Writing was our only certain mode of expression, even if it sometimes failed us.
While our traditional obstetric mode is reactive, the style of midwifery demonstrated by the Frontier Nursing Service is proactive.
Did we mention how much the un-Sony-like mass-storage mode warmed our jaded (and occasionally Mac-using) hearts?
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We checked it out early on and the content available was mirrored across devices and platforms, although it was oddly stuck in portrait mode on our Nexus 7.
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At Shopkick, about two-thirds of our usage is couch mode.
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We weren't able to get it working in USB debugging mode on our Mac, either, though we were able to download media to Image Capture without a problem -- it seems as though the computer is treating the phone as a camera, not a drive.
To ensure consistency, we set all of the smartphones to auto shooting mode, with our trusted senior mobile editor Myriam Joire behind the wheel.
At the same time, our platform is in expansion mode to serve the seaborne Pacific markets, which have the greatest sustainable growth opportunities and pricing leverage.
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One major annoyance we noticed is that neither the Captivate nor Vibrant were able to connect to our Macs in mass storage mode, and only the Captivate could connect to PCs.
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But if we can get our wings into the defensive mode and get some turnovers and get some stops, and get out on the break and get easy buckets, that will alleviate the need for a big-time shooter.
"As the leader in smartphone connectivity for the car and home, Pioneer fully understands the importance of providing an iPhone 5 compatibility solution that integrates with our revolutionary AppRadio and AppRadio Mode products, " said Ted Cardenas, vice president of marketing for the Car Electronics Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
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We always like discovering businesses that go against the grain, and Mode-sty caught our attention because of its refusal to accept the status quo in the fashion world.
When we are engaged in something that requires high-quality attention, especially if it is time sensitive, we should attempt to conduct ourselves in a manner that is most appropriate for how our brains function: in focus mode.
When you look at OverRun, which is our competitive class-based multiplayer mode, it actually has influences from MOBA games like League of Legends and Dota, where you have a map and there are three lanes on those games.
And despite Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's hope that "self-driving cars should become the predominant mode of transportation in our lifetime", it could be that even a small risk could be too much for some people to be comfortable removing the driver completely.
"Huawei's mobile broadband modules and data cards are used by OEMs and consumers worldwide, so support for multi-mode operation is a key feature of our products, " said He Jinjun, director of Device Module Business, Huawei.
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"We've been running in stealth mode and only just came out publicly with our solution, " Ostergaard said.
But this doesn't mean you can actually edit your file -- text docs port over to other apps as PDFs, which means they're still stuck in view-only mode for every program we currently have on our device.
And, well, we can't express our disappointment enough here -- not only does a mode dial simplify the process of selecting your primary shooting preference, it also serves to provide confirmation of your current pick, letting you know that you're in manual before you fire off a half dozen now-useless frames.
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And the brain's executive will keep us in that mode until we hear, say, one of our children screaming.
Thought-leaders in Social Business gathered at this second of four worldwide events held by the Dachis group to consider and present our collective understanding of what it means to work in the mode of business that embraces networks of people to create business value.
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And, for our most discerning customers, The Peninsula Hong Kong offers a unique mode of transportation, The Peninsula helicopter.
To our surprise, also missing is the neat "puzzle lock" mode available on the Captivate and Vibrant, which allows you to immediately view messages, missed calls, and the like by dragging and dropping a puzzle piece into its matching hole on the screen.
"When we launched our beta program back in the summer of 2009 we emerged from stealth mode with a product that we had designed and developed internally, " recalls Matt Eagar, president and co-founder of ThinkFlood.
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In moments of intense shock, our brains appear to shift from regular, day-to-day video mode into stop-motion-photography mode.
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Last but not least our customers can save on roaming costs since they can use iGuidU in offline mode as well.
So, while the stock market clearly remains in a downtrend, our take on the tea leaves is we managed to move away from panic-mode on Tuesday.
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"Our extensive experience in developing the innovative and highly integrated IDTP9030 transmitter and multi-mode IDTP9020 receiver has given IDT a proven leadership position in the wireless power market, " said Arman Naghavi, vice president and general manager of the Analog and Power Division at IDT.
"We're playing to our strengths, like the Steelers do with their defense, " Johnson says, reverting to SportsCenter mode.
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