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Windows Phone – Startup Blue Screen of Death

10/14/201707/28/2022 gfiskComputer

Issue:  Your Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile can’t get past a solid pale blue screen at startup. You’ve got the blue startup screen of death! Solutions:  Forced Restart, reseat battery & SIM, or a full […]

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Reset Windows Phone

07/10/201712/12/2017 gfiskComputer

Yeah yeah I know I know – Windows Phone is dead. It’s over there on the heap with Zune, Music Pass, Video Editor, Vista and MS Bob. But some of us still love and use the Nokia or Microsoft handsets […]

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Jamaican Sunsets

03/26/201708/03/2017 gfiskPhoto

Six shots from five nights  – vacation 2017. Shot with Microsoft Lumia 950

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Cortana – Disable Weather Alerts

01/08/201505/04/2015 gfiskComputer

Cortana is awesome until you know, there’s weather. And then you’re getting weather alerts from Cortana and your weather app (Blue Skies for me). Here’s how to disable the alerts. Disable Weather Alerts in Cortana – Windows Phone 8.1 Open Cortana Tap […]

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Windows Phone – AutoPlay

01/02/201501/03/2015 gfiskComputer

When you first connect a Windows Phone an Explorer window will open to the phones folders and files. You’ll also be prompted to install Phone App for Desktop. After installing Phone App for Desktop management of options moves from AutoPlay […]

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OneDrive – Stop Auto Importing Photos

12/31/201403/19/2018 gfiskComputer

After an update on 12/22/2014 OneDrive started magically importing photos and videos from my iPhone (my Windows Phone is managed by Phone App for Desktop). Microsoft refers to the process as “Auto Save”. This is the second OneDrive update in a row where the […]

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Phone Wars

10/15/201402/12/2017 gfiskComputer, Open Source

This is my house – Nokia 1020 Windows Phone, iPhone 5, Moto X Android whatever version.  The Moto-X is badass, Windows 8 on Nokia kinda cool and iPhone is awesome as always (but getting boring?!).  

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Windows Phone – Stop Facebook Birthday Reminders

04/26/201412/12/2015 gfiskComputer

Social Media integration on Windows Phone is excellent but can have some downsides. One issue I’ve experienced and heard others note is due to Facebook integration. During installation of the Facebook app you’re asked to connect FB with your phone. This integrates Facebook […]

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Windows Phone – Not Recognized by Windows 7

03/08/201401/04/2015 gfiskComputer

Using the wonderful Nokia Lumia 1020 running Windows Phone 8 my computer has on several occasions been unable to recognize the device using the standard Nokia USB cable connecting to Windows 7.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 High Res Camera Phone Test

02/15/201407/07/2022 gfiskComputer, Photo

New smartphone day! First let me say that I have an iPhone 5 for work and love it, great OS, the best ecosystem, pretty much flawless functionality, we can talk about iTunes and lack of storage access another time. Camera […]

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