Removing the "ghost" line that MS Words inserted
24/07/2009 20:39 Filed in: Applications
Microsoft Words had an annoyance "feature" that change the several "-" or "=" you typed in a new line to one continuous line across the page. This is actually a border marked at the paragraph before you typed the hyphen or equal signs.
You can remove the line by positioning above the line and press Control+Q.
Do not attempt to use Enter key to clear the line, as this will make thing worse by duplicating the format. IF you did that, the above technique will only move the line upward, you will have to do the Control+Q several times to get rid of the line.
You can remove the line by positioning above the line and press Control+Q.
Do not attempt to use Enter key to clear the line, as this will make thing worse by duplicating the format. IF you did that, the above technique will only move the line upward, you will have to do the Control+Q several times to get rid of the line.
Jailbreaking iPod touch with Firmware 3.0
01/07/2009 20:39 Filed in: gadgets
I have my iPod Touch 1G jailbreak while at firmware version 1.x but since upgraded to version 2.x, I have been using the stock firmware as the standard firmware are 'good enough'.
Recently I found that the Home button was not responding well. Searching on the forum identify this iPod Touch home button issue to be a major problem as the button is fixed to the system board and that there is no easy fix to replace it. I took the iPod touch to CASE, the authorized Apple service center and found that repair(replacing) that cost me HK$1000 (about US$130). This is basically a complete swap for an refurbished version with new battery and exterior enclosure but possibly old parts.
Although this is not an unreasonable sum of money to pay, my iPod touch was completely functional other than the Home button issue, so the sum seems high for such a small problem. So right before the Home button gone completely dead, I managed to Jailbreak the 3.0 Firmware on Mac and install mQuickDo that use gesture to replace the Home button. mQuickDo is the pay version of the iHome software. Unfortunately it can only be installed on Jailbreak machine and you do need the Home button to enter into DFU mode to complete the Jailbreaking.
If you suspect that the Home button is going South, do the Jailbreaking and install mQuickDo before it is too late.
** Added in September 2009 **
Just in case the Home Button is already dead, you can still use the pwnage tools to create a jailbroken version of the firmware which you then use iTunes to restore using the Recovery mode (instead of DFU mode).
Recently I found that the Home button was not responding well. Searching on the forum identify this iPod Touch home button issue to be a major problem as the button is fixed to the system board and that there is no easy fix to replace it. I took the iPod touch to CASE, the authorized Apple service center and found that repair(replacing) that cost me HK$1000 (about US$130). This is basically a complete swap for an refurbished version with new battery and exterior enclosure but possibly old parts.
Although this is not an unreasonable sum of money to pay, my iPod touch was completely functional other than the Home button issue, so the sum seems high for such a small problem. So right before the Home button gone completely dead, I managed to Jailbreak the 3.0 Firmware on Mac and install mQuickDo that use gesture to replace the Home button. mQuickDo is the pay version of the iHome software. Unfortunately it can only be installed on Jailbreak machine and you do need the Home button to enter into DFU mode to complete the Jailbreaking.
If you suspect that the Home button is going South, do the Jailbreaking and install mQuickDo before it is too late.
** Added in September 2009 **
Just in case the Home Button is already dead, you can still use the pwnage tools to create a jailbroken version of the firmware which you then use iTunes to restore using the Recovery mode (instead of DFU mode).