Anyone who likes to shop at Gearbest or Alibaba may see the following remark when tracking DHL, Fedex and UPS etc.:"Held by Customs". What does this shipping status mean you will most likely ask yourself? This is exactly what we would like to explain to you here:

The shipping status "Held by Customs" means that your shipment has got stuck in customs. The cause of this can vary. The following are possible:

• The goods are not permitted in your country.
• The customs documents accompanying the consignment are not correct.
• Customs duties still have to be charged - Investigations are necessary
• General enquiries must be made regarding the product type.

Regardless of the cause of the status held by customs, for you this means in any case that you have to be prepared for a longer waiting period. The inspection of your goods can take several weeks!

You now know what the status "held by customs" means when shipping.

If you have installed a NVidia graphics card on your PC or laptop, you may want to use the Nvidia system control. However, it can now be that this is missing and cannot be found. If this is the case, we will show you where to find them in Windows.

1. NVidia system control in the taskbar

To do this, touch the arrow in the taskbar at the bottom right. This will now open the taskbar menu in Windows. This should now be the NVidia Control Panel. If she's not there, then use our second way.

2. NVidia Control Panel via the context menu

Right-click a free space on the desktop to open the context menu. Here you can see the Nvidia control panel:

3. Reinstall the graphics card driver

If you should not be able to see any Nvidia control panel here, then a part was omitted or the installation was not successful. Here we recommend to download and install the driver on the official Nvidia website:

• Download Nvidia graphic card driver

After that you should be able to find the control panel of the graphics card driver using one of the above methods.

If you are using your Windows PC or laptop, you may receive the following error message: "The display driver has been restored after an error". This error message is primarily due to your graphics card, such as a NVidia. In addition, your PC may crash after a certain time.

If this error description also applies to you, you can use the following tips to solve the problem:

1. Download the latest driver for your graphics card

Often an outdated graphics card driver is installed, which leads to problems. Here it often helps to use the newest driver. You can find the latest drivers for NVidia graphics cards like GeForce here:

• Driver Download NVidia

2. Malware as a Cause

There is malware that can affect the display drivers of your PC. This means for you that you should check your computer with anti-malware software. Malwarebytes Antivirus software is suitable here, for example:

• Download Malwarebytes Antivirus

3. Graphic card defective

If, in addition to the error "The display driver has been restored after an error", a bluescreen also appears, this probably means that the graphics card has a defect. In this case it makes sense to use the guarantee if it is still available.

If nothing works, you will surely find a new nice graphics card on Amazon, which might have a little more power:

• Fast graphics cards on Amazon

We hope that you could solve the problem with the display driver on your PC.

If you would like to switch to the new iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus and have an older iPhone, you should make sure that your current SIM card fits into the new Apple smartphone. Older smartphones usually still use a standard or micro sim card format, depending on which smartphone you are still using.

The iPhone 8, on the other hand, uses the smallest format currently available: the Nano Sim card.

Please check if you have such a Nano Sim card. If not, then you must use one of the following ways to get hold of a Nano Sim card:

1. Punching with Sim card punch

There is the possibility to punch a Nano Sim card from a standard or micro sim card. Such Sim card punch is available for little money on Amazon. The punch has various stencils, among them also for the Nano format, with which one can punch out such a Sim card from the "old". The punch costs between 5$ and 10$.

2. Request from mobile phone provider

The simplest, but also the most expensive method is to order a new Nano Sim card from your mobile phone provider. The dispatch takes about 3 working days and can usually be requested via an online service center or the customer hotline. The costs range from $15 to $25, depending on the mobile operator.

You now know which Sim card the new iPhone 8 smartphone needs and how to punch a new format from the old Sim card.

If you are using the pre-installed email app on the Samsung Galaxy S8, the following message may appear on the screen when downloading an email attachment: "Warning - Before you can download the attachment, you must download the email". At this point you won't be able to download the appendix.

The reason for this is explained here:

Display the email on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and scroll to the bottom of the email. This automatically reloads the content of the e-mail via W-Lan or the mobile data connection. This also includes the attachment of the e-mail.

This can then be downloaded without any problems within the Android e-mail app. Depending on the size of the attachment, this may take a little time to download.

You now know the cause of the warning message "Warning - Before you can download the attachment, you need to download the email" on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and also how to download it anyway.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a built-in brightness sensor that automatically adjusts the display brightness to your environment. This is useful in the case of sun, the screen must be illuminated more than in twilight or darkness.

The light sensor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 adapts all this automatically. If the function is not activated on your phone, you can activate it as follows:

Enable automatic brightness on Samsung Galaxy Note 8

1. Open the Android settings on your device
2. Select "Display" - in this submenu you will now see "Automatic brightness".
3. Activate the knob to activate the automatic brightness adjustment by the light sensor

Afterwards the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will always adjust the right brightness of the display, whether you are in the sun or under the bedspread ; -)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has no physical home button. This means that you must press the imaginary home button on the display to activate from the lock screen. Here you might want the Home button to be permanently displayed again.

Fortunately, you can activate it in the Android settings and we will tell you where exactly this option is activated:

Home button permanently faded in on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

1. Start from the home screen and then open the App menu and the settings
2. Now tap on "Device Security" and then on "Always On Display".
3. Activate it now by means of the master controller
4. Then set the setting for "Content to be displayed" to "Home Button only".

From now on, the Home button will always be shown on the display, regardless of whether the phone is in normal operation or in standby mode.

It can happen with your Samsung Galaxy S8 that the device suddenly stops working. This means that pressing the Power On/Off button no longer has any function. Of course that's bad, because you can't use the smartphone anymore, let alone get your data. But most of the time you can revive the Samsung Galaxy S8 as follows:

Start Recovery Menu

By using the Recovery Menu you can try to bring the phone back to life.

You can find out how to start it here: Recovery menu shortcut key combination for the S8

Within the Recovery menu, select "Reboot now" and confirm the entry by pressing the power button. Usually your Samsung Galaxy S8 will then restart and load the Android operating system.

Connecting to the charger

The error is often due to the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S8 has been completely discharged. This means that the battery needs to be recharged first. Hang the Samsung Galaxy S8 on the charger and wait about 10 minutes. This is because it can take so long until the device can be initialized and loaded.

Technical defect

If this does not work either, we recommend that you return the device and make use of the warranty. It can then be assumed that there is a more serious defect, which should definitely be repaired.

You now know the possibilities to resurrect the Samsung Galaxy S8 when it can't be turned off.

There are many different ways to take a screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy S8. One of them is the so-called "wipe". If you have heard of it before and like to use this variant, we would like to explain you here how to activate it on the S8 in the settings of Android. Please proceed according to the following instructions:

Screenshot by wiping over the display - Settings

• Open the settings from the App menu and select "Advanced functions".
• Here you can see the option "Screenshot" - this must now be set to "Active" by means of the slider.
• To take a screenshot, wipe your hand edge from left to right over the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S8.

The screenshot is now recorded and saved.

To be able to see it again slowly, here is a video explaining the process again:

You have just discovered a new variant to take a screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy S8.

If you own the HP Officejet 4620 printer and have problems with this, such as the fact that it no longer prints correctly in black or color, a factory reset might help you. The HP Officejet 4620 simply resets to factory settings as follows:

Resetting is only possible via a special service menu, which has to be activated by a secret key combination. This service menu can be displayed on the HP Officejet 4620 as follows:

1. Turn on the printer
2. Press the following keys: Home - Back - Home - Home.

Now "Engineering-Menu" appears on the display - now select "Service Menu".

Press left twice until "Reset Menu" is displayed - tap "Ok".

Navigate left until you see "00BE Reset" - Select this button to reset the HP Officejet 4620 to factory defaults.

You now know how to perform a factory reset on the HP Officejet 4620 to solve problems such as incorrect printing of black color.