Send Google Voicemails to Your Phone

Note that when the call comes in, it looks just like any other call and you can't tell that is a forwarded call from Google Voice.

1. Go to Google Voice (www.google.com/voice/).
2. Click on the icon that looks like a gear in the upper left corner.
3. Click Settings.

In addition to forwarding calls, you can also indicate things such as:

• Email a message that a call was received to an email address (This is what I do. It includes the telephone number and a link to a Voicemail if one was left).
• Send a text message that a call was received (I do this too.)
• Record a new Voicemail greeting, or your name
• Change the PIN for accessing your Voicemail (Settings, "Voice & Text")
• Choose to have your Voicemails transcribed ("Google Voice can automatically transcribe your new voicemail messages and send you the transcript to the email address and the SMS number you added in the 'Notifications' section")

All for no charge (from Google)!

To retrieve your Google Voicemails, simply call your Google number and key in your PIN. If you need a new PIN, see above.

Use Your Repair Disk if Window's 7 Won't Start

If Windows 7 won't start up, try the repair disk before resorting to more drastic measures. Hopefully you're created the bootable disk before your problems started. If not, and/or you need more info, click through to Ask Leo! below.


Ask Leo!: How do I fix Windows 7 boot problems?

How to create a System Repair Disk: Create a System Repair Disk

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How to Permanently Delete Google Web History

"... sign in to your Google account. Then go to https://www.google.com/history, click “remove all Web History” and click OK. After taking these steps, your Web history will remain off for that account until you enable it again."

Source: Want to Delete Web History Before Google Gathering Takes Effect? EFF Shows How - News - ABA Journal

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Windows 7 Create a System Repair Disc

Click the start button in the lower left had corner. Type "System Repair" in the search box. Select "Create a system repair disc". Note that is disc with a "c", not a "k".


You can also get there this way: Control Panel > Backup and Restore > Create a system repair disc.

Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Help-someone-with-a-computer-problem-using-Windows-Remote-Assistance

And by the way... Do this before you need it!

To use the disc, simply insert the disc, shut-down your computer, then restart while the disc is in the disc drive. You can select different options to repair or restore.

Find My iPhone

https://www.icloud.com/#find

iPhone does not Ring

There are 2 things you need to check:
#1- Be sure the switch on the side is flipped forward (you'll see a red mark beside the switch if it's flipped backwards), and
#2- Press the + sign button that's under the switch to increase the volume. (if your phone is locked you won't see the volume increasing, so unlock it so you can).

#2 is likely the problem.

That also increases the sound of the alarm, etc.

How to Update iTunes Genius

In iTunes, go to the top toolbar (upper left where it says File, Edit View, etc.) and click Store > Update Genius.

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Free Wi-Fi at SFO

Free WiFi service is available in all terminals.

To access free WiFi at SFO:

1. Select the Wi-Fi network named "sfo free wifi"

2. Launch your browser

3. Check acceptance of Service Terms and Conditions

4. Click the "Connect" button to access the Internet

SFO - San Francisco International Airport

iPhone 4s Manual and User Guide

Safekeeping link to iPhone 4s User Guide/Manual:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

Increase the Amount of Space used by System Restore

Open up System Restore:

Start (button in the lower left corner); Right click on Computer, then click Properties.
In the upper left panel select System Protection > Configure*, then adjust your disk space usage here.

*Note Protection Settings must be turned On or you won't see "Configure (in the unlikely chance they are set to "Off", refer to this post to turn them on: http://digital-qa.blogspot.com/2011/07/turn-system-restore-on-or-off.html).

Blogger is Easy to Backup

Here is how to easily back up your Blogger blog using Blogger's own backup tool.

From the newer Blogger interface: Settings > Other > Export Blog (under Blog tools). On the older interface I believe you'll find the same under Settings > Basic.

Your blog stays in tact.

Scan your files for Viruses before Downloading or Installing them

Use this online virus and spyware scanner before downloading or installing a file: https://www.virustotal.com/.

Simply input your file location or a URL, and VirusTotal will compare it against 30+ antivirus engines (including McAfee, Kaspersky, etc.) to help detect viruses, worms, trojans, and malware .

Source: http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/virustotal-online-virus-spyware-scanner/

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How to Permanently Remove Funmoods

Funmoods hijacked my browser after downloading an app that removes metadata from photos. I wasn't able to uninstall it via normal methods. I also wasn’t able to use system restore (and received a “Catastrophic failure” message).

How to Remove Funmoods

To remove funmoods, go into safe mode*, uninstall Chrome, and then re-install Chrome**.  Firefox users, see further below in the comments section.

*How to go into Safe Mode: http://digital-qa.blogspot.com/2010/01/get-into-safe-mode.html

**Download Chrome from Google: https://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html

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