, so you can define A:=5.0, B:=2*A and the equation only has A and B, the calculator gives the results.
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All the things you've asked for are being worked on at the moment, but understandably it will be months before they're actually implemented. At the moment we really need traction to increase the visibility of our app, otherwise there's really no incentive for us to continue developing if it's going to be buried underneath thousands of crappy calculator apps on the Play Store That's why reviews and ratings are so important to us. We do take into account the many features that our users request, they'll all sitting in a document, slowly being ticked off one by one
I've got a few larger tablet type Android devices mounted around the house that I use for security camera viewing. That's the only purpose they serve and they're wall mounted. Next to a couple I have a $20 device from CostCo that displays the current time and current temp as well as lots of other BS I really don't need.
What I'd like to do is eliminate these secondary devices as right next to them is a much more powerful machine that is capable of more accurate temperature and what not. I'd like an app that will display the current time and current temperature in text form right over the top of other apps. I use IP Cam Viewer for my cam app and it has a time feature but the time is too small to see from a distance. Something that allows me to sort of hover the time in the middle of the display with the temp right above or below would be perfect.
I've used the Google Machine and haven't come up with much in terms of a solution that will help me accomplish this. It's probably something very simple that I'm not thinking of or finding... hopefully. It could also be that what I'm looking for is unique enough that it's not out there but I hope not.
Any help, thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm not really sure why this got moved to "help & troubleshooting" as I don't really need help nor do I have a problem. I just want to know if an app exists that will allow me to do something that is relatively basic.
This site's countless subforums with nondescript descriptions has always been one of it's negatives IMO. In all the years I've been here I doubt I've got a 50% record of not having a thread moved to a section that doesn't seem to make sense. I've had zero issues on all other forums of all types. This is a problem unique to XDA for me.