Ultimate Tips & Tricks (OTA 2.3/2.4)

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+ W or

+ W - Select Away Messages

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+ P - ??? {Seems to force a re-sync of your aim conversations}

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+ J or

+ J - Join/Create Chat Room
(go to AIM Chat Rooms or http://www.20mbweb.com/World/skshyt/ from a web browser to locate chat rooms or just create one by entering a name)

/

- Scroll Through All Open Chat Sessions

+ (0-9) - Jump to Specific Open Chat Session

NEW Extra AIM Smilies (only convert to a graphic Smilie with other Sidekick users)

Monkeys: @(OO)@ @(^v^)@ @(^o^)@

Monkeys:

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NEW Extra AIM Smilies (only convert to a graphic Smilie with other Sidekick users)

Evil:  >:-)  >:-P  >;-)  >;-P >:)  >:P  >;)  >;P
Cockatoo: ~ : ^

Evil:

NEW Cockatoo:

(kudos to "KoPeR911" for additional evil Smilies)

"/me": Use this to show your Screen Name during a conversation. Example: "/me is yawning" shows as "* [ScreenName] is yawning"
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AIM Bots (automated servers; add these to your buddy list)

AOLBuddy
Type "c" for commands.
1. Dictionary 2. Hangman 3. Horoscope 4. Movies 5. News 6. Sports 7. Stocks 8. Weather 9. Word Scramble 10. Yellow Pages

MillionaireIM
Become a "Lifeline Buddy" for a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (USA Syndicated) television show during live tapings. Responses from all participants are shown as percentages to the contestant. Also, occassionally "sample questions" are sent out at random times.

AOLYellowPages
Help - help screen
cl - changes your search location
gl - gets your current search location
To start a new search, just enter the search term at any time.

AOLSafetyBot
Shares tips about on-line safety.

WSJ
The Wall Street Journal Online on AOL Instant Messenger. This service rovides continuously updated business news highlights, with links to full news at the Online Journal site (for subscribers only). You can also quickly retrieve stock quotes for publicly traded US companies.
Help - Help Screen
Main - Main Menu:
1) Manage Alerts; 2) News Menu; 3) Quotes; 4) About This Service; 5) About the Wall Street Journal Online; 6) Feedback; 7) Tell a Friend

SmarterChild
1 Get info such as sports, news and movies
2 Visit my library including world facts, U.S. geography and U.S. presidents
3 Have fun with trivia, reversi, ASCII art and more
4 Use tools like encyclopedia, planner and Web search
5 Join in - leave a message, find out how many people are IMing me, take a poll and more
6 See what's new - I've got something new to tell you about now!
Next time you want to see this menu, just type "home."

NEW ShoppingBuddy
Menu - Main Menu
Type a number or just enter anything you are looking for
1 - GAP Gift Guide
2 - Search
3 - Top Searches
4 - Shopping List
5 - Wish List
6 - Deals & Steals
7 - Gift Shops
8 - Alerts
9 - View Top Categories

NEW MLB (Major League Baseball)
MLB.com is now providing baseball content and live voting via the AOL Instant Messenger service. Type main to get started. To read our privacy policy, type privacy anytime.
Type alerts to register for MLB live polls and alerts via AIM.
1 - Alerts & Live Polls
2 - Standings
3 - Headlines
4 - Games
5 - MLB Multimedia
6 - Team Info
7 - Statistics
8 - Schedule
9 - Scores
10 - Tickets
11 - My Team
(kudos to "josenorie for info on this Bot)

NEW BassBot1991 (Seems like a college student project, but has some cool finds.)
home - Main Menu:
1 See some neat Features I can do!
2 See some cool Links
3 See some extremely Handy Latin Phrases that you can use in life.
4 Insert some of your information for a cooler AIM experience
5 View my supercool Profile
6 Search for stuff on the web
7 Play some really neat Games
8 View a list of Shout Outs to my friends
9 View some hillarious Jokes
10 Confused? Get some Help
11 Find out about how you can make a robot like me!

NEW FreakyC0wBot
(Another "beginner's" bot)
Menu - Main Menu:
Games-See the list of games and other fun stuff
Links-see some pretty cool websites
Resources-see a list of my various features. (Movie Times, Weather, Dictionary etc.)
Menu-Come back to this menu
Quit Menu-Go back to chat mode

NEW arales04 B O T
(Another "beginner's" bot; not always "on")
Home - Main Menu:
1. Get info such as the weather, date & time, news, movie times, and more.
2. Get help with homework, using this robot, and with computers in general.
3. Have fun playing games, getting your horoscope and daily fortune, and more.
4. Join in by telling me your crush, sending your friends secret messages, and even telling your buddies about me.
5. Search the internet, and eBay.
6. Get Information about me, set your language, read my privacy policy, and more.
7. Use tools such as notepad, and reminders.
8. Tell me about yourself, so I can get to know you a little bit better.
9. See my new weekly feature

NEW MovieFone
I can find movies for you anywhere in the country in a fraction of second. All you have to do is give me part of the title, an actor or director's name. I can also send you alerts when your favorite films are opening. Type privacy anytime to review the policy. Type any movie you want to see or menu to get going.
Menu - Main Menu
1 - Find Movies Now
2 - Set Up Movie Alerts
3 - The First 5
4 - New Releases
5 - Games
(kudos to "josenorie for info on this Bot)

NEW SecretSparkle
(An Advertising Bot for Secret brand deodorant!!)
Home - Main Menu
1 Sparkle Like a Celeb
2 How You Can Sparkle Today
3 Get the Sparkle 411
4 Express Yourself
5 Secret Sparkle Journal
6 Sparkling Games
7 Sparkling Colors
8 Secret Sparkle Collection
9 Secret Body Spray
10 Enter for a chance to win Rihanna Tickets

NEW BuddyTreeBot
(A Bot that works with BuddyTree: AIM Social Network Experiment - check the website for details)

NEW SantaClaus

Menu
1 - Tell Santa
2 - Tell Buddies What U Want
3 - Track a Shopping List
4 - Play Xmas Games!
5 - Vote on Xmas Songs
6 - Send E-Cards
7 - A Free Gift 4U!
8 - Listen to Xmas Music with AOL Music Now :-D (Sorry, Music doesn't work on

)
9 - Yes Santa, IM me!
(kudos to "JoseNorie" for Santa Bot)

NEW BuddyTreeBot
(A Bot that works with BuddyTree: AIM Social Network Experiment - check the website for details)

NEW ChairmenChrisBot
Go here for clickable Links to each of these features: ncmacasl: ChairmenChrisBot AIM Bot Links
(NOTE: enter "quit" before changing to another feature)

Menu (Tools)
Dictionary
Spell Check
Planner
Notepad
Calculator
Translate
aim commands
Conversions
search
Zip & Area Code Lookup
International Date & Time
computer repair,
Ip center
Speed IM
timer
reminder
leave a message
google search
yahoo search
msn search
movies times
SmiliesGenerator
Web search

Menu (Games)
mini-lib
hangman (type quit to end current game)
tic tac toe
magic8ball
Quiz
slot machine
Black jack
kirby
roll die
coin flip
Guessing game
truth or dare
rock paper
war
DUCK SHOOT
wack a mole
Magic tricks
jokes
who wants to be a millionaire
Trivia

(kudos to "~~chris~~" for info on the ChairmenChrisBot)

(If you know of any other bots that actually WORK on Sidekicks, please let me know)

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Yahoo IM Shortcut Keys

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+ I - Set Idle Time Out

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+ C - Mysterious Simpsons Reference/ Possible Easter Egg
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+ P - ??? {Sound effect shows something happens but nothing seems to happen}

+ [.] - End Current Conversation

+ M - Send Instant Message

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+ N or

+ N - New Buddy

+ D - Select Conversation

+ O - Re-Order Buddy List

+ E - Edit Buddy

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+ W or

+ W - Select Away Messages
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+ J or

+ J - Join Chat Room
(go to Yahoo! Chat from a web browser to locate chat rooms; NOTE: Chat rooms currently do not work on the Sidekick''s YIM)

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- Scroll Through All Open Chat Sessions

+ (0-9) - Jump to Specific Open Chat Session

NEW Extra Yahoo IM Smilies (only convert to a graphic Smilie with other Sidekick users, except for the "Devil"):

Monkeys @(OO)@ @(^v^)@ @(^o^)@

Monkeys

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[size=3]Evil:  >:-)  >:-P  >;-)  >;-P >:P  >;)  >;P
Devil: >:)  (animated on PC version of YIM)
Cockatoo: ~ : ^[/size]

Evil:

Devil:

NEW Cockatoo:

(kudos to "KoPeR911" for additional evil Smilies)
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Rock & Rockets Cheat Codes

• D - "Cheat" Mode Toggle- (All items are in boxes; all cheat codes listed below ONLY work when Cheat Mode {boxes} is on)
  [*]X - (eXtra) Changes points total to 24800
  [*]L - (Lower) Changes points total to 14800
  [*]K - (Kill) Self Destruct
  [*]N, N, N - (New) change level
  [*]S - (Sheild) Shield On
  [*]G - (Great) Invincibility
  [*]F - (Fred) Comment
  [*]D - (Dude!) Turn Off Cheat Mode

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Sidekick/Hiptop I Shortcut Keys (do not function on Sidekick/Hiptop II)

• Clear Browser Info -
  
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  + W
  [*]Erase sign-in info -
  
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  + R
  [*]Network User Name/PW -
  
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  + U

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• APN Settings -
  
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  + A
  [*]Erase Flash Settings -
  
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  + E
  [*]Change DNS Settings -
  
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  + N
  [*]Restore your SK to Factory Settings -
  
  
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  + X (great if your selling your SK to upgrade to the new one!)

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Ultimate Symbols List

Now moved here:
ncmacasl: Ultimate SK2/HT2 Unicode Symbols List (OS 2.3)

All symbols now fully visible.
New shortcuts listed, too!

NEW Editable Symbols window with ALL Symbols:
ncmacasl: Symbol Copy Window
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VIEW SOURCE
View Source of a website from your SideKick / HipTop
To use it, email the URL to: topdog@cowdog.com, with a subject line of "fetch.source" (leave off the quotes). Put the complete URL in the body of the email message. Right now it only works for pages ending in .htm or .html. Your email has to originate from a tmail.com or a fido address. Don't worry, "top dog" will not spam you or share your address with anyone!
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The Ultimate Collection:

Ultimate SK2/HT2 Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate SK/HT Symbols List (2.3)
Ultimate Web Browser Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate E-mail Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate AIM Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Yahoo IM Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Phone App Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Text/SMS Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Calendar App Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Camera App Tips & Tricks (2.3)
Ultimate Rock & Rockets Tips & Tricks (2.3)
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not spamming. Completing the list