How to Copy Pictures From a Galaxy Tab to a Windows 7 PC

The Galaxy Tab has a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back along with auto focus and flash. It takes decent pictures and also has a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front side for self-portraits.

After you've taken pictures on a Galaxy Tab, you can easily transfer them to your computer using the USB cable that came with your tablet. These steps can also be used for any android device.

1. Turn on your Galaxy and connect it to your computer with the USB cable.

2. Choose "Mass Storage" on your tab.

3. Tap "Mount" and wait a few seconds for your computer to recognize your Galaxy. It will show up as removable disk.

4. Once your computer recognizes the new drive, it will ask you what you'd like to do next. Choose the "Open folder to view files" option.

5. Navigate to the "DCIM" folder in Windows Explorer. There you'll find a "Camera" sub-folder that contains your photos.

6. Select the pictures you'd like to transfer. Copy them by right-clicking on the selected pictures and choosing "Copy" from the pop-up menu.

7. Navigate to the "Pictures" folder on your computer and paste the pictures by right-clicking anywhere within the folder and selecting "Paste" from the pop-up menu.

That's all it takes and the steps go pretty fast once you've done it a couple of times.

Why You Can't Watch Netflix on a Samsung Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tabs run on an Android 2.2 operating system, and Netflix doesn't currently have an app for viewing Netflix movies on android devices.

You can manage your Netflix queue and search for the latest movies using the Galaxy's built in web browser, but you won't be able to watch movies through the browser because that requires MS Silverlight (which can't be installed on an Android).

According to Netflix, they are working on an Android app that will let viewers watch movies like they can on iPhones and iPads, but that was posted way back in November 2010 so I'm not holding my breath 5 months later: http://blog.netflix.com/2010/11/netflix-on-android.html.

How to Fix Your Christmas Tree Lights

It was so frustrating this year to pull our Christmas tree lights out of the box and find that 4 of them were only halfway working. FOUR!

What do they do in the box all year while they sit there, that would make them go bad? And why does only half the strand of lights not work, while the rest does?

You might be wondering the answer to these questions too, and I'm happy to tell you that I found the answer.

Well, to be 100% honest, it was my wife who found it by bringing home a Light Keeper Pro for me to try on the lights. Sure enough, the first attempt on the first strand I tried (the one that was on our fully decorated tree) was fixed by this handy device that you can find at Amazon for under $20.

How does it work? It turns out that one of the most common causes of light set failure is a malfunctioning bulb "shunt", that can be cleared by being zapped with a slight electrical pulse. I have no idea what a shunt is (I'm not an electrician) but the Light Keeper designers do, and it really does work.

Not all light strands have misbehaving shunts though - some just plain have bad bulbs, which is another thing the Light Keeper can check for. It has the ability to sense voltage through each bulb just by pointing it each bulb.

If the tester beeps, then the bulb has electricity flowing through it. If it doesn't beep, then the bulb is bad and needs to be replaced, which was the problem for the second strand of lights I fixed.

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