Now I Know The Problem With My Pocket PC. I Slept On It!!!

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://akiba.sorobangeeks.com/news_8588.html">http://akiba.sorobangeeks.com/news_8588.html</a><br /><br />HP has clarified a problem I've been having with my Pocket PC. Apparently, they aren't designed to be slept on. 8O <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2004/20040827-dontsleeponyouripaq.jpg" /><br /><br />Other useful tidbits include "Don't bang your iPAQ against hard objects." I would like to see the next page of this manual. It is sure to include gems like:<br /><br />• Don't put your iPAQ under water.<br />• Don't place your iPAQ under your car's tire to keep it from rolling down a hill.<br />• Don't use your iPAQ for target practice.<br />• Don't use your iPAQ as a shim in a <a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Terex%20Titan">Terex Titan 282B</a> if it isn't sitting level.<br />• Don't use your iPAQ as an ad hoc thermal tile on the Space Shuttle<br /><br />Any other things we shouldn't do with our iPAQs? :bangin:

[Duncan]

Don't use your iPAQ to try and knock some common sense into the designers of the latest range.

[GoldKey]

Don't use your ipaq as a belt buckle. Oh wait http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=278133

[powder2000]

Don't upgrade your ipaq to 2003 SE. :lol:

[rudolph]

hahaha.... well, i actually do sleep on my Dell X5. Sometimes, it gets lonely and cries in middle of the night (it has nightmares of an X30 taunting it), so I take it and it sleeps on my bed.
Seriously though, I put my X5 under my pillow and sleep on it most of the time. There just isn’t much room around my bed to put the PDA after I use before I sleep, so under the pillow it goes. Never had a problem before. My head isn’t heavy enough to crack the screen (maybe I really am an airhead..), and I’ve even charged it under there without causing it to combust and engulf my head in flames while I sleep.

[Pat Logsdon]

Do not use iPAQ as a floatation device.
Do not use iPAQ as an alarm clock.
Do not use iPAQ as a marital aid.
Do not make iPAQ an offer it can't refuse.
Do not use iPAQ 4700 as paving stone in your driveway, even though it would fit right in.
Do not taunt iPAQ.

[bjornkeizers]

Don't use your iPAQ to try and knock some common sense into the designers of the latest range.

Drat! Beat me to it. (only mine involved not shoving it up a part of their anatomy, and I'm not talking about noses)


Stylus is not designed for cleaning ear.


It works just fine if you use the proper end. I've used the back end of my 1915 stylus in that fashion. I don't want to use the pointy end as I have one of those metal ones with a pen and a removable tip... Imagine walking into the ER and having to explain that one. 8O

[claud9999]

Warning: Do not eat.
Stylus is not designed for cleaning ear.
Do not swing PDA on cable, PDA is not a mace.
Caution: reactive, do not add HCl.

[Ken Mattern]

Do not drop your Pocket PC in the toilet. Ask Marloff about that.

:roll: Sorry, old buddy, to bring up such a sore topic, but it should be included in the manual.

[bigkingfun]

Do not use your iPAQ to take pictures of exploding bridges.
(see this post (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31548))

[Lex]

I read about a meter reader who beat an attacking dog with his ruggedized PDA but it wasn't an iPAQ. Probably should only whack cats with iPAQs.

[foebea]

Do not attempt to recharge iPaq battery by connecting with jumper cables to car.

Do not inflate.

If iPaq shatters, do not impale yourself or others with shards.

Do not iPaq throw long distances.

If iPaq becomes very hot so that it is burning your hands, turn off and do not handle until it cools.

Do not use sharp objects (knives, forks, pins) as a replacement for stylus as this may result in damage to the screen.

[Skoobouy]

How to keep the screen from scratching or breaking?

Do not use iPaq.

[HTK]

I guess HP is avoiding to be sued
like those people trying to dry a cat on the microwave

[dma1965]

DO NOT USE YOUR IPAQ AS AN ALARM CLOCK !!!!

[cludwig]

I hate to admit it but more than once I used my old 36xx as a coaster when somebody offered me a drink but nothing to put it on. I'm sure hypnosis would reveal severe beatings (which I've conveniently shut out) as the result of early childhood non-coaster use -- what else could explain such a stupid thing to do. I rationalized that "at least it was screen down..." If only I'd had an unread iPaq user manual, I could have used THAT as a coaster.

:mrgreen:

[OSUKid7]

HP has clarified a problem I've been having with my Pocket PC. Apparently, they aren't designed to be slept on. 8OI know that's supposed to be funny, but I sometimes listen to music on my iPaq as I doze off (and then have the PHM Plus! Sleep Timer shut off my pocket pc after a given time). Anyway, I could see myself turning and laying on it by accident at night. With the included hard case/cover flap I haven't had anything bad happen yet though. :lol:

[commander66]

Do not throw your IPAQ at HP manual authors. :mrgreen:

[daninnj]

Do not replace iPAQ with a Palm device.

[buckyg]

I'm loving people's responses as much as the absurdity of what's in the manual.

OTOH, never underestimate the stupidity of people. I used to work for a company that used to make slow cookers. They had warnings about not leaving the cooker unattended, which is how many people actually used them. Yes, you put some soup or a casserole in the pot when you left for work, it would be done when you got home. But gee, do you really think the company is going to pay to rebuild your house because you put something in the cooker, left for a 2 week vacation and it eventually caught fire?

I worked across the hall from the lady who took these calls. Heard some real doozies during my time there.

[mcsouth]

Don't use your iPAQ to try and knock some common sense into the designers of the latest range.

LOL!!!!!!! :rotfl:

Of course, you often see things like this in manuals also:

"Do not use iPaq under water.

WARNING: iPaq is not an approved flotation device!"

You know - tell you not to use item for some purpose, and then immediately warn you about the absurdity of it......

At least this manual appears reasonably well written; it could have been:

"It is to be using in bed iPaq not while sleeping." ...or something similar. I get a pretty good chuckle out of some of the absurd translations I've seen in some manuals.....

[vipes]

Do not use to cheat on exams

Do not rely on to alert you of an appointment or class

Do not use ink pen as stylus replacement (some stupid friends of mine tried it :evil: )

Do not beam files at your television set. Will not change channel.

:mrgreen:

[Ed Hansberry]

Yes, you put some soup or a casserole in the pot when you left for work, it would be done when you got home.
Yummmmm... tuna casserole slow cooked all day long...

[Kevin Daly]

Don't forget the all-important "Not intended to be used in conjunction with thermonuclear devices" 0X

[dean_shan]

Do not use iPaq to bludgeon someone to death (http://www.liquidgeneration.com/rumormill/ipod_killing.html)

[whatsnext?]

to reduce risk of screen or body damage, do not use iPAQ as replacement for kevlar.

never take an iPAQ to a gun fight.

WARNING:iPAQ is not a stress reduction squeeze ball.

iPAQ is not to be used as a snow or sand shovel.

[KimVette]

I don't see "Do not throw iPAQ at Carly Fiorina" so obviously that's okay. :lol:

[ctmagnus]

Do not use iPAQ as an alarm clock.

I do all the time! :D

[ctmagnus]

I don't see "Do not throw iPAQ at Carly Fiorina" so obviously that's okay. :lol:

But only one of the new models. ;)

[Jon Westfall]

Do Not Use IPaq As Replacement for Presidential Nuclear Football

[PetiteFlower]

You mean NUCULAR don't you? ;)

Wow thanks guys, this thread has made my day! This has been a pretty hellish week and I really needed the laugh!

[foldedspace]

I read about a meter reader who beat an attacking dog with his ruggedized PDA but it wasn't an iPAQ. Probably should only whack cats with iPAQs.


LOL! Hitting cats is not funny, but the mental picture of the mad moggy leaping from deep cover to attack is....

HAIKEEBA!

[OskiO]

ok, I just came across this thread. Funny thing is last night, I set my alarm to go off on my 4150. I didn't check display message in settings so for some reason I couldn't get the alarm to stop (even with a soft reset). Well I needed a few more minutes of beauty sleep so I tried sticking it under my pillow, too loud. So I put it under my stomach and fell back asleep.

It worked fine today at work so I guess I was lucky...:)

[OSUKid7]

ok, I just came across this thread. Funny thing is last night, I set my alarm to go off on my 4150. I didn't check display message in settings so for some reason I couldn't get the alarm to stop (even with a soft reset). Well I needed a few more minutes of beauty sleep so I tried sticking it under my pillow, too loud. So I put it under my stomach and fell back asleep.

It worked fine today at work so I guess I was lucky...:)haha...yeah, usually we complain about alarms not repeating. I've also had this happen when they just won't turn off! Interesting solution lol.

Think I've seen you around the net before. Similar usernames (well, somewhat lol). Go bucks! 8)

[Jon Westfall]

You mean NUCULAR don't you? ;)


nu·cle·ar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nkl-r, ny-)
adj.
Biology. Of, relating to, or forming a nucleus: a nuclear membrane.
Physics. Of or relating to atomic nuclei: a nuclear chain reaction.
Using or derived from the energy of atomic nuclei: nuclear power.
Of, using, or possessing atomic or hydrogen bombs: nuclear war; nuclear nations.


No entry found for nucular. .

Maybe I'm just weird, but I don't get your comment.

[foldedspace]

Nucular
Kel Richards writes

If you are irritated every time George W Bush (or anyone else for that matter) pronounces the word nuclear as nucular you may be depressed to learn that this is listed as an alternative pronunciation the Merriam-Webster Dictionary – and has been since 1961. To everyone who protests the Merriam-Webster people send out a defensive 400 word letter arguing that they don’t list nucular as an acceptable alternative – just as an alternative, meaning that it is “a pronunciation variant that occurs in educated speech but that is considered by some to be questionable or unacceptable.” They go on to say they do this because of the widespread use of nucular among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, US cabinet members, and at least four US presidents: Eisenhower, Carter, Clinton and Bush. My experience is that people who say nucular do so because they are simply unable to wrap their tongue around nuclear and so resort to making it a parallel with words like circular and spectacular


http://www.abc.net.au/classic/breakfast/stories/s778741.htm

[Jon Westfall]

You learn something new every day! - Thanks FoldedSpace

[PetiteFlower]

You said nuclear and president in the same sentence so naturally I thought of Bush who has the annoying habit of pronouncing it nucular. I don't care if it's in the dictionary or not, it's WRONG and it's irritating! Plenty of words that educated people don't use are in the dictionary, it doesn't make them proper :)

[OSUKid7]

I sense a topic split coming on. ;) :lol:

What's so hard about saying nuclear anyway? It's "new" + "clear" lol.

[Rob Alexander]

Don't forget the all-important "Not intended to be used in conjunction with thermonuclear devices" 0X

Of course not! Only the Jornada 430SE is approved by MI5 for use in conjunction with thermonuclear devices...

Who could forget the lovely Denise Richards trying unsuccessfully to look like a geek with her Jornada thermonuclear controller running under the highly customized HOS (Hollywood Operating System) in 'The World is Not Enough'?

[Jon Westfall]

Don't forget the all-important "Not intended to be used in conjunction with thermonuclear devices" 0X

Of course not! Only the Jornada 430SE is approved by MI5 for use in conjunction with thermonuclear devices...

Who could forget the lovely Denise Richards trying unsuccessfully to look like a geek with her Jornada thermonuclear controller running under the highly customized HOS (Hollywood Operating System) in 'The World is Not Enough'?

Apparently, the world will probably be saved because the big red button will spontaneously hard-reset in the heat of battle...

And yes, Bush & Clinton both have had their share of annoying soundbites, with Nucular on the list with such illustrious quotes such as "I did not have an affair..." and the like.

[Jon Westfall]

Oh, and while we're ranting about pronounciation in this slightly off-topic thread (What did Ed expect...) I'm reminded of a history teacher of mine who refused to call Nasa "nasa" (Instead spelling it out N A S A). His pet peeve was people confusing the space program with a carribean island...

[MacBirdie]

Well, I know what I CAN do with my Tungsten|T.
http://www.pdaclub.pl/redakcja/mac/foty/tt_redds.jpg

:devilboy:

[v_ralev]

Do not use to cheat on exams

Do not rely on to alert you of an appointment or class

Do not use ink pen as stylus replacement (some stupid friends of mine tried it :evil: )

Do not beam files at your television set. Will not change channel.

:mrgreen:

Lighten up, I am using a pen for the last 6 months - it is much better than the stylus - just try it. The stylus is so small and you can't write on paper with it. Friends of mine put some foil over the screen for protection, but I dont, you just have to be careful and it's all right.
I am sure many people use a pen.

[billbuckner]

Do not use to cheat on exams

Do not rely on to alert you of an appointment or class

Do not use ink pen as stylus replacement (some stupid friends of mine tried it :evil: )

Do not beam files at your television set. Will not change channel.

:mrgreen:

Lighten up, I am using a pen for the last 6 months - it is much better than the stylus - just try it. The stylus is so small and you can't write on paper with it. Friends of mine put some foil over the screen for protection, but I dont, you just have to be careful and it's all right.
I am sure many people use a pen.
I'd rather use a mechanical pencil with no lead. I've done that when I lost a stylus.

[wocket]

Do not leave the tip of your stylus jammed in the bottom of your stylus holder and then think (for some unknown reason) super glue would help to retrieve it :oops:

Kittens make really great screen wipes.



Hey and always remember kids, "your pocket pc is not a bathtime toy!"

[ironguy]

Let's not forget

Do not use your iPaq as a snowboard

and the ever popular

Do not keep your iPaq in clothes when ironing them!

The last iron I bought, there was a warning: "Do not iron clothes while wearing them."

[Darius Wey]

Do not rip your iPAQ into pieces as this person (http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60336) did to their Palm. 8)

[Jon Westfall]

Do not rip your iPAQ into pieces as this person (http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60336) did to their Palm. 8)


Ripping a part one's palm shows graduation to the Pocket PC OS. Enjoy, and discard palm device according to local environmental guidelines


That was in really small print at the end of my 505 manual... ;)

[yawanag]

Do not beam files at your television set. Will not change channel.


I had to chuckle at this one. I've done it so many times with both my remote and PDA, side by side, on my desk. And then I sit there wondering if the remote needs the battery changed.

[Darius Wey]

Do not rip your iPAQ into pieces as this person (http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60336) did to their Palm. 8)


Ripping a part one's palm shows graduation to the Pocket PC OS. Enjoy, and discard palm device according to local environmental guidelines


That was in really small print at the end of my 505 manual... ;)

Man...I thought it was a joke at first, but that comment just puts the icing on the cake. Oh well, at least the person who ripped their Zire apart shows graduation to the Pocket PC OS (a positive sign) :bday:

[rocky_raher]

Do not use your iPaq to level a wobbly chair, table, or desk!

[nuka_t]

its funny, but its not the warnings that are funny. its the people that called tech support complaining about why their ppc wasnt working after sleeping on it thats funny. thye dont make these warnings up, they have to come from sonewhere.

[Mark Johnson]

Do not use iPAQ 4700 as paving stone in your driveway, even though it would fit right in.


Do not use an iPaq 4700 for any purpose before "this fall" at the earliest.

[BugDude10]

"Do not fall in love with, or spend significant amounts of money on accessories for, your iPAQ, as we will make it substantially obsolete in a few months when we release the 'next generation' of miserable crap you'll feel compelled to 'upgrade' to."

:roll:

[ironguy]

Enjoy!

http://rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml

Caution: Computer may open new browser window when clicking on link. :wink:

[billbuckner]

:rotfl:
"Caution: Hot beverages are hot!" -- On a coffee cup
"Please keep out of children." -- On a butcher knife.
"Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you." -- On a motorcycle helmet-mounted rear-view mirror.
"Warning: Do not climb inside this bag and zip it up. Doing so will cause injury and death." -- A label inside a protective bag (for fragile objects), which measures 15cm by 15cm by 12cm.
"Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth." -- On the label of a bottled drink.
"Fragile. Do not drop." -- Posted on a Boeing 757.

[Prevost]

Guess this is in order to cover themselves from liabilities (I hope to have used the term in a correct way :mrgreen: )

[sfjlittel]

Don't carry your ipaq in the pocket of you jacket.

explanation: the lcd (the part behind the touchscreen, not the touchscreen itself) of my 3970 broke while carrying it that way and hp would not repair it under waranty.

Never bought a hp product since.

maybe they should print on the box "don't buy this item" or something.

[Darius Wey]

Don't carry your ipaq in the pocket of you jacket.

explanation: the lcd (the part behind the touchscreen, not the touchscreen itself) of my 3970 broke while carrying it that way and hp would not repair it under waranty.

How did that one happen? Did you bang it against something hard whilst it was in your pocket?

I frequently carry mine in my jeans pocket, and also in my laptop bag, and haven't had any problems with that. What a "rotten egg case" you had there. :cry:

[marlof]

Do not drop your Pocket PC in the toilet. Ask Marloff about that.

8O That was not me (http://www.cewindows.net/reviews/casio-try.htm)!! I just held my PPC under streaming tap water (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3011).

[Daviddjr]

Do Not Use IPaq As Replacement for Presidential Nuclear Football

However....

Do Use iPaq as Replacement for Presidential Candidate (either one)!

[snookums]

I fell asleep on my Dell Axim x3i and drooled on the screen. Made a nice round mark in the middle of the screen. I'll try and post an image tomorrow, don't have it here as I'm using a drool-free iPaq H5450 instead...

I should sue Dell for not putting a "Do not sleep and drool on the screen" warning on it...

[sfjlittel]

Don't carry your ipaq in the pocket of you jacket.

explanation: the lcd (the part behind the touchscreen, not the touchscreen itself) of my 3970 broke while carrying it that way and hp would not repair it under waranty.

How did that one happen? Did you bang it against something hard whilst it was in your pocket?

I frequently carry mine in my jeans pocket, and also in my laptop bag, and haven't had any problems with that. What a "rotten egg case" you had there. :cry:
I carried it in a inooch (http://www.inooch.com/) case. But as I said, the lcd was broken on the inside, the touchscreen was intact. If it had banged into something that should have broken too. HP said that I had twisted the ipaq. Anyway, I bought a replacement screen and replaced the broken lcd myself. It has not broken since (same treatment as before). The only conclusion I could draw is that hp customer support still has something to learn about what customer support is and that I would not buy any HP product anymore

[Jon Westfall]

Do Not Use IPaq As Replacement for Presidential Nuclear Football

However....

Do Use iPaq as Replacement for Presidential Candidate (either one)!

:mrgreen: