How to make a bootable usb drive

1. Right-click the Windows Command Prompt in your Start Menu. Choose to run it as an Administrator.
2. C:\>diskpart
to launch Microsoft’s disk management utility. The command line should now read DISKPART>.
3. DISKPART>list disk
Show a list of all disk drives.
Note the USB key’s disk number. You can pick it out by checking the disk capacity.
4. DISKPART>select disk #
# = USB key’s disk number.
5. DISKPART>clean
utility to clean the disk.
6. DISKPART>create partition primary -
Creates a new bootable partition
7. DISKPART>select partition 1
Choose partition 1
8. DISKPART>active
Mark partition as active.
9. DISKPART>format fs=fat32
Format the partition. DiskPart will display a progress percentage.
10. DISKPART>assign
Give this USB key a drive letter.
11. DISKPART>exit
Close the DiskPart program

Don't want the windows 7 alt-tab style?

Revert to XP style alt-tab using PowerShell 1 liner

C:> Set-ItemProperty HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer AltTabSettings ([int]1)

NetBeans IDE

Looking for an IDE for your programming language? Java, C, Php, HTML, CSS etc...

NetBeans IDE gave me the best out of the box experience. https://netbeans.org/

IE10 and Chrome can't both run in ModernUI mode

To make Chrome run in ModernUI mode (Windows 8 mode), Click tools and select windows 8 mode.

To make IE10 run in modernUI mode, click tools -> Internet Options.
Go to the Programs tab.
Uncheck run in desktop mode.
This will only work if IE10 is the default browser. If not the default browser, the items will be disabled.

NOTE:

The other browser will switch back to desktop mode. Only 1 browser can run in modernUI.

In desktop mode, both browsers will not display the keyboard automatically.

IPhone Home button/shortcut

If you want to go back to the top of the page after scrolling way down while browsing using your iphone, tap the information bar at top of your screen. This will scroll the page back to the top.

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Galaxy Note II: Task manager

To close an app that is not responding in the Galaxy Note II...

1. Press and hold the home button.
The task manager will show up listing the running apps.

2. Swipe away the app you want to close.

3. Press the home button to exit the task manager.


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Iphone: Task Manager

To close an app that is not responding in an IPhone 5...

1. Double tap on the home button.
The app launcher icons will show up a bar at the bottom.

2. Swipe to scroll through the list of apps.

3. Press and hold the app icon.
The close icon (-) will appear on the top left corner.

4. Tap the close icon to close the app.

5. Press the home button to exit the task manager.


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A Sneak Peek at HP Support's Augmented Reality App

Quick Tip: Start a call from text message - IPhone 5

On the Iphone 5, to call the person who has sent you a text message:

1. Open the text message.
2. Scroll back to the beginning of the conversation.
3. Click the call button.


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Quick Tip: Screen Capture Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and IPhone5

To capture your display on both Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and IPhone 5, press the power button and home button simultaneously. The screen capture will be saved on your photo gallery.


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Hello World mobile app

Built my first Hello World mobile app.

Scanned the QR on the phone and let her launch the app. :)