Do you have OCD? (obsessive cleaning disorder) - Off-topic

I have it. Its kinda bad, and good at the same time. When I washed up in the morning, I must vacuum our it bothers me.
When I am in the car, if there is too many drinks/bottles, I have to throw them away.
When I am at my desk, everything has to be straight and minimal stuff on it. Maybe like a water bottle and a cable, but that's pushing it.
Even my desktop (computer) is clean all I have on my desktop is the recycle bin and whatever projects I am working on.
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I just did the hoovering and cleaned up a bit Haha

hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.

JimJam707 said:
hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.
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No mine is!

JimJam707 said:
hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.
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flyboyovyick said:
No mine is!
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You two have obviously never been in the Queen's bedroom then hehe

MacaronyMax said:
You two have obviously never been in the Queen's bedroom then hehe
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I have no idea if that meant to sound dodgy, but it did

I have ocd, but I'm also lazy so it balances out

I do have it, but my wife and kids doesn't so that's the balance.

JimJam707 said:
I have no idea if that meant to sound dodgy, but it did
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Hehe Yeah it was

I guess the stereotypes about Mods are that they are lazy. ;D Just got done organizing some stuff.

I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...

pulser_g2 said:
I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...
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Same Here I dont even use a screen protector I just treat it well

I've always had a minimal OCD attitude, but ARMY Basic Training sure as hell fixed that.. due to everything having to be 10,000% organized...
Now, when it comes to home, I usually only go OCD on the rooms I access the most (except for my desk area)... Living Room, Kitchen, Office, and my Bedroom.
BUT :: When it comes to my phone(s)... I'm very OCD... possibly too much. I buy new screen protectors for each device atleast twice a month, I despise smudges, so I RARELY actually touch my screen with my fingers. And even when I'm holding my main phone, I always have a cleaning cloth between my palm and the phone. It's actually quite sad.

I am also OCD with my my phone too. Every time I see a smudge on it, I wipe it, right away. I also own about 10+ microfiber clothes for my computer, phone, and iPad.
Once I get done eating, I don't touch my phone, I must clean my hands before I even take it out my pocket.
Whenever my friends ask to see my phone, I ask if there hands are greasy/dirty. I rarely give it to them because of fear they might break it.
When I had my iPhone, I had 4 cases because none of them were good enough to protect.
I am also going to order a tough case from Case-Mate, since my barely there isn't protecting much.
I ordered some Realooks when I first got my phone, since I didn't want to scratch them phone.
That's my story of OCDness. yay

pulser_g2 said:
I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...
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+1
Captainkrtek said:
Same Here I dont even use a screen protector I just treat it well
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+1
SamVib said:
I am also OCD with my my phone too. Every time I see a smudge on it, I wipe it, right away. I also own about 10+ microfiber clothes for my computer, phone, and iPad.
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+1 Pretty much exactly the same but i only have 2 microfibre clothes lol

There's no need for a screen protector on most of the new hTC's with glass screens (hero etc). So I just polish the fingerprints off with my m'fibre cloth
There was an awesome youtube video of a guy attacking his hero with a stanley knife... No damage even after attacking it with the knife, a bunch of keys, an some coins

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Can I Polish the touch screen?

My front screen has lots of scratches on it. Can I use plastic buffer polish and polish them out? What will the impact be?
What is a Digitizer?
My sceen also looks like it has speckles inside it, from being dropped, any way to fix this?
bill_tong said:
What is a Digitizer?
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Digitizer is a part of the screen which makes the screen touch sensitive.
Dude... haven't you heard of screen protectors? I believe other than changing your whole lcd screen, there is no way to buff the scratches away. and you mentioned that you dropped your diamond numerous times? Bro, the ppc is a very delicate device. I think you need to go to the service center to get it checked...
Digitizers are usually made of glass, and the scratched part of the surface is usually a gasket-like protective plastic.
Fortunately replacing the protective layer is *usually* trivial, but honestly your best bet is as the above poster stated, you need a service center.
Thanks for the info
i had some scratches, i read in another topic that rubbing toothpaste and a piece of banana over your screen helps... well.. it really DOES (a little bit) BUT it will mess up the glossy look a little
Prewien said:
i had some scratches, i read in another topic that rubbing toothpaste and a piece of banana over your screen helps... well.. it really DOES (a little bit) BUT it will mess up the glossy look a little
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lol thats the funniest thing i've heard all day!!
I used Meguires Car polish, works wonders!
there is already a thread on this...
get yourself some Acrylic Polish. works wonders.
-double post-
bill_tong said:
lol thats the funniest thing i've heard all day!!
I used Meguires Car polish, works wonders!
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i laughed like an ass too when i read that but i thought it couldnt really do any harm so lets try it... and i stupidly it was quite a nice 'mod' my mom who saw me suddenly eating a banana and not eating a little piece and then saw me rubbing it on my phone thought i was crazy
Prewien said:
i laughed like an ass too when i read that but i thought it couldnt really do any harm so lets try it... and i stupidly it was quite a nice 'mod' my mom who saw me suddenly eating a banana and not eating a little piece and then saw me rubbing it on my phone thought i was crazy
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Hahahha!
i used black paint, then used petrol to rub it off. Unfortunately my friend lit up a cigar then KABOOOM happened and now i have no phone
I didnt even have the pleasure of rubbing a banana on it
The moral of the story is, before you accidentally blow your phone up, atleast rub a banana on it. It might smell better when it burns ;P

What's the best way to clean the trackball?

What's the best way to clean the trackball? mine is really stiff and slippery.
I guess the best way would have to be just wipe it was a wet paper towel or something, I don't think there's an easy way to take out your trackball like on blackberries.
Anartic said:
I guess the best way would have to be just wipe it was a wet paper towel or something, I don't think there's an easy way to take out your trackball like on blackberries.
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If you need to take it out, good luck. A lot of people have rendered there trackball useless that way
JAguirre1231 said:
+1
If you need to take it out, good luck. A lot of people have rendered there trackball useless that way
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Why on earth decide that it would be a good idea to make the trackball non-removable?
gonintendo said:
Why on earth decide that it would be a good idea to make the trackball non-removable?
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So you pay more when you break it, duh
I drop my phone in a glass of beer for about 30 minutes and never again deal trackball issues.
cloverdale said:
I drop my phone in a glass of beer for about 30 minutes and never again deal trackball issues.
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You actually put your entire phone in a glass of beer? For a half hour? On purpose? And the phone did not get ruined? I would call that extremely lucky.
tardie said:
You actually put your entire phone in a glass of beer? For a half hour? On purpose? And the phone did not get ruined? I would call that extremely lucky.
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I would not say I am lucky, just a liar.
cloverdale said:
I would not say I am lucky, just a liar.
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lol 123456789
cloverdale said:
I would not say I am lucky, just a liar.
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Hahahaha
Liar!
I got that he was using sarcasm
i just cleaned my non-responsive trackball with a cotton ball and rubbing alcohal and now the thing works again
Mighty Mouse FTW!
I would assume that the same method used to clean Mighty Mice would apply here.
1) Get a clean sheet of paper.
2) Vigorously, rub the trackball back and forth over the paper.
3) Rub some alcohol on the ball with your finger and repeat.
4) Evidence of cleaning should be on the paper.
Hope that helps.
MLonon said:
I would assume that the same method used to clean Mighty Mice would apply here.
1) Get a clean sheet of paper.
2) Vigorously, rub the trackball back and forth over the paper.
3) Rub some alcohol on the ball with your finger and repeat.
4) Evidence of cleaning should be on the paper.
Hope that helps.
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I noticed you're from Lexington! haha sorry, I just am considering UK for the legacy program, lots of family out there.

shoot the iphone4

Good riddance! lol
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Good riddance! lol
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Sad truth, they probably paid more for the phone than the gun!
I've heard that if you are close enough (about 10 cm from it) to the .50 cal bullet when it passes you, the displacement of the air alone is enough to either rip your arm off or cause severe skin tearing.
Any truth to this?
think mythbusters proved it wrong?
chikoo said:
think mythbusters proved it wrong?
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yeah good old Mythbusters
would you really wanna be that close to a .50 cal bullet? lol
Coooool!
So a Blender, .50 calibur bullet, and a left hand. Will stop the iphone.
Not so perfect now huh?
good day
How can he afford to do that?
HEY! We should use that to try and fix the Signal problem!?
Is this stuff even funny anymore ?
Or is it just another idiot thinking he is clever by by wasting a two week's pay by destroying an expensive piece of electronics on you tube ?
I am very disappointed.
Just a hole in the iphone. That is it?
Is the 50 cal bullet a joke or the Iphone built to not shatter in pieces?
chikoo said:
I am very disappointed.
Just a hole in the iphone. That is it?
Is the 50 cal bullet a joke or the Iphone built to not shatter in pieces?
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The marksman was a poor shot. I also think the frame around the phone is preventing the glass from shattering into a million pieces.
PoisonWolf said:
The marksman was a poor shot. I also think the frame around the phone is preventing the glass from shattering into a million pieces.
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A marksman would have hit it right. He just knew how to pull a trigger. And for never really holding an iphone but seeing the way it cracks seems that it is a tempered and laminated glass with a coating. Has there been anyone that butchered their thumb on a broken iphone screen?
good day.

First Scratch test!!!

enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAExzHJIHHE
Wow, I cringed when he used the box cutter. I was sure it would leave a few scratches. Thats awesome. Im still getting protectors for the front and back though lol
Yea you're right to be careful, my S3 was supposedly scratch resistant, scratch tested with box cutters etc yet still got a huge load of scratches on the screen. Apparently sand/dust in your pockets is the cause (has to be, never dropped it or anything)
I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.
Most people do not realize that. My mother for instance puts paper towels on her counter beneath wood cutting plates so the wood doesn't scratch the stone. lol
Plus, there are people here that are complaining about getting magical scratches and breakage.. It would be good for them to watch...
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Rusty! said:
I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.
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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...
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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...
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Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?
They're not getting 'scratches out of nowhere' they just don't know how they did it.
Little tiny bits of grit will scratch any bit of glass.
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Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?
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Dust particles or sand make the most scratches from what I can tell. I think you should buy it, I will when I have the chance.
But I'll also get a satchel or something I can keep it in.
Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow
myorks1127 said:
Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow
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what? No its the opposite dude, dust can contain sand... sand is hard enough to scratch class.
metal is too soft, keys are too soft, they'll never scratch gorilla glass
Cool. Drop test?
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you can find it on youtube
Inviato dal mio LG-P920
I frequently carry loose diamonds/rubies/emeralds in my pockets
I want a sandblast test.
its scarachable alright..
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..
Androd - A true story. said:
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..
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So how much did you lose man?
666fff said:
So how much did you lose man?
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LOL.
On topic, this is actually confusing for a buyer lol, "random" scratches just seem unlikely to affect the phone..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlgG33n71m0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
For anyone who is interested the link above is a drop test. Not English. German or Austrian I think.
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nic85 said:
enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAExzHJIHHE
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Stopped at 0:10 when the camera is CONSTANTLY out of focus.

How to get rid of small scratches on the metal bezel???

As the tittle implies I'm trying to figure out what "kind" of metal it has so I could try some ways to get rid of the scratches and basically look new again...it is possible, anyone know if it's aluminum? Metal. ..chrome plated?
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"
It's aluminum.
I had the idea to use a nail buffer on it. Being a girl, I have used them on my nails a lot and have had a lot of success buffing metal to a chrome-like shine with them too. I'm gonna try it tonight on the big scratch I have on my bezel. I'll report back with the results.
kabuk1 said:
It's aluminum.
I had the idea to use a nail buffer on it. Being a girl, I have used them on my nails a lot and have had a lot of success buffing metal to a chrome-like shine with them too. I'm gonna try it tonight on the big scratch I have on my bezel. I'll report back with the results.
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Oh ok...thanks for the advice let me know how it went! I was thinking about vegetable oil.
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"
Ok, so I did it and... it worked.
I can still see some evidence of the scratch but it looks MUCH better, I have to hunt for the scratches now and I think if I spent more time on it and used a brand new buffer, it would be unnoticeable.
what nail buffer did you use? And would you please tell us how you did it? Thank you
Smh
This is the one I used, but I'd recommend getting one with a grey buffing surface cause they're a bit smoother & they create a shinier surface IMO. You can get these at any drugstore in the beauty section. I wish I could have taken before & after pics, but unfortunately my phone is my only camera.
What I did was use the second smoothest grit(the purple part) to buff out the scratch first, then I used the pink part to shine it up. You can still see the little metallic lines on it from the buffing process.
I would honestly advise just using a case to cover up the scratches, but this does work to remove them. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU DO THIS. It is not my fault if you mess up or do more damage! I would tape up the surrounding surfaces by where you'll be buffing just so you don't accidentally nick anything. Take your time & go slow, and keep in mind that its probably not going to look completely factory-perfect, it will just take out the scratches and make it shiny again.
kabuk1 said:
This is the one I used, but I'd recommend getting one with a grey buffing surface cause they're a bit smoother & they create a shinier surface IMO. You can get these at any drugstore in the beauty section. I wish I could have taken before & after pics, but unfortunately my phone is my only camera.
What I did was use the second smoothest grit(the purple part) to buff out the scratch first, then I used the pink part to shine it up. You can still see the little metallic lines on it from the buffing process.
I would honestly advise just using a case to cover up the scratches, but this does work to remove them. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU DO THIS. It is not my fault if you mess up or do more damage! I would tape up the surrounding surfaces by where you'll be buffing just so you don't accidentally nick anything. Take your time & go slow, and keep in mind that its probably not going to look completely factory-perfect, it will just take out the scratches and make it shiny again.
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I'm going to try sandpaper
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shook187 said:
Smh
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Lol
btort1 said:
I'm going to try sandpaper
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Oof ... well its your phone 0.0
kabuk1 said:
Oof ... well its your phone 0.0
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This worked pretty well. I took an alternate route though, I decided to use the slightly coarser edge first and brush it, then buff and polish it with the other sides. If done slowly and properly, you can give the phone a brushed aluminum look which I like a bit better than the polished look. This way also, scratches don't stand out at all.
chrisjm00 said:
This worked pretty well. I took an alternate route though, I decided to use the slightly coarser edge first and brush it, then buff and polish it with the other sides. If done slowly and properly, you can give the phone a brushed aluminum look which I like a bit better than the polished look. This way also, scratches don't stand out at all.
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Good to hear
I actually thought about doing the brushed aluminum look too, I did that on my HD2 back in the day and it looked pretty cool.
kabuk1 said:
Good to hear
I actually thought about doing the brushed aluminum look too, I did that on my HD2 back in the day and it looked pretty cool.
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Wow... The HD2... That was my first girlfriend... Girlfriend that was dressed with WP7 & Android... That was the love of my life... After that the HD7... Then the HTC Sensation, Samsung Infuse, Note 1, 2, 3, 4... And now the Note Edge... (left a bunch of Nokia Lumia's plus a few Samsung's and HTC's in the way) Sorry... You mentioned the HD2 and I was suddenly dreaming... Off topic, sorry.
TEKHD said:
Wow... The HD2... That was my first girlfriend... Girlfriend that was dressed with WP7 & Android... That was the love of my life... After that the HD7... Then the HTC Sensation, Samsung Infuse, Note 1, 2, 3, 4... And now the Note Edge... (left a bunch of Nokia Lumia's plus a few Samsung's and HTC's in the way) Sorry... You mentioned the HD2 and I was suddenly dreaming... Off topic, sorry.
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I loved my HD2 so much and used it for years. I still have it and occasionally use it as a backuo phone too. One of the best phones HTC has ever made, IMO, development for that little beast was off the charts.
Anyway, back on topic, lol.
Never Dull
This stuff is magical. No Joke.
Never Dull. It's on Amazon. I would link it, but I don't have ability. My dad showed me this stuff when I was a kid and it works incredibly well for dealing with hairline scratches and tarnish.

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