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Alternatives to AppleWorks

Open Office

Open Office is one of the more popular free complete office programs available from which most other open source office programs are made. This is an open source program. This means the person who downloads the program can also download its source code and manipulate it in any way he wants. The program features a word processor, spreadsheet application and a presentation program. It also has the ability to draw and use tables and figures as well as make and use templates.

Go-OO

Go-OO is a program based on Open Office. It is a complete office suite and free to download and use. This is another open source program. This program has a word processing program, spreadsheet capabilities, 3D presentations or regular presentations, graphs, figures, tables, color drawing, and tabs within the pages of the program in use.

NeoOffice

NeoOffice is another open source and free to download and use program, based on Open Office. It also has the basic features such as word processing, spreadsheets and presentation abilities. This program includes features such as slides, basic text editing and highlighting and also offers a mobile version. Other features include the ability to open many different file formats such as open source formats and Microsoft Office formats. It also allows template use.

KOffice

KOffice was built for Linux systems but is now also available for Mac systems. This free and open source alternative to AppleWorks includes all the basic features such as word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Other features include data management and data planning, diagram and flow charting abilities and the ability to draw vector graphics. These graphics are compatible with most image editing programs. This program also supports most file formats, including those from AppleWorks and Microsoft Office.

Lotus Symphony

This program is made by IBM and is free but not open source. This program includes the basics such as word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. It also includes features such as support for Microsoft Office file format, compatibility with many other formats, an online help section and plug-ins to help integrate the program with other applications.

How to Install RPM Files on HPUX

1. Navigate to the directory in which your RPM file is located, i.e., '/usr/example.rpm'.

2. Open a console by opening the Terminal program.

3. Enter the command 'rpm -i /usr/example.rpm' and press Return. Your RPM file is now installed.

How to Get 'Angry Birds' for the Android Tablet

1. Tap the 'Android Market' icon on the home screen of your Android tablet.

2. Tap the 'Search' option.

3. Enter 'Angry Birds' in the search bar.

4. Select the 'Angry Birds' application.

5. Tap the 'Install' button.

6. Tap 'Confirm' to install the Angry Birds application to your Android tablet.

How to Flash the Cyanogen Android Mod

1. Turn on your phone, and start your Web browser. Navigate to the CyangenMod Devices page, and tap on the photo of your phone model. Tap 'Stable Mod'; then tap the latest version of CyanogenMod. Save the file to your MicroSD card.

2. Press the 'Home' button. Tap the application drawer; then tap 'Market.' Press the 'Search' button, and enter 'Rom Manager.' Tap 'Search.'

3. Tap 'ROM Manager,' then 'Free,' then 'OK.' Wait for the app to download and install. Slide the notification bar down, and tap 'ROM Manager.'

4. Tap 'OK,' then 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery.' Tap your phone model. Tap 'OK.' Tap 'Allow,' then 'OK' again. Tap 'Reboot into Recovery.'

5. Use the volume buttons to select 'Wipe Data/Factory Reset.' Press the 'Power' button. Select 'OK'; then press the 'Power' button again. Wait for the wipe to complete.

6. Highlight 'Install Zip From SD Card' and press 'Power.' Highlight 'Download' and press 'Power.' Highlight the downloaded ZIP file and press 'Power.' Highlight 'OK,' and press 'Power.' Wait for the package to install -- this could take 10 to 30 minutes.

7. Press the 'Power' button; then press it again to restart into CyanogenMod. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your phone.

How to Sync With Android

1. Boot your computer and open an Internet browser.

2. Set up a free Gmail account, if you don't have one already. Sync your other email accounts with the Gmail account, importing your contacts and calendar by setting up Mail Fetcher.To sync the accounts, click 'Settings' at the top of the page with your Gmail open, then click the 'Accounts and Import' tab. Click 'Add POP3 email account' under the 'Check mail using POP3' section. Enter the email addresses you'd like to access, then click 'Next Step.' Enter the correct server name and port (which you can find out from your other provider), as well as your password for each account. When you're finished, click 'Add Account.'

3. Sync your Gmail account with your phone by enabling IMAP in your Gmail settings. Press 'Home' on your phone and open the email app. Select 'Next' on the 'Your Accounts' page, then enter your Gmail login information. Select 'Next' again. Nickname your account or configure your email signature.

4. Export your phone's contacts by tapping the 'Contacts' icon on your phone's screen and sending them to your PC as a CSV file. Return to the open window with Google, click the 'Contacts' tab, and click the import buttoon. Select the CSV file you created on your phone.

5. Download the doubleTwist software (see Resources). This will let you import your iTunes playlists by converting all non-DRMed files into a format that will play on your Android.

How to Copy Contacts From a G1 to a SIM

1. Open the Android Market app and search for Contact2Sim. As of October 2010, there are two results for that search, a basic version that allows you to copy all of your contacts to your SIM card, and another version called Contact2Sim Pro that gives you the ability to copy individual contacts instead of your entire contact list. As of October, 2010, Contact2Sim Pro costs $5.50 to download, while the basic version is free. Both versions will give you the desired result. Install whichever version best suits your needs.

2. Navigate to the installed app on your phone and open it. There will be two tabs at the top, one labeled 'T-Mobile G1' (or whatever model phone you are using) and the other will say 'SIM card (x),' with the (x) representing the number of contacts stored on that SIM card. By default, there will be a handful of phone numbers already on the SIM card, all relating to T-Mobile services. Select the tab on the left, the one labeled with your phone's model.

3. Press the 'Menu' button on your phone to access the app options. Select the button labeled 'Copy missing to SIM.' A confirmation window will appear, telling you the number of contacts that will be copied. Press 'OK' to continue. Contact2Sim will begin transferring your stored contacts to the SIM card, a process whose duration will depend on the number of contacts you are transferring. When finished, a second window will appear to inform you of a successful transfer.

4. Reversing the process is very simple. Select the tab on the right, labeled 'SIM card (x).' Press the 'Menu' button on your phone, and select 'Copy missing to T-Mobile G1.' The app will transfer all contacts from the SIM card to your phone, excluding those that are already saved to the phone. You also have the option of erasing your SIM card while in the 'SIM card' tab.

How to Get the Connect the Dots Lock on Android Phones

1. Press the 'Menu' button on the Android. Depending on the phone, this button may be located in different spots, but is often located at the bottom of the screen.

2. Press on the 'Settings' button that will appear onscreen after pressing the 'Menu' button. The settings button can also be accessed in the application widget list without pressing the menu button.

3. Select the 'Location & Security' tab that appears onscreen. This will open a new list of options.

4. Press the 'Set Unlock Pattern' button that appears onscreen. This will lead to a screen where the user can set up the connect-the-dots password.

5. Draw whatever connect-the-dots pattern that is desired with the user's finger. This pattern can as simple or intricate as the user demands. Draw the patter twice to confirm it. From that point on, the user will be required to draw the connect-the-dots pattern to unlock the phone after it has gone into a resting mode.

Troubleshooting Bump for Android

Connected

Before you check anything else, connect your phone either to a Wi-Fi signal or enable the data. Open the 'Settings' menu, then the 'Wireless and network settings' menu. The green check mark should be next to the Wi-Fi option, listing the network you're connected to, and/or the green check mark next to Data Enabled under Mobile Network Settings should be checked. Bump won't work without being connected to the Internet either through a Wi-Fi connection or data stream.

GPS Enabled

For Bump to work, the GPS must also be enabled. Android phones allow you to change this by tapping the 'Location and security' menu under Settings. Several options for location settings -- such as standalone GPS services, Google location services or your phone service provider's location services -- are listed. At minimum, your cellphone service provider's location services should be checked, though you may check multiple location services and still allow Bump to work.

Cross-Platforms

IPhones and Androids aren't able to Bump certain information to each other. Invites, Facebook and calendars don't share between the two operating systems due to iPhone's version of Bump being further advanced than Android's, says Bump. In its FAQ list, Bump promises Android's version should be up to par with iPhone's in the near future, as of October 2011.

Songs

If you Bumped your Android with a friend to get a song and realized you received only part of it, you didn't do anything wrong. Bump allows you to receive only streaming versions of songs via YouTube for a few reasons. Bump can't transfer the song file itself, most likely due to copyright infringement issues. However, it'll provide a link to iTunes so you can purchase and download the song directly if you wish.

How to Install a Facebook App for the Nook

1. Tap the “Nav Arrow” to open the Quick Nav Bar. The arrow is at the bottom center of the screen.

2. Tap “Shop” from the Quick Nav Bar to open the Nook Store. At the bottom of the Nook Store page is a Search field.

3. Tap inside the Search field. A keypad appears on the screen.

4. Enter “Facebook App” in the Search field.

5. Review the search results. When you tap a search result, such as FriendCaster for Facebook, a page opens with an overview of the application and customer reviews.

6. Tap the price button for the Facebook app you want to install on your Nook. If it is a free app, the button will be labeled “Free.”

7. Tap “Confirm,” and the Facebook app you chose automatically downloads and installs on your device. Tap the “App” icon in the Quick Nav Bar to find apps you've added to your Nook.

How to Sync DoubleTwist Galaxy to an Android

1. Browse to DoubleTwist.com and download the DoubleTwist computer application. Save the file to your computer, then double-click the downloaded file to begin the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the install.

2. Connect to the Android Market on your Galaxy device -- tap the 'Market' icon in the 'Application Launcher' -- and search for: 'DoubleTwist.' Tap the 'DoubleTwist' listing, then press the 'Install' button and accept the terms of use. The app will install on your Galaxy device.

3. Plug your Samsung Galaxy into your computer using the USB cable that came with it. The computer application will automatically detect that you've plugged in your device and launch DoubleTwist. Under the 'General' tab put check boxes next to the items you want to sync -- like 'Music,' 'Pictures' and 'Videos.' Refine what, specifically, will be synced by clicking on the tab for each item.

4. Click the 'Sync' button at the bottom of the DoubleTwist window. The files that you've specified will be synced between your computer and Galaxy device. The first sync can take quite a while since there are a lot of files to move. Let the progress bar at the bottom of the window complete and the 'Sync Complete' message appear before you unplug your Galaxy from your computer.

How to Install an XLA File

1. Launch the Microsoft Excel application.

2. Click on the 'File' tab and select 'Options.' Click on 'Add-Ins' from within the Options menu. If your version of Excel does not have an Options menu in the File tab, select 'Add-Ins' from the Tools menu.

3. Select 'Excel Add-Ins' from the Manage drop-down box at the bottom of the Add-Ins menu and click 'Go.'

4. Click the 'Browse' button and locate the XLA file on your hard drive and click 'OK.'

5. Verify that the box next to the XLA add-in is checked and click 'OK.' The XLA file is now installed.

How to Get Unlimited Money on the Sims

1. Begin playing the Sims PC version as you normally do. While playing, simultaneously press Ctrl/Shift/C. Pressing this combination of keys brings up the cheat code entry window. The cheat window shows up at the top of screen.

2. Type in a money cheat code; rosebud for the (patched) version 1.1 and klapaucius for the (unpatched) version 1.0. Initially, the software says no such cheat code exists, however the money increases because of the cheat code. Just typing in these cheat codes gives your Sim 1,000 simoleons or Sims money. To increase the money, repeat the command and add an exclamation point (!) after the cheat code.

3. Enter the appropriate cheat code followed by eight or more exclamation marks separated by semi-colons, for example, 'rosebud;!;!;!;!;!;.' That allows you to enter the Sims money cheat code and repeat it in one command rather than typing in rosebud in several different steps. Continue to type in the money cheat code until you reach 9,999,999 simoleons, which is virtually unlimited money.

4. Try substituting a 1 for an exclamation point and a colon for a semicolon a couple of times in the cheat code command. This variation allows you to continually hit enter instead of repeated typing the code to reach unlimited money.

5. Keep more money in the Sims game by not paying bills. Use a Sims character to get the bills from the mailbox. Put the bills somewhere in the game like a table in the house. In the cheat code box type \'move_objects on\' and then pick up the bills and delete them. Do this rather than deleting the mailbox because deleting the mailbox keeps friends away and causes you to have items repossessed.

6. Sell everything in your Sims house as another way to gain a lot of money fast. Close the game and look in the installation folder for the UserData folder. Inside the UserData folder find your Houses folder and copy it to the desktop. Then reopen the game and sell all items in your house, close the game, and copy the Houses folder from the desktop back to the UserData folder overwriting the current folder. Reopen the game and you have the money for your sales and the items. Continue to repeat the process to increase your money.

How to Disassemble a .380

1. Point your .380 handgun away from you or any other person in the area. Drop the magazine out by depressing the magazine catch (at the bottom of the grip on some models, at the top near the slide on others). Put the magazine aside.

2. Keep the gun pointed away from you or any other person in the area and jack the slide by firmly gripping the rear of the slide and pulling it toward you. Tilt the gun sideways so you can look into the chamber without pointing the gun at yourself and check to see if there is a bullet remaining in the chamber. If there is, remove it by knocking the side of the .380 gently to push it out through the chamber. Once the chamber is clear, release the slide.

3. Locate the rear release plug. On some models this will be a keyhole-shaped plug near the rear of the slide (as on the Davis P-380), on other types of .380 guns you will have to insert a pencil, eraser first, into the barrel and push on the spring at the back of the barrel until it releases (for instance, use this method on a Colt Lorcin). If you have a Ruger LCP, look for the slide release lever at the rear base of the slide.

4. Lay a clean rag flat on your work surface. Hold your pistol so the top of the slide is toward the rag, almost upside down. Then pull the slide toward you and away from the gun body at the same time. The internal parts will fall free as the slide is removed. Your 380 is completely disassembled; at this point and you can easily clean the weapon.

How to Get Music on My Android Phone

1. Connect the USB data cable to your Droid cellphone and your computer.

2. Tap 'USB Connected' when it appears in your Droid's notification bar. Click 'Mount' to mount the drive. If you don't mount the drive, your computer won't be able to use the cellphone as a removable media drive.

3. Click 'Start' on your computer and then 'Computer.' Double-click your Droid cellphone as it displays under the removable media section of the Computer screen. Drag and drop your music files to your media folder on your Droid.

How to Put Music on My HTC Android

1. Connect your HTC Android phone to a computer with a USB cable. A cable is included with the phone's packaging.

2. Tap 'Disk Drive' on the phone's screen when prompted. Tap 'Done.'

3. Click 'Start' and open the 'Computer' folder.

4. Double-click the Android's icon to open a folder for it. Open the 'Music' folder to view the music files currently saved on the phone's microSD card.

5. Open the folder containing the music you want to put on your Android. Drag the music from the computer's folder to the Android's open folder.

6. Drop the music in the folder to copy it to the phone's microSD card.

7. Drag and drop the remaining music files. Disconnect the Android phone when finished.

How to Install a Bluetooth Card on an HP Tablet

1. Power on the HP tablet. You want the system on while installing the expansion card.

2. Remove the cover from the expansion card slot, located on the side of the HP tablet. Push the cover in towards the tablet to unlock it, then slide the card out of the computer.

3. Slide the Bluetooth card into the slot. Push it in completely and a light on the card blinks on.

4. Insert the driver installation CD into the disk drive of the computer. Wait a moment and the installation wizard loads onto the screen.

5. Follow the on screen prompts of the installation wizard, then click 'Install' to install the Bluetooth card drivers onto the HP tablet. Restart the computer, and your system is now ready to begin using Bluetooth equipment.

How to Turn Off the Clicking Sound on the Droid

1. Press the 'POWER' button, then swipe the unlock tab to the right to unlock the screen. Press the 'HOME' button.

2. Press the 'MENU' button, then tap 'Settings.' Tap 'Language and Keyboard.' Tap 'Android keyboard.'

3. Tap the box next to 'Sound on keypress,' so that the box is un-checked. Press the 'BACK' button three times to return to the home screen.

4. Press the 'SEARCH' button and begin typing. The keys no longer make a 'clicking' sound.

How to Get Rid of a Computer Bug

Use the Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool

1. Go to 'Start,' type 'MRT' in the search box, and hit enter. This will open the 'Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.'

2. Click 'Next,' select 'full scan,' and click 'Next' again.

3. Finish the scan, and follow the on-screen prompts to remove your computer bug.

Use your Anti-Virus programs

4. Shut down and restart your computer while holding down the 'F8' key on your keyboard. This will open the Advanced Boot Options menu.

5. Use your down arrows, and select 'Safe Mode'

6. Log in to the computer through 'Safe Mode,' and click 'OK' to proceed when prompted to do so.

7. Open your antivirus program and run a full scan.

How to Unjar a JAR File

1. Visit a website that has an archive program available for download, such as IZArc (see Resources).

2. Click on the download link to download the program.

3. Install the program once it downloads by double-clicking on the installation file.

4. Locate your JAR file and right-click on it.

5. Select the option to open the JAR file with your archive program. The file should then 'unjar' so you can access the files inside.

How to Enable USB Debugging on the Android 2.1

1. Connect a USB cable to an open USB port on your computer and connect the other end to your Android 2.1 device. Press the 'Home' key on the device.

2. Touch the Application Drawer on the home screen and touch Settings, or press the 'Menu' key on the phone and touch Settings. Touch Applications.

3. Press Development. Touch the USB Debugging box. Press 'OK' on the Allow USB Debugging window. Your USB connection with the Android device will disconnect, then reconnect with USB debugging enabled.

4. Drag the Status Bar down and touch the USB Debugging Connected notification. Touch the green check in the USB Debugging box to turn off USB debugging.

How to Program an Android Phone

Import Contacts

1. Remove the battery cover and battery from the back of the Android phone. Insert your old SIM card, which contacts your contacts. Android phones are able to import contacts from a SIM card.

2. Tap 'Menu' and 'Import/Export.'

3. Tap ''Import from SIM Card' and 'Phone.' The contacts on the SIM card will be imported.

4. Power off the phone by holding the device's 'Power' button and selecting 'Power Off.' Remove the battery cover, battery and SIM card from the rear of the phone. Reinstall the new SIM card. Power on the phone again by pressing the 'Power' button.

Set Screen Brightness

5. Tap 'Settings' from the phone's home screen.

6. Tap 'Display,' then 'Brightness.'

7. Adjust the brightness by tapping and dragging the slider to the left or the right. Tap 'OK' when the desired brightness setting has been reached. Press the 'Home' button to return to the home screen.

Choose a Theme

8. Tap 'Settings' on the device's home screen.

9. Tap 'Themes.' Press the 'left' or 'right' buttons on the screen to view the available themes.

10. Tap on a desired theme to apply it. Press the 'Home' button on the front of the phone to return to the home screen.

Customize the Home Screen

11. Press the 'Home' button on the front of your phone.

12. Tap on the 'Up' arrow, located at the bottom of the home screen. This tab displays the icons for your installed applications.

13. Tap and hold a desired application to 'grab it.' As soon as you 'grab' the icon, the home screen will appear. Tap a blank area on your home screen to place the icon in that area. This feature enables you to place applications you use on the home screen for easy access.

Sparkle Game Cheats

How to Activate Cheats

Players are not able to activate cheats for this game unless they activate the developer mode. To do this the player must edit a game file in the directory the game is installed in. Create a backup copy of the file to be edited before changing its contents.

Find the file megan.ui in the game's installed directory. Open the file with notepad. Find the line of text labeled Developer_Mode and change the value (the number after the text) to 1. Save the edited file and after running the game press one of the keys listed below to activate the cheat.

Cheats

Once the cheats have been activated, press the keyboard numbers 1through 8 on the keyboard to activate the function.

1--Get the made a combo of 5 bonus.

2--Get the got chain 12x bonus.

3--Get the popped 1,000 orbs bonus.

4--Get the played for four hours bonus.

5--Get the won 200 levels bonus.

6--Get the 2,000 matches made bonus.

7--Get the 100 pushers destroyed bonus.

8--Get the completed quest bonus.

Secrets

If you unlock four of these secrets you will get the silver amulet achievement:

Eliminate all orbs three times on the instructions page.

At the main menu, move the butterflies to the orb slinger.

Use the mouse to click locked amulets or locked game modes more than five times.

At the bottom of the map, click on the pond over 10 times.

In the credits, click on every name and it will shrink them.

During the instructions tutorial, capture a power up by destroying orbs not listed by the instructions power up suggestions.

Use the mouse to click on all three sparkled fruits at the tree of life checkpoint.

Click on all four rotating orbs on the achievements page to make them stop.

Android Hacks for the Notification LED Light

Phone LED Capabilities

Verify the LED light color capabilities before considering installing LED hacks. The LED's capabilities are limited by the phone's hardware. Some Android devices do not even have a LED light, while others only have a single color LED. To reduce battery drain, some Androids only activate the LED when the screen is turned off. You can sometimes find this information by reading specifications or reviews. If you can't find the info, contact the device manufacturer's customer care department and ask the representative the capabilities of the LED light. Some devices also require root access to change the notification LED settings.

Light Flow

Light Flow allows you to set LED flash color and frequency for a variety of phone functions and third-party applications. If your phone has a camera LED but not a notification LED, Light Flow allows you to use the camera LED as a notification light. If you have multiple notifications on your phone, the app can cycle the LED between the different colors to alert you of the type of notifications. Light Flow comes in two versions. The Lite version is free, but it takes up to 12 blinks for the LED color to change if you have multiple notifications. The paid version changes every flash, and also includes built-in support for social media services.

Blink

Blink also allows you to set notification colors and flash frequency. The app's main advantage is it allows you to select LED colors based on their red green blue values. Blink also allows you to test the LED by selecting colors from a gradient color wheel. For example, if you select a blue shade and your phone's LED color doesn't change, the LED doesn't have the capability of showing blue.

NoLED

NoLED is an app for Android devices that do not have a notification or flash LED. It displays an icon or bright flashing light on the Android lock screen. The app allows you to customize the color and type of icon for different notifications. It supports all the standard phone functions such as text messages, voicemail alerts, and missed calls. You can also set notifications for most third-party applications through the Monitored Apps setting. The drawback is it drains the battery faster than the other hacks, because the screen must remain on for the notification icons to display.

How to Search for My SD Card in Android

1. Connect your Android phone to your computer using its USB cable.

2. Drag the notification bar down at the top of the phone's screen.

3. Tap 'USB Connected,' and then tap 'Mount' or 'Turn on USB Storage.' Your Android phone is now connected to your computer as a storage device.

4. Click 'Start' on your computer, and then click 'Computer.'

5. Double-click the drive that represents your Android phone. All the files on the SD card are displayed in the window, such as text documents, photos and music files.

6. Drag the notification bar down on your phone when you are ready to disconnect the SD card from the computer.

7. Tap 'Turn off USB Storage,' and then tap 'Turn off USB Storage' again to confirm you want to unmount the phone from your computer. Disconnect the USB cable from the computer.

How to Export a GPS File From an Android

1. Open the application screen on your Android and touch 'My Tracks.'

2. Touch the arrow button in the bottom right corner of the My Tracks screen.

3. Tap 'Share with Friends' and touch 'A GPX file' or 'A KML file' to send the most recent track. The software will write the GPS file to the SD card and prompt you to pick a sharing method.

4. Touch 'Gmail' and send the file to your own address.

How to Detect a Spy Bug in a House

1. Turn on the high-frequency spy bug detector. Hold the detector against your chest at about mid-breast level. Slowly move throughout a room or space that you want to search for a hidden bug. Once you have moved throughout the room or space, aim the spy bug detector at the ceiling and repeat moving throughout the room or space.

2. Once you have moved throughout the room or space with the detector aimed at the ceiling, aim it at the floor and repeat moving throughout the room or space.

3. Stop moving when the high-frequency spy bug detector beings to beep and LED lights appear on its display. Slowly continue to move in the direction you were going. Continue moving in the direction as the beeps from the high-frequency spy bug detector go from slow to rapid and the LED lights increase in intensity on the display.

4. Stop when the beeps from the high-frequency spy bug detector are sounding at their fastest rate and the LED lights are lit up at their highest intensity.

5. Search the immediate area for the hidden spy bug. Remove the hidden spy bug from the wall, floor or ceiling using a Phillips screwdriver. Destroy the spy bug by breaking its connections on the back using needle-nosed pliers.

How to Set up a Motorola Android With Wireless LAN

1. Press the button with the house shaped icon to return to your Android home screen. Press the button with the list icon to access menu options from the home screen. Tap 'Settings' on the touch screen.

2. Press 'Wireless & Networks' in the Settings menu. Tap the check-box next to 'Wi-Fi' to enable the wireless networking radio. Wait for the Wi-Fi icon to show up in the device's notification bar. Note, on some versions of the Android software you will need to tap 'Wi-Fi Settings' first then check 'Wi-Fi' to turn on the radio.

3. Tap 'Wi-Fi Settings' then press 'Add Wi-Fi Network' and select the name of your Wireless LAN from the list. Enter the passcode for your Wi-Fi hotspot when prompted then tap 'Connect.' Wait for your device to connect to the network.

How to Disable SMS Notifications on a Droid

1. Go to the 'Messaging' application. The Messaging window will have all the different messaging applications you have set up on your phone.

2. Press the 'Menu' button. Choose 'Messaging Settings' from the menu choices. The Messaging Settings has all the applications' settings listed.

3. Touch the 'Text Messaging' application, which will open the settings for the text messaging application only.

4. Touch the check box next to 'Notifications' under the Text Messaging Settings heading to deselect it. The box should not show a check mark to it. This will only disable the notifications you receive from the standard application for text messaging.

How to Make a Background for an iPhone That Works Like an Android

Create a Parallax Wallpaper Image

1. Launch your favorite graphics package, click the 'File' menu and select 'New.'

2. Enter the vertical size of the new image as 480 pixels. The width of the parallax image is determined by the number of horizontal Home screens you are using. Each Home screen is 320 pixels wide, so enter a width that corresponds to the number of Home screens. For example, four Home screens would require a wallpaper image that is 1280 pixels wide.

3. Fill the wallpaper image using photos, images, patterns or your own artwork. Consult the documentation of your graphics package for details on how to achieve the style you want. Save the completed wallpaper image to your computer as a JPEG file.

4. Open the folder containing the wallpaper image. Right-click the file and select 'Mail Recipient' from the 'Send To' menu. Send the message to an email account that is monitored by your iPhone. Most likely this will mean sending the email to yourself.

5. Launch the 'Mail' app on your iPhone. It will automatically check for new messages and download the email you sent yourself containing the wallpaper image. Press and hold the wallpaper image in the body of the email and select 'Save to Camera Roll.' The wallpaper image will be saved to your iPhone.

Install Simple Background

6. Launch the Cydia app store on your jailbroken iPhone and tap the 'Search' button in the menu across the bottom of the screen.

7. Type 'Simple Background' into the search box at the top. A list of results will be automatically compiled. Tap the entry for the Simple Background app to open its full listing page.

8. Tap the 'Install' button followed by the 'Confirm' button on the next page. The app will be downloaded and installed on your iPhone.

9. Tap the 'Reboot' button when prompted by Cydia. The iPhone will restart to complete the installation of Simple Background.

Activate the Android-Style Wallpaper on Your iPhone

10. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and tap the 'Wallpaper' button.

11. Tap the thumbnail image displaying your current Lock screen and Home screen wallpapers images.

12. Tap the 'Camera Roll' button, followed by the thumbnail for the parallax wallpaper image you saved from the email.

13. Tap the 'Set Home Screen' button. The wallpaper will be set to your Home screen background and will be automatically scrolled by the Simple Background app as you swipe to move between Home screens.

How to Root My Phone

1. Press the 'Market' application icon on the Android homescreen or inside the application drawer. The Google Android Market will come up.

2. Press the 'Search' button on the Market's homepage. Type in 'Z4root' and press 'Search' to locate the rooting application.

3. Press 'Z4root' on the list of applications found. Press 'Install' and Z4root will be downloaded from the Android Market and installed on your Android phone.

4. Exit the Market and press the 'Z4root' application icon from your Android phone's application drawer. The Z4root homepage will appear.

5. Press the 'Root' button on the Z4root homepage. The application will root your Android phone and automatically reboot it. When the Android phone turns back on, it will be rooted and you will have superuser permissions.

How to Use USB Debugging on an Android Phone

1. Download 'Java for Developers' from the Downloads section of Oracle.com. Double-click on the downloaded file to install the software on your computer.

2. Navigate to Developer.android.com and download the Android SDK. Double-click on the downloaded file to install the software. When prompted, choose 'Accept All' and download any available software updates for the SDK. Downloading and installing these files will take several minutes.

3. Press the 'Home' icon button on the Android phone that you want to debug. Press the 'List' icon button and then tap 'Settings' on the screen. Press 'Applications' and then 'Development.' Tap the box next to 'USB Debugging' to enable it. A green checkmark will appear in the box when debugging is active.

4. Connect the Android phone to your computer using the USB data cable supplied with the phone. Open the folder in which you installed the Android SDK; it will typically be in 'C:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk/' if you accepted the defaults during installation. Double-click on the 'Tools' folder and then double-click on the 'DDMS.BAT' file to launch the Dalvik Debug Monitor Server.

How to Download Swype to My Samsung Ally

1. Tap the 'Settings' icon to open your Ally's Settings panel. If you don't have the shortcut on your home screen, open the applications list to find it.

2. Tap the 'Applications' menu link, and then tap the box next to 'Unknown Sources.' This allows you to install Swype on the Ally.

3. Visit the Swype site, ideally on a desktop computer. Click on 'Get Swype' then 'Download Swype Beta.'

4. Enter your email address and create a Swype password. Tap 'Submit.'

5. Check your email from your LG Ally. You can do this in the browser or in the Android email app if you have it set up. Open the email from Swype.

6. Tap the first link then wait for the Swype package to download. The filename is Swype-Installer.apk.

7. Tap 'Swype-Installer.apk' then tap 'Install.' Tap 'Open' to open Swype once the package finishes installing, and then tap 'Login' to sign in to your Swype account.

How to Flash Android 2.2 to a Blank Incredible

1. Remove the battery cover and battery from the Incredible and take out the micro SD card.

2. Insert the micro SD card into the reader. If you are using a standard-size SD card reader, place the micro SD card into the SD card adapter first.

3. Open the location where your 2.2 ROM is saved. Right-click the file and rename it Update.zip. Make sure to use a capital 'U.'

4. Click the 'Start' button on the Windows task bar and select Computer. The SD card shows up under Devices with Removable Storage.

5. Drag and drop the Update.zip file into the root folder of the micro SD card.

6. Unplug the micro SD card and reinsert it into the Incredible.

7. Hold down the volume-down key on the Incredible and push the 'Power' button. After a few seconds the phone will show a short menu. Navigate the menu using the volume buttons.

8. Highlight 'RECOVERY' and press the 'Power' button. The recovery menu will load.

9. Highlight 'apply sdcard:update.zip' and press the 'Power' button. The flashing process will begin and take a few minutes. The menu will reappear.

10. Highlight Reboot and press 'Power.'

How to Use Color Note in an Android

Installing Color Note

1. Touch the 'Applications' icon on your home screen. Touch the 'Market' icon to launch the Android Market.

2. Touch the magnifying glass icon at the top-right side of the page to open the 'Search' screen.

3. Type 'Color Note' in the search box, and then touch the matching result, 'Color Note,' from the list that displays.

4. Touch 'Download,' and then review the terms and conditions of service that are displayed. Touch 'Accept and Download' to install the application.

Using Color Note

5. Touch the 'Applications' icon on your home screen. Touch the 'Color Note' icon to open the application.

6. Touch the + icon at the top of the screen to add a new note. A pop-up window will appear. Touch 'Text' to open a blank note or 'Checklist' to open a checklist style note; e.g, for a shopping list. The selected template will open.

7. Begin typing to create your note or checklist. Touch the field at the top of the note to add a title to your note, if you want. Unnamed notes will automatically be titled with the date you create them.

8. Touch the yellow box in the left corner of the screen to change the color of your note. Touch the color you want from the pop-up window that appears.

9. Press the 'Menu' key to access more note options. Select 'Lock' to require a password to be entered to access your note from your device after it is created. Select 'Reminder' to add a self-reminder to your note. An alert will appear on your home screen at a designated time. Select 'Send' to share your note via text message or email. Select 'Discard' to delete the note.

10. Press the 'Back' button to save your note and return to the Color Note home screen. A list of all your notes will be displayed here. Touch the magnifying glass icon to search for a specific note.

11. Press the 'Menu' button while on the Color Note home screen to view more note options. Touch 'Sort' to change the way your notes are sorted. You may sort notes by color, date created, or alphabetically. Touch 'View' to view your all your notes as a list or a grid -- touch 'List' or 'Grid' view. Touch 'Backup' to view notes stored on your memory card. If you insert a memory card, notes are backed up on it automatically. Touch 'Settings' to change application settings or set a password for the application.

12. Touch and hold your home screen until the 'Add to Home' menu appears. Touch 'Widget,' and then choose 'Color Note Sticky' from the list to add a sticky note to your home screen.

How to Make an Android Detected by ADB Devices

1. Press the menu button on your Android phone, and then tap the 'Settings' option to open the Settings menu.

2. Tap the 'Applications' option.

3. Open the 'Development' menu.

4. Tap the check box next to 'USB debugging,' then press the home button to return to the home screen. Enabling USB debugging allows your phone to be detected by the Android SDK's ADB service.

How to Get Android 3.0 on an Android Emulator

1. Download and install the Android SDK from developer.android.com.

2. Open the SDK Manager. Click “Available Packages.” Click the check boxes next to the version or versions of the Android operating system you want to load. For example, check “SDK Platform Android 3.0, API 11, Revision 2' to load that version of Android. You can check multiple versions. Click “Install Selected.”

3. Click “Virtual Devices,” and then click “New.” Type a name for your device in the “Name” text field and click the Android version you want to run from the “Target” drop-down menu. You can type the size of your virtual microSD card in the “SD Card” panel or leave it blank to make an emulated device without storage. You can also add virtual hardware, like an accelerometer or camera to the device. Click “Create AVD.” Click “OK” in the confirmation window.

4. Click “Start” to open the virtual device.

How to Disable Data on an Android

1. Press 'Home' on the Android phone. Touch 'Menu.'

2. Touch 'Settings,' then touch 'Wireless and Networks.'

3. Un-check the 'Mobile Network' box to disable the data on the phone.

4. Press 'Home' to exit to the phone's home screen.

How to Run a CSV File of Computer Services

1. Go to the 'Start' menu and then choose 'Control Panel.'

2. Choose 'Administrative Tools.' This is where all low-level services exist for configuration by the user.

3. Click 'Services.' This is the list of services used by the system and the user can change. This will open the Services dialog box.

4. Select 'Action' and then 'Export List.' This opens up a dialog box to save the list of services in various formats. Choose the 'Text (Comma Delimited) (*.csv)' format from the pull-down menu.

5. Navigate to the folder to save to by clicking on the shortcut links available at the left hand side of the dialog box, or browse to the folder in the normal way. Enter a filename, and press 'Save.'

How to Boost a Metro PCS CDMA Signal

1. Buy an external cell phone antenna kit. These are readily available online and can also be found at your local cell phone shops. These are simply attachments that will extend the reach for being able to pick up on radio waves. It works exactly the same way as a television antenna does, thus extending your cell phone's reach.

2. Plug the external antenna into your phone. How you do this will vary from phone to phone. Some phones have an RF (radio frequency) jack to plug into. Others will require a sleeve, while other phones can plug in from the bottom.

3. Set the antenna up near a window, or outside where radio waves are easily accessible and where it isn't blocked by buildings, trees or other structures. If you are driving it can be attached to the roof of your car.

How to Get the Street View to Work on My Android Phone

1. Tap the 'Google Maps' icon on your Android phone.

2. Enter the address where you want to access the street view and tap the 'Enter' button on your device's virtual keyboard.

3. Tap the person icon located to the left of the address banner. The Google Maps application will automatically display the street view on your Android device.

How to Add a Picture From a Computer to My HTC Aria Phone

1. Check that your phone's micro SD card is in its slot in the phone.

2. Connect the supplied USB cable to your phone and plug the other end into a USB port on your computer. Once the computer detects the phone, the 'Connect to PC' dialog box will appear on the screen of your phone.

3. Select 'Disk drive' and then click on 'Done.'

4. Locate the picture you wish to copy to your phone and copy it into the root folder on your phone's storage card. At this point, you can also copy photos that you've taken with your phone over to your computer.

5. Unmount (or eject) the removable disk as required by your computer's operating system, in order to safely disconnect the phone.

6. Disconnect the USB cable from the phone and from the computer.

How to Remove the SIM Card Lock

1. Turn your phone over and remove the back plate by pressing down on the raised portion and then sliding the piece away from you. Pull the battery out and look for a 15-digit string of numbers called the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.

2. Put the battery back in and the back plate back on if the IMEI number is not located under the battery on your model of phone. Turn the phone on and then press the key combination '#,' '0,' '6,' '0,' and then '#.' Press the call button and then look at your phone screen to find the IMEI number.

3. Call your cellular service provider's customer service department and let the staff know that you want the code needed to unlock the phone. Give them your name and phone number and then provide the IMEI number for your phone.

4. Write down the unlock code that they give you and then turn your phone off. Pull out the battery and then remove the SIM card underneath it. Place the battery back in and then turn the phone on.

5. Enter in the unlock code that your provider gave you and hit the call button to unlock the phone.

How to Turn Off Combined Inbox on an Android

1. Press the 'Home' button on the Android device. The device will display its home screen.

2. Drag the tab at the edge of the screen over the rest of the screen. The device will display a list of all apps installed. Scroll until you see the app named 'Email.'

3. Press the 'Menu' button on the device, then select 'Accounts.' Tap on the account whose emails you want to see separate from other accounts'. The email client app will display a separate inbox containing only those messages.

How to Restore a DCIM File

1. Click 'Start' and type 'cmd' in the 'Search' field.

2. Press 'Enter' to display a command prompt.

3. Type 'chkdsk x: /f' and press 'Enter,' replacing 'x' with the drive letter upon which the DCIM file resides.

4. Press 'Y' to confirm the repair.

5. Reboot your computer to commence with the automated file repair.

How to Talk on MSN

1. Follow the link in Resources to install MSN Messenger. On the MSN home page, click the 'Messenger' link. Click 'Download Windows Live Messenger' from the Options menu on the left side of the screen. After the download is complete, follow the onscreen instructions to finish the setup. When the login window opens, click 'Sign Up for a Windows Live ID' if you do not already have one.

2. Start a conversation by signing into MSN with your new Windows Live ID. When the MSN window opens, you'll see a list of all of your contacts. Anyone who has an icon of a green person beside his name is online. A gray person icon means a person is offline. Double-click on an online contact's name to open a new conversation window with him.

3. Use emoticons to express emotions during a conversation, or when you're feeling silly. Click the smiley-face button to the left, above where you type your messages, to get a drop-down menu of all of the available emoticons. Just click one and it will appear in your message. You can also hold your mouse over one to find the keyboard shortcut. Then you can type the shortcut instead of going to the menu.

4. Talk to your kids and teens on MSN by learning some of their slang. Ask your kids to make you a list of their favorite online terms--such as 'lol,' which stands for 'laughing out loud.' After a few conversations with them, you'll start to pick up the lingo yourself.

5. Use the nudge button (the smiley with lines around it, two spots to the right of the emoticon button) to get someone's attention on MSN. It causes her window to shake and make a doorbell noise. But don't use it too often. This can really irritate people and cause them to block you so you can't talk to them anymore.

6. Watch the bottom of your screen if you're carrying on a conversation with more than one person at a time. Each time someone sends you a new message, the minimized version of their conversation window will flash orange. This lets you know when someone has responded and when someone hasn't. Don't get into too many conversations at once, or you won't be able to keep up.

How to Use a Blackberry for a Beginner

1. Locate all of the materials that came in the box of your Blackberry. The two items you'll use most often with the blackberry are the leather case and the wall charger. There are also headphones in case you want to use the Blackberry 'hands-free.' The first step in using your Blackberry is turning it on. To do this, press the button with the picture of the red phone, located just below the bottom-right corner of the Blackberry's screen. This is also the button you can press if you ever want to turn your Blackberry off (hold for a few seconds), to disconnect from calls, or to return to the main screen.

2. Educate yourself about all of the keys on the Blackberry. The most important row is the one just below the Blackberry's screen. From left to right, these buttons are the Send key (or Call button), Menu key, Trackball, Escape key and End/Power key. These buttons will see the most use on your Blackberry. The most important key below the top five is the ALT key located at the bottom-left corner of the Blackberry. This enables you to switch between the two characters on the rest of the Blackberry's buttons. Immediately to the right of the ALT key is a small field of numbers. These act just as any other phone, and by pressing these number keys you can input a phone number. To make the call, press the green Send key. To end the call, press the red End/Power key.

3. There are many other options on a Blackberry screen, to access them you need to roll your thumb across the Trackball. To select a menu item, press down on the Trackball once the item has been highlighted. If you want to leave an application, press the Escape key (this is similar to the Back function in an Internet browser).

How to Unroot Android

Changes on Computer

1. Download the unroot_update.zip file from the MediaFire website and save it to your computer. The file is free to download.

2. Connect your Android phone to your computer with a USB cable.

3. Open the SD card file folder for your Android phone on your computer. Within this folder, you'll find a file called 'update.zip.'

4. Delete the update.zip file.

5. Drag the downloaded unroot_update.zip file to the SD Card folder. It is important that you do not extract the files.

6. Rename the unroot_update.zip file by right-clicking over the file name and selecting 'Rename.' You must rename the file 'update.zip.'

7. Close out of the SD card folder and disconnect your Android.

Changes on Android

8. Reboot your Android phone in recovery mode by pressing the 'x' key and the 'power' button at the same time.

9. Select 'Install' from the Recovery menu and then select 'Allow update.zip installation.'

10. Select 'install sdcard/update.zip (depreciated)'

11. Select 'Wipe Cache Partition' and then 'Wipe data/Factory Reset' to restore you phone back to its factory settings and complete the unroot. Once your phone reboots, all your saved data will be reloaded automatically from Google upon signing into your Google account.

How to Send SMS without Displaying the Sender Number

1. Visit a website that allows you to send free SMS messages like anontxt.com. They have a link to an international site that is outside of the US and Canada. You can also send an SMS message if you were to send it through an email or your carrier's wireless service.

2. To send a private SMS through your carrier's wireless service, look up their homepage and find the 'send a text message link'. It is usually in the upper left hand corner of their navigation menu.

3. In the 'from' field, you can leave the section blank or you can enter any name of your choosing to send the SMS message privately. You can get creative here. Type your recipient's number in the 'to' field. If you are sending through an email system you will have to know your recipient's email address. It is usually in the form of phonenumber @ serviceprovider. Net. Here is a list of the most popular service provider email addresses.http://www.livejournal.com/tools/textmessage.bml?mode=details

4. Type your message in the text field and once you accept the terms and conditions and click send. Remember; if you are sending your SMS message through email be aware that there is a character limit. Abbreviate shorter words and longer phrases to save you some character room.

5. Depending on which service you use, it may ask you to confirm sending without a point to send from. If it does, you can get creative here and add an alias or and email address. You may also be asked to read and accept terms of service before sending. Accept the Terms and click 'send'.Your private SMS message is now sent!

How to View Protected Apps on the Android Market

1. Tap the 'Market' icon on the Android's home screen to launch the Android Market. If you have removed the 'Market' icon from your home screen, tap the 'Launcher' icon and select the 'Market' icon from the list of applications installed on your device.

2. Tap the 'Search' space at the top of the Android Market's home screen. The search space is marked by a small magnifying glass icon.

3. Type the name of the copy-protected application that you want to view in the space provided and tap the 'Search' button to search for the application. The Android Market will now pull up a list of applications that match your search description.

4. Tap the copy-protected application that you want to view in the list of search results. The Android Market will now bring up the details for that specific application. If you want to install the application, tap the 'Install' button on the application details screen.

How to Use ConnectBot

1. Press the “Menu” button on your Android phone to display installed applications.

2. Select the “Android Market” application to launch it.

3. Type “ConnectBot” (without the quotes) into the Android Market search box. The software program appears in the list of search results.

4. Tap “Install” to install the ConnectBot software onto your phone.

5. Press the “Menu” button. Locate and select the ConnectBot application to launch it.

6. Tap the drop-down menu to select the kind of connection -- SSH, Telnet or Local -- you wish to make with ConnectBot.

7. Enter your username in the designated field. For instance, if using an SSH connection, type yourusername@hostname:port. For Telnet, type hostname:port. For a local connection, type the name of your connection. If you don't know your username, hostname and port, contact your network administrator to get it.

8. Press the “Return” key on your Android keypad to log into your desired network.

How to Download Twitpics on an Android

1. Tap the link to the Twitpic image that you want to download.

2. Press on the image and hold your finger down until a menu appears.

3. Tap 'Save Image' in the menu. The picture will download. You can find it in your Android device's 'Downloads' folder.

Basic Computer Skills 101

How to Make My Android Galaxy S Phone Into a Modem

1. Press the Galaxy S 'Menu' button, and tap 'Settings.'

2. Tap 'Wireless & Networks' and 'Tethering & Portable Hotspot.'

3. Tap 'Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot' to enable the connection.

How to Edit Anime

1. Download a copy of the episode being fansubbed, which is referred to as the 'raw.' Your fansub group will generally have an FTP account they use to allow all members of the team to easily work on the project.

2. Download a copy of the translated script from your fansub group's FTP. It will often have been timed by this point, but not always, especially if the group's timer is out of pocket and the anime fansubbers do not wish to delay its release.

3. Open the script in Microsoft Notepad.

4. Open the raw episode in VLC Media Player or your media player of choice. Make sure that both programs are open side-by-side so you may refer to each of them simultaneously.

5. Watch the episode while referring to the translation on the same screen. Press pause at natural stopping points, such as the end of a line of dialogue.

6. Listen to the line of dialogue in Japanese while reading the English translation. While an editor does not need to be fluent in the language, he should be able to recognize common phrases and expressions, especially if the script is untimed.

7. Verify that the English translation for that line makes sense. Is there a better turn of phrase? Was one word used where a different word is preferable? Does the dialogue sound stiff and formal or does it read naturally and fluently? Make the appropriate corrections.

8. Repeat this for each line of dialogue until the script is complete.

9. Read through the script file. Correct typos that may have escaped the first edit. Check to make sure names are spelled the same way throughout. Is punctuation consistent? Are long lines of dialogue broken into segments that are natural and easy to read?

10. Rewatch the episode with the edited script alongside your video screen. Is the script as polished as you can make it? Make any last-minute changes.

11. Save your file, renaming the filename to indicate it has passed the first edit stage. Preserve any special filename extensions, such as .ssa or .eru, in your new file.

12. Upload your work to the group's FTP account so that the next person in line (either the timer or the typesetter) may do her job.

ASVAB Study Guide Secrets

Plan Your Study Time

Plan your study schedule and develop and effective study strategy. Plan to spend an hour a day studying for two to three months before your scheduled exam. Take a practice ASVAB test to determine your weakest areas. Plan to spent the majority of your time on your weakest area; for example, if math is your weakest area, you may want to spend 60 percent of your weekly study time on math and 40 percent on the verbal sections. Review your study areas at the end of the week, paying close attention to any trouble spots.

Develop and Practice Test-Taking Strategies

When studying for multiple-choice tests like the ASVAB, learn to read the directions thoroughly before answering. Make sure that you understand what the question is asking before marking your answer; do not miss words like 'not' or 'except' that can drastically change the meaning of a question. Consider the question carefully whenever an answer contains absolute words like never, nothing, always or all. According to Barron's, these words are often clues that the answer is possibly wrong because it is too broad; conversely, limiting words, such as sometimes, possibly or occasionally, often signal a choice that could be correct. Eliminate answers you know are wrong, and do not reconsider answers you have eliminated.

Develop a Strategy for the Computer-Based Test

Visit the official ASVAB site, and practice using its tutorial. The computer-based version adapts to the ability of the test-taker. If you answer the first question correctly, the next question will be more difficult; if you answer incorrectly, the next question will be easier. You will receive a higher score if you answer more difficult questions. According to 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to the ASVAB,' you should try to get the first five questions right because it will be harder to build up a high score if you start out with easier questions worth fewer points.

Study and Retake the ASVAB

ASVAB test results are valid for two years. After taking an initial ASVAB test, you can retake the test in 30 days. You must wait another six months after the retest before taking the test again. The military considers your most recent scores, not your highest scores, when determining job and service qualifications. If you took the ASVAB in high school and would like to increase your score, you canrequest that the recruiter administer the version of the ASVAB given to people who did not take the high school version.

How to Transfer From a PC to an Android

1. Locate your Android USB cable. Your Android device should have been supplied with a cable to connect it to your PC. One end should plug into your Android device, normally through the same port you use to plug the device in to charge its battery. On the other end, there should be a USB connector which you can plug in to your PC. In some cases, Android USB cables are provided as part of the power plug.

2. Connect your Android device to your PC by plugging the cable in at both ends, one to the Android and the other to the PC USB port. Your Android device will display a notification informing you that the device has been connected to another device. You should see a little USB icon appear within the notification bar at the top of your Android screen. Open the notification area by sliding it down using your finger. A message reading 'USB Connected' will be displayed.

3. Tap the 'USB Connected' message on your Android device. You will see a pop-up message providing you with options in terms of what happens next. Which options appear depend partly on which version of Android you are running and partly on your device. You need to mount the device as a disk drive, so choose 'Mount' or 'Disk Drive' from the available options. You can now set the Android device down and focus on your computer.

4. Browse the Android device from your computer. Depending on which operating system you have on your PC, you will see a pop-up window providing you with options in terms of what you want to do with the newly connected device. You want to browse the folders and files on the device, so choose 'Open folder to view files' or whichever option matches this in your operating system. The computer will open a window displaying the contents of your Android device storage in the same way as a folder on your own PC or on an external storage device.

5. Locate the files you want to copy from your PC in a separate window. Select and copy them by pressing 'Ctrl' and 'C' or right-clicking and choosing 'Copy.' Go back to the window with your Android device content displayed. You can copy files to the directory which appears first if you like, as this is normally the root directory of your Android storage card. However, you can alternatively browse to another directory within this until you find the location you want. Paste the files by pressing 'Ctrl' and 'V' or right-clicking and choosing 'Paste.'

6. Disconnect your Android device from your PC. In most versions of Windows, you can do this by clicking the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon displayed in your system tray, normally at the bottom right of your screen. Alternatively, you can browse to the device in Windows Explorer, or Nautilus if you're on Linux, ejecting the device by right-clicking it and choosing 'Eject' or 'Safely Remove Drive.'

How to Install a Tablet PC Operating System

Prepare Your Tablet PC for a New Operating System

1. Ensure that your Tablet PC meets the requirements of the operating system that you plan to install. If you do not know the specifications of your Tablet PC, you can view the system information in the Control Panel or check your Tablet PC's manual.

2. Create a backup copy of your files. When you install a new operating system, there is a chance that all your data will be lost.

3. You can create a backup copy on removable media such as a CD or DVD, a network folder or external hard drive.

Upgrade Your Tablet PC With a New Operating System

4. Insert the operating system CD into the CD drive of your Tablet PC. Depending on the operating system that you are installing, this may launch the installation procedure. If it does not, you can manually launch the installation by navigating to the 'Setup' file.

5. Follow the instructions that appear on your Tablet PC during the setup process. In addition to providing information such as account names and passwords, you may also need to enter a registration key for the operating system.

6. Ensure that all of your files are still present on your Tablet PC. If any files are missing, use your backup copy to restore them on your Tablet PC.

Top Ten Kindle Tips

Install non-Amazon Apps

You don't have to limit yourself to the apps in Amazon's app store on your Kindle Fire. By downloading a file manager from the Amazon app store and connecting your device to a computer, you can install any Android application that comes in an APK package. After downloading a file manager, enable 'Allow Installation of Applications' in your device's settings, copy the application's APK file from your computer to the device and then open the APK file from within the file manager. Select 'Yes' when you see a dialogue box asking you if you want to install the software in the package, and your Kindle will install your sideloaded app.

Wi-Fi Restrictions

The Kindle Fire's Wi-Fi connectivity and Silk Web browser are among the device's major selling points. But, if you plan on letting your children read on the device, you may not want them roaming freely on the Internet or subjecting your credit card to an e-book buying spree. To put your mind at ease, password protect your Kindle's Wi-Fi connection. When you tap the 'Quick Settings' icon and scroll until you see the 'Restrictions' menu item, you will see an option for 'Password Protected Wi-Fi.' Enabling this option causes your Kindle to require your password before the device will connect to the Internet.

ITunes Music Through Amazon

If you have a large music library with iTunes, Apple's software will not let you sync your songs with the Kindle the same way it does for Apple devices. This is not a problem, as you can stream these songs to your Kindle Fire through your Amazon Cloud Drive. Download Amazon's MP3 uploader and use the software's map of your iTunes library to pick which songs you want to upload to your cloud drive, then press the “Music” icon on your Kindle Fire to start streaming any of the songs you uploaded.

Secret Caps Lock

The Kindle Fire's on-screen keyboard comes with a 'Shift' key, but not a caps lock. This implies that if you want to type a string of capital letters in a row, you have to keep pressing shift before each letter. This is not the case. Double-tapping the “Shift” key engages caps lock mode, so you can keep typing in capital letters. When you want to go back to lower-case letters, press the “Shift” button once.

Be Wary of Your Private Browsing

Normally, when you establish a secure connection with a website all the data is encrypted between your computer and the website's server. This is not always the case with the Kindle Fire. As part of its effort to boost the speed of its Silk browser, Amazon at times uses its own servers as an intermediary between your Kindle and the website you are visiting. In the context of secure connections, this means that Amazon's servers will be processing unencrypted versions of your data before re-encrypting it and sending it back to your Kindle Fire. Keep this in mind before sending particularly sensitive data over a secure connection with your Kindle Fire.

Personal Documents Service

If you want to put a document on your Kindle and don't mind Amazon's servers processing it, you can save yourself the time of connecting and manually sideloading it from your computer by emailing it to your device through Amazon's Kindle Personal Documents Service. After you log in to Amazon's 'Manage Your Kindle' page, click 'Personal Document Settings,' then make sure your email account is listed under the 'Approved Document E-mail List.' After that, you can email documents to 'my-account-name@free.kindle.com' and Amazon will load them onto your Kindle at no cost the next time your device has a Wi-Fi connection. You can also have this service convert your document into a Kindle e-book by setting the email's subject field to 'translate.'

Text to Speech in The Car

If you have a long daily commute in your car, audio books can be a nice way to keep up on your reading and pass the time during your drive. The Kindle's text-to-speech function enables you to turn any English language e-book or document into an audio book. If your car's stereo has an audio jack, you can run a 3.5mm male-to-male cable from the jack to your Kindle and listen to the book through your car's sound system. The text-to-voice will not sound as good as a voice actor, but it is cheaper than buying an audio book.

Pay For No Ads

Amazon gives you the option to buy its E Ink screen readers at a discount if you agree to let Amazon put advertisements, which it calls 'Special Offers,' on your screen saver and homepage. If you've decided that it’s worth paying the money you saved to get rid of the advertisements, you can unsubscribe to the Special Offers program and your device will no longer display the ads. You can do this through Amazon's 'Manage Your Kindle' page by clicking on the 'Edit' button under the Special Offers column. After you follow the on-screen directions to unsubscribe, Amazon will charge your credit card the difference in price between your model's Special Offers price and its regular price.

Selecting Long Passages

The Kindle Fire gives you an easy touch screen interface for selecting passages of text to copy or highlight, but sometimes the passage you are trying to select goes beyond the device's current page. If you are viewing the page in portrait orientation, you can solve this problem by turning it so the device will switch to the landscape orientation. This reorientation will display text that goes beyond the bottom of your portrait orientation page, without clearing your selection. You can then continue to drag the selection arrow from where it left off across the remainder of the desired passage.

Music Controls

The Kindle Fire lets you play music from your library while you are reading or working in other apps, but does not have any buttons to pause your current track or skip to a new one while you are outside the music app. Luckily, you don't have to leave what you're doing and switch over to the audio app to control your music. When you press the gear icon on the Kindle Fire's menu bar, you will see the current track, a slider bar for the song's progress and pause and skip buttons below the standard settings menu items. After you pause or skip to a different track, press the gear icon again to get back to what you were doing.

Different Kinds of Pawn Shops

Electronic Pawn Shops

Electronic pawn shop might carry any type of electronic technology such as stereo systems, game consoles and digital devices. Most of these pawn shops have only up-to-date technology, because technology changes frequently. A pawn shop might give a person a loan in return for an electronic device as collateral. If people do not retrieve their items, the shop has the right to sell them after a certain period.

Musical Instrument

New musical instruments typically are expensive. Bu musicians can find bargains at pawn shops that focus on instruments. Instruments found in pawn shops can include violins, guitars, flutes, drums and clarinets. Sometimes a pawn shop purchases the instruments from a willing seller. Or the owner might have left the instrument behind as collateral for a loan.

Jewelry Pawn Shops

Some pawn shops carry a variety of jewelry including sterling silver, gold and diamonds. However, some pawn shops specialize, carrying only gold or only diamonds. These shops get their inventory from people who sold their jewelry or who got a loan from the shop and never came back. Items in a jewelry-focused pawn shop include diamond rings, wedding bands, gold necklaces and gold bracelets.

Televisions and Computers

Some pawn shops stock computers and televisions, usually only the most recent types. So people who want to pawn a large, box-like computer or a tube television are out of luck. Some items in these pawn shops include flat-screen monitors, laptops, printers, tablets and wireless printers. People who want a flat-screen television or laptop might find a bargain at a pawn shop.

How to Activate Pandora on My LG TV

1. Press the 'Home' button on your remote control. Hit the red button on the remote to sign in with your LG Apps account. You can create an account on this screen if you don't already have one.

2. Select the LG App menu, and press the 'Enter' button on your remote. Use the navigation keys to go to 'My Apps.' Press 'Enter.'

3. Select the Pandora application, and press 'Enter.' Write down the PIN provided in the application.

4. Go to your computer, and open an Internet browser. Go to the Pandora activation Web address provided on your television, and input the PIN. Click 'Activate' on the Web page. Your Pandora account can now be used on the Pandora TV app.

How to Disable the Bluetooth Redial

1. Locate the call control button on your Bluetooth headset. It may say 'Control' next to the button. Otherwise, it is typically the third button nearest the mic.

2. Press and hold the call control button. When you release the button, you should hear a tone signifying that you disabled the redial.

3. Practice with the call control button to see if it is off. Dial a number of someone on your contact list that you know is not available. Wait to see if the control button redials your last call.

Android Apps for Food Calories

Calorie Counter by Fat Secret

Calorie Counter by Fat Secret is a free app that lists the calories, fat, carbohydrates and other nutritional information about foods found in restaurants and supermarkets. The app includes a bar code scanner to quickly input calories. It also allows you to track food, exercise and weight. To help you meet your fitness and weight-loss goals, Calorie Counter will keep track of your consumed calories and calculate how many calories remain in your daily allowance.

MyFitness Pal

MyFitness Pal is a free app with a large food database for calorie counting. The app allows you to input your own foods and recipes and add multiple items at one time. MyFitness Pal remembers your most frequent entries as favorites, so you do not have to enter them repeatedly. In addition to tracking food calories, you can also use this app to track your calories burned in exercise.

MyNet Diary

MyNet Diary is a paid app that is ad-free. It includes a bar code scanner and a large database of foods. The app contains more than 40 screens and free website syncing capabilities. MyNet Diary tracks up to 45 nutrients, counting calories, cholesterol, fiber, sugars and more. A daily analysis tool looks at the foods you are tracking and suggests how to eat better.

SparkPeople

The free SparkPeople diet and food tracker app includes calorie counts and additional nutritional information on foods. The app allows you to track calories consumed and burned. You can also use the app to record and track weight loss and your overall wellness goals. In addition to calorie counting, the SparkPeople app offers meal plans, exercise tracking and animated exercise demonstrations.

Calorie Tracker by Livestrong

The Calorie Tracker by Livestrong is a paid app that tracks calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and other nutritional information. The app provides a direct link to Daily Plate, Livestrong's large food database. You can input your weight loss goal into Calorie Tracker, and the app will calculate your daily calorie intake to make sure you are staying on course. You can also track exercises and sync the app with the Livestrong website.

Fast Food Calorie Counter

The Fast Food Calorie Counter is available in both free and paid versions. The 'lite' or free version includes food information for 10 restaurants, while the paid version has information for more than 70 restaurants. The app breaks down menu items by calories, fat, carbohydrates and more. The Fast Food Calorie Counter can also keep track of your calories consumed per day and allows you to create custom meals.

How to Draw Mona Lisa in Paint

Outline

1. Print your Mona Lisa reference and place it next to your computer.

2. Double-click on the MS Paint icon and open the File menu. Select 'New.' Select the brush tool by clicking on it. If the color is not black, click on the black color swatch in the color palette.

3. Mouse-over the top-center of the canvas. Move the cursor down slightly and click on the left-button of the mouse. Draw the cursor in the shape of a long, vertical oval and release the left-button. This creates the oval-shaped head.

4. Paint a rounded, vertical line about two fifths of the way down the face, on the left side. Move your mouse to the right-edge of the line and draw a rounded, vertical line that is half as wide as the top line. Connect these two lines with a rounded horizontal line to finish the eye. Move your mouse to the right until it is about two-thirds of the way from the left side of the face. Draw another eye of equal proportions.

5. Move the cursor so that is one-quarter of the way up from the bottom of the face. Draw a vertical mouth that is rounded with a curve that points down. The line should be just to the left of the left-side of the face and should extend from the left-edge of the left eye to just past the left-edge of the right eye. Draw a flat V-shape for the nose.

6. Place the cursor on the top-left corner of the head. Draw the outline of the hair extending to the right side of the head. The hair is about one-fifth as wide as the face. Continue this line until it falls past the chin, to the end of the neck. The hair should extend to the right slightly as it moves down. At the end of the hair, draw a wide V. The other side of this V should touch the bottom-right corner of the face. Draw the left side of the hair. Draw a line that curves outwards and stops just past the neck.

7. Draw the shoulders. The left shoulder extends from the neck, falling in a diagonal line for about two-thirds of the width of the head. At this point, it falls into a vertical line. Draw the right shoulder on the other side. Draw the neckline of the dress. The neckline curves from the bottom of the right-shoulder to the middle of the left-shoulder.

Color

8. Click on the Bucket tool and select a peach-colored swatch. Click on the areas of skin--the face and neck. Add low lights to the face by clicking on the 'Spray' tool and clicking on the tan swatch. Move your mouse to the right edge of the face. Tap the left-button of the mouse lightly. Move the mouse up the edge slightly and tap the button again. Add these low lights to both edges of the face and the top of the neck.

9. Color the hair brown by selecting the Bucket tool and selecting the dark-brown color swatch. Click on the hair. Add a part by clicking on the tan swatch and selecting the brush tool. Draw a part though the middle of the hair, in line with the nose. Click on the medium-brown swatch and select the spray tool. Spray medium brown near the party using a light touch.

10. Click on the paint tool and select a white swatch. Color the whites of the eyes using the brush.

11. Draw the gold of the dress by selecting a gold swatch. Draw a curved line that extends from the right-shoulder to the right-edge of the dress.

12. Click on a dark-green color. Extend the lines of the dress to the bottom of the canvas using the Brush tool. Select the bucked tool and fill in the dress with green. Select a light green color and click on the background. This gives the background a light green hue.

How to Convert Serial to USB

Converting Serial to USB

1. Obtain a serial-to-USB adapter. These are found easily at your local computer store and online. Make sure the serial end of the adapter meets your needs--it should be either male or female. Most users will probably benefit from a male serial adapter, as it emulates the serial port normally found on the rear of the computer.

2. Install the proper drivers. Because serial is an older technology, it is not necessarily instantly compatible with USB. If your serial device needs drivers to operate, install them now. If your USB to serial converter cable came with drivers, download or install them now according to the included instructions.

3. Attach your device. Plug in the adapter to a free USB port and the other end to the serial connector from your serial device. If the drivers are installed properly, your operating system should detect it right away, just like a USB device.

4. Test your device. Assuming the device is properly communicating with the computer via the USB port, turn on and use your serial device as you normally would.

How to Troubleshoot Android Apps

1. Pull the battery out of your Android phone if an app freezes while you are using it. Reinsert the battery after one minute. Replace the battery cover and restart the phone. Launch the app again.

2. Check whether your phone's data connection is active if the app is data-dependent. Touch “Menu,” and then tap “Settings.” Touch “Wireless & Networks,” and then tap “Mobile Networks.” If the “Data Enabled” field is not checked, touch it to enable it. Launch the app again.

3. Verify that the app is up-to-date. Touch “Market” from the phone's home screen. Press “Menu” on your phone and touch “My Apps.” Scroll down to the “Not Installed” section. If the app has an available update, touch the app. Tap “Update,” and then touch “Accept and Download.” Wait for the update to complete, then launch the app.

4. Uninstall and reinstall the app. Tap “Menu,” and then touch “Settings.” Touch “Manage Applications,” and then tap “All.” Touch the app that is not working, and then tap “Uninstall.” Reinstall the app from the Android Market and launch the app again.

How to Block Cell Phone Tracking

1. Choose 'E911' in the 'location' menu on your phone. On some phones you may need to enable privacy mode instead. These settings will allow GPS tracking only in response to a 911 call, which is required by law. Menus are different on all phones so you may need to consult the owner's manual if you cannot find location settings.

2. Check for physical GPS tracking devices that may be attached to your phone. Look under the battery, in the battery compartment, and on the outside of the phone. Remove anything that did not come in the original sealed box or that you did not attach yourself.

3. Remove any tracking software that is installed on your handset. If anyone has ever had your phone for even a few minutes, he may have installed a third-party application that allows your phone to be tracked. Research any programs that you cannot identify.

4. Contact your cellular phone company and inquire about any tracking or monitoring features that have been enabled on your account. Remove those features if there are any and set a new password to prevent unauthorized access.

5. Remove the battery from your phone. This is the only way to guarantee the phone is untraceable. Cell phone towers can still triangulate your position to some degree when the phone is on, and 'roving bug' software can make your phone a surveillance device even when the power is off.

How to Put Kindle Books Manually on My Android Phone

1. Download the Kindle for Android app from the Android Market or Amazon App Store if it's not already installed on the Android phone. The application will be installed automatically after the download is complete.

2. Start the Kindle app on the Android phone. A prompt will be displayed during the initial startup requesting the user's email address and password associated with their Amazon.com account. Enter this information and then click the 'Register' button.

3. Select the menu button on the Android phone.

4. Select 'Archived Items' from the menu to view the list of Kindle books already owned, or select 'Kindle Store' to find a new book.

5. Select any book title from the 'Archived Items' list and it will be downloaded to the Android phone. Books purchased from the Android phone will be downloaded after the purchase is complete.

How to Get Brains in 'Zombie Farm' Using Cheats

1. Launch the iFile App by tapping on it.

2. Tap the 'Home' icon. Tap 'Applications.' Scroll through the list of files until you find the Zombie Farm folder. Tap it. Tap 'ZombieFarm.app.' This shows you the contents of the app. Tap the 'Search' button and enter 'Market' into the text search box to find the Market file. Tap on the Market file. You will see the code of 'Zombie Farm.'

3. Tap the 'Search' button. Enter 'Bamboo' into the search field. When the search is complete, tap 'Cancel.'

4. See the occurrence of the word 'bamboo,' then find the text '(key) cost (/key) (integer) 1 (/integer)' nearby.

5. Change '1' to '-10,000.'

6. Tap 'Save,' then 'Done.' Click the 'Home' button.

7. Tap the 'Zombie Farm' app to launch it. Select either online or offline play.

8. Tap the 'Market' button. Click 'Items.' Click 'Trees.' See the Bamboo tree for sale. Its price is -10,000 brains.

9. Tap the Bamboo to buy it.

10. Plant the Bamboo tree wherever you want. You now have 10,000 more brains.

11. Every time you want 10,000 more brains, buy and plant another bamboo tree.

How to Convert an M4R for Android

iTunes

1. Locate the M4R file on the computer's hard drive and click on the file to highlight it. Click on the file a second time to bring up the name edit box. Change the file's file extension from 'm4r' to 'm4a.' Click anywhere on the computer's desktop to see the new file extension.

2. Launch iTunes and drag the new M4A file to the iTunes window.

3. Click the 'Edit' menu and select the 'Preferences...' option. Click the 'General' tab, followed by the 'Import Settings...' button. Click the arrow to the right of the 'Import Using' heading and select the 'MP3 Encoder' option from the drop-down menu. Click the 'OK' button to save the changes.

4. Right-click on the M4A file you added to the iTunes application in Step 2 and select the 'Create MP3 Version' option from the context menu. ITunes creates an MP3 version of the file and saves it on the computer.

Online-Convert.com

5. Open a Web browser and navigate to Online-convert.com. Click the arrow beneath the 'Audio Converter' heading and select the 'Convert to MP3' option from the drop-down menu.

6. Click the 'Choose File' button and locate the M4R file on the computer's hard drive. Highlight the file and click the 'Open' button.

7. Click the 'Convert File' button. Online-convert.com converts the file into MP3 format and saves it onto your computer's hard drive.

Miro VideoConverter

8. Open a Web browser and navigate to MiroVideoConverter.com. Click the 'Download Miro VideoConverter' button to download the install file onto the computer, then double-click the install file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program on the computer.

9. Double-click the 'Miro VideoConverter' application icon to launch the application. Drag the M4R file onto the Miro VideoConverter application window.

10. Click the arrow to the right of the 'Pick a Device or Video Format' heading and select your Android device from the drop-down menu. If your device is not listed, select the 'MP3' option instead.

11. Click the 'Convert!' button to convert the file and save it on the computer's hard drive.

How to Block Numbers on a LG Phone

1. Turn your phone on and locate the Settings menu.

2. In 'Settings,' scroll to 'Call' select 'OK' to enter the menu.

3. Scroll down to 'Call Reject' and select this option.

4. Select 'Call Reject List' on the next menu.

5. Enter the ten-digit number of the person that you wish to block and confirm your selection. That number will now be blocked from you phone.

How to Move APK Files From a PC to an Android Phone

1. Plug the USB data cable into the charging port on your Android phone.

2. Plug the other end of the cable into a USB port on your PC.

3. Touch the notifications bar at the top of the screen on the Android phone and drag it down.

4. Touch 'USB connection' and tap 'USB Mass Storage.'

5. Tap 'OK' to save the setting.

6. Click the 'Start' button on the Windows task bar and select 'Computer.' The Android device will appear as a drive under 'Devices with removable storage.'

7. Click the Android drive and right-click on an empty area.

8. Click 'New Folder' and type a name for the folder, then press the 'Enter' key. This is so you can navigate to folder that contains the .apk files from within your file manager application.

9. Drag and drop the .apk files into the folder to move them into your Android phone.

10. Disconnect the Android device from the USB cable.

How to Get Streaming for Video for an Android LG Optimus

1. Open the YouTube app on your LG Optimus. YouTube has millions of videos that will stream to your phone. The app comes with your phone as part of Google's basic Android apps package.

2. Open the Optimus' browser and visit any website with Flash videos. The Adobe Flash Player is already installed on your phone.

3. Download video streaming apps from the Android Market. You have several free options for various TV channels and videos from around the world. Premium apps are also available, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, and HBO GO. Search the Android Market for 'video' and you will find an app to suit your needs.

How to Update the Android Tab ET

Check for Updates

1. Press the power button on the top of the Android tablet to turn on the device.

2. Go to the home screen and tap the 'Settings' icon. Scroll down to the bottom of the menu and tap the 'About Tablet' option.

3. Tap the 'System Updates.' The tablet will let you know if the device's firmware is up to date or not. If it is not up to date, then you'll be prompted to install the latest stable firmware for your device. If the firmware is current, then it'll display the message, 'Your system is currently up to date.'

4. Tap the 'Install' or 'Update' button to get the latest firmware installed and working on your system.

Force Updates

5. Power on the Android tablet, then go to the home screen and tap the 'Settings' icon.

6. Go to the 'Date & Time' section, then uncheck the 'Automatic' box and tap 'Set Date.' Tap the plus buttons for the month or day to move the date forward. Set it to a few days to a week from the current date.

7. Tap the 'Set' button to set the new date. Setting the date a few days ahead forces the Android tablet to check for new updates and if the date matches the date that the new firmware is scheduled to be released, then it downloads it from the Android servers.

8. Tap the 'Install' or 'Update' button if you are notified of a new firmware update. The system will be upgraded.

How to Find Card Games on the Pandigital E

1. Go to the Pandigital's home screen. Tap 'Games' to open up the preloaded game application list. Tap the card games in this list to launch them.

2. Tap 'SlideMe' to open the application market included on the Pandigital. You may also use another third-party application market, but you have to manually install the APK file on to the Pandigital e-reader. Applications can also be downloaded from an application website through the Pandigital Web browser.

3. Tap the 'Fun & Games' category in the SlideMe application. Look through the entire list or use the search box to find a specific type of card game to add to your Pandigital reader. Tap 'Terms and Download' to reach the download page of a specific application. Tap 'Install' to add this game to your Pandigital.

The Effects of Rooting an Evo 4G

Added permisions

Rooting an Android phone is all about permissions. Like other Linux-based operating systems, Android uses different types of elevated permissions in order to grant and restrict access to certain parts of the Android operating system. When you root the EVO 4G, you are given superuser permissions. This means you have total control of the Android operating system on the EVO 4G. Superuser permissions give you access to many different features that otherwise would not be available on an unrooted EVO 4G.

System Access

System access is useful for people who like altering the many ways in which Android operates. You can remove any features you want from Android, making the EVO 4G perform and act the way you want it. Above all else, system access gives you access to changing the theme of the Android operating system. The entire Android theme is held in a single file called 'framework-res.apk.' With system access you can install alternate framework files that will completely change the look and feel of Android on the EVO 4G.

Applications

When you search on the Android Market, you may come across certain applications that say 'for root' or 'root users' at the end of the application name. This means that you can only use this application if you have rooted your phone. The open-source nature of Android means these rooted applications can be purchased and sold right on the official Android market. These applications include, but are not limited to Android launchers, tethering and theming the EVO 4 G and other rooted Android devices.

Overclocking

This is one of the most beneficial aspects of rooting an Android device such as the EVO 4G. Overclocking allows you to push the EVO 4G's processor to its maximum amount. This makes the EVO 4G much faster and allows you to play HD games with little to no lagging. There is a drawback, of course. Overclocking usually wreaks havoc on the EVO 4G and other Android device's battery power. If you have an extra battery, it is best to keep it handy if you are overclocking your EVO 4G.

How to Jailbreak an Android HTC Phone

1. Attempt to download the non-market app you want. A warning screen pops up that tells you such installation is blocked and gives you option buttons that say 'Settings' and 'Cancel.'

2. Click on the 'Settings' button. The window that opens contains several options, one of which says 'Unknown sources.' Click the box next to this label to allow downloading of non-market apps.

3. Read the warning that appears carefully before proceeding.

4. Click 'Ok' if you accept these terms. 'Cancel' if you have changed your mind.

5. Download the desired app.

How to Find PID for Kindle iPhone App

Get Your Kindle's Serial Number

1. Click on 'Settings' option on the home screen of your Kindle.

2. Enter '411.' This will pull up a hidden screen where factory settings are monitored. One of the items there will be a 16-digit case-sensitive serial number for your Kindle.

3. Copy down this 16-digit code for later use.

Get Your Serial Number Out of the iPhone & iPad Kindle Application

4. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer via the USB cable, then start iTunes.

5. Select your device from the left hand menu, called 'Devices.'

6. Click on the 'Summary' tab, and then click on the word 'Serial Number' – the clickable area is tied up into the actual letters of the term. There will be a 40-digit number called the Identifier.

Converting the Information to Your PID

7. Download the kindlepid.py file to your computer. It will not run on either the iPhone, iPad or Kindle.

8. Open your Python interpreter, and type 'kindlepid.py



. Be sure to use the email address that you have associated with your Amazon Kindle account for this.

9. Press 'Enter.' A 10 digit number will show up – this is your PID.

How to Change Desktop Wallpaper

How to Change Desktop Wallpaper

1. Position your cursor with the mouse on your desktop on any area except a toolbar or icon.

2. Right-click your mouse to bring up a drop-down menu.

3. Scroll to the very last option on the menu, and left-click on 'Properties'. This brings up the Display Properties Dialogue Box. Click on the 'Desktop' tab, the second from left.

4. Choose from the desktop wallpaper files that Microsoft supplies with the Windows operating system. If you find one you like, click on it to choose, then click 'OK' to set the wallpaper.

5. Click on the 'Browse' button, which brings up a Browse Dialog Box if you have an image on your hard drive. Explore through folders to select the photo you want, click to select the photo. Then, click 'Open', which closes the Browse Dialogue Box, and returns to the Display Properties Dialogue Box, where a preview of your chosen picture appears.

6. Click 'Apply' to set the wallpaper once you are satisfied with the image.

Android Apps That Can Be Moved to an SD Card

App Storage

When you download an app to your Android device, your device saves the app saves to its own built-in memory, not the SD card. Originally Android devices couldn't move apps to any storage cards, but updates to the system now let you transfer them to the SD card, which frees up valuable space in the phone's memory to keep the phone operating smoothly and to allow room for you to install additional apps.

Moving an App

To move an app, tap the 'apps' button, then 'Settings,' then 'Applications,' then 'Manage applications.' If you want to move a specific app, you could locate it in the alphabetized lists in the 'Downloaded' or 'All' tabs, or if you want to move multiple apps, you can tap the 'SD card' tab and view every app that capable of transfering to the SD card. No matter which tab you view, just tap on one of the apps to view information about it; then tap the 'Move to SD' button to transfer it to the storage card. Application developers decide whether or not their apps can be stored on an SD card, and some apps cannot be moved to an SD card. If you view an app that cannot transfer to the card, the move button will be unavailable.

App Storage Limitations

Unfortunately there's no simple way to know if you can store an app on the SD card without downloading the app and attempting to transfer it to the card. You can look for the information on the Android Market in the app's 'Overview' section or in the user reviews, but often you won't find information about storing the app on the SD card, so you may have to download the app and then try to move it. You should only need to spend a few moments moving an app, though depending on its size, your device may need a few seconds to transfer everything to the card.

Common SD Card Apps

Since you can find hundreds of thousands of Android apps in the Android Market and in other places, a full list of apps that you can store on an SD card would be enormous, but you may be interested in knowing about some of the more popular apps that have this option. Apps that do transfer to the SD card include all three Angry Birds games (the original, Seasons and Rio), Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja and the ubiquitous Jewels. Many productivity apps have the SD card storage option, including some of the popular browser alternatives like Mozilla Firefox, SkyFire and Dolphin, as well as apps like PayPal and Adobe Reader.