Abstract: In an example, a host computing system includes a plurality of display devices. A method is described that includes initiating, in response to a first signal received from a user input device of the host computing system, a timer to count down a defined period of time. A first display device of the plurality of display devices is selected, based on whether a second signal has been received from the user input device before an expiration of the timer. A plurality of data packets is then sent to a remote computing system. The plurality of data packets contains content of a display of the first display device.

Abstract: Examples associated with appointment connection are described. One example includes receiving an unprompted signal from a dedicated hardware input. The dedicated hardware input is associated with initiating a call. A calendar is scanned for a temporally relevant appointment. The temporally relevant appointment is scanned for connection information regarding the appointment. A connection associated with the temporally relevant appointment is established using the connection information.

Abstract: A nucleic acid based method is provided for the detection of methanogens in human, animal, plant and in environmental samples of soil, sediment or water that are terrestrial or subterranean in origin. The method is effected by (a) obtaining a biological sample; and (b) analyzing the sample for a nucleic acid sequence/s unique to methanogens, wherein a detectable level of the nucleic acid sequence unique to methanogens is indicative of the presence of methanogens in the sample. Further, a scheme for inferring the identity of the different types of methanogens is provided, wherein, the DNA sequences of the methyl reductase genes detected in that sample are compared to methyl reductase sequences of known methanogens. With this technology, methanogens in samples containing less than {fraction (1/1000)}th of a gram of biomass can be detected.