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Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by jonfw »

asdkhadsj wrote: post #119
jonfw wrote: post #116

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I've used openVPN for this in the past. It's nice because you only have to secure one point of access, and than you have all of your local devices easily accessible. It also allows you to tunnel through your home if you're on an insecure network, which is nice

Yea I was thinking something like that. At first I thought SSH would be plenty secure on its own, but then I thought what if I'm devving and want to see the server page? Or maybe a DB hosted on the machine? Etc etc. Though I think I'd use Wireguard, but still. Some type of easy to manage VPN, with a Dynamic IP domain thing. Any recommendations on the dynamic domain? Self hosting something might be neat

I don't bother with dynamic DNS- my home IP has never changed, and if it does change- I don't host anything where some downtime would matter much.

But this site has been recommended to me before- https://freedns.afraid.org/

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by 0b0001 »

ptspts wrote: post #71
goodcanadian wrote: post #34

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Indeed, I have been caught out so many times with the word I want initially appearing on screen, and then auto-"corrected" to something else when I input the next word and I am no longer looking.

First thing I do is disabling autocorrect. It introduces more errors than it fixes. Also it's changing a correct word in language A to another correct word in language B. But I need the language A word.

Have you tried using the Google Keyboard on Android recently? It will distinguish between several languages.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by jgtrosh »

ptspts wrote: post #71
goodcanadian wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed, I have been caught out so many times with the word I want initially appearing on screen, and then auto-"corrected" to something else when I input the next word and I am no longer looking.

First thing I do is disabling autocorrect. It introduces more errors than it fixes. Also it's changing a correct word in language A to another correct word in language B. But I need the language A word.

Not claiming it's foolproof, but after years of using GBoard, the multilingual keyboard mode now feels like it corrects far more than it corrupts. Or maybe I'm just too accustomed to it.

On the other hand you will never get my proper keyboard for work away from me.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by cr0sh »

el_cujo wrote: post #118

I like the idea of these tiny computers, but really anything with a blackberry-style thumb keyboard is just a non-starter for me. It looks cool, but if I sit and think about actually using it for even a second I know I wouldn't like it. It's a shame I don't see more of these kinds of products that utilize a foldout keyboard like the thinkpad 701C and instead roll with the thumb keyboard, but then again maybe the movi…

I personally miss the slide-out keyboard of my old G1 phone (that, and the trackball).

While technically still a "thumb keyboard" - which you probably wouldn't like - it was still wide enough to not make my thumbs cramp while composing emails and text messages, which I find anything narrower to do to me.

Plus - it was easy to access when you needed it - then slide it back, and there's your phone again.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by asdkhadsj »

jonfw wrote: post #121
asdkhadsj wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea I was thinking something like that. At first I thought SSH would be plenty secure on its own, but then I thought what if I'm devving and want to see the server page? Or maybe a DB hosted on the machine? Etc etc. Though I think I'd use Wireguard, but still. Some type of easy to manage VPN, with a Dynamic IP domain thing. Any recommendations on the dynamic domain? Self hosting something might be neat

I don't bother with dynamic DNS- my home IP has never changed, and if it does change- I don't host anything where some downtime would matter much. But this site has been recommended to me before- https://freedns.afraid.org/

My concern with the IP changing is if I was on vacation and my IP changes, I'd have no clue how to get back to it.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by kozak »

rtkwe wrote: post #110
kozak wrote: post #68

USB-C headphones? Why not throw in a real 3.5 mm port? For me it's not just about having to use a dongle: USB-C doesn't provide a reliable enough connection for a wearable device.

Keeping component count low? To do a 3.5mm jack you have to include a DAC of some sort. USB-C headphones come with their own.

Typically, USB-C headphones don't have a DAC, they just pass analog audio through the USB-C connector.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by JohnFen »

kweks wrote: post #29

A similar device that exists, has a 'real' keyboard, 4G/Wifi/BLE and a metal clamshell case is the https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/gemini-pda-1 I've been running Android on it, but it also runs Debian apparently very well. 400dpi screen, enough to have 2 / 3 consoles open at the same time. It's most definitely saved my bacon a few times.

I was eager to hear more about the Popcorn, but after reading the specs, it doesn't really meet my needs. However, if I can install Linux on the Gemini, that looks like a perfect fit! Thanks for reminding me of that.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by JohnFen »

0b0001 wrote: post #27
praptak wrote: post #13

Smartphones solved the portable monitor problem. What humanity needs now is a truly portable keyboard. Something that you can carry as easily as a smartphone and that lets you type as conveniently as on a good laptop keyboard. Are there any promising attempts at this?

If you were talking about yourself only, I'd agree. But since you name humanity, one thing must be very clear: most people don't like keyboards. That's something that holds in "the developed world". Outside of the ASCII-world, that might be even more so. Smartphone keyboards with glide typing function very well for language (i.e., no passwords and no programming). They have an important feature: they provide the inpu…

> Smartphone keyboards with glide typing function very well for language

I have literally never been able to make those work acceptably well.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by JohnFen »

jonfw wrote: post #121
asdkhadsj wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea I was thinking something like that. At first I thought SSH would be plenty secure on its own, but then I thought what if I'm devving and want to see the server page? Or maybe a DB hosted on the machine? Etc etc. Though I think I'd use Wireguard, but still. Some type of easy to manage VPN, with a Dynamic IP domain thing. Any recommendations on the dynamic domain? Self hosting something might be neat

I don't bother with dynamic DNS- my home IP has never changed, and if it does change- I don't host anything where some downtime would matter much. But this site has been recommended to me before- https://freedns.afraid.org/

I use a dynamic DNS service for safety, but my IP address has literally never changed yet.

Re: Pocket Popcorn Computer: Linux in Your Pocket

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Post by akhilcacharya »

tluyben2 wrote: post #95
kweks wrote: post #29

A similar device that exists, has a 'real' keyboard, 4G/Wifi/BLE and a metal clamshell case is the https://store.planetcom.co.uk/products/gemini-pda-1 I've been running Android on it, but it also runs Debian apparently very well. 400dpi screen, enough to have 2 / 3 consoles open at the same time. It's most definitely saved my bacon a few times.

I have the GPD Pocket 1 for these purposes; it's fast, it runs Windows, Linux and Android. I run Linux (Ubuntu/i3) on it. It has phenomenal battery life and it's fast enough to do reasonable .NET Core development on in cramped spaces or when my laptop is empty. I owned the Gemini as well, but, before it got stolen, I was going to sell it because Linux on that device did not really work for me while Android was not pr…

How many hours is phenomenal?
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