Thursday, October 31, 2013

How to restore iPhone when stuck in recovery mode

The iPhone when installing an iOS update gets often stuck in recovery mode. Essentially, you'll find that your device won't turn on, or it will cycle the boot process but never reach the home screen. You might even see the iTunes logo with a USB cable pointing at it on your screen.

Tip: When your iPhone is stuck in recovery mode, do not click Recover in iTunes, this will erase all your data.



To get your iPhone out of recovery mode, do the following:
1. Connect your iPhone with a USB cable to your PC.
2. Download RecBoot for Mac or Windows and install it on your Mac or PC.
3. Launch RecBoot. A window appears.


4. Click on Exit Recovery Mode. Voilà!

RecBoot is a free utility for Windows and Mac which allows you, to kick the connected device(s) into and out of recovery mode. It requires .NET Framework v4.0, LibUSB (only if you want recovery detection, otherwise not needed) and iTunes 9.2 or later.
RecBoot does not work on 64-bit PCs. So, do NOT use on 64-bit PCs!


How to remove QuickShare coupons?

Coupons by QuickShare is an adware program installed on your PC often along with other legitimate software. As soon as the PC starts, it creates a plethora of unwanted coupon ads when you launch your browsers, whether it is Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

The main reason why this program acts like a virus is that it initiates havoc during search sessions by displaying annoying pop-up advertisements filled with various links. All this is done for trying to earn some money by using a pay-per-click scheme, which is used to promote discounts, deals and savings. It can be used to promote anything, so if you see those ads during your search, you can't be sure that you won't be redirected to an infected Web site filled with questionable content.

That's why we do not recommend trusting Coupons by QuickShare when searching for discounts or deals. QuickShare program affects all browsers that are installed on your machine. Be aware that such programs may also install unwanted toolbars, cause browser's redirections and even start tracking user's browsing habits in order to install relevant programs on the PC.

How to remove QuickShare from your PC?

Internet Explorer
1. Launch Internet Explorer and tap Alt+T.
2. As soon as Tools menu appears, go to Manage Add-ons.
3. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Select the QuickShare add-on you want to remove and select Disable.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Launch Mozilla and tap Ctrl+Shift+A. Add-ons Manager appears.
2. Go to Extensions.
3. Remove the QuickShare related items.

Google Chrome
1. Launch Google Chrome and tap Alt+F.
2. The menu appears, select Tools and Extensions.
3. Select and delete the QuickShare add-on by clicking on the trash icon.

Complete Removal
If you want to remove Coupons by QuickShare automatically, you should simply run a full system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Monday, October 21, 2013

How to set up multiple home pages in Firefox

If you prefer more than one site to start up with the Firefox browser, you can set your homepage to open several tabs of different web sites at once automatically.

For the Mac version of Firefox, you select Firefox/Preferences, then click on General tab, enter the addresses of the sites separated by a pipe | in the Home Page field.

For the Windows version of Firefox, you select Firefox/Options, then click on General tab, enter the addresses of the sites separated by a pipe | in the Home Page field. Or, you can open up all the sites in tabs and hit the Use Current Pages button.