From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Xebar Saram Subject: Re: syncing my life (orgmode :)) to a mobile (android) device..cant find a holistic reliable way..how do you guys manage to do it? Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 17:12:20 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87mvtp3s4s.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c0874e6eb226b0526280c24 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45400) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5EVb-0005Ti-9n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 10:12:24 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5EVZ-0005p4-IK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 10:12:23 -0500 Received: from mail-yk0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c07::229]:36787) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5EVZ-0005p0-Bs for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 10:12:21 -0500 Received: by ykdr82 with SMTP id r82so153095294ykd.3 for ; Sat, 05 Dec 2015 07:12:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87mvtp3s4s.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Xebar Saram , org mode , Eric Fraga --94eb2c0874e6eb226b0526280c24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thx Eric I am also really looking forward to the new Pyra, im seriously considering buying it when it comes out :D it seems that that would be the easiest solution to orgmode on the go. shame i will have to carry 2 devices though, brings me back to the days of a crappy cell and a PDA :) best Z On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Eric S Fraga wrote: > On Saturday, 5 Dec 2015 at 09:10, Xebar Saram wrote: > > [...] > > > all this is great yet i travel alot to conferences and meeting and do > rely > > on a mobile device (in my case a android nexus 6) in many situations. I > > check my emails on it as much as i do on my PC, look at upcoming and > > schedule appointments, look at timed TODOS, add new contacts i meet and > > collect info on the go (web links, food recipes etc). > > > > Out of all the things i do only email (via offlineimap and mu4e) seems to > > be able to Sync correctly. > > Yes, this is probably a valid summary of the current state of the art > re: org and Android devices. > > > So my question is (sorry for the long intro :)) what do orgmode users > (who > > also are heavy mobile users) do? do they give up on contacts and > > calendaring on the mobile? maintain 2 separate databases? what tools do > > people use to overcome this issue? > > > > I once had a nokia n900 which ran basically Debian linux, and thus emacs > > could be run naively , these days it seems like all are android devices. > I > > still haven't found a gui friendly way to run emacs there. > > I have two different working environments, depending on which mobile > device I use: > > Case 1: if I use an Android device (nexus 4 or 7), I rely on mobileorg > heavily to synchronise my calendar. I have mobileorg suck in any > events I create in Google calendar and export all org events to > Google. This works quite well. However, creating notes etc. on the > mobile device in this case is not ideal as mobileorg is not a full > implementation of org (and, to be fair, it wasn't intended to be). > > Although there is an emacs distribution for Android, I've never really > managed to get it working satisfactorily, with or without a bluetooth > keyboard. Android is a crippled Linux unfortunately... (in my opinion). > > In the end, I primarily use my nexus devices as phones (really?) and for > facebook (as one must). > > Case 2: this is my preferred mobile solution. I have an OpenPandora > palmtop computer [1] running the full Debian testing distribution with > Emacs and the org from git, not to mention gnus, LaTeX, Libreoffice, > Octave, ... The Pandora has WiFi and bluetooth but not 3/4G > connectivity. I use my phone to tether the Pandora to the 'net when I > need to connect outside a WiFi zone. In this case, the Pandora and my > other systems are fully synchronised using unison. Finally, the Pandora > has 2 full SD slots which allow me to walk around with 128 GB of disk > space. > > I bought my Pandora specifically because I wanted a full org mobile > experience! I am awaiting the release of the Pyra, the upgrade of the > Pandora, very eagerly indeed! > > Oh, and the Pandora has a fantastic audio system :-) > > Sorry if I have come across as an advert for the Pandora but I am > obviously a satisfied customer. > > HTH, > eric > > > Footnotes: > [1] https://boards.openpandora.org/pandora/pandoramain.html/ > > -- > : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.2, Org release_8.3.2-363-g5c13a6 > --94eb2c0874e6eb226b0526280c24 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thx Eric

I am also really looking forwa= rd to the new Pyra, im seriously considering buying it when it comes out :D=
it seems that that would be the easiest solution to orgmode on t= he go. shame i will have to carry 2 devices though, brings me back to the d= ays of a crappy cell and a PDA :)

best
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Z

On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Eric S Fraga &l= t;e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk<= /a>> wrote:
On Saturday,=C2=A0 = 5 Dec 2015 at 09:10, Xebar Saram wrote:

[...]

> all this is great yet i travel alot to conferences and meeting and do = rely
> on a mobile device (in my case a android nexus 6) in many situations. = I
> check my emails on it as much as i do on my PC, look at upcoming and > schedule appointments, look at timed TODOS, add new contacts i meet an= d
> collect info on the go (web links, food recipes etc).
>
> Out of all the things i do only email (via offlineimap and mu4e) seems= to
> be able to Sync correctly.

Yes, this is probably a valid summary of the current state of the ar= t
re: org and Android devices.

> So my question is (sorry for the long intro :)) what do orgmode users = (who
> also are heavy mobile users) do? do they give up on contacts and
> calendaring on the mobile? maintain 2 separate databases? what tools d= o
> people use to overcome this issue?
>
> I once had a nokia n900 which ran basically Debian linux, and thus ema= cs
> could be run naively , these days it seems like all are android device= s. I
> still haven't found a gui friendly way to run emacs there.

I have two different working environments, depending on which mobile=
device I use:

Case 1: if I use an Android device (nexus 4 or 7), I rely on mobileorg
heavily to synchronise my calendar.=C2=A0 I have mobileorg suck in any
events I create in Google calendar and export all org events to
Google.=C2=A0 This works quite well.=C2=A0 However, creating notes etc. on = the
mobile device in this case is not ideal as mobileorg is not a full
implementation of org (and, to be fair, it wasn't intended to be).

Although there is an emacs distribution for Android, I've never really<= br> managed to get it working satisfactorily, with or without a bluetooth
keyboard.=C2=A0 Android is a crippled Linux unfortunately... (in my opinion= ).

In the end, I primarily use my nexus devices as phones (really?) and for facebook (as one must).

Case 2: this is my preferred mobile solution.=C2=A0 I have an OpenPandora palmtop computer [1] running the full Debian testing distribution with
Emacs and the org from git, not to mention gnus, LaTeX, Libreoffice,
Octave, ...=C2=A0 The Pandora has WiFi and bluetooth but not 3/4G
connectivity.=C2=A0 I use my phone to tether the Pandora to the 'net wh= en I
need to connect outside a WiFi zone.=C2=A0 In this case, the Pandora and my=
other systems are fully synchronised using unison.=C2=A0 Finally, the Pando= ra
has 2 full SD slots which allow me to walk around with 128 GB of disk
space.

I bought my Pandora specifically because I wanted a full org mobile
experience!=C2=A0 I am awaiting the release of the Pyra, the upgrade of the=
Pandora, very eagerly indeed!

Oh, and the Pandora has a fantastic audio system :-)

Sorry if I have come across as an advert for the Pandora but I am
obviously a satisfied customer.

HTH,
eric


Footnotes:
[1]=C2=A0 https://boards.openpandora.org/pan= dora/pandoramain.html/

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