Recent content by bill hansen

Samsung Galaxy S5 phone connected to Windows 10 by USB has always been recognized and I've been able to see the phone's file structure using the computer's file explorer - so I can drag & drop files from computer to phone, and so forth. Phone was upgraded to Marshmallow on July 4. Now the...

Samsung updates the Android software on my phone this afternoon. Now I get the message from Samsung that the phone can not be recognized by my computer (Windows 7 SP1). A link is provided where I can allegedly download an updated driver or version of "Windows Media Player 10 or higher". I'm...

Is there a way to get rid of the annoying "My Magazine" crapware which occasionally occupies the entirety of one of the Home pages of the S5?

The S5 default camera app offers relatively little control. I'm sure there are camera apps which allow selection of WB, ISO, shutter speed, EV compensation etc - but after digging many pages deep in this forum, I don't see mention of them. Can someone suggest a good camera app or two?

The B&N rep tells me that the guts (firmware, I think he means) of the native HD+ are exactly the same as those of the Color Nook. I can't find any discussions specifically about rooting the HD+. Does anyone here know whether the HD+ has been successfully rooted, and if so, where to locate the...

I'm looking for reviews (professional or user reviews) of the Nook HD+. I'm also looking for discussions of rooting the HD+, and the experience of those who have rooted it. There's an Android forum named "Nook HD+..." but if it has content, I'm missing that too. Can someone point to me to...

I'm seriously considering purchase of the Nook HD+, but I would want to root it. I haven't seen any third-party reviews or user reviews of the HD+, so if anyone knows of these, I'd be grateful if you could point me to them. Also, any experience with rooting the HD+ would be welcome. Does...