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How to unlock your droid when your kids try to guess the pattern too many times

joel — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:13:59 +0000

My daughter’s friends got a hold of my droid and thought it would be fun to try to guess the password pattern. After enough times, it locked up my droid and asked me to login with my gmail account credentials. Problem is, that didn’t work. It is a known bug. After a few minutes of Googling, I found:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4784 (comment 35)

1) create a new gmail account on the computer.
2) call your cell phone with a different phone.
3) answer your cell phone then hit the back button and it will take you to the home
screen.
4) turn on wifi so it can do data and voice at the same time (remember that the phone
is still connected)
5) go to Settings -> Location & Security and disable lock pattern (you’ll need to
enter to correct pattern previously set)
6) go to Settings -> Accounts & Sync and click “Add Account” and add your newly
created Gmail account.
7) hang up the phone.
turn the phone back on, at the lockout screen, enter your new Gmail account info
and it should let you back in
9) once the phone is unlocked, you can go in setting and remove the newly added Gmail
account and keep the old one.

Google giveth, and Google taketh away, and then Google giveth again.

Camping at Tony Grove

joel — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:18:47 +0000

Last week our family camped at Tony Grove Lake up Logan Canyon. The wildflowers were amazingly diverse and beautiful including these that Meghan spotted growing on a boulder in the lake.

After morning hikes we swam in the lake which was surprisingly pleasant.

The older kids and I explored polygamy cave.

My Dad and I backpacked into White Pine lake where we ran into beaver. One beaver (I’m assuming the mother) made quite a show repeatedly slapping her tail on the water.

Seth made a compass course for those of us who are directionally challenged.

Good times. Now get back to work!

How fun is that!

joel — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:08:00 +0000

Sarah, you make you smile

joel — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:34:00 +0000

Every time I look at this picture it makes me smile so I thought I would share. She smiled big like this for about two days straight.

My cool sister Karen

joel — Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:52:33 +0000

I have six cool sisters, but only one reads Blogs, so I dedicate this post to her. She is an amazing sister, very smart, very fun, very supportive. A month or so ago I spent a day in a rider truck with her driving to SF where she was moving. Probably the longest we’ve been around each other at one time for about 18 years. Lots of good conversation. The trip ended up with us driving around the dark sides of SF at 2:00 Sunday morning. That is something that will make your stomach churn. On a better note, we ate dinner by the bay before I left. SF is a gorgeous city. Anyway Karen, I hope life is great today. You are the best! Have a great day Karen!