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How to Access the Windows 8 Store: 5 Steps (with Pictures)
Questions and Answers The app store on Windows 8 makes it easy to download free apps for your pc, just like you would on your smartphone. Ad Steps 2Edit step2 Click on the green tile titled “Store” in the Start screen. You can also click search in the charms bar and search for the store…
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Touch-Sensitive Graphene Skin Stretches and Snaps Back Into Place
There are already machines out there equipped with good pressure sensors, but those sensors are rarely sensitive or durable enough to make the machines as useful as humans at performing fine motor tasks. A new kind of graphene “skin” could change that, making it possible to create touch-sensitive robotic hands or even whole robotic medical…
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How to Access the Wii Shop Channel on the Wii: 5 Steps
Questions and Answers Can’t access the Shopping Channel on the Wii? Here’s how to ensure you can access it. Ad Steps 1Edit step1 Make sure your Wii is on. Ad 2Edit step2 Look for the Shopping Channel box on the first page, top right corner. 3Edit step3 Make sure your Wii is connected to the…
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California Fines Uber $7.6 Million for Ignoring Regulators
Uber has oh-so-graciously agreed to pay a $7.6 million fine relating to failure to report driver data to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Although Uber denies any wrongdoing in the case, it’s paying the fine to avoid a suspension of its license to operate. The fine relates to a July 2015 case, in which…
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How to Access the Full Site Version of wikiHow on a Mobile Device
Questions and Answers The mobile version of wikiHow is great for reading, and that is its intended purpose, but if you’re an active editor and want to do more, you’ll need to use the full version of the site. Here’s how to get to it on your mobile device. Ad Steps 1Edit step1 Navigate to…
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How to Access the FM Radio on an iPod Nano: 4 Steps
Questions and Answers While some people enjoy listening to MP3 and other audio files on an iPod, there are some people who still like (quite the old school method) to listen to radio. Although most iPods don’t have a built-in radio, the iPod nano has one. However, there is a procedure that a person must…
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Meet the 2016 Winners of the $700,000 Crafoord Prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded its prestigious Crafoord Prize, honoring three scientists who have made outstanding achievements in black hole physics and a special kind of geometry. Established in 1980 by industrialist Holger Crafoord, the Crafoord Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the sciences. The prize goes to winners in astronomy and mathematics,…
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How to Access the Download Manager on Internet Explorer: 4 Steps
Questions and Answers If you’ve downloaded files on Internet Explorer, you may need to access the Download Manager to view your downloads. It only takes a couple of clicks! Ad Steps 1Edit step1 Open Internet Explorer. You can do this by clicking it on desktop or typing ‘Internet Explorer’ in the Start menu. Ad 2Edit…
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How to Access a Wifi With Password Protect: 4 Steps
Questions and Answers Do you have Wi-Fi but just don’t know how to access the password? Obviously if you can’t access it you are somewhere else reading this… so read so that way you can go online right at your own home! Ad Steps 1Edit step1 Go to your Wi-Fi router (where ever you put…
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Texas NIMBYs Are Trying to Sabotage the Dallas-Houston Bullet Train Plan
America’s lagged behind Europe and Asia for decades on developing high-speed rail. Now, one of the States’ two most promising HSR plans—building a Japanese bullet train in Texas—is facing more opposition than ever. State officials just sent a letter complaining about the project to the Japanese ambassador. We’ve reported on Texas Central, the private effort…