David H. Sherman

With a BlackBerry smartphone, you can respond to your email wherever you travel, but you may not want the device to add the default "Sent via BlackBerry" signature to the end of every email you send. You can get rid of this default signature by changing your email preferences through your BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) account, and you can even replace the line with your own personal signature.

Instructions

o 1

On your computer, go to the BIS website of the company that provides your BlackBerry Internet service, such as AT&T, Verizon or Sprint/Nextel. If you are unsure of the address, call your service provider and ask for it.

o 2

o 3

Find the section of the account page labeled "Manage the accounts you are using with your BlackBerry device." Click on the "Edit" icon next to the email account that is using the "Sent via BlackBerry" signature.

o 4

Delete the text in the box labeled "Signature," then click "Save."

o 5

Log out of your BIS account. Your BlackBerry should no longer attach "Sent via BlackBerry" to every email it sends.

Tips & Warnings

· After deleting the text in the "Signature" box, you can type in your own personal signature. Your new signature will replace the "Sent via BlackBerry" message and be attached to every email you send.

· You must perform these steps on an Internet device other than your BlackBerry. You cannot edit your account through your BlackBerry.

· Your username for logging in to the BIS page is not your BlackBerry email address; you have to create it separately through your BlackBerry's Internet browser. If you have trouble logging in, try creating a new account from your BlackBerry, then edit the account from your computer.

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2012-02-01T16:57:00.000-05:00

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2012-02-01T16:23:00.001-05:00

http://www.simplehelp.net/2010/04/03/how-to-remove-the-sent-from-my-ipad-signature-from-outgoing-email-on-your-ipad/

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2012-02-01T16:21:00.001-05:00

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Mobile device manufacturers still seem to think that adding a default signature, letting the world know what device you sent an e-mail from, is a good idea.

By default, the e-mail client on the Kindle Fire adds "Sent from my Kindle Fire" at the end of all messages you send. Here's how to remove it:

Step 1: From the inbox of your Kindle Fire, go to Settings.

(Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Step 2: Under the "Sending mail" section, select Composition defaults.

(Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Step 3: Remove or edit the signature from the text box. If you prefer to turn off signatures, uncheck the Use Signature box.

(Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

That's it. If you're considering keeping the signature, read Al Sacco's post at CIO.com on why you shouldn't.

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2012-01-18T16:28:00.000-05:00

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2012-01-09T11:35:00.001-05:00

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http://lifehacker.com/5869822/how-to-sync-documents-and-other-files-to-your-iphone-or-ipad-without-itunes

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If you use a word processor, comic book or PDF reader, video player, or other app that requires syncing files through iTunes, you know how slow and awful it can be. Here's a simple, fast alternative.

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iTunes is a pretty slow program to begin with (especially on Windows), but as soon as you try to drag files to specific apps on an iOS device, it slows down to a crawl, and even hangs for long periods of time. Instead of going through the pain of syncing these files with iTunes, you can actually do it with previously mentioned iExplorer, and it works amazingly well. All you need to do, after installing iExplorer, is:

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Open up iExplorer and find the app in question in the left sidebar (under "Apps"). Click on it. If you get a message about hitting your limit of 5 app folders, restart the program and try again.
You should see a folder called Documents in the right pane. Drag the files you want to sync—word processing documents, PDFs, comic books, videos, or whatever—into this folder.
Close iExplorer, eject your device and open up the app you just synced those files to. You should see the files in its database, assuming they're compatible with the app in question.

You'll probably notice that iExplorer doesn't hang when you do this, and that it transfers files painlessly instead of bringing your entire machine to a screeching halt. I've tried this with a few apps and it worked on all of them—your mileage may vary, but it looks like this is a pretty solid way to transfer files without opening the bloated behemoth known as iTunes.

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Heptite

Tue 20 Dec 2011 3:09 PM

So far, using Dropbox has worked fine for me.

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TTA579 @Heptite

Dropbox has to be the easiest way.

diamondsw @Heptite

A good solution, but far from a universal one.

RockNrolli… @Heptite Dropbox FTW!

Whitson Gordon @Heptite

Dropbox has never worked that well for me, strangely. Not only does it take longer to transfer the files, but I have to download them one by one? This doesn't work when I'm reading comic books one after the other and have to wait each time, or when I'm reading on a plane without internet.

I suppose it's similar to the iTunes Match/USB sync debate, but this is by far my preferred method.

mkeadle @Whitson Gordon

in the iPone app, "star" each file and it will cache it locally on the device. You can do this quickly for multiple files. Then, when you want to transfer them to other apps, it will go much quicker since they're already local.

Not perfect, but it helps.

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Whitson Gordon @mkeadle

Pretty darn close to perfect. This is awesome. Now I'm gonna start storing all my comic books on Dropbox...

VJ_naive @Whitson Gordon

I have had some games, to which I wanted to load custom content without jailbreaking, this application has helped me greatly with that. I don't know if it would allow all the modifications that jailbroken users would get, but certainly for some small things this might come in good use.

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Apple, true to form, makes it simple to put media and files on your iDevice but the road really only goes one way. It can be pretty difficult to copy anything (or everything) back to your computer without a lot of trouble and sacrifice, but it's even harder to find a good, free solution to that problem amongst the many choices available. You could spend the better part of your week sifting through your options, or you could just read this post instead.

We've tackled this issue before, but things have changed for the better since 2008. Here's a look at your best options for transferring media from your iDevice back to your computer, free of charge. We've broken up this guide into Windows, Mac, and Linux sections, so just choose the one that you need.

Windows

For quite awhile, Windows was bereft of a solid solution to the problem of transferring media from iDevice to computer. Thankfully Sharepod came along and made the world a better place—at least for those of you Windows users with music trapped on your 'pods. Not only can SharePod transfer the entire contents of your library, but it can also make any changes you want without iTunes. You can download SharePod here. Once you've got it installed, here's how you access your stuff:

Connect your iDevice to your Windows PC.
Open SharePod. (If you open SharePod prior to connecting your iDevice it will start looking for it immediately and may conclude nothing is connected.)
Choose the specific songs/files you want and click the large "Copy to computer" button in the upper lefthand corner of the SharePod window. Alternatively, if you want everything, click the "Backup iPod" button instead.
A window will pop up and ask you to choose a location. Decide where you want to transfer the music and how you want them to be organized. When you've made up your mind, click the "OK" button.
Wait while SharePod transfers your music.

That's all there is to it. If you simply want to play music, just double click on any file in your library and SharePod will start playing it. It's incredibly simple to use.

Mac OS X

Mac OS X has long been blessed with Senuti. (That's iTunes spelled backwards, if you were wondering.) Senuti is very simple to use and can transfer your music back to your computer in just a few clicks. Here's how it works:

Connect your iDevice and open Senuti.
When you first launch Senuti you'll be asked a variety of setup questions before you can get started. Don't breeze through this process because you'll be asked to set where your music will be copied and whether or not it'll automatically be added to iTunes. You want to know where your music is going to end up when you've finished copying it so don't click through and ignore these options.
Once you're done you'll see the main Senuti window. It'll look like a simplified version of iTunes, with all your playlists on the left and your music/media on the right. Just search for the songs that you want to transfer, or select them from your library, and click the Transfer button in the upper lefthand corner of Senuti's window.
Wait while Senuti transfers your music to the location you chose during the setup process and adds it to iTunes automatically (if you decided you wanted it to do this, also during the setup process).

That's it. Senuti is a remarkably simple app that takes no time at all to use.

Linux

Linux users should check out gtkpod. As far as we know, it's really one of the only ways to sync an iDevice in Linux at all. They provide in-depth documentation on how to do everything from just connecting your iDevice to copying files back to your computer. Here's how it works, according to gtkpod's documentation:

Mark the tracks you want to export and select "Export Tracks from Database" from the file menu (or use the context sensitive menu).
A file selection dialog window appears and you can choose the directory you'd like the selected files to be written to.
You can specify the output filename in the prefs dialog by specifying a template (e.g. "%A/%a - %t"). You can specify multiple templates for different file formats by separating them by a semicolon (e.g. "%A/%a - %t.mp3;%t.wav"). See the tooltip in the preferences window for a list of identifiers.

Although we haven't spent much time with it, it looks to be your best (and potentially only) option on Linux for managing and syncing your iDevice. If you have experience with gtkpod or another Linux option you like better, let us know in the comments.

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2011-12-21T08:46:00.001-05:00

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2011-12-20T15:40:00.001-05:00

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2011-12-20T13:16:00.001-05:00

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2011-12-19T13:28:00.001-05:00

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2011-12-19T13:19:00.001-05:00

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how to move to new hardware

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

use a backup solution to dissimilar hardware

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WIndows XP can't boot system or software hive is missing

2011-12-11T11:34:00.001-05:00

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MikeAuds (Instructor)

11 Jan 03 18:22

On start up XP fails to load and halts at screen with - 'windows could not start etc ...

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM .... is not there or corrupted use repair to fix etc...

Unable to use any options when using F8 - all options result in the same response as above. Booting from CD goes through the pre-load and when it gets to "setting up windows" freezes at that point. Recovery Console is not pre-loaded. Anyone have a solution other than reformatting HDD and reloading from scratch .. thanks

wolluf (TechnicalUser)

11 Jan 03 21:08

Sounds like a hardware problem. If so, you just need to isolate which bit of hardware is causing it (he said glibly). But, some history would be good (eg, has this just happened, what your machine's spec is, have you added/removed any hardware/software recently, had a major crash/virus attack etc).

gargouille (IS/IT--Management)

11 Jan 03 23:27

Is this a 1 of 1 try incident?

The file it says is corrupt deals with the registry.
You have little to lose formatting and trying again.

Otherwise, I'd also lean to hardware...specifically the hard drive.
You may have to acquire a boot disk and download the hd
mfr.'s diagnostics to test it out.
If that checks out okay, I'd download and run DocMemory from http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
(free, by the way)

linney (TechnicalUser)

11 Jan 03 23:52

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.mediaworkstation.com/htm/homeset1.htm

Click on Tutorial then the Charlie White article on XP crash.
This is a laymans version of Q307545 in simple language.

Cannot Start Windows XP if the System or Software Hive Is Missing or Damaged (Q303012)
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q303/0/12.asp

gargouille (IS/IT--Management)

12 Jan 03 0:02

Just a heads up, linney, MS is redoing their articles and the last link you provide is de-double-d!

linney (TechnicalUser)

12 Jan 03 0:19

Thanks gargouille, here's what it use to say for what it is worth.

Cannot Start Windows XP if the System or Software Hive Is Missing or Damaged (Q303012)

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE

Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate

CAUSE
This issue can occur if the System or Software hive for the Windows XP installation is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Use the Recovery Console Tool
To restore a damaged registry hive, use the Recovery Console to restore the backup copy of the hive from the Repair folder. The Repair folder contains a copy of the system's registry hives that were created after the first successful startup of Windows XP.

WARNING : Although data should not be affected by the following procedure, you may need to restore changes you previously made to programs or system settings since the first time you successfully started Windows XP.

To replace the damaged registry hive and restore the backup copy of the hive from the Repair folder:
Start your computer to the Recovery Console.

Determine if the file that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article is present, and if it is, rename it:

In Recovery Console, change to the c:\Windows folder.

Type cd sytem32\config , and then press ENTER.

Type dir system , and then press ENTER.

If you cannot run the preceding command successfully (because the file is missing), skip to step 3. If you can run the preceding command successfully, type ren system system.bak , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command. For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of ren system system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

Type copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command. For example, you would type copy c:\windows\repair\software (instead of copy c:\windows\repair\system ), and then press ENTER. You should receive a "One file copied" informational message. For additional information about how to use Recovery Console during startup, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q307654 HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP
IMPORTANT : If you encounter problems when you run the preceding commands, you may need to use the Change Directory command ( cd ) one folder at a time before you run the preceding commands. For example, type cd system32 , press ENTER, type cd config , and then press ENTER.

Type exit , and then press ENTER to quit Recovery Console and restart the computer.

You Cannot Start from the Windows XP CD-ROM or Use Recovery Console
If you cannot start from the Windows XP CD-ROM or use Recovery Console and you are using the FAT file system (not the NTFS file system):
Use a startup disk from one of the following operating systems to start your computer to a command prompt:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Microsoft Windows 98

Microsoft Windows 95

At the command prompt, type c:\windows .

Follow the steps in the "Use the Recovery Console Tool" section of this article, beginning with step 2b (type cd sytem32\config , and then press ENTER).

IMPORTANT : After you complete the steps in the "Use the Recovery Console Tool" section of this article, remove the startup disk, and then restart the computer.

Use System Restore to Revert to the Most-Recent Restore Point
You may want to use System Restore to revert to the most-recent restore point if you have replaced the specific registry hive, but the issue has not been resolved. For additional information about how to use System Restore to revert to the most-recent restore point, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q307545 How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
Run a Repair Installation of Windows XP
You may need to run a repair installation. For additional information about how to do so, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q312369 You May Lose Data or Program Settings After Reinstalling, Repairing, or Upgrading Windows XP

MORE INFORMATION
By default, the administrative password for Windows XP Home Edition is blank.

For additional information about how to use Recovery Console, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q307654 HOW TO: Access the Recovery Console During Startup
Q240831 How to Copy Files from Recovery Console to Removable Media
Q229716 Description of the Windows Recovery Console

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Published Jan 8 2002 9:30AM  Issue Type kbprb
Last Modifed Feb 7 2002 12:42PM  Additional Query Words
Keywords kbenv kberrmsg

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COMMENTS?

MikeAuds (Instructor)

12 Jan 03 6:30

Appreciate info from all .. I cannot use the 'Charlie White' solution because I cannot get to the select 'r' for repair option. That also applies to the Knowledge Base solution because am unable to load or access the 'Recovery Console'. After booting from the CD I can only get as far as where the initial files have been pre-loaded and the system is about to start windows setup. Being a NTFS file system I cannot access the contents of the HDD via a BOOT disk. I have run a HDD Factory Test which comes up okay but it may still be a hardware fault on the Drive. I will also change the memory in case that is faulty but will now have to FDISK the drive, reload and see what happens.
Thanks for your input

David H. Sherman

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