To perform a hard reset on the HTC Droid Incredible do the following:

• From the Home screen tap Menu > Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset.
• Follow the on-screen prompts to complete.
• This process will take 5-10 minutes.

1. With the phone off, hold the Volume Down button and press and release the Power button.
2. You’ll boot into the menu you see above with the little skateboard guys. Select Clear Storage from the list by pressing the Volume Down button.
3. Press the Power button, and confirm by pressing Volume Up.
4. Sit back while your phone reboots in its virgin state.

Tip: Android Central

Here’s how to disable 3G:

• Go to the Phone app and dial *#*#INFO#*#*
• Press Phone information
• Scroll down until you see “Set preferred network type:”
• Press “CMDA auto (PRL)” and a list should pop up
• Select “CDMA only” in the list
• Return to the Home screen by pressing the Home button

Tip: PhoneTipz

To perform a hard reset (sometimes called a “factory reset”) on your Motorola Droid, follow these steps. Be warned though, this will clear all data and settings on the device:

1. Turn the Droid off. If it won’t turn off, remove the battery and reinstall it.
2. Open the keyboard and press the X key while pressing and holding Power. The device will power on. Keep holding the buttons down until a yellow triangle icon appears.
3. Press the Camera and Volume Up buttons at the same time to get to the menu.
4. Use the direction pad to select wipe data/factory reset.

These instructions were written for Android 2.0.1.

To perform a hard reset (sometimes called a “factory reset”) on your HTC Droid Eris, follow these steps.

Be warned though, this will clear all data and settings on the device:

1. Turn the phone off
2. With the phone off, hold the Volume Down and Send buttons.
3. Press the Power button.
4. Press the Action button (trackball)

That’s it!

If you have any interesting Android/Droid stuff that you come across in your travels, please post it in the comments below or Tweet it to @jasonogrady.

I’m specifically interested in things that Android can do that the iPhone can’t (i.e. multi-processing, background apps, open platform, etc.), and:

• Augmented reality apps
• Innovative HTML5 web apps
• Geo-location apps
• Cool widgets
• Android Market – picks/disses/comedy/faults
• Tricks to do with the Droid’d 480 x 854 pixel,  WVGA screen

I’m also interested in interesting Android roots, hacks and mods — although not specifically for the book, more on a person level.

• Power off the nüvi
• Press and hold the bottom-right corner of the touchscreen
• Power it on
• A prompt will ask you “are you sure you want to delete all user data?”

Choose wisely young jedi, there’s no undo

Another neat trick: You can access about a dozen pages of nüvi diagnostics by pressing and holding on the battery icon for three seconds.

Why buy the Michael Jackson memorial program from the oppotunistic jackals on eBay when you can download it for FREE.

I’ve got a TiVo HD XL with Comcast CableCard hooked to a plasma screen. I got my TiVo upgrade from WeaKnees.com, incidentally.

A friend (who’s a professional audio engineer) told me a few things about speakers and my quest:

• Speakers are localized. U.S. speakers sound different than German, UK and Japanese speakers. Each sounds different and U.S. OEMs tend to emphasize bass.

• Surround sound systems (5.1, 7.1, 9.1) are over-rated and generally are a waste of money. A pair of really good speakers is much better than lots of cheap speakers.

• It’s better to “go old school” and hook up a component amplifier with two quality speakers.

• Most of the big speaker brands (Bose, Infinity, Harmon Kardon, JBL, and their ilk) are contract manufactured abroad. Probably in a factory like this. Not that that’s bad or anything, it’s just that the speakers sound good and not great.

• He recommended that I find a small speaker company that doesn’t contract manufacture abroad, because they try harder and are hungrier. JL Audio appears to make some of their speakers in Miramar Florida.

Based on his advice I’m looking for a really good pair of speakers (ideally less than $500) that are made in the U.S. that I can connect to my amp (a Kenwood KR-V8540).

Any advice?

Update: Here’s a good list of loudspeaker manufacturers from Wikipedia.