The Samsung Infuse uses the Android operating system, which offers the ability to use a pattern code to unlock your phone. A grid of 9 dots appears on the screen, and your “key” is a pattern of four of them. If you enter this pattern code wrong three times, the phone will lock you out and ask for your Google account information to verify you’re the authorized user. Entering this information usually returns control of your phone to you, but sometimes it’s not this easy, especially if you can’t remember your Google account information....

Update on Android Devices Launch the Play Store app on your Android device. You can find the icon on one of the screens or by opening the Applications menu. Tap the “Search” icon, type “Yahoo Mail” into the search field and then tap “Yahoo Mail” in the list of suggestions. Tap the “Update” button. If the button is labeled “Installed” instead of “Update,” your app is up-to-date. Update on iOS Devices Launch the App Store on your iOS device and then tap the “Updates” tab....

Updated September 13, 2017 Using PowerPoint Launch PowerPoint and create any slideshow you want. This could be a single image in one slide, or several slides with different images. Insert your audio into the slideshow by clicking the “Insert” tab and selecting “Audio” from the Media section of the ribbon. Export your finished slideshow as a video by clicking the “File” menu, selecting “Export and then clicking the “Create a Video” option....

The Microsoft Wireless Mouse receiver version 1.0 allows you to connect a Microsoft Wireless mouse through your computer’s USB port. Most Microsoft wireless mice work with Windows 2000 and later as well as Mac operating systems, though they require different drivers. Warnings Writer Bio

SanDisk microSD cards are designed to fit directly into your mobile phones’ memory card reader slot. These tiny memory cards are used to give your phone additional storage space for extra pictures, videos, games or music. Available in capacities up to 32 gigabytes, the SanDisk cards are capable of storing a lot of information. Many come packaged with an adapter, enabling you to use the microSD card in devices that accept larger miniSD cards....

When using the Microsoft Access application to create database files, you can choose to import data from a variety of sources or programs. One of the import options is Outlook, one of the most popular email clients among PC users. When using Access to extract data from Outlook, you can choose to import information from your calendar, contacts or mailboxes. Writer Bio

XAMPP is an Apache, MySQL and PHP package that is easy to install on personal computers where many developers and hobbyists like to do their local testing. The advantage of testing websites locally – on your own computer rather than an online Web server – is that you can develop and test code without clogging up Web-hosting space or risking any of the public seeing your sensitive information. You can also speed up development because local servers eliminate the need for uploading files via an FTP client, which is sometimes time-consuming....

Microsoft Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software distributed as a part of the Microsoft Office package. Excel organizes data in the form of worksheets (spreadsheets), allowing a user to make various calculations on data as well as plot graphs. Each spreadsheet consists of cells identified with a letter/number combination; for instance, “A5” or “E12.” Excel built-in mathematical and other functions permit easy work with a cell range without typing each cell in this range explicitly....

Having Outlook configured on multiple computers to check your email from the office and home seems like the ideal situation. However, you’ll soon realize its drawbacks when your Outlook information is scattered among different machines. When using default settings for your POP3 email account, downloading an email from one computer means that you can’t access it from your second computer. This proves to be a headache when you need to find a particular email but can’t remember on which computer you downloaded it....

The Cuddeback Capture digital scouting camera rapidly detects and photographs animals in a wide variety of natural settings. Whether you’re a hunter or a nature enthusiast, you can set up the Capture, walk away, and later retrieve vibrant full-color photographs. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

Windows Explorer is the main application that allows you to view a list of files on your computer in a graphical, user-friendly window. You have the option to view file permissions such as “Read-Only” or “Hidden”. If the file is set as “Read-Only” you receive an “Access Denied” error when trying to edit it. Use the Windows Explorer “Properties” command to remove this restriction. Writer Bio

Magic Jack is a voice over IP system, or VOIP, that is connected to a computer via a USB port. It provides phone service while eliminating high costs. The service allows you to call from a local United States number without getting roaming charges from any Internet connection. When you want to set up a two line system with one line connected to the Magic Jack and the other to another phone service such as a landline, it is possible to use two phone lines....

The friendship pages on Facebook that show your interaction history with a friend also enable you to see other people’s friendships. The information on the pages may include photos in which both people are tagged, their mutual friends and likes, and even Timeline comments exchanged between the two. You can only see things you’re normally allowed to see based on your friends’ Timeline privacy settings. www.facebook.com/FirstID?and=SecondID Tips Writer Bio

Silverlight is a Microsoft browser developed for Internet plug-ins and other online applications, such as Netflix’s streaming video player. Formerly a strictly mail-order DVD rental service, Netflix also offers streaming video of thousands of titles available to watch in any popular Internet browser. If your browser or operating system is incompatible with the Silverlight platform, however, Netflix offers streaming video on a long list of Netflix-ready devices, including video game consoles and mobile phones....

When your occasional outdoor activity or party requires music on the patio or in the yard, placing your stereo speakers outside the door or in an open window is simple enough, although a bit inconvenient. If you want to install speakers outside permanently, though, you’ll need either to buy expensive units designed for outdoor use or adapt a set of loudspeakers you already own. With some planning and simple weatherproofing techniques, you can protect outdoor speakers from the elements so they’ll last for many years....

Wiping your Kindle involves erasing all of the content you have ever placed on the device and returning all the settings to their factory default levels. The process is beneficial if you are selling your device–or just giving it away–so the recipient doesn’t also get all your content. Additionally, wiping the Kindle can often clear up random software issues that may develop over time. The process for wiping your Kindle will vary slightly depending on whether you have a standard Kindle or the Kindle Fire....

The basic idea for using a telephone patch panel is to organize your home phone lines and wires into a central, accessible location. It is ideal to have a telephone patch panel installed while a house is being built since it is easier to run cables before drywall is installed. Setting up a telephone panel in a previously constructed home involves running lines from the pre-existing telephone jacks into a central location....

If you have a computer, you can write a book. That is, you have the right tool to write a book. Assuming you have the talent, or at least the willingness, to attempt to write a book, you can do it with almost any personal computer. But you need to be careful to setup a few things to keep from wasting time. Writing a book can be a long process, and you can use your computer to minimize that time to a certain degree....

If you’re changing from Dish Network to DirecTV, a DirecTV installer will install a new satellite dish on the roof of your home. You will also need new receivers to attach to your televisions. The DirecTV installer will set up these receivers for you during installation. There’s no need for a Dish Network installer to be present. Writer Bio

A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service is a method of establishing mainline Internet connectivity. This service makes use of phone lines to provide data access for both residential and commercial Internet users. DSL lines can be either asymmetrical or symmetrical. The type determines the amount of data that can be uploaded or downloaded on a given line. DSL lines are often connected to wireless routers to provide Wi-Fi access in the home....