Disclaimer:

Although the process went smooth for me and I experienced ZERO data loss and have had absolutely no issues….you move forward and follow the steps outline AT YOUR OWN RISK!  I am 100% not responsible if you brick your device, lose important data, experience monetary loss as a result of following this article or get into a fight with your woman because you screwed up your phone or are spending too much time on it. 

There are also other ways of rooting your phone as alternatives to what I’m posting here BUT this one doesn’t involve you having to connect your phone to your computer and do anything more complicated than pointing and tapping your phone screen.  For those wanting to go another route I’m providing a link to an alternative rooting method Samsung Galaxy S One-Click Root for i9000.

That said we can now continue…

What you need:

-  microSDHC Card.  If you can fit it into your budget I recommend getting a 16GB Class10 microSDHC.  It’s fast and has enough space to do what you need.  I’m sure you can get away with using a 2GB card but if you can, try to stick with at least a 6GB card when doing this.  The process copies files to the SD memory card that are used in the rooting process and if you decide to install any of the fixes provided by the tool, you might need more space.

-  One Click Lag Fix [Updated].  This is a freely available tool that can be downloaded from the Market.  For those using ATT, you’ll notice that ATT locked down your phone so you can’t install anything unless it’s sourced through the Market.  Because of this the good guys who developed the software have uploaded it to the Market…makes it readily accessible and can be installed on your ATT phone.   If you need more info on this tool please visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 .  If you have any problems resulting from following this how-to please head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 and post your questions there or submit your problem reports.  This tool not only provides for an easy way to root your Samsung Galaxy S device but it also provides the following:
~  OneClickLagFix v1+:  There is a known issue with the way Samsung implemented the file system on the device.  This causes lag for some applications and it gets a bit annoying waiting for the device.  After you root your device, you can resolve the lag issue with this tool.  If you have any questions regarding this lag issue just visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 or do a search on the http://www.xda-developers.com forum and you’ll find more than enough information on the topic.  Again, this is NOT the only method to fix the lag issue, just a very easy one.
~  Captivate Jupiter Fix:  Please visit XDA-Developers for more information on this issue – http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864 or search at http://www.xda-developers.com.

-  Galaxy S Class Phone.  My phone is the ATT variant called the Samsung Captivate.  Tmobile has the same phone under the name of Samsung Vibrant.  If you have any questions as to the compatibility of this method with your device, please visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751864.

How-To:

-  Ensure your microSDHC card is in your phone.  Without the card this won’t work at all.
-  [Updated] Go to the Market app on your device and search for “One Click Lag Fix” and install it.
-  Open One Click Lag Fix and give it a moment to initialize.-  Click on “Root Device 2.1″
-  Once the process is done power off your phone.
-  Then, while holding down the Up AND Down volume keys, power on the phone.  This will put the phone into Recovery Mode.  I’ve provided an image below so you know when you’re in Recovery Mode. 
-  Once in Recovery Mode you can release the volume keys.
-  Use the volume keys to scroll up and down through the choices.  Go to “reinstall packages” and press the power button on your device to select it.  This will initiate a scan of your microSD device for the update.zip file that was stored on the root of the card by the OneClickLagFix app.
-  Once the process finishes, simply scroll up to the first option which will read “reboot system now”.  Please note that the initial boot will take some time so be patient.  If for whatever reason your device gets “stuck” with a black screen for more than 3-5 minutes just power it off and back on and then wait again for it to boot up…that’s what I had to do on mine.  Once the phone boots up you should have root access and be able to install apps from the Market which require root.  You still won’t have the ability to install apps from anywhere but the Market.  I might write an article on how to accomplish this later but for now you can search http://www.xda-developers.com or http://www.google.com.  There are plenty of articles out there on how it’s done and there is more than one way to get it done.

Hope this article helps you and I welcome feedback and suggestions.

Samsung Galaxy S Recovery Screen

Samsung Galaxy S Recovery Mode Screen CloseUp

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I’ve looked long and hard for something like this and finally found a FREE solution that works.

This add-in is hard to find and might not be in development as the developer has pulled it from his website.  There are a couple of versions floating around the Internet but only one worked for me.

I’m using Outlook 2007 and I haven’t tested it on 2000 nor 2003 but since the add-in was developed for 2000 and 2003 and works on 2007, I’m assuming it’s okay for all three versions hence the title of the post.

What will this add-in do for me you ask?  Well, when you close Outlook if you have open messages that you still haven’t responded to or need for reference but didn’t want to flag, task them, etc…those messages will automatically open back up the next time you open Outlook!!!  I love this and YOU WANT THAT!!!  Don’t you? 

Right about now you’re probably asking yourself or me, how do I get it???  Well, click here Windows Manager for Outlook 1.0.0.2 and you’re welcome! 

To make this work you’ll have to read the file named “WinMan.txt” in the archive.

Although I’m not the developer, I would like to get feedback and hear how it’s working or not working for you.

- Find the song you want on YouTube.com.
- Copy the YouTube.com link.
- Go to http://www.dirpy.com/.
- Paste the link.
- Download your favorite song as an MP3.

Enjoy!!!

Apparently Jenn K. Lee at pockettables.net discovered how to acquire a NO contract 3G! data service from AT&T for ONLY $20 per month.  WOW!!!

Click over to Jenn’s post for the details.  NOTE:  The post was made back in June of 2008 so some things might have changed.

Think I’ll be giving this a try to see how it works out on my HTC Shift!  Good luck people and if you try it I want to hear about your experience.

RD Tabs is a tab based RDP (Remote Desktop) client that works pretty well.  Our initial impression is a good one.  We like how it renders the remote computer a little better out of the box than Terminals but then again we haven’t played with all the properties and settings in Terminals yet.

If you’re looking for an easy way to manage multiple systems or just want a different client, other than the native Windows RDP client, check this one out as well.

As per the developer’s website:

“Windows Remote Desktop is great, except when you have to connect to dozens of them and it fills up your taskbar! Enter RD Tabs: the ultimate tabbed Remote Desktop Client. Not only does it provide all the expected features of “tabbed” applications like FireFox, Opera, and IE7, but it takes Remote Desktop to the next level with features such as favorites with advanced editing, command line scripting, connection thumbnails, encrypted passwords, detached connection windows, remote desktop screen capture, remote terminal server information/management, RDP 6.0 support, and much more!

In addition, RD Tabs is 100% Vista compatible and works perfectly as a standard (non-admin) user on all versions of Windows. Also, RD Tabs respects Windows’ Remote Desktop Client group policy, for enterprise environments. To top it all off, automatic software updates keep you informed of all the latest versions, fixes, and enhancements.

RD Tabs requires the .Net Framework 2.0.”

One thing not mentioned in the excert above is that they also provide RD Tabs in both a 32bit and 64bit client.

http://www.avianwaves.com/Tech/Tools/RDTabs/

RD Tabs

According to the developer’s site, http://www.codeplex.com/Terminals ,  Terminals is:

“Terminals is a secure, multi tab terminal services/remote desktop client. It uses Terminal Services ActiveX Client (mstscax.dll).  The project started from the need of controlling multiple connections simultaneously. It is a complete replacement for the mstsc.exe (Terminal Services) client.”

The client supports the following protocols:  RDP, VNC, VMRC, RAS, Telnet, SSH, ICA Citrix and Amazon S3.

Terminals

According to http://www.windowsitpro.com , the file size limit of a Unicode PST is not 20GB, it’s an incredible 33TB!!!  This only applies if you are running Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007, respectively Outlook versions 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0.  As mentioned in the article linked below, increasing the PST/OST file size limit will affect performance so it’s up to you to determine the sweet spot on your own system.  A 100GB PST might perform very well on a system with an SSD and Quad Core CPU but could cause serious issues on a system with a 100GB IDE drive and a P4 CPU…you never know.  If you’re interested in playing with the registry….WARNING WARNING WARNING – ONLY EXPERIENCED USERS SHOULD TAMPER WITH THE REGISTRY!!!….that said, you do so at your own risk and if you crash your system you’re on your own, don’t post requests for help as they will be deleted without a response.  Happy hacking!

http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/99336/pg/2/2.html

Update:   We also wanted to provide a link to Microsoft’s site – How to configure the size limit for both (.pst) and (.ost) files in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003.