Tech Tip: For longer battery life, change this iOS 7 setting

How to turn off Background App refresh in iOS 7

Description: This feature allows apps to refresh in the background when on Wi-Fi or cellular and also use location services. Turning off background app refresh will help preserve battery life.

1. Go to Settings from the home screen of iPad.
2. Go to General and then select Background App Refresh.
   
   
   
   
3. Move the switch from right to left to toggle off.
   
   
   
   Note: Green is On and white is Off.
   
   

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Tech Tip: How to fix Windows Updates for Windows 8

Description: This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to troubleshoot and resolve errors when Windows 8 is failing on installing an update from Windows Update.

First try this Microsoft Fix-It:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9830262
 

 If that doesn't solve the issue try the following:

1. Right click on the task bar and go to Task Manager. (Alternatively press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select Task Manager.)
   
   
   
   
2. Click on More Details at the bottom left and then click on the Services tab on the right.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Scroll down to wuauserv or Windows Update.
   
   
   
   
4. Right-click and go to Stop.
   
   
   
   
5. Now open up Computer by clicking Start and Computer.
   
   
   
   
6. Navigate to C:\Windows by double clicking on Local Disc C:\ and then Windows.
   
7. Scroll down until you see the folder SoftwareDistribution.
   
   
   
   
8. Rename the folder to something else: IE: SoftwareDistribution-OLD.
   
9. Now restart your computer and try Windows Update again.

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