The “Break it Down” Blog

How to Fix the Xbox 360 “MTU Too Low” Problem with the Qwest Actiontec Q1000 DSL Modem

NOTE: If you are coming to this article after Googling the subject in frustration, here’s the quick-fix for you: Upgrade the modem’s firmware to QAQ01-31.00L.33 or later and you should be fine. Qwest has been rolling their new high-speed fiber-optic DSL service out throughout Denver and Arizona for the last year or so (it’s not fiber-to-the-house, [...]

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How To Put Google Ion into Recovery Mode

Introduction This document will cover both how to get your Google Ion into Recovery Mode as well as a few other clarifications to HTC’s Google Ion device instructions for installing Android 1.6 that caused me pain during this process. If you are like me and have an Android device, more specifically the Google Ion Android developer device from [...]

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How to Remove reycross.com WordPress Malware

It seems that a new WordPress malware hijack is making the rounds and we got hit. Google just issued me a “this site contains malware” warning for my sites, after some quick investigation it looks like the hijack has attached a malicious <iframe> block to the end of every HTML and PHP page in the [...]

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How to Install iPhone 2.2.1 Firmware on Jailbroken and Unlocked T-Mobile iPhone

Update #1: There is now a guide for installing, jailbreak and unlocking the iPhone 3.0 Firmware. NOTE: This is an update to our Firmware 2.1 Guide, which was an update to our Firmware 2.0 Guide. Outline Introduction Who is this Guide For Details You Should Know Getting Started Applying the Firmware Update Unlocking the iPhone w/ the 2.2.1 Firmware Introduction This document looks long and [...]

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Laminate Wood Flooring Guide (with Tips!)

NOTE: There is a lot of good information in here, but if you are impatient please at least read the Tips section below to save yourself a headache later. Introduction So you have a new house or want to spruce up your hold house by putting some laminate wood flooring down? Well I’ve just gotten done with [...]

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