News tagged with shortcuts
Behind the scenes with Windows 7
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people ...
Internet Explorer 8 is fast becoming the go-to browser
Mar 25, 2009 |
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I generally don't care about Web browsers. I care about getting where I want to go on the Internet quickly and without hassle.
Fear or romance could make you change your mind, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Each day people are confronted with innumerable pieces of information and hundreds of decisions. Not surprisingly, people seldom process each piece of information deeply, instead relying on quick mental shortcuts to guide ...
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Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through ...
The search -- computers dig deeper for meaning (w/ Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European researchers.
The truth about swine flu: Separating fact and rumor
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Swine flu is spreading: 292 U.S. deaths have been confirmed since Aug. 30, and seven times that number are suspected. But rumors about the illness and the vaccine to prevent it are spreading even faster.
Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, University of Arizona professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished ...
Technology addiction disrupts teenage learning
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology addiction amongst teenagers is having a disruptive effect on their learning, according to new research published today by Cranfield School of Management (UK). Over a third (39.3%) of 11-18 year ...
Windows 7 on the way: What should you do?
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next.
Smthg gr8 4 brkfst? Twitter's hyper-short recipes
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- R Twttrd recips a gr8 new thing 4 bkg & ckng or r the dirctns 2 confusng for most peeps?
'Shortcuts' of the mind lead to miscalculations of weight and caloric intake
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call "Unit Bias," which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in their decision-making process, points ...
'DTXTR' translates teen text into English
May 27, 2009 |
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Wot r ur kids txting? If you're wondering -- or 1dering -- there's a new online translation tool that helps decipher the code.
Virtual engineer reduces 'transpiration phase' in new designs
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 23, 2009 |
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When designing new products, a lot of time is lost carrying out repetitive and uninspiring work. In order to shorten this 'transpiration phase' and create more room for real inspiration, University of Twente ...
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