The Guru

The Guru, aka Ricky Cadden, started Symbian-Guru.com in November 2006, out of his excitement for the S60 3rd Edition version of Symella. The Guru has used Symbian devices since the Nokia 6620, and is known for his perspective as a power user. You can follow The Guru on Twitter at @Rcadden

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  • jon a

    its not comin up in my n95-3. Looks like im gonna have to go back to my n82 to see it

  • jon a

    its not comin up in my n95-3. Looks like im gonna have to go back to my n82 to see it

  • http://www.symbian-guru.com/ The Guru

    Yeah, I found it on my N82, though the tipster found it on his/her E50. I’m guessing it should be on all phones eventually.

  • http://www.symbian-guru.com The Guru

    Yeah, I found it on my N82, though the tipster found it on his/her E50. I’m guessing it should be on all phones eventually.

  • jon a

    nevermind. I just found it lol

  • jon a

    nevermind. I just found it lol

  • jon a

    check out whats at the openatyourownrisk.com website now. Some fake court summons. This is getting much more fun now

  • jon a

    check out whats at the openatyourownrisk.com website now. Some fake court summons. This is getting much more fun now

  • jon

    Its on the e61i as well – its in the ‘others’ folder

  • jon

    Its on the e61i as well – its in the ‘others’ folder

  • konceptz

    You can still get to the flash at.

    http://www.openatownrisk.com/teaser.swf

  • konceptz

    You can still get to the flash at.

    http://www.openatownrisk.com/teaser.swf

  • Philly

    What about the numbers on the “Notice Of Immediate Termination” letter on the website that are “accidently” missed with black out marker? Anyone try those?

  • Philly

    What about the numbers on the “Notice Of Immediate Termination” letter on the website that are “accidently” missed with black out marker? Anyone try those?

  • LK

    4-digit numbers? A year, perhaps?

  • LK

    4-digit numbers? A year, perhaps?

  • http://zomgitscj.blogspot.com/ Cj

    Wow I just posted about the same thing earlier today :

    http://zomgitscj.blogspot.com/2008/07/mysterious-new-item-in-nokia-download.html

    I have no idea what the 4 digit code is though :( .

  • http://zomgitscj.blogspot.com/ Cj

    Wow I just posted about the same thing earlier today :

    http://zomgitscj.blogspot.com/2008/07/mysterious-new-item-in-nokia-download.html

    I have no idea what the 4 digit code is though :( .

  • edward

    I think the application is the key, says go openatownrisk.com and enter the 4 digit code (that is in the openatowrisk page), you put the 4 digit in you phone, the phone gives you another and you put it into the openatownrisk page and the whatever is unlocked.

    We will have to wait until the page is back.

  • edward

    I think the application is the key, says go openatownrisk.com and enter the 4 digit code (that is in the openatowrisk page), you put the 4 digit in you phone, the phone gives you another and you put it into the openatownrisk page and the whatever is unlocked.

    We will have to wait until the page is back.

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com/ Nemoi

    Yeah, that things drives me mad. I think it is a date, and I got 0208->4008, but haven’t gotten to 2008 yet. I don’t really see the logic in it yet, but maybe someone with a jest for math puzzles will figure it out…

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com Nemoi

    Yeah, that things drives me mad. I think it is a date, and I got 0208->4008, but haven’t gotten to 2008 yet. I don’t really see the logic in it yet, but maybe someone with a jest for math puzzles will figure it out…

  • http://thesymbianblog.com/2008/07/30/the-return-of-the-open-at-own-risk-saga/ The Return Of The Open At Own Risk Saga « The Symbian Blog

    [...] Ricky has the latest on the Open At Own Risk saga. It was weeks ago that the site started displaying the mocked up take down notice, but as of today the story had taken yet another turn and reared its head again. Across the world, the Download! application which is pre-installed in Nokia phones is holding the key to the secret. If you recall, the story goes that long long ago, a bunch of royal families got together to create a video and this video was supposed to be the weirdest thing ever created, and it actually ended up too weird to show anyone, so it was buried. [...]

  • http://nseriesus.com/ matthew bennett

    Nemoi,

    What is “0208->4008″ ?

  • http://nseriesus.com matthew bennett

    Nemoi,

    What is “0208->4008″ ?

  • edward

    Seriously, stop guessing read my other post

  • edward

    Seriously, stop guessing read my other post

  • jon a

    @edward but thats only IF it comes back. Till then we just have to manually link to the flash with the link provided by konceptz

  • jon a

    @edward but thats only IF it comes back. Till then we just have to manually link to the flash with the link provided by konceptz

  • http://pablo.poo.cl/ Pablo

    Decompiled. Is only a complex number generator, maybe to be used like a key somewhere. Nothing else.

  • http://pablo.poo.cl Pablo

    Decompiled. Is only a complex number generator, maybe to be used like a key somewhere. Nothing else.

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com/ Dotsisx

    anyone try adding the years of the 3 discoveries and using the result as the unlock code?

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com Dotsisx

    anyone try adding the years of the 3 discoveries and using the result as the unlock code?

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com/ Microx256

    Damn i cant find this in the Download! app of my N95-1 :( could someone send the installer to me? Microx256 {at} Gmail [dot] com

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com Microx256

    Damn i cant find this in the Download! app of my N95-1 :( could someone send the installer to me? Microx256 {at} Gmail [dot] com

  • jon a

    by adding the 3 years together, it comes out to 5752 (granted IF my research is correct) which after puttin that in, gives 2637. But if even this is correct, still leaves us asking the first question. Where does these numbers go

  • jon a

    by adding the 3 years together, it comes out to 5752 (granted IF my research is correct) which after puttin that in, gives 2637. But if even this is correct, still leaves us asking the first question. Where does these numbers go

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com/ Nemoi

    @Matthes: I guessed that the numbers could be something like DayDay MonthMonth YYYY, so 02.08 brought me close to 2008, but that was just a wild guess…

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com Nemoi

    @Matthes: I guessed that the numbers could be something like DayDay MonthMonth YYYY, so 02.08 brought me close to 2008, but that was just a wild guess…

  • http://eninety.wordpress.com/ rezanator

    the ringtone has a fibonacci bar progression. If you write out the temporal sequence, it will give you a 6 digit number which can be used to correlate the wallpaper dimensions, effectively giving you the unlock sequence for the Application.

    I would do it, but I have been sworn to secrecy by the Order of Ollila, with consequences of punishment of punishment and possibly death.

  • http://eninety.wordpress.com rezanator

    the ringtone has a fibonacci bar progression. If you write out the temporal sequence, it will give you a 6 digit number which can be used to correlate the wallpaper dimensions, effectively giving you the unlock sequence for the Application.

    I would do it, but I have been sworn to secrecy by the Order of Ollila, with consequences of punishment of punishment and possibly death.

  • e90user

    Its changed again.

    Read the bit at the beginning, then click on the left hand golden arrow, thats where your 4 digit code lies…

    (and they don’t joke about it being a weird video)

  • e90user

    Its changed again.

    Read the bit at the beginning, then click on the left hand golden arrow, thats where your 4 digit code lies…

    (and they don’t joke about it being a weird video)

  • IncongruousM

    I’ve broken 3 seals but the final one requires the video download which I can’t find. :-(

    Anyone know where it is?

  • IncongruousM

    I’ve broken 3 seals but the final one requires the video download which I can’t find. :-(

    Anyone know where it is?

  • IncongruousM

    Anyone know where to find “The Video”?

    I’ve broken the other 3 seals but “The Video” isn’t showing up in my download list. :-(

  • IncongruousM

    Anyone know where to find “The Video”?

    I’ve broken the other 3 seals but “The Video” isn’t showing up in my download list. :-(

  • Thomas B

    openatownrisk.com is back again with active content…

    give it a try – it’s just like edward mentioned above…

  • Thomas B

    openatownrisk.com is back again with active content…

    give it a try – it’s just like edward mentioned above…

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    The website is up again without the “Notice Of Immediate Termination”.

    They’ve also changed the sequence.
    Use your ringtone and then the wallpaper.
    Last use the application to get a key.

    >_<

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    The website is up again without the “Notice Of Immediate Termination”.

    They’ve also changed the sequence.
    Use your ringtone and then the wallpaper.
    Last use the application to get a key.

    >_<

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Seem I only managed to break 2 of the seals or something like that.
    (Guess I’ll try again after work)

    Thanks for the updates on this .-)

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Seem I only managed to break 2 of the seals or something like that.
    (Guess I’ll try again after work)

    Thanks for the updates on this .-)

  • Legrostube

    The website is available! There are 4 seals to break, I broke one and saw the clip…

  • Legrostube

    The website is available! There are 4 seals to break, I broke one and saw the clip…

  • Maus

    cant find the video :(

    then i can break al seals and win the damn t-shirt:P

  • Maus

    cant find the video :(

    then i can break al seals and win the damn t-shirt:P

  • rhaq
  • rhaq
  • Modser

    Is the site working for all of you? I still get the NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE TERMINATION :(

  • Modser

    Is the site working for all of you? I still get the NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE TERMINATION :(

  • Hans

    I’ve actually broken the code without having the video (by chance, randomly clicking the symbols, so don’t ask me for it) before the site went down again, but although I could enter my address to claim the T-Shirt I wasn’t able to submit the form.
    Seems like it wasn’t ready to be solved yet :)
    Proof:
    http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nokiaxx3.jpg

    P.S.
    Really weird clip, can’t get any sense out of it but that’s probably what they wanted.

  • Hans

    I’ve actually broken the code without having the video (by chance, randomly clicking the symbols, so don’t ask me for it) before the site went down again, but although I could enter my address to claim the T-Shirt I wasn’t able to submit the form.
    Seems like it wasn’t ready to be solved yet :)
    Proof:
    http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nokiaxx3.jpg

    P.S.
    Really weird clip, can’t get any sense out of it but that’s probably what they wanted.

  • Anonymous

    I’ve got the t-shirt and fortunately it was successfully submitted it.

  • Plamen Bakalov

    I’ve got the t-shirt and fortunately it was successfully submitted it.

  • Tony

    For one of the seals it says it requires a webcam. I recently got Windows Vista and it appears my webcam isn’t compatible, so I guess I can’t unlock all of the seals to get the t-shirt. What is the webcam used for anyway?

  • Tony

    For one of the seals it says it requires a webcam. I recently got Windows Vista and it appears my webcam isn’t compatible, so I guess I can’t unlock all of the seals to get the t-shirt. What is the webcam used for anyway?

  • IncongruousM

    You need a webcam to show a pic of the downloaded wallpaper. You can potentially use your phone as a webcam…

  • IncongruousM

    You need a webcam to show a pic of the downloaded wallpaper. You can potentially use your phone as a webcam…

  • maus

    doesnt anyone remebr the symbols for the video? who randomly got it?

  • maus

    doesnt anyone remebr the symbols for the video? who randomly got it?

  • http://my.opera.com/Furie Furie

    Strange. Some of us are still getting the termination letter on that site while others have the way to solve the puzzles already. Hmmm…

  • http://my.opera.com/Furie Furie

    Strange. Some of us are still getting the termination letter on that site while others have the way to solve the puzzles already. Hmmm…

  • http://nseriesus.com/nokia-daily-news-073008 Nokia Daily News 07/30/08 | Nokia Daily News

    [...] Symbian Guru, AAS – Mysterious new Nokia Download! item, Open the Box [...]

  • Hans

    You can still open the site when you go directly to
    http://www.openatownrisk.com/main.swf
    But it doesn’t remeber that i solved it already so i can’t retry to claim the shirt :(.

  • Hans

    You can still open the site when you go directly to
    http://www.openatownrisk.com/main.swf
    But it doesn’t remeber that i solved it already so i can’t retry to claim the shirt :(.

  • edward

    Did anyone see the video? Or know how to break the code of the video? Did anyone break all four seals and win the shirt?

    I think it is too much creating a page like that just to gift 500 shirts, maybe there is something more..?

  • edward

    Did anyone see the video? Or know how to break the code of the video? Did anyone break all four seals and win the shirt?

    I think it is too much creating a page like that just to gift 500 shirts, maybe there is something more..?

  • joe

    I have 1 more to go. Im stuck on the ring tone one. I got it but I dont know what to do. record it to the site?

  • joe

    I have 1 more to go. Im stuck on the ring tone one. I got it but I dont know what to do. record it to the site?

  • joe

    I finally got it! I had to adjust the settings on the comptuer and adobe. it only too me about 3.5 hours :(

  • joe

    I finally got it! I had to adjust the settings on the comptuer and adobe. it only too me about 3.5 hours :(

  • edward

    Could someone help with the video, the one that has 6 characters?

    Thanks

  • edward

    Could someone help with the video, the one that has 6 characters?

    Thanks

  • http://www.phone-rush.com/ Amir A.

    Each time you solve a puzzle, the top of it opens up, it kinda looks like a special box for an upcoming phone, either that special edition N96 or some other Nseries.

  • http://www.phone-rush.com Amir A.

    Each time you solve a puzzle, the top of it opens up, it kinda looks like a special box for an upcoming phone, either that special edition N96 or some other Nseries.

  • IncongruousM

    Still no sign of the Download! video for the final seal. Has anyone managed to find it yet? I guess it’s either a problem or Nokia simply aren’t making it available yet.

  • IncongruousM

    Still no sign of the Download! video for the final seal. Has anyone managed to find it yet? I guess it’s either a problem or Nokia simply aren’t making it available yet.

  • AgnostosGnostos

    I can’t understand the whole idea but it seems intriguing!

    However, I cannot still find this damn video!

    Even a hint and not the whole answer would be truly appreciated!

  • AgnostosGnostos

    I can’t understand the whole idea but it seems intriguing!

    However, I cannot still find this damn video!

    Even a hint and not the whole answer would be truly appreciated!

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/openatownrisk-die-losung/ OpenatownRisk – die Lösung « Mobile, Mac and More

    [...] hatte ich von Nokias skurriler PR-Kampagne auf OpenAtOwnRisk.com berichtet und auch den Symbian-Guru darauf gestossen. Mittlerweile bin ich zur Lösung des Rätsels vorgestossen, großen Sinn sehe ich [...]

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com/ Nemoi

    I got the clue to the video puzzle in another forum – it starts with the egg, then the chicken, the spoon, the rope, the rings and then the playing cards sign, if I remember correctly. I finally got through all four seals, but that stupid video really drove me mad…

  • http://mobileandmore.wordpress.com Nemoi

    I got the clue to the video puzzle in another forum – it starts with the egg, then the chicken, the spoon, the rope, the rings and then the playing cards sign, if I remember correctly. I finally got through all four seals, but that stupid video really drove me mad…

  • THETRUTH

    i have an imac with built in camera how can i use it with the site, it wont show me on screen lol.

  • THETRUTH

    i have an imac with built in camera how can i use it with the site, it wont show me on screen lol.

  • joe

    I wish I could download that video when you break a seal. Thats some weird stuff!

  • joe

    I wish I could download that video when you break a seal. Thats some weird stuff!

  • edward

    Succes, after trying for a reasonable amount of time, I got the shirt and I saw the behind seens, strange nothing new.

    No devices, no applications, not even services. Nonetheless Im happy with my t-shirt, I checked like 100 times I wrote the right address, I hope they send it to me fast

  • edward

    Succes, after trying for a reasonable amount of time, I got the shirt and I saw the behind seens, strange nothing new.

    No devices, no applications, not even services. Nonetheless Im happy with my t-shirt, I checked like 100 times I wrote the right address, I hope they send it to me fast

  • zyrmpg

    how do you get solve the ring tone i tried recording to the site but nothing happened. anyone actually find the video in the download folder?

  • zyrmpg

    how do you get solve the ring tone i tried recording to the site but nothing happened. anyone actually find the video in the download folder?

  • http://pablo.poo.cl/ Pablo

    open at own risk = open symbian, do things at own risk

  • http://pablo.poo.cl Pablo

    open at own risk = open symbian, do things at own risk

  • Leong Keat Mun

    Ah, Surrealists. What strange things will they dream of next?

  • Leong Keat Mun

    Ah, Surrealists. What strange things will they dream of next?

  • immortal

    guys ive solved it i wanna if they send to u email after applying for the shirt or not???

  • immortal

    guys ive solved it i wanna if they send to u email after applying for the shirt or not???

  • immortal

    hey guys iv solved it i wanna know if they sent to u email after that ornot cause i think i wrote it wrong!! :(:(

  • immortal

    hey guys iv solved it i wanna know if they sent to u email after that ornot cause i think i wrote it wrong!! :(:(

  • konvict_chick

    hey there peepz…

    umm i still cannot seem 2 find da 4 digit code :( plzzz help!!

  • konvict_chick

    hey there peepz…

    umm i still cannot seem 2 find da 4 digit code :( plzzz help!!

  • immortal

    well u can solve it by downloading The Application from nokia Download!

  • immortal

    well u can solve it by downloading The Application from nokia Download!

  • http://s60blog.com/2008/08/last-week-a-flashback/ Last Week : A Flashback | The S60 Blog

    [...] The Guru has the latest on the Open At Own Risk saga. Lately the site started displaying the a take down notice, but as of today the story had taken yet another turn and reared its head again. Across the world, the Download! Application which is pre-installed in Nokia phones is holding the key to the secret. If you recall, the story goes that long long ago, a bunch of royal families got together to create a video and this video was supposed to be the weirdest thing ever created, and it actually ended up too weird to show anyone, so it was buried. [...]

  • Adil

    Hi. The code is 0000.. It matches, though noting comes up.

  • Adil

    Hi. The code is 0000.. It matches, though noting comes up.

  • http://s60blog.com/ Gomcoite

    Guys,

    i don’t have my cell with me so cant try, freakin bags missing at baggage claim at the airport…. but i think 4234 should be tried… just a wild guess..!

  • http://s60blog.com Gomcoite

    Guys,

    i don’t have my cell with me so cant try, freakin bags missing at baggage claim at the airport…. but i think 4234 should be tried… just a wild guess..!

  • http://www.teammagic.nu/ Henrik Johansson

    Im the one who do the magic tricks, even i dont know the cods, and I cant se the vid, its impossible. :(

  • http://www.teammagic.nu Henrik Johansson

    Im the one who do the magic tricks, even i dont know the cods, and I cant se the vid, its impossible. :(

  • AK

    what should i do for the ringtone part? Do i have to show the picture in the web cam?

  • AK

    what should i do for the ringtone part? Do i have to show the picture in the web cam?

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