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Closing Applications When Not in Use on Your iPad or Windows 8.1

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iPad – The way you quit an application changed with iOS7. To close apps, simply:

  • Double-click the Home button to show the running and recently used apps. Each app icon will have a sample page above it.
  • Swipe up on the page (not the app icon), and the page will fly away and the app icon will disappear.

Windows 8.1 – Microsoft says that apps in the Windows Store will not slow down your PC when you are not using them. Once you stop using them, they run in the background and then close after some period of time. However, if you want to close the app manually, simply do the following:

  • Drag it from the top of the screen to the very bottom, or move your mouse pointer to the top of the screen until the title bar appears and then click the Close button in the title bar.
  • Note: If you don’t see the title bar, you do not have the latest update to Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.

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Microsoft Unveils New Technology at Build 2014

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At Microsoft’s Build 2014 developer conference, we got a glimpse at new features and innovations that will be coming soon to all of their platforms. Some of the highlights include:

  • Universal apps that will work on Windows PCs, tablets, phones, and Xbox One
  • The next generation of Lumia phones
  • An upcoming update to Windows 8.1 that will make the OS more desktop-friendly
  • Microsoft’s personal assistant app, Cortana, to rival Siri and Google Now
  • Windows will be free on all devices with screens 9″ and smaller
  • Windows for the “Internet of Things,” which is a Windows OS that will run on any type of device (an example was shown of Windows running on a piano)
  • Microsoft Office enhancements for touchscreen devices

PC World has a great summary of the Build 2014 highlights.