Fix: “iPhone thinks headphones are plugged in even when not” after a “Water Spill”

my niece accidentally spilled water onto my phone

and to my frustration

she wiped her lovely leg instead of my phone

 

I am not sure if there’s a causation link

within less than 30 minutes

my phone went cranky

 

can’t hear anything in a phone call

unless speaker was turned on

or headphone was plugged in

 

and when I was adjusting volume

it was shown that I was on headphone

in fact I wasn’t

 

so I found this thread with the above mentioned title

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4196806

it dated back to 2012

 

old trick is good trick

as long as it works

 

Q-tips a.k.a. cotton swab

did the trick well for me

without moving on to the paper-clips trick

 

stuffing a cotton swab into the headphone jack

to clean it

then sliced it off in a 45” angle

to form a sharper tip and

did another round of cleaning

 

some dirt was unearthed

and my phone is working again

without thinking that

I am on headphone in fact I wasn’t

 

small trick that saved the day

I thought of a few solutions

 

(1)

hearing through loud speakers all the time

is the quickest solution

I don’t get that many phone calls anyway

 

(2)

plugging in headphone all the time

is the 2nd solution

but isn’t that kinda troublesome

bringing a phone along is in fact already

quite a hassle to me

 

(3)

send in to fix it

Where?  Who?  For how long?

I would rather stay with (1) or (2) then

 

(4)

getting a new phone

which is not in my 2015 budget

(as if I have one…)

I would rather go for another travel

 

speaking of that

shouldn’t I start blogging about

my previous trip

Ouch.. X My Snoopy Pouch: Lost & Never Found

one week since I am back from Chengdu

still can’t get over the fact that

I lost my favourite Snoopy coin pouch 

 

it was just within minutes

got my tickets to LeShan from Chengdu

 

stuffed the 8 bucks change into the pouch

thinking that we should have enough small change for

more bus journeys to come

 

glad that the departure time is within 30 minutes

went through security check

placing my backpack and woven bag

into the scanner thingy

 

found seats nearby and

trying to settle and get things in place

then I realized the pouch is missing

during my regular check for

the pouch, phone and camera

 

WTF!!

just within minutes

ransacked and ransacked all over

went around looking with not much hope

asking around at the security check booth

and the information counter

 

I didn’t even know how I lost it

and where it was last placed

 

pickpocketed?

fell and got stuck in the security check conveyance belt?

fell on the floor and got picked up by someone else? 

 

and this was just the beginning of

our 2-day-trip to LeShan and Mount Emei

I didn’t even feel like going anywhere now!

 

at least 100 RMB in there

that doesn’t matter

but this pouch has spent the last 10 years with me

at least…

 

I lost a pencil case of the same design

at the library, misplaced it

so I got this pouch and

vowed to keep it right

 

and since then it has followed me

as a petty cash / card / key purse

especially when I was abroad

it’s on the must-bring-list

can say that it was sort of a talisman

 

despite its shape

which is not that proper for

petty cash in the form of notes

because of its size

something it could get quite disorganized

 

and quite bulky too

but I like the “handy” feel

the security of holding it in my hand

 

lost it on June 13 and

spent the next week missing it and

the last resort was to at least find a photo of it

 

yesterday the last resort was to

dig old photos from an old hard disk

spent the next 30 minutes to look for the hard disk

and at least one hour browsing through photos

with no luck

 

looking to buy another one online?

with no luck, too

 

quite depressed and drew this

before the memory was gone

 

and finally remember for

snapping petty little thing

(that was its status back then)

it is more probably that I used my phone

instead of camera

 

finally!!

That will do for now!

 

at least..

I hope this is the very last time

I write about missing item during trip

especially favourite items of all forms

SKYPE FIX: WhrTH is My Notification

was having so much problems with

my Skype on Window 8

 

can’t pin the program to taskbar

can’t create desktop shortcut

can’t show it on the notification area

 

no notification for missed calls, texts etc

and where can I enable auto sign-in?

and where are all the menus?

 

and it seems to be not really user friendly

just like that annoying Start Screen

in spite of the sophisticated design

 

I want the old version back

or even better MSN Live Messenger

 

it’s alright

it’s alright

until there’s this new client of mine

really huge apologies

 

she tried to reach me

three times via Skype

and I only got to see it

really late in the evening and

the tasks had already been

assigned to someone else

 

rawhh….

finally found the solution

to download another version of Skype

 

to download Skype for Desktop

instead of Skype for Windows

 

from Skype community

Skype Windows 8 can't see notifications/calls outs...

goodness this topic has been achieved

since it’s inactive for more than 6 months

 

then how I ended up

downloading the wrong version

 

the notification and shortcut issues are now solved

and the menus are all back

however what I dislike about this version is

there are ad panels…

sobss

 

such community is undeniably helpful

few days back I was having issue with

Windows Live Writer

not being able to connect to Blogger

 

telling me that the account is not found

or the username / password is wrong

that kinda scared me out

 

not again

there was issue few weeks back

which I was glad to get it solved

right here *Unblocked*

 

until I found this post

error "notfound: not found" posting from windows livewriter

on Blogger help forum

so it’s not just me, thank goodness  

 

discovering new things everyday

isn’t it?

First Ever SKETCHES: I mean…SKECHERS

my first sneakers/shoes/footwear purchase of the year

after being totally “detoxified” from the addiction

and it’s actually for my dad

 

have been looking for almost a month

at least few weeks in a row

have been to all-in-one sports outlets,

departmental stores, shoes stores etc

never seem to find the right pair

 

which matches the criteria as listed by dad: 

• slip-on

• non fanciful colour

• non white sole

• soft texture (yumms?)

 

and a few pairs which were almost matching

found at 3 different stores

were out of size

I guess his shoes size is pretty small for a guy

 

finally decided to try Sketches SKECHERS

where I dropped by last week and

identified a few pair which kinda meet the criteria

 

so a week later

here I was, dragging my dad into Sketches SKECHERS

with high hope

yeah he likes those shoes

yet out of size, again??

 

thank goodness my fellow shopper

reminded me that there’s

another Sketches SKECHERS outlet

at another mall nearer to my place

 

why don’t we give it a try

although we may end up being disappointed

because I really got no idea

where else should I bring my dad to

 

so we ended up in another

Sketches SKECHERS store

which is nearer and

found the same pair of shoes

with the right size available

 

I just realized that

I have been spelling SKECHERS as SKETCHES

does it mean that I have always been

pronouncing wrongly as well?!!!

 

by the way, this is the once we got

which matches the criteria of

• slip-on

• non fanciful colour

• non white sole

• soft texture (yumms?)

 

on top of that there are.. according to them

• high REBOUND energy in EVERY step

• MEMORY FOAM for unrivaled comfort

• lightweight and breathable FITKNIT

 

lightweight is undeniably my top priority

(with the exception of Vans)

you can always see me

with this ridiculously act of

throwing the shoes on display

from one hand to another

or just trying to throw and catch it

as if I am juggling a ball

which is a sign of approval

 

in terms of the lightweight-ness of the shoes

and I would say that many SKECHERS shoes

have past my “juggling” test 

 

one extra feature I found is

that although-initially-looks-funny-to-me hole

at the heel

alright I guess it serves the function of

preventing heel blisters which

bug me all the time

just to clarify that doesn’t mean

I am tempted to get the shoes

 

basically we spend at least twice a week

in the vicinity of this mall

during our evening walk

 

but have never thought of

dropping by this particular store

went round and round different places

even to somewhere further and

finally ended up here and found what we want 

that’s how life is, I guess

 

the next pair is coming really soon

as I paid with a certain bank card

which I actually has never used and

intended to get rid of real soon

 

it actually came with extra reward of

50 MYR  voucher with purchase above 300 MYR

exclusively for purchase which is paid

with cards from this particular bank

 

I haven’t used this card since it was collected

not even randomly trying it out or activating it

thank goodness it didn’t embarrass me and

I may reconsider

(has already decided, actually) to

keep it, after all

 

and guess what

just realized that

31-May-2015 was actually the last day

for this promotion campaign

 

oops I had accidentally shared this out

and my besties said she intended to go

my bad…

or perhaps she should be thanking me

 

p.s

I have not owned any pair of Sketches SKECHERS

and didn’t expect I would

and the very first pair at home

actually goes to my dad

 

the next pair is coming real soon

as I have to spend the 50 MYR voucher anyway

should goes to another pair of

Go Walk 3 for my mom

 

awww..

I can’t wait to see the sight of

couple shoes for my mom and dad

 

happiness is

shopping… for my family

and we are so ready for

our outing next week

I mean this weekend,

to Mount Emei