Windows: It might not be the fastest way to launch apps, but OS X's Launchpad is intuitive and easy for everyone to understand. If you're hoping to get the same feature on your Windows machine, WinLaunch is the solution.
Once you install WinLaunch, you can assign it to a hot corner, your middle mouse button, the default Shift+Tab keyboard shortcut, and a few other options. No matter how you choose to launch it, once you do, your desktop will fade away to make room for a Launchpad-like grid of applications. Just like Launchpad, you can organize your icons onto different pages, and drop them on top of each other to create folders. Unfortunately, the launcher doesn't auto-populate with all of your applications on first launch, so it'll take a little work to get up and running. Once you do though, it's every bit as fluid and responsive as Apple's version.
If you're reading this site, you probably know that this isn't the fastest way to launch apps on Windows (that prize belongs to Launchy). It is dead-simple to understand though, so even if it's not your cup of tea, this is a great app to remember when you're helping less tech-savvy friends set up a new computer.
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"Obama Administration Sides With Apple on Import Ban Ruling" Wired
6:12 PM
"Obama helps good old friend Apple"?Gizmodo?9:47 PM
"President Obama Vetoes ITC Ban On iPhone, iPads; Apple Happy, Samsung Not"?Forbes?9:52 PM
"Obama Sticks Up For Apple in iPhone Ban"?Tapscape?7:05 PM
"Obama Vetoes Ban on Sale of Some Apple iPhones, iPads"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?6:15 PM
"Obama Just Vetoed a Proposed Ban on Apple Products"?Gizmodo?6:05 PM
"President Obama vetoes Samsung patent ban on iPhone 4 and select iPads"?The Verge?6:05 PM
"White House Vetoes iPhone 4 Ban Citing Standards-Essential Nature of Samsung Patent"?The Mac Observer?6:04 PM
"Obama Administration Vetoes Apple Product Ban"?AllThingsD?5:59 PM
"Obama Administration vetoes ITC import ban of older iPhones and iPads over Samsung patent"?Foss Patents?6:16 PM
"Obama Administration's Letter on Veto of iPhone, iPad Ban"?WSJ Blogs?6:15 PM
"Obama Administration Vetoes Import Ban on Select Apple Devices"?Mashable?6:01 PM
"Apple's iPhone 4 gets a last-minute reprieve"?Fortune?6:01 PM
"Older iPhones won't be banned as Obama Administration vetoes ITC decision"?Ars Technica?6:01 PM
"Obama vetoes ITC ban on some AT&T-compatible iPhones and iPads (Update: Samsung responds)"?Engadget?6:14 PM
"Apple 'applauds' veto of ITC iPhone/iPad ban, Samsung 'disappointed'"?9 to 5 Mac?6:12 PM
"Apple Is Once Again the World's Most Valuable Company"?The Motley Fool?6:00 PM
"Apple's App Store Turns 5: 50 Billion Downloads and Counting"?The Motley Fool?9:51 PM
"Apple Granted 15 New Design Patents in Hong Kong with One Possible Surprise"?Patently Apple?12:29 PM
"iPhone 5C Front And Back Panels Showcased In New High Quality Video Leak"?Redmond Pie?6:03 PM
"Rumored iPad 5 parts assembled for real video peep show"?iMore?12:58 PM
"Video Shows iPad 5 With Translucent Apple Logo, Thinner Bezels?"?iClarified?12:53 PM
"Partially Assembled iPad 5 and 'iPhone 5C' Appear in New Videos"?MacRumors?12:57 PM
"Apple Gets Attacked By The Department Of Justice"?Forbes?1:12 PM
"Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing"?Kansas City infoZine?1:05 PM
"DOJ Wants to Slam Apple With Antitrust Restrictions After Trial Verdict"?eWeek?1:02 PM
"E-Book Case Reminds Apple Its Biggest Enemy Isn't Samsung Or Google"?Forbes?8:42 AM
"Government Proposes in Effect to Put Itself in Charge of Apple Pricing"?The CIrcle Bastiat?1:13 PM
"DOJ looks to Apple's iTunes store after e-books antitrust victory"?Examiner?8:41 AM
"Apple reacts to DOJ proposed e-book price fixing remedy (Video)"?Examiner?8:21 AM
"Department of Justice proposes harsh restrictions after finding Apple guilty of price fixing"?AfterDawn?12:53 PM
"Justice Department's Recommendation for Apple's Conspiracy with Publishers-Open the Apps Store to Competitors"?Guardian Express?12:52 PM
"US regulators call for clamp down on Apple e-book contracts with major publishers"?Irish Tribune?12:51 PM
"US regulators want Apple to revamp e-book practices"?NITI Central?8:21 AM
"Apple's Store app now offering app freebies"?Macworld?8:35 AM
"Angry Apple makes hollow threat to bar Kindle, other e-book apps"?Computerworld?8:28 AM
"Bob Mansfield to Focus on Chips in Apple's VP Shuffle"?I4U News?8:20 AM
"Apple iPhone 5S rumours: Release date, price and specs"?Telegraph?8:12 AM
"Could The Next-Gen iPad Feature A Mac-Like Translucent Apple Logo?"?AppAdvice?8:16 AM
"FileMaker Retires Bento, the Everyman's (and Woman's) Database"?Kirkville?8:17 AM
"Apple to Allow Pre-Teen iTunes Accounts for Education"?iClarified?12:55 PM
"Bob Mansfield reduced role to focus on chips, senior execs given new responsibilities"?9 to 5 Mac?8/2
"Bob Mansfield reportedly to focus on chips as Apple's 'special projects' group starts coming together"?GigaOM?8/2
"Bob Mansfield to Focus on New Products, Other Execs Take Over Management Duties"?MacRumors?8/2
"Apple Seeks Obama Reprieve on IPhone Import Ban"?Bloomberg?8/2
"Justice Department Proposes Remedy for Apple's E-Book Practices: The Department of Justice and dozens of state attorneys general proposed a possible remedy to address findings that Apple Inc. conspired to fix e-book prices in the U.S., hoping the plan will restore and maintain competition in the market."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?8/2
"DOJ Calls for Apple to End Book Deals, Link to Rival Bookstores"?AllThingsD?8/2
"DOJ proposes ways to halt Apple e-book price-fixing: Apple would need to pay for an external monitor, sever deals with publishers, and let Amazon and Barnes & Noble link their iOS e-book apps to their respective online stores, among other proposed measures."?CNET News?8/2
"DOJ floats Apple ebook price fixing remedies"?ZDNet?8/2
"Apple Seeks Obama Reprieve on IPhone Import Ban"?Bloomberg?8/2
"Tick-tock, Apple: Obama has just days to stop US iPhone iPad sales ban"?The Register?8/2
"Battle of the media ecosystems: Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft/Four large tech ecosystems are currently vying for our attention: and for our dollars. How well are they succeeding?"?Computerworld?8/2
"China Mobile, Apple CEO discuss possible 'cooperation'"?ZDNet?8/2
"Frost & Sullivan: Apple is 'too late and too limited' to tackle automotive market"?BGR?8/2
News
"Apple tells some iCloud users: 'Pay up, or lose"?Computerworld?8/2
"How to speed up Mail in OS X Lion and Mountain Lion"?iMore?8/2
"Bugs & Fixes: Using Safari to solve Safari problems"?Macworld?8/2
"OS X: 'Some features of Mac OS X are not supported for the disk (volume name)' appears during installation"?Apple Support?8/2
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Making the switch from GarageBand to Logic Pro X"?GigaOM?1:10 PM
"How-to: Manage your iCloud account's storage space"?9 to 5 Mac?1:06 PM
"Five Tips, Tricks, Questions, And Answers For Apple's Own iOS Podcast App"?Cult of Mac?1:00 PM
"How to create stop motion animations with your iPhone and Google+ Auto Awesome feature"?iDownload Blog?12:59 PM
"How to Search Effectively on iPhone or iPad with Spotlight"?The Mac Observer?12:57 PM
"iTunes Tip: Quickly Add Songs and Other Items to Playlists"?Kirkville?8:15 AM
"I've lost my Mac. Help! If you have enabled Find My Mac on your Mac, you'll be able to track down your lost computer."?Macworld UK?8/2
"How To Make, Receive, And Record Your Smartphone Calls From Your Mac [Video]?Redmond Pie?8/2
"How to Securely Format Your SSD"?Mactuts+?8/2
"Mac App Notes: CoverSutra, the Ultimate iTunes Controller"?Kirkville?8/2
"Quickly Access Time Machine Options Right In The Menu Bar With Mavericks [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8/2
"Disable Caps Lock,?or at least get a warning when it's on"?Mac OS X Hints?8/2
"A Free Way To Create High Quality, Large Panorama Images On Your Mac"?NoodleMac?8/2
"Yet Another Way To Store And Sync Login IDs, Passwords, And Secret Data, Mac To iPhone"?Mac 360?8/2
"8 Ways To Love The Mac's Best Time Tracker"?Mac 360?8/2
Op/Ed
"OS X Mavericks preview: Sprite Kit simplifies 2D game development"?iMore?8/2
Press Releases
"Bubble Chart Pro for Mac OS X floats to version 5.0"?AppleDailyReport?8:29 AM
"Nokia Photo Transfer for Mac makes media transfer a 1-click affair"?SlashGear?8:30 AM
"'Omerta - City of Gangsters' Out Now on Mac"?Kalypso?8/2
"Lord of the Rings: War in the North to reach Mac August 29th"?MacNN?8/2
"iFunia Media Converter for Mac v4.0.0 Adds Support for 3D Effects"?prMac?8/2
"Dragon Forged Software announces Slender 2.0 for Mac OS X"?prMac?8/2
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"The History Of Apple's Lobby Spending"?Zero Hedge?7:06 PM
"Obama Administration Sides With Apple on Import Ban Ruling"?Wired?6:12 PM
"White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?6:11 PM
"US vetoes import ban on Apple over Samsung patent claim"?PCWorld?6:11 PM
"U.S. Import Ban on Older iPhones Overturned"?FOXBusiness?6:11 PM
"Obama Administration Overturns Ban on Apple Products"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?6:11 PM
"Obama Administration Vetoes Partial Ban on Apple Products"?MacRumors?6:11 PM
"Obama Vetos ITC Ban on Older iPhones, iPads"?iClarified?6:10 PM
"Apple Can Continue Selling IPhone 4 After U.S. Reprieve"?Bloomberg?6:10 PM
"President Obama vetoes Samsung ban on Apple, Inc. iPhones, iPads"?AppleInsider?6:08 PM
"White House vetoes iPhone, iPad ban after Samsung patent spat"?ZDNet?6:08 PM
"White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?6:08 PM
"Apple wins reprieve from Obama administration over US iPhone and iPad ban"?Telegraph?6:07 PM
"The Obama Administration Vetoes The iPhone 4 Sales Ban"?AppAdvice?6:07 PM
"Ban on sales of certain Apple products overturned"?CNBC?6:07 PM
"The President Blocks an Apple Sales Ban at the Last Minute"?The Atlantic Wire?6:06 PM
"Obama vetoes attempted ban of selected Apple products"?T3?6:06 PM
"President Obama lifts ban on sales of some iPhones & iPads"?VentureBeat?6:06 PM
"Survey: 95% of developers working to support iOS 7, over half will require it"?AppleInsider?6:05 PM
"Has the U.S. govt. confused Apple with AU Optronics?"?Fortune?6:03 PM
"The 6 Ways Apple Should Copy Google"?Cult of Mac?1:12 PM
"Why The 'Frosted Glass' Effect In iOS 7 Is A Sign Apple Is Running Out Of Ideas For The iPhone"?Business Insider?1:07 PM
"Q2 Mobile Revenue Charts Show Just How Dominant Apple And Samsung Remain"?Redmond Pie?1:05 PM
"Apple's New 'Mission Statement' Is Making People Worry That The Company Has Gone To Hell"?Business Insider?1:05 PM
"This Week's Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible"?Wired?8:16 AM
"The Macalope Weekly: Misplaced attention"?Macworld?8:19 AM
"Apple, Inc. iPad is obliterating Samsung, Google's Android in tablet profits"?AppleInsider?8:07 AM
"Apple and Google will Usher in the Post-TV Era and Crush Traditional Providers"?The Mac Observer?8/2
"Apple DOJ eBook settlement proposal: scrap deals with publishers"?BGR?8/2
"DOJ Publishes Proposed Remedies in eBook Price Fixing Suit Against Apple"?The Mac Observer?8/2
"WSJ: 'Apple's Next iPad Mini Will Likely Have 'Retina' Display From Samsung'"?Daring Fireball?8/2
"Towers of Power: A slideshow look at past Mac tower computers"?Macworld?8/2
"Apple Still Hasn't Found The Right Fit For Its Head Of Retail"?AppAdvice?8/2
"Cord cutting not 'killing' television ? and what this means for Apple"?AppleDailyReport?8/2
"A Cheap iPhone: Fear And Loathing In Cupertino"?Mac 360?8/2
"The Danger Of Comparing iPhone To Smartphones"?Mac 360?8/2
"I'm A Snob Because I Don't Want A Cheap iPhone"?TeraTalks?8/2
"Steve Jobs Stole Your Thunder -- Now What? Lessons On Reinvention"?Forbes?8/2
Non-Apple
"Whining doesn't make you right"?bynkii?8/2
"Cassandra: Hamlet, Humpty Dumpty and the NSA"?eXtensions?8/2
"5 Reasons Your Old Gaming Console Is Still Awesome"?ReadWrite?8/2
"Google Chromecast review"?T3?8/2
"Chromecast: Google's second attempt to take over your TV"?The Verge?8/2
Humor/Cartoons
"How Michael Dell Loses By Winning Dell Deal"?24/7 Wall St.?1:02 PM
"Michael Dell Sweetens His $25 Billion Offer; Icahn Vows To Fight On"?Business Insider?12:53 PM
"Dell CEO ups ante in buyout battle for PC maker"?Courier Press?8:53 AM
"Windows 8 adoption slows; boost sought with update"?PCWorld?6:10 PM
"Windows 8 adoption slows; boost sought with update"?PCWorld?6:10 PM
"Multiple New Acquisitions May Enhance This Company's Position"?The Motley Fool?12:53 PM
"Michael Dell clinches new $24.8bn buyout deal"?Reuters?8/2
"Dell Reaches New Deal With Founder: Agreement With Michael Dell, Silver Lake Would Amend Voting Rules, Add Special Dividend"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?8/2
"Michael Dell Raises Bid for Company, Sees Voting Rules Changed"?eWeek?8/2
"Dell OKs new plan for shareholder vote on raised offer from Michael Dell"?PCWorld?8/2
"Michael Dell and Silver Lake add $350m to buyout offer in last-minute bid"?V3?8/2
"Michael Dell & Silver Lake up bid to buy Dell; deal vote bumped to Sept. 12"?VentureBeat?8/2
"Dell board agrees terms of buyout offer"?BetaNews?8/2
"Dell OKs new shareholder vote plan on raised offer from Michael Dell: The new shareholder vote is set for Sept. 12"?Computerworld?8/2
"Dell raises takeover offer again"?CNNMoney?8/2
"Icahn Tweets 'War' Over Dell 'Far from Over'"?Nasdaq?8/2
"Business as usual: Dell deal delayed (again)"?GigaOM?8/2
"Dell raises takeover offer again"?CNNMoney?8/2
"Michael Dell increases bid again; board delays meeting until Sept. 12"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?8/2
"Michael Dell Sweetens LBO With Dividend to Sway Investors"?Bloomberg?8/2
"Dell's Special Committee accepts founder's new deal, adds dividend"?CNET News?8/2
"Icahn sues Dell's board over Big Mike's buyout bid"?The Register?8/2
"Michael Dell Sweetens Deal for His Namesake Company"?24/7 Wall St.?8/2
"Takeover Group Makes Final Dell Offer As Icahn Looms"?TheStreet?8/2
"Dell sets buyout deal with Michael Dell"?CNBC?8/2
"Michael Dell and Silver Lake Reach Last-Minute Buyout Deal"?AllThingsD?8/2
"Dell committee and buyout group close to deal: source Add to ..."?The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required]?8/2
"Michael Dell Offering A Dime And Dividend To Save Deal"?Forbes?8/2
"Dell deal reportedly near"?GigaOM?8/2
"Dell Reaches New Deal With Founder"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?8/2
"All Of The Sudden, Things Are Looking Really Bad For Carl Icahn On Dell"?Business Insider?8/2
Tax dollars dedicated to research and development were integral to many of the features in today's iPhones. (Image: Renato Mitra via Flickr user renatomitra)
The current economic climate in Washington is causing tighter scrutiny of government spending. Few would argue against analyzing where our tax dollars can be put to best use. But in conducting this analysis, we should keep in mind what history shows us: that investing in basic research can plant seeds for economic growth.
As many others have pointed out, some of the greatest scientific discoveries were the unexpected results of research driven by brilliant minds, not the expected results of research driven by funding priorities. This is not to say that scientific agencies shouldn?t have funding priorities, but that politicians and lay people need become more aware of the role that serendipity plays in the scientific process (and perhaps we as scientists need to do a better job of communicating this).
Sometimes seemingly esoteric projects?even those with large upfront costs?can have a tremendous economic impact down the road. Take the Human Genome Project, which cost taxpayers $2.7 billion dollars. It has returned an estimated $1 trillion dollars to the U.S. economy (and you can see how genomics research is helping public health in your state here). The Internet, Google, and the iPhone in your pocket all had their starts with help from government funds. In fact, ?of the roughly 100 most important innovations from 1971 to 2006, as identified by R&D Magazine, almost 90 percent depended heavily on federal research support.??
As we consider spending federal dollars on brain-mapping initiatives and an eventual manned mission to Mars, we should keep all this in mind. After all, who knows what fascinating ? and useful ? discoveries scientists are making at this very moment?
Yahoo?s summer shopping spree has claimed another company. This time it?s former social browser turned Flipboard clone, Rockmelt. Maybe you remember Rockmelt. OK, you probably don?t. Here?s the skinny.
Pope Francis walks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at Rio?s Gale?o-Antonio Carlos Jobim Airport on July 22, 2013. Credit: Walter Sanchez Silva/CNA.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 2, 2013 / 03:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Four days after Pope Francis left Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff signed into a law a measure that opens the door to the distribution of abortion-causing drugs in the country?s public health care system.
Upon its publication in the government?s official journal, the August 1 law requires health care centers in Brazil to administer the ?morning-after pill? to women who say they have been raped up to 72 hours after the crime.
The head of Brazil?s Special Secretariat for Women?s Policies, Eleonora Menicucci, an avid abortion proponent, defended Rousseff saying the decision to sign the law was out of ?respect for Congress and for women.?
The new norm, she said, will have ?a positive impact in preventing abortion in women who have been the victims of rape,? although she acknowledged that it allows for abortifacient ?emergency contraception.??
The law will also ?mitigate the harm caused to the victims of sexual violence,? Menicucci said.
Gilberto Carvalho, an advisor to President Rousseff, said the new law offers women ?humanitarian support.?
At the end of July, more than 20 pro-life organizations in Latin America issued a statement calling on the Brazilian people ?not to be deceived and to do everything possible? to prevent the new law from being adopted.
?We have studied the measure and we can see in it the same strategy that is being used in all of our countries to promote widespread use of an abortifacient drug without a prescription,? the organizations warned.?
?Pro-abortion organizations have worked hard in recent years and are currently promoting abortion clandestinely with this drug through online or cell phone consultations,? said Carlos Polo, director of the Office for Latin America of the Population Research Institute.
Speaking on July 26, before the passage of the law, Polo charged that ?the same hand that will shake the hand of Pope Francis should not sign a law that would end the lives of many unborn children.?
During a World Youth Day catechesis session on July 26, Bishop Celso Antonio Marchiori of Apucarana in Brazil warned the pilgrims gathered there to be on alert for the imminent legalization of abortion in the country.
Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Alacala de Henares in Spain, who was also present at the catechesis, agreed.
?We need to be on alert against this threat that is part of the culture of death,? he said.
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Bonjour, Je suis nouveau sur le forum, et relativement nouveau avec Android... J'ai achet? le galaxy s4 il y a 10 jours. Et j'ai rapidement eu un souci avec l'appareil photo... A part quelques rares fois o? ?a fonctionne correctement, deux soucis se pr?sentent: - soit, ? l'ouverture de l'application, l'?cran est noir -soit il ne fait pas la mise au point (le plus souvent) J'ai pu remarquer que lorsque j'utilise l'objectif situ? c?t? ?cran, la mise au point se fait sans probl?me. Voil?, je n'ai pas trouv? de r?ponse dans le forum ? ce probl?me. J'ai peur que ce soit un souci mat?riel et qu'il faille renvoyer la b?te...
