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But in case the drum is made by a 3rd party, you lost the instructions, or you glossed over the instructions specific to your model (like I did), - [Windows 10 Pro shows background, but no login form](https://hecktech.net/windows-10-pro-shows-background-no-login-form/) - Occasionally, some folks at my workplace have had a problem where after awakening their Windows 10 Pro PCs and laptops, just the background of the login screen shows, but there are no text, fields, or buttons. Although there are no instructions on the screen to do so, pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete reveals the normal login screen. - [Acer Netbook Battery Fix](https://hecktech.net/acer-netbook-battery-fix/) - I own an Acer Aspire One netbook model AOA101. I have had it a couple of years. I thought the battery was dead or there was some power connection problem because the battery was not charging and the netbook only worked when plugged in. I was close to buying a new battery when I thought - [Embedding a Google Form in Email and Sending As Alias](https://hecktech.net/embedding-google-form-in-email-alias/) - You know you can email a Google Doc/Drive Form from the Google Form interface by clicking "Send Form", but if you have an alias set up in your Gmail, you can't change the "From" address. A quick workaround is to email the form to yourself, then open the email, click "Forward", edit the email so - [LG Optimus S - Not connecting to 3G](https://hecktech.net/lg-optimus-s-not-connecting-to-3g/) - Connects to wifi just fine, but if I am out of range of wifi or turn wifi off, it does not connect to 3G. "3G" does not even appear in status bar. Pressed menu button. Tapped "Settings" Tapped "Wireless & Network" Tapped "Mobile Networks" Unchecked "Data Roaming", saw 3G reappear. Checked "Data Roaming" and 3G - [Google Apps ends free sign-ups](https://hecktech.net/google-apps-ends-free-sign-ups/) - Google has ended its free sign-ups for Google Apps today. Before, anyone with a domain name could set up a free Google Apps for their domain name as long as they would have 10 or less users. If you signed up your organization for a free Google Apps account in the past, it will stay - [How to fix HP Deskjet D1455 blinking light](https://hecktech.net/how-to-fix-hp-deskjet-d1455-blinking-light/) - I needed to print something, and my printer had been unplugged for a month or two. I plugged it back in, let it do its warm-up stretches, and proceed to print my document. But nothing happened. The green power LED on the printer just blinked at me. Go to the TL;DR I had installed the - [Ting - The best cell phone service provider](https://hecktech.net/ting-cell-phone-service-provider/) - Last year I switched from Sprint to Ting. The switch did not go exactly as I thought it would, but the result was better than I had imagined. I saved more than half than what I was paying Sprint and got a new phone relatively cheap. I hit a couple of snags, but considering how - [How save money using Ting](https://hecktech.net/how-save-money-using-ting/) - I have already mentioned how I am saving over half what I was spending while with Spring since switching to Ting. Here's how to save more. Turn off your data when you are not using it. I installed this free widget on my phone: Data Switch It is a simple widget that you tap to - [Use Airrave with Ting to get better cellphone reception](https://hecktech.net/use-airrave-with-ting-to-get-better-cellphone-reception/) - So I really like my cellphone service, Ting. One problem I have had isn’t really with Ting, it’s with Sprint, who Ting uses for their network. That one problem is that as excellent as the reception is everywhere else in town, the worse place seems to be my neighborhood. Technically, we are in the coverage - [Airrave for $84](https://hecktech.net/airrave-for-84/) - In my previous post I mentioned how much I liked my Airrave. Ting currently has a refurbished Airrave for $84. I don't know how many they have available, but if you are suffering from poor Sprint reception at home, I highly recommend you jump on this. - [MMC cannot open the file C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.msc](https://hecktech.net/mmc-cannot-open-the-file-cwindowssystem32eventvwr-msc/) - I ran into this error when I tried to run Event Viewer in Windows 7. --------------------------- Microsoft Management Console --------------------------- MMC cannot open the file C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.msc. This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you - [Nexus 5 and the Airave](https://hecktech.net/nexus-5-airave/) - TL;DR My Nexus 5 was showing low bars even when right next to my Airave. The problem was the Nexus was set up for LTE network, and the Airave is 3G. Thankfully I was able to change the network type of the Nexus by going to Settings > More... > Mobile networks > Preferred network - [Error installing Office 2003 on a Windows 7 PC](https://hecktech.net/error-installing-office-2003-on-a-windows-7-pc/) - I was trying to install Microsoft Office 2003 on a refurbed Windows 7 PC. Everytime I tried to install, I got this error: Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified location exists and is writable. Google searches kept mentioning this problem happening on Windows XP, and offered the solution of downloading a program from - [Updating to Windows 10](https://hecktech.net/updating-to-windows-10/) - Photo credit: Dave Dugdale I am both excited for and wary of the Windows 10 update that starts rolling out to those of us who have reserved our free upgrades. The smart folks are going to tell you to wait until the first service pack rolls out before upgrading to Windows 10. 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