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David Earl Washington

Jan-Kristian Markiewicz

Gerrit H Hofmeester

Matthew Jay Kotler

James Lee

Jeffrey Jon Weir

Maverick J Velasco

Amish Patel

Daryl Tanghe

Jon Gabriel Clapper

Stuart J Stuple

Andrew Russell Brauninger

Alexander Norman Bennett

David Burg

Ryan Demopoulos

Jennifer Marie Wolfe

Jennifer L Anderson

Natalia Janina Urbanowicz

Kieran M Phelan

Simon Cameron Dearsley

Ethan Nelson Ray

Bryan Douglas Scott

Kristie E Smith

David Alan Stevens

Shunjiro Eguchi

Whitney J Giaimo

Jason Alan Christensen

Peter Seraphim Ponomarev

Lyon Wong

Eric W Hebenstreit

Justin J Chando

Paul Donnelly Conlin

Elizabeth Ann Pina

Brendan M Dohm

Sophia Siyuan Sun

Petru Iulian Cociorva

Aryeh N Polsky

Adam C Lusch

Ilana Rae Smith

Daniel Ethan Keller

Raymond Jui-Mong Chen

Danielle Tene

Tira L Cohene

Ann McInroy

Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for authenticating a user. In one example, a method for authenticating a user at a computing device comprises activating a fingerprint reader integrated into a power key of the computing device, and activating a visual indicator at the power key to indicate a status of the fingerprint reader. Based at least in part on activating the fingerprint reader, a standby function of the power key is disabled. A fingerprint of the user is received via the fingerprint reader and used to authenticate the user. After authenticating the user, the visual indicator is deactivated and the standby function of the power key is re-enabled.

Power key and fingerprint reader

In an implementation, a software application on a computing device directs the device to extract audio data from a media file comprising the audio data and video data, generate a trim proposal based on analysis of speech in the audio data, and display a visualization of the trim proposal. A user may supply input comprising a selection of at least a portion of the visualization of the trim proposal, in response to which the device trims the media file.

Enhanced trim assistance for video editing environments

A method for intelligently controlling a lighting accessory coupled to a host device includes determining a posture of the lighting accessory, the posture being one of multiple user-selectable physical configurations; and selectively configuring a setting of an application executing on the host device based at least in part on the determined posture.

Posture detection for intelligent lighting accessory control

The exercise slidermat comprises a stationary saucer and sliding structure. The stationary saucer is a pedestal upon which the sliding structure is placed. The sliding structure sits the stationary saucer such that the sliding structure slides along the stationary saucer. The sliding structure is a horizontal surface upon which an exerciser performs training exercises intended to improve the footwork for a given sport. The sliding structure is moved across the stationary saucer such that the sliding structure is moving across the stationary saucer while the exerciser is performing the training exercises. The action of combining the motion of the sliding structure with the physical training causes the exerciser to perform the training exercises while visually and tactilely sensing not only the motion of the training exercise but the forces and momentum applied to the sliding structure during the training period.

Exercise slidermat

Context menus are described. In one or more implementations, an option is displayed in a user interface by a computing device, the option selectable to cause a representation of an object to be added to a context menu. In response to selection of the option, the context menu is configured by the computing device to include the representation of the object such that the representation of the object is selectable to launch the object by the computing device.

User-customizable context menus

A system and method for implementing an efficient and easy to user interface for a touch screen device. A cursor may be placed by a user using simple inputs. The device operates places the cursor coarsely and refines the cursor placement upon further input from the user. Text may be selected using a gripper associated with the cursor. The user interface allows text selection without occluding the text being selected with the user's finger or the gripper. For selecting text in a multi-line block of text, a dynamic safety zone is implemented to simplify text selection for the user.

Explicit touch selection and cursor placement

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to paragraph snapping. In aspects, trending data is collected and prepared for sending to one or more target machines. Upon receiving the trending data, a target machines installs the trending data locally and deletes previously installed trending data. After installation, the trending data may be used to suggest text in response to input from a user. If a user selects suggested text, the text may be added to a local dictionary of the target machine.

Trending suggestions

A device may display a presentation of elements (e.g., icons) on a display component. However, display components have a pixel density that affects aesthetic and practical aspects of the presentation (e.g., rendering the presentation at a variable and inconsistent size); yet, many presentations are not generated in view of the pixel density of the display component of the device. Presented herein are techniques for generating and displaying a presentation of elements in view of the pixel density of the display component, using a scale factor set of scale factors that specify a pixel density range and a scale factor value (e.g., 120%) to be applied to the elements of the presentation. The scale factor set may be kept small to reduce the administrative burden on the designer of the element, while also achieving approximately consistent sizing of the presentation on display components having variable pixel densities.

Scale factors for visual presentations

Display screen with user interface

Display screen with animated graphical user interface

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