Perform a factory reset on your Microsoft Zune music player if you want to wipe all of the data compeltely off the device.
1. Press and hold Up while pressing and holding Back.
2. When the devices starts to reset, hold the Back + Center + Play buttons at the same time.
The device will delete all the data and complete the factory reset.
It appears that owners of the Microsoft Zune have started having problems with their devices feezing up. The problem started at midnight as soon as the date switched to December 31, 2008. When users start their Zune, it builds the bar to 100% and then just locks up. Microsoft has issued a statement saying that the problem will be resolved when the date switches to January 1, 2009. Here is the text:
Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical team jumped on the problem immediately and isolated the issue: a bug in the internal clock driver related to the way the device handles a leap year. The issue should be resolved over the next 24 hours as the time change moves to January 1, 2009. We expect the internal clock on the Zune 30GB devices will automatically reset tomorrow (noon, GMT). By tomorrow you should allow the battery to fully run out of power before the unit can restart successfully then simply ensure that your device is recharged, then turn it back on. If you’re a Zune Pass subscriber, you may need to sync your device with your PC to refresh the rights to the subscription content you have downloaded to your device.
For more information, see: Official response for Zune 30 Freezing Issue (Zune 30gb stuck at reboot screen)
The Now Playing screen on the Zune shows you the current song being played and album art. Many users may not know how to access this screen. To see it, click on the dancing volume bars icon to the right of the song controls (Stop/Play/Etc).
Here are some steps to change the voice on the Garmin Nuvi GPS system.
1. Download the voice you would like. Use the Download Bundle option and save the file to your Desktop.
2. Connect the Garmin GPS device to your
computer.
3. Open the drive for the device under My
Computer for Windows XP users,
Computer for Vista users, or on the desktop as a mounted disk for Mac users.
4. Open the Garmin
folder.
5. Open the Voice
folder.
6. Drag and drop the the .VPM voice file of choice to the Vehicle
folder. (The file usually comes zipped up in a .ZIP format and will need to be unzipped first. There should be options when you right-click the file or double-click the file to extract it.)
7. Eject and disconnect the Nuvi from the
computer.
8. On the Nuvi, select Settings.
9. Select Language.
10. Select Voice.
11. Choose the voice you desire.
These steps work with the Garmin nüvi 200,205, 500, 700, 705, 800, and 5000 series GPS units.
If your Flip Video Mino camera becomes unresponsive or frozen, you may need to try to reset it using these steps:
1. Hold down the Power button for about 10 seconds to see if that fixes it first.
2. If step 1 doesn’t work, use the reset hole in the camera’s tripod mount. After five seconds, try to power the Mino back on.
Q: How do I get the videos off of my Flip Video Camera and onto my computer?
A. There are two ways…
Method 1: Using the Included Software
1. Connect the Flip to your computer via the attached USB plug.
2. The Flip program will run. In Your Library, click on an album.
3. In Features, select Save Videos.
4. Click the videos you would like to save or click Select All.
5. Select an album to save it to or click Create New Album to make a new one.
6. Select Save.
7. Give the album a name then click OK when done.
Method 2 - Using The Drive
1. Connect the Flip to the computer.
2. In Windows under Computer or My Computer, and in Mac on the desktop as a mounted drive there is a DCIM folder. You can copy the files out of this drive and folder to your computer by dragging and dropping it to another folder you wish for it to be in.
When you connect your Flip Video video recorder to your computer, you get a Macromedia Projector Error. To try to fix this problem, disconnect the device and try the following steps:
Mac: Search your hard drive for all files named 3ivx or muvee. Trash all the files you find.
Windows: Open Control Panel and go to Add/Remove Programs. Remove any programs installed that reference 3vix or Muvee.
Restart the computer then try to reconnect the Flip Video Player again.
Other reported fixes have been:
I changed the picture of the vehicle on my Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS unit. Here’s some steps on how you can add more icon pictures to your device, then change it to the one you like:
1. Get a graphic file for the vehicle you want. It must be in the SRF format. Here are some resources to help you to find or create one:
2. Connect the Garmin GPS device to your computer.
3. Open the drive for the device under My Computer for Windows XP users, Computer for Vista users, or on the desktop as a mounted disk for Mac users.
4. Open the Garmin folder.
5. Open the Vehicle folder.
6. Copy your SRF graphic file of choice to the Vehicle folder.
7. Eject and disconnect the Nuvi from the computer.
8. On the Nuvi, select Settings.
9. Select Map.
10. Select Vehicle.
11. Choose the vehicle you created/saved.
You can load and display pictures on your Garmin Nuvi 300 or 350 GPS system.
1. Attach the device to your computer using the included cable.
2. You will have 1 or 2 drives mounted to your computer. One should be nuvi, the other nuvi sd (will only appear if you have an SD Card inserted into the Nuvi).
3. Drag and drop your photos anywhere on either of these drives. Ideally you may want to create a folder called Pictures and place the files in there. The files must be in JPG format. No other file types are read by the device.
4. Once you have the pictures copied, eject the device and detach it from the computer.
Now you can view your picture files on the device by tapping Travel Kit > Picture Viewer. The photos may appear too small at first. To make them larger, tap the photo then tap the plus (+) sign in the upper-right corner of the screen.
You can also use an SD card from an existing camera that’s already loaded with pictures. Just take rhe card out of the camera and put the card into the Nuvi.
You can pair your Garmin Nuvi 700 series GPS unit with your wireless phone via Bluetooth and make hands free calls from it.
I recommend using the Nuvi to pair the devices instead of the phone.
1. Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on the phone and set it to discoverable. You may need to look through the phone documentation to do this.
2. Tap Tools > Settings > Bluetooth > Add.
3. Tap OK.
4. Select your phone and tap OK.
5. On the phone, enter the PIN for the Nuvi (1234).
Now you can use the Phone option to make and receive calls.
You can transfer MP3 music files to the Garmin Nuvi 300 or 350 GPS system and play them in your car. Here’s how:
1. Attach the device to your computer using the included cable.
2. You will have 1 or 2 drives mounted to your computer. One should be nuvi, the other nuvi sd (will only appear if you have an SD Card inserted into the Nuvi).
3. Drag and drop your MP3 music files anywhere on either of these drives. Ideally you may want to create a folder called Music and place them all in there, but it really doesn’t matter.
4. Once you have them copied, eject the device and detach it from the computer.
Now you can play your music on the device by tapping Travel Kit > MP3 Player.
Note: The device will only play MP3 files. It does not play iTunes M4P files or any other format.
The Amazon Kindle has a built in Minesweeper Easter egg. To bring it up, press Alt + Shift + M. Here are the controls:
I - Up
J - Left
K - Down
L - Right
M - Mark mine
R - Restart game
Space - Open cell
Scroll - Move cursor up/down
Alt + Scroll - Move cursor left/right
H - Home screen
You can turn your Amazon Kindle into a GPS unit using the EVDO network and Google Maps with these steps:
1. In Browser Mode simply press Alt + 1.
2. Using the following key combinations, you can perform different options.
The Amazon Kindle has a clock on it. Very few people know how to view it though. Here’s how:
To view the clock, simply hold down the ALT and T keys while on the Home screen. You can also see the time by pressing Search and typing @time.
You can also do this while reading a book, and the time will be displayed in words. Example:“fifteen till seven”.
Enable the easter egg in Tivo that allows for skipping through commercials at 30 second intervals.
1. Start a recorded show from the Now Playing list.
2. Press the following on the Tivo remote:
3. You should hear a chime after this is entered. Now you should be able to use the skip to hash button on your remote to skip ahead 30 seconds.
If you need to quickly flip pages in your ebook on your Kindle, there is a handy shortcut. Instead of pressing Next 100 times, you can flip through 5% of the book by pressing and holding the ALT key and the Next or Previous page keys.
See also: How to skip more than 1 page on a Kindle
How to delete music off of your Sandisk Sansa Fuze.
1. While in playback mode, press Submenu (down) to enter Music Options.
2. Select Delete Song.
3. Select Yes to delete.
You can also connect your Sansa Fuze to your computer and delete the files from the Music folder.
How to transfer music or books to your Kindle device.
1. Connect your Kindle to your computer. It will be available as a drive under My Computer for Windows users or in the Finder for Mac.
2. There are 3 folders on the device:
Copy your files to their respective folders to transfer them to the device. The Kindle supports these file formats:
There is a way to convert your documents to the supported .AZW or .TXT file formats.
The Kindle is very limited on the kinds of documents it is compatible with. Thankfully you can convert most file types for free.
PDF, is not supported at all.
Send any of these file types to name@free.kindle.com to be converted. The converted document will be emailed to your computer at the email address associated with your Amazon.com account. You can then transfer the document to your Kindle using your USB connection.
If your Sansa Fuze MP3 player becomes frozen or unresponsive, you may need to reset the unit.
To do so, simply slide and hold the Power button on the side of the unit. Hold it for about 10 seconds and the player should reset.
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