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Couple of problems

I have a couple of anoying problems with the diamond. Its my first smart phone and there are som things I think the SonyEricsson handle better
First, whats up with the deal that Phone mode dissapears when you talk? When I´m calling some kind of support and need to press numbers thru the menu the phone locks after just about 5 secs and I have to go in to phone and keypad again, very anoying. Is their a way to keep in i phone mode to easy access to the keypad and ex speaker mode?
Second, the phone doesnt vibrate when it rings. When I choose vibrate-mode in the quick list it goes quite and vibrating, great for meetings. But I still want the phone to vibrate if I´m in a club or something
Third, Is there any way to shut down the function of the keypad appears automatically? When I go in the phone and wants to call I may have the number in the quick list but then I have to get the keypad away to see it. Isnt there a way to get it to appear only when I actually press the keypad button?
That was the first three questions, I suspects there will be plenty more after a while But I would appreciate any help I can get

claxx said:
I have a couple of anoying problems with the diamond. Its my first smart phone and there are som things I think the SonyEricsson handle better
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those are not problems. those are you not reading diamond's manual or searching the forum. anyway:
First, whats up with the deal that Phone mode dissapears when you talk? When I´m calling some kind of support and need to press numbers thru the menu the phone locks after just about 5 secs and I have to go in to phone and keypad again, very anoying. Is their a way to keep in i phone mode to easy access to the keypad and ex speaker mode?
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this is a feature not a bug and it is for you not to start any app with yr ear.
it can be override in many ways. one of them is using advance configuration 3.2. search! search!
Second, the phone doesnt vibrate when it rings. When I choose vibrate-mode in the quick list it goes quite and vibrating, great for meetings. But I still want the phone to vibrate if I´m in a club or something
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try settings/phone/ring type/ vibrate and ring or vibrate the ring.
Third, Is there any way to shut down the function of the keypad appears automatically? When I go in the phone and wants to call I may have the number in the quick list but then I have to get the keypad away to see it. Isnt there a way to get it to appear only when I actually press the keypad button?
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also can be changed. in phone mode go to menu/view/speed dial. this way when you call you'll get behind the phone pad yr speed dial. just push the little phone icon in the middle, lower screen and you'll have the speed dial only.
That was the first three questions, I suspects there will be plenty more after a while But I would appreciate any help I can get
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i hope that next questions you are going to ask are going to be after you'll read the manual and a few threads here or you'll get ignored or worse...seriously flamed.

this is a feature not a bug and it is for you not to start any app with yr ear.
it can be override in many ways. one of them is using advance configuration 3.2. search! search!
I was told to put Phone sleep during call and fast sleep during call to Disable and Not Allowed in AC but the problems still remains.
also can be changed. in phone mode go to menu/view/speed dial. this way when you call you'll get behind the phone pad yr speed dial. just push the little phone icon in the middle, lower screen and you'll have the speed dial only.
I want to change the way the keypad acts. So its never appears automatically when the phone thinks I´m gonna use it, when I´m gonna write a SMS for example

Galaxy S Captivate Lock Button Problem...Solved!

Okay Guy whats up! So it took me a while find a loophole to this problem. I am pretty sure some of you guys have problems with the Captivate's Lock/hold button (the button which you turn your phone off/on).
I realize there was two different type of same problem:
1. The lock button works but it seems like its always being pushed down. Like for example, when you pressed it once, the screen lights up & the pop-up menu(The menu with Airplane mode, data connection, slient, off/on) pops up even when you pressed it lightly! And you cant get it to turn off until wait for the screen lockout time.
2. The lock button does not work at all. You cant get it on or off, its totally unresponsive.
Now there are three solutions:
1. The most common one being if you have warranty , just drop by the store tell them the problem and they should either fix it or give you a new one.
2. Fix it yourself. You can dissemble the captivate yourself! If you go to youtube and search how to dissemble, there are couple of video that shows a step by step process of dissembling the captivate. Now the only problem is that there isnt a specific video locating the lock button and you will have to find that yourself. So after you dissemble your captivate, locate the lock and use CRC QD Electronic Cleaner I read that is the most reliable and decent one out of all sprays and all you need to do is spray around hold button area, and push the lock button 20-30 times and repeat the process a couple of times. After that you should let it dry for a couple of min and then put your phone back together and it should work fine!.
3. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST/SAFEST METHOD if you dont have warranty or dont want to risk dissembling your phone or pay money for the repair. This is just going to take a while to get used to! First you can go the market and download "No Lock". This app allows you to unlock your phone using the volume button. convenient eh? This is what I am using right now and the only problem I am experience is that sometimes (like 1 out of 10 times) it doesnt unlock when I press the volume button(just wait a couple min and try again) , and you wont be able to set up a screen lock or pw (every so often if you did have a screen lock or id pw already on captivate, it would just randomly pop up and you would have to put in your pw). Now you have a way to turn on your phone without using the lock button. NOW for turning your phone to sleep, You can get an app call "Screen Off and Lock", This app basically allows you to press the app, and then the phone goes to sleep. There is an another app that requires root called "virtual button bar" which cost 2 dollars i think. But this app is basically a small button bar that lets you put the phone to sleep at anytime. For the "screen off and lock" you have to go to that app and tap it, while the "virtual button bar" allows you to put the phone to sleep while playing a game to looking through photos, ect.
There you have it. Hopefully i didnt sound too confusing and I solve your problem. I was having this problem and it was very irritating.
*Side note: If you are not too comfortable about how you cant set up a pw for your captivate there is a couple apps like "Smart App Protector ( App lock)" which basically locks up an app. You can look that up in the market for more information.

I cant find No Lock app from market. Can you post a link?
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YellowYunicorn said:
Okay Guy whats up! So it took me a while find a loophole to this problem. I am pretty sure some of you guys have problems with the Captivate's Lock/hold button (the button which you turn your phone off/on).
I realize there was two different type of same problem:
1. The lock button works but it seems like its always being pushed down. Like for example, when you pressed it once, the screen lights up & the pop-up menu(The menu with Airplane mode, data connection, slient, off/on) pops up even when you pressed it lightly! And you cant get it to turn off until wait for the screen lockout time.
2. The lock button does not work at all. You cant get it on or off, its totally unresponsive.
Now there are three solutions:
1. The most common one being if you have warranty , just drop by the store tell them the problem and they should either fix it or give you a new one.
2. Fix it yourself. You can dissemble the captivate yourself! If you go to youtube and search how to dissemble, there are couple of video that shows a step by step process of dissembling the captivate. Now the only problem is that there isnt a specific video locating the lock button and you will have to find that yourself. So after you dissemble your captivate, locate the lock and use CRC QD Electronic Cleaner I read that is the most reliable and decent one out of all sprays and all you need to do is spray around hold button area, and push the lock button 20-30 times and repeat the process a couple of times. After that you should let it dry for a couple of min and then put your phone back together and it should work fine!.
3. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST/SAFEST METHOD if you dont have warranty or dont want to risk dissembling your phone or pay money for the repair. This is just going to take a while to get used to! First you can go the market and download "No Lock". This app allows you to unlock your phone using the volume button. convenient eh? This is what I am using right now and the only problem I am experience is that sometimes (like 1 out of 10 times) it doesnt unlock when I press the volume button(just wait a couple min and try again) , and you wont be able to set up a screen lock or pw (every so often if you did have a screen lock or id pw already on captivate, it would just randomly pop up and you would have to put in your pw). Now you have a way to turn on your phone without using the lock button. NOW for turning your phone to sleep, You can get an app call "Screen Off and Lock", This app basically allows you to press the app, and then the phone goes to sleep. There is an another app that requires root called "virtual button bar" which cost 2 dollars i think. But this app is basically a small button bar that lets you put the phone to sleep at anytime. For the "screen off and lock" you have to go to that app and tap it, while the "virtual button bar" allows you to put the phone to sleep while playing a game to looking through photos, ect.
There you have it. Hopefully i didnt sound too confusing and I solve your problem. I was having this problem and it was very irritating.
*Side note: If you are not too comfortable about how you cant set up a pw for your captivate there is a couple apps like "Smart App Protector ( App lock)" which basically locks up an app. You can look that up in the market for more information.
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I just tried the second solution and it did help power button functionality. It was fun taking the Captivate apart too! When I got to the spray part, I was hesitant to spray for one second. I think I did some micro-second sprays. In order to get the power button working more frequently, I did have to do one second sprays. I utilized the plastic straw that comes with the can in order to spray blast the the power button hardware. Try going from as many angles as you can. I'm sure pressing the power button right after spraying helps work the cleaner into the power button hardware. The majority of the help comes from the cleaner itself. Functionality is greatly improved. The button works about 75%-90% of the time instead of 5%.
I am glad I will not be paying $70 to Samsung or $65 with a local mobile repair shop to repair this anytime soon. My phone may be out of warranty, but why did the power button hardware degrade in the first place? Better QA Samsung! I will not be going with a new Galaxy II. And I will not be upgrading with ATT. Screw contracts and monopolistic companies!

YellowYunicorn said:
Okay Guy whats up! So it took me a while find a loophole to this problem. I am pretty sure some of you guys have problems with the Captivate's Lock/hold button (the button which you turn your phone off/on).
I realize there was two different type of same problem:
1. The lock button works but it seems like its always being pushed down. Like for example, when you pressed it once, the screen lights up & the pop-up menu(The menu with Airplane mode, data connection, slient, off/on) pops up even when you pressed it lightly! And you cant get it to turn off until wait for the screen lockout time.
2. The lock button does not work at all. You cant get it on or off, its totally unresponsive.
Now there are three solutions:
1. The most common one being if you have warranty , just drop by the store tell them the problem and they should either fix it or give you a new one.
2. Fix it yourself. You can dissemble the captivate yourself! If you go to youtube and search how to dissemble, there are couple of video that shows a step by step process of dissembling the captivate. Now the only problem is that there isnt a specific video locating the lock button and you will have to find that yourself. So after you dissemble your captivate, locate the lock and use CRC QD Electronic Cleaner I read that is the most reliable and decent one out of all sprays and all you need to do is spray around hold button area, and push the lock button 20-30 times and repeat the process a couple of times. After that you should let it dry for a couple of min and then put your phone back together and it should work fine!.
3. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST/SAFEST METHOD if you dont have warranty or dont want to risk dissembling your phone or pay money for the repair. This is just going to take a while to get used to! First you can go the market and download "No Lock". This app allows you to unlock your phone using the volume button. convenient eh? This is what I am using right now and the only problem I am experience is that sometimes (like 1 out of 10 times) it doesnt unlock when I press the volume button(just wait a couple min and try again) , and you wont be able to set up a screen lock or pw (every so often if you did have a screen lock or id pw already on captivate, it would just randomly pop up and you would have to put in your pw). Now you have a way to turn on your phone without using the lock button. NOW for turning your phone to sleep, You can get an app call "Screen Off and Lock", This app basically allows you to press the app, and then the phone goes to sleep. There is an another app that requires root called "virtual button bar" which cost 2 dollars i think. But this app is basically a small button bar that lets you put the phone to sleep at anytime. For the "screen off and lock" you have to go to that app and tap it, while the "virtual button bar" allows you to put the phone to sleep while playing a game to looking through photos, ect.
There you have it. Hopefully i didnt sound too confusing and I solve your problem. I was having this problem and it was very irritating.
*Side note: If you are not too comfortable about how you cant set up a pw for your captivate there is a couple apps like "Smart App Protector ( App lock)" which basically locks up an app. You can look that up in the market for more information.
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Solution # 2 worked like a charm, thanks!!
Now that one of my Captivate's problems have been solved I need to find a solution to the other one. The soft keys, specially the search button, randomly acts on it's own. I wonder if I can use the same method in the area without harming the phone?

There IS a 4th solution:
You can send it out to mobiletechvideos.com and they can replace the power button for $30 with free shipping back to you.
I just did this and they are very fast at repairing your phone and getting it back out to you asap. I highly recommend their services.

K... this sucks! I started having this problem on my phone TWO DAYS right after the warranty expired! Doesn't this suck?
Thinking of trying method #2 and wonder if I should get some CRC QD Electronic Cleaner at Radio Shack, Best Buy that kind of stores...
Where did you get yours? Any alternative solution than CRC QD Electronic Cleaner?

JDM STi said:
K... this sucks! I started having this problem on my phone TWO DAYS right after the warranty expired! Doesn't this suck?
Thinking of trying method #2 and wonder if I should get some CRC QD Electronic Cleaner at Radio Shack, Best Buy that kind of stores...
Where did you get yours? Any alternative solution than CRC QD Electronic Cleaner?
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If that doesn't work there is another solution.
You can send it out to mobiletechvideos.com and they can replace the power button for $30 with free shipping back to you.
I did this and they are very fast at repairing your phone and getting it back out to you asap. I highly recommend their services.

CaptivateME said:
If that doesn't work there is another solution.
You can send it out to mobiletechvideos.com and they can replace the power button for $30 with free shipping back to you.
I did this and they are very fast at repairing your phone and getting it back out to you asap. I highly recommend their services.
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Thank your for your suggestion. I would try the local phone store repairer before deciding to ship the phone to US while I am in Canada.

Or if you on most of the miui or cyanmod based rooms you have option to button unlock. Or remap keys and still have pin unlock
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Or instead of number three remap the power button to the volume down button. This way it works exactly like the power button without fail. You can either use this app- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464 or using root explorer to modify the key layout manually which is the only way on some roms. You must be rooted which i figure most of us are to perform either method.

emcnelly said:
Or instead of number three remap the power button to the volume down button. This way it works exactly like the power button without fail. You can either use this app- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464 or using root explorer to modify the key layout manually which is the only way on some roms. You must be rooted which i figure most of us are to perform either method.
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Thanks for that thread, I'm going to look into modifying my volume key to be a power button. However, I'm assuming that will only work in the OS and not before it is loaded (i.e. not in the bootloader, recovery, off-state, etc)?
I'm on ICSSGS.

Hey thanks for this thread. I have been having issues with the phone thinking the power button is always pressed. All I can say is that this issue always comes up at the worst possible times. I did manage to fix the issue once by wiping user data and cache in recovery mode, but now the issue has come up again and it doesn't fix it which makes me think it's become a hardware issue and not a software one. I'm using Cyanogenmod version 7.2 and am on GB 2.3.5.

thanks for the method, you are the man!

emcnelly said:
Or instead of number three remap the power button to the volume down button. This way it works exactly like the power button without fail. You can either use this app- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464 or using root explorer to modify the key layout manually which is the only way on some roms. You must be rooted which i figure most of us are to perform either method.
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So I have used this, and IMO it is the absolute best method to use without a power button.

I had 2 separate Captivates with this issue. The clean method worked on 1 captivate on the other doesn't I sent it to mobiletechvideos.com and they fixed for 30$

Editing key layout manually did not work for me. I may have gone about it incorrectly, though. I just edited the Aries-keypad.kl and Cypress-touchkey.kl files. I may have been using the wrong command for Power- I was able to change the Search key to the Wake command though, so the Search key will bring up the Lockscreen. Not much help I'm afraid. I would also assume, like m7ia, that these files only control the OS side. I have not searched any deeper, however.

Thanks for your solution i repair phones for living and cleaning button idea never came to me lol (always changing whole button), anyways PRF or any contact cleaner directly into button couple of times do the magic. Great solution Thanks boss

Sound Profiles

This issue has plagued me since the Droid 3 (didn't plague my T-Mobile HTC devices such as the G1, MyTouch Slide, or G2)...
What I want:
Hold the volume down button and the volume goes from max down to VIBRATE, and then down to silent (if you hold it long enough).
What I have:
Hold the volume down button and the volume goes from max down to VIBRATE or SILENT (depending on audio setting).
I am currently using a sound profile toggle, but that messes up my notification settings. Is there any program out there that you are all using that works as I want it to work?
When I sleep or am at work, I need silent.
When I am in other "quieter" locations I need vibrate.
When I am out and about I need the settings at their loudest.
Why does it not work this way out of the box? Why must we choose between silent or vibrate.

did you try just passing the volume down button multiple times instead of holding It?
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omniuni said:
did you try just passing the volume down button multiple times instead of holding It?
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Yes. Does this work on your phone? Does it go:
Silent > Vibrate > Volume Minimum to Volume Maximum?

Ok. I admit, it does not. I seriously thought it did. I think Motorola made the vibrate setting an option instead of having a vibrate mode, so the phone is simply either on sound or silent.
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Code3VW said:
This issue has plagued me since the Droid 3 (didn't plague my T-Mobile HTC devices such as the G1, MyTouch Slide, or G2)...
What I want:
Hold the volume down button and the volume goes from max down to VIBRATE, and then down to silent (if you hold it long enough).
What I have:
Hold the volume down button and the volume goes from max down to VIBRATE or SILENT (depending on audio setting).
I am currently using a sound profile toggle, but that messes up my notification settings. Is there any program out there that you are all using that works as I want it to work?
When I sleep or am at work, I need silent.
When I am in other "quieter" locations I need vibrate.
When I am out and about I need the settings at their loudest.
Why does it not work this way out of the box? Why must we choose between silent or vibrate.
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Check out settings profiles lite, it won't be exactly what you're looking for by using the volume key but the end result should be the functionality you're going for.
I have three profiles right now on mine, they're easily toggled from a widget on the home screen. I have: Work - all silent except ringer (wife calls me on that line rather than a work line) Church - all on silent/vibrate and then Normal for outside of those other two scenarios. You can configure it to do other settings as well, but it'd at least do the basic you're going for.

I just use SilentToggleWidget. Kind of a pain, but this IS the sort of problem that can be solved by careful application of CyanogenMod

I gotta say that Blackberry at least did that right, yeah I said Blackberry!
I'm in so many situations where I want it to know someone called/txt'd but I don't need it to interrupt conversation with a ring. Seems like it should be standard but even my D1 couldn't do that.

podspi said:
I just use SilentToggleWidget. Kind of a pain, but this IS the sort of problem that can be solved by careful application of CyanogenMod
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Indeed. If we get fastboot files soon, I'm going to try to see if I can manage to make a port of CM 7.2 until we get CM9 running stable, but at this rate, it looks like we might have a pretty stable port of CM9 first.

tallelf78 said:
I gotta say that Blackberry at least did that right, yeah I said Blackberry!
I'm in so many situations where I want it to know someone called/txt'd but I don't need it to interrupt conversation with a ring. Seems like it should be standard but even my D1 couldn't do that.
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Actually, it COULD. Then they updated the software, and the ability went away ...
Of course, then I installed CM and got LEDs when the screen was on AND my silent/vibrate options...
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Indeed. If we get fastboot files soon, I'm going to try to see if I can manage to make a port of CM 7.2 until we get CM9 running stable, but at this rate, it looks like we might have a pretty stable port of CM9 first.
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Yea, at the moment I'm waiting on fastboot files until I start flashing away. The work everybody is doing at the moment is great, but I need the phone for work, so... it needs to work!

[Q] Lollipop disappointments

Having a Nexus 7 (that I rarely use) and a Moto X 2014, I have been hitting "System Updates" for a looong time eager to try out Lollipop.
When it finally came to my Nexus 7, I was a bit... "hm... why was I so eager to get this update", but I never played around much with it.
Now when I have been upgrading my Moto X 2014 to Lollipop, I face these annoying issues which were not present with KitKat. Maybe some of you guys are having a workaround for them?
1) I use OpenVPN a lot. From outside my LAN, when I want to RDP into my local servers, and from inside, when I am on WIFI as an extra layer of security. Now... the last thing is a problem with Lollipop, as OpenVPN seems to connect via the Cellular Data "NIC" rather than the WIFI "NIC" - even when my OpenVPN server is located on the same WIFI subnet as my phone. I need to disable Cellular Data and then connect with OpenVPN before I am good to go. Any smarter workaround for this?
2) At night I usually turn my mobile phone on Airplane Mode. In 4.4, I could just press and hold power button, and then select Airplane Mode. Now only Power off is available, and Airplane Mode needs multiple clicks and swipes to get at. Anyway to do the fast?
3) Brightness seems to be manual only. Where to put it on auto so that it dims the brightness according to the surrounding light?
Regards, Lars.

re: Lollipop Disappointments
The adaptive brightness setting is now in Settings > Display.

1. Surely this has nothing to do with the OS. The app needs to be updated to work with L if indeed things have changed since the update.
2. It's just a 2-finger swipe and a tap!
3. See above.

floepie said:
2. It's just a 2-finger swipe and a tap!
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Not quite. I need to press power button, swipe up, enter pattern, 2-finger swipe (didn't know that, thanks) and then tap.
With kitkat it was hold power, tap.
Regards, Lars.

bonne1 said:
Not quite. I need to press power button, swipe up, enter pattern, 2-finger swipe (didn't know that, thanks) and then tap.
With kitkat it was hold power, tap.
Regards, Lars.
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No, you don't have to do all that. Just 2 finger swipe and tap. No need to swipe up or enter pattern/pin.

floepie said:
No, you don't have to do all that. Just 2 finger swipe and tap. No need to swipe up or enter pattern/pin.
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Amazing... you are right.
I get it!

Problem with Nexus 6 Dialer and Screen being UNRESPONSIVE when using Okay Google...

Weird problem, I have to know someone else is having this issue!
I have an unlocked Motorola Nexus 6, White 64gb, Unlocked, bought from Motorola. OS 6.0.1. I am on Verizon. I had this problem w/ my last Nexus 6, and I am on another phone after I had my phone replaced through warranty.
This is what usually happens to replicate the problem...
1. I press the power button on phone to wake it up to lock screen.
2. I swipe from the microphone to the right, initiating voice commands
3. I say "ok Google, call ______________"
4. When dialer opens, I press the Speakerphone button.
5. I talk, etc, and the screen eventually times out.
6. When i press the power button to wake up the phone, it displays the phone dialer.
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7. AT THIS POINT, the phone's screen is UNRESPONSIVE. I can't hang up or click on any keys! Dialer is unresponsive!
The only way I can hang up is if I drag down from the notification pane and then click on the Dialer notification. I can then hang up from Notifications, or go back into the Dialer from Notifications. It seems to work fine then.
Anyone else?

Concidering very few people use it your best option is to pull a logcat.

zelendel said:
Concidering very few people use it your best option is to pull a logcat.
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How do I do that, again? And where do I send it?

funkpod said:
How do I do that, again? And where do I send it?
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As to how, that is easy for nought for you to find on your own.
As to where to send it. Best you can do is post it here and look over it yourself. While it might not seem clear, you would be amazed at what starts making sense after looking it over for a min.