Windows Vista: WLAN verbunden, aber keine Internetverbindung

Symptome

  • WLAN-Netzwerkverbindung wird als "Nur lokal" geführt
  • DHCP funktioniert, IP-Adresse ist zugewiesen
  • ping funktioniert nur auf die zugewiesene Adresse, nicht zum Router oder anderen Rechnern im gleichen Netz
  • Atheros-WLAN-Gerät, z.B. "Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter"
  • Aktuelle Treiber von der Notebook-Hersteller-Seite sind installiert, haben jedoch keine Änderung gebracht

Lösungsweg

  1. Ggf. alle bekannten WLAN-Verbindungen vorher löschen (Netzwerk- und Freigabecenter --> Drahtlosnetzwerke verwalten)
  2. LAN-...

How to fix: Focus being lost for no reason (on Windows)

There is no generic solution for focus stealing, but you can use WinFocusMon to find out which program is stealing focus from your application. \
Note these things:

  • You may need to start WinFocusMon with administrative privileges. Otherwise, it may not be able to create its log file (which you need).
  • It also works with full-screen applications (like games). If you have trouble assigning the window via the "Get" button, just type the application window's name into the 1st input field yourself.
    ...

Android 4.0: How to set "me" contact to your existing contact

After trying forever (the "me" profile was never synced and could not be merged), this worked for me:

  1. Install the Google+ app.
  2. Set it to sync contacts.
  3. Open your contacts again; your contact will now be set as "my profile".

Seriously.

Samsung Galaxy S (i9000): How to root

This may void warranty or even break your phone. Everything you do is your responsibility.

  1. Download Odin3 (I used version 1.85 for this)
  2. Get the correct kernel
    1. Find out your build (Settings -> About phone -> Build number)
    2. Find and download correct Kernel over at the XDA developers forum. If your build number was for example GINGERBREAD.XWJVI, you'll need the file that co...