Disabling Monitor Speakers (HDMI)

Problem: You have a set of speakers that sound way better than your monitor's built-in speakers but the sound plays through the monitor by default (& your computer is connected to your monitor through an HDMI cable).

Solution: Plug speakers into your computer/laptop → Control Panel → (Sound) Manage Audio Devices → (Playback tab) R click on the device that is NOT "Speakers" (it might be "Digital Audio (HDMI)") → Disable
Tip: In order to re-enable or see the Disabled devices, R click on the blank space > check Show Disabled Devices 

Restart a Motorola Razr M

Problem: You need to force restart your Motorola Razr M, but unlike your other phones, you cannot access the battery to pull it out.

Solution: Hold down the power button & the down volume button at the same time, for about 10 seconds.

(Temporarily) Disable Sophos

Problem: You need to disable Sophos in order to install something.

Solution: Open Sophos > Configure > Anti-Virus > On-access Scanning > Uncheck "Enable on-access scanning for this computer > Apply

Customize Power Saving Mode on the Galaxy S3

Problem: You want to change/see what Power Saving Mode does on your S3.

Solution: Settings > Power saving mode > toggle/check whatever you'd like

Disable App Update Notifications in Android

Problem: You have billions of apps installed on your Andoid phone & they're all set to "Update Automatically," which results in your notification bar being filled to the brim with update notifications.

Solution: "Play Store" app > Menu softkey (on phone) > Settings > uncheck "Notifications"

Remove Bing from Firefox

Problem: You have Firefox, but you hate Bing and want to remove it.  When you type search words into the address bar, it always redirects to Bing (instead of Google).

Solution: Type "about.config" in the address bar → Enter → I'll be careful, I promise! → Type "keyword.URL" in search box → Enter → R click → Reset

Type Arrows in Regular Text

Problem: You're typing an email, a message, a document, a blog or some other such thing that doesn't have an "Insert Symbol" function and you want to put some arrows in it.

Solution: Go to Wikipedia's Arrow (symbol) page → highlight the arrow you want → copy (Ctrl+C) & paste (Ctrl+V)