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1. Worldwide News amp Product Reviews by Charles Carr The latest in tech news and hot product reviews Time to Hide Your Samsung Smartohone Get to Know and Thwart Online Predators Get 1 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Your Head into the Cloud but Keep Y our Wallet in Y our Pocket Motorola Droid 4 Smartphone Ear Candy for Mobile Device Users Getting Started With Windows 7 E DEPARTMENTS 3 Editor s Letters Tips and Thoughts from Readers by ComputorE dge Staff o Computer and Internet tips plus comments on the articles Jack Dunning 3 and columns Comurorence Reply to Synaptics Touchpad Sensitivity Running 32 Bit Programs Secure Delete For DERA Files Already Deleted Understanding Programming Killing Retail One Store ata Time Click Banner FREE E Mail scription to ComputorE DGE Click Banner Windows 7 Secrets Essential E Book Bundle Desktop Start Menu Explorer amp Taskbar Now Available 2 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Click Banner Getting Startegay th Openings LibreOtrice C THESE replaremene z ra f eit sill rasoi Cj Tel Aye rrou Boahitz She Cag per ees AESi Celeste sas oie ono AS Click Banner D D N gt O 3 4 m i n E vi a o a WwooUozewe f ma u ae o eeso os r Hi LOU TORE Click Banner Send mail to ceeditor computoredge com with questions about editorial conten
2. Perhaps most importantly though iWOW U brings support for SRS Labs addictive audio enhancement to users who have devices without Apple s Dock connector Now they too can become audio enhancement addicts Although this product s audio enhancing feature is highly addictive and Its support for other music playing gadgets besides iDevices is advantageous iWOW U has some notable drawbacks worth considering before plunking down your plastic They include the following 36 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Perhaps the most serious drawback of the iWOW U unit tested for this review was a Clearly audible hissing when the unit was powered on This hissing was clearly noticeable and independent of the music playing device to which the unit was connected Purists with a distaste for the hissing that can be heard in cassette tapes likely will have a similar distaste for the IWOW U s hissing This product s built in battery has a number of drawbacks IWOW U s battery is sealed and not user replaceable Therefore when the battery reaches the end of its lifespan the IWOW U needs to be discarded and completely replaced find the battery s limited capacity more troublesome than its lack of user replaceability however The battery is rated at 5 hours before needing a recharge and this rating was confirmed during my testing Five hours of usage translated into recharging almost every other day and recharging took 60 90 minutes charging and simultaneous play throu
3. 1 Code is added to the WindowSize ahk script which finds the size of the computer screen centers the window and limits ts size to the screen size Note that the If conditional www autohotkey com docs commands IfExpression htm is used In this case the curly brackets are used show the start and end of the code within the conditional These curly brackets are required when there is more than one line of code Also note that the key expression is included within regular brackets for the new 16 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 conditionals While these brackets are not always needed as in the traditional AutoHotkey If statements www autohotkey com docs commands IfEqual htm it is often cleaner to include the brackets when appropriate To add the new features to the WindowSize ahk script copy and replace the old code in the file with the following 1 ResizeWin 600 0 2 ResizeWin 800 600 AG Ste Resi zewin 152 664 Aas Rest Zewin 1280 600 AGH a Res Trewin la OOs 1050 6 ResizeWin 2084 1586 Resizewin Width 0 Height QO WinGetPos xX Y W H A If GWidths O Width W If SHeight 0 Height H WinGetPos X1 Y1 Wl1 H1 Program Manager X2 WL Width 72 Center the window width Y2 H1 Height 2 Center the windows herght IE Ware ak gt WEYA If the window is too wide for the screen X2 1 Width W1 LE HEetont HIN It the windows is to high for the screen Y2 1 Height H
4. a Classical Disruptive Technology The following stories highlight what 3D printing www amazon com gp oroduct BOO5OKHX9C ref as_li_ss_tl Elsie goes crazy making cats with her new 3D printer jie UTF8 amp camp 1 789 amp creative 390957 amp creativeASIN BO050KHX9C amp linkCode as2 amp tag comput0b9 20 can now accomplish which may set off another round of corrective security measures Or if you d rather be a 3D lurker than printer check out the 3D Printing Forum Thingiverse www thingiverse com Before the Olympics in London Luc Fusaro a French engineering and design student created a 3D printed running shoe www popsci com technology article 20 1 2 07 3d printed shoe could help save sprinters precious seconds Luc thinks his custom made running shoes could shave 3 5 off a pro runners time which could be the difference between an Olympic medal and heading home in defeat Ata recent hacker conference in New York a German security consultant demonstrated how easy It is to snap open handcuffs with 3D printed plastic keys www popsci com technology article 20 12 07 hacking handcuff security consultant cracks cuffs open 3 d printed plastic keys Handcuff manufacturers currently post CAD files of their unlocking keys on the Internet for anyone to download And duplicating them with 3D printers Is fairly easy An amateur gunsmith www popsci com technology article 20 12 07 working assault rifle made 3 d printer 9 of 41 Computor
5. are curious and naive and don t understand that everyone doesn t have their best interests at heart They need to be aware that there are people out there who may want to harm them Kids shouldn t add friends on their social media sites if they haven t met them in person and if their parents don t know who they are Personal information J ust because someone asks for it doesn t mean you have to give it You don t know why the person wants your personal information and more importantly don t know what they want to do with it Privacy All social media accounts should be set to private where only friends can view profiles and information If it s not private you allow predators and unwanted visitors Knowing information about your child Talk to your children Make you sure you discuss the protocol of what to do in case they are approached by someone they don t know online Make it easy for them to be able to tell you what s going on in their digital world Use a Parental Intelligence System It is the parent s job to make sure to keep their child is safe and the only way to do that is to monitor their phone calls text messages and social media sites It s important to stop any situation before it becomes a catastrophe Get Your Head into the Cloud but Keep Your Wallet in Your Pocket Siamak Farah founder and CEO of InfoS treet www infostreet com provides the following tips for saving costs by using the Cloud Although there are many benefi
6. edit_th_ 20120731 like Facebook Frito Lay s Facebook app suggests new flavor combinations and when visitors read a combo they like they click the I d Eat That button Frito Lay then has an enthusiasm Curiosity index for new flavors and also a breakdown of which states like which new flavor combos the best Wal Mart Samuel Adams and Estee Lauder among others are also using social media for actual potential customers to vote on products Algorithms That Can Create Compose and Pick Start up Winners The Massachusetts Institute of Technology s magazine Technology Review published an article in J uly 2012 that computer algorithms www technologyreview com news 428437 can creativity be automated can now write news stories compose music and even choose hit songs Like it or not complex algorithms are moving into creative fields like Music X Ray www musicxray cor whose founder spent a decade developing technology to detect those musical hooks that destin a song for the top of the charts Music X Ray s algorithms use Fourier transforms which isolate all the catchy factors of a song then build a 3 dimensional model of the song and compare it to past hit songs Algorithms have also been developed to grade English essays and take box scores and produce well styled sports reports Algorithms cannot yet write prose worthy of awards but can help publishers by measuring the number of page views a site registers They can even write news artic
7. see any changes to future phone and tablet hardware Chris Carani an intellectual property attorney and design law expert at McAndrews Held amp Malloy says the verdict could spark a burst of creativity in the design of future devices Competitors won t want to risk being slapped with a design infringement lawsuit given that it costs so much money to roll outa new smartphone or tablet Competitors will have to go back to the drawing board and give their designers more creative license Carani says They ll have to create something very different as far as the visual experience and that choice could be a great benefit for consumers Read the entire story here money cnn com 20 12 08 24 technology apple samsung verdict index htm Get to Know and Thwart Online Predators The child safety company uKnowKids uknowkids com has released Online Predators the fifth of a series of infographics that addresses the alarming number of teens getting targeted by online predators The company writes 30 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 The results show that more Kids are being targeted each year and that this growing problem needs to be addressed immediately Internet and Mobile Safety expert Tim Woda stated there are over 5 000 000 predators that surf the Internet and 77 of the targets of online predators were 14 or older uKnowkKids provides the following tips on online predators for parents Know who you are talking to Children
8. this move after acquiring the expertise it learned developing the Android based Kindle Fire tablet New Tech for the Disabled Related to a physically disabled Vet How about a wheelchair that is really an Action Trackchair www wired com gadgetlab 2012 03 most badass wheelchair weve ever seen action trackchair Made by Action Manufacturing Inc www actiontrackchair com the Trackchair has camo seating and tank treads instead of wheels The Trackchair allows the rider to trudge through fields and forests for off roading and mudding While gun rack and mount accessories make this 9 000 Trackchair ready to take the rider hunting According to Gizmodo at the end of J uly 2012 there is now a new device to use retinal tracking gizmodo com 5929598 new device turns eye movement into handwriting to write Dr J ean Lorenceau at the University of Pierre et Marie Curie P aris has developed a system that turns retinal movements on a screen into handwriting and drawings This will be hugely helpful for paralyzed and disabled people who only need to write on screen with their eye movements to express their thoughts New York City Pay Phone Kiosks Become Wi Fi Hot Spots In J uly 2012 the Baltimore Sun reported that New Y ork City is looking to add Wi Fi www baltimoresun com business technology blog la fi tn nyc pay phone wifi 20120711 0 2025790 story to their pay phone kiosks In an age when everyone has a cell phone what are cities
9. time ago Dennis San Diego Actually Montgomery Wards substituted their mail order catalogs for places where retail stores didn t exist with the same variety of goods Eventually Montgomery Wards did a very good job eliminating themselves by not recognizing that their mail order business could easily transition to online selling Wally Wang ComputorEdge always wants to hear from you our readers If you have specific comments about one of our articles please click the Tell us what you think about this article link at the top or bottom of the specific article column at ComputorE dge com webserver computoredge com online mvc src ebook Y our comments will be attached to the column and may appear ata later time in the Editor s Letters section If you want to submit a short ComputorQuick Review or yell at us please e mail us at ceeditor computoredge com If you would like to review our recent e books please visit ComputorEdge E Books www computoredgebooks com 40 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Send mail to ceeditor computoredge com with questions about editorial content Send mail to cewebmaster computoredge com with questions or comments about this Web site Copyright 1997 2012 The Byte Buyer Inc ComputorEdge Magazine P O Box 83086 San Diego CA 92138 858 573 0315 41 of 41
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11. 27386xX Steal This Computer Book www amazon com gp product 1593271050 ie UTF 8 amp tag the 15minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeASIN 1593271050 Microsoft Office 2010 For Dummies www amazon com gp product 0470489987 ie UTF 8 amp tag the1 5minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeASIN 0470489987 Beginning Programming for Dummies www amazon com gp product 0470088702 ie UTF 8 amp tag the1 5minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 0470088702 28 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Beginning Programming All in One Reference for Dummies www amazon com gp product 0470108541 ie UTF 8 amp tag the L5minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1 789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 0470108541 Breaking Into Acting for Dummies with Larry Garrison www amazon com gp product 0 764554468 ie UTF 8 amp tag thel5minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1 789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 0 764554468 Strategic Entreoreneurism with Jon and Gerald Fisher www amazon com gp product 1590791894 ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 159079189 How to Live with a Cat When You Really Don t Want To www amazon com gp product B006D YL70 ref as li tf tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 217145 amp creative 399373 amp creativeAS IN B006DJ Y L70 The Secret
12. ComputorEdge 8 31 12 ComputorEdge Online 08 31 12 This issue Holiday Gift Ideas 3D Printing and More Little known high tech stories plus Digital Dave Wally Wang more AutoHotkey tips Table of Contents Digital Dave by Digital Dave Digital Dave answers your tech questions Keyboard Macro Assignment Question Monitors vs TVs Setting File Associations in Windows XP Windows 8 Start Screen Not Wanted More Little Known High Tech Stories by Marilyn K Martin Algorithms to Pick Start up Winners Do It Yourself DNA Tests and 3D Printed Guns Political Convention Apps Summer Gadgets 3D Printing Phone News Tech for the Click Banner Disabled Pay Phone Kiosks Become Wi Fi Hot Spots Digital magazines App Holiday Gift Ideas Training College Grads How to Get Students More Interested in Science Math and Technology High Tech Food Marketing Creative Algorithms Better Health Security Systems Windows Tips and Tricks Make Any Window Always on Top red i amp Anywhere Anytime by J ack Dunning intelligent outcomes Using AutoHotkey to Make a Window Always on Top Using AutoHotkey for always on top and using If conditionals to solve some window size and location problems 888 redlT 411 info redIT com Wally Wang s Apple Farm by Wally Wang www redIT com Poor User Interface Design The Future of Tablets Apple vs Samsung Survival Skills on an iPad Rapid Change Click Banner Customize Settings
13. DesignP ad represents yet another example that it s possible to create content on an iPad without using a physical keyboard or mouse Despite the numerous examples proving that the iPad can create content expect to hear people continue claiming that the iPad can only consume content much like some people still continue claiming that the Earth is flat or that Elvis Presley is still alive Apple vs Samsung In the recent trial between Apple and Samsung a jury has decided mostly in Apple s favor Right away you can hear people complaining that Apple is trying to patent the rectangle or that Apple didn t invent the touchscreen The real issue isn t whether Apple invented everything but if Samsung deliberately copied Apple s designs to make their products closely resemble Apple s This is no different from McDonald s suing a restaurant that displays a sign that looks too much like the McDonald s golden arches If you look at the phone icon for the iPhone it s a white icon against a green background Then look at Samsung s designs for that same phone icon and it looks nearly identical news cnet com 2300 13579_3 10013263 1 html Obviously 23 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Samsung could have chosen a different icon or color but is it possible that they just happened to design an icon that looks identical to Apple s icon 3 886 196 Trademark Icon for Telephone Calls Captivate Contmuum Droid Charge Exhibit 4G Galaxy Ace Figure 4 Samsu
14. Edge 8 31 12 recently announced he had printed a working 22 caliber pistol and then an AR 15 rifle The marketing of 3D printed weapons is still controversial but private gunsmiths could soon be printing 3D workable weapons for their private collections Phone News Blocking Service to Stolen Phones and Amazon s New Phone With a sharp uptick in stolen cellphones AT amp T introduced a new service in J uly 2012 to let users report and then block service blogs denverpost com techknowbytes 20 12 07 1 0 att starts blocking stolen phones 5331 to their stolen phones AT amp T phones are actually more valuable on the black market since rivals Sprint and Verizon long ago implemented reporting and blocking services This is after all four major phone service carriers said earlier this year that they would start working with the Federal Communications Commission FCC to disable lost or stolen phones Only the smallest carrier T Mobile has yet to announce a blocking service but has introduced a 7 month insurance plan to cover damage and loss of certain phones Amazon has decided to enter the smartohone wars and develop its own phone seatt etimes nwsource com html technologybrierdudleysblog 2018618903_report_amazoncom_to_make_phone htm It will be an Android based smartphone and Amazon Is already acquiring patents to defend its new phone against legal challenges While Amazon isn t commenting others have speculated earlier that Amazon might make
15. Figure Eight Wrench www craftsman com craftsman figure eight wrench metric p 00932762000P is 25 and is called the most versatile wrench ever For serious Gamers Nvidia s GeForce GTX 690 www geforce com hardware desktop gpus geforce gtx 690 is billed as the fastest graphics card ever built and sells for 1 000 www amazon com gp product BOO7ZRO3U4 ref as li ss_tl ie UTF8 amp camp 1789 amp creative 390957 amp creativeASIN B007ZRO3U4 amp linkCode as2 amp tag comput0b9 20 Other super gadgets included a Garmin golf watch www amazon com gp product BOO8K Y YOZE ref as_li_ss_ tl ie UTF8 amp camp 1 789 amp creative 390957 amp creativeASIN B008K Y YOZE amp linkCode as2 amp tag comput0b9 20 350 a Hammacher Schlemmer thumb drive with voice encryption 50 and a ventilation pad for laptops 28 SiliconValley com also did a Tech Test Drive www siliconvalley com personal technology ci_21062222 tech test drive top smartphones less than 100 on the best smartphones for around 100 They liked the LG Spectrum www verizonwireless com spectrum shtml from Verizon Wireless the Samsung Galaxy 2 www att com shop wireless devices samsung galaxy s ii black html fbid 6e T3q DWWfS and the Nokia Lumia 900 www att com shop wireless devices nokia lumia 900 white html fbid 6e T3q DWWfS 3 D Printing s Disruptive Technology 3D printing Is all the rage now especially with enough soft and freeware to tackle any job and itis proving to be
16. Windows 7 www amazon com gp product B00758 4L6 ref as li ss tl ie UTF 8 amp tag comput0b9 20 and That Does Not Compute www amazon com gp product BO052MMUX6 ref as li ss tl ie UTF 8 amp tag comput0b9 20 brilliantly drawn cartoons by J im Whiting for really stupid gags by J ack about computers and the people who use them 19 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Return to Table of Contents Wally Wang s Apple Farm Poor User Interface Design by Wally Wang The Future of Tablets Apple vs Samsung Survival Skills on an iPad Rapid Change Customize Settings Wally Wangs Apple Farm The cargo doors of many passenger planes swing inward This design ensures that if the door s lock should fail for any reason the door still can t swing open because it would be held back by the door jamb The problem with inward swinging cargo doors is that you have to leave space inside the plane for the door to swing open To maximize space engineers decided to design a cargo door that would swing outward This would allow the plane to carry more Cargo since all the space inside could be filled Unfortunately if the door s locks failed there would be nothing to keep the door in place Eventually one such cargo door lock failed the door blew open and the plane s cargo went flying out the open door as well The lesson is that everything should be designed to make failure as difficult as possible yet engineers ignore this rule of thumb all the ti
17. ad Many airlines are replacing bulky printed paper manuals with an iPad that can contain thousands of pages stored digitally While the iPad can work in the comfortable surroundings of a cockpit it probably won t work as well outside in a dusty or wet environment without a reliable source of electricity unless you want to lug around your iPad in a protective case with a portable battery or solar charger For those outdoor enthusiasts who don t want to lug around paper manuals and want to brave the elements with their iPad consider getting the 2 99 Wilderness survival manual click linksynergy com fs bin stat id 15PJQz44Qcc amp offerid 146261 amp type 3 amp subid 0 amp tmpid 1826 amp RD_PARM1 http 253A 252F 252Fitunes apple com 252Fus 252Fapp 252Fisurvival wilderness survival 252F 1041 170451 7 253Fmt 253D8 2526uU0 253D4 2526partnerld 253D30 or the 1 99 U S Army survival manual htto click linksynergy com ts bin stat id 15PJQz44Qcc amp offerid 146261 amp type 3 amp subid 0 amp tmpid 1826 amp RD_PARM1 http 253A 252F 252Fitunes apple com 252Fus 252Fapp 252Fisurvival army survival field 252Fid377726228 253Fmt 253D8 2526U0 253D4 2526partnerld 253D30 as an app for your iPad JS ARMY Pease Figure 6 You can read multiple military survival manuals in a single app Both digital books cram dozens of pages into an app that you can browse through and read in the comfort of air conditioning and a sofa or out in the wilds of a fores
18. ange can t happen again you probably haven t learned the lesson that history tends to repeat itself The author of Communities Dominate Brands www amazon com gp product 0954432738 ref as li qf sp asin tl ie UTF 8 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 0954432738 amp linkCode as2 amp tag thel5minmovme 20 has put together a list of the top computer manufacturers communities dominate blogs com brands 20 12 08 largest computer makers when smartohones included apple dominates nearly twice as big as nearest riv html including both smartphones and tablets as computers The result is that Apple holds 21 percent of the market with Samsung its nearest rival at 11 percent Nokia at 8 percent and Hewlett Packard at 7 percent The next closest PC manufacturers are Lenovo and Dell at 5 percent each If you look at operating system market share Windows still leads but only holds 31 percent of the market while Android holds 27 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 the number two spot with 23 percent and iOS follows in third place with 21 percent Before the popularity of smartphones and tablets Windows dominated the market at over 90 percent Y et by taking into account mobile computing Windows market Share looks a lot less intimidating so it s no surprise that Microsoft is promoting Windows 8 as the operating for traditional PCs smartohones and tablets While critics can complain that smartphones and tablets aren t computers the rest of the wor
19. ant to eliminate the Start Screen in Windows 8 recommend that you stick with Windows 7 There would be little point in upgrading to Window 8 without the new interface While it s possible to do program and file searches other ways the Metro Start Screen makes it very easy Plus there will be a number of new useful free apps which will only run in Metro People who don tlike the changes in Windows 8 or don t want to deal with the learning curve should use Windows 7 at least until they find a compelling reason to upgrade Digital Dave 7 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Return to Table of Contents More Little Known High Tech Stories Algorithms to Pick Start up Winners Do It Yourself DNA Tests and 3D Printed Guns by Marilyn K Martin Political Convention Apps Summer Gadgets 3D Printing Phone News Tech for the Disabled Pay Phone Kiosks Become Wi Fi Hot Spots Digital magazines App Holiday Gift Ideas Training College Grads How to Get Students More Interested in Science Math and Technology High Tech Food Marketing Creative Algorithms Better Health Security Systems New Apps for the Political Conventions Ticket Master and Bloomberg announced in early August 2012 that they were joining forces to put out apps for the upcoming political conventions washingtonexaminer com the conventions theres an app for that article 250406 1 My2012Tampa www androidzoom com android_applications my2012tampa and My2012Charlotte appwor
20. ata price though in the form of less than optimal battery life was never able to get the DROID 4 through an entire day without carefully biding the power meter and sometimes topping the unit off midday for an hour or two You might be able to make it if you carefully monitor power use of individual components screen brightness GPS Wi Fi etc or only watch media with the phone plugged in The phone allows you to automate many daily tasks and adjust a variety of settings 32 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 TCECECENE parr E EES ERRE Gite FELE In conclusion if you prefer a smartphone with a slide out keyboard the DROID 4 is definitely worth a look There s a lot to love just keep in mind the iffy battery life Specs from Verizon Network e CDMA 800 1900 EVDO REV A e LTE B13 700 e GSM EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 e UMTS HSPA 850 900 1900 2100 Dimensions 2 8 w x 5 0 h x 0 5 d inches Weight 6 3102 Operating System e Android 4 0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS with Motorola Application Platform Display 4 gHD 960x540 Display e Scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass display and water repellent nanocoating Keyboard 33 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 5 row PC like LED edge lit QWERTY keyboard Battery 1785 mAH Li lon e Talk Time Up to approx 12 5 hours or Standby Time Up to approx 8 5 days e SAR Head 0 70 W kg Body worn 0 58 W kg Memory Processor Dual co
21. column a teaspoon at a time It is useful to keep working with each section until you feel comfortable with the demonstration scripts and how they work However many of the techniques shown in this series can be immediately implemented without any extra knowledge Centering Windows and Limiting Window Size Last time there remained some issues concerning windows resizing beyond the edge of the computer screen There are two techniques in AutoHotkey which can be used to ensure the resized window remains within the screen The first is to center the resized window which will keep any window smaller than the size of the screen within its limits The second is to force the window to match the screen size if the new resize is too large for the screen This was done by modifying last week s script See Figure 1 WindowSize ahk Notepad i Edit Format View Help A 1 Resizewin 600 0 A 2 Resizewin 800 600 A 3 Resizewin 1152 864 A 42 gt Resizewin 1280 600 A 5 Resizewin 1400 1050 A 6 Res1zewin 2084 1586 r shana 0 Height 0 WinGetPos x W H A If AWwidths 0 width W If Height 0 Height H WinGetPos X1 Y1 W1L H1 Program Manager x2 t wl width 2 Y2 H1 Height New portion of code If wi pe gt wia added to center the Ae S S width WI window and limit to screen size If Height gt H1 Y2 1 Height H1 wWinMove A bax2 ote Ww ths HET ght s Figure
22. coordinates used in the WinMove www autohotkey com docs commands WinMove htm command at the end of the routine This is all that s needed for positioning a window smaller than the screen but what if the new window s size is too large for the screen The two new If conditionals account for a window width or height which is larger than the respective screen dimension If Width gt W1 checks whether the width of the window Width is greater than gt or equal to the width of the screen W1 If So the position of the horizontal coordinate X2 is set to 1 the left side of the screen and the window width Width is set to the screen width thereby matching the screen size If Height gt H1 checks whether the height of the window Height is greater than gt or equal to than the height of the screen H1 If so the position of the vertical coordinate Y2 is Set to 1 the top edge of the screen and the window height Height Is set to the screen height thereby matching the screen size You might think that you could simplify the code by using the WinMaximize www autohotkey com docs commands WinMaximize htm command which expands the window to full screen This would definitely be true if all you wanted to do was expand the active window to the full screen size with a hotkey F11 WinMaximize A However since you are looking at new dimensions and checking both the height and width you probably only want the windows to maxi
23. dow is active the hotkeys CTRL 8 use the WinS et www autohotkey com docs commands WinSet htm command to toggle always on top on and off The A designates the active window for the action Thanks for the question What many people may not realize is that I m learning AutoHotkey as write these columns Questions help guide me by pointing out what is most important to new AutoHotkey users Searching for your answer gave me that much more insight into AutoHotkey Finding the WinSet command made me realized that this technique for setting windows always on top Is easier than clicking and holding the top of a window while shaking used in both Windows Aero and AquaS nap J ack It s fairly easy to create the one line AutoHotkey script listed in the letter It s a matter of installing the AutoHotkey download Creating the script text file with the ahk extension Adding the above line to the new file or an old one then activating the script The steps are outlined in the article linked in the following note Note If you are new to writing scripts and have not been following along from the beginning with the first AutoHotkey article Possibly the Best Free Windows Utility Ever it could be worthwhile to start there and work your way back up to this point The follow up Windows Tips and Tricks columns are 15 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 designed to incrementally teach anyone how to write AutoHotkey scripts building on each earlier
24. e in distress in the event of an epidemic or other public health emergency Meanwhile general health apps have proliferated to 13 619 but only 10 of smartphone users are downloading them since most only track diet and fitness Other criticisms are 12 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 that health apps are uneven in quality and most have little scientific backing Yet studies have shown that remote health coaching and financial incentives can make a difference in adults eating healthier and getting more exercise The Boston Globe reported in J uly 2012 that a company is seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration to market personalized DNA testing kits articles boston com 2012 07 30 business 32944491_1_genetic code dna test diseases Genetic test maker 23andMe www 23andme com uses Saliva based kits to test for health and ancestry Such tests are controversial when it comes to claims of predicting future diseases Similar DNA tests already on the market are deCODE Genetics and Navigenics which are sold through physicians Only 23andMe Is being marketed directly to the public and sells for about 300 online New Security Systems All you really need to make your home look like an impenetrable top secret government facility according to a J uly article in Red Ferret is a sweeping laser security system www redferret net 0 32896 The moving red lasers are fake but are designed to make potential burglers decide that your super s
25. ecure home is not worth breaking into Selling for 221 from Spy Gadgets www spygadgets com best burglar deterrent laserscan aspx the system is marketed as a deterrent by giving the perception of security Meanwhile the Department of Homeland Security DHS will soon be installing laser scanners washington cbslocal com 2012 07 1 1 new homeland security laser scanner reads people at molecular level in airports that can read people down to a molecular level from 160 feet away These new airport laser scanners can detect everything from a person s adrenaline level to traces of gun powder on clothing All this can be detected without random or personal searches and multiple people can be scanned at one time These new scanners are called Picosecond Programmable Lasers and should start to show up In airports by 2013 Marketed by Genia Photonics www geniaphotonics com the company develops and markets advanced laser systems and holds numerous patents They also claim that their PPL system could also have medical uses such as real time cancer detection Marilyn is a freelance writer and humorist with a special interest besides computers and technology in Science Fiction A SF Horror story appeared in J uly 2011 in Deadman s Tome www demonictome cor And in anuary 2012 she had a SF Police Procedural appearing in Cosmic Crime magazine and a SF Dystopian Romance appearing in the Strange Valentines anthology She also has almost seventy article
26. ed to add it as new After you click Advance you will see the Edit File Type window shown in Figure 2 6 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Edit File Type Change Icon Confirm open after download Always show extension Figure 2 Edit File Type window with CMD selected in Windows XP Select the edit action not open and click the Edit You will then be able to browse for LibreOffice Writer and set it as the edit default As for using LibreOffice to set defaults all found were instructions similar to those above or use the Open with option found in most right click menus Of course may have been looking in the wrong place Digital Dave Dear Digital Dave My wife uses Windows 7 If were to buy her the upgrade to Windows 8 is there a way to bypass the Metro interface Start Menu screen permanently and run Windows 8 without it Bill P Hotchkiss CO Dear Bill My understanding is that there had been a hack for doing just that in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview but Microsoft eliminated it However a while back noted that J ack made a YouTube video www youtube com watch v lhTaLbbSEM4 amp feature relmfu demonstrating a trick from a reader for getting past the Metro Screen after Windows 8 boot up with just one keystroke This is the quickest way I ve seen for bypassing the Metro Start Screen If you w
27. een for video and games If you buy a monitor with a tuner you re stuck with that tuner would opt for a more practical solution and get a separate tuner card or tuner box as you have now There is less that can go wrong with one piece of equipment Digital Dave Dear Digital Dave Your file association info was great but only for Windows 7 I m using XP and the Control Panel doesn t have anything for Default Set Program or File Rich Ernst responded that there was a LibreOffice page to set associations use LibreOffice 3 4 4 and can t find this page use batch files cmd To edit them am only allowed to right click on the file name and choose Edit which brings them up in Notepad I d like to edit them with LibreOffice as pure text files of course How can I set up Windows XP so that can right click on a cmd file and open it with LibreOffice Peter Los Angeles Dear Peter There are a couple of ways to get to the file association settings in Windows XP However you do not want to change your open association for cmd files 5 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 File associations affect which program will run when you double click on a certain type of file If itis a data file such as txtor doc itis natural to associate it with opening an editor or word processor The cmd is an executable file associated with the Windows operating system When you double click the file it goes into an execution mode not editing T
28. en to my music and video collection without the iWOW U In its absence my collection sounds plain muddy even dreary the audio quality is vastly inferior even when using expensive earphones Exactly what is the qualitative difference between SRS enhanced and non enhanced music You almost certainly will hear additional voices and or instruments in your favorite tunes while using IWOW U with your present earphones than before Clarity is another virtue of audio enhancement It s reminiscent of the difference between a CD s audio quality versus a cassette tape s Moreover my Impression is that IWOW U delivers a different audio enhancement than IWOW HD noticed percussion instruments in my favorite tunes while listening with the former that did not notice with the latter Presumably IWOW U s built in hardware tuning processes digital signals differently than IWOW HD s software app Your mileage may vary Another favorite feature is IWOW U s support for earphones built in microphone and remote controls play pause volume up down fast forward and rewind This feature could be a great convenience for users who carry their music device in a backpack purse pocket or elsewhere out of reach iIWOW HD does not support the microphone and remote control because it utilizes iDevices Dock connector while iWOW U utilizes their headphone jack Users who have earphones like the ones Apple provides with iDevices will miss out on this truly handy convenience
29. ews by Charles Carr Time to Hide Your Samsung Smartphone Get to Know and BOB We ve seen better we ve seen worse Thwart Online Predators Get Y our Head into the Cloud but Keep Your Wallet in Your Pocket Motorola Droid 4 pay You ll probably be happy you did Smartphone Ear Candy for Mobile Device Users Poe Time to Hide Your Samsung Smartphone There s an excellent piece by J ullanne Pepitone and David Goldman over at CNN Money that nicely sums up last week s Apple Samsung patent verdict and what it may mean to the tens of millions of people who own Samsung and perhaps other Android powered smartphones What happens to my Samsung phone Apple s design and software claims involved scores of Samsung devices including the Nexus S 4G and S Il As a result of the ruling Apple could request an injunction against the Samsung devices that were found to have infringed on its patents That means Samsung could be forced to take those gadgets off the market until they are changed If you already own the devices in question though don t worry Even with an injunction no one can pry the phone out of your hands But it s possible that your phone could receive a software update that tweaks how it looks and works What about my Samsung Galaxy tablet This category offered one spot of good news for Samsung The jury ruled that Samsung s Galaxy Tab tablets did not infringe on Apple s design patents for the iPad Will we
30. gh thankfully are supported though My preference is to minimize the number of devices that need frequent recharging and therefore IWOW HD s reliance upon an iDevice for supplying juice meets this preference better than IWOW U s limited battery capacity Y our mileage may vary Two additional points related to charging the built in battery also are worth noting First the battery s current charge level is not indicated in the device s user interface You only find out that the battery requires attention when your music suddenly and totally stops playing through your earphones or headphones You can attempt to squeeze out the battery s last remaining electrons by pressing the on off button until the logo LEDs illuminate and repeating this process when the music inevitably cuts out again Quite annoying Second the device s mini USB port for the recharging cable has a rubber dust cover that connects to the device via a thin piece of rubber Mine tore off within short order during testing and the dust cover got lost Hopefully a better design or no dust cover at all will be incorporated into IWOW U v 2 And one more thing when IWOW U is turned on it relays a distinctive popping noise to connected headphones or earphones and when the unit s battery is exhausted or power is turned off you cannot listen to your music with the unit connected to your music device Lastly have several quibbles with the company s online and printed documentation for thi
31. going to do with their occasionally used public phones New York City initiated an experiment that turned ten payphone kiosks in Manhattan Queens and Brooklyn into Wi Fi hotspots The payphones still work an extra router was just added to allow an Internet signal to extend for a few feet around the kiosk The Wi Fi is free and available 24 7 Digital magazines App Now on iPad A joint venture by five big magazine publishers Next Issue Media www nextissue com storefront launched in April 2012 with an app that bundles techland time com 2012 07 10 next issues hulu for magazines hits the ipad a bunch of famous publications for all you can read Available originally for only Android 3 0 a Next Issue app is now 10 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 available for the iPad The app offers 39 magazines from the original mega publishers for 10 15 a month It now competes with Apple s Newstand www apple com ipad trom the app store newsstand html which is more of a folder that aggregates individual apps for magazines you subscribe to Early Holiday Gift Ideas necomimi It s never too early to get started on your Holiday shopping especially for Brainwave Cat Ears those hard to gift friends and family One idea is Brainwave Cat Ears www slashgear com necomimi brainwave cat ears officially launch in the us 13238439 Made by Necomimi en necomimi com these 100 fluffy cat or bunny ears have a little sensor you attach to your forehead The ea
32. hat s why you have a separate Edit option in the right click menu If you were to actually associate cmd files with opening LibreOffice those files would no longer run as designed It wouldn t be wise to edit command files with LibreOffice unless you re careful to always save itas a pure text file A better option would be Notepad notepad plus plus org which is a much more powerful text program editor than Notepad and will appear in your cmd right click menu Edit with Notepad after installation To get to the file association settings in Windows XP open Windows Explorer and select Tools gt Folder Options gt File Types tab see Figure 1 Folder Options General View File Types Offline Files Registered file types a Extensions File Types es JOD MicrosottJetOLEDe 4 0 IPE JPEG Image S JFEG JPEG Image S JFG JPEG Image lus JScript Script File ISIISE JScript Encoded Script File dal Bt a Details for AudiolD fle type Opens with To change settings that affect all Sudioll tiles click Advanced Figure 1 Folder Options window with File Types tab open in Windows XP If you really want to associate editing cmd files with LibreOffice then you will need to enter the Advanced option at the bottom of the tab with CMD selected If CMD is not on the list you may ne
33. he exact look and feel of Windows Microsoft felt that the Lindows name was too close to Windows Protecting your business brand and not letting others mimic it too closely is what every business needs to do The big question is whether Apple will continue suing other companies and go too far or if other companies will actually try to innovate and create their own solutions like Microsoft did with Windows Phone 7 and its tile interface that nobody would ever mistake for an iPhone Innovation stems from creativity not copying Samsung probably wouldn t be happy if someone created a line of smartphones that looked like their own phones but named the company Samsong instead There s nothing wrong with improving on ideas but there is something wrong with blatantly mimicking other people s ideas and Claiming that you came up with them on your own Lawsuits typically only enrich the lawyers but in Samsung s case it may force them to actually start innovating and come up with their own designs instead of copying the iPhone and iPad which even Google warned Samsung al thingsd com 20120725 apple google warned samsung against copying us about For consumers this should be good news since it will encourage companies to innovate Since most companies can t innovate this will more likely cause companies to fail instead and then everyone will blame Apple for preventing innovation in the market 25 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Survival Skills on an iP
34. ic playing gadgets thanks to Its reliance upon a standard headphone jack rather than iDevices proprietary Dock connector This product contains digital signal processing circuitry and a rechargeable battery IWOW U is a black plastic pill shaped unit approximately 2 long 0 75 wide 0 38 thick with a brushed aluminum like faceplate Figure 1 The unit contains SRS Labs digital signal processing circuitry a rechargeable battery details in a moment and cables extending from either end The entire unit measures about 7 in length beginning at the tip of the female jack at one end that accepts a headphone s or earphone s 3 5 mm stereo plug cable at one end and extending to the tip of a 3 5 mm stereo plug at the other end that goes into a cell phone s or other music playing device s corresponding jack The unit weighs in at only 0 625 oz scarcely adding any heft to the user s music playing device In addition to supporting portable music playing gadgets IWOW U also can be used with a home or vehicular stereo This requires an additional cable however such as a male stereo 3 5 mm to male RCA cable or a male to male 3 5 mm stereo cable The aforementioned faceplates cover iWOW U s elegant user interface Its interface consists of a single recessed button that controls power and audio enhancement activation an LED that illuminates green or blue and white LEDs that illuminate SRS Labs logo Figure 2 Brief instructions for these interface ele
35. id to start with Rich Ernst San Diego CA Secure Delete For Files Already Deleted Regarding the August 17 Digital Dave column Most secure delete programs have an option to cleanse all the free space on a drive including space for previously deleted files The program use is sDelete exe technet microsoft com en us sysinternals bb897443 aspx a free program you can download It works from the command prompt To cleanse the C drive enter the following at command prompt 39 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 sdelete p 3 z C In this example the p 3 switch will cause the program to make three passes overwrite the data three times You can use as many passes as you want Note The more passes you specify increases the time it takes To cleanse a large drive can take a long time To geta list of other sdelete options enter the following at the prompt sdelete Other free downloadable secure delete programs are Eraser BC Wipe KillDisk SureDelete and TDEL Don Davies Ramona CA Understanding Programming Regarding the August 10 Windows Tips and Tricks Cool Date Tricks with AutoHotkey column Very clear well written article have never programmed or written a script yet could understand J ack s article Richard Hardy La J olla CA Killing Retail One Store at a Time Regarding the August 17 Wally Wangs Apple Farm column Didn t Montgomery Wards kill off retail stores with their mail order catalogs a long
36. itivity Regarding the August 10 Digital Dave column Hello Dave Thank you for responding to my problem with the Synaptics Touchpad sensitivity issue tried going through Control Panel gt Hardware gt Mouse and when click on Mouse get a pop up saying Unable to connect to Synaptics Pointing device driver In the past had problems with the touchpad and ended up uninstalling then reinstalling it so that is probably the problem tried to update the driver but it informs me that the latest driver is already installed Should reinstall the whole touchpad again Thank you J erry Hughes San Diego CA It s worth a shot You might check this answer answers microsoft com en us windows forum windows_ 7 hardware unable to connect to synaptics pointing device O1lad8a10 82e4 4118 91cb 50e39197e9d5 as well Dave Running 32 Bit Programs Regarding the August 17 Digital Dave column may have read the user s comment wrong but suspect he didn t install the program but just copied the program files folder over and it now won t run This isn t because of incompatibility it s because you can t generally do that with Windows programs This is because the installation puts files in lots of different places on the system not just in the Program Files folder as well as making registry entries for the program so it ll run So the long and short of it is to reinstall the program from the original file CD if that s not what he d
37. itors are generally used at a distance of about two feet The TVs are generally much larger while they make computer monitors for sitting on desks For a number of reasons most televisions are not very good computer monitors Televisions are optimized for viewing programming which may come in a number of formats For that reason to improve quality they include filtering and automatic adjustments which compensate for those various formats Computer monitors generally will not include these capabilities Computer monitors with the TV tuner included also will have the RF connector for broadcast television installed This means that you can plug the monitor directly into an antenna to receive local programming High resolution computer monitors can compete with televisions for quality but again they are generally watched from a closer distance The resolution of televisions is usually not as high as computer monitors If you re sitting close to a television the picture will not seem as crisp as it would on a high resolution computer monitor If your primary use of the computer is as a computer get a computer monitor If you mostly watch TV on your computer consider getting a separate TV set where you can sit back on the couch and enjoy it wouldn t attempt to use a television as a computer monitor certainly wouldn t plug a Blu ray player or game console into a computer monitor but if you want plugging a PC into a TV seems fine as a second large scr
38. l WinMove A X2 Y2 cWidth sHeight How the New Code Works The first new line WinGetP os www autohotkey com docs commands WinGetPos htm X1 1 W1 H1 P rogram Manager captures the size of the screen The title Program Manager refers to the computer screen Of interest here are W1 and H1 which are the width and height of the screen The coordinates for the position of the screen X1 and Y1 will not change since they are always at the upper left hand corner To center the new size window you need to find the coordinates for the upper left hand corner of the window which will place it in the center of the screen For the horizontal coordinate X2 location the width of the screen W1 minus the width of the window Width will yield the uncovered screen space You place half of the open space on each side of the windows by using the midway point X2 for the horizontal coordinate half the total open distance gives the spacing from the left edge of the screen XZ g WL Width 72 For the vertical coordinate Y 2 location the height of the screen W1 minus the height of the window Height will yield the 17 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 uncovered screen space You split the open space between the top and bottom of the screen by making the midway point Y2 the vertical coordinate half the total open distance gives the spacing from the top edge of the screen Y2 HL Height 2 X2 and Y2 are the positioning
39. ld blackberry com webstore search My2012Charlotte lang en are free to blackberry owners and Android owners Another political convention app debuted at the end of J uly 2012 RE CON itunes apple com us app re con conventions 20 12 10526515781 The hope is that these apps can help sort out the logistical nightmare of distributing Swapping tickets to the hundreds of parties happy hours and luncheons for delegates and reporters alike Hottest New Summer Gadgets With summer about to fade into Fall SiliconValley com did a Tech est Drive www siliconvalley com personal technology cl_2115 7218 tech test drive best gadgets this summer of the best new gadgets that appeared during Summer 2012 They liked the Google Nexus 7 Tablet www google com nexus 7 Saying it delivers fast performance on a beautiful and responsive screen Barnes amp Noble s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight www barnesandnoble com p nook simple touch with glowlight barnes noble 1 108046469 glows evenly across the high contrast Pearl e ink touchscreen and is perfect for reading in bed Finally they liked the Samsung Galaxy S3 www samsung corn global galaxys3 All three were rated four points out of five by CNET and Sell for about 140 200 8 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 PopScihad their own list of the twelve Best of J uly gadgets www popsci com gaadgets gallery 20 12 06 goods july 2012s hottest gadgets presented in gallery format The Craftsman
40. ld is cheerfully adapting to mobile computing www ocmag com article2 0 28 1 7 2408960 00 asp devices anyway especially smart phones Chances are good that if mobile computers didn t exist you would buy a new PC but with the growing popularity of mobile devices your next PC will probably be a smartphone or tablet instead With every Macintosh program there s an easy way to customize that program J ust look for the program name menu such as Word Pages Safari or Keynote and then choose Preferences to open a Preferences window About Pages Preferences Provide Pages Feedback Register Pages Services P Hide Pages a6 H Hide Others 36H Quit Pages 20 Figure 8 Every Macintosh program lets you customize its settings through its Preferences menu In the early days before Wally became an Internationally renowned comedian computer book writer and generally cool guy Wally Wang used to hang around The Byte Buyer dangling participles with J ack Dunning and go to the gym to pump iron with Dan Gookin Wally is responsible for the following books My New Mac Lion Edition www amazon com gp product 1593273908 ref as _li_tf tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 217145 amp creative 399373 amp creativeAS IN 1593273908 My New iPad 2 www amazon com gp product 159327386X ref as_li_tf_tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the L5minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 217145 amp creative 399373 amp creativeAS IN 1593
41. lege Grads to be Start up Hires According to the Boston Globe at the end of J uly 2012 seventy two college grads have just completed the Boston Startup School www boston com business technology innoeco 2012 07 boston_startup_school_readies html camp obnetwork This is a six week program to transform recent college grads into high impact hires for startup companies The final event was Expose where the double grads stood on stage and delivered one minute summaries of their qualifications to an audience representing eighty four companies hoping to hire them How to Get Students More Interested in Science Math and Technology Google and Intel already host separate international Science Fairs www contracostatimes com business ci_21173834 cassidy google science fair answers and raises questions for high school students The winners receive substantial prizes as scholarships research trips and internships With CERN and Scientific American as co sponsors of Google s Science Fair training their own future workforce is an obvious goal But Google s other more immediate goal is to send their Science Fair winners into schools to talk up how cool science and technology are and how they can be used to solve world problems Stanford University along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT are America s premiere technology universities Stanford located near Silicon Valley in California has just announced that for the very first time C
42. les in a matter of seconds And David Cope professor emeritus at University of California Santa Cruz spent 30 years developing music making algorithms that can now compose music that imitates past masters like Bach Technology Review also had an article in J uly 2012 about an algorithm that can pick startup winners www technologyreview com news 428427 an algorithm to pick startup winners Correlation Ventures correlationvc com is a new kind of venture capital firm leveraging world class analytics to offer entrepreneurs and other venture capitalists a dramatically better option when they are seeking additional capital to complete a financing round Based in San Diego and Palo Alto California CV adds efficiency and expediency to the investment process with rejections determined in just days For top ranked start ups a 30 minute interview with the start up CEO and the outside investor leads to a quick legal review and background check If everything goes right co investor CV can deliver a multi million dollar check in less than a couple of weeks Better Health Through Apps and Do It Yourself DNA Tests A J uly article in the Seattle Times said that mobile devices may be the next big thing in public health seattletimes nwsource com html health 2018767798_healthapps29 htmi Smartphones can be used to monitor people s chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes And clinicians in the field can quickly relay important information and find peopl
43. me In Vista you could right click on the Recycle Bin to empty it but actually delete the Recycle Bin icon from your desktop through one accidental click To restore the Recycle Bin you had to go through multiple steps Vista made it easy to make a mistake but difficult and cumbersome to correct that mistake which is the exact opposite that it should be When examining any user interface ask yourself if it protects you from making catastrophic mistakes For example in some operating systems it s possible to delete another program s files accidentally If you use Windows 7 create an Excel file and then exit Excel Now open Word view an Open dialog box choose to view all files right click on that Excel file or any program s file for that matter and when a pop up menu appears you can delete that file Windows makes it easy to delete other program s files even if there s no reason for one program to access another program s files Open Word for the Macintosh under Mountain Lion view the Open dialog box and see if you can right click and delete a file The iOS operating system on the iPhone and iPad makes that task even harder since each app can only view the files created by that app and no other app This effectively isolates you from accidentally deleting another program s file within a different program While iOS relies on touchscreens that revolutionized the smartphone and tablet market touchscreens don t always make the best user inte
44. ments appear in white text on the opposite side of the pill shaped unit press and hold down the button for three seconds to power on or off the logo illuminates single press the button to toggle audio enhancement on or off quick double press the button to switch between the digital signal processing circuitry s two built in modes the LED shines blue or green 35 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 White LEDs Blue Green LED Main Button Figure 2 This diagram is explaining the IWOW U s simple user interface is included in the downloadable user s manual The interface consists of white LEDs that illuminate the company s logo a single multifunction button and an LED that shines blue or green depending upon which audio enhancing mode the user has activated Instead of using a software configuration app like the one for iWOW HD the two preset tunings mentioned above are built into iWOW U One tuning is for headphones or earphones the LED illuminates blue the other for a vehicle s or home s stereo system the LED illuminates green This is at least cosmetically different from IWOW HD s app that has settings for high treble and deep bass that can be activated separately or in combination IWOW U additionally lacks a configuration for the wide surround effect that is supported by iWOW HD s app My favorite feature is iIWOW U s totally addictive audio enhancement As reported previously for IWOW HD I m incurably hooked no longer can list
45. mize when both the width and height exceeded the screen size That would require adding another If conditional this time adding the else alternative Maximizing the Window One way to use the WinMaximize command when both the width and height of the windows exceed the screen width is as follows If X2 1 and Y2 1 WinMaximize A else WinMove A X2 5Y2 Widths sHeight In this situation the original WinMove command for centering with the new dimensions would be executed unless the coordinates for the position of the windows are 1 1 the upper left hand corner of the screen This would be true only when the active window is targeted for occupying the entire screen In that case the active window A would use the WinMaximize command The WinRestore www autohotkey com docs commands WinRestore htm command can be used to reverse the maximize process or WinMinimize www autohotkey com docs commands WinMinimize htm to move the window out of the way We re starting to accumulate so many useful hotkeys that it s impossible to remember them all Next time we will explore making a pop up help window which will remind us of the many useful hotkeys we ve created 18 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 If you have any questions about writing or using AutoHotkey scripts please use the Tell us what you think about this article comment link at the top or bottom of this column or send an e mail to AutoHotkey Que
46. mple The Future of Tablets ABI Research predicts tablet shipments www abiresearch com press tablet market on track to exceed 100 million shipm will exceed 100 million units in 2012 with the iPad estimated to capture 69 percent of the market with Android and other tablets taking up the rest More interesting is that Apple sold 17 million iPads in the second quarter of 2012 which nearly equaled the 17 7 million that all the other tablet manufacturers sold in that same time period While tablet sales continue to climb PC sales continue to drop articles marketwatch com 2012 08 17 industries 33245071_1_abhey lamba pc sales dell One common excuse is that PC sales are slowing because people are waiting for Windows 8 although that doesn t explain why PC sales have been slowing for several quarters in a row Most likely people are buying and using smartphones and tablets instead of buying a new computer With more choices between smartphones tablets and PCs PCs are no longer the only way to get on the Internet If tablet sales continue to climb and and PC sales continue to drop eventually there should come a time when tablets outnumber PCs If you still cling to the delusion that tablets can consume content but never create it you might be interested in downloading Quark s DesignP ad click linksynergy com fs bin stat id 15PJQz44Qcc amp offerid 146261 amp type 3 amp subid 0 amp tmpid 1826 amp RD_PARM1 http 253A 252F 252Fitunes apple com
47. ng s phone icon looks almost exactly like Apple s phone icon Samsung recently opened a Store in Australia www androidauthority com samsung opens apple like store sydney coincidentally almost next apple retail store 110143 that looks almost exactly like an Apple Store While no one can claim that only Apple can open stores there are plenty of ways to design a Store so it doesn t look like a carbon copy of a competitor s store 24 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Figure 5 Samsung s store looks similar to an Apple Store The patent lawsuit against Samsung mostly targeted Samsung s TouchWiz interface en wikipedia org wiki T ouchWiz that makes Android and other operating systems look similar to Apple s iOS Apple isn t claiming that they invented the mobile phone or touchscreens but that Samsung simply made their products look too much like Apple s products not by chance but by deliberate choice Anyone can open a restaurant but nobody can design a restaurant so the outside building sign and menu looks almost identical to McDonald s Microsoft even felt threatened when a Linux distribution named Lindows en wikipedia org wiki Microsoft_v _ Lindows appeared After trying to sue Lindows out of existence Microsoft realized that their Windows trademark might not hold up in court since it was a generic term so they settled and purchased the rights to the Lindows name instead Even though Lindows was based on Linux and didn t try to mimic t
48. omputer Science is their most popular undergraduate www contracostatimes com science ci_21175486 computer science becomes stanfords most popular major major Students at Stanford don t declare their majors until their third year with Human Biology now ranking as the second most popular major and Engineering third 11 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Like other top schools Stanford retooled their entry level classes in 2009 to be more interdisciplinary and interesting Computer Science dumped some less important core classes and added things like gene sequencing and climate change modeling They also offered elective classes like Studio Art and Biology After that course retooling enrollment at Stanford surged 83 in just a couple of years High Tech Food Marketing Techniques According to PopSci from a Wall Street Journal article in J uly 2012 some supermarkets are now using retinal trackers www popsci com technology article 20 12 07 marketers tap eye tracking and brain monitoring get inside consumers heads to monitor your shopping choices Using 3D computer simulations of shopping experiences along with eye tracking and brain wave monitoring food companies are now extracting far more meaningful data from the human shopping experience Other food companies are market testing through social media www nytimes com 20 12 07 31 technology facebook twitter and foursquare as corporate focus groups html _r 1 amp nl todaysheadlines amp emc
49. on t have to spend a dime on additional hardware or long term software agreements since Cloud apps are typically charged on a monthly and per user basis Motorola Droid 4 Smartphone Verizon enjoyed using the Motorola DROID 4 www verizonwireless com b2c store controller item phoneFirst amp action viewPhoneDetail amp selectedPhoneld 5845 for about a month really gave ita good workout 31 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 It s basically a solid Android based smartphone that features a slide out Keyboard From what people tell me the keyboard Is of particular use to anyone who either can t quite get the hang of typing onscreen or who is perhaps new to cell phones and would like to get started by using something that feels more like the physical computer Keyboard they have likely been typing on for years And it s a great little keyboard Five rows LED edge lit the perfect partner to the DROID 4 s ample 4 display 7 verizon Another plus one that we need to see on more smartphones is that the DROID 4 has a built in HDMI jack That means if your cell or Wi Fi connection is strong enough you can plug it right into most modern TVs and watch Netflix or Hulu or other Online streaming media with nothing more than the phone itself and your own HDMI cable The DROID 4 also sports a very snappy dual core 1 2GHz processor and a gig of LP DDR2 RAM All that power and screen real estate comes
50. r example if want a simple way to enter the e mail address DigitalDave mymail com in any text field or editor on my Windows computer can do it with one line of code dd DigitalDave mymail com After downloading and installing AutoHotkey www AutoHotkey com right click on the desktop and select New gt AutoHotkey Script Next right click on the new file icon and select Edit Script Then cut and paste the above line of code into the script Save right click on file icon and select Run Script Now when editing every time type dd followed by Space comma or period it converts to my DigitalDave mymail com e mail address Even better can then right click on the icon and opt for Compile Script This will create an executable program file EXE which can copy to any Windows computer and run without needing to download and install AutoHotkey You may find that this will give you much more flexibility than assigning macros in a Microsoft keyboard Digital Dave 4 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Dear Digital Dave For 14 years I ve been watching TV using a TV tuner card in my PC and CRT monitor and I m finally considering an upgrade see there are monitors with TV tuners and TVs with PC inputs What s the difference OBTonyD San Diego CA Dear OBTonyD That s an excellent question The first major difference Is that televisions are designed to be watched from a distance of six feet or more where computer mon
51. re 1 2GHz processor amp 1GB of LP DDR2 RAM 16GB internal memory actual formatted capacity is less e Supports up to 32GB microSD card sold separately e Phonebook capacity dependent upon available memory DDD Ear Candy for Mobile Device Users SRS Labs has followed up their iWOW 3D audio enhancing device reviewed here J uly 22 2011 with a new one called IWOW U 69 99 MSRP This new device s name is indicative of its Universal support for mobile devices with a standard headphone headset jack 3 5 mm Supported devices srslabs com uploadedFiles 30_Products_With_SRS 310_Audio_iWOWiWOW U 20User 27s 20Manual 20 20VF pdf include smartphones notebook and tablet computers game consoles MP3 players etc This audio enhancing product comes in a rectangular box 7 5 x 4 x1 25 made of clear plastic and decorated cardboard The box contains the IWOW U a 7 5 long recharging cable that has a USB connector on one end and mini USB on the other four colored faceplates red blue black and purple for user customization and a diminutive 3 75 x 3 paper sheet that has an English only Quick Start Reference Guide on one side and warranty information on the other side both sides typeface Is eye strainingly small The Guide includes a URL pointing to a downloadable English only user s manual more comfortable to read on the company s Web site 34 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Figure 1 IWOW U supports a wide variety of mobile mus
52. rfaces in all situations such as the touchscreen used in Ford s MyFord Touch system http autos yahoo com news why the myford touch control system stinks html In case you don t Know what MyFord Touch does here s a quick summary Instead of displaying physical controls like knobs to manipulate your stereo the MyF ord Touch system uses a touchscreen 20 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 and voice commands to manipulate the car stereo Beyond problems with the touchscreen not working or crashing or the voice commands not working reliably the biggest problem with MyF ord Touch s touchscreen is that when you re driving you must take your eyes off the road to use the touch screen MB200 connected i gt a 1045 58 F MENU uso V reau Phonebook Phonebook 7 not diHurb oe Lithium Weve TwFuso i E Tine Stryder Figure 1 The MyFord Touch touch screen forces you to look for its controls With older car stereos that used physical controls you could feel the different controls such as the volume or radio station tuner knob Then you could adjust the radio without ever taking your eyes off the road With the MyFord Touch touchscreen you can t feel any controls so you must take your eyes off the road to see and use the touchscreen Taking your eyes off the road even momentarily is dangerous yet the user interface of the MyFord Touch system forces you to do that unless you can manage to get the voice commands to wo
53. rk right The MyFord Touch user interface simply works against the driver s best interests which is to stay focused on driving and not look at anything else A well designed user interface keeps you from making mistakes A poorly designed user interface gives you the opportunity to make mistakes by assuming you re smart enough not to make them in the first place By placing the burden on the user poor user interfaces make the user work harder avoiding mistakes while well designed user interfaces let the user focus on performing a task safely With this criteria in mind examine the user interfaces for Windows Linux Mac OS X Android and iOS to see which ones shield you from mistakes and which ones give you the freedom to make as many mistakes as you can If you don t think it s necessary to protect people from mistakes then perhaps you d like to run a few red lights and drive against traffic since you re willing to take full responsibility for not hurting yourself in the process Cut your seat belts off and remove the air bags too while you re at it 21 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 For the rest of us we can Spend our time getting work done through user interfaces that protect us from needless complexity and easy to make errors User interfaces should be designed to simplify our lives not complicate them No matter how bizarre a user interface may be if it simplifies your life it works If it doesn t then it doesn t work It s really that si
54. rs then move to indicate which of three emotional states the _ wearer Is currently experiencing For those busy people on the go there are new wristwatches www nytimes com 20 12 05 20 business wristwatches that helo screen your messages and more html _r 1 that can display caller IDs text messages Twitter and news feeds all beamed from a companion smartphone Made for those times when you can t pull a smartphone out of a backpack or purse the quietly vibrating wristwatch is much easier to check Sony sells their Android SmartWatch www amazon com gp product BOO07VG6ZC8 ref as_li_ss_tl le UTF8 amp camp 1 789 amp creative 390957 amp creativeASIN B007VG6ZC8 amp linkCode as2 amp tag comput0b9 20 for about 150 Its color touchscreen works with swipes taps and an occasional pinch and comes with a rubbery black band other color bands available for 20 It is Bluetooth enabled and requires two free set up apps from Google Play Know some campers or disaster preppers who can t stand to be away from their charged gadgets How about a wood burning camp stove that doubles as a gadget charger www popsci com gadgets article 20 12 06 wood burning camp stove doubles gadget charger BioLite CampS tove biolitestove com campstove camp overview features burns eco friendly wood as hot as propane and also converts waste heat into electricity to charge any USB powered gadget It only weighs 2 pounds and 1 once and costs about 129 Training Col
55. rs which have appeared in major publications and web sites across the country 37 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 He has been a contributor and technical advisor to L A and San Diego Parent magazines and receives dozens of requests a year to appear on Southern California television and radio stations to talk about important events in the tech world Carr has judged many writing competitions including San Diego Press Club and Time Warner Communications contests and was Sole judge for the national NAPPA Tech Toys awards for five years which his kids really appreciated He was recently a judge for the national Poetry Out Loud competition He has won many writing accolades including Press Club awards for Best Column Writing Consumer Writing and Best Arts and Entertainment and has repeatedly taken top honors in San Diego Songwriter s Guild competitions for his original musical compositions Carr will soon publish his first book What a World a collection of his best writings Learn more at www charlescarr com 38 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Return to Table of Contents Editor s Letters Tips and Thoughts from Readers Computer and Internet tips plus comments on _ the articles and columns by ComputorEdge Staff Reply to Synaptics Touchpad Sensitivity Running 32 Bit Programs Secure Delete For Files Already Deleted Understanding Programming Killing Retail One Store at a Time Reply to Synaptics Touchpad Sens
56. s of the Wall Street Stock Traders www amazon com gp product B006DGCH4M ref as_li_tf tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 217145 amp creative 399373 amp creativeA SIN 5006DGCH4M Mac Programming For Absolute Beginners www amazon com gp product 1430233362 ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN 1430233362 99 Fairy Tales Children s Stories the 1 Tell About the Rest of Us www amazon com gp product BOOGQSKM3A ref as_li_tf_ tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkCode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeASIN B006QSKM3A The Zen of Effortless Selling with Moe Abdou www amazon com gp product BOO6PUFPGI ref as _li_ tf tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN B006P UF PGI The 15 Minute Movie Method www amazon com gp product B004TMD9K8 ref as Ii tf tl ie UTF 8 amp tag the15minmovme 20 amp linkC ode as2 amp camp 1789 amp creative 9325 amp creativeAS IN B004TMD9K8 In his spare time Wally likes blogging about movies and writing screenplays at his site The 15 Minute Movie Method www 75minutemoviemethod com Wally can be reached at wally computoredge com 29 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Return to Table of Contents Warldwideg Worldwide News amp Product news ria lots The latest in tech news and hot Eii Don t say we didn t warn you product revi
57. s on Helium com www helium com users 573405 show_articles and is writing a humorous Young Adult SF series Chronicles of Mathias www amazon com Chronicles M athias One R eptilian R ebirth dp 1598249002 Volumes One and Two have received a Gold Star for Excellence from TeensR eadT 00 com www teensreadtoo com ReptilianRebirth html and are available from most on line bookstores ComputorEdge E Books has converted many of Marilyn s computer humor columns into four e books Computer Confusion in Paradise Lo And in the Beginning There Was Total Befuddlement in both EPUB format www computoredgebooks com Computer Confusion in Paradise humor EPUB iPad NOOK COMPHUMOR 0001 1 htm sourceCode writer for iPad NOOK etc and MOBI format www computoredgebooks com Computer Confusion in Paradise humor MOBI for Kindle COMPHUMOR O001 2 htm sourceCode writer for Amazon Kindle Computer Hardware Parts Is Parts in both EPUB format www computoredgebooks com Computer Hardware Parts Is Parts humor EPUB iPad NOOK COMPHUMOR0002 1 htm sourceCode writer for iPad NOOK etc and MOBI format www computoredgebooks com Computer Hardware Parts ls Parts humor MOBI for Kindle COMPHUMOR0002 2 htm sourceCode writer for Amazon Kindle Computerholics Anonymous PC Users Abusers and Confusioners in both EPUB format www computoredgebooks com Computerholics Anonymous humor EPUB iPad NOOK COMPHUMOR0003 13 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 1 htm
58. s product My searches failed to find answers to the following questions which prospective customers might like to know in advance e Does IWOW U have an energy saving sleep mode in case the user forgets to power off the device e How many recharge cycles does the built in battery support before dying e How to properly dispose of the device after its battery dies In summary IWOW U delivers a music enhancing experience to which owners of almost any mobile device readily can become addicted in spite of some potentially annoying issues related to this product s hissing built in battery and weak documentation GED Review contributed by Barry Fass Holmes In addition to being an editor and columnist for ComputorEdge and ComputerScene Magazines where he has written hundreds of feature articles and cover stories over the past decade Charles Carr has also penned well over 1 000 non tech newspaper and magazine articles and columns for various publications including two widely read columns each week for San Diego s North County Times newspaper Carr has covered such diverse topics as pesticide use in area schools invasive background checks for county volunteers asthma awareness the debate over standards based grading potential vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines and Southern California s devastating 2003 and 2007 wildfires He has also written many humorous pieces Carr has also edited dozens of stories and articles written by othe
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60. stions ceeditor computoredge com J ack is the publisher of ComputorEdge Magazine He s been with the magazine since first issue on May 16 1983 Back then it was called The Byte Buyer His Web site is www computoredge com He can be reached at ceeditor computoredge com ack is now in the process of updating and compiling his hundreds of articles and columns into e books Currently available Currently only at Amazon com Jack s Favorite Free Windows Programs What They Are What They Do and How to Get Started www amazon com gp product BOO08BLUZRS ref as_ li ss tl ie UTF8 amp tag comput0b9 20 J ust released and available from Amazon Misunderstanding Windows 8 An Introduction Orientation and How to for Windows 8 www amazon com gp product BOO7RMCRH8 ref as li ss tl ie UTF8 amp tag comput0b9 20 Also available at Barnes and Noble www barnesandnoble com w misunderstanding windows 8 jack dunning 1 109995715 ean 29400 14229463 and ComputorEdge E Books www computoredgebooks corn Windows Tips and Tricks_c4 htm sourceCode writer Available exclusively from Amazon Windows 7 Secrets Four in One E Book Bundle www amazon com gp product B00801M5GS ref as li ss tl ie UTF8 amp tag comput0b9 20 Getting Started with Windows 7 An Introduction Orientation and How to for Using Windows 7 www amazon com gp product B007AL6 72M amp tag comput0b9 20 Sticking with Windows XP or Not Why You Should or Why You Should Not Upgrade to
61. t Send mail to cewebmaster computoredge com with questions or comments about this Web site Copyright 1997 2012 The Byte Buyer Inc ComputorEdge Magazine P O Box 83086 San Diego CA 92138 858 573 0315 3 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 Return to Table of Contents Digital Dave P Digital Dave answers your tech questions by Digital Dave Keyboard Macro Assignment Question Monitors vs TVs Setting File Associations in Windows XP Windows 8 Start Screen Not Wanted Dear Digital Dave have a Microsoft wireless 5000 keyboard on a system running Windows 7 Home Premium Is there a way to assign a string of alohanumeric characters such as an e mail address to an available key The object being to press one key instead of typing a long set of characters Thank you Mike Ballou San Diego CA Dear Mike Assigning keystrokes to specific keys or key combinations is called macro assignment It is often a feature available in word processors and other types of software Microsoft does have IntelliType Pro www microsoft com hardware en us helo support how to keyboard macros software available for its keyboards which may help you with this problem It Should work across different programs However a more universal solution can be implemented with AutoHotkey the free utility software which J ack Dunning has been outlining since his J uly article This is a fairly easy answer which is not depended upon your keyboard Fo
62. t or desert By skimming through these survival books you can learn the best ways to build a fire find edible plants create a shelter and even hide from someone pursuing you 26 of 41 ComputorEdge 8 31 12 FM2176CH12 PDF 1 Wrap lashing 2 Split and to lashing 3 Insert stone 4 Lash securely above below and across stone 5 Bind split end tightly to secure stone Starting at crotch lash securely to prevent spliting Figure 7 Learn how to survive through a digital book on your iPad Enter caption here If you re running around in the wilderness lugging around multiple survival manuals will likely be impractical While such digital manuals may be fine for bedtime reading you could find them handy on your next camping trip provided you don t run out of power or damage your iP ad first Rapid Change A little less than three years ago critics claimed that the iPad was worthless because netbooks were superior When netbooks faded from the market critics next claimed that the iPad was worthless because it couldn t run Adobe Flash so therefore Android and other devices were superior Of course Flash never ran very well on Android or other mobile devices either but facts rarely stop some people from voicing their opinions The rapid pace of change from the time when the iPad was Supposed to flop to the time when the iPad has changed the computing world has been less than three years If you think such rapid ch
63. ts of moving to the Cloud most cost saving benefits may still be unknown to small businesses Now more than ever is the time to show businesses how to expand while reducing costs The Cloud gives your small business access to otherwise hard to reach or hard to afford IT expertise You don t have to pay for full time IT staff that will manage your servers software and hardware The Cloud relieves you from installing maintaining and upgrading software and hardware and manages everything for you Eliminate the cost associated with replacing PCs every two to three years Since the computing is done in the Cloud any old computer will do Use the computer till it runs into the ground then just simply get up go to the next computer log in and continue exactly where you left off in two minutes flat Another benefit comes to you with the advent of the new Cloud app markets giving you comparison shopping right at your fingertips Almost all apps offer free trials and pay as you go pricing so you can sign up for new apps for as long as necessary without any long term commitments Additionally for every highly sophisticated perhaps too sophisticated app there are simpler options at much lower costs for those businesses that only need a basic solution Lastly every entrepreneur can tell you that often unnecessary costs come from things that they ve purchased but never used The Cloud scales with you If you are seasonal or grow overnight you w
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