A teammate of mine, just told me this ‘new’ feature of the iPhone 4 that i wasn’t aware of. It’s ‘new’ to me since the feature was not present in the iPhone 2G which i had for the longest time.
The iPhone 4 supports background apps, unlike the 2G. Well, technically, it isn’t the hardware but the software OS that supports it.
Anyway, you can view the apps running in the background by simply double tapping the home button.
With computers and computer components getting cheaper and faster almost everyday, people tend to forget that there are a lot other ways of speeding up their computers without spending a lot on the latest parts or upgrading. So, if you’re one of those who just want a little more boost on performance, i have a few tips. Starting off from the simplest down to the bit obscure, here are the things that i use over the years get a little more from my hardware:
This is probably the quickest way: try cleaning up your desktop (nope, not the table where you put your computer). Basically you’d want to remove (or just move) the files and shortcuts that are littered on your desktop. Windows would actually take some processing time just to process and display the icons for these files and links. So to reduce that, delete them or just create a folder on your desktop and put all your desktop items inside that folder. When you need those files, just open up that folder from the desktop.
If your desktop is like the smaller image above, then it’s time to do some de-cluttering. The above is actually pretty tame, with only having icons halfway through the desktop. I’ve seen people’s desktop full to the brim, i meant, to the edges. You can always use folders on your desktop! So, put most of your desktop files inside folders.
Here I will be posting things about computers (from software development to hardware tinkering). I do not claim to be an expert on anything but i do have some things to say about the IT world. Hope you find something interesting on your visit here! Thanks!
