Rabu, 24 Februari 2016

How to Disable Windows 10's New Lock Screen Ads

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Handover

In a mobile communications or telecommunications network, Handover (a.k.a Handoff) refers to the process of transferring a connected mobile call or data session from one base (cell) station to another without interrupting or disconnecting the call or session.

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How to Create a Folder with No Name on Your iPhone or iPad

When organizing your Home screens on your iPhone or iPad, you've probably noticed that a default name is given to each folder when you create it. iOS won’t let you delete the name and leave it blank, but there is a trick to getting around this problem.

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How to Share or Save a Voicemail on an iPhone

In versions of iOS before 9.0, saving a voicemail message meant you to use a third party app and jump through several hoops–or worse, hook up an external recording device. iOS 9 makes it a simple task by including a share sheet in the voicemail interface.

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Android’s “App Standby” Saves Battery, But Disabling Apps Is Still Better

With Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google added more than just Doze. It added a feature named App Standby, which is designed to prevent apps you never use from draining your battery. It’s less effective than disabling apps completely, but it has its place.

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How to Disable Ads on Your Windows 10 Lock Screen

If you’re like me, you might have opened up your Windows 10 laptop today only to see a giant ad for Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider plastered across your login screen. This is the work of the “Windows Spotlight” feature in your Personalization settings, and thankfully, you can turn it off for good.

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Why Do Some Download Connections Dominate Others?

If you often download multiple items at the same time, then you have likely noticed that one download connection tends to dominate over the others until it is finished. Why is that? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question.

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How to Navigate Your Mac’s Calendars Quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts

The Mac’s calendar app is a powerful way to schedule events and appointments, and best of all, it’s included with OS X. One of the nicest things about Calendar is that you can easily change the way it looks to zoom in or out on a specific set of events.

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How to Change the Behavior of the Enter Key in Excel

By default, when you type information into Excel and then press "Enter", Excel will move the selection box one cell down. However, what if you want to enter information from left to right instead?

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What Is MU-MIMO, and Do I Need It on My Router?

More and more, the internet becomes central to everything we do at home. Watching movies, playing video games, and video chatting with family all require constant access. But with so much extra bandwidth necessary to push data to your wireless laptops, desktops, streaming devices and Smart TVs, will the routers of today be able to handle the demands of tomorrow?

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy Rise of the Tomb Raider (and Other PC Games) from the Windows Store

Microsoft is competing with Steam. For $60, you can get Rise of the Tomb Raider from either the Windows Store or Steam. But the Windows Store’s version of the game is worse, and Microsoft’s new app platform is to blame. It’s not ready for powerful games yet.

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