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Five tips for extending lithium-ion battery life

September 10, 2010 8:15am PDT

There's lots of press about how to conserve battery power, but not much about how to take care of your batteries. Here are a few things you can do to increase battery longevity.

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A quick tutorial on coding Android's accelerometer

September 16, 2011 11:55pm PDT

The accelerometer is a hardware sensor used to detect a shake motion. William Francis shares the accelerometer code that he uses in his Android apps.

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10+ ways to find out someone's e-mail address

November 21, 2008 11:40am PST

It would be nice if you could just pull out a directory and look up the e-mail address of anyone you wanted to contact. Unfortunately, a bit more resourcefulness is required. Here's an assortment...

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How and when to charge your tablet battery

March 16, 2012 7:13am PDT

Jack Wallen provides some tips for maximizing your tablet battery for a life of extended mobility.

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How to determine what device is on what port on your Cisco switch

November 8, 2007 2:58pm PST

When your network is in crisis, it's important to know which device is connected to which switch port without having to run to the network room. David Davis discusses network analysis applications...

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Save even more battery life on your Motorola Razr Maxx HD

February 22, 2013 12:21pm PST

Jack Wallen explains how you can use Smart Actions to eek even more battery life out of your Motorola Razr Maxx HD smartphone.

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Check out the health of your device with the Windows 8 Battery Report

April 19, 2013 9:09am PDT

A new feature in Windows 8 will produce a detailed report on your system's battery usage.

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The built-in Android Task Manager trumps third-party tools

February 3, 2012 6:57am PST

Find out why Jack Wallen thinks you should use the built-in Android Task Manager tool on your tablet instead of any of the other third-party task managers.

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10 tips for smarter, more efficient Internet searching

April 27, 2011 7:36am PDT

These days, everyone is expected to be up to speed on Internet search techniques. But there are still a few tricks that some users -- and even savvy searchers -- may not be aware of.

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Screenshots: Create a detailed Battery Report with Windows 8

April 19, 2013 8:58am PDT

A new feature in Windows 8 will produce a detailed report on your system's battery usage.

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10 new HTML5 tags you need to know about

May 13, 2012 8:51am PDT

HTML5 offers new tags and attributes that provide more power, efficiency, and flexibility for your Web development. Here are 10 tags you'll want to check out.

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Cracking Open the Acer Iconia Tab A510

May 30, 2012 12:35pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Acer Iconia Tab A510 and finds a large battery, replaceable components, and plenty of yellow tape.

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

May 3, 2012 12:40pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Galaxy Tab 7.7. Inside the Android tablet, he finds an AMOLED display, replaceable battery, and lots of Samsung's homegrown hardware.

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Reverse engineering your .NET applications

May 18, 2013 6:30am PDT

The .NET Framework makes it easy to reverse engineer an existing application. Discover what techniques to use to deter prying eyes from deconstructing your code.

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10 must-have Android apps

January 21, 2010 11:07am PST

The Android Market is teeming with apps that can make your life easier in countless ways. These 10 are among the best.

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Google App Engine: Taking the cloud to the next level

May 13, 2013 8:44am PDT

Google App Engine is part of Google's PAAS (Platform as a Service) strategy. Discover real world examples of how businesses are building web applications with this product.

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Set up a Google Custom Search Engine for your website

October 11, 2012 6:00am PDT

There are both free and cheap versions of the Google Custom Search Engine, and it's easy to set up. Ryan Boudreaux gives you a quick demo.

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Let Power Saving Mode keep your battery from draining too quickly

May 4, 2012 4:34am PDT

Jack Wallen shows you how you can use Power Saving Mode to help conserve your battery life. He also recommends a widget for re-enabling services.

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HTC One X teardown reveals an internal design that isn't DIY repair friendly

May 10, 2012 1:38pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC One X, finding an internal design that isn't exactly DIY repair-friendly and a difficult-to-replace battery.

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Advice from social media and SEO expert Lisa Weinberger

April 25, 2013 7:26am PDT

If you want to integrate SEO into your social media strategy, read this interview to learn one expert's approach. She also reveals her favorite analytics, SEO, and social media tools.

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