He heard a mute button switch off and a voice he recognized as that of a senior executive in New York came on the line.
He was dying on the phone when he heard another mute button switch off and the voice of an even more senior executive came on the line.
The German found himself under investigation at the start of the race after he cut off Button's attempt to pass him off the line.
Ferrari were not competitive in the first session, when Alonso was 0.850secs off Button's pace.
For instance, holding down the on-off button or removing and replacing the battery typically causes an Android device to reboot and close all apps, including MDM.
You can also click the "Sound Off" button at the bottom of this page.
Oh, and there's an "off" button which apparently saves a little bit of power.
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Eventually, another worker ran and pushed the main "off" button some distance away.
And with the unpredictability this season has produced there's no need to write off either Button -- who has always been dogged by bad luck in his home grand prix -- or his fellow former world champion Hamilton.
They can sustain those failures if they switch off the disruption button, or at least tone it down.
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But explaining these terms to your average young person is like trying to convince a baby boomer to lay off the Like button.
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But Button was able to fend off the Ferrari only until lap 20, and Schumacher shot off to join the back of another queue.
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You see, I'm a long-distance runner, a marathoner, and those pinchable, inline controls meant I could skip songs without feeling around for a button or taking my eyes off the road.
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Schumacher missed testing at Monza in Italy in the run-up to Montreal and Brazilian Bruno Junqueira - who missed the Williams berth in a drive-off with Jenson Button - stood in for him.
Playing YouTube videos on the Q is as easy as tapping an icon on the top of the app with a play button showing some waves coming off, toggling external playback, then playing any video you like.
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But I still find that learning moves, figuring out which weapons and combos work on specific enemies, and taking time to approach each fight with a bit of strategy rather than just button-mashing actually pays off quite a bit.
Time to switch off my news reporting button and delve into a personal account for a change.
Additionally, the RAZR i gets treated to a physical camera button, something that was left off the RAZR M.
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Research associate Gauri Nanda's two-wheeled "Clocky" automatically rolls off the bedside table when the alarm goes off and the snooze button is pressed.
The two controls on top are all you need to get the essential jobs done with this device, a button for switching it on and off (and taking stills) and the sliding record switch -- this set-up also means you can physically feel if it's recording, even when you can't see it.
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After games, news took off because of the Like button.
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Taking a cure from NES controllers of yore, the mouse also packs a so-called "Triple Threat" button, which will let you get off three shots with a single click, or cut those exhausting double-clicking tasks in half.
When the camera's completely switched off, hit the power button and you'll go straight into camera mode which lets you shoot immediately, then about half a minute later the interface seamlessly goes back to smart mode, which is when you can hit the back or home button to toggle the Android unlock screen (though we'd rather go straight into the home screen).
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There's now a user-programmable button, which you can do to turn off features like voice commands.
When I pressed "Off" on that 64-button remote of yours for the last time, I was relieved.
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