So, unlike with Android's system, you don't have to learn a precise set of commands and then hold the phone in front of you while passers-by eye you nervously.

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Routing MIDI and audio to and from Maschine is close to seamless: one magical-feeling enhancement in this version is the ability to render the audio or MIDI tracks produced in Maschine immediately: if you hammer out a bar or two and want to drop it instantly as either an audio track or a set of MIDI note commands, you're just a drag and drop away.

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When Wilson finally took the computer plunge, it used a proprietary set of search commands, irking multidatabase users.

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The Global Positioning System circuit, several power converters and a set of devices that route commands to various pieces of equipment were switched off.

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As I said previously, the Siri voice command is likely to create an entirely new set of standards for smartphones because Apple has created the awareness and a set of expectations around the incorporation of voice commands and how they work.

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On the surface, this doesn't seem particularly useful when S Voice or Google voice search can do the same stuff, but here's the kicker: it's fully customizable, and you can add in whatever commands you want -- and these commands can open up applications or perform a set of automated tasks (think SmartActions or Tasker).

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This program will set up a mini web server that uses the same kind of special urls to send commands to the Winamp player running on your computer.

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