Enable Portrait Mode on Nokia N900

With the new PR1.2 firmware update for Nokia N900, a screen rotation option has been enabled in the Nokia N900 built in browser. By default the auto rotate and the portrait mode browsing is disabled so here is how to activate it on your device.

Overclocking Nokia N900

Although the Nokia N900 is an amazing phone in therms of performance, the real beauty comes from the ability to modify the "smartphone" and play almost everything, including the CPU of the N900. Since this is the first time I have heard of overclocking a mobile device, I must say I am surprised. I have overclocked my home PC many times, but actually overclocking the CPU of my Nokia N900 is something totally different. Also I was surprised from the simplicity of the whole process. Here is how to overclock your Nokia N900:

Create an Invisible status for Skype on Nokia N900

It might not be that obvious how to make your self invisible in Skype or other built in IM client on the Nokia N900 at first, but there is an easy way to create the invisible status for Skype using the GUI on your Maemo powered Nokia N900. Here is a simple tutorial on how to make yourself invisible in Skype.

Map Loader for Nokia N900 (Windows 7 and Vista fix included)

If you have previously used a Nokia NSeries device or some other smartphone that had support for Ovi or Nokia Maps you know that you can preload maps for the countries you want on your device. Now this feature is available for Nokia N900 too. Why it is useful, well it not only speeds up the process of using maps on your device, but also cuts costs on your data plan for loading the maps as you go. So it is quite useful to have the maps for the countries you use the most preloaded on your Nokia N900.

Get the ~|> and more symbols in X Terminal on Nokia N900

When using X Terminal on Nokia N900 there are some annoying things that bothered me a lot like the fact that I was unable to find the pipe "|" symbol nor the "~", ">", "^" symbols. This is a simple hack how to get these symbols into your X Terminal shortcut buttons.