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		<title>Android Froyo Update &#8211; Screen Lock Issues</title>
		<link>http://blog.bksanders.com/2010/09/android-froyo-update-screen-lock-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[droid x]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[froyo 2.2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It appears with the latest update (Froyo 2.2) for the Android devices, your screen lock may appear to be mandatory. If you look in Settings &#62; Locations &#38; Security &#62; Screen Lock the None and Pattern options could be disabled if you are using Corporate Sync. I&#8217;ll at least explain what happened to me and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It appears with the latest update (Froyo 2.2) for the Android devices, your screen lock may appear to be mandatory. If you look in Settings &gt; Locations &amp; Security &gt; Screen Lock the None and Pattern options could be disabled if you are using Corporate Sync. I&#8217;ll at least explain what happened to me and how I fixed it on my Droid X:</p>
<ol>
<li>Received the update overnight on 9/21</li>
<li>It needed me to setup a screen lock</li>
<li>I went into Settings &gt; Locations &amp; Security &gt; Screen Lock</li>
<li>I noticed I couldn&#8217;t select <strong>None </strong>or <strong>Pattern</strong></li>
<li>I went Settings &gt; Accounts</li>
<li>Removed my Corporate Sync account</li>
<li>Back to Settings &gt; Locations &amp; Security &gt; Screen Lock</li>
<li>Select <strong>None</strong> or <strong>Pattern</strong></li>
<li>Back to <strong>Settings</strong> &gt; <strong>Accounts</strong></li>
<li>Add your Corporate Sync account back</li>
<li>Verify your screen lock didn&#8217;t reactivate</li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it &#8211; hopefully it sticks!</p>
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		<title>How-To: Install Dell Bluetooth 365 in Precision M6500</title>
		<link>http://blog.bksanders.com/2010/08/how-to-install-dell-bluetooth-365-in-precision-m6500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell M6500]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I received a brand new, ultra-fast, Dell M6500. It is everything and then some for programming and digital design needs. However, the Dell support site is rather lacking in the documentation on an aftermarket install of the Bluetooth 365 module. Note: Do not follow instructions in the Dell M6500 Service Manual on installing it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dell_hongkong.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-67" title="Dell M6500 Glamour shot" src="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dell_hongkong-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>So I received a brand new, ultra-fast, Dell M6500. It is everything and then some for programming and digital design needs. However, the Dell support site is rather lacking in the documentation on an aftermarket install of the Bluetooth 365 module.</p>
<p><strong>Note: Do </strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> follow instructions in the Dell M6500 Service Manual on installing it as a PAN &#8211; this is for the Wireless USB install.</strong></p>
<p>Therefore, tonight, using some ingenuity and research between the M6400 and M6500, I was able to install the part.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Important! Before doing anything, discharge any static, have a clean workspace, and remove the power supply and battery.</span></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Using a tweezers, carefully remove the two screw covers on the lower right and left of the display bezel. Then remove the two screws.</li>
<li>Using a flat, narrow, <strong>plastic</strong> device (I used a thicker zippy tie), carefully insert in the opening behind the Dell logo at the bottom of the bezel.</li>
<li>Gently pull the bottom corners away from the display and upward. Be extra careful if you did not remove the display from the machine, as there are a few flaps at the bottom that need pulled from behind the speaker guard.</li>
<li>Continue to gently pull outward from the display and upward until you reach the top. The top took a little wiggling and there is a magnet that messes with your mind. Eventually it will come off.<a href="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-1-4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-65" title="Installing Bluetooth in M6500 Steps 1-4" src="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-1-4.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="327" /></a></li>
<li>I apologize for the blurring image &#8211; the area we&#8217;re looking for is at the bottom, just left off-center.<a href="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-5-closeup.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-66" title="Installing Bluetooth in M6500 Steps 5-9" src="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-5-closeup.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="327" /></a></li>
<li> Carefully pull back the black connection cable.</li>
<li>Insert the Bluetooth 365 module first under the black plastic retaining clip.</li>
<li>Next, keeping the black cable from step 6 out of the way, screw down the module. The hole is located behind the black connection cable.</li>
<li>Finally, attach the cable to the module. Also, on mine, there was a pin #14 on the module and the cable, so I made certain they lined up.<a href="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-6-9.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-68 aligncenter" title="Installing Bluetooth into M6500 steps 6-9" src="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/m6500-bluetooth-6-9.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="327" /></a></li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s it! Reassemble your bezel by reversing from step 4 backwards and you&#8217;ve gotten it installed! In my Windows 7 64-bit the driver (both from the Dell site and the CD-ROM) would not install. It works, but it detects it as a Microsoft Generic Bluetooth device.</p>
<p>Cheers! And happy modding!</p>
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		<title>Wake up Steve Jobs – the Matrix has you…</title>
		<link>http://blog.bksanders.com/2010/07/wake-up-steve-jobs-the-matrix-has-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ipad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ipod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jailbreak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s legal to break your iPhone/iPod/iPad outta jail now, eh? Well for those of you who spent tons of time researching best ways to jailbreak their Apple devices, there exists a new way of getting straight to the good stuff. A snazzy little site provides an easy-to-use reference chart on how to jailbreak &#60;insert [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So it&#8217;s legal to break your iPhone/iPod/iPad outta jail now, eh? Well for those of you who spent tons of time researching best ways to jailbreak their Apple devices, there exists a new way of getting straight to the good stuff.</p>
<p><a title="Jailbreak Matrix" href="http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="www.jailbreakmatrix.com" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/07/500x_2010-07-28_192558.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="294" /></a></p>
<p>A snazzy little site provides an easy-to-use reference chart on how to jailbreak <strong>&lt;insert Apple device here&gt;</strong>. Just surf on over to <a title="Jailbreak Matrix" href="http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com</a> and have yourself a look.</p>
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		<title>Droid X – You Are Chosen!</title>
		<link>http://blog.bksanders.com/2010/07/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bksanders.com/2010/07/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My personal feeling and thoughts on the Droid X.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<dt><a href="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NoJacketRequired.jpg"><img class="alignleft" title="Droid X - No Jacket Required" src="http://blog.bksanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/NoJacketRequired-300x296.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="296" /></a></dt>
<p>Apple bores me &#8211; I love you iPhone, but AT&amp;T really has lousy coverage where I&#8217;m at, my family is, my friends are, where I travel, and so on. I&#8217;d so much rather have a phone that works. That being said, I do think it&#8217;s funny how Steve &#8220;Ego-Maniac&#8221; Jobs has taken to attacking other companies. I guess he was under stress after all?</p>
<p>Slams aside, I was leery of going back to Motorola. I liked my Q years ago, but Motorola&#8217;s issues with Blur (the issue being it exists) really bothered me. But I ponied up, and bought the Droid X online. And after installing all my favorite apps, I must say the only thing I &#8220;really&#8221; miss are PopCap games. But I have them on my iPhone-turned-iPod Touch and on my iPad so I&#8217;m ok for casual gaming.</p>
<p>So the X is fast, looks pretty nice, and does all I need it to do. One feature that is really not hitting people is the ability to have multiple Microsoft Exchange accounts. This is pretty awesome for me, having a business and personal account both on different Exchange servers. The best thing, however, is that I can use my phone&#8230;drum roll please&#8230;where I live! How amazing is that! And I didn&#8217;t pay extra for that feature.</p>
<p>There are a couple of draw backs that I can see. I use this phone for 80-90% business and the battery just drains away. I usually have to charge it around lunch and then at night. The other short-coming is the fact that, like other Android phones, it doesn&#8217;t support 360 degree screen rotation. This doesn&#8217;t bother me, but it does some.</p>
<p>So all-in-all, I love it. I would recommend trying it, and if unhappy, go with the Incredible instead. Or the Sprint Evo 4G or Epic 4G. Any of them at this point appear to beat the iPhone 4. Unless you fix your boo-boo with a <a title="Antenna Aid for iPhone 4" href="http://antenn-aid.com" target="_blank">band-aid</a>.</p>
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