pcworld (usa) july 2013.pdf

7/22/2019 PCWorld (USA) July 2013.pdf

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How

HASSLE-FREE PCUninstall Unwanted Apps in Windows 8IF YOU'RE NEW to Windows

8, you probably find certainaspects of it confusing.

For example, if you're usingthe modern Start screen,you've undoubtedlyinstalledsome apps. But how do youremove an app? It's no t

l R I c K BR o ID A immediately obvious. If youpull up th e charm bar and

ta p Settings, you'll find no help. If you tap th e 'ChangePC settings' link, you'll ge t no uninstaller there either.Well, there's always good old Control Panel, right?

Wrong:When you ge t there, you'll see that apps aren't listed . Guess they' re not "programs" in the traditional sense.As it turns out, if you're operat ing Windows 8 with a

mouse, it's a snap to uninstall an app:just mouse over its tile, right-click, andchoose Uninstall from th e options toolbarat th e bottom of th e screen.

If you're using a touchscreen, you haveno right-click option. In this case, th eprocess requires a litt le dance: Tap andhold a tile, drag it down slightly, andrelease it. You 'll see acheckmark on the tile,as well as th e toolbardown below.Tap Unin-stall to remove the app.In fact, if you've ever tried arranging

tiles by tapping and dragging, you know that it doesn'twork th e "normal" way:You have to do that little downdrag before moving a tile. It's no t hard, it's just unintuitive.Add YouTube to Your Roku BoxThe newly released Roku 3 set-top box comes completewith a faster processor, dual-band Wi-Fi, and a headphone jack in th e remote. Still missing : YouTube.

It's borderline crazy that a box capable of streamingevery video service you 've ever heard of-and plenty youhaven't-doesn't support YouTube.You can ge t aroundthat, though, by installing the VideoBuzz channel, oneof th e few functional YouTube players for Roku boxes.

Click through to the channel page, and look fo r th eChannel Add link near th e top. Click VideoBuzz, then Yes,AddChannel . (You'll need to be signed in to your Roku

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Plus: Enjoy YouTube on a Roku box, an dadd recovery info to your Android phone.account on th e Web.) On your Roku box, you should findth e newly added VideoBuzz. In my quick tests with anolder Roku, VideoBuzz worked like a champ.Improve Your Chances of Recovering Your PhonePassword-protecting your smartphone makes sense, asit prevents unauthorized usersfrom accessing your data.

But it can also work against you. Suppose you lose yourphone: A Good Samaritan who finds it and wants toreturn it won't be able to do th e necessary detectivework. Fortunately, Android 4.0 supports lock-screen con-

tact information, which will display a message of yourchoosing even on a passcode-protected device.

1. On your Android phone, head to Settings, then look foran entry called Lock Screen. {I found this under th e Personal section on my Samsung Galaxy S Ill; on your phone itmight be underSecurity or somewhere similar.)

2.Tap Lock Screen Owner Information.3. In the field , enter a message that might help someone

return th e phone to you-your email address or office phonenumber, for example.You could se t up a Google Voice number solely for emergency recovery purposes, in case youdon't want your personal number visible on your lock screen.

4. Make sure that Show owner info on lock screen ischecked, and then tap OK.


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Google GlassHaving improved the waywe view the Internet,Google is now trying toimprove how we view theworld around us, withGoogle Glass. The head-set should hit stores bythe end of the year, butprototypes are alreadycropping up in the wild._ /

1 2Versatile Components Affordable HardwareRunning Android 4.0.4 Alt hough th e currentIce Cream Sandwich Google Glass Explorerand packing 12GBof prototypes cost devel-usable flash storage opers and se lect tech(16GB total). the Google ce lebrit ies $1500Glass Explorer charges apiece, the hardwarevia Micro-USBand has inside th e headseta microph one, Blue- doesn't cos t nearly t ha ttooth and 802.l lb /g much to manufacture.rad ios, a camera t hat The fina l consumer ver-can t ake 5-megapixel sion of Glass will like lyphot os or 720p video, be much cheaper-and a bone-conduction Google claims t hat t hetransducer that sends consum er headset willaud io to your inner ear. cost about as much asIf your phone runs Ice an average smart phone,Cream Sandwich or which means that youlater, you can download can expect to pay be-the MyGlass app and tween$200and$600pair it to display texts, fo r a Glass headsetdirect ions, and more on when the product fina l-your Glass headset. ly reaches the market.

3 4 5Abolished Ads Touch Interaction Limited Voice

If you are concern ed The plastic housing you Google Glass also sup-about ads cluttering see on t he rig ht side of ports voice control. Theyour vision, ta ke heart: the Glass headset isn 't basic Glass API comesGoog le is too. It has j ust a case. It' salso a programmed to recog-w ritten a prohibition touch-sensitive pad nize a short list of com-against ads and fees t hat you t ap to navi- mands, such as "Okay,into the M ir ror API that gate t he interface. You Glass, take a pict ure"developers are us ing t o can swipe your finger and "Okay, Glass, recordwrite Google Glass apps. along the touchpad to a video; but it worksThat means developers move t hrough your on ly when you say t hecan't show ads, use Glass t imeline, which exact phrase; other-your dat a or se ll it t o consist s of a series of wise, Glass won't list en.th ird parties for ad ve r- informational cards. It may seem like a limi-t ising purposes, or even Each card-such as th e ta t ion, but restr ict ingcharge a fee for th ei r weat her card or t he cal- voice input t o specificapps. The prohibitions endar card-has a spe- ph rases t hat start w it hwill probably change cific purpose. Swiping "Okay, Glass" minimizeswhen th e final version down pu tsGlass into you r chances of acci-of Glass goes on sa le, standby, dimming the denta lly triggeringbu t they're a promising screen to co nserve bat- Glass when you're try-sign that Google is tery li fe and removing ing to have a conversa-t rea ding carefu l ly. Glass from your view. t ion wit h someone.

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