Have you tried adding widgets to the lock screen? You can add the messaging widget to it. But you'd have to add a widget for every piece of info, which is where getting an app saves effort and consolidates inputs.
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§ ita § - Oct 28, 2013 6:38:18 am PDT #23233 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Oct 28, 2013 6:41:58 am PDT #23234 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hmm, yeah I'd prefer an all in one solution if I can have one. NILS promised to be that, but after I installed it it worked once and then the widget disappeared completely.
Individual widgets on the lock screen is intriguing! I will try it!
Jessica - Oct 28, 2013 7:00:06 am PDT #23235 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
AHA - I figured out my NILS problem. Choosing expanded notifications doesn't work unless you also expand the max number of lines shown. (A one-line expanded notification is...not.) This could be it.
msbelle - Oct 28, 2013 3:06:11 pm PDT #23236 of 25496
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Can someone tech savvy talk to me about Hamachi? Mac is dying for me to get it, "all his friends have it" and it will make it awesome for them to be able to play games together or some such.
Gris - Oct 28, 2013 4:49:01 pm PDT #23237 of 25496
Hey. New board.
Yeah Jessica, looks like NILS is your best bet if you keep playing with it. If it becomes incompatible when/if you drop down to a lower level of Android, Widget Locker is pretty good.
Though I'm honestly thinking I might simply disable my lock screen completely. Neither the home button or lock button on my phone are particularly easy to press by accident when its in its case (which is always), so as long as I make sure my phone is off before I pocket it (which is pretty much my habit) then I don't think I really need it. I'm keeping it mostly out of habit at this point.
le nubian - Oct 28, 2013 4:51:00 pm PDT #23238 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
msbelle,
I looked into it a few years ago, but I can't help you with pros and cons. Lifehacker has done a bunch of articles on hamachi, so you might start there.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2013 6:28:32 pm PDT #23239 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Though I'm honestly thinking I might simply disable my lock screen completely.
As long as I get work email on my phone, a lock screen will be mandatory. Even though you have to log into the mail app again, the widgets showing meeting and email names might be too much info.
Oh, yay, financials.
meara - Oct 28, 2013 8:10:50 pm PDT #23240 of 25496
So, if I wanted to start a blog, and I want it to be easy to update from my phone or ipad (since it'll be a travel blog, and I'll be...traveling), what would y'all recommend?
omnis_audis - Oct 28, 2013 9:35:08 pm PDT #23241 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I like it, but even with my phone volume turned all the way up and the app volume turned all the way up, it's hard to hear the commands when I'm on the highway.
I have it going through the radio and play music from the itunes app. Waze will pause the music, say "Turn right onto Walnut Ave...." then resume the music. I think in "audiobook" mode, it pauses, and out of that mode, it just ducks the volume of the music.
Theodosia - Oct 29, 2013 2:18:07 am PDT #23242 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
That's a good question, meara. I know that Wordpress.org offers free hosting for basic blogs, fwiw.