They can be programmed to automatically dim the lights on sunny days or switch on the a.c. for an employee's cubicle when he swipes his ID badge at the front door.
After two minutes, turn on the middle switch and leave it on for one minute.
Otari's long-distance carrier, MCI, blamed the problem on the switch that routed Otari's calls.
Cisco Systems has announced it will be discontinuing its Flip video camera division to refocus on its switch business.
But most consumers would be happy to allow two-way communication between their homes and the power company, provided their own fingers were on the switch.
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In one seminal study in 2005, the University of California at Irvine informatics professor Gloria Mark found that information workers on average switch tasks every three minutes.
Investors should keep a close watch on the switch from Celexa to Lexapro and not worry too much about new indications for memantine, which is not yet approved for its primary indication, Alzheimer's.
You basically turn on a switch.
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She simply handed the remote to me as she knew I'd have things set up in no time: I knew which activity to select on the Harmony One, to switch on the PS3 and how to search on the console's version of the Netflix app (each one is bizarrely different for some reason).
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"The first thought when you got in and switched on was, 'if I switch on and it goes bang, that's it, '" remembers Margaret Narroway, a long-serving driver.
Ministers instead called on internet service providers to encourage parents to switch on a filter to stop access to adult content.
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Mr Coney said commercial software, known as spyware, was available that could take copies of everything on a phone, log its location and switch on any of its components.
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With a mechanical keyboard, on the other hand, each key press triggers an actual on-off switch a feeling as solid as flicking on the lights.
Not much is different on the Discover, with the exception of a new toggle switch on the main UI, which makes it pretty easy to go back and forth between the two modes.
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"I used to go around to see my nan on Sundays and she would always switch it on, although she used to call it 'Heartbreak', " says Barlow.
Spectators watch the proceedings behind soundproof glass, and receive audio on a 40-second delay so that a court security officer can switch on a white noise machine while classified information is being discussed.
In such a sphere, you could be working on the same project and switch through any number of devices, before you switch to work on another task sphere.
By using a controller device called the WACI NX you could turn on the TV, turn on the XBOX, switch to the correct input on the TV, and send the PLAY command to XBMC all in 1 button press on your PSP.
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On Friday, thousands of people packed into Keswick's market square to watch the prince switch on the Christmas lights.
The expanding world population and the on-going switch towards consumption of meat and dairy produce as incomes rise are already putting pressure on freshwater supplies, which increased growing of biofuel crops could exacerbate.
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Its new Instant On-Record power and record switch enables people to know that the camera is on and recording with a single push of a switch.
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It is not something that we can switch on and off whenever it suits us.
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The earpiece has an on-off switch, a three-stage volume control and uses a rechargeable battery.
When you first switch on an iPhone, you are asked for your Apple account.
"We're not that good yet to be able to turn that switch on and off, " C.
Highways teams are on standby to switch from routine highways maintenance work to snow clearance duties.
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