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Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server

· One min read

Trying to add your Google Account to your Android phone and it’s coming up with the error “Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server” try the tips below:

  1. Go into Applications and select the Youtube Application
  2. Login using your Google Account
  3. Wait for about one minute, while the Youtube application syncs your data.
  4. Close the Youtube application
  5. Open Settings
  6. Go to Accounts
  7. Now your Google Account should be listed, if it is not, attempt to add it (you should now be able to)
  8. . Add YouTube app and login with gmail account

If that does not work, try the following:

  1. Turn your mobile phone off
  2. Take out your Sim Card
  3. Start your phone (without Sim card)
  4. Click on Settings
  5. Click on Accounts
  6. Now attempt to add your Google Account
  7. Once the account has been added power off your phone and put your Sim card back in.

If that does not work it has been reported a Factory Reset _(which you will lose all your data/contacts) _will work.

How to install Appsync on a Jailbroken iOS Device

· One min read
  1. Open Cydia
  2. Select Manage
  3. Select Sources
  4. Select Edit
  5. Select Add
  6. Now enter the source: http://repocydia.com
  7. Select Add Source
  8. Cydia will now run a repository update and check for latest packages etc
  9. Once update has completed search for AppSync in Cydia
  10. Install the latest version
  11. It will then patch the necessary files to be able to utilize iTunes compatibility.

Black Screen on Windows 7 on an iMac

· One min read

This usually occurs due to problems with the nVidia drivers. Follow the prompts below to repair this.

  1. Put the Windows 7 DVD into your drive and restart and boot from the DVD
  2. When the Windows 7 prompt comes up, select Repair Your Computer (on the lower left)
  3. Select your Windows installation and press Next
  4. Now you should be at the System Recovery Options, select Command Prompt
  5. Once the command prompt opens type: DEL C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSNVLDDMKM.SYS
  6. If you have problems with sound type:  DEL C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSati*.sys
  7. Now reboot
  8. You should now be in Windows 7 (however it will look a bit pale and large, this is normal)
  9. Go to the “nvidia” website and download the GT7 Series Driver for Windows 7
  10. Now install and reboot.
  11. Having done this go to the Nivida web site and download the GT 7 series drivers for Windows 7!
  12. Install the drivers and reboot.

HP Pavilion Slimline Ram/HDD Replacement

· One min read
  1. Remove the casing by removing 3 screws, then slide off the side panel.
  2. Go to the HP Expand Bay and pull the tab up and slide the bay left at the same time.
  3. Now remove the CD-Rom by unscrewing the Black Screw on the lower part of the drive.
  4. Push the tab out and push the back of the CD-Rom out to create room to move above the RAM slots.
  5. To take the HDD out, go to the left hand corner and unscrew the screw, then take off the HD Lock.
  6. Unplug HD and push out.

Google Cheatsheet

· 3 min read

Google Search queries

define:phrase

Show a list of definitions for phrase

cache:www.example.com

Google’s cache of example.com

link:www.example.com

List of websites that link to

example.com

related:www.example.com

List webpages similar to

www.example.com

info:www.example.com

Show information that Google has

about www.example.com

site:www.example.com

List all webpages hosted at

www.example.com

allintitle:query

Restrict the results to those with all

of the query words in the title.

intitle:query

Restrict the results to documents

containing that word in the title.

allinurl:query

Restrict the results to those with all

of the query words in the URL.

safesearch: sex education

Search for sex education material

weather: hamilton nz

Displays the temperature and weather of a city/town

Use Google as a calculator

You can use google as a calculator to add/subtract and divide numbers.

+ addition

– subtraction

* multiplication

/ division

% modulus

% of percentage of

^ raise to a power

For example: 10000*700

Use Google to search for Music & Movies

Music -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” mp3 “Artist Name”

Movies -inurl:htm -inurl:html -inurl:php intitle:”index of” (mpg|mov|avi|wmv) “Movie Name”

Where Artist Name and Movie Name are replaced with the artist or movie you wish to find file directories for.

Use Google to search Rapidshare

+inurl:avi|mpg|wmv site:rapidshare.de

To see all archives and programs available…

+inurl:exe|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

To see all music files available…

+inurl:wma|mp3|ogg site:rapidshare.de

This should show all files available…

.* site:rapidshare.de

Google Services

Google AdSense https://www.google.com/adsense/

Google AdWords https://adwords.google.com/select/

Google Analytics http://google.com/analytics/

Google Answers http://answers.google.com/

Google Base http://base.google.com/

Google Blog Search http://blogsearch.google.com/

Google Bookmarks http://www.google.com/bookmarks/

Google Books Search http://books.google.com/

Google Calendar http://google.com/calendar/

Google Catalogs http://catalogs.google.com/

Google Code http://code.google.com/

Google Deskbar

Google Desktop http://desktop.google.com/

Google Directory

Google Earth http://earth.google.com/

Google Finance http://finance.google.com/

Google Groups http://groups.google.com/

Google Images http://images.google.com/

Google Labs http://labs.google.com/

Google Local http://local.google.com/

Google Maps http://maps.google.com/

Google Mars http://www.google.com/mars/

Google Mobile http://mobile.google.com/

Google Moon http://moon.google.com/

Google Movies http://www.google.com/movies

Google Music http://www.google.com/musicsearch

Google News http://news.google.com/

Google Pack http://pack.google.com/

Google Page Creator

Google Personalized Home… http://www.google.com/ig

Google Personalized Search

Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/

Google Search History http://www.google.com/searchhistory

Google SMS http://www.google.com/sms/

Google Suggest http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1

Google Talk http://talk.google.com/

Google Toolbar http://toolbar.google.com/

Google Transit Trip Planner http://www.google.com/transit

Google Translate http://www.google.com/translate_t

Google Video http://video.google.com/

Google Web Accelerator

Google Web API http://www.google.com/apis/

Google Web Search http://www.google.com

Google Holiday Logos

Google Zeitgeist http://www.google.com/press/intl-zeitgeist.html

Google Jobs http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/

Google University Se… http://www.google.com/options/universities.html

Google Sitemaps https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/

Google Base http://googlebase.blogspot.com/

Google Code http://code.google.com/

Google Enterprise http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/

Google Maps API http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/

Google Reader http://googlereader.blogspot.com/

Google Research http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/

Google Talk http://googletalk.blogspot.com/

Google Video http://googlevideo.blogspot.com/

Inside AdSense http://adsense.blogspot.com/

Inside AdWords http://adwords.blogspot.com/

Inside Desktop http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/

Inside Sitemap http://sitemaps.blogspot.com/

Official Google Blog http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

Adwords API http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/

Blogger Buzz http://buzz.blogger.com/

Blogger http://www.blogger.com

Froogle http://www.froogle.com/

Gmail http://www.gmail.com/

Hello

Orkut http://www.orkut.com/

Picasa http://picasa.google.com/

SketchUp http://www.sketchup.com/

Writely http://www.writely.com/

Googlebot Information

Googlebot/2.1 IP Addresses

64.68.80.#

64.68.81.#

64.68.82.#

64.68.84.#

64.68.88.#

216.239.46.#

216.239.38.#

216.239.36.#

Google PageRank Formula

PR(U) = (1-d) + d *

sumV(PR(V)/N(V))

Sites with PageRank 10

Adobe.com

Apple.com

Blogger.com

Energy.gov

FirstGov.gov

Google.com

Macromedia.com

NASA.gov

NSF.gov

NYTimes.com

Real.com

StatCounter.com

W3.org

WebStandards.org

Whitehouse.gov

Contact Google

Google Company Information

Public (NASDAQ: GOOG) and

(LSE: GGEA)

Founded

Menlo Park, California (1998)

Location

Mountain View, California, USA

Key people

Eric E. Schmidt

Sergey Brin

Larry E. Page

George Reyes

Revenue

$6.138 Billion USD (2005)

Net Income

$1.465 Billion USD (2005)

Employees

5,680 (2005)

Contact Address

2400 E. Bayshore Parkway

Mountain View, CA 94043

Contact Phone

+1 650 318 0200 (US)

Contact Fax

+1 650 618 1499 (US)

[email protected]