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

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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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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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According to Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin, the space agency has about two weeks to communicate with the probe and give it the commands to fire its boosters and set course for Phobos.

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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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