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Useful Blackberry Tips and Tricks

Friday, September 25th, 2009 by admin

funny-blackberry-phoneBlackberry Storm is one of the best selling smart phones today and that is the reason you can find many themes, games and apps designed for Storm.Here are some quick tips you might find handy one day.

Camera Tips:

•To zoom in or out in blackberry storm camera, swap your fingers up or down when mobile is in camera mode. You can also press volume up or volume down key to zoom in or out.
•To lock focus on an object before taking the photo, press the Right Convenience key half way (located on the side of phone under volume key). When you want to take photo press the same button all the way down.

Battery Saving Tips:

•When using first time, charge battery to its full potential 100%. Do not worry about over charging of battery. This may take up to 4 hours. Sometimes new Li-ions batteries come fully charged.
•Turn GPS Off to save the battery. To turn GPS off, Click Options > Advance Options > GPS. You will find three boxes here, leave the first one as it is. Change second one to “E911 Only” meaning the GPS will be activated in emergency only and Disable the third box.
•Keep the Bluetooth off when you do not need it.
•You can dim screen to 65% to save the battery.
•Vibration and loud volume can drain battery very quickly.
•If you are in an area with very weak reception. Either turn off your Storm or put it in Airplane mode so that it does not keep searching for signals and battery is used less.

General Tips and Shortcut keys:

•To make the keyboard disappear from screen, swap your fingers in downward direction over the keyboard. To make it reappear, swap your finger in and upward direction on screen and the keyboard will be visible.
•To play next or previous song, click volume key up or down.
•To play/ resume a running song or video press Mute key.
•To move back to previous screen, press Escape key.
•To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is automatically capitalized.
•Typing Space in a web address creates period while typing Space in an email address creates @ sign. So use spaces to write web/ mail address quickly.

Effectively Boost Your Wireless Router Signal

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by admin

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Unless you are living in a cave and you somehow miraculously have internet connectivity at the same time, you probably figured out that if your wireless router was in the corner of your kitchen under a pile of old newspapers and your computer was located on the second floor on the opposite side of the house — it is a great idea to place your router in an open position (preferably in the center of your house) where it isn’t obstructed by dense or metallic objects such as file cabinets or brick walls.

Other items that may interfere with your signal include (but are not limited to) microwave ovens, cordless phones, garage door openers, and even baby monitors. The bottom line is that the less objects in the signal’s way, the easier it is for it to relay information to your computer.

Change the WiFi Channel
Generally, Wifi routers transmit their signals on a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz. Many other household objects may operate on or around the same frequency, like cordless phones, for example. So, the channel becomes bogged down over time with lots of excess traffic that slows down your wireless connection. In the U.S., routers have a predefined set of 11 channels, and the default on a lot of them is channel 6. Changing the channel would reduce some interference. So how do you change the channel?

A great utility many people use is called NetStumbler, a wireless networking tool that just so happens to offer the option for you to change your wifi channel. Once opened, the program gives the choice of fooling around with all of your wireless utilities. Here is where you change your channel:

Since the default for most people (at least in the United States) is 6, you may want to change your channel to something like say, channel 11. Take note that the changing of your wireless channel will NOT in any way increase your speed or bandwith. It will simply remedy your network connection if it keeps breaking off or getting lost.

Update firmware or drivers
Updates, whether related to the router firmware or your computer’s network adapter are done to fix bugs, smoothen out performance and reliability, and maybe even add new features. It is always a good idea to stay up to date with the latest releases by either of these parties

Top 10 Security Tips For your Home PC

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 by admin

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Enjoy our Top 10 Computer Security Tips, the following are summaries those generally regarded as the most valuable

1. Use plain old common sense. When in doubt, err of the side of safety. Delete email attachments from people you don’t know (WITHOUT opening them!). Beware especially aware of tempting animations on unprofessional-looking sites. Keep an eye out for strange links or attachments in Instant Messaging (IM) programs—they just might contain malicious code.
2. Still use floppies? Scan them before use. This tip is especially critical if you use floppy disks to transfer files between PCs. Always scan them for viruses and other threats before transferring their contents to any computer.
3. Label floppies—and don’t share. Even well meaning associates can unwittingly transmit viruses, worms, Trojan horses or worse. Label your disks clearly, and “neither a borrower nor lender be.” Use alternate methods for sharing files.
4. Never boot from floppy disks. This is one of the most common ways viruses can be transmitted. Always remember to remove inserted floppies before shutting down any PC; otherwise, it will automatically attempt to boot from what may already be a virus-laden disk.
5. Avoid downloading files of which you’re unsure. Be on the lookout for files such as freeware, screensavers, games or other executable programs. Internet news groups and web sites may be full of potential threats, so be sure to scan all downloads before running them. It may be helpful to download files to a “Scan” folder and then scan the entire folder’s contents.
6. Frequently update your anti-virus software. Even the best anti-virus software isn’t much help unless you keep it updated. New PC threats emerge daily—even hourly—and variations can often be engineered to slip by previous software versions. Most anti-virus software allows easy online updating.
7. Protect system startups. Make sure to configure anti-virus software to launch automatically and run constantly, ensuring that you’re always protected.
8. Scan incoming email/attachments. Again, you must scan each attached file from email or IM messages—even those from trusted sources. Most PC security software automatically performs this function.
9. Don’t automatically open email/attachments. This may seem redundant, but it’s important. Make sure your email application doesn’t automatically open messages (Check the program’s Options or Preferences menus).
10. Install professional anti-virus software — and keep virus definitions up to date. Proper anti-virus and other PC security applications can scan files for unusual changes and other warning signs. This is by far the most important step you can take to keep PCs as safe and secure as possible.

Google Launches New Ad Marketplace

Friday, September 18th, 2009 by admin

Will display adverts now be a thing of the past? Now that speculation has become reality.
Google has just launched the DoubleClick Ad Exchange, and it is just like AdWords and AdSense,
except that it is a marketplace for display ads
First, here is what Google said in its announcement:
Is this the next big hit

Top 10 ways to clean your PC

Friday, September 18th, 2009 by admin

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10. Clear Your Desktop
9. Uninstall Unneeded Programs
8. Clean Up Your Startup, Registry, Cookies
7. Organize “My Documents”
6. Automatically Delete Temporary Files
5. Visualize and Reduce Disk Usage
4. Detect and Delete Duplicate Files
3. White Out Disk Free Space
2. Evacuate the Dust Bunnies
1. Wipe Your Hard Drive and Reinstall Windows

Chickawaka!

Friday, September 18th, 2009 by admin

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