One of the main requests heard again and again about the Nokia tablets is that they should have a calendar. It's actually rather odd that the tablets don't have one, because almost all of Nokia's phones and smartphones do.
Well, if you are looking for a calendar there's now an extremely easy way to add one to the tablets. In fact there are two methods, and they're both completely free.
Method 1: Use Google Calendar
The easiest method by far is to open a new web browser window on the tablet and go to:
http://calendar.google.com/
You can log in with your Gmail username and password, or if you haven't got one you can register on the logging in page of Google Calendar.
You can use the same site on both your PC and your tablet, and because Google Calendar's information is stored entirely online there's no need to synchronise it with anything.
Method 2: Install GPE Calendar
For those who want something that actually stores its information on the tablet, there is now an easily installable calendar app called GPE Calendar.
However, before we can actually install GPE Calendar we need to activate a certain part of the Application Manager called "Maemo Extras", which we'll detail below.
Once it's been activated, you can use the App Manager to easily install a large number of useful and fun applications and games for your tablet, and you only have to do the activation once:
1. Make sure your tablet's firmware is the latest version. Click here to see our firmware tutorial if you're not sure how to do this, or if you're not sure what firmware is.
2. Click on the green squares on the left of the screen.
3. Click on Settings.
4. Click on Application Manager.
5. Click on the grey menu marked "Application Manager" at the top of the screen.
6. Select Tools, then Application Catalogue.
7. Click on Maemo Extras, then the Edit button.
8. Untick the "Disabled" box, i.e. remove the tick, then click on the OK button.
9. Click on the Close button, and let the app manager update itself. The Application Manager has now had its "Extras" section activated, you don't have to repeat the above steps after you've done them once.
10. Click on Browse Installable Applications, then click on All.
11. You'll now see a very large list of applications which you can install onto your tablet.
12. Scroll down until you see the app called "gpe-calendar", then click on it and click on "install", then click on "OK" to everything that the tablet asks.
13. Let the GPE Calendar application download and install. When it's finished you can close the Application Manager by clicking on the X in the top right hand corner.
14. To access the calendar, click on the green squares at the left and then Extras, where you'll find the Calendar option to click on.
...and that's it!
You may find that GPE Calendar works best in full screen mode, so press the tablet's full screen button before using it.
Hey, what about the to-do list and the other applications?
You can install other apps, including a to-do list, from the same list as the calendar. Simply go back to the Application Manager, click on "Browse Installable Applications" again and select whatever you want to install. You can find out more about each app by clicking on it once and then clicking on the blue "i" icon at the bottom of the screen.
The to-do list application can be found under the name "gpe-todo". The other GPE applications also offer useful personal organiser features, so try them out and see what you think. The "gpesummary" app is particularly interesting as it displays a summary of your upcoming appointments and to-do list items on the desktop of the tablet.
That's great, but how do I use the GPE Calendar? How do I use the To-Do List and other GPE apps?
You can find user manuals for all the GPE apps (including the calendar and to-do list) at the following site:
http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/usermanual/usermanual.html
The manuals were written for a slightly different device, but most of the information is relevant to the tablet versions of the applications.
What if I don't like an application? How do I get rid of it?
If you want to remove an app from your tablet, go back to the Application Manager, click on "Show Installed Applications", click on what you want to remove and then click on "Uninstall" at the bottom of the screen.
Help! Some of the applications on the list look really complicated and technical!
Yes, some of the apps are indeed a bit obscure and only really meant for technology enthusiasts. But don't worry about them, just ignore them and concentrate on the stuff that's useful to you.
Can I find out more about using the Application Manager?
Yes indeed, we've already done a tutorial dedicated to installing apps on the tablets using both the maemo.org website and the Application Manager, which you can read by clicking here. (Unfortunately a temporary glitch in the latest tablet firmware means that you may be unable to install some apps using the maemo.org method.)
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