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Windows 7: Disable Smart Window Arrangement

technipages — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:33:50 +0000

Windows 7 has a feature that allows you to minimize a window by dragging it down and maximize it by dragging it up. The feature is nice, but it can be pretty annoying when you don’t mean to use it. Disable it using these steps. 1. Click the Start orb. 2. Type regedit and press Enter. 3. Navigate [...]

Windows 7: Quickly Auto-Arrange Desktop Icons

technipages — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:27:28 +0000

Sure you could right-click your Windows 7 Desktop and select View > Auto arrange just as you would in Vista. How about trying an easier method? Just press and hold the F5 key for 3 seconds to auto arrange your icons.

How to Transfer Blackberry Contact List to T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream)

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:48:15 +0000

If you’re trying to copy your Blackberry contacts to your new T-Mobile G1, don’t fret, it is possible, and fairly easy if you have broadband or WiFi on your Blackberry. Sync your Blackberry contacts using Google Sync: The first and easiest method is to use either your broadband or WiFi connection on your blackberry and go to http://m.google.com/sync. [...]

How to Reset HTC Touch Jade 3G Edition

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:51:06 +0000

The HTC Touch Jade 3G can be reset two different ways, either by a soft reset or a hard reset. The soft reset will simply clear memory and restart the device, while the hard reset will wipe the device completely and set it back to factory defaults. I would suggest the soft reset for most minor problems [...]

Screen Flipped Upside Down or Sideways?

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:29:50 +0000

One of the easiest and greatest gags to pull in the office, flipping someone’s screen upside down if they left their computer unlocked. To flip the screen hold Ctrl + Alt and hit Down on the arrow keys to make it upside down, or Up on the arrow keys to make it right side up again. Depending [...]

How to Reset HTC Touch (P3450)

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:14:09 +0000

The HTC Touch can be reset two different ways, by a soft reset or a hard reset. The soft reset will simply clear memory and restart the device, while the hard reset will wipe the htc touch and set it back to factory defaults. To perform a soft reset, do the following: Take your stylus and poke in [...]

How to Reset the Zune

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:00:32 +0000

Like any other device, the zune can lock up from time to time requiring a reset. To reset the zune do the following: Hold down the back button and the up button at the same time, and keep holding until the screen turns black, which can take several seconds. Once you see the zune logo and a progress [...]

How to Hard Reset Blackberry Curve

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:26:51 +0000

If you are having major problems with your blackberry curve, or you simply need to start fresh, sometimes the easiest fix can be a hard reset which will wipe the device back to factory defaults, just like it came out of the box. To perform a hard reset on the blackberry curve, do the following: In the [...]

How to Hard Reset the iPhone

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:19:22 +0000

Like any computer, the iPhone has to be reset from time to time. Press and hold the home button (large button below the screen) and the sleep button (the button on the top right of the device) for about ten seconds. Once the screen goes black, the device should now be off. Turn the iPhone back on [...]

Use Orca MSI Editor to Edit MSI Files

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:02:18 +0000

Orca is a pretty sweet little program offered in Microsoft’s SDK package, but I have hosted the Orca msi editor here so you don’t have to download the entire SDK kit. You can edit just about everything in the msi package with this editor, but you should naturally be careful not to edit anything that will damage the [...]