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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

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"

Friday, May 8, 2015

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

Friday, February 20, 2015

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:


Thursday, February 12, 2015

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

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Thunderbird won't let you access your Gmail account

Problem: You're trying to set up your Gmail acct in Thunderbird, but it won't accept your username/password and keeps asking you if you're sure it's correct.

Solution:
https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps → Enable → Try logging in w/Thunderbird again

Monday, December 8, 2014

Rename a Printer

Problem:  You want to rename one of your printers to make it easier to recognize.

Solution: Control Panel → Devices and Printers → R click (on printer) → Printer Properties → type in the new name next to the printer icon in the General tab→ OK

Monday, December 1, 2014

Windows Cannot Search/Find Anything inside a Google Drive Folder

Problem: You downloaded Google Drive for desktop and when you search for a file within its folder(s), Windows cannot find it.

Solution: R click (on the folder) → Properties → [General Tab] Advanced → UNcheck "Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties" → OK → (Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files) OK →

→ R click (on the folder) → Properties → [General Tab] Advanced → CHECK "Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties" → OK → (Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files) OK