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T-Mobile & Poor Reception
Since getting my HTC Hero (sorry, T-Mobile G2 Touch), I’ve been plagued with poor reception problems at home. T-Mobiles map shows a very good signal strength for my area, but I’m often without ANY reception when indoors (and it’s a 70’s build semi, not a Victorian terrace with thick walls). It was never bad enough…
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Creating a random number in Excel
To create a whole random number in Excel, place the following into the equation line : =INT((RAND()*max)+min) Where min and max are the minimum and maximum values. For example… =INT((RAND()*10)+1) This will generate a number between (and including) 1 and 10. This will be recalculated every time the spreadsheet is opened. Alternatively, press F9 to…
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Changing the location of Firefox bookmarks
If you wish Firefox to look elsewhere for the bookmark file Type about:config in the URL bar Right click within the window and add a new string entry The entry name should be browser.bookmarks.file Set its value to the new location (eg F:bookmarks.html)
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Synchronising Files Across Computers
For some time now I’ve used Microsoft’s Live Mesh software to synchronise folders across a number of computers. It’s a little tricky to set up at first but otherwise is relatively easy to use. The idea is that you mark folder that you wish to add to the Mesh. On your other linked computers, it…
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T-Mobile G2 Touch & MMS Picture Messages
Well, I got it fixed in the end. After much discussion with T-Mobile on Twitter and then email, they phoned me. And it was fixed in, well, seconds. It turns out that you can’t download MMS message when you’re using Wi-Fi. Now, this maybe a T-Mobile limited thing, but when you received an MMS, you…
