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re: Motorola Q9h customizations

George G — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:07:57 GMT

I just changed my default browser to Skyfire instead of the opera that came with the phone. Now, my question is how do I change it so when I click on a link in my email that it will go with IE or Skyfire and not Opera.

re: Improve battery life on a Samsung Blackjack or Cingular 8525

Rose — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:07:02 GMT

hey i just wanna thank you

i had been calling my network provider for a month now to make this work i tried to

Enter *#1546792*#

Select option 3 "Network & Call Settings"

Select option 5 "Network Mode"

Select GSM

to switch my blackjack to gsm to work in israel it works now thanks to you ...

thanks a million u r the best

re: Improve battery life on a Samsung Blackjack or Cingular 8525

rafiki — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:29 GMT

I have had a BJ for 8 months now and at first was very frustrated by this battery life issue. When reading the owners manual, I realized the problem was not the phone at all, but the OS.

Windows Mobile does not close any application when you navigate away. For instance, if you make a call starting from Contacts, the Contacts app will remain "running" until you go into the Task Manager and stop it by holding the HOME key. It does not automatically close once the call is made or ended. All the apps I was running wore out the battery in no time. Notepad, messaging, IE, etc.

Since this discovery, I haven't had to use my extended battery at all and charge my phone once a week. BTW, this is my primary phone, I have no home phone.

re: Motorola Q9h customizations

shiva — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:29:11 GMT

Hi tom, I would like to know how i change the right soft key from contacts to task. (by default it cames with contact)

re: Unrecognized Lacie big disk

Gustavo M — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:34:26 GMT

thx for your help, this really work for me too. xp pro sp2

re: How to remove files from a Windows Mobile device

Boris — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:43:51 GMT

Thanks Tom. Your posts are greatly appreciated.

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re: How to remove files from a Windows Mobile device

Tom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:00:14 GMT

Most of these restrictions are not done by Microsoft, but rather are thanks to the hardware provider and/or wireless carrier. If you need/want proof, go compare the new Motorola Q being offered by AT&T with the model at Sprint or Verizon. The differences are night and day -- and this is running the same OS that you can find on any HTC device which acts completely differently.

re: Windows Vista keyboard shortcuts

Tom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:48:34 GMT

Louisa -- They killed the paperclip in Office 2003. You can press the F1 key on your keyboard in any application to get to the help menu.

re: How to remove files from a Windows Mobile device

Dan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:05:07 GMT

Does microsoft find it amusing to frustrate people with locking down the os? My phone now has the required memory to operate the camera. Thanks!

re: Windows Vista keyboard shortcuts

LOUISA — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:12:12 GMT

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE HELP KEY IS IN WORD /WINDOWS VISTA , I HAVE A PAPERCLIP MAN IN MY OLD OFFICE PACKAGE 2001 I MISSED HIM AS I WANT TO DO CALCULATIONS DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE CALCULATOR IS?

re: Burning ISO files with Windows Vista

Tane — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:19:32 GMT

YO JEan you simple double click any iso after u install and the program will open up

re: Unrecognized Lacie big disk

Petter B — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:00:09 GMT

Thank you so much! This worked for me too, on Mac OS X!

re: ISA Server 2006 and outbound FTP

Dayyan James — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:58:06 GMT

It's always the simple things isn't it. Thank you for taking the time to post this!

re: Improve battery life on a Samsung Blackjack or Cingular 8525

samsung battery — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:20:41 GMT

I tested this camera for a client. I didn’t have the light running for more than 15 minutes. The battery lasted approximately 6 hours before recharging. The LCD, however, had a few dead pixels - never saw this before. Tried returning for exchange and had to put up quite a fight. Anyone else seen this? www.batterylaptoppower.com