AT&T GoPhone uses a PIN code security system to verify user accounts and prevent fraudulent activity and activation. Each user has a unique PIN code that can be reset in the event that it is lost or forgotten by the account holder. GoPhones also have security PUK codes that are required when an incorrect passcode is entered into a phone too many times, rendering the phone unusable. Tips Warnings Writer Bio
Windows Task Manager lists each active program and process running within your computer’s operating system. You can start and stop programs and processes and even log off users connected to your computer through the Task Manager. But the application is not without its problems, from tabs disappearing to the dialog window changing in appearance. You can reset the Task Manager to its default setting if problems do develop. Your computer’s Task Manager is now reset....
Even if your phone’s off, you can still retrieve contacts that are saved on your subscriber identity module, or SIM card. Every phone has a SIM card, which stores the subscriber key that identifies the mobile user. Most phones automatically save contacts to the SIM card. If you don’t have them saved on your SIM card, you’re out of luck. Several third-party tools can restore your contacts, but if you have a SIM card and access to an extra cell phone, you can get your contacts in a few steps....
Microsoft Access is a database application in which you can run SQL scripts. When you use the Microsoft Access wizard to create a query, the software automatically creates the SQL syntax in the background. The SQL syntax created is used to run the query. You can also copy and paste a SQL query directly into Microsoft Access. This is the inverse solution for creating a query. You can copy and paste a SQL script into the Access console, save the query, and run it to test the results....
Whether it is an antique piece of furniture, a brand-new piece you never used or something you have you just don’t want anymore, eBay is a great way to sell it. Yu have many options with eBay to customize your listing and ensure it will be sold exactly the way you want. Your furniture is sure to be sold through listing it on eBay as long as you are reasonable with your price and pay attention to details....
Because of increasing internet-based technology, fax machines are being used less and less, but there are still advantages to sending faxes. A number of countries will not recognize electronic-based signatures on contracts, but will accept faxed contracts with signatures. To combine the advancements of the internet and still enjoy the benefits of using a fax machine, you can take advantage of the many services that allow you to send faxes online....
If you need to send a document to someone in the United Kingdom, a fax may be the solution for you. While e-mail seems to have become the more dominant form of document transmission, faxing is still a quick and easy way to instantly send documents in their original form. To send a fax successfully to the UK, you must enter the required international dialing codes in addition to the local fax number....
A blinking SMS message grabs your recipient’s attention almost immediately by landing and blinking on his cell phone screen instead of in his phone’s SMS inbox. You can either blink the whole SMS or only parts of the message for emphasis. Every SMS service provider may have a slightly different way to make your SMS message blink, but the process is fairly simple, as long as you and your recipient have phones that are capable of sending and receiving blinking SMS....
Twitter is a popular social networking service that allows users to post tweets and send direct messages to each other. The service does not allow you to send a message to more than one person at a time, though. To send direct messages to multiple Twitter followers, you can use a third-party service, such as Tweet Adder, Twitter Mass Direct Message Sender or Tweet Guru. Due to Twitter’s direct messaging limitation, you can send a maximum of 250 direct messages per day....
The micro-blogging site Twitter allows users to send short “tweets” to each other. Twitter has several other features that include messaging directly with other users, posting pictures, posting links and separating users into specific lists. Send tweets to a specific list by using the “mention” or “reply” feature which is depicted with an “@” symbol. Writer Bio
WordPad is a basic word processor for the Windows operating system. It is not as full featured as Microsoft Word. It does allow you to format text and add graphics to a document. The documents are saved in the Rich Text format. A tab stop is where the cursor stops when you click on the “tab” key on your keyboard. WordPad allows you to set as many tab stops as you prefer....
SMTP proxy servers allow you to debug an actual SMTP server. It can provide you with information such as who is sending e-mails to your server, who are the recipients and whether the server accepted the message. In a way, it allows you to intercept the mail traffic on the server and display it on your screen. Proxy servers are commonly used in the corporate world to track sent and received e-mails that transported via server....
Actiontec, who makes Verizon’s FIOS fiber-optic Internet routers, recommend that you use the default DHCP connections provided by the router for computers and other equipment connected to the router. DHCP, or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, dynamically allocates IP addresses as requested by the equipment connected. Most equipment works fine like this. Sometimes, in the case of some specialized equipment, like a Slingbox media server, the manufacturer will recommend setting a static IP address....
The operating system FreeBSD can connect to a Windows computer through the Remote Desktop Connection protocol, using the “rdesktop” program. Depending on which version of FreeBSD you have installed, you might or might not have this program installed by default. Regardless, you can download the program from the FreeBSD file servers from within the operating system and run it on your computer. Writer Bio
Disable Email Accounts Navigate to the “Settings” menu from the Home screen and then open the “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” menu. You can change all settings related to mail from this menu. Tap the email account you want to disable in the Accounts section to view its settings and then slide the “Mail” slider to “Off.” Note that the slider is labeled “Account” if you are trying to disable an IMAP or POP account....
Cell phone service providers have customers sign a contract when they buy a particular plan. All contracts are different based on the phone purchased, the plan purchased and the desires of the buyer. Your service details are located in a number of places, including your original paperwork. This information is also accessible at a Verizon store. However, if you don’t have your paperwork or the time to drive to a physical store, there are still a few ways to find out when your contract is up....
As the popularity of smart phones rises, more manufacturers are entering the mobile marketplace in an attempt to profit from a red-hot market. Touchscreens are a vital component of smart phones, providing users with an easy method of controlling the user interface. Testing a touchscreen on a smart phone is essential to confirming the quality and usefulness of the phone. Using a simple drawing program can test the quality of a touchscreen....
Text-messaging or Short Message Service (SMS) is the exchange of brief messages between two mobile phones. Sending international text messages between the Philippines and the United States is assessed a fee that varies from mobile provider to provider. There are a number of online providers that allow the exchange of text messages internationally for free. These text messages are spam free and do not require downloading. Writer Bio
In the past, videotape was the only medium used to store video captured on camcorders. Digital camcorders, however, generally record onto a hard drive built right in to the device or use external digital storage mediums, such as flash cards, also called memory cards. Digital cameras that can record video also usually store the information on memory cards. If you have a memory card with a video that you would like to keep, you can transfer the video to DVD....
Updated February 10, 2017 Download iTunes from Apple’s website to your computer. Install iTunes on the computer and open the program. Insert a music CD into the CD/DVD drive of your computer. Click “Import CD” at the bottom-right corner of the iTunes window. Wait for the music on the CD to be imported. Eject the CD from the drive. Plug your iPod into the USB port on your computer. If iTunes isn’t open, the iPod launches it for you....
