Offline .NET Installation: Error 0x800f081f Due to Wrong Path
Windows 10 (and also 8.1) doesn’t come with DotNet Framework 3.5/2.0 preinstalled. Running the .Net Framework 3.5 installer (dotnetfx35.exe) that used to work on Windows…
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Disable Firefox Address and Search Bar Suggestions
The classic Firefox desktop browser had by default a separate address bar for navigation and a search bar for search. This however changed with Firefox…
How to Download from MEGA using a Download Manager
MEGA sets itself apart from other cloud storage services in that it offers end-to-end encryption for files uploaded. It also gives a generous 50 GB…
How to Disable Firefox Updates and Update Notifications
In Firefox Quantum, the Mozilla team removed the option to Never check for updates in the browser’s update settings. They however left two of the…
How to Import Outlook.com Contacts into MS Outlook
Much like Google Contacts, Microsoft has Outlook People, a web app through which you can manage your contacts synced from your Outlook Mail, Skype and…
How to Import Contacts into Huawei’s Mobile Partner
If you use a Huawei Dongle (Modem), then chances are that you’re using Mobile Partner or a version of it that is skinned with the…
How to Export Windows Phone Contacts to a vCard (VCF)
Previously I’ve touched on how to import a VCF into your Windows Phone device, and up until this time it hadn’t occurred to me that…
How to Make and Pick Calls with Your Old Huawei Modem
Not long ago, modems were the only reasonable way to connect our personal computers at home to the internet. It was either that or going…
How to Unlock your Huawei Modem by Yourself
It’s quite a common practice for many carriers across the globe to lock devices they sell to just their networks. The usual victim of this…
How Microsoft Dug the Grave for Windows Phone
A few years back, Windows Phone was doing rather well. You could actually spot quite a significant number of people with a Nokia branded Windows…