External Hard Disks (USB and FireWire)
As soon as an external hard disk is correctly recognized by the system, its icon
appears in the le manager. Clicking the icon displays the contents of the drive. It
is possible to create folders and les here and edit or delete them. To rename a hard
disk from the name it had been given by the system, select the corresponding menu
item from the menu that opens when the icon is right-clicked. This name change
is limited to display in the le manager. The descriptor by which the device is
mounted in /media remains unaffected by this.
USB Flash Drives
These devices are handled by the system just like external hard disks. It is similarly
possible to rename the entries in the le manager.
Digital Cameras (USB and FireWire)
Digital cameras recognized by the system also appear as external drives in the
overview of the le manager. KDE allows reading and accessing the pictures at
the URL camera:/ . The images can then be processed using digiKam or f-spot.
For advanced photo processing, use GIMP.
22.3 Cellular Phones and PDAs
A desktop system or a laptop can communicate with a cellular phone via Bluetooth or
IrDA. Some models support both protocols and some only one of the two. The usage
areas for the two protocols and the corresponding extended documentation has already
been mentioned in Section 22.1.3.3, “Wireless Communication” (page 417). The con-
guration of these protocols on the cellular phones themselves is described in their
manuals.
The support for synchronizing with handheld devices manufactured by Palm, Inc., is
already built into Evolution and Kontact. Initial connection with the device is easily
performed with the assistance of a wizard. Once the support for Palm Pilots is congured,
it is necessary to determine which type of data should be synchronized (addresses, ap-
pointments, etc.).
A more sophisticated synchronization solution is available with the program opensync
(see the package libopensync and the respective plug-ins for the various devices).
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