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In the event of a software failure on the iPhone, the device enters a fallback mode called “Recovery Mode,” denoted by a graphic of a USB connector and iTunes icon on the screen. This can happen in the event of a failure when you attempt to upgrade the firmware of the device. The iPhone is unusable while in Recovery Mode. You can exit Recovery Mode by restoring the iPhone to its original factory state or, in some cases, by turning the device off and back on....

Updated July 21, 2017 Transfer Using USB Connection Plug your BlackBerry phone into your computer using the device’s USB cable. Select the “USB” option from the list of choices on your BlackBerry. Enter your BlackBerry’s password if prompted to do so. Locate your BlackBerry’s drive on your computer. It should be labeled either “BlackBerry” or “Removable Disk” drive. Locate your pictures in the BlackBerry’s folder, select the photos and drag and drop them into the desired folder on your computer....

PayPal is an online transaction agent that allows people and companies to send and receive money over the Internet. If you are a verified user, you have no spending limit and extra security, and others are more likely to trust you because you have surpassed PayPal’s security checks. In order to be verified on PayPal, you must either enter your bank account information or have a PayPal Plus MasterCard, which has no annual fee, offers reward points and will immediately be added to your PayPal account....

Version five of the Apple iOS operating system integrates Twitter with the system software and allows you to send Twitter messages, or tweets, from within many different apps. iOS 5 also brings a new sound effect: an audible bird tweet that plays whenever you send a message. To enable the audible tweets, install the official iOS Twitter app, configure the sound settings, then send a Twitter message with the integrated Tweet screen....

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Updated February 10, 2017 Instructions Open AutoCAD by double-clicking on the icon. Open the drawing to which you want to add the TIF image. On the ribbon, choose the “Insert” tab, and from the “Reference” panel pick “Attach.” In the dialog box that opens, choose the TIF file you want to insert and click “Open.” In the next dialog box, click “OK.” The TIF image will appear on the crosshair cursor....

The Garmin GPS features traffic updates and the ability to look up points of interest, or POIs. Its most important feature, though, is voice-guided navigation to nearly any destination in North America. The Garmin needs a connection to satellites to acquire a signal. When you have a poor signal, GPS navigation will not be accurate. Traffic updates and other location-based services also will not work properly. If your Garmin’s signal isn’t as strong as you would like, you may be able to improve it....

Your DSL Internet shares a connection with the telephones in your home or business. Since they share lines, they may create interference with each other. This interference may slow down your DSL Internet speed at times. Improve your DSL speed by preventing such interference from happening. Alternatively, you may have to contact your telephone provider to upgrade your package or have a technician look at your DSL connection. Writer Bio

High-Definition Television is notorious for reception problems, particularly with over-the-air service. Although most HDTV sets include an auto-tune feature that helps your antenna get the best signal, you may still need to make adjustments on your own. Because HDTV systems are relatively sensitive, even slight changes can result in significant signal improvements. Writer Bio

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The Casio FX-260 is a solar-powered calculator suitable for general calculations. It does not require batteries, and comes with a slide-on hard case to protect the front keypad and screen when not in use. While the FX-260 is not as advanced as a scientific calculator, it is capable of calculating exponents. Exponents are the small numbers that indicate the power of a base number. For example, “4 x 4 x 4” can be written as “4^3....

Log in to your Tumblr account and click the “Aa” button to create a new text post. Type or paste the text into the box and then place the insertion cursor at the point where you want to insert the image. Click the “Upload Image” button in the toolbox at the top of the text box to open the File Upload window. The Upload Image button has a camera with a small plus sign on it....

Windows Media Player is keyed in to the devices installed in your operating system, so installing a device to your OS will naturally install the same device to your copy of Windows Media Player. This is possible by using the Device Manager in your operating system to install a new drive to your system, a process that can be completed in minutes. Writer Bio

With the Microsoft Office Access 2010 application installed on a computer you can manage various databases and work with user-oriented objects such as ActiveX controls. ActiveX controls such as check boxes, command boxes, dialog boxes and other controls can be enabled for Access 2010 using the Trust Center feature. Installing the ActiveX feature is helpful for collecting data from users to use with the Access 2010 database.

Client URL, or cURL, is a computer client that allows users to get files from a server that utilizes FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and GOPHER protocols. It was written in the PHP programming language. Installing it in cPanel is quite simple, despite appearing confusing to new computer users.

As the name implies, a microSD card is a smaller version of a standard SD card. Although small, it still retains high storage capacity. Certain LG phones offer a microSD card slot to enable accessing and saving data onto the card. This also offers a convenient way to transfer photos, music and other data between phones or to your computer. Writer Bio

Microsoft’s OLE DB Provider for ODBC drivers contains the MSDASQL.DLL file. This file converts OLE DB database calls into ODBC calls, allowing consumer applications that only support OLE DB database interfaces to use ODBC database back-ends. Most versions of Windows have the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC drivers installed by default. Unfortunately, the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003 lacks these drivers, which were released after the operating system was released....

The Pontiac Grand Am GT compact was a popular small sports sedan in the Pontiac lineup through the early 2000s. Some models of the Grand Am featured the “Monsoon” sound system, an upgraded factory stereo. Some audio enthusiasts like to take the sound of this system even further by replacing the factory speakers with aftermarket models. The Monsoon system presents no technical obstacles to this – it’s simply a matter of taking out the old speakers and replacing them with new ones....

Cribbage is a card game that can be difficult to learn on your own because of the many rules and strategies that you’ll want to know about. One of the best ways to learn cribbage is to look at online sites that have cribbage rules for you to study. On some sites you can read the rules, and on others you can learn the game and then actually play it to make sure you understand the rules....

Qualcomm PureVoice files are voice files originally designed for use as attachments in the Eudora email system. PureVoice files, however, have increased both in popularity and in the number of ways the files are used. These files are identified by a “.QCP” file name extension. Schools and organizations use PureVoice files to aid in teaching language, as a smaller file size alternative to “.WAV” files for messaging, and the files are even popular as a ringtone format....