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Guide to Set an IP through a Console Connection on a Cisco 2960 Switch

Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch supports the assignment of IP addresses on all network interfaces. Adding an IP address to the Cisco Catalyst 2960 configuration is a necessary step to enable remote administration of the switch from any location on the network (which is preferred over the alternative administration method that requires physical connection to the serial console port on the switch). Configuring an IP address on the Cisco Catalyst 2960 using a serial console connection is a straightforward process that is the same for all interfaces on the switch.

Things you’ll need as follows:
a. Cisco Catalyst serial console cable
b. Windows XP computer with 9 pin serial port
c. Privileged exec password for the Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch
d. IP address and subnet mask for the switch

How to Set an IP through a Console Connection on a Cisco 2960 Switch
1. Run a Cisco serial console cable from the Cisco Catalyst 2960 serial console port to the to the serial port on a Windows XP computer.

2. Open the "Hyperterminal" program by selecting the "Start" button and click "Run" and type "hypertrm" in the "Run" box that appears, and then press the "Enter" key.

3. Type "Cisco 2960" in the "HyperTerminal" window "Name:" field that appears and press the "Enter" button.

4. Select the "Connect using:" drop down box and then in the menu that appears click the "Com port" that connects the Windows XP computer to the Cisco 2960 and press the "Enter" key.

5. Click the "Bits per second:" drop-down option and select the "9600" setting in the menu. Then click the "Flow Control" drop-down option and select "None" in the menu and press the "Enter" key.

6. Touch the "Enter" key a few times and the Cisco command prompt will display. Type "enable" and press the "Enter" key and then type the password and press "Enter" again if requested.

7. Type "config terminal" and tap the "Enter" key. Then type "interface Vlan1" and tap the "Enter" key and the command prompt will move into "Interface Configuration Mode".

8. Enter "ip address x.x.x.x y.y.y.y", substituting the "x.x.x.x y.y.y.y" with the assigned IP address and subnet mask for the switch and tap the "Enter" key. Then type "exit" and tap the "Enter" key to leave "Interface Configuration Mode" then type "ip default-gateway g.g.g.g", substituting "g.g.g.g" with the gateway IP address for the network and tap the "Enter" key.

9. Type "end" and tap the "Enter" key and then type "copy running-config startup-config" and tap the "Enter" key. Type "exit" and tap the "Enter" key.

Computer Technicians Guide To The Apple Mac Boot Shortcuts

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 07:59 PM PST
Guest Post by Marco Rodi: Marco Rodi owns an IT Engineering university degree. He has his own computer repair business (OrdiRodi) that mainly does Apple Support.
In this article you will learn all the most important boot shortcuts on a Mac. We’ve all been there. The client is there, you boot their computer and the screen just hangs there. No OS. You sometimes see the grey apple logo, sometimes it’s all white and sometimes you see nothing at all. You absolutely need to know which key to press in order to repair the Mac. Enter the Apple Mac boot shortcuts.
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First of all, you don’t have to use an Apple Keyboard to do these. Any regular USB PC keyboard will work as long as you keep in mind the following:
Option = ALT Key
Command = Windows Key
To make these boot shortcuts work, the computer needs to be shutdown and you need to press/hold these keys while booting the computer.

C

Sometimes, the Mac is not programmed to automatically boot from a CD. This allows you to boot directly from the CD.

Option

By far, the most useful shortcut that will tell if the computer has a hard drive failure or a motherboard corruption. When you hold option at start, it will detect all the bootable devices in the Mac such as the CD, Hard Drive, External USB and External FireWire. You can then choose which devices you want to boot from. This is perfect if you want to boot from an external USB/FireWire.

D

All Apple Computers come with an Hardware Test CD. When you hold D, the cd needs to be already inserted. It will boot Apple Hardware Test which is an incredible powerful tool that will make a precise diagnostic on your client’s computer about any form of hardware failure: RAM, hard drive, motherboard etc.

Option – Command – P – R

This combination will reset the NVRAM and PRAM of your client’s computer. What does it mean? It will reset all the default settings on the motherboard or built in features including: Serial Port Configuration, Clock, Volume, Double-Click time, Virtual Memory, RAM disk, Mouse Speed, Application Font, Alarm Clock, Monitor Color Depth, Startup Disk and Serial Printer location. This is often done if your client’s machine boots into a weird pink color. To do this NVRAM/PRAM reset, your need to hold the keys when you boot your client’s Mac. Hold down the keys until the computer restarts with the startup sound the second time.

Hold the mouse or trackpad button

This will eject all the removable media plugged to your Mac. (Cd, USB, Firewire etc.) This is perfect if the CD is stuck inside and the keyboard is not working or if the Mac tries to boot from an unknown external device.

Command-S

This will boot the machine in Single-User mode. It is a UNIX-like interface where you can enter many simple commands to troubleshoot the machine. This is mainly popular with the use of “fsck ” to check the computer disk permission.

Command-V

This starts the Mac in Verbose Mode. You will see all the descriptive text of all the boot steps, similar to Windows’s Safe Mode. If the computer freezes on startup, you can see where it will freeze.

T

This puts the Mac in Target Mode. It will transform the Mac into a giant Firewire external drive. You can access the files from another computer. Perfect if you need to repair a corrupted hard drive or backup files.

Shift

This will start the Mac on a safe boot. It will disable all the login items, all the non-default fonts, disable all the cache and it will force a directory check.
If you are still unable to enter the system or at least see the grey Apple logo at the beginning after using these shortcuts, the problem is most likely going to be a motherboard corruption.
Guest Post by Marco Rodi: Marco Rodi owns an IT Engineering university degree. He has his own computer repair business that mainly does Apple Support (OrdiRodi – http://www.ordirodi.com) located in Montreal. He works for Transat as an application support Engineer where he has to maintain all the software that makes the airplanes fly. He’s also an active bassist. (http://www.marcorodi.com)
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How to Reset Your Forgotten Windows Password the Easy Way

Forgetting your password is never any fun, but luckily there’s a really easy way to reset the password. All you need is a copy of the Windows installation disk and one simple command line trick.

Resetting Your Forgotten Windows Password

Boot off the Windows disk and select the “Repair your computer” option from the lower left-hand corner.

Follow through until you get to the option to open the Command Prompt, which you’ll want to select.

First you’ll want to type in the following command to backup the original sticky keys file:
copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\
Then you’ll copy the command prompt executable (cmd.exe) over top of the sticky keys executable:
copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

Now you can reboot the PC.

Resetting the Password

Once you get to the login screen, hit the Shift key 5 times, and you’ll see an administrator mode command prompt.

Now to reset the password—just type the following command, replacing the username and password with the combination you want:
net user geek MyNewPassword

That’s all there is to it. Now you can login.
Of course, you’ll probably want to put the original sethc.exe file back, which you can do by rebooting into the installation CD, opening the command prompt, and copying the c:\sethc.exe file back to c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe.

Fixing the Dreaded “Errors were encountered while processing” Errors

For the past week or two, every time I installed new software into Ubuntu, I was greeted with the “Errors were encountered while processing:” blah, blah, blah speech.
Up until yesterday, that error was just a battle scar my computer had earned attempting to install a few software packages. I didn’t need them, my computer wasn’t bothered by them not being fully installed so after trying to fix them many times I thought f#ck it! No real problem. But yesterday, when a few more packages failed to install, and this time they stopped my computer from updating itself and prevented me from using Synaptic, I decided enough is enough, I’m going to fix it once and for all. So, I tooled up, got out my best keyboard, readied my fastest mouse, donned my Linux badges and set out on my quest to kill the Big Bad Bug, save the princess and live happily ever after…. sorry, got a little carried away there.
Today, I completed my quest – I squished that bug and watched his juices spit all over my computer’s insides as it made that squelchy noise only squished bugs know how to make so well.
The Perils of Tux
The Perils of Tux!
The next time you find you cannot add software into your Ubuntu distro because you’re getting errors that look like or totally unlike this one:
Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... Done0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 38 not upgraded.4 not fully installed or removed.Need to get 0B/590kB of archives.After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!python-distutils-extra sconsAuthentication warning overridden.Selecting previously deselected package python-distutils-extra.(Reading database ... 458474 files and directories currently installed.)Preparing to replace python-distutils-extra 2.12 (using .../python-distutils-extra_2.12_all.deb) ...dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old pre-removal script: Exec format errordpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...Traceback (most recent call last):File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2196, in <module>main()File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2190, in mainrv = action.run(global_options)File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1645, in runpkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False)File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 381, in __init__self.read_pyfiles()File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 414, in read_pyfilesself.pkgconfig.set('pycentral', 'include-links', '0')File "/usr/lib/python2.6/ConfigParser.py", line 669, in setConfigParser.set(self, section, option, value)File "/usr/lib/python2.6/ConfigParser.py", line 377, in setraise NoSectionError(section)ConfigParser.NoSectionError: No section: 'pycentral'dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-distutils-extra_2.12_all.deb (--unpack):subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format errordpkg: error while cleaning up:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2Preparing to replace scons 1.2.0-2ubuntu1 (using .../scons_1.2.0-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ...dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old pre-removal script: Exec format errordpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...Traceback (most recent call last):File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2196, in <module>main()File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2190, in mainrv = action.run(global_options)File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1645, in runpkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False)File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 381, in __init__self.read_pyfiles()File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 414, in read_pyfilesself.pkgconfig.set('pycentral', 'include-links', '0')File "/usr/lib/python2.6/ConfigParser.py", line 669, in setConfigParser.set(self, section, option, value)File "/usr/lib/python2.6/ConfigParser.py", line 377, in setraise NoSectionError(section)ConfigParser.NoSectionError: No section: 'pycentral'dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/scons_1.2.0-2ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format errordpkg: error while cleaning up:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2Errors were encountered while processing:/var/cache/apt/archives/python-distutils-extra_2.12_all.deb/var/cache/apt/archives/scons_1.2.0-2ubuntu1_all.debE: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Use these steps to fix them:
Firstly, make a note of the applications that refuse to install then try one or more of the usual hit-n-stab gambits before pulling out your longsword and making more extensive blood letting cuts into your system:
  1. ensure that the shared libraries are properly registered (also fixes some GCC/G++ errors)
sudo ldconfig
  • try to remove the package (replace ‘your-app’ with the name of the dodgy application)
    • sudo dpkg -r YOUR-APP
  • check your package cache
    • sudo apt-get check
  • update your package list
    • sudo apt-get update
  • ensure package downloads were properly completed when the system last updated
    • sudo apt-get upgrade --fix-missing
  • try to upgrade the system (sometimes an updated package version fixes the issue)
    • sudo apt-get upgradesudo apt-get dist-upgrade
  • try to reconfigure all applications that failed to install
    • sudo dpkg --configure -a
  • try to reconfigure specific applications that failed to install
    • sudo dpkg --configure YOUR-APP
  • try to fix broken packages
    • sudo apt-get install -f
  • try to fix a specific broken package
    • sudo apt-get install YOUR-APP -f
  • try to install the dependencies that an application requires for it to install successfully
    • sudo apt-get build-dep YOUR-APP
  • re-try to install the failed apps
    • sudo apt-get install
    If none of the above fix it, try this:
    1. Go to the website that maintains the failed package. In most cases, this will be Launchpad.net (for Ubuntu flavors, go here); users of Debian distros (inc. Ubuntu) can download source code packages from Debian.org and a lot of packages for all distros are maintained through Gna. If you’re really stuck, Google it;
    2. Search for the failed package then re-download it and re-install it. First try the deb package that is pre-built for your OS version then, if that doesn’t work, download the source code and build it from scratch;
      1. Most packages ship with installation instructions written in a Readme or Installation file (it’s important to read them). Most build with either
      ./configuremakemake install
    3. else
    python setup.py install
  • Ensure any shared libraries are properly registered
    • sudo ldconfig
    If you struggle to install the downloaded source code you can read this Linux Software Installation EasyGuide. The downside to installing from source code (i.e not through Apt, Aptitude, Yum or dpkg) is that your regular package manager will not know that the software has been installed. Just re-install it through your regular package manager once it is functioning properly.
    If you are still battling away after trying the above then you have no choice but to bring out your longsword and start swinging at dpkg’s bowels:
    1. backup your dpkg status file with
    sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status status.bckup
  • just for reference, if you need to restore the backup version of the status file, type
    • sudo mv status.bckup > /var/lib/dpkg/status
  • edit your dpkg status file
    1. KDE Users
    kdesudo kate /var/lib/dpkg/status
  • Gnome users
    • gksu gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status
  • search for the problem package(s) by name (press Ctrl+F),
  • edit the line that reads
    • Status: install reinstreq half-configured
    to replace it with
    Status: install ok installed
    and save it,
  • then either uninstall the package(s) then/or re-install it(them) with either
    • sudo apt-get remove YOUR-APP
  • else
    • sudo apt-get install YOUR-APP
  • If the problem persists, re-edit /var/lib/dpkg/status but this time search for the failed package by name and delete its details from 
    Package....
    to
    Description....
    Delete from the open line above package to the open line below its description that leads on to the next package’s details. Here is an example of the complete package listing for ‘lsb-core’: 
    Package: lsb-coreStatus: install ok installedPriority: extraSection: miscInstalled-Size: 196Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>Architecture: amd64Source: lsbVersion: 4.0-0ubuntu5Replaces: lsb (<< 2.0-2)Provides: lsb-core-amd64, lsb-core-noarchDepends: lsb-release, libc6 (>> 2.3.5), libz1, libncurses5, libpam0g, postfix | mail-transport-agent, at, bc, binutils, bsdmainutils, bsdutils, cpio, cron, ed, file, libc6-dev | libc-dev, locales, cups-bsd | lpr, lprng | cups-client, m4, mailx | mailutils, make, man-db, mawk | gawk, ncurses-term, passwd, patch, pax, procps, psmisc, rsync, alien (>= 8.36), python, python-central (>= 0.6.11), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6-i386, lib32z1, lsb-base, timeConflicts: lsb (<< 2.0-2)Description: Linux Standard Base 4.0 core support packageThe Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standardcore system that third-party applications written for Linux candepend upon..This package provides an implementation of the core of version 4.0 ofthe Linux Standard Base for Debian on the Intel x86, Intel ia64(Itanium), IBM S390, and PowerPC 32-bit architectures with the Linuxkernel. Future revisions of the specification and this package maysupport the LSB on additional architectures and kernels..The intent of this package is to provide a best current practice wayof installing and running LSB packages on Debian GNU/Linux. Itspresence does not imply that Debian fully complieswith the Linux Standard Base, and should not be construed as astatement that Debian is LSB-compliant.Homepage: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSBOriginal-Maintainer: Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>Python-Version: all
    That whole section would be deleted were lsb-core an issue on your system.
  • When you update your package list you will notice that those packages with their details removed from dpkg’s status file will not now show as installed by dpkg. Rest assured, those packages are still installed/semi-installed but dpkg is no longer aware of them. At this point you can choose to either ‘re-install’ the badly installed package or just leave it hanging on your system as an undetected badly installed package which you should try to re-install at a later time. I recommend you try to re-install immediately. If you leave it as an undetected package, dpkg will not automatically update it and will try to re-install it should it be a dependency of other packages that you later try to install.
    • If none of those steps fix it then the likelihood is that nothing will but search the net before you decide to re-install your operating system.
    As a word of caution, never, ever delete your dpkg (apt) status file. If someone tells you to type
    sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/status
    Ignore them or your computer will explode! You can open it up, look at it and edit it but you must never, ever delete it. It contains all the data dpkg requires to update and uninstall packages. If you delete it you will not be able to properly remove or upgrade the packages installed prior to it being removed and you might have problems when you try to install new packages into your system.
    Bootnote: You can use Aptitude to “Hold” partially installed packages and packages that prevent others from being installed. Open a terminal, type “sudo aptitude”, press “Ctrl+T” then “Return”, use the arrow keys to navigate to the suspect package, press the “equals” key i.e “=” (the package to be held should now change color), press Ctrl+T then press return and any packages that are ready to install but were stuck due to the (now) held package will now install.
    Visit the Software Installation EasyGuide for more installation error busters and the Ubuntu Repository List to get extra useful repositories for your system.

    Error "The file AdobePDF.dll is needed" | CS3 on 64-bit Windows

    Issue

    When you try to install Adobe Creative Suite 3 on a 64-bit version of Windows, the installer returns the error message, "The file AdobePDF.dll on Windows Vista CD-ROM is needed." You are given the option to browse to the file.

    Reason

    Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional is installed with the Design Premium, Design Standard and Web Premium versions of Creative Suite 3. Although Adobe has tested Adobe Acrobat 8.0 (Standard and Professional) on Microsoft Windows 64-bit operating systems running on a 64-bit processor machine, there are known limitations. For more details, see Additional Information.

    Solution

    Windows Vista 64-bit

    In order for Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional to be supported, the application will need to be updated after installation.
    1. When the error occurs, click Cancel to exit the dialog and continue with the installation.
    2. Install the Microsoft has Hot Fix as documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #930627 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627.
    3. Update Acrobat to version 8.1 or later. The Acrobat update is available on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/.

    Windows 7 64-bit

    Manually extract the file "adobepdf.dll_64" from the data1.cab file before installing Acrobat. When the prompt appears, navigate to this file and select it.
    1. Navigate to the folder that contains the setup.exe file for your Acrobat 8 installation.
    2. Locate the file "data1.cab" and open it (this may require a third party compression utility, such as WinZip).
    3. Inside the content listings, locate the file "adobepdf.dll_64" and copy it to your desktop.
    4. Run the installer setup.exe and when the prompt appears, choose browse and select the file you copied to the desktop.
      Note: If the file cannot be selected, change the file type drown down in the dialog box to "Files of All Types", or rename the file to "adobepdf.dll" by removing "_64" from the end of the file extension.

    Additional Information

    Because the Adobe PDF printer is not supported on 64-bit operating systems, the 64-bit version of the AdobePDF.dll does not get extracted during installation. Thus, the installer is unable to locate it. While Acrobat is installed, the Adobe PDF printer will not be installed. Following the update procedure above will address the issue.

    How to Backup, Restore or Deploy Windows VPN Settings

    Here is a great recent post from our good friends over at Bauer-Power:
    I am a huge fan of Microsoft’s VPN built into Routing and Remote Access. For me it is the easiest system to configure, and deploy. Plus it isn’t limited on how many users can connect to it like say a Cisco VPN where you might be able to have 10 concurrent users, and if you need any more you have to pay for more licenses. Lame sauce I say!
    I also like Microsoft’s latest VPN technology, Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol, or SSTP for short. It’s as easy to setup and configure as PPTP, but it’s more secure because it uses SSL encryption. Plus the only port you have to open up on the firewall is 443. Easy peasy!
    Finally, the last thing I like is that if you use a Microsoft VPN, you can use the built in Network and Sharing Center in Windows to configure your settings. You don’t need a third party client like you do with Cisco, Sonicwall or Netscaler VPN’s. That means less overhead, and less software you have to take care of. Pure win!
    What if you don’t want to write up a tutorial on how to setup a connection in Network and Sharing Center for your users? Sure it’s easy for you to go through the Setup a New Connection or Network wizard because you’re the IT guy. For the young lady in sales though, you probably should have a PhD in nuclear physics to set the thing up. Why not configure it once on your computer, backup your settings, and restore it on her computer? Sounds like a good idea right? Well it,s actually easy to do.
    • Go through the Set Up a Connection or Network wizard in Windows to configure your VPN settings (SSTP, PPTP, L2TP etc)
    How to Backup, Restore or Deploy Windows VPN Settings
    • When done copy rasphone.pbk from %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\PBK\ on your computer
    • When you are ready to restore it, paste rasphone.pbk in %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\PBK\ on the computer you want to restore it on.
    Easy right? Since all you need to do is keep a copy of rasphone.pbk, which is just a text file that can be edited in Notepad, you can easily deploy your Windows VPN settings using a startup script or something!
    The next time the user logs into windows, they will see their automatically configured Windows VPN when they click on their network icon in the system tray!

    Create karaoke track using Audacity

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    Ever get a sudden, inexplicably irresistible desire for karaoke? Maybe you like the music of a song but can’t stand the lead singer? Here’s how to use remove the vocals from most music tracks in a few simple steps.

    How It Works

    Vocals are normally placed in the “center channel.” Stereo tracks have two channels, but not all of the instruments are balanced evenly. Sometimes the bass is pushed more towards the right channel, rhythm guitar might be found more towards the left, and so on. Usually the vocals are put dead center, so we can split the stereo track and invert one channel. This cancels out the vocals but leaves the rest in tact.  Primus often has extremely unbalanced channels. These kinds of tracks usually work well because the vocals are left evenly balanced between the two channels and that makes them easier to remove accurately. Songs with a lot of vocal effects may end up being mangled by the process, and songs with reverb may leave an echo despite vocals being gone.
    On the whole, however this process works really well if you start with good quality audio. One of the most well known adages of audio editing is “garbage in equals garbage out.” If you start with CD audio and work from there, the end result will be cleaner and clearer than if you start with a compressed mp3. In HTG Explains: What Are the Differences Between All Those Audio Formats?, we went over different lossless and lossy formats, so make sure you start from a lossless audio file for best results. This isn’t to say that mp3 and the like won’t work, just that lossless audio works much better.

    Removing the Center Channel

    01 - import audio
    Fire up Audacity and load your song of choice. I used a very special one for this project, and it’s dedicated to you wonderful readers.
    The first thing we need to do is break the song’s two channels into two separate tracks. Click on the little black arrow next to the track title and go down to Split Stereo Track.
    02 - split stereo track
    Next, pick a channel (it doesn’t matter which) and double click to select the entire track.
    03 - select one channel
    Go to Effect > Invert.
    04 - invert
    If you hit play, you’ll notice the song sounds a little funny. The Inverted channel sounds like it’s coming from around the speaker instead of directly from it. The last thing we need to do to solidify the effect is change each track to “mono.” Click on the title of each track like when you split the tracks and choose “mono” from the menu.
    05 - switch back to mono
    That’s it! You can go to File > Export to save the track so you can use it for your secret karaoke parties. If you plan on saving into the mp3 format, be sure to read our guide on How To Add MP3 Support to Audacity.

    Navitel 5 for Android

    Saat ini vendor2 ternama di dunia saling berlomba-lomba mengeluarkan produk yang canggih dan keren,salah satunya adalah SAMSUNG yang termasuk pemain lama dan termasuk vendor yang cukup aktif mengeluarkan produk-produk baru yang inovatif.
    Salah satu produk mereka yang cukup laris adalah SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE dengan dukungan Android froyo 2.2 produk ini termasuk cukup laris dipasaran, karena dari segi fitur,tampilan,maupun harga si ACE sudah lebih dari cukup untuk bersaing dengan produk sejenis lainnya.
    Salah satu fitur yang di usungnya adalah ketersediaan GPS juga A-GPS sehingga memungkinkan produk ini menjalankan applikasi pemetaan digital baik yang ONLINE maupun yang OFFLINE, GoogleMap adalah salah applikasi yg sudah kita kenal dgn baik..secara normal GoogleMap sudah cukup lengkap untuk beberapa daerah tertentu itupun kalau signal operatornya fine2 aja..(dan… kalo kalian ga masalah ama tagihan pulsanya..he.he.he).Namun untuk kota-kota kecil lainya di Indonesia GoogleMap masih jauh.. Nah,baru2 ini aku coba memasang NAVITEL NAVIGATOR 5.0 terbaru untuk Android dengan PETA INDONESIA plus panduan dengan SUARA BAHASA INDONESIA di Galaxy Aceku..and 100% berjalan dengan lancaaar !
    Jadi bagi kalian yang ingin mencari Applikasi Pemetaan sejenis GARMIN yg lengkap (dan tanpa BIAYA..) mungkin kalian perlu mencoba yang satu ini…gak perlu kahwatir Bro,karena seperti moto ANDROID gadget  “Gratis..gratis..dan Gratis…!”
    So,mari kita mulai..step by step !
    1)      Yang pertama download dulu applikasinya disini nanti kamu akan mendapatkan file Navitel-5.0.0.1069-Full.zip (24 mb),salin data ini keHP-mu (jangan di EXTRACT atau di RENAME menjadi file *. APK kecuali kamu menggunakan Linux)
    2)      Buka File tadi dari HP-mu dengan Explorer seperti ASTROexplorer (bagi yg blum punya download aja di MARKET) ingat applikasi ini wajib. Lalu Rename file Navitel-5.0.0.1069-Full.zip menjadi file Navitel-5.0.0.1069-Full.apk setelah berubah klik dan install seperti biasa (Cat:Trik ini jga bisa diterapkan bila kita mendownload Applikasi APK dan mendapatkan file ZIP dari situs) gak usah dibuka dulu,kita pindah dulu kelangkah 3
    3)      Download Peta INDONESIA disini( Thanx untuk para suhu yg sudah bersusah payah membuat peta ini..) Cari khusus Peta untuk NAVITEL (navnet_Navitel_v203_2.exe) datanya lumayan besar ( 130 mb ) kudu sabar bro..setelah itu buka di PC mu, KLIK..secara otomatis file ini akan ter-extract,kamu bebas menyimpanya di folder mana aja di PC.
    4)       Lalu buka Folder hasil Extract tadi, disitu ada file  berekstensi *.nm2 sebanyak 32 buah, salin file tadi ke SD CARD difolder /sdcard/NavitelContent/Maps/..bisa lewat CardReader ato CableData.
    5)      Selanjutnya untuk Panduan Suara bahasa.Indonesia silahkan download  disini extract file 0421~Indonesia (SPX).zip ( 1 mb) lalu salin Folder 0421~Indonesia (SPX) hasil extract tadi ke /sdcard/NaviteContent/Voices/ di-SD card.
    6)      Pasang Kembali SDcard-mu lalu, lalu buka Applikasi NavitelNavigation, untuk awal biasanya kamu harus merubah tampilan bahasa ke bahasa Inggris dan panduan suara ke bahasa Indonesia (kecuali kamu mengerti bahasa jerman),lalu next…yes...biarkan beberapa saat untuk meloading peta…yes lagi dan....holahhh…anda siap untuk beli tiket tanpa takut untuk tersesat lagi..plok..plok..
    Aku sudah mencoba melihat berapa kota2 kecil di Indonesia untuk suatu Applikasi yg gratis seperti ini sudah sangat wahh..bahkan untuk daerah perbatasan seperti Nunukan termasuk lengkap,Responnya jg cepat aku sudah mencobanya di atas motor lumayan banget.
    So,selamat ber GPS ria yah Bro…tapi jangan lupa Safety drive yah..

    How to calibrate android phones battery

    About my battery life:

    Previously I was on Darky's v5, with that the phone lasted 2-3 days with normal
    usage.

    After flashing to v7 (with 100% battery) I also got the fast drainage problem.
    Here is what I did:

    1) Turn OFF phone
    2) Charge till it says it is FULL
    3) Start in RECOVERY (volume UP+Home+Power), here WIPE battery stats (it is in
    the "advanced" menu)
    4) RESTART android (yes, it might already be on 98% or so)
    5) USE phone heavily. Don't worry if it drops too fast. Use it till the Android
    system turns OFF automatically (it happens when your battery is below 1% - for
    me the phone was on 1% for about 40 mins. This is where it heavily
    miscalculated

    6) PLUG IN your charger, TURN ON android and wait till it is FULLY charged
    again. (It is better if you don't use the phone at this charging up)

    Now, after you disconnect the charger, you should still have 100% for some time
    (I've been using the phone for 32 mins - writing this post - and it is still on
    a hundred percent) and with this, I got back the 2-3 days battery life with
    normal usage.

    Also, you should set WiFi to: "Never when plugged in" and by default I disable
    Data Network. But my phone is using WiFi all the time so it doesn't really
    matter


    So to summerize this method, the key is to show the phone the battery's minimal
    capacity too, by using it till it is on null. Because with charging to 100%
    than wiping or flashing only introduces the maximum capacity to the system and
    the minimum is only guessed. THIS gives the faulty reportes and makes us think
    the phone drains too fast.

    Try this method, than feel free to share your results

    source : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10092321&postcount=11053

    Merubah Account di Android Tanpa Hardreset

    Handset android mempunyai satu keunikan dimana handset tersebut harus selalu terhubung dengan sebuah account google untuk dapat menikmati berbagai fasilitas yang ada di handset android, seperti mail, contact, kalender dan akses ke market aplikasi android. Ketika pertama kali menggunakan android, pasti kita diminta untuk memasukkan sebuah account google ke dalam android tersebut. Misalnya kita ingin merubah account tersebut biasanya kita harus melakukan hard reset atau factory reset sehingga semua data akan direset dan android akan kembali seperti baru dari pabrik. Tentu saja berbagai aplikasi yang sudah kita download akan terhapus, akan tetapi jangan khawatir data yang berada di memory card external tidak akan ikut terhapus.

    Akan tetapi cara merubah account melalui hard reset cukup membuat kita jengkel karena aplikasi yang sudah pernah kita download akan ikut terhapus. Setelah menjelajah sebentar lewat google, ternyata merubah account android bisa tanpa hard reset, cukup melakukan beberapa klik aja, kita sudah bisa merubah account android kita.

    Adapun langkah-langkah adalah sebagai berikut :

    - Langkah pertama, kembali ke Home dulu.
    - Langkah kedua : Klik Menu
    - Langkah Ketiga : Menuju ke Setting->Application->Manage Application.
    - Langkah Keempat : Cari dan Klik Google Apps
    - Langkah Kelima : Klik Tombol “Clear Data”
    - Langkah Keenam : Ketika muncul prompted  “All information you’ve saved in this application will be deleted permanently”, Klik OK
    - Langkah Ketujuh : Kemudian tekan tombol “Back” kemudian ke Klik “Data Synchronize” atau melalui Home>Menu>Settings>Data synchronization.
    - Maka akan muncul Wizard untuk memasukkan sebuah account Google yang baru. Wizard ini juga muncul ketika kita baru membeli handset android yang baru atau ketika kita baru saja melakukan wipe melalui hardreset.
    - Untuk lebih amannya, ketika merubah account google tersebut, Bersihkan juga Data Cachea di Mail, caranya dengan klik Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Gmail. Klik Pada “Clear data”. Agar Proses syncronisasi di email tidak mengalami masalah.

    Langkah ini sudah saya coba merubah account google di Nexian Journey yang tadinya menggunakan account Google milik istri saya, dan hasilnya saya dapat merubah account Google tanpa hardreset dan aplikasi yang sudah didownload aman semua…Selamat mencoba..


    Source : http://aristanto.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/merubah-account-di-android-tanpa-hardreset/