Here we'll show you how to connect an Amazon Kindle to your wireless network. These steps should work with all Kindle models produced to date.
Although these instructions are written for Plusnet customers using our wireless routers, the same steps should apply with other wireless routers, as long as you know the Wireless Name (SSID) and password.
For further help using your Kindles features, please see Amazon’s online support.
Press the Home button on your Kindle to go to your
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If you got your router before Dec 2008 you shouldn't need to take any action.
If you visit http://192.168.1.254/ and are prompted for a username and password right away then the reported potential security flaw does not apply to you. You are already safe from the reported vulnerability and you need not take any action.
What to do if you need to change your Administrator password.
To change the default password on a Thomson 585v7 there are a few simple steps to follow.
First of all you need to
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Being able to take screenshots of your phone is pretty handy. You can show your friends funky things that your phone has been doing and you can even write tutorials for the Support Library! That's the main reason why I'm writing this now - I found out earlier today how to take screenshots on my iPhone, which I can then use to write support articles, like this and others and other people may now also be able to do so!
It's actually, extremely simple. You only need a few things:
- An iPhone
-
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This article explains how to change the home page of your web browser.
What is a home page?
Changing the home page in Internet Explorer 7
Changing the home page in Safari
Changing the home page in Firefox
What is a home page?
The home page is quite simply the first page that is loaded when you start your web browser and the page that loads when you click the Home icon.
The initial home page set in your browser will generally depend on which browser you are using and whether it has been customised.
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What is a proxy server?
Removing proxies in Internet Explorer 7
Removing proxies in Safari
Removing proxies in Firefox
1. What is a proxy server?
A proxy server is a server which requests for data are passed through. There are various reasons why a proxy may be used, some companies will use a proxy for security reasons. If you are using a proxy service through an ISP, this is typically done to reduce the amount of bandwidth used across the Provider's network.
E.g. if there is a common file being
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This article explains what cookies are and how to enable/disable them for your web browser.
What are cookies?
Managing cookies in Internet Explorer 7
Managing cookies in Safari
Managing cookies in Firefox
1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your PC in order for information from websites to be stored. These are saved as small text files that are kept in a cookies folder on your hard drive. Cookies themselves are not harmful and cannot contain viruses or
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There are a number of shortcuts and tricks you can use for Mozilla Firefox to give you a better browsing experience. Here are a few favourites.
Using keyboard shortcuts
Changing icon size
Creating keywords for bookmarks
How to make Firefox load pages faster
Quick search
Tab keyboard shortcut
1. Using keyboards shortcuts
There are lots of keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed things up a bit when you're using Firefox:
Alt + Home - Takes you back to your browser homepage.
Ctrl + F - Find
Ctrl
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Does your Internet Explorer title bar display ISP branding information that you'd like to remove? On a Microsoft Windows computer, working through the steps given here might help you return things to "normal".
Warning: The procedures described in the referenced page involve editing the Windows registry. Making an error when doing this can damage your operating system making the computer unusable. As a minimum ensure you back up the registry before making changes. If you are not confident of your
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