Nokia E71: Must Know Power User Tips (Auckland, New Zealand)

The E71 was one of the very best handsets to come out of Nokia factories in 2008 and the best ever in my book. So it is only right that we utilise its functionality to the absolute hilt and try and make the E71 even more efficient.

Here is a long list of must know tips and tricks for the E71. You might already know a few but if you are new to S60 and the E71 in particular, I’m sure this will make for a happy start to the E71 new year!

• STICKY FUNCTION KEY – A quick double press on the bottom left ‘function’ key locks it. This is helpful in situations when you need to press a combination of keys or in applications like Gmail which can be controlled via the keypad.

• 1-800-WHATEVER - To dial 1-800-WHATEVER: type 1800, hit Fn, then Shift twice, type WHATEVER, and press the Call/Green key to dial. (The idea is to type in the alphabet mode in CAPITAL letters ONLY). The alphabets will automatically be converted to numbers.

• ONE TOUCH MUTE – You can simply mute a call by press the button between the volume keys present on the right hand side of the phone. Press it again to cancel the mute.

• REMAP THE KEYS - There are times when you feel certain keys on the E71 are being wasted when they could have come in very handy. For example, the volume keys would work wonderfully with the web browser to scroll pages or in your music player and the mute key could work as select.

• TIME & DATE – When the phone is in the locked state and the screen is blank, hit the Navi Button to display the time and date in a large font.

• TEXT MESSAGES – When in the standby mode, hold down left soft key to read out new text messages.

• ASSIGN SHORTCUTS - If you have a lot of applications installed on your E71, you might want to assign additional shortcuts to different applications by definying a set of keypresses with an application called Cute Keys.

As a follow up to the above tips, here are a few shortcuts that you should enjoy. I have highlighted some of the lesser known ones.

GENERAL

• To get to a symbol or number hold down its key.
• Shift + Backspace deletes letters after the cursor, thus immitating the behavior of the ‘Delete’ key on the computer.
• In the Main Menu:

  A B C D
  E F G H
  I J K L

  To open A press 1, 2 for B, 3 for C, * for D, 4 for E, 5 for F and so on.

• Fn + Ctrl + C to copy.
• Fn + Ctrl + V to paste.
• Shift + Left ( or Right ) to select text.
• Ctrl + Up for page up.
• Ctrl + Down for page down.
• Ctrl + Vowels ( or n ) for accented characters like á or ñ.

CAMERA

• T to focus.

GALLERY

• Green Call to send the image.
• Fn + * for full screen.
• Fn + 7 to zoom in. Press twice for the full screen size.
• Fn + 4 to scroll left while in the zoomed image.
• Fn + 5 to zoom in.
• Fn + 3 to rotate right.
• Fn + 2 to scroll up while in the zoomed image.
• Fn + 1 to rotate left.
• Fn + 0 to zoom out.

STANDBY

• Hold * to activate/deactivate Bluetooth.
• Hold 0 to go to the web browser.
• Left Soft Key then Fn ( or * ) locks the keypad.
• Hold End/Red to disconnect all data connections.
• Hold Left Soft Key to read out new text messages.

MAIL

• Shift + Return to mark/unmark a single message.
• Shift + Down to mark multiple items.
• Fn + Spacebar in new message body to access input (predictive text, etc.) options.

MAPS

• Shift to zoom in.
• Backspace to zoom out.
• Space to go to the current position.

REAL PLAYER

• Fn + 2 for full screen.
• Hold Up for fast forward.
• Hold Down for rewind.

WEB

• 1 for bookmarks.
• 2 to find something on a page.

• 3 to return to the previous page.
• 5 to tab open windows.
• * to zoom in.
• # to zoom out.
• 8 for page overview.
• 9 to go to a different web page.
• 0 to got to the homepage.
• Hit the Backspace key to close the current window.

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Broken ATM Machine at Kelston, Auckland, New Zealand

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Free as a bird, Muriwai Beach, New Zealand

Took this shot with my tiny camera in Februar, 2009. This blog is poasted from my Nokia E71.

Lastes Tech News: Google pulls some street images (Auckland, New Zealand, David Lim)

Google has removed dozens of photos from its new UK Street View service. The street-mapping facility launched amid a fanfare of publicity but now the firm has been forced to pull some of the images after complaints. It is thought the pictures removed contained revealing images of homes, a man entering a London sex shop, people being arrested and a man being sick. A spokesperson for Google told the BBC that anyone could have their images removed if they asked. "We've got millions of images, so the percentage removed was very small," Google's Laura Scott told the BBC. "We want this to be a useful tool and it's people's right to have their image removed. "The fact there are now gaps [in Street View] shows how responsive we are," she added. Street View first launched in the United States in May 2007 and is already available in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain and Italy. The Netherlands version of the service also launched on Thursday, bringing the total number of countries covered to nine. The imagery available comprises video taken along 22,369 miles of UK streets by customised camera cars. Street scenes in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service. Offending photos have been replaced by a black image with the message "This image is no longer available". However, many of the images can still be viewed by moving up or down a notch on the street. Dr Ian Brown, a privacy expert at the Oxford Internet Institute, said he was not surprised that there were some offending images. "This is exactly what you would expect from a service that relies on individuals to help Google not make mistakes," he said. "They [Google] should have thought more carefully about how they designed the service to avoid exactly this sort of thing." Dr Brown said Google could have taken images twice, on different days, so offending images could have been easily replaced and protected privacy better. Google says it has gone to great lengths to ensure privacy, suggesting that the service only shows imagery already visible from public thoroughfares. It also uses face recognition technology to blur out faces and registration plates that appear in the images. The Information Commissioner's Office ruled in 2008 that the blurring was sufficient to ensure that privacy was maintained. (Source: BBC News)

Note: As off 17:04 HRS, Sunday, 21 March 2009; there are 10,309 unique visitor to my blog and I am still counting.

Around the neigbourhood, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand

Experimental photo shooting using Nokia N82 on a lazy Sunday afternoon around the house, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.

Short day trip to Whangaparoa, New Zealand (David Lim)

Yestday, I went out for a spin to Whangaparoa; just to catch some sea breeze and take some pictures with my Nokia E71. You can click on the picture for a larger view.

Origina Kiw Hot Rod, Westgate, Auckland, New Zealand (David Lim)

I took these two photo with my Nokia E71 while having my afternoon coffee near Westgate shopping area. The restoration quality and the paint job is really superb done by the owner. This hot rod is comparable to those I saw back in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. (Note: you can click on the respective picture for a larger view).

Austria relieved at Fritzl verdict (World News).

Josef Fritzl's life sentence is widely welcomed in Austria's newspapers.

There's a clear sense of relief with headlines in the popular Kronen Zeitung and Der Standard proclaiming "Life for Josef F".

The front page of the daily Heute carries a colourful scene from Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Last Judgement, with the words "That's the way: life sentence!"

There is no rush to criticise the police or other agencies for failing to prevent his crime.

Many of the papers pore over the details and emotion of the trial.

Austria's tabloid Kurier says it was Fritzl's daughter who made sure that he would receive a life term.

With her 11-hour video statement and her surprise appearance in person at the trial, she wanted to ensure her father wouldn't "escape through a back door", says Kurier.

Most of the papers try to capture the drama of the final day in court. Der Standard quotes the final statement of the daughter's court representative, Eva Plaz.

She stressed that her client wanted the accused to be held to account for the death of her child.

By contrast, says the paper, the defence lawyer used such passionate phrasing in his opposition to the murder charge, that he twice drew laughter from the courtroom.

There's much praise for the way the trial was conducted. Kurier describes the performance of the 32-year-old prosecutor, Christiane Burkheiser, as a great success.

She took over the case after just 11 months in office, says the paper, and managed to get convictions on all counts.

Der Standard also applauds the professionalism of the court, noting what it called the unpretentious appearances of the judge and state prosecutor and the competence of the daughter's court representative.

"It should not go unremarked," says the paper, "that all of these were women."

In an editorial, Der Standard goes on to address criticism of the speed of the trial.

"Why prolong the process when the facts are clear," it asks. "Wilfully dragging out the trial would have served only to satisfy a desire for sensation."

Away from the courtroom Die Presse returns to Amstetten, the Fritzls' home town, where many of the locals are weary of the bad publicity caused by their most infamous resident.

One says he's heard how schoolchildren from Amstetten were taking a skiing course in the resort of Obertauern, when some of the pupils were asked whether they were Fritzl's children. "What nonsense is this?", the resident asks.

But the Mayor of Amstetten is more hopeful, says Die Presse. "The verdict is what everyone was hoping for," he told the paper. "A dark chapter in the history of our town is now closed."

Smoking: The Fallas Festival, Valencia, Spain

A traditional satirical sculpture burns down during the last day of the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, on 19 March 2009. The 'Fallas', the name for a structure made of cardboard, wood or cork are exhibited in the streets of Valencia during the festival - and are then set on fire the last day. Source Photo: Diego Tuson/AFP