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1001 Uses for a PDA Stylus, what have/do you used yours for?

Was busy picking my teeth with my stylus earlier, (Yes I know it's disgusting, so don't ask to borrow my exec!) Anyway it got me to thinking what other usefull uses has everyone else found for their stylus's or is it stylii?
So lets hear it people? :lol:
Regards

Pick my nose and ears.
Lift up forensics evidence like a police officer.
Clean grout.
Drum.
Show kids cheap magic tricks like swallowing it or pulling it out of my ear.
Balance it on my upper lip.
Twirl it like a mini-baton.
Wield it like a mini-sword.
Throw it up against suspended ceiling tiles.
Mistaken it for a pen when trying to write on paper.
While I'm tapping on my head with it, if I come up with more, I'll post it here.

Cleaning fingernails?

Pick teeth
Clean ears
Balance on top lip whilst making Mick Jagger face
Entwine in hair/beard

Use as a mini spear just like in zulu
If only Michael Caine had said "Dont you throw those bloody stylus's at me!"

Play games with it like 'lose the stylus in between the floorboards then take hours to find it' ?

reset my:
Exec
Router
Laptop
mp3 Player
Set the clock on my car
Save channels on my telly

Emergency splint for a broken finger, always worthwhile remembering!

My 7 year old son likes to chew it, like a pencil :-( now it always falls out of my magician. What I do with it? Well I don't chew it, but clean my fingernails & ears, scratch my head, reset my magician, balance it on fingers & others things etc.
You can so much with it, except from normal writing it's the best body extension I can think of (yes I'm very narrow minded) LOL
M

I use my for defeating Balrogs, scurge of Middle Earth that they are.
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The Magician's stylus just doesn't quite "cut it". But they're both cute.
Anyone notice the strange bend in the Universal's? Makes me feel quite >self conscious<.
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vijay555 said:
I use my for defeating Balrogs, scurge of Middle Earth that they are.
The Magician's stylus just doesn't quite "cut it". But they're both cute.
Anyone notice the strange bend in the Universal's? Makes me feel quite >self conscious<.
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it does do that, doesn't it.. that strange bend, I can stare at it for seconds.. I'm not sure I get it fully..

it also makes me constantly wander if I'm holding it the 'right way'..

Yes, my wife used to say that. Now she just doesn't bother, and I'm
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Hahahah! :lol:

So the size of your nose & the shape of your stylus unreveals a girl everything you don't want to tell.
Hmmm, my stylus is worn & chewed.

My wife prefers the one on her Wizard, it grows in size when she gets it out and shrinks back down to a managable size when she has finished with it.
I wonder if the bend on the Universal one is designed in, so it can be used as an aid to erectile disfunction? "shudder" :shock:

Hmmm, my stylus is worn & chewed.
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There's a lucky man... I must be spending too much time programming, mine is as new
To bring this only slightly back on topic, I do worry about dropping it and scratching the "glans", in case it subsequently scratches the screen. Even with a screen protector, I notice I've still managed to scratch the scrollbar area.
My wife prefers the one on her Wizard, it grows in size when she gets it out and shrinks back down to a managable size when she has finished with it.
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I hear that you Wizard guys have trouble getting it in and out of the slot though? That's what I hear.
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How to use VGA without PEN!!!!!

Sometimes in moments of rush, I find it tedious to have to pull out the pen to use my Universal in VGA mode, I thought what better than to grow my own biological pen.
I grew the nails on both of my index fingers long enough, and cut them at an angle so they form a sharp end. No more worry about loosing pens, and you can instantly control the UI.
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Not only that, I find it very useful for other purposes too, such as scratching my ears, cleaning in between my teeth after a meal :lol: and more!
Most importantly it will make your Universal experience easier. It takes only 2 weeks. Drink alot of milk, and ensure you intake enough calcium so your nail grow healthy and strong. You can use a nail file to further sharpen the pointy bit for higher accuracy.
Hope my idea has helped you.
KS

lol thats quite funny and at the same time kinda nasty.
Just out of interest what resolution settings have you used on your Universal?

640x480. Nasty, maybe but its made my life so much easier,i hardly ever use the stylus. 8)

Eugh. A thumb stylus might be a safer way to go.
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ks2k said:
640x480. Nasty, maybe but its made my life so much easier,i hardly ever use the stylus. 8)
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Using ozVGA default settings?

yes, and the big buttons patch for the phone

wow thats a lot of software you have there

Opps nice one.
Can any one tell me is there a utility like d9 dial pad which ETEN 600. :roll:

Doesn't this leave scrachtes on your screen? The nail looks pretty sharp to me.

I doubt your fingernail is harder than plastic, or hard enough to scratch the screen.
Surur

no scratch, but if u have just cut your nails its a good idea to scratch the wall or ur jeans a little to make the pointy bit smooth.

To small
Hi,
I applied the true VGA hack and got it working but now I want to go back to default. Why? I think the screens are to small for comfort.
1. Am I doing something wrong? Can I make the screens/fonts bigger?
2. How do I deactivate the VGA mode? Can not find it in the hack tool.
3. Yes, I know, I'm an s hole: forgot to backup the files I replaced.
Can some1 send me a copy of the following files from the \windows directory of the Universal?
- Backlight.exe
- Camera.exe
- MicrophoneAGC.exe
- Power.exe
- WLanMgr.exe
- WModem.exe
Help would be highly appreciated,
Cheers, Alwin
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ks2k said:
640x480. Nasty, maybe but its made my life so much easier,i hardly ever use the stylus. 8)
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LOL do you have a girlfriend? Cause if you do, she's not gonna appreciate certain 'actions' with your 'fyngus'.

hahaha, the middle finger would suit that certain job better.
But its convenience, especially in VGA mode, sometimes i just want to dismiss a notification or save a message as read, and it is tedious to have to bring out the pen for small manouvers like that.

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LOL do you have a girlfriend? Cause if you do, she's not gonna appreciate certain 'actions' with your 'fyngus'.
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LOL
anyway i think that looks krind of gross. but besides that, i would prefer the small finger to have a longer nail.

Laser Stylus for the HCT Touch Pro?

I’ve seen a lot of “universal” styluses out there that have lasers/lights/pens built into them. Do these work will with the HCT Touch pro/fuze? I’m mostly concerned about a laser stylus.
Any advise will help.
Thanks

Yep, I use one when I am doing a PPT presentation.

seanvree said:
I’ve seen a lot of “universal” styluses out there that have lasers/lights/pens built into them. Do these work will with the HCT Touch pro/fuze? I’m mostly concerned about a laser stylus.
Any advise will help.
Thanks
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What do you mean by it will work with the touch pro or not? Anything that can touch the screen is suppose to work, no? (even your finger)
I don't use the laser that much, but for the past 3 years, I've been using these kind of stylus (pen+stylus):
http://www.boxwave.com/products/styraballpointpen/styra-ballpoint-pen-stylus-at_t-fuze_3350.htm
They are great. However, I usually buy them for $3-5 each not $11. I'm waiting for them to come on ebay

Yeah, I guess I wasn't clear enough, rookie mistake.
Isn't there a slot on the Fuze that holds a stylus? If so will any stylus fit in that slot or does it need to be a certain size?

hi there
the stylus slot on the fuze/touch pro is designed to fit the specific fuze/touch pro stylus and as such does have to be the necessary size
you'd be hard pushed to find any kind of stylus that had anything integrated into it like a pen/laser that fits into the stylus silo on the device

duke_stix said:
hi there
the stylus slot on the fuze/touch pro is designed to fit the specific fuze/touch pro stylus and as such does have to be the necessary size
you'd be hard pushed to find any kind of stylus that had anything integrated into it like a pen/laser that fits into the stylus silo on the device
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Okay, that's the answer I was looking for. Thanks, I guess I'll stick with the stock stylus.

pandaboyy said:
I don't use the laser that much, but for the past 3 years, I've been using these kind of stylus (pen+stylus):
http://www.boxwave.com/products/styraballpointpen/styra-ballpoint-pen-stylus-at_t-fuze_3350.htm
They are great. However, I usually buy them for $3-5 each not $11. I'm waiting for them to come on ebay
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that little thing is cool. where do you get yours from?

The Jack of Clubs said:
that little thing is cool. where do you get yours from?
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for my old devices: PPC6700 and Tilt, I got them off ebay for $10 for a pack of 2 or 3, depend on the deal they got.
They are the most useful accessories that I've purchased. However I don't think eBay has these kind of stylus for Touch Pro nor Fuze yet (TP and Fuze has different stylus). You can get it from the website I posted you for around $10 each.
As for me, I don't want to pay more than $5 for a stylus, so I'll wait.
They used to have a mechanical pencil version too but I've only seen it once.

LASERS?!?! ON A TELEPHONE!?!?!
Come on, what is this, star wars?
LASERS are for SHARKS.
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ElBorba said:
LASERS?!?! ON A TELEPHONE!?!?!
Come on, what is this, star wars?
LASERS are for SHARKS.
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looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
You made my day!!!

ElBorba said:
LASERS?!?! ON A TELEPHONE!?!?!
Come on, what is this, star wars?
LASERS are for SHARKS.
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or mutant groupers

This one does not have a laser, but it's a ballpoint pen and fits in the Fuze stylus holder. I'm planning on getting one soon, so I always have a pen around.
Styra Stylus [boxwave.com]

Howler82 said:
This one does not have a laser, but it's a ballpoint pen and fits in the Fuze stylus holder. I'm planning on getting one soon, so I always have a pen around.
Styra Stylus [boxwave.com]
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Yeah, pens are cool, but lasers are COOLER!

[Q] G2 Slide Mechanism

Can anyone who's seen the internals of the G1 comment on the feasability of putting a G2 style upwards flipping mechanism in the G1? I guess it'd be hard and probably impossible, but if anyone can manage it, I'm offering a reward of 10 awesome points. 11 if they post a guide too.

Well never happen the g1 isn't made right for that kinda flip.

Wait...
The G1 is upwards sliding... when your phone is in horizontal layout the screen slides up... revealing a keyboard beneath.
The G2 is upwards sliding...in horizontal layout screen slides up... revealing a keyboard beneath.
what am i not seeing?

the g1 slides out to the left then up. The g2 slide up. Its a different kind of setup plus its on both the left and right of the g2
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xile6 said:
the g1 slides out to the left then up. The g2 slide up. Its a different kind of setup plus its on both the left and right of the g2
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look at the engadget article one more time. They said that it was being jammed up and that its not the way it's supposed to look.

mejorguille said:
look at the engadget article one more time. They said that it was being jammed up and that its not the way it's supposed to look.
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They didn't say it was being *jammed* up, they said it was being *pulled* up.
Hopefully this is a straight slide and not some insanely delicate multi-vector weakness B.S. I don't like how it appears to have come out of its track like that... if it can be pulled out like that, it IS a BAD SIGN.
You really have to wonder WTF is in the heads of these manufacturers. Is there something particularly terrible about having RAILS between the two parts to keep everything aligned and moving in a straight line? The DREAM was *OK* (but still not *great*) in this regard. We want DURABILITY, not insanity! And it would also be nice to have a ridge with a rubber damper around the screen to protect it from being dropped... but I guess that would reduce the number of replacements and repairs they can sell on devices that get broken through normal use.
Enough with the style and light weight. We want FUNCTIONALITY and DURABILITY! Give it a THICK METAL CASE. Quadruple the thickness of the glass. Protect the glass with rubber dampers and a ridge. I want something MILITARY GRADE and I'm willing to PAY for it -- and I think you will find that nobody worries about upping the price by $1 for ***ALL*** the extra materials it takes.

lbcoder said:
Enough with the style and light weight. We want FUNCTIONALITY and DURABILITY! Give it a THICK METAL CASE. Quadruple the thickness of the glass. Protect the glass with rubber dampers and a ridge. I want something MILITARY GRADE and I'm willing to PAY for it -- and I think you will find that nobody worries about upping the price by $1 for ***ALL*** the extra materials it takes.
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lol
well if you want all that youll need to use one of big rotary phones with the antenna and hiddn dial-pad instead. i promise you that it will be 100x more durable than this, one drop of the G2 and say good bye, but one drop from G1 and she comes home safe.

What is it with these idiots, really?
I understand the ones who want to keep their device relevant by upgrading their OS to the most current one even if it's just basic funcionality, but wanting to physically transform one device into another.
Reminds me of that other thread with the guy that wanted to turn his phone into a gimped, tiny tablet.
Seriously, is there no limit to cheap?

TN7 Stylus enhance

Hey guys, because i am using my TN7 for university i write alot with it.
But i always had problems with the stylus, because it is so thin.. so i improvised:
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Feels awesome and feels like you are writing with a normal pen.. i like it, so here how2build your own.
What you need:
- one of these guys (or similiar) (just the cap.)
- the grip from another pen
1. you have to remove the cover / top of the cap, so you get a tube.
2. pull the grip over it
top:
bottom:
3. ofc pull the whole thing over your stylus =) (not too much, you want to be able to remove it later!)
4. have fun

cars10k said:
Hey guys, because i am using my TN7 for university i write alot with it.
But i always had problems with the stylus, because it is so thin.. so i improvised:
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I actually use a pencil with mine most of the time... if the tip isn't too sharp it works almost flawlessly, and it glides over the screen very nicely and doesn't hurt the screen at all. I even bought some FullHB pencils (they're solid graphite, no wood) to use, and they seem to work even better than a standard pencil.

I just dug up the old full graphite pencils from my art school days and I have to agree: they are amazing stylusses (styli?).
Then I decided to go one better: I got a mechanical pencil with some nice fat leads (I went for 3mm HB koh-i-noors). Now I can retract the vulnerable graphite for safer traveling and still have an amazing and precice hard-tip stylus.
I might just take apart the official stylus and replace the rubber with a bit of graphite, but I'm not entirely comfortable storing that inside the tablet.

Quistnix said:
I just dug up the old full graphite pencils from my art school days and I have to agree: they are amazing stylusses (styli?).
Then I decided to go one better: I got a mechanical pencil with some nice fat leads (I went for 3mm HB koh-i-noors). Now I can retract the vulnerable graphite for safer traveling and still have an amazing and precice hard-tip stylus.
I might just take apart the official stylus and replace the rubber with a bit of graphite, but I'm not entirely comfortable storing that inside the tablet.
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I had tried just a regular cheap mechanical pencil, and they don't work at all... probably because the lead is too thin and/or the casing is plastic and doesn't carry the conductivity to your hand. Glad you liked the pencil idea, though! Oh, and yes, it is styli

This is cool.

TN7 My Pro Stylus Mod
Here's my first Mod on the TN7 Pro Stylus after seeing the above post it gave me the go ahead since I had an extra one,
it feels much better after long time of use compare to the original slim stick

EXILE157 said:
Here's my first Mod on the TN7 Pro Stylus after seeing the above post it gave me the go ahead since I had an extra one,
it feels much better after long time of use compare to the original slim stick
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So you installed the pro stylus tip in to a regular pen of some type? please fill us in on the details, I use my tablet pretty much just for the writing, and the oem one sucks.
Brew

tsbrewers said:
So you installed the pro stylus tip in to a regular pen of some type? please fill us in on the details, I use my tablet pretty much just for the writing, and the oem one sucks.
Brew
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Sorry I've been busy, yes what I did is take a pen and did some eye measurements and cuts to fit it, I will post some picture of it broken down it's pretty easy!...I just don't understand why can they just create something like this already?

Yes please post. Very interested in doing this mod.
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