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If you upgraded to the latest iPhone firmware version 2.0 by mistake and bricked your iPhone or don't like the new upgrade here are simple to follow step by step instructions to restore iPhone or iPod Touch to an earlier firmware of your choice.

1. Uninstall iTunes 7.7 and Install iTunes 7.5.
2. Connect your phone to computer via USB.
3. Turn off the phone.
4. Place your phone in DFU mode (Device Firmware Upgrade) as described below:
• Push and hold Home and Power buttons on your phone simultaneously for 10 seconds.
• Release the Power button but keep holding Home until the computers beeps recognizing the USB device.
• You should be in DFU mode now.
5. Download and save your desired iPhone and iPod Firmware Version Files.
6. Now go ahead with the restore to your desired iPhone firmware using iTunes 7.5, to do so simply Hold down Shift key and press the Restore button in iTunes.
   
   
7. Select your iPhone restore file to continue.
8. Once restored you can Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone using various other methods.

Here are the video instructions for the steps above.

Megaupload is probably the most popular one-click file hosting service provider after Rapidshare (Alexa Comparison) and like all other similar services imposes downloading restrictions for free users, apart from the 45 second wait-timer, Megaupload also restrict users from non-english speaking countries from downloading files at peak hours with error:

All download slots assigned to your country are currently in use. Please try again in a few hours or install the Megaupload Toolbar for immediate access - with the toolbar installed, there are no more slot limitations for you!

However, megaupload's alexa toolbar is classified as SPYWARE by various security softwares and many users do not prefer to install the toolbar. Their exist several megaupload download hacks to bypass these restrictions but majority of them are outdated and do not work now.

Megaupload Downloader 2008 is a new free utility to bypass restrictions imposed by Megaupload allowing anyone to download unlimited files, the software is easy to use and works similar to your existing browser. You can also search for files on megaupload using the in-built file-search options.

If you are an fairly advanced computer user, at times you may need to boot from devices other then the default hard-disk, mainly to troubleshoot virus infections and other critical operating-system related issues, I had shared tips on how to make bootable cd for performing advance system tasks on windows. Today I will share few utilities enabling you to create bootable USB pen drives with ease, you need to have Motherboard/BIOS with USB boot support for this to work.

MakeBootable is an free and simple-to-use utility to make your Pen Drive act as a boot-up disk without erasing any data on the device. It consists of a single executable file and requires no installation, However the utility will only work on USB device's using Phison’s chip solution and FAT file-system only (you can re-format your drives to FAT easily).

If you use an Symbian S60 3rd edition based mobile phone (Nokia N-Series phones like N73, N95, N80, N91, N80 and E-Series phones use Symbian S60v3 as OS) you must have encountered the very common certificate errors like 'Certificate Expired' or 'Certificate Error. Contact Application Supplier' while installing themes or softwares on your phone.