Longwire: The Photojournalist's Camera App

Longwire, the camera application for photojournalists is now available from the Nokia Store. 

The application shares your photographs immediately and automatically, right after taking the shot. Supported destinations are Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox and Skydrive, with more to come.

Document events as they are happening, or just make a backup of your photos automatically - don't go for a trip without Longwire!

Unable To Log In After PR1.3 Update

I have updated my Nokia N9 to PR1.3 but I was unable to log in (to enter the security code) after it.

The workaround was to remove the SIM card and reboot.

I had problems using the security PIN even before PR1.3, so after logging in successfully, the first thing I did was to disable the security lock altogether (from Settings/Security). I feel less safe now... but at least I can use the phone again.

Keep Accelerometer Running While The Screen Is Locked

On N9, the accelerometer is disabled while the screen is locked. In order to enable it all the time, set the "alwaysOn" property to true:


    accelerometer = new QAccelerometer(this);
    accelerometer->setProperty("alwaysOn", true);

This is a Meego-specific property, and it is only documented here.

Count Your Steps

Steps, the open source step counter is available from Nokia Store. Besides counting steps, it can also log to Google Fusion Tables.

The Symbian version is downloadable now, Meego version is coming soon.

Ionic E-Book Reader

Ionic, my e-book reader for the Nokia N9 and N950 is out! Get it from the Nokia Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/212271.

My E-book Reader: Coming Soon To The Nokia N9

The first release is done, waiting for Nokia Store approval. It's called Ionic, and it's the only EPUB reader for the Nokia N9 I know of. Stay tuned.

No iSync In Lion

iSync has been removed from Lion, the latest version of Mac OS X. And the iSync Plugin Maker is missing, too.

This is bad news to Nokia phone owners. The only known workaround is to re-install iSync from a (Time Machine or other) backup. If you happen to have one.

Looking for better solutions, I'll keep you posted.

Update, 2011-07-22: Google can be used as a proxy, for syncing between Nokia and Lion. This article explains how to set up Lion, while Google explains how to set up your Nokia phone.

Update, 2011-08-23: The workaround above is no good if one already has an Exchange account, and the phone only supports one. That's exactly my case, as my company is using Exchange, and I am using a Symbian phone. Dead end? I thought so until I found out that the Nokia N950 (and N9) does allow multiple Exchange accounts, hurray!

So the real fix is: Get a Meego phone!