Apps and files

I'm still trying to wrap my head around where files are stored on my tablet.
One insight I learned today is that some applications store data files in their own special database. NoteEverything stores its data in a separate database. This app allows the user to export files as text files to the SD card and also allows importing text files into the NoteEverything database. More info can be found here.
Other apps such as Docs to Go store documents as individual files.

Wiki On A Stick (WOAS) on the tablet

I keep a lot of notes on my PC in WOAS. This is a single html file that works as a self contained wiki. It uses Java Script to make the file work as a wiki. I downloaded WOAS to my tablet and was able to open it with Dolphin Browser. WOAS works in that I can follow links from page to page. I am not able to edit or add new pages on the tablet; the save button does not work in editing mode. So I can use WOAS on my tablet but I cannot make changes to it.
So my search for a wiki on my tablet continues.

Upgraded Docs to Go to full version

I upgrade Docs to Go to the full version. I upgraded using my tablet. I was connected with Amazon Android apps, which I have used previously. The license key downloaded and I had the full version working. Due to a DataViz promotion, I was able to purchase the full version for $15. I transferred the pdf of the Docs to Go users manual to my tablet, so I can refer to it for help. The full version of Docs to Go has a pdf viewer built in, so I can get rid of my separate pdf viewer app. I will report further on Docs to Go after I use it for awhile and learn the menu structure.

Some useful links

Android Tablets.net forum has lots of useful information on the Coby here.

A new forum specifically for the Coby Kyros 7015 opened in May and can be found here.

This link gives recommendations for maximizing the life of your lithium ion battery. Basically keep the battery from overheating, allow partial battery discharge but avoid full discharges.

Android Freeware is an alternate to the Android Market, as well as Amazon Android Appstore.

Sound recording and external keyboard

I tried to record some audio from the television last night. I used NoteEverything and made a 'sound note'. It worked but I didn't have the tablet close enough to the tv. Recording my voice speaking directly at the side of the tablet worked well. This may be useful for recording quick verbal notes to myself.

I've been using Swype with a stylus and I seem to be doing reasonably well. I am at about the same speed swyping as I am using the android keyboard with my finger. The stylus is a necessity for me using Swype. I have a couple of spare stylus from my Palm, which are the same length as the included stylus, but they are slightly larger in diameter and weigh more. I stick my Palm stylus in the loop on the tablet case and it stays put around the house.

I hooked up an external USB keyboard to the USB adapter cable today. The USB adapter cable is the short cable (I wondered what that was for!). The USB keyboard worked immediately. There are no settings or messages which need to be acknowledged. The number and symbols work fine. The arrow keys work to move the cursor. The following keys did not work on my external USB keyboard: ` ~ Caps Lock, Control, ALT. The numeric keypad did not work. Because the Control key doesn't work, I was not able move the cursor word by word, using CTR arrow. One strange thing is that when I press the End key, my tablet went into sleep mode!
Now that I know the external USB keyboard works, I may look into one of the roll up keyboards that I have seen on the net. It is definitely useful for entering large amounts of text.

WikiMind

I downloaded WikiMind lite today to try out this wiki application. It seems to work well. It allows you to select the option of storing your wiki files to your external SD card. The wiki data is stored in plain text files. It uses double square brackets for wiki links, which is what my PC wiki application uses for links. I can save my wiki pages as text files, with the file name being the same as the link name. This should make transferring files between my tablet and PC easier.

One thing to be careful of, is to save your page edits before returning to the previous page. If you use the silver hardware Back button, it warns you: "Do you want to save this page?". If you use the on screen arrow key to return to the previous page, without first saving your page, you will loose the data you just entered. Developer needs to fix that one.

I haven't been able to find where WikiMind is storing my files on the SD card. I have tried both the file manager and looking at the card from my PC.

Docs to Go

I downloaded Docs to Go today on my tablet. It appears to work well and opened the Word and Excel files that I transferred to my tablet. Docs to Go could not find files I put in my /Stuff folder on the SD card. ES File manager could find them and I was able to open the Word and Excel files using ES File manager. Maybe subfollders are included in the full version, which I definitely plan to purchase. Creating and editing Word and Excel files is something I definitely want to be able to do on my tablet.

I've turned the key press sound on my Android keyboard. I want to see if this improves my typing with this keyboard.