My icons on my desktop are white with an @ sign in them. How do I get the originals back?

I have 2 questions:
1. How do I find out how much usable memory I have Left on my computer?
2. The icon on my desktop have a @ in them how do I get the original back?

1. Open a Finder window and it will tell you how much free space you have on your hard drive - which I presume is what are referring to, memory is RAM.
2. Try repairing permissions, then restarting.

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Hi ladwwd56,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Is it possible that you may have an Accessibility feature called "White on Black" turned on?
See page 244 of the iPhone User Guide PDF:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1539/en_US/iPhone_iOS4_User_Guide.p df
White on Black
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
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manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14925
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