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How to Configure Nexus One for 3G
Filed under: medium | Tags: 3g, google, m1, nexusone, settings, singapore, singtel, starhub
Leave a Comment This from Dickson Seow, head of corporate communications at Google Southeast Asia, in response to media reports about 3G connectivity issues with the Nexus One.
For Singapore owners: For SingTel customers, the Nexus One should auto-connect to their 3G network. For Starhub and M1 customers, they will need to enter in their APN settings to connect to their 3G network.
1. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
2. Hit Menu button, create new APN.
3. Enter new APN settings. See below for the details.
4. Hit Menu button, save settings.
5. Select the new APN name, then hit the home button. Your 3G connection will shortly appear in the top bar.
If users can’t find the answers they need, they can call the HTC Support line in Singapore at 1-800-238-7788 from 8am-8pm, Monday to Saturday. HTC is providing local support and repair services for Nexus One.
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For Starhub customers:
- name: Starhub Internet
- APN: shwapint
- username: [leave blank]
- password: [leave blank]
For M1 customers:
- name: M1 Internet
- APN: sunsurf
- username: 65
- password: user123
And in case it is not working for SingTel customers:
- name: SingTel Internet
- APN: internet
- username: 65IDEAS (or blank)
- password: IDEAS (or blank)
Google Talk Shortcuts
Filed under: easy | Tags: google, google talk, gtalk, keyboard, shortcut
Leave a Comment Google Talk is one of my favorite applications: it’s light, unobtrusive and you can store your old conversations in Gmail. But I realised I wasn’t using it as well as I could, so I looked for some keyboard shortcuts. Here’s a few:
Text
CTRL + R Right align text
CTRL + E Center align text
CTRL + L Left align text
Spacing
CTRL + 1 For single spaced lines
CTRL + 2 For double spaced lines
CTRL + 5 For 1.5 spaced lines
Function keys
F9 Send an email to the contact you’re chatting with
F11 Start a voice chat with the contact
F12 Cancel the current call
Other
ESC Close the current window
ALT + ESC Close all Google Talk windows
WINDOWS + Esc Open Google Talk if minimized, or behind other windows
Tab/CTRL+Tab/Ctrl+i Cycle through open windows
Shift+Tab Cycle backwards through open windows
Sources
Google Talk keyboard shortcuts
Shortcuts from Customize Talk
How to Export Google Earth Places
Filed under: medium | Tags: backup, exporting, google, google earth, importing, kml, kmz
Comments (4) If you move computer and want to export your My Places, or want to save your My Places and access them elsewhere, here are some ways to do it.
Saving your My Places file to another computer
If you are still using the old computer, load Google Earth and right click on the My Places icon. Choose the Save Place As option from the pop-up menu:
Select the KMZ file (it’s smaller: a KMZ is a compressed version of a KML file and these files can get quite big):
Save it to somewhere you can find it again.
Sending your Google Earth My Places via email
Another option is to send it via email.
Select the My Places folder in the left hand pane:
Click on the email icon at the top of the main window:
And follow the instructions:
Finding and saving the file on another drive
If you’re not using the computer you want to save your My Places from, then you’ll have to find the kml file first.
The file is stored in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Google\GoogleEarth and is called myplaces.kml.
So you can either dig down to that folder or search for the file itself.
Once you’ve found it, save it to the place you want to keep it.
Importing the My Places file into Google Earth
This is pretty straightforward: Once you’ve opened Google Earth, just click on the File/Open menu:
and open the myplaces.kml or myplaces.kmz file.
GoogleEarth will insert the MyPlaces folder at the bottom of any existing places in the Temporary Folders in your Places pane
You’ll need to move those places you want to save at the end of the session or they’ll be deleted.
