Solution to Galaxy Reverb After JellyBean Update

For some odd reason, the Samsung Galaxy Reverb performance drop significantly after update to JellyBean 4.1.0. Issues ranging from:

• Freezing
• Drop Calls
• Self Restart
• Slow Perfermance
• Lock Screen unable to open

After several trial and errors, a simple hard reset might solve your issues

Try doing one of the following: Try to hard reset your device using the hardware buttons
1.Turn Off the device
2.Press and hold down the Power button and Volume Up Button for about 10-20 seconds
3.The phone vibrates and lead to the recovery screen
4.Using the Volume button go to "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" option and select it using Ok button
5.Select "Yes" to confirm the factory reset
The datas are all erased and device restart automatically..

or

You can also use this code *2767*3855# to factory reset ..It will delete all your datas including contacts,messages etc;So make sure you backup your files in your mobile..

GOOD LUCK!!!

Access Your Android Folders & Files in Linux (Ubuntu)

There is a PPA with upstream MTP patches for gvfs built in. Upgrading to this is fairly simple but may be unstable or you might not trust it. That is your decision to make.

Installing it is fairly simple:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

You'll want to log out and in (or restart) after doing that but you should then be able to use MTP from within Nautilus. ( I did a restart) Voila now i can view and tranfer files between linux and my galaxy reverb.

(I turn on USB debugging, just to be safe)

INSTALL/RECOVER GRUB FROM LINUX LIVE CD

Recover/Reinstall/Repair grub2 from Linux Live CD/USB after Windows 7/8/vista/xp or grub doesn't work, It is really easy to install grub.
You just have to follow simple steps after that you will see grub2 in your system again.
(source: nobslab.com)

First of all Boot your Linux Live CD/USB then open Terminal  and enter following commands:
This command for root permissions:

• sudo -i

Check the drives number in Partition Manager :

• sudo fdisk -l

Now select your Linux installed drive and change the number in following commands (Only change 'x' with your drive number) and change (sda) with your hard drive it can be (sdb, sdc, etc) you can see this in Partition Manager:

• sudo mount /dev/sdax /mnt
• sudo mount /dev/sdax /mnt/boot
• sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev/

This command will change mnt directory to root permissions:

• sudo chroot /mnt

Now grub install command and Change 'a' in "sda" with your hard drive where you want to install grub, check in Partition Manager:

• grub-install /dev/sda

Now installation finished, Enter following commands to unmount (If these two command doesn't work, then leave them):

• sudo umount /mnt/dev
• sudo umount /mnt

Now reboot your pc:

• sudo reboot 

Your grub is back. That's it.

How To identify the installation version of Office 2013

To identify the installation version of Office 2013, follow these steps:

1. Start an Office 2013 application, such as Microsoft Word 2013.
2. On the File menu, click Account.
3. If Office 2013 was installed by using Click-to-Run, an "Update Options" item is displayed. For an MSI installation, the "Update Options" item is not displayed.

 

Add an email signature to Outlook 2013 messages

Create personalized signatures that appear at the bottom of your messages. Signatures can include text, images, your Electronic Business Card, a logo, or even an image of your handwritten signature.

Create a signature

1. In a new message, click Signature >Signatures.

2. On the Email Signature tab, click New.

Add a signature

In a new message, click Signature, and then click the signature that you want.

Source: Microsoft.com

Export your contacts from Outlook to Google Gmail

Before you export contacts from Outlook, it is helpful to understand the difference between the Outlook Address Book and Outlook Contacts. Both are part of Outlook. However, the Address Book is a compilation of the different address lists that you might store in Outlook, such as LDAP Internet directories, the global address list (GAL), or other third-party address books. Contacts is only one of the address lists included in an Address Book. Only contacts can be exported directly from Outlook to Google Gmail.

1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Advanced.

4. Under Export, click Export.

5. In the Import and Export Wizard, click Export to a file, and then click Next.
6. Click Comma Separated Value (DOS), and then click Next.
7. In the folder list, click the contacts folder you want to export, and then click Next.
8. Choose a location on your computer to temporarily save the file.

 NOTE    You can delete this file after your contacts are imported into Google Gmail.

9. Type a name for the exported file, and then click Next.
10. To add or remove fields to determine the way the contact information is saved in the new imported file, clickMap Custom Fields.

 NOTE    The Map Custom Fields button in the Export to a File dialog box might not be available when you try to import data from another program or file. In the The following actions will be performed box, select the Export check box, and then the Map Custom Fields button is available.

Additional help on mapping custom fields

11. Click Finish.
12. Log on to your Google Gmail account.
13. In the left column, click Contacts.
14. On the right side of your screen, click Import.
15. Under Import Contacts, click Browse.
16. Select the file you exported in step 10, and then click Open.
17. Click Import.

Source: Microsoft.com

 

Transfer contacts between Outlook and Google Gmail

Import your contacts from Google Gmail to Outlook

1. Log on to your Google Gmail account.
2. In the left column, click Contacts.
3. At the top of the contacts section, click More actions, and then click Export.
4. Under Which contacts do you want to export, click a contact group or All Contacts).
5. Under Which export format, click Outlook CSV (for importing into Outlook or another application).
6. Click Export.
7. When prompted to download the export file, click Save.

8. Choose a location on your computer to temporarily save the file. The default file name is google.csv.

 NOTE    You can delete this file after your contacts are imported into Outlook.

9. Click Close.
10. Go to Outlook.
11. Click the File tab.
12. Click Open.
13. Click Import.
14. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
15. Click Comma Separated Values (DOS), and then click Next.
16. In the Import a File box, browse to find the file you downloaded in step 8, and then double-click the file.
17. Click one of the following:
    • Replace duplicates with items imported
    • Allow duplicates to be created
    • Do not import duplicate items
18. Click Next.
19. In the folder list, click the contacts folder where you want the imported contact information to go, and then click Next.
20. To add or remove fields to determine the way the contact information is saved in the new imported file, clickMap Custom Fields.

 NOTE    The Map Custom Fields button in the Import a File dialog box might not be available when you try to import data from another program or file. In the The following actions will be performed box, select theImport check box, and then the Map Custom Fields button is available.

Souce:Microsoft.com

How To Check if MS Office Activation Was Successfull

Once you have installed Microsoft Office 2013, you can validate that your license has been activated by following these steps: (Note: The screen shots below were taken in MS Office Word, but the process is similar in all Office programs.)

1. Click on File tab.
2. Select Account. On the right-hand side of the screen, you will see the product activation information as displayed below. If you see the words Product Activated, activation was successful. If you don't get this result right away, close the office application you are running, and relaunch the application to check again.

1. If after closing and then re-opening the application you still do not see the Product Activated message,  Then, Office 2013 may not be able to activate properly.

Configure Your PC to Use HDMI

For reasons I don’t really understand, Windows* seems to ignore the HDMI port when you plug something in, so we’ll have to power it up and tell the computer it’s fine to send a signal out on the line.

That’s done by going into Control Panels and selecting “Adjust screen resolution."

On that window you’ll see that it shows there are two different displays, but one of them will be disabled.

To remedy this, click on the second monitor, then choose “Extend the desktop onto this monitor” and click “Apply”.

The HDTV screen should come to life and show you a Windows desktop background photograph.

If it doesn’t, try again.

Sometimes you have to select this more than once.
I recommend that you now tweak the resolution on the second screen to be at least 1100 x 650, depending on what options you have. I have very good luck with 1184x666.

The goal is to have the background photo spread across the entire TV screen. Now make sure you have the sound unmuted and at a reasonable volume on your computer and on the TV and let’s get some content on the screen!

Laptop sound on HDTV with HDMI cable (Windows 7)

I have my laptop hooked up to my HDTV with an HDMI Cable. The picture is great but the sound only comes through my laptop. How do I make it come through my TV?

Well there is the answer:

Control Panel ----->
Sound  ------>
Select Playback Tab ----->
Click On ATI HDMI Output Make sure your HDMI cable is connected to the TV.
Select Set As Default
Then Apply

Now everything (browsers, audio and videos should play on your TV. When you unplug the HDMI cable, sound should return to your laptop.

Any problem check your sound mixer to make sure everything is operational.

 

Setting up Mail on Android Using GoDaddy

The type of email account it is depends on the email plan you are using. IMAP is only available with an Unlimited email plan. All other email accounts would be POP3.

To Set up Email on Your Android-based Device

1.  Open your device's email application.
2. If you already have an email account set up, press Menu and tap Accounts. Press Menuagain and tap Add account.
3. Type your Email address and Password, and click Next.
4. If you have IMAP, tap IMAP. If you're not sure, tap POP3.
5. Use these settings for your incoming server, depending on the type of email you have:

   POP3
   Username	Enter your full email address.
   Password	Enter your email account password.
   POP3 server	pop.secureserver.net
   Port	110

   IMAP
   Username	Enter your full email address.
   Password	Enter your email account password.
   IMAP server	imap.secureserver.net
   Port	143

6. Use these settings for your outgoing server:

   SMTP (Outgoing Mail Server)
   SMTP server	smtpout.secureserver.net
   Port	80
   Security type	None

7. Select Require sign-in and make sure your Username (your full email address) and Password are correct. Tap Next.
8. Tap Next again. Name your account and enter the name you want to display on outgoing messages.
9. Tap Done.

That's it. If everything is working OK, you should see some email messages. To make sure you can send messages, go ahead and compose an email and send it to yourself.

If you are having trouble setting up your email, I recommend that you take a look at the following article. It contains several common troubleshooting steps that might resolve the error you are seeing:

http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/6726/android-troubleshooting-email

(Courtesy of GoDaddy.com)

View Powerpoint on Android Devices

Method 1: Android apps

This might be the first solution most people would think of. Yes, like iOS system, Android has lots of powerful and practical apps. The most famous Android apps for PowerPoint are: Documents to Go, Quick Office, ThinkFree Office and Office Suite. Basically these apps could open Microsoft PowerPoint but some of the effects like animations, transitions may be removed.

Method 2: View PowerPoint online

Android Smartphones has extraordinary performances on web browsing. Besides, there are a few websites that allows you to upload PowerPoint for sharing with others. So we could view PowerPoint online with Android. These websites are like: authorSTREAM.com, Slideshare.net, Slideboom.com.

Method 3: View PowerPoint as pictures

Pictures are originally support by all the Smartphones. Android is no exception. So you can save the PowerPoint slides as pictures for viewing on Android.

Notice:
1. Create a separate folder for each PowerPoint file so that they won’t mix up.
2. Rename the slide according to numbers so that the output pictures will be in order.
For PowerPoint 2007:

• 1. Click the round Office button >” Save As” >” Other Formats”.
• 2. In the “Save As type” drop down menu, for example, choose JPG, and click “Save”. When PowerPoint asks whether you want to export all slides, select “Every Slide”.

For PowerPoint 2003 & 2010:

• 1. Click “File” on the ribbon > “Save As”.
• 2. In the “Save as type” menu, choose “GIF” for example, and click “Save”, When PowerPoint asks whether you want to export all slides, select “Every Slide”.

What's 1and1 Instant Domain

Basically, 1and1 Internet is a web hosting company. However, they also offer domain registration. The very basic service that they offer is the Instant Domain.

Features at a glance:
-DNS management
-Create subdomain names
-1 mailbox email address
-Email forwarding
-Domain forwarding/URL masking.
-Private domain registration.
-WebsiteBuilder
-SimpleSubmission

Important things you should know BEFORE YOU REGISTER.

DNS Management.

1and1's system will only allow you to edit the following DNS records:

-NS (nameserver)

-A record or IP address

-MX records

-CNAME

Any changes you made on the DNS will take 24 to 48 hours to propagate.

Subdomain name

You can create up to 5 subdomain per package. If you have several domain names under 1 Instant Domain package, you can only create up to 5 and not 5 per domain.

1&1 Webmail

You can create one mailbox type email address for your domain name per package with 2GB mailbox space. All 1and1 hosted emails are POP/IMAP enabled so you can configure it on any email client or device given the settings are correct.

Email Forwards

You can create a number of email forwards with 3 target email addresses per account. 1and1 did not specify how many you can create. So as long as you won't encounter any error, then you can create as many as you want.

URL Forwarding

1and1 provides 2 options, frame redirect and http redirect. Frame redirect is popularly known as url masking while http redirect is the standard forwarding.

Private Domain registration

1and1 allows you to hide your personal information from the WHOIS database for FREE.

1&1 WebsiteBuilder

A template-based application with 150 designs you can chose from. This will allow you to create a 5 paged website without a hosting account. You can try their demo here.

1&1 SimpleSubmission

It is an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tool which will help you submit your website to  top search engines/directories and raise the sites rankings. It will resubmit your requests every after 30 days.

What i like about this application is that you don't have to insert banners to your site for this to work unlike other websites out there offering the same tool.

Posted by: Jane Jacquelie P. Vestil (geekgonegirly.com)

Hotmail/Live Mail setup as ExchangeActiveSync works w/stock Email App

Account settings and their level of support will vary across Android phones. While the steps to configure push email with synced contacts and calendar will vary, we have found these steps to work across a number of phones:

1. Select Email client on phone. 
2. Press menu and select Add account 
3. Enter full Hotmail address: e.g. (username@hotmail.com) or (username@outlook.com) 
4. Enter password 
5. Select Manual setup
6. Select Exchange when prompted for “What type of account is this?” 
7. Domain/Username, enter full Hotmail address: e.g. (username@hotmail.com).
Note: If the device only says “Domain”, it should be left blank. 
If the device says “Username”, then enter the full Hotmail address.
(On some devices, the Domain/Username may be pre-populated incorrectly and should be erased.)
8. Type in password. (may already be filled in) 
9. Server name. Enter: m.hotmail.com for server name.
(Note: this field may be pre-populated incorrectly depending on device, ie outlook.com). 
10. Make sure box Use secure connection (SSL) is checked. 
11. Select Next
12. Select desired account options for inbox checking frequency, number of days to synchronize, send email by default, notifications and contacts/calendar sync. Select Next. 
13. Depending on device you may be prompted for account color and account name (e.g. “Hotmail”) 
14. Select Next and your Hotmail is set-up and ready to go! 

How to set up Yahoo! Mail on your Android device

This article describe how to manually configure your Yahoo! Mail account on an Android device using android email app.

To set up your Yahoo! Mail on Android device manually:

1. Select the Email icon on-deck.
2. Enter your Yahoo! ID and password.
   • If an error occurs ("Setup could not finish, etc."), select Manual Setup.
3. Select IMAP for type of account.
4. Enter the following server setting information:
   • Incoming server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com
   • Port #: 993
   • Security type: SSL (accepts all certificates)
   • Outgoing Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
   • Port #: 465
5. Keep all other settings the same.
6. Complete the remaining setup process. 
7. You can use android email app to setup Gmail account as well
8. For Gmail accounts just email address and passcode.

IP# to Seting Up a Cisco Router

Enter ip into web browser:

http://192.168.1.1

The Android Phablet Explosion

Take a smartphone. Take a tablet. Merge the two and what
do you have? A phablet. And it’s more than just an awful
name. For these phablets are on the increase and they are set to
take up a unique space of their own. In general, they are between
five and seven inches and it is the next logical step in the pattern of
ever increasing phone screen sizes.


It seems people want more from their phones in the physical
sense and it’s not surprising. Although the larger form is more
cumbersome to hold, it makes for a considerably more comfortable
gadget to view. It will ensure that we use our mobile devices in a
very different way. Instead of having two devices – a smartphone
and tablet – we may increasingly see ourselves with just the one.
And because holding a seven-inch screen to the ear is Trigger Happy
TV daft, it may even encourage a rise in video calling.

Experts suggest the market for phablets is set to more than
double to 60.4 million units globally and while that is still small fry
compared to the markets for the two distinguishable devices, they
are perfect for those that want the best of both worlds, enabling for
an all-in-one, content-rich solution. And the gap between phone and
tablet will shrink ever further – the Huawei Ascend Mate has a
screen measuring a faintly ludicrous 6.1 inches!

The coming monthswill see many other manufacturers dip their toes in the phablet
waters, and as the ultimate convergence device you’re going to see
a lot more of them on the street too.

How to play songs by just hovering on Linux

You could install gnome-sushi (Sushi is a quick previewer for file browsing in GNOME 3.2 and later). It's a previewer for images, audio files and documents.

 Just "sudo apt-get install gnome-sushi" or visit Software Center.

Install Broadcom-STA (wl) driver in LMDE

This HOW TO describes enabling support for WiFi devices based on Broadcom 4311/4312/4313/4321/4322/43224/43225 chipsets - using Broadcom's hybrid device driver - on Debian systems. This tutorial was prepared shortly after the release of LMDE 201009 and draws heavily on THIS Debian Wiki page.

Support of these chipsets is possible using a driver (wl) made available by the vendor, which includes a binary-only component targeted for the x86 or x86-64 architecture. All supported devices are listed at the end of this page. This is a "non-free" driver.

The BCM4313, BCM43224 and BCM43225 chipsets are alternatively supported by the brcm80211 driver.

And as of 9 Sept 2010 Broadcom announced the initial release of a fully-open Linux driver for it's latest generation of 11n chipsets. The driver, while still a work in progress... supports multiple current chips (BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225) as well as providing a framework for supporting additional chips in the future

NOTE: (2011/2/23) The following has been observed specifically for the BCM4313 chipset (Device ID 14E4:4727) but may apply to other chipsets which were updated from providing 802.11b/g to 802.11b/g/n support. The b/g version of BCM 4313 has been supported since version 5.60.48.36 of the driver, currently available in the Debian testing non-free repositories. Support for the b/g/n revision of BCM 4313 requires use of driver version 5.100.82.38 or newer, which is not currently available in the repositories. You will need to use installation method 3, see below.

NOTE 2: (2011/3/6) Version 5.100.82.38-1 of Broadcom-STA is now available in the LMDE repositories. Installation method 1 should work for newer wifi cards.


INSTALLATION:

1. The Mint developers of LMDE have enabled the "non-free" repositories by default. To confirm this navigate to

Menu > Administration > Software Sources.
Select the tab

Debian Testing Officially supported DFSG-compatible Software with Non-free Dependencies Non-DFSG-compatible Software should be present and selected, select it if not currently enabled.

If the "non-free" repository was not present, add it to to /etc/apt/sources.list Open the file with

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and add these lines at the end of the file

# Debian Testing (currently Wheezy)

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

save and close.

Updated to reflect testing repositories instead of Squeeze repositories.

2. The remainder of the installation process will be performed as the root user in a terminal. Open a terminal, type su, press , type your password (there will be no response from the blinking cursor), press . The terminal prompt will change from something like username@computer-name ~ $ to computer-name username # Note: the change from $ to #. Also, to avoid confusion between a one (1) and lowercase L (l) commands can be copied from the tutorial and pasted into the terminal. The key combination to paste into the terminal is

3. Update the list of available packages. Install the module-assistant and wireless-tools packages:

apt-get update

apt-get install module-assistant wireless-tools


4. Build and install a broadcom-sta-modules-* package for your system, using Module-Assistant:

m-a a-i broadcom-sta

The "a-i" stands for "auto-install," meaning "download the module source, compile it for the current kernel and install it".

5. Blacklist the brcm80211 module, to prevent it conflicting for support of BCM4313, BCM43224 and BCM43225 devices:

echo blacklist brcm80211 >> /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf

6. Rebuild your initial ramdisk, to blacklist modules defined at /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf within initramfs:

update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)

7. Unload conflicting modules:

modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcm80211

8. Load the wl module:

modprobe wl

9. Verify your device has an available interface:

iwconfig

10. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

11. Exit the root terminal:

exit

How to Install Windows Software With Wine

To install Windows applications using Wine:

1. Download the Windows application from any source (e.g. download.com). Download the .EXE (executable).
2. Place it in a convenient directory (e.g. the desktop, /home/user/downloads or any home folder).
3. Open the terminal, and cd into the directory where the .EXE is located.
4. Type wine the-name-of-the-application.extension (e.g. wine realplayer_installer.exe).

This will start the .EXE using Wine. If it is an installer, it should then run as it would in Windows. If the application asks for a directory to install the application to, select put it under C:\Program Files.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Elementary OS Luna

Keyboard Shortcuts in Luna Beta 1

⌘+Space	App Launcher
Alt+Tab	Window Switcher
⇧+Alt+Tab	Switch Windows Backwards
⌘+W	Window Overview
⌘+A	Window Overview (Across All Workspaces)
⌘+Left/Right	Switch Workspace
⌘+S	Workspace Overview
⌘+0	New Workspace
⇧+⌘+Left/Right	Move Window with Workspace
Ctrl+⌘+Left/Right	Snap Window to Half of Workspace
Ctrl+⌘+Up/Down	Maximize/Unmaximize Window
⌘+L	Lock Screen
⌘+Click+Drag	Move Window
⌘+Secondary (Right) Click+Drag	Resize Window
⌘ = Super (Windows or Command key), ⇧ = Shift

Source: Elementaryos.org

Avahi Error when Enabling Sharing in Miro

If you have just installed Miro, you may be wondering why trying to enable sharing  or on first start, Miro results in an error message about the Avahi mDNSResponder Compatibility Library.

In the Terminal

sudo apt-get install libavahi-compat-libdnssd1

After restarting, you can launch Miro and enable sharing, no more Install Avahi mDNSResponder Compatibility Library error message.

Fix "Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf"

This is because locale-gen is using an archive file to store all the locales, but many utilities are still looking for the locale files.

try using this line in terminal:
sudo locale-gen --purge --no-archive

That solve my problem. Hope it works for you too.

How to Set Up Google Gmail or Google Apps imap

Google Gmail Setting for Imap

Incoming: 
Imap: Imap.gmail.com
Port:993
Security: SSL (Always)

Outgoing:
SMTP: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Security: SSL (Always)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Google Apps Setting for Imap

Incoming:
User: user@gmail.com
Imap: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Security: SSL (always)

Outgoing:
SMTP: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Security: SSL (always)

How to Clear the DNS Cache on Computers and Servers

The following table provides instructions for clearing the DNS cache on computers and servers. The commands need to be run at the command prompt with administrator privileges.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows	Go to Start menu -> Run -> Type cmd -> press Enter/Return	ipconfig /flushdns
Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger)	Click the Terminal icon in the dock or in Finder (in /Applications/Utilities/)	lookupd -flushcache
Mac OSX 10.5 & 10.6 (Leopards)	Click the Terminal icon in the dock or in Finder (in /Applications/Utilities/)	dscacheutil -flushcache
Mac OSX 10.7 & 10.8 (Lions)	Click the Terminal icon in the dock or in Finder (in /Applications/Utilities/)	sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Linux (Most Distributions)	Open a terminal window (gnome-terminal, konsole, xterm, etc.)	sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart or sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

How to Clear the DNS Cache on Browsers

The following table provides instructions for clearing the DNS cache within common Internet browsers.

Clearing the DNS Cache on Browsers The following table provides instructions for clearing the DNS cache within common Internet browsers. Internet Browser                                                                    Clear the DNS Cache ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer 8 (Win) Go to the Tools menu, select Delete Browsing History, check all boxes (except passwords, if desired) and click Delete. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mozilla Firefox (Win & Mac) Go to the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History and check all boxes. Under Time range to clear select Everything (except passwords, if desired) and click Clear Now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Apple Safari (Win) Expand the Cog Icon in the upper right corner and select Reset Safari. Check all boxes and click Reset. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Apple Safari (Mac) Go to the Safari menu, select Reset Safari, check all boxes and click Reset. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Google Chrome (Win) Expand the Wrench Icon in the upper right corner and select History and check all boxes. Under Clear data for this time period, select Everything (except passwords, if desired) and click Clear Browsing Data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Google Chrome (Mac) Under Go to the Chrome menu, select Clear Browsing Data and check all boxes (except passwords, if desired). Under Clear data for this time period, select Everything and click Clear Browsing Data.

Install GNOME 3.6 for openSUSE 12.2

Two part section on how to install Gnome 3.6 on Suse 12.2
 
Part1- Before starting, make sure to have your openSUSE 12.2 installation fully updated, easiest by using
zypper patch

If needed, repeat the above until there is nothing left to be done… and NOW we’re ready for the FUN

zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36
zypper mr -r GS36
zypper dup --from GS36(Should you see issues with obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2, you can also use http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/STABLE:/3.6/openSUSE_12.2)

The steps explained:
adds a new repository, called by GS36, to your system
zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36 enables the repository to auto-refresh as needed. After all, you will want to get any updates we’re eventually to publish there as well

zypper mr -r GS36 Actually do perform the upgrade, preferring packages in GS36, allowing others to be pulled in as needed.
zypper dup --from GS36

Part2- Easier Installation of Gnome 3.6 

To install Gnome 3.6, follow these steps:

Add a new repository:
zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36

Enable auto refresh in repo:
zypper mr -r GS36

And perform an upgrade to install Gnome 3.6:
zypper dup --from GS36

Let us know of your experiences of Gnome 3.6 in OpenSuse.

NOTE: This has all been tested on pristine openSUSE 12.2 installations and is considered to work reasonably well. There are for sure small things to be cleaned out here and there (work is still in progress). NO tests have been done with any 3rd – party Repositories enabled!

Not responsible for damage to your system.

Install GNOME on openSUSE 12.2 KDE

Yast>Software Management> under view pick Pattern, then choose Gnome Desktop Environment and Gnome Base.

 That all! Then when you login choose the desktop you want to login. Remember you have to disable auto-login.

Enable minimize maximize and close buttons in all applications OpenSuse 12.2

One can easily enable minimize maximize and close buttons in all application windows in GNOME Shell. To do this we must open the command launcher (press Alt+F2). Then type in "gnome-tweak-tool" and hit return key.

 You can select "Shell" in the navigation tree on the left and then select the required option which is "All" in menu "Arrangement of buttons on the title bar" as shown below. One can also enable other cool options like date in calendar which gets displayed in top panel, configure shutdown options etc.

Install Java JDK / JRE for OpenSuse 12.2

 If you need java installation to enable you to develop applications then you need JDK(Java Development Kit). If you don't want to develop any application in java and you just want to run some jars and some applets in the browser like Firefox then what you would need is to install JRE and JAVA Plugin. Due to some licensing issues, Oracle (Sun) Java JRE cannot be distributed through the official repositories of openSUSE since openSUSE 12.1. Here is a official quick guide to install newest and secure version of Java. For people who just want the software and averse to long procedure i would suggest installing them from user maintained repositories. openSUSE don't guarantee any stuff downloaded from user maintained repositories. I usually install from user maintained repositories and they work just fine.

To install JRE (packages are named java-...-sun-plugin-...rpm) . Installing using plugin link will automatically pull in the required JREs.
You can get JRE 1.6 here. alternatively you can also use these one-clicks (1,2,3,4,5) on openSUSE 12.2 for a simpler simple install.
You can get JRE 1.7 here. Here are the one-clicks (1,2) for a openSUSE 12.2 simple install.

To install JDK (packages are named java-...-sun-devel-...rpm)
You can get JDK 1.6 here. Here are the one-clicks(1,2,3,4,5) for a openSUSE 12.2 simple install.
You can get JDK 1.7 here. Here are the one-clicks(1,2) for a openSUSE 12.2 simple install.

Install Mp3 support in OpenSuse 12.2

If you don't have mp3 support even after using the above one click and get error similar to the below screenshot in gstreamer based applications like Banshee then you may need to install the mp3 codec.

You can install mp3 codec through terminal by running the command "sudo zypper in gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3".

 During installation you may get a end user agreement prompt (--more--). If you see this press enter or return key till it goes away. After scrolling to 100% it will ask you to press y to confirm installation.

Improve the desktops multimedia experience in OpenSuse 12..2

 Since the default openSUSE installation doesn't provide the ship codecs for any of the restricted multimedia formats like mp3 we need to install them manually. There is a famous "one-click" installation procedure to overcome this predicament here .

I use this  recommended one-click for gnome desktop is named "codecs-gnome.ymp". That is it, click on the one-click installer and be ready with the trusted mouse and click on "Agree / I trust" buttons that appears endlessly one after the other.

After the YaST installation exits press "Alt+F2" which opens the command launcher and type in "r" into the command launcher. This will refresh / restart your GNOME 3.X desktop.

Fix Time Problem with OpenSuse 12.2

Prior to 1972, this time was called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). In openSUSE, UTC time will be selected by default if Windows is not detected. Normally, a Linux only, not a dual boot installation, should use UTC time. However, if you really do dual boot between openSUSE and Windows, then using UTC time will not work properly as Windows does not seem to handle this setting. This can cause a fight for your digital clock on each swap between the two Operating Systems.

Simple way to fix this issue.
Open terminal
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1) For a UTC Setting Do this (recommended for users that don't dual boot with Windows):

Code:

su - 

echo -e "0.0 0 0.0\n0\nUTC" > /etc/adjtime

2) For a LOCAL Setting Do this (recommended for users that DO dual boot with Windows):

Code:

su - 

echo -e "0.0 0 0.0\n0\nLOCAL" > /etc/adjtime

You most likely need to restart openSUSE for a manual edit of this file to work properly. It is OK to use Local time no matter your reason if you wish to. Since this seems to be an issue with the DVD installation disk, it will likely remain that way for the entire life of openSUSE 12.2.

How to manage/remove startup Programs in Windows 7

From a run box type 'msconfig' and select the Startup Tab. You can uncheck the applications you wish to stop from loading with windows

Waterfox: Your New & Speedy 64-bit Version Of Firefox [Windows]

Waterfox: Your Speedy 64-bit Version Of Firefox [Windows Only]

 Why is going from 32-bit to 64-bit an important step? Virtually all computers that you can find today are capable of running 64-bit operating systems. 64-bit operating systems enable you to use more than 3.25 GB of RAM, and increase the performance of your system in certain cases.

 Memory management is also improved in 64-bit systems. In order to make use of this 64-bit capability, not only does the operating system need to be compiled for 64-bit machines, but the individual applications need to be as well. While 64-bit operating systems are capable of running 32-bit software (this is mainly the case for Windows; on other operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux, it’s also possible but highly frowned upon), you won’t get the benefits that 64-bit software would provide.

 

Downloading and Installing

Getting and installing Waterfox is just as easy as with Firefox. Simply head over to their website’s download page, and scroll a little down to get the latest version. The page also states that you need to have the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) installed, but this is not an issue for Windows 7 64-bit users, but rather for those on previous Windows 64-bit versions. Additionally, the page lists links to the 64-bit version of the most common plugins so that you can have a smooth Web experience with your new 64-bit browser.

The amount of work necessary to switch to the 64-bit Firefox browser is pretty minimal. All you need to do is the following:

• Install Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) if necessary
• Install 64-bit version of plugins if not already done
• Install Waterfox

 Download Waterfox here

How to Set-up Hotmail on android

How to use Hotmail with android Stock client
Choose Exchange server settings
Domain\User name : user@hotmail.com
Password : 1234
Exchange Server : m.hotmail.com
Use secure connection (SSL) : check
Accept all SSL certificates : check

Bypass the Windows 8 log-in screen

If you don’t need the security of a lock screen and a log-in screen can bypass both through a few simple steps.
Windows 8 runs a tight ship by throwing up a lock screen and a log-in screen before you can dive in. But you can easily bypass those screens so you don’t have to type your password every time. Here’s how:

1. From the Start screen, type netplwiz. The command for netplwiz, aka the User Accounts Control Panel, appears in the search results in the left pane. Click that command.
2. In the User Accounts Control Panel, select the account you wish to use to log in automatically.
3. Click off the check-box above the account that says “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.” Click OK.
4. Enter your password once and then a second time to confirm it. Click OK.
5. Restart Windows. Windows now bypasses the lock screen and the log-in screen to automatically take you to the Start screen.
6. Change your mind? To re-enable the log-in screen, simply return to the User Accounts Control Panel using the steps above and click on the check-box for the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” option.

Running the netplwiz command to bypass the log-in process also works in previous versions of Windows. But it’s especially helpful in Windows 8, where the Lock screen and log-in screens are enabled by default.
Those of you trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview in a crowded office may want to keep the log-in screen turned on. But for anyone who doesn’t need the tight security, this process can shave off a couple of steps each time you want to launch Windows 8.

Switching PS3 from HDTV back to a Regular TV

Alright, step by step.

1) Hook up your PS3 to whatever TV you want with whatever cables you want

2) Make sure the PS3 is in the Standby mode (not on, but not completely switched off on the back)… The light on front should be red.

3) Hold the Power button on the PS3 down for 5-6 seconds until you hear 2 total beeps (not the PS button on the Wireless controller, but the power button on the console)

4) PS3 will reset video output and re-configure to new settings.

DONE!

Dropbox can’t establish a secure connection

All connections to the Dropbox service are done using a secure connection (SSL). If you get an error that says “Cannot establish a secure connection,” it is probably due to one of the following reasons:

• Your system time is off

  Your computer will compare your system date to the expiration date of our SSL certificate. If your system time is stuck in the past or so far in the future that it is outside of Dropbox’s SSL certificate expiration date, a secure connection will not be established. This is easily corrected by changing your system time to the current date.

• You have a proxy or firewall blocking the Dropbox service

  Dropbox uses standard internet ports (80 and 443) to transfer data. However, many firewalls and security software will proactively block unauthorized or unknown internet services. Add Dropbox to your proxy or firewall settings as an exception to connect to the Dropbox service.