yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
I'd vote Autism4Android. It looks better in the URL. But like many said, maybe using "for" would be better in general.
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
True, you did the right thing... The name is very catchy, I've got a contact that works for Fox 5, let me see what I can do...

Help support autism awareness,it only takes 2 seconds to help make a difference... http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/3616
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
I plan on keeping mine for a while, but when I do get another phone, I'll def donate my epic to you for this project.
[Epic 4G General] Monkey Pox:
Android4autism looks better.

You already own both domains. Just have one redirect to the other.
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
Also I think there is a way to route both urls to the same website, I don't know how to do it but I know it is done.
[Epic 4G General] styles420:
A good friend of mine has two autistic kids that I used to babysit for once in a while... In my experience, they take things quite literally, so the 4 option might not make sense to them - and they were a lot less likely to let it go and move past the title screen than "ordinary" kids

I always loved that about those two, frustrating as it could be - it's hard to surprise a kid that picks up on all of the subtleties, even if they don't yet understand them - the questions that follow are always challenging to answer ;)
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
shoot samsungjohn a PM and see if he's able to help :)

and don't forget to stick a really cool kid friendly boot ani on there too ;)
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Is this legit? Never sure on the internet these days.
[Epic 4G General] notmyepic:
I don't either, but know it can be done. Personally I like the one with the number in it, since it seems to stick out more.
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
This is beyond legit, Rob has done much for this community and this community has pulled together for him also. Now he is trying to spread his helping spirit to others in a much greater community in need. So no worries on if his is legit or not. Take a few minutes and check the Lostandtired link in my sig and you can read the sacrifices and accomplishments for and of his family. :)
[Epic 4G General] lancelane:
Not a bad question but as zigg said you can trust Rob for sure. I have been rocking his ROM for a while and he is a stand up guy. Read his posts or his blogs and I am sure you will agree. Not a bad question though.

Samsung Epic Midnight
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Not trying to bring any negativity to this thread, but several years ago some guy in a community forum such as this scammed a bunch of us with a similar scheme. He had quite a following and put a lot of work into it. He was so believable that it took pictures and video to get some people to believe he was a fake.

Ever since then I've been realllllly careful on charities in forums.
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
This is awesome, me being a father of twin atistic boys age 5 would agree the Epic is a fine tool for learning and entertainment. My boys love "Talking Tom Cat" app. Now question, me being a unemployed father and I need my phone and don't plan to upgrade, where do I sign up for a donation?
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Rob is absolutely legit. That's why I actully have been posting on this in the Evo General forum
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
That's a really fair question. I'm not familiar with the person and event you are referring to. However, my intent for posting this now was not to get people to send me anything. I want to have everything set up before anything like that happens. I simply wanted people to be aware of what I'm working on so that maybe you can save your OLD unused device for this purpose. I honestly don't know how big this will get but all I want to do is just get some devices into the hands of kids who need them. I think it could eventually be a non-profit but I think that's kinda putting the cart before the horse.

I don't want people to think this is some huge project because right now it isn't. I just wanted to plant the bug in your ear about maybe hanging on to your old phone for right now if you can. I'm working on building a framework for this right now. I also would like to be as transparent as possible without exploiting anyone that would be receiving a device, if that makes sense.

I'm not offended by your question at all and I'm actually glad you brought this up. I'm open to ideas and suggestions. I appreciate your support.
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Rob,just got off the phone with a friend of mine that works at FOX5, they would rather do a story based in GA before anything else, but I'm assured the right FOX affiliate in your state will get the info, what state do you live in?

If they are interested ( I would think so), and when you get started and are ready, they will contact you either for an interveiw or for all your info for the story...

Help support autism awareness,it only takes 2 seconds to help make a difference...

http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/3616
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
When I move to Florida in a few months I expect to find a lost Epic somewhere in my house. You can have it as the one I got is fairly indestructable. Should be in excellent condition as I used it less than a month before it dissappeared. :D

Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
[Epic 4G General] alchemist316:
Cool stuff guys ...

virus kingdom port b112
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
Cool. Sounds like it is legit then. Good deal. Sorry, just been careful after things in the past. One bad apple ruins things for many others....
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
No noeed to be sorry :p Got every right to be careful :)

and when I responded didn't mean to come off rude if I did lol

Was just answering your question :p

Edit:

Rob...when you design a banner or graphic for this you can use "names" to make the 4 :)
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Ohio. Thanks man......
[Epic 4G General] bender_123:
Great idea! I am actually attending my wifes sisters high school graduation today. She is autistic and lives for technology. She has almost no social skills in person, but lives her life on-line through IM, SMS, twitter, etc...

Due to the help of technology, she was accepted to a local college and is planning for a career in Library Science. She would never have been able to do this without the use of her phone for communication and her computer.
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Guys... I'm at a point where I really need to have an idea of what devices will be donated, if any.

I'm working on the ROM for the Epic right now. I need to have a rough I idea of who is willing to donate their old device.

I don't think that anything older then the Hero or Moment will work out very well. Status of the ESN doesn't matter. It just needs to be in decent shape and fully functional. I'm not asking for anything just yet. I just need to know the model's I'm looking at so far.

Thanks
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
I really hope this takes off for you Rob!
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Thanks dreams. Me too...
[Epic 4G General] jdelano:
Samsung moment

Hey rob,

I have a Samsung moment that I can donate. Either pm or shoot me an email to my paypal email to let me know where to send it.

Thank you again for your ROMs and sharing your life story with us.

Jon
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Thank you very much. That will work.. :)
[Epic 4G General] sniperkill:
Hey ptfdmedic, good ting your doing here, and I would be honored to donate my HTC Hero, if it isn't too old. Please let me know if you can use it. Its fully functional. Yo can pm me if you would use it with details on how, where to send it... Thanks.
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Hey everyone.. I wanted to let you know that we are starting to pick up some steam. I have several phones pledged and I was contacted by the Director of Business Development at Intellijoy, makers of the popular "Kids Shapes Puzzle" and other great apps on the market. Sounds like they are interested in helping provide software for the donated devices. I also got the ok from Fede to use LauncherPro in these ROM's (this allows me to hide the extra apps like the dialer ect).

So we are making progress........
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Progress is always good. :)
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
Great news rob! Awesome!
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Anyone have experience developing on the older devices like the moment and hero. I'm prolly gonna need some help on some of these devices...
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
Moment here its real close to the Epic but I didn't have it up to the froyo update never the less I'm sure I can help
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Sweet man. What I really want to do is just get a working ROM image for the Epic (which I already have done), the moment, the hero (should be easy) and the Evo (I have done that before). These are the most popular phones that will be donated. once I have a flashable ROM for each the development side can slow down a bit.

Glad you have some experience with the moment;.
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Please check your PM
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrex238:
I have psx4droid v1 and it ran all of the iso's I had. However, I updated to 3.0.6 and it crashed the first time I ran it! after a force close and restart, I selected my bios, selected one of my iso's (which I already verified had been working for months on v1 previously) and it locks my phone up and I have to pull the battery out, it does it on every single iso on my htc evo, completely stock, no root or anything. Is the new version not compatible with evo's or something?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinoman22:
+1

I'd love to know why this isnt working for my evo as well...

"Anyone get this to work on mikfroyo 4.62? (netarchy 4.3.1 havs sbc )

If so what kernal are you using?

what settings for psx4droid do you use?

I have the spch1001.bin bios file

I have final fantasy 7 to test.

I get Activity psx4droid (in application psxdroid) is not responding Force close or wait."

log cat

http://pastebin.com/ccV97wyK

EDIT

As always google is my friend.

Version 2 works.

http://www.4shared.com/get/3EEGSrnu/PSX4Droid_V2_v112.html
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Hey everyone. I wanted to cleanup this post a bit in order to make a pretty big announcement. Here is an expcert from my blog post late last night. The whole post can be read here.

To read more about Android4Autism

"Tonight, I so very pleased to announce that Intellijoy will be donating FULL versions of ALL their children’s apps to Android4Autism to be distributed on all the devices that we will be putting into the hands of Autistic children from around the US. I’m very excited about this because I truly believe this WILL make a difference in the lives of many Autistic children and their families. I don’t make it a habit of promoting companies on this blog because that’s not the purpose of Lost and Tired. However, Intellijoy is a company that is working to help our children learn through engaging and entertaining apps. My children benefit from the use of these applications and I know many more could as well. As special needs parents and members of the Autism community we should support companies like, Intellijoy, as they are providing low cost software that can turn your Android powered smartphone into a learning tool for your child.

So on behalf of Android4Autism and lostandtired.com, I want to THANK Intellijoy for helping to improve the lives our Autistic children and their families. If you have an Android powered smart phone and I KNOW many of you do, check out these apps on the Market. Help spread the word that these apps and others like it can be found on the Android Market. As a community we need to support the companies that are providing resources for our kids….. More to come soon…"

In the mean time get all the latest Android4Autism updates by following us on twitter: @Android4Autism or “Like us on Facebook.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
reserved....
[EVO 4G General] Mark_in_Tulsa:
Good luck on this.

Sounds like a great work you are doing.
[EVO 4G General] lovethyEVO:
So what exactly does the phone do? My son is autistic and believe it or not I let him play speedx on my evo but there aren't many apps on the market (if any) that are geared towards autistic people which is why he has his own ipad2. Some more specifics would be nice instead of saying that you are taking old android phones and stripping them down. What else is done to them software wise that makes them more autistic friendly and enriching.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
The point is that many people can't afford the iPad and yes the apple has better apps and more of them at the moment. However, there are still simple apps that can help kids to communicate, Voice4u is an example. There are other apps the help with fine motor like Kids Shape Puzzles, Kids Numbers and Math and Kids Colors. I'm not sure where your child falls on the spectrum but many kids like my youngest struggle with language and communication. While maybe some kids won't benefit from these apps as much as others it's something for someone who has nothing. The apps don't have to be geared towards Autistic kids. They just have to serve a purpose. My son who was thought to be non-verbal is now using words (although still very limited). When he solves these puzzles and the voice says the name, he now repeats it. He is also able to identify the shapes by the outlines now.

Is it as good as an iPad probably not. But as a father to 3 Autistic boys and someone that can't afford an iPad, this has really helped to build some much needed basic skills. These apps while simple are engaging and entertaining for the kids. Again, many people can't shell out $500-$800 for an iPad and this would give them something. Sometimes seemingly the small things can make the biggest impact.

I realize you don't know me but I have a very popular Autism blog and if you look around the Epic forums you will see Autism Awareness running rampant. :)

I'm not trying to change the world here. Just trying to make life better for those that I can.
[EVO 4G General] newblacksociety:
Best of luck to you and your family.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
You have my final "thanks" for today.
[EVO 4G General] lovethyEVO:
I wasn't trying to downplay your effort...it is a good cause. My son's autism affects his communication development the most and his ipad has helped along with his services he gets at school as well as his extra services like aba.

I did not buy his ipad so please throw out that notion that I can "shell out 500 bucks" for it. On the contrary, his ipad is his and his alone and was acquired as a learning aid through a program that his school set up. He qualified for the free ipad because his doctors re-evaluated him for the program application and concluded that he is still delayed in his development. As long as I show that his ipad is being used solely for his purposes and no unapproved apps are installed for the next two years, it's his to keep.

I'm straying off topic a bit and I apologize. I understand your cause to get these devices to families that can't afford them but it would also help to include some really great software for the autistic person as well as support for that software. These are just things to help your noble project along, not railroad it. It should be stripped of the ability to make calls or texts to try to prevent it being used by other persons for example.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
No offense taken. Sorry if I came off harsh. I didn't mean to insinuate anything about you financial status in my comment. I was trying to explain my point. I would load a custom ROM, removing everything I can so that it serves it's intended purpose. I would disable to the radio and attempt to leave the WiFi and blue tooth in tact for connectivity to the market and headphones. I get offers all the time to review software on my blog geared for this purpose. I'm working on securing software donations as well. You have some great ideas. I appreciate your feedback. Again sorry if I came across wrong. We are both on the same journey. :) Best of luck.
[EVO 4G General] lovethyEVO:
We are on the same journey yes, but you have alot more to handle and my hat goes off to you. I too apologize if I came off wrong in my first post.

I will be keeping my eye on your efforts for others that I know in our situation. The school year is almost over but I think this is something they might be interested in. Best of luck to your endeavors.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Always nice to meet other special needs parents. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thanks again.
[EVO 4G General] JohnCorleone:
For those of you who don't know ptfdmedic, with all that he has to deal with his children, has over the months taken the time to develop and provide support for some of the best ROMs on the Epic. He is one of the few people who is a truly selfless person. I mean we over on the Epic forums have a bunch of people that just go around and complain about everything. Rob (ptfdmedic) has a heart of gold and has put up with a bunch of crap from a lot of whining users and does it with kindness and class. He even goes as far as releasing multiple versions of the same ROM to accommodate the minority of us who wanted journal on to provide stability and a journal off version for those who see a ever so slight performance increase. I came over here because I am considering getting an Evo 3D and wanted to read what people were posting now that the CEO confirmed it won't be boot locked. As soon as I saw ptfdmedic's thread, I knew it was for a worthy cause. He is the real deal. This isn't some guy trying to hustle anyone. His heart is 100% into raising Autism Awareness and helping in any way he can. If my finances permit me to upgrade to the Evo 3D, I know where my Epic is going now. If you are in the position to do likewise, I can assure you Rob will do what he intends to do. What a worthy cause.
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
You're doing a very noble thing ptf. It's amazing to see somebody take initiative in such a prolific cause. I don't know you personally, but you seem very genuine and i'm sure your family is blessed to have you supporting them.

You have my full support and I will gladly donate my EVO and Asus TF when I purchase new devices to replace them. I think that a lot of us on these forums are typically more fortunate than a lot of people and the least we can do is donate our old devices for a just cause.

p.s It seems that you are very serious about this, you should try to get the mods to sticky your threads. Also, are you going to be accepting donations from other devices like the droid x?

Best of luck to you. If you need any help spreading the word or anything shoot me a pm.
[EVO 4G General] Shigster:
I know the HTC Flyer has the option to place the phone under "Kid Mode."

Maybe for those parents who may have a smartphone, it would be good to create a custom rom with that feature. That way they can use the phone as they normally would. Under this mode, the calls would be forwarded to a home phone line or another phone.

It seems like a lot of work and highly unlikely that parents will know how to flash a custom rom but it's an idea that came to me.

I'll get in contact with the Coordinator of Student Activities at my school and ask if I can host some sort of drive to have students donate their phones when they upgrade.

(I'll get back to you after she lets me know if I can)
[EVO 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Bumping this for the cause. I hope at least people read this or visit his website. Especially for those that are going to get an Evo 3D and not trade in their current phone. Hopefully I am one of them
[EVO 4G General] 4redstars:
as an Uncle to a nephew with Autism, I commend you. I wish I had a spare device but I don't but if you could post some of the actual names of apps that you have used with your sons it would be greatly appreciated.

I want to help my sister get some good apps so her son can learn to communicate. He is pretty much mute and only barely communicates through signing. He is on the more severe end of the spectrum and like most families doesn't have the amount of money it takes to purchase the more expensive autism teaching tools.

On a side note besides grants and some education funding, getting assistance for autistic children is incredibly and overly expensive. With the immense amount of kids being diagnosed more and more I can't believe the price has not come down for some of these things.
[EVO 4G General] jyan_osu:
That's pretty awesome. My son's a high functioning on the autistic spectrum and he loves to use my Evo and my Transformer pad. Seeing that video reminded me a lot of my son. It does really help and I really hope your cause takes off. Really commendable..

I actually wrote a piece for my website on my son using another technology: Kinect.

http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews...est-24150-I-spent-on-a-console/Item20369.aspx
[EVO 4G General] ViViDboarder:
Absolutely fantastic idea! I'll be sure to share this.
[EVO 4G General] TonyArmstrong:
My nephew is autistic and I'm about to retire my Evo...I'd love to load your ROM when it's ready and give him my device.

I'm subscribing to this thread, because I want to follow everything you're doing with this cause.

God Bless You, dude. We need more people like you in this world, let alone this community...
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
as a father with a son who is autistic this is a GREAT idea ! /respect
[EVO Shift 4G General] ajs2677:
I'm having a problem charging my phone. Long story short, I left my phone charger at work and can't easily go back to get it until next week. I went to Best Buy today and bought another wall charger. It said it was compatible with the HTC EVO, and since the Shift also has microUSB and the same battery, I assumed it would be compatible.

I plugged the phone in and it seemed to be working fine, but a few minutes later I checked on it again and it wasn't charging, although it was still plugged in. I unplugged it and looked at the Battery Status when I plugged it back in. First it says Charging (AC) for about 12 seconds, then changes to Charging (USB) for about 14 seconds. After that the battery icon stops doing the charge animation and the Battery Status says Discharging (instead of the usual Not Charging when it's not plugged in at all). I have tried rebooting but it does this every time.

Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? And if I have to just take it back, how can I be sure this won't happen again? Has someone else bought a charger at Best Buy that actually works for the Shift?

Not sure if it makes a difference but I'm running Evervolv.

Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks guys!
[EVO Shift 4G General] Lancerz:
Well I've learned my lesson and only use chargers of the same brand as my phone. With a HTC phone ill only use a HTC charger. I've had a phone just completely die from using a off brand charger and had to get a new phone.

Sent from my CM7 powered Shift
[EVO Shift 4G General] DWake014:
Take it back to best buy and try again, might have just been a faulty unit.
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
About the only problem I have with chargers are the cheap gas station car chargers, I use boost chargers MOTO cliq,Droid,g2(HTC) them all work fine but the gas station chargers just keep my battery where it was when I plugged it in no matter what I do it won't charge but it won't run dead either I dunno its weird
[EVO Shift 4G General] ajs2677:
Thanks for the responses. I think I'll try to exchange it for a different brand and see how that works.
[EVO Shift 4G General] im.nick.hello:
yah i would only use htc chargers... i used to have a longer amazon usb cable i connected and charged with my htc adapter. now i can only use it to transfer data, no charging.