When sending an email from Outlook 2010, I received the error “The Operation Failed“. For me, this ended up simply being an issue with the email address autocomplete feature. Solution: I typed the first few letters of the recipient’s email address, pressed the down arrow on my keyboard, then pressed the Delete key…. Read more »
Posts By: Matt Duff
“Documents.library-ms” is no longer working. – Windows 7/8 [SOLVED]
After I upgraded to Windows 8, I began receiving this lovely vague little error message when navigating to any of my Documents, Pictures, or Videos libraries through the left navigation panel in Windows Explorer. Here’s the fix: Open a Windows Explorer window Right click the offending Library Click Delete Right click on Libraries Click Restore… Read more »
[SOLVED] No device drivers were found – Windows 7 install from external hard drive
When attempting to reformat a Lenovo ultrabook via USB external hard drive, I received the following error: No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK The solution was as simple as switching the external hard drive from a USB 3.0 port to a USB… Read more »
Digital Signage, and its good friends Prezi and AirPlay
I got to thinking again. Don’t worry – I didn’t pull a brain muscle this time. I’m not sure if you’ve ever used/seen/experimented with Prezi… but I’ve got to say that I think, along with wireless video signage/AirPlay in general, this has to be one of the most under-utilized multimedia tools out there. It’s seriously… Read more »
How to fix “The current input timing is not supported by the monitor display.”
“The current input timing is not supported by the monitor display. Please change your input timing to 1920×1080@60hz or any other monitor listed timing as per the monitor specifications.” For me this occurred when I swapped my larger, older monitor that had gone bad with a newer, smaller Dell monitor. This error appears to be Dell monitor… Read more »
iMessage Public Beta download now available for OSX Lion
Details have been surfacing today regarding Apple’s new release: OSX Mountain Lion, slated for a summer 2012 release. Included in this update are iMessage and Airplay Mirroring functionality. Woohoo! For those of you with iPads and iPhones, you’ll likely be familiar with iMessage. It’s the same iMessage used on your other mobile iDevices. Consequently, you’ll now… Read more »
No SIM Card Installed – iPhone 4 [SOLVED]
Symptoms: Error popup in center of screen that says “No SIM Card Installed” Phone still connects to wireless, but unable to connect to cell data. Sometimes switching Airplane Mode on and off will reconnect the phone to the cell towers, sometimes the error will appear again. Sometimes the phone will reconnect to cell data after… Read more »
iPhone WiFi sync button grayed out [FIXED]
Itching to use one of the best new features of iOS 5 – WiFi Sync? I don’t blame you – it’s great to be free of the required USB connection to your computer every time you want to backup/sync your iPhone/iPad. However, you may encounter a situation where the “Sync Now” button is grayed out… Read more »
Missing camera button on iOS 5 lock screen
After upgrading to iOS 5, if you’re having trouble finding the new camera button that’s supposed to be on the lock screen, it’s because you have to double click the home button in order for it to appear. Before: After: If you enjoyed this guide – follow me on Twitter @dreys! Matt DuffSocial media… Read more »
iPhone GPS stays on after upgrading to iOS 5
After upgrading to iOS 5, if your GPS is “stuck” on, open your Settings app -> Location Services. Within this menu, any app that is currently using your iPhone’s GPS will have a small purple arrow next to it. You can then end that app or disable Location Services for that individual app. When I… Read more »