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Android Jelly Bean: Reboot into Safe Mode

Safe Mode in Android versions 4.1 and later assists users in troubleshooting issues with their devices. These directions are essential when trying to delete an application that is preventing the Android phone or tablet from booting up correctly.

YouTube for Android: Preload Videos to Avoid Interruptions

Watching videos on smartphone can be very painful if the mobile connection is slow. To avoid stops and buffering while playing the video, users can preload the videos that they want when the phone is connected to wifi and then continue watching them whenever they wish.

Use Google to Search Through the Digg Database

Digg is a useful social bookmarking service; however, the duplicates in the system make it painful to use at times. Utilizing Google to search prior to submissions will help make Digg a better service.

Remove NVIDIA Display from Context (Right-Click) Menu on the Desktop

Most NVIDIA drivers will install an entry called “NVIDIA Display” in your context menu. When people right-click on their desktop, they see this useless menu setting. Here is how to remove it.

Install Local WordPress using MAMP

Installing a local version of wordpress is very easy using MAMP. In fact, the configuration and installation is quicker than downloading the packages. Let’s get started…

Word: Change Default Font

In the new version of Microsoft Office, the default font in Word has been changed. Here is how to change the default font to whatever you wish. This includes Word 2007, 2010, and 2011.

Windows Batch File (.bat): Get Current Date as MMDDYYYY

I discovered the following tech-recipe while working on a some old dos batch files. This tutorial describes a simple .bat file used to create a folder based on the date in the MMDDYYYY format.

Reading a List of Data into a Function Using a Script

My job requires the managing of large amounts of files and data (about 6500 files/items per query/set). Managing and querying such large amounts of data by hand is impossible and a waste of time when you can have a KornShell script do this for you. This tech-recipe is just an example of what you can do with some variables, menus, and functions.

Outlook 2013: Disable or Expand Message Preview

Outlook displays one line of each email so that users can quickly preview and find the mail that they want. This useful feature, however, can reveal sensitive information inside the emails that you do not want others to see. If you need additional security, the email previews can be disabled. Conversely,many users like to expand the message preview so additional lines can be seen.

Google Nexus 7 Tablet: Download Offline Voice Recognition Data

In previous Android versions an active data connection was required to process voice inputs. However, with Jellybean the data needed to use voice recognition and voice typing offline can be downloaded to the devices so these features can be used without internet access.

Lync: Change the Default Font and Color of Instant Messages

By default the text font in Lync is set to Segoe UI with black color. If you do not like it, you can always change it to another font and color.

Sony PSP: Creating Custom Homebrew/Emulator Icons/Backgrounds (Hacked eboot.pbp)

The following Tech-Recipes tutorial explains how to create custom eboot.pbp files for version 1.50 Sony PSPs. Are you tired of the KXploit icons and backgrounds? Let’s get started!

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