* Jailbreak your ipad (be careful with iOS4), install OpenSSH through Cydia and connect to localhost with iSSH. There are for example apache, vi, ruby, python, grep and awk. Can that scratch your itch?
* Not really hacking but you can install Frotz for text adventuring in interactive fiction.
* Buy an apple bluetooth keyboard and connect it to Android or the iPad for easier typing.
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#12This is one of the rare cases where bringing a netbook is a better idea than an iPad.
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#13* Jailbreak your ipad (be careful with iOS4), install OpenSSH through Cydia and connect to localhost with iSSH. There are for example apache, vi, ruby, python, grep and awk. Can that scratch your itch? * Not really hacking but you can install Frotz for text adventuring in interactive fiction. * Buy an apple bluetooth keyboard and connect it to Android or the iPad for easier typing.
This is something that I've already tried, I mean using iSSH to connect to localhost running OpenSSH, but in the default system there's really nothing to play with. And I haven't found how and from where to install any UNIX-utilities, editors or applications for iPad. Any pointers on where to get these?
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know, I will. But just in case! :)
My experience with "just in case" things I take on trips is that they become a distraction. The best trip I ever had was one in October where we went to a hotel on a remote island without any internet and absolutely no phone reception. It's called relaxation apparently. I liked it.
We had almost the same experience month ago, when we traveled to Cape Verde. No internet and calls were so expensive that I only did one phone call during the trip. It really was refreshing!
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#15jsanywhere is pretty good: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/javascript-anywhere/id3634522...
It looks good on the store, but instantly crashes on every attempt to create a project on my iPad.
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#16jsanywhere is pretty good: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/javascript-anywhere/id3634522...
It looks good on the store, but instantly crashes on every attempt to create a project on my iPad.
Strange - I've been using it for awhile on my iPad with no issues, perhaps its only certain iOS versions?