Windows has a pre-installed service, Find My Phone that helps you track your phone. Here, we list those steps to track your lost windows phone.
PLEASE
NOTE : TRACKING OF YOUR WINDOWS PHONE CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE
ENABLED THE WINDOWS PHONE TRACKING SERVICE BEFOREHAND
-
Go to ‘Settings’
-
Then select ‘System’
-
Then select ‘Find My Phone’
Make sure you select these two options as well:
-
Send apps to my phone using Push Notifications
-
Save my phone’s location periodically and before the battery runs out make it easier to find
Push Notifications
– The windows ‘Find My Phone’ service uses text messages to send apps
and commands to your phone. However, selecting this option will enable
the push notification service that can be faster than text messages.
Phone Location
– As it says, enabling this option will save your phone’s location at
regular intervals that can be utilized later to track your phone.
HOW TO USE THE ‘FIND MY PHONE’ SERVICE
Before
you start reading ahead, a word of caution – To understand these steps
one doesn’t have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST as this is no ROCKET SCIENCE. THIS IS VERY VERY EASY!!!
Assuming you have enabled the service and have lost the phone; follow these simple steps.
-
Go to your web browser (Firefox/Mozilla/Safari/ETC) and browse to windowsphone.com
-
Sign in with your Microsoft Account
-
Go to the ‘My Phone Menu’ and click ‘Find My Phone’
-
Voila!!! A map will be displayed pinpointing exactly to your phone’s current location
To get a better view, you can easily zoom-in or zoom-out of the map.
Sometimes,
it may so happen that the latest location of the phone is not
displayed. In this case, do NOT panic. Just refresh the screen and it
should be enough.
WHAT MORE CAN I DO WITH THIS FEATURE?
Ring Your Phone Remotely
Yes,
that is possible. It may so happen that you might misplace the phone in
your home or office. In such a scenario, this feature acts like a
miracle. Just click ring and it will. Also, it doesn’t matter if the
phone is set to Vibrating Mode or Silent Mode.
Lock Your Phone Remotely
Just
like the ‘Ring’ function, the lock function helps you to Lock the
phone. This function displays a custom message on your phone and helps
you set a 4-digit PIN that you can use later to unlock your device.
Erase Phone Data Remotely
This
is a handy function that helps you erase any confidential
data/information that you may have stored in your phone. This is
possibly the last gasp option to be used. This will reset the phone to
default factory settings.
WHEN DOES THE FEATURE NOT WORK?
The
Windows Find My Phone Service though is handy, it has a limitation. The
phone needs to be switched on for this feature to work. Obviously this
is no magic, this is technology. It will have its limitations. And well,
if all you Android and iOS users are having a laugh, the same rule
applies for you guys as well :P.
How to Run Android Apps on a PC Using Bluestacks
BlueStacks App Player is a versatile program that bridges the gap between mobile and desktop by allowing users to run their favorite Android apps on their Windows or Mac OS X devices. An innovative "Cloud Connect" feature allows you to push apps from your Android device to Bluestacks, and vice versa. First released to the public in 2011, the program has continued to grow, and is currently free for download in its current beta form. Want to get a taste of Android on your desktop? Here's how to set up BlueStacks, as well as a rundown of some of its controls and interesting features. Be sure to check out the BlueStacks review from our friends at LAPTOP, too.
Windows has a pre-installed service, Find My Phone that helps you track your phone. Here, we list those steps to track your lost windows phone.
PLEASE
NOTE : TRACKING OF YOUR WINDOWS PHONE CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE
ENABLED THE WINDOWS PHONE TRACKING SERVICE BEFOREHAND
-
Go to ‘Settings’
-
Then select ‘System’
-
Then select ‘Find My Phone’
Make sure you select these two options as well:
-
Send apps to my phone using Push Notifications
-
Save my phone’s location periodically and before the battery runs out make it easier to find
Push Notifications
– The windows ‘Find My Phone’ service uses text messages to send apps
and commands to your phone. However, selecting this option will enable
the push notification service that can be faster than text messages.
Phone Location
– As it says, enabling this option will save your phone’s location at
regular intervals that can be utilized later to track your phone.
HOW TO USE THE ‘FIND MY PHONE’ SERVICE
Before
you start reading ahead, a word of caution – To understand these steps
one doesn’t have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST as this is no ROCKET SCIENCE. THIS IS VERY VERY EASY!!!
Assuming you have enabled the service and have lost the phone; follow these simple steps.
-
Go to your web browser (Firefox/Mozilla/Safari/ETC) and browse to windowsphone.com
-
Sign in with your Microsoft Account
-
Go to the ‘My Phone Menu’ and click ‘Find My Phone’
-
Voila!!! A map will be displayed pinpointing exactly to your phone’s current location
To get a better view, you can easily zoom-in or zoom-out of the map.
Sometimes,
it may so happen that the latest location of the phone is not
displayed. In this case, do NOT panic. Just refresh the screen and it
should be enough.
WHAT MORE CAN I DO WITH THIS FEATURE?
Ring Your Phone Remotely
Yes,
that is possible. It may so happen that you might misplace the phone in
your home or office. In such a scenario, this feature acts like a
miracle. Just click ring and it will. Also, it doesn’t matter if the
phone is set to Vibrating Mode or Silent Mode.
Lock Your Phone Remotely
Just
like the ‘Ring’ function, the lock function helps you to Lock the
phone. This function displays a custom message on your phone and helps
you set a 4-digit PIN that you can use later to unlock your device.
Erase Phone Data Remotely
This
is a handy function that helps you erase any confidential
data/information that you may have stored in your phone. This is
possibly the last gasp option to be used. This will reset the phone to
default factory settings.
WHEN DOES THE FEATURE NOT WORK?
The
Windows Find My Phone Service though is handy, it has a limitation. The
phone needs to be switched on for this feature to work. Obviously this
is no magic, this is technology. It will have its limitations. And well,
if all you Android and iOS users are having a laugh, the same rule
applies for you guys as well :P.
How to Run Android Apps on a PC Using Bluestacks
1. Installing BlueStacks
BlueStacks App Player is available for Windows and OSX computers, and is a quick, compact install to your boot drive (there's no option in the installer to go to a different drive or directory). The only choice you make during the install is whether to allow the program to make notifications, as well as the option to opt in to BlueStacks Spotlight, which holds daily app giveaways.
2. The Home Screen
Once installed, BlueStacks will boot up to its Home Screen, where you can access your installed apps, look up apps in the "Top Charts," search for apps, and access settings. You can use the mouse for basic touch controls here, with clicking and holding to simulate basic tap and swipe controls. From here, we'll need to do a bit more setup before you can get around to installing apps. You'll need to set up access to the Google Play store and associate a Google Account with BlueStacks.
3. Setting up the App Store
With BlueStacks installed, the first thing you'll want to do is associate a Google Account so that you can get onto the Google Play store and download apps. Go to "My Apps" and click on "1-Click Sync Setup," which will bring up a wizard interface that will guide you through the process. Basically, you'll need to either create a Google account, or sign in with your existing one.
4. Setting up BlueStacks Cloud Connect
An optional step for users with an Android smartphone or tablet is to set up BlueStacks Cloud Connect, an app that allows you to push apps from your Android device to BlueStacks, and vice versa. Download Cloud Connect for your Android device, and then go to the Settings button on BlueStacks and click on "Cloud Connect".
If you have an Android phone, input an email address as well as your phone number. You will then receive instructions via email and SMS on how to connect your phone to Bluestacks, push apps, and sync SMS.
If you're running an Android tablet, you instead just use an email address to synch BlueStacks with your device. After registering BlueStacks Cloud Connect, you should receive an email containing a PIN number, which you input into the Cloud Connect app.
You should now be able to push apps between your device and BlueStacks. You're essentially istalling the same app on your desktop and mobile device, without syncing app data (such as login credentials or game progress). Still, it's an easy way to copy apps from your device to BlueStacks, or vice versa.
5. Installing & Running Apps
If you're not going to sync apps to and from your Android device, you can just use the built in App Search to search for and install apps from Google Play, Amazon, or 1Mobile.
It may seem confusing at first, but BlueStacks won't let you get to its three built-in app markets directly. You'll need to go through the App Search button. Type in the name of the app you're looking for, and it will search 1Mobile, Amazon, and Google Play for matches, and give you the option to install apps from any of the above three stores.
Once you've accessed one of the three app stores, you can then navigate that store. Within Google Play, for instance, you can take advantage of the store's search and other features.
Once you return to the Home Screen, your newly installed app should be ready to run. BlueStacks can run an impressive variety of apps from social networking tools and multimedia apps to games. However, BlueStacks won't run everything, so expect a little trial and error for compatibility.
6. Controls & Settings
You should now have everything you need to install and run apps from BlueStacks, so we'll finish up with some extra notes on in-app controls, as well as settings. Unless you happen to be running a touchscreen rig or a Windows 8 tablet, you're going to need some way to approximate pinch to zoom, as well as tilt controls.
Pinch to Zoom: Control +, or Control -
Tilt Controls: 'Z' or 'X' can be used to simulate tilting a device left or right.
BlueStacks supports the use of gamepad controls for many apps, which will be a godsend for users looking to play Android games on a PC. Plug in your controller, and Bluestacks should inform you if a particular app supports a controller.
Finally, the Settings menu (gear icon) contains assorted system settings for language, keyboard settings, contacts and account management, and an app manager for uninstalling applications and setting their default sizes.
There's your quick visual tour of the BlueStacks App Player. It may not run every Android app perfectly, but BlueStacks puts you just a mouse click away from thousands of compelling choices.
FUNNY BUGS IN MICROSOFT
Bug#1: Can you CON?
Go to desktop >> Right click on an empty area >> Hover over “New” >> Click on “Folder” >> A folder with the name “New Folder” created >> Single click on “New Folder” and you can edit the name >> Rename the folder as “CON” >> Click somewhere else.
You will notice that the name reverts back to “New Folder”. Wicked heh?
Bug#2: What did Bush hide?
This is a bug with Notepad. All you have to do is type “Bush hid the
facts” without the inverted comma’s in Notepad and then save it and
reopen it. Do it in Notepad, not in MS-Word. They are two different
things. Try it yourself!
Open Notepad.exe >> Type in “Bush hid the facts” >> Save the file anywhere >> Reopen it and have fun!
Bug#3: The MS-Word trick
This one is a more popular bug. Many of you might have read about it. It
was even featured in ‘One Night @ The Call Center’ by Chetan Bhagat.
All you have to do is type “=rand(200, 99)” without the inverted comma’s
in Microsoft Word and see the fun. It will print “A quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy little dog” many times automatically. It definitely
has something to do with the Randomize function. Try it yourself!
Open a New Microsoft Word Document >> Type in “=rand(200, 99)” >> Press Enter >> See the fun![Did You Know] Ultimate List of Windows 7 Bugs and Goof-ups
Following are some interesting bugs and goof-ups which were accidentally found while beta testing Windows 7 builds. These bugs also exist in final version of Windows 7. You can use following simple steps to recreate those bugs:Actually its a kind of goof-up and can be found in Windows Vista and 7. To re-create this bug or goof-up, simply follow these simple steps:BUG 1: Task Manager Maximize Option Bug
1. You need to open a dialog box having only Close button in titlebar. You can open RUN dialog box, Taskbar Properties dialog box or any other.
In this example, we are going to launch RUN dialog box. You can open it from Start menu or press WIN+R keys together.
2. Now open Task Manager by right-click on Taskbar and select "Start Task Manager" option. You can directly open it by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys together.
3. Now go to "Applications" tab and right-click on Run dialog box entry and select "Maximize" option.
The first bug is that since RUN is a dialog box, there should be no Maximize option available for it as you can't maximize a dialog box.
Second bug appears when you click on Maximize option in Task Manager. It totally ruins the GUI of RUN dialog box and stretches the dialog box to fit the whole screen as shown in following screenshot:
Funny! Isn't it?
1. Unlock the taskbar by right-click on the taskbar and uncheck "Lock the taskbar" option.BUG 2: User Picture Disappears from Start Menu after Resizing Taskbar
2. Now resize the taskbar and drag it to the maximum height. Now click on Start Menu and user picture will disappear from the Start Menu.
3. That's OK. Since there is not much space available on the screen, that's why Windows doesn't show the user picture. But now resize the taskbar again and set it to normal height.
Now the bug appears, Windows still doesn't show the user picture in Start Menu even though we have restored the taskbar height:
4. To restore the user picture, you'll need to drag-n-drop the taskbar to left, right or top of the screen and then restore it back on bottom. Now user picture will start showing in Start Menu.
You can watch both above mentioned bugs in action in following video:
The second bug is related to Classic theme. Its also present in Windows Vista.BUG 3: Windows 7 Classic Theme Bug
To recreate the bug, first change the Windows theme to Classic from Desktop Properties and then follow these steps:
1. Open My Computer and then open any drive. It'll activate the "Left Arrow" button as well as the drop-down Arrow which is called "Recent Pages".
2. Look carefully at the screenshot. The buttons and their background image both are misplaced. Either the background image should be moved to right by a few pixels or the buttons should be moved to left by a few pixels to fix their positions.
3. Anyway its not a big deal. Now hover your mouse cursor over the drop-down arrow and you'll see following:
The background image and the drop-down Arrow both are moved again to the left by a few pixels upon hovering the cursor over the arrow. Which makes the situation worst.
4. Now click on the drop-down arrow and amazing, the whole background image will disappear:
NOTE: This bug has been in fixed in SP1 for Windows 7.
1. Click on Start ORB (Start button) and make sure that Start Menu contains at least one program shortcut in left side pane which is expandable (look at the small black arrow).BUG 4: User Picture Disappears from Start Menu
2. Now expand the program shortcut by clicking on the arrow or by hovering the mouse cursor over it.
3. Once the Tasks list is shown, hover your mouse cursor on any other program shortcut so that the Tasks list gets disappeared.
4. Now the bug will appear. The user picture will disappear from the top of start menu. Even if you hover your cursor over any item present in right-side pane, the user pic will not appear.
If you exit from start menu and re-open it, the user pic will appear again.
NOTE: This bug has been in fixed in SP1 for Windows 7.
1. Open Windows Explorer and try to delete an item (Libraries or Homegroup) from Navigation pane. Right-click on the item and select "Delete".BUG 5: Items Reappear After Deleting From Navigation Pane in Windows Explorer
2. It'll show following message:
3. Click on "Yes" button and the item will be removed from Navigation pane.
4. Now exit Windows Explorer and re-open it and voilla, the deleted item will reappear in the navigation pane.
So what's the point of deleting an item if it reappears in the list?
Bug:
1. If we delete an item successfully, then why does it reappear in the list?
2. Try to delete "Computer" from navigation pane, you'll get the same message but it'll not be removed but if you had Computer icon on Desktop, it'll be removed.
Goof-up:
Why the deletion message says that "Are you sure you want to delete the icon from Desktop?". Are we deleting icon from Desktop? NO, we are deleting from navigation pane.
It seems Navigation pane in Windows Explorer takes the data from Desktop, that's why the message asks to delete the icon from Desktop.
This bug is present in almost all Windows versions including Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, 8 and Windows 8.1.BUG 6: Notepad Statusbar Bug
Check out following article to read more about this bug:
Notepad Statusbar Bug Found in All Windows Versions
This bug was found in Windows 8 but later we noticed that its also present in Windows 7. This bug causes the Taskbar context menu to appear behind the Taskbar.BUG 7: Taskbar Context Menu Bug
Best Apps for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
The following screenshot shows the best apps for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 :.png)
Install OS X Mavericks on Any Supported Intel-based PC (Hackintosh)
First of all, check whether your system meets the minimum requirements to make it into a hackintosh in the link below :
Link : Basics
Then,download OS X Snow Leopard from the link provided below and burn it to an 8 GB DVD-R DL using ImgBurn or Nero. (You cannot burn it to an ordinary 4 GB DVD). You will need a bittorrent client like utorrent to download the file as the link provided below is a magnet link.
Link : Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Final Retail)
Then follow the installation instructions carefully which is provided in the site below :
Site : OS X Snow Leopard Installation (Hackintosh)
Then,to upgrade to OS X Mavericks follow the instructions carefully which is provided in the site below :
Link : Upgrade to OS X Mavericks (Hackintosh)
How to format write protected pen drives (Generally caused by a virus in the pen drive)
Link : JetFlash
Installing Firefox OS on a mobile device
Once you've built Boot to Gecko for a supported mobile device, you can install it. This article will guide you through the process.
Note: The first time you flash your phone, it must
have Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) installed. The process will not
work correctly otherwise. Once you've done your first install of B2G,
however, you can simply update on top of it.
Installing ADB
On OSXIf you have homebrew on OSX:
brew install android-platform-toolsOn Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adbFlashing your phone
To flash everything to your phone, simply connect your phone and type:./flash.shNote that If you are updating across revisions with significant Gaia changes, you might need also do:
cd gaia
make reset-gaia./flash.sh should do this already, but for some devices (e.g. hamachi) ./flash.sh only flashes a subset of modules (./flash.sh -f will force flash everything.)Configuring the udev rule for your device
On Linux, if you get this,< waiting for device >lsusb now, but typically it's Google's: 18d1, so adding this line in your /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules would work:SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
Note: If you get a very helpful
libusb error "-3" on Linux, it means you need to be root to have the needed access to the USB device. Run the script again using sudo.
Note 2: If you have an Unagi or a Geeksphone Keon
phone, you need two lines like this - one for the original phone
vendor's ID, and one for Google's.
Special notes for Hamachi, Helix, and Leo devices
If your phone is a hamachi, helix or leo device, the ./flash.sh script will now default to flashing only gecko and gaia. It is recommended that you flash with the OEM as a base build to get the firmware and the gonk layers and then flash the gecko and gaia on top. If you want to flash using the images, there is an override flash where you can ./flash.sh -f and it will use the image files to flash your device.Special notes for the Samsung Galaxy S2
If your phone is a Galaxy S2 and you are using heimdall 1.3.2 (the latest version; useheimdall version
to check), you may see an alarming error "FACTORYFS upload failed!"
followed by "Heimdall flashing failed" and some additional information.
This is actually a success condition, and you can ignore the advice.To get rid of this strange behavior, grab a source copy of heimdall, downgrading to the 1.3.1 release ("
git checkout fbbed42c1e5719cc7a4dceeba098981f19f37c06"), then compile it according to the README, then install that to make the error go away. However, this isn't strictly necessary.All versions of heimdall are unable to flash a system.img larger than 100MB. Do:
ls -l ./out/target/product/galaxys2/system.imgAdded step for the Samsung Galaxy S2
If you're flashing onto the Galaxy S2, there is an additional step to follow. Gaia does not get flashed automatically by theflash.sh script; you'll need to also do:./flash.sh gaiaFlashing specific partitions to fastboot phones
You can flash specific partitions to fastboot phones (that is, any phone other than the Samsung Galaxy S2). For example:./flash.sh system
./flash.sh boot
./flash.sh userUpdating specific modules
You can update specific components of B2G by specifying their names when flashing. For example:./flash.sh gaia
./flash.sh geckoBUILD_APP_NAME=calendar ./flash.sh gaiaVARIANT=user ./flash.sh gaiaNext steps
At this point, your phone should be running Boot to Gecko! It's time to experiment, write some code, test, or do some debugging!
Note: A helpful usage tip: if your build of B2G starts
up with the lock screen requesting a pass code to unlock the phone, the
default code is 0000.
Troubleshooting
Here are a some tips for what to do if your device doesn't work right after installing B2G, or updating it to a new versionIf the UI doesn't start up
If you update your phone and the user interface doesn't start up, you can reset it to clear out out-of-date configuration and the like. This may bring it back to life, but note that it may also delete your user-specific data (contacts, etc.). Here's how:cd gaia
make reset-gaiaIf you want change from developer to production mode
cd gaia
make reset-gaia PRODUCTION=1"image is too large" error message on ./flash.sh execution
It might mean that you phone needs to be rooted first before flashing it. As b2g needs to be written on root partition, your phone needs to be rooted in order to install it.I PHONE 5S RATE UPDATED ON 24/09/2014 ON ISTORE
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