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iPhone Modified Keyboard

Erik — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:09:43 +0000

I’ve been using the iPhone 3G for months and it’s really hard to get used to the standard keyboard. I tried to look for alternative keyboard layout and I found ikeyex keyboard developed by KennyTM. The tool can be only installed in jailbroken iPhones. You can download the latest release from his site which is “hk.kennytm.iKeyEx3-0.1-99j.deb” and make sure to also download “hk.kennytm.5RowQWERTY-0.1-99h.deb”. I’ll be including my own keyboard layout and feel free to use it.

How to install a deb file.

1. Go to cydia and download OpenSSH. After installing the file, restart your device.

2. Download WINSCP .

3. Check your Wifi IP address in your iPhone by going to Settings>General>WIFI>IP

4. Load winscp and input your iPhone’s IP address. User: root Password: alpine

5. After successful connection winscp will show your iPhone files and directories. Copy the 2 ikeyex files anywhere in the iPhone.

6. Load the console window and type dpkg -i hk.kennytm.iKeyEx3-0.1-99j.deb. After finishing the install type dpkg -i hk.kennytm.5RowQWERTY-0.1-99h.deb.

7. Respring your iPhone

8. Go to settings and you will see a new option.

9. Set the keyboard you want. (You’ll be able to use the 5 Row QWERTY Keyboard by KennyTM)

If you want to install my personal keyboard layout:

1. Download the file here

2. Step 1-6.

3. Extract the rar file and make sure it’s 5Row.keyboard folder when extracted.

4. Copy the folder in your iPhone – /Library/iKeyEx/Keyboards

5. Respring your device

6. Mix keyboard in ikeyex settings and you will see a keyboard named 5Row.

7. Add the keyboard layout.

8.Respring your device.

It should show like these.

Enjoy!

Removing “Use the web service to find the correct program” Dialog

Mark — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:17:43 +0000

Did you noticed that every time you open file with unknown extension or file type, it opens this dialog box:

Chances are, if the software is not installed then that dialog box wouldn’t make any difference. It would even improve you productivity if you could skip that single step every day.

Yes, you heard it right, you can skip that dialog box forever. There are 2 ways to do it, by importing registry entries or by manually modifying the registry.

Below are the steps by importing registry entries:
1. Download the disable-open-file.reg to disable the dialog
2. Download the enable-open-file.reg to enable the dialog

Below are the steps by manually modifying the registry
1. Go to the following path using Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
2. Add a new DWORD 32bit with a value name “NoInternetOpenWith” and set the value to 1 to disable the dialog box or 0 to enable the dialog box.

I hope this makes windows less annoying for every day use.

Samsung Omnia Backlight Fix

Erik — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:05:01 +0000

I had a Samsung Epix and Samsung Omnia before which had a backlight issue (very unlucky). I tried to have it checked in samsung service center and the only option was to replace the mainboard which cost a lot since I don’t have the receipt anymore. The problem with the backlight was it does not turn off automatically by itself. It will only turn off if the device is set to turn off. The problem here is that If you’re surfing the internet with your phone and set the backlight to turn off after 1 min, device turn off after 3 mins. The backlight won’t turn off until the 3 min mark which will drain your battery. Another problem is that the phone backlight will not turn off if it’s sync to activesync/charge. You will need to turn it off by pressing the power button, but that ends up disconnecting to activesync also.

Further research provided me information that the backlight auto dims before it turns off . To fix the backlight issue, what I did is to force the backlight to turn off instead of going auto dim by editing the registry information below. You can use total commander/ phm registry editor or resco registry editor if you are having the same problem as mine.

I hope this method saves everyone the cost of replacing their mainboard.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\BacklightOff]
“bkl1:”=dword:00000003
“Flags”=dword:10010000
@=dword:00000000

Windows Vista Sidebar Won’t Open

Mark — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:02:52 +0000

One time, I was trying to open the Windows Vista’s Sidebar to check a cool gadget. Unfortunately, after trying to open it several times by clicking on the icon in the Start menu, it won’t open. I tried rebooting my computer but still no luck.

I’ve searched in the internet for solutions. I tried so many solutions until I found the solution below that worked for me. I’m pretty much sure that there are people out there who encountered the same problem which sometimes resulted to reinstallation of Windows Vista.

Step by step to make the Windows Vista Sidebar open again:

1. Click “Command Prompt” found under “Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories”.
2. Type “cd \Program Files\Windows Sidebar” in the Prompt then press enter.
3. Type “regsvr32 -u sbdrop.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
4. Type “regsvr32 -u wlsrvc.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
5. Type “regsvr32 atl.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
6. Type “regsvr32 sbdrop.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
7. Type “regsvr32 wlsrvc.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
8. Try to open Windows Vista Sidebar again.

I hope this solution helps people who are encountering the same problem.

Slow 3G Connection Fix for Windows

Mark — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:15:58 +0000

Are you using 3G Modems such as Huawei E220, Sierra Air Card, and others? I’m pretty sure that you can’t open some of the web sites. You can test this by going to http://support.microsoft.com and see if you could open the site.

Some people experience very slow overall internet connection and you’re not reaching the published speed of your 3G provider.

Now, I have good news for you. It’s a bug and it can be fixed. It’s a registry tweak that will adjust the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of Windows that’s just right for 3G connection. In layman’s term, it sets the maximum data it can sends at a time.

Just download this registry file http://rapidshare.com/files/209179082/PPP___Tunnel_MTU.reg and merge it with your registry.

By the way, this only works for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.