TorGuard: How to Submit a Port Forwarding Request

Problem: You need to get a TorGuard port fowarded so that your bittorrent software will work properly.

Solution:
Go here (& log in): https://torguard.net/submitticket.php?step=2&deptid=2

Copy and paste the following info into the "Message" section → fill in the info specific to your bittorrent program & VPN:

Programs: 
Port: 
Server Location: 
Local IP:

Get the information from your TorGuard & Bittorrent programs (click to enlarge picture):

Submit ticket, then play the waiting game.

Prevent your mouse from waking Windows PC from Sleep Mode

Problem: Any slight movement from your mouse causes your computer to wake up from Sleep Mode.

Solution:

Gmail Filters: Apply 1 Filter to Multiple Email Addresses/Senders

Problem: You don't want to create the same filter multiple times.  You want a set of actions to be applied to multiple email addresses AAA@gmail.com, BBB@gmail.com & CCC@gmail.com

Solution:
Enter {AAA@gmail.com BBB@gmail.com CCC@gmail.com} using squiggly brackets

Measuring Your Flow Using the Lunette Menstrual Cup

Problem: You own a Lunette menstrual cup and you want to know approximately how much fluid you're losing during your period, OR you've noticed there

Solution:

Model 1 (Smaller Capacity): 

Lower Line = 5 ml (.17 oz)

Upper Line = 13.5 ml (.46 oz)

Model 2 (Larger Capacity):

Lower Line = 7.5 ml (.25 oz)

Upper Line = 15 ml (.5 oz)

Your Lunette has 2 very faint (1 cm long) raised lines on the side of the cup.  These lines indicate the volume of fluid in the cup.

Prevent Chrome's Google Search from defaulting to the local language / Make English Chrome's Default Langauge

Problem: You're in another country and every time you search for something in Chrome, your Google results are shown in another language (and you want them in English).

Solution:

Settings → Manage Search Engines 

Make ANY other search engine the Default

Click on it to edit the address and insert http://www.google.com/search?q=%s

Click "Done"

TorGuard's VPN Application Public IP Doesn't Say "Verified"

Problem: When you open up TorGuard and click connect, the Public IP does not say "Verified."  It has an IP address there instead.

Solution: Open up TorGuard → Protocol → Change it to TCP → Connect

Remove My Magazine from Home Screen

Problem: My Magazine is a built-in (unremovable) app that you have zero use for and cannot uninstall.

Solution:
Home Screen → long press on an empty space → "Home Screen settings" (at the bottom) → Uncheck "My Magazine"

Polar H7 + Soft Strap: Connection to the Heart Rate sensor was lost

Problem: Your Polar H7 is paired with the Polar Beat app, but the app keeps giving you an error message that says "Connection to the heart rate sensor was lost"

Solution A: Strap Sensors are Too Dry
Wet the soft strap sensors down MORE than you did when you first put it on (actually run it under water).  Buy some electrode gel if water does not work.

Solution B: Hard Reset
Dampen the sensors → Put it on → Unclip the H7 → Remove the battery from the H7 → Clip the H7 back on (to the strap you're still wearing) → Leave it on for ~30 seconds → Unclip the H7 → Reinstall the battery (and cover) → Clip H7 back on → Check to see that it's working

Thunderbird: Search is not working

Problem: Thunderbird search is not finding the messages you're searching for (blank search results, terms that you know exist in your emails are returning no results, etc)

Solution: Rebuild the Global Database

Close Thunderbird → %APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles → XXXXXX.default → delete "global-messages-db.sqlite"

→ start Thunderbird → wait for indexing to finish rebuilding itself

Check the status of indexing:

Prevent iTunes from Opening Automatically (when you plug your device in)

Problem: When you plug in your Apple device, iTunes pops up automatically & starts syncing

Solution: Ctrl + , → Devices