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There a ways to personalize your Gmail experience, and one of those is picking personalized Gmail themes which make emailing funner. But if you're not sure what kind of theme you want to use from all the available Gmail theme choices, there's an option called "Random" which provides you a random theme based on your geographical location, and will change when in a different location.

We've all seen this warning message at one time or another while playing around on the internet in the Mozilla Firefox web browser:

In order to stop Cydia from crashing on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you'll need an iPhone or iPod with firmware 3.1.1, 3.1, 3.0.1, or 3.0, SSH installed both in your computer and in your device. Now first SSH your device into your computer and navigate to /var/lib/dpkg/updates. Delete the files named as 0000, 0001, 0002 and so on. Now your Cydia should work fine. If that doesn't work, try reinstalling Cydia on your iPhone or iPod Touch, as it could be a different problem.

First go to "help.benm.at/" in safari and click on mobileconfigs, choose your country, choose your carrier and click on install. Now after that you have to reboot your iPhone. Now go to your settings, general, network and click on Internet tethering and turn it on. Now it will ask you to connect via USB or via Bluetooth, choose whatever you want. Now turn the airport option off in your mac and go to preferences, networks and now there you can see the connection between your iPhone and the...

You can change the drop down navigation menu in thesis Wordpress theme. So to do this first go to word press admin and click add new to add a new page after that create some more pages. You have to select your page in parent menu under which you want to create that pages like service parent and then click publish. Now go to thesis option and click thesis option and go to navigation menu. There you can see all the pages which you have created now you have to select the pages you want and save...

You can improve the quality of the video you watch on YouTube. Sometimes when you watch the video in YouTube, probably you will have notice that the video is little blurry or text which is being shown in that video is blurry like low quality video. So you can improve it by just adding a little code in the url of that video. So put that code "&fmt=18" in the end of the url of that video and press the enter key and that's it. Now you can see the difference between before and now. The video...

Create your own macro lens using the standard 50 mm lens that is shipped with your Digital SLR camera. The presenter - Kip Kay explains how to do so in a very cost effective way using only a Pringles( or any other similar) can, a black cloth, your camera's body cap and a few cutting and polishing tools required for proper machining of the cap. The proper way to attach these objects to create a home-made macro lens is then explained. The rest of the video shows the sample macro photographs...

In this video, we learn how to set up a Weebly website. This can be used to build a complete site with multiple pages. First, go to Weebly and enter in your information under the sign up now text. Next, click the sign up button and enter in the Captcha phrase. After this, title your new site and continue on until you see the tabs at the top of the screen. Elements, designs, pages, and settings will all be listed. Go through the designs until you find one you like, then settle on that. Once you...

First go to your word press admin and click add new themes in appearance options. Now click on upload and then click browse. Now you have to locate your theme in .zip format and then click install now. If you have successfully uploaded that then you will get a message "theme installed successfully". Now you can click on preview to preview your theme, if you think it's fine then you can click on activate to activate your theme. If you want to change the font color, layout etc. then click on...

First go to your word press admin and click on "custom file editor" in thesis options. Select custom_function.php in file selected menu and click on "edit selected file". Because of warning, we need to do it via ftp. So go to that ftp path which is showing in the video and open up the launch.php. Now copy that code which is showing in the video and past it in there, close and save the file. Now to change the style of your search box, go to your custom file editor, select the custom.css and...

This video shows how to create an infrared heart sensor using an Arduino controller, a couple of resistors, and an infrared light emitter and detector. This device will be used on the subject's finger, detecting the amount of blood which is flowing through the subject's finger. The amount of oxygenation of the blood is shown in the finger, which will cause the infrared light to reflect off the skin and to the transmitter which is close by. The fluctuations of oxygenation are picked up by the...

First go to your Wordpress admin and click the "custom file editor" in thesis options. Now copy that code which is showing in the video and paste it in the custom.css file and click on the big green save button. Now select "custom_functions.php" in file editing menu and click on "edit selected file". Now copy that second code which is showing in the video and paste it in there. In the codes, you can change the "comments_number", "add your- opinion", "continue reading" as you want and click on...

In this clip, you'll learn how to pre date or post-date content posted to your WordPress blog. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.

Want to know how to automatically switch between multiple browser themes in Firefox? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Interested in better integrating Mozilla Firefox with your favorite Google Services (like Gmail, Reader and Maps)? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Want to alter the look and feel of your Google Sites website? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started managing your own web pages with Google Sites, take a look.

Interested in editing your Google Site webpage? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started managing your own web pages with Google Sites, take a look.

Want to get started using the free Nook eReader app to read digital books on your Google Android smartphone? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started managing your own web pages with Google Sites, take a look.

Can't quite figure out how to add a new friend on Tumblr? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get keep track of your own friends' Tumblr blogs, take a look.

Need a quick primer on how to get started using a Samsung Intensity II cell phone? Whether you're a proud owner of the Samsung Fascinate Google Android smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Learn how to use the Easy Set Up tool on a Samsung Intensity II phone. Whether you're a proud owner of the Samsung Intensity II phone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

In this clip, you'll learn how to install and use text-to-speech on an HTC Droid Eris phone. Whether you're a proud owner of the Verizon Droid Eris Google Android smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Fascinate's built-in camera to take pictures and video. Whether you're a proud owner of the Samsung Fascinate Google Android smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Whether you're a proud owner of the Samsung Fascinate Google Android smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial, which presents a brief overview of the device's myriad messaging features. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to send and receive SMS, MMS and email messages, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to set up a wish list (wishlist) or wedding registry on Amazon? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own wish lists, take a look.

Someone you know have a birthday or wedding coming up? Search Amazon to see if they've set up a wish list (wishlist) or registry! It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started finding wish lists on Amazon yourself, take a look.

Need a quick primer on how to add a new post to a Tumblr website? It's easy! And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started adding content to your own Tumblr blog, take a look.

Looking for a way to add a bit of personality to your Tumblr page? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started customizing the look and feel of your own Tumblr site, take a look.

Ever been warned that sitting too close to the TV might damage your eyesight? It won't. That probably won't stop this electronic View-Master from giving your poor mother a heart attack, however.

Interested in importing and displaying an external feed on your Tumblr page? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started embedding feeds on your own Tumblr blog, take a look.

This clip presents a whirligig tour of the various functions and features available on the Apple iPhone 4. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

In this clip, you'll learn everything you'll need to know to run applications and multitask on an iPhone 4 or iPod Touch running iOS 4. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4 or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

In this clip, you'll learn how to disable your Facebook profile, removing your name and picture from shared media in the process. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Swedish interface geeks The Astonishing Tribe predict what kind of touchscreen technology we'll be using in 2014 (that would be approximately 3 years, 4 months from today):

Google is always moving one step closer to pretty much controlling everything in the world, in a good way ofcourse! The latest feature added is Google Instant Search, so for anything that you're searching all you have to do is start typing in the search term and Google will immediately begin giving you results on the fly. In this video you will get a quick hands on demo on how to use the new feature.

Gmail is constantly being updated with new features every time you take a look, and one of the most convenient updated feature is the ability to drag and drop files directly into the e-mail that you're composing to attach them. No more having to browse through endless menus trying to find the folder containing the file that you want. If you already have the file in front of you, all you have to do is just grab it and drop it right onto the e-mail you're composing and you're in business!

Despite the discontinuation of Microsoft's KIN mobile phones, some still have a KIN ONE or KIN TWO cell phone. Actually, it can probably be found on the market somewhere for a relatively cheap price. Almost too cheap.

If you're getting bored of the same old same old in your e-mail messages, or if you're looking for an easier way to show off each of your social networking, as well as personal websites, then you will be happy to hear that Gmail has finally introduced rich text signature lines that'll allow you to hyper-link your images in your signature via HTML. All this can be found in the Labs section of your settings in Gmail. In this video you will learn how to set up the signature with the images and how...

After jailbreaking your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, you can use WinSCP (a Windows ftp program) and OpenSSH (an app avilable through Cydia) to put IPA files on your Apple device using a Windows computer. This video walks you through the process of accessing a root directory to make your iPod or iPhone IPA-compatible.

While technically the iPad isn't a supported device with Ford Sync, you can get around that by going to the head unit. Add your iPad as a Bluetooth device, then select the 'sync' option. You can now control your iPad's audio features through Bluetooth.