| A “Hail Mary pass” is, in American football, a very long forward pass, made in desperation and with a very low chance of success. The term was coined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach in December 1975 when questioned about his game winning but improbably long pass. His response to the question was, “I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary”.  | |
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| Roundtripping refers to the process of converting a particular document or file from its original format to a new one, then converting it back to the original format again later. An example of Roundtripping is converting a Microsoft Word document into a new format for use/editing in a different word processing program, then converting it back to Microsoft’s Word document format again afterwards. | |
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| Raise to Wake is a new Lock screen feature available in iOS 10. It allows you to wake your phone's screen simply by picking up your phone. This feature is on by default, but if you'd rather not use it, it's simple to turn off. | |
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| Chrome OS does a lot of things right: it's fast, super efficient, and great for most everyday tasks. One thing it doesn't do very well is cater to power users, but Google is slowly changing this. Recently, Google added the ability to quickly toggle both the touch screen (on touch-compatible devices, of course) and touchpad with simple keyboard shortcuts. These settings are technically still experimental, however, so they're hidden. Here's how to enable them. | |
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| If you encrypt your Windows system drive with BitLocker, you can add a PIN for additional security. You’ll need to enter the PIN each time you turn on your PC, before Windows will even start. This is separate from a login PIN, which you enter after Windows boots up. | |
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| Xposed is one of the most powerful tools a rooted Android user has in their arsenal. It brings things to the table that were previously only available on custom ROMs—like custom reboot menus, theme modifications, and so much more. Of course, all that customization comes at a cost: since it modifies the system partition, using Xposed essentially breaks Android’s update system, and renders secure services like Android Pay useless. But not anymore. | |
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| Your old iPad might be still going strong, but if all your apps need newer versions of iOS to run, it feels like you can’t do anything with it. Don’t worry, we’re here with a clever trick that will help you load up your old device with older versions of of your favorite apps. | |
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| Many smart thermostats claim they can save you money on your heating and air conditioning bills. Indeed, you might save a considerable amount of money by getting a Nest or Ecobee3, but they can also cost you more money if your house itself isn’t optimized for good airflow. | |
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| A new version of the Apple’s desktop operating system is on the horizon, and with it comes a whole slew of interesting new features. Here are some of the best to watch out for. | |
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| A few years ago, a trend started with Android manufacturers where they thought it would be a good idea to take the Settings menu—a generally straightforward place on most phones—and paginate it. So instead of having a solid list of things that can quickly be scrolled through until you find what you're looking for, you're stuck with flipping through a series of tabs and then scrolling through each one. It makes no sense. | |
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| When you visit a webpage in a browser, all the resources, such as images, style sheets, and Javascript files, are downloaded and stored in the browser's cache. This allows webpages you've already visited to load more quickly because the browser doesn't have to download the resources again. | |
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| If you’d like to install Windows but don’t have a DVD drive, it’s easy enough to create a bootable USB flash drive with the right installation media. Here’s how to get it done for Windows 10, 8, or 7. | |
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| Do you know how to use the Command Prompt? If you do, you can write a batch file. In its simplest form, a batch file (or batch script) is a list of several commands that are executed when you double-click the file. Batch files go all the way back to DOS, but still work on modern versions of Windows. | |
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