Showing posts with label issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label issues. Show all posts

Friday, March 23, 2012

Gmail Is Having Issues on Android for Many; Here's How to Get Your Email Back [Gmail]

At some point last night, it looks like Google changed something on their servers that broke the Gmail app on Android. Here are the details, as well as a workaround so you don't have to go email-less.


The issue has popped up as a Google Code bug, as well as on the Google Play page for Gmail and Android forums everywhere. Apparently, many users are experiencing an issue where Gmail can't open their primary account; instead, it just flickers and tries to reload the inbox without ever displaying it. Notifications still come through, and secondary accounts are still accessible, but primary accounts just won't work. There doesn't seem to be a common denominator that we can find, so we don't know who exactly is affected. It hasn't affected everyone, either (in fact, my Gmail is working just fine).


If you're having this problem, though, there is a simple thing you can do to get by until Google releases a fix. Just open up Android's generic Email app, log in with your Google credentials, and you should be able to access your inbox—no advanced IMAP settings required. You won't be able to archive emails or use any other Gmail-specific features, but at least you'll be able to read your email while we wait for Google to push out a fix. If you have this problem and know of another fix or workaround, be sure to let us know in the comments.

Posted by Ambar jaiswal at 11:45 PM 0 comments
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

How To Fix Aero Issues In Windows 7

I received an error message that Aero was not enabled the first time I tried to install the custom Mac OS X theme for Windows 7. I remembered that I was running Aero Basic only, and assumed that the theme could only be installed properly if full Aero was enabled. After switching to full Aero with a right-click on Personalize and the selection of an Aero theme in the themes manager, I received the same error message again.


Something was not working properly, which made the theme installer believe that my version of Windows 7 was not supporting Aero. There are systems where this is the case, some basic editions of Windows 7 for instance fall into this category, or systems with video cards that are not supported by Aero.


I however knew that Aero had been running before on my system, and that I had to do something about it. The first thing that you may want to do if you are in the same situation, is to run the built-in troubleshooter.


Right-click your desktop and select Personalize from the context menu. In the Personalization control panel applet, locate Troubleshoot problems with transparency and other Aero effects at the bottom of the screen and click on the link.


 


When you click on the link, you should see a troubleshooting window pop up after a short pause. This is the built-in troubleshooter to repair display issues with Aero effects.


 


You can click on the advanced button to enable or disable auto repairs. A click on next starts the problem detection scan. Windows will report if it found any issues with Aero, and display them in the troubleshooting report window. If you have selected auto repair, the issues are corrected automatically. You otherwise need to initiate a repair manually in the window.


 


The troubleshooting wizard should resolve the majority of Aero issues, or inform you that installed drivers do not support (some) Aero effects.


Microsoft has created a Fix It tool that you can run on your operating system to have it fix issues with Windows Aero automatically. You can download the portable program from the official Microsoft website.


 


You can have the program fix the issues automatically, or select to fix the issues that are detected manually.

Posted by Ambar jaiswal at 7:16 AM 0 comments
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Firefox 11 (Finally) Adds Add-On Sync, Solves Add-On Compatibility Issues [Firefox]

 Windows/Mac/Linux: The latest version of Firefox is available for download, and with it comes the ability to synchronize your extensions across desktops and operating systems with add-on sync (after an eternity of waiting). Firefox 11 is in line with Mozilla's new Chrome-like rapid-release schedule, and aside from a few new developer tools, add-on sync is the only major new feature available in the new version.


Once enabled, Firefox Sync will also give you the option to ensure your add-ons are available on all of your computers. In addition to add-on sync, the new version marks most add-ons compatible by default, regardless of the extension's version number—which means you don't need to rely on things like the Add-On Compatibility Reporter anymore. Developers get access to a few new tools as well in Firefox 11, including "Tilt," a 3D page inspector, and an on-the-fly CSS editor that will allow you to edit stylesheets directly in-browser.


Firefox 11 is available to download now at the link below, or you can use the browser's in-app updater to download it.

Mozilla Firefox

Posted by Ambar jaiswal at 3:50 PM 0 comments
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

[Appeal] Send me Your Windows 8 Troubleshooting Issues and Problems

As the author of the Microsoft Press book, Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out you might expect with a new version of Windows now upon us I’d be thinking about the next edition of the book.  Well I couldn’t possibly comment on that but I do have an appeal to make.  Please can you send me all your Windows 8 issues and problems.  ;)  I was very lucky with the first Troubleshooting book as there was very little, if any at all, competition in the market.  This time around I would expect things to be very different as the book has sold well and received some fantastic reader reviews.


So here’s an email address for your address books, mike@MVPs[dot]org and as you’re using the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, which remember still has bugs and problems in it anyway, or later on the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of the OS, please email me as you encounter either problems, bugs or issues that can prevent happy usage of the OS.


The problems would include…

Startup problemsNetworking issuesPeripheral and hardware issuesSoftware incompatibilitiesAdministration problemsSecurity problemsStability issuesProblems unique to Windows 8's new features

…and also any suggestions you might have for things to go into a next edition of the book, should it even exist!


Microsoft did a fantastic job with making Windows 7 as stable and secure as any other operating system on the planet (at least according to some security researchers, you may have your own ideas) and Windows 8, pending fixes to a few bugs in the beta at the moment, should be even better.  However nothing is perfect and Microsoft have to support almost infinite combinations of software and hardware.  That’s where you all come in as you will all run unique systems that will face their own problems as you mix your own hardware and software together with Windows 8.


Any and all comments, suggestions and problems for inclusion will be most welcome.  Thanks everyone.

Posted by Ambar jaiswal at 6:06 PM 0 comments
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Pinterest addresses copyright issues with opt-out option

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CNET News Digital Media Pinterest addresses copyright issues with opt-out option Dara Kerr by Dara Kerr February 20, 2012 7:26 PM PST Follow @darakerr

The virtual pinboard site creates code that lets any Web site opt-out of being "pinned."

As Pinterest grows at break-neck speed, it has to iron out kinks along the way. One of the issues that's been floating around the Web recently is the idea that "pinning" might actually be violating copyright laws.

"The last few months have been a whirlwind here at Pinterest," the site's co-founder Ben Silbermann wrote in a blog post today. "As a company, we care about respecting the rights of copyright holders."

Silbermann explains that as of today, Web sites will be able to opt-out of having their images used by Pinterest's users.

"We understand and respect that sometimes site owners do not want any of their material pinned," Silbermann writes. "For these folks, we provide a snippet of code that can be added to any website."

The code can be added to the head of any page on the Web site wanting to opt-out and once installed it will tell pinners, "This site doesn't allow pinning to Pinterest. Please contact the owner with any questions. Thanks for visiting!"

Related storiesFacebook adds 12 media apps to its Timeline rosterFacebook's Zuckerberg racks up followers on PinterestOpen Graph boosts traffic to Facebook Timeline apps Silbermann notes that he believes most Web sites don't mind that Pinterest users are grabbing their images--since it drives traffic to their sites. Many Web sites have even added "Pin It" buttons to their sites, he adds. "We've seen Pin It buttons on sites across the web, including some of our favorite retailers, marketplaces, museums, publications, and blogs."

In other Pinterest news, according to LL Social, the virtual pinboard site also instated a new 500-character limit on pin captions this past week.

Posted by Ambar jaiswal at 11:38 PM 0 comments
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