In addition to basic console operations, the online manual details the handheld's major features and apps, including Party, Near, the PS Store, a Photos app, the web browser, remote play and the Vita's video and music apps.

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"Previously, we did all our profiling via manual online searches, and only VIPs and guests paying a certain rate were researched, " Lema says.

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The effort reaches across nearly 300 organizational entities in the federal government that employ more than 2.6 million people who operate over 10, 000 IT systems providing a myriad of manual and online services.

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Every manual is available online, as downloadable PDFs, through dedicated mobile apps like iFixit's iOS app-or through custom API applications.

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Repair company iFixit, which aims to be an online hub for repair guides, recently posted a service manual for the Wi-Fi version of the iPad on its site.

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Online fraudsters assault the known vulnerabilities on the websites on the busy days when the manual screening staff is overloaded with transactions.

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