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Old 06-09-2010, 02:51 AM   #9
Nick_Djinn
Edge User
 
Hello Tiffany. I am a linux dude at heart and in practice, but I do have some suggestions for you.

Get a "foldable" external keyboard. You can roll them up, but when you unroll them they are not cheap plastic. They feel like rubber keys. Bluetooth ones can be found but you can get a USB one sent to your door for under $10. Check Amazon.

For the sensitivity, its ALL about how to treat the device when you are in set up....you can fix this. If you tap the screen hard when it asks you to follow the dots, the screen will be less sensitive. If you tap as lightly as will trigger it, the device will be more responsive. If its too responsive then go back and do it harder.

This device seems to work best when paired with a computer....can be windows, or even better if you use Linux. Linux Mint is the best for newbies, and Ubuntu is the source for it.

Get a large capacity SDHC card. I got one cheap off ebay for 20 bucks. Make sure your PC has a card reader....some people dont know they have one. Check carefully. Use this card to put apps and books on your device. Download bittorent and find out about all the free programs and books that are available on all the torrent sites. Not all of them are illegal. Many books have expired patents and are public domain. The Pirate Bay is the most popular, but other sites are maybe better and less likely to freeze on you.


Or if you get a micro card, you can use an SD card adapter to plug it into your edge, then share apps between the droid phone and the edge by downloading them with your phone onto the card then putting that card into the adapter and sticking it back into the edge.