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  • We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

    5 Apps that Use Your Phone’s GPS in Ways You Never Knew

    Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
    We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

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  • Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for everyone from the average Joe to the business executive to stay organized at all hours of the day. There are literally apps for everything to help you manage your time and work and even more apps to help you multitask. You might have some of these awesome tools on your laptop, or on your tablet or some might even be on your phone. So what exactly do you do when you’re fumbling around between technology devices to get the information you need? Technology is supposed to make your life easier and more organized, not more difficult and challenging to keep track of. Here are some ways to better organize your use of all of your technological devices.  

    Organize Your Technology to Organize Your Life

    Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for everyone from the average Joe to the business executive to stay organized at all hours of the day. There are literally apps for everything to help you manage your time and work and even more apps to help you multitask. You might have some of these awesome tools on your laptop, or on your tablet or some might even be on your phone. So what exactly do you do when you’re fumbling around between technology devices to get the information you need? Technology is supposed to make your life easier and more organized, not more difficult and challenging to keep track of. Here are some ways to better organize your use of all of your technological devices.  

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  • Imagine that you are an IT Manager for a large company.  You are responsible for ensuring every employee has a working computer equipped with the right hardware and software programs to do their jobs.  Each hardware and software program requires a license — and they are expensive.  When a new employee is hired, you must make certain they are covered by your company’s existing licenses.  If not, other licenses may have to be purchased.  As you can see, all of this is not only very costly, but difficult to organize and very stressful. Relax.  There are big changes on the horizon.  Instead of setting up multiple programs on each employee’s PC, wouldn’t it be easier to simply install one program instead?  This program is designed to allow each employee to securely log onto website that hosts all of the programs required to get their jobs done. This website offers what has come to be known as cloud computing.  Cloud companies offer services as varied as word processing and email to complex analytical and design programs.

    The Many Benefits of Cloud Computing

    Posted on March 16, 2012 | No Comments
    Imagine that you are an IT Manager for a large company.  You are responsible for ensuring every employee has a working computer equipped with the right hardware and software programs to do their jobs.  Each hardware and software program requires a license — and they are expensive.  When a new employee is hired, you must make certain they are covered by your company’s existing licenses.  If not, other licenses may have to be purchased.  As you can see, all of this is not only very costly, but difficult to organize and very stressful. Relax.  There are big changes on the horizon.  Instead of setting up multiple programs on each employee’s PC, wouldn’t it be easier to simply install one program instead?  This program is designed to allow each employee to securely log onto website that hosts all of the programs required to get their jobs done. This website offers what has come to be known as cloud computing.  Cloud companies offer services as varied as word processing and email to complex analytical and design programs.

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  • When you’re looking for a job, an apartment, or an obscure piece of farm equipment, where do you go? If you answered Craigslist, you’re not alone. Craigslist is the most popular free classified ads website, and there are thousands of listings for you to browse. But when you’re really searching for something in particular, don’t stop at one site. Here are the four other sites you should try after Craigslist, and the one site you should avoid.

    Four Best (and One Worst) Alternatives to Craigslist

    Posted on March 14, 2012 | No Comments
    When you’re looking for a job, an apartment, or an obscure piece of farm equipment, where do you go? If you answered Craigslist, you’re not alone. Craigslist is the most popular free classified ads website, and there are thousands of listings for you to browse. But when you’re really searching for something in particular, don’t stop at one site. Here are the four other sites you should try after Craigslist, and the one site you should avoid.

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  • The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has given all of us a much clearer picture of what Microsoft has in store for its next-generation operating system. This time around, it truly is “next-generation;” in fact, it’s the biggest change since DOS grew a GUI. Already, the spectrum of responses have ranged from gushing love to seething hatred — with plenty of room for gray-area confusion in the middle. Let’s take a quick look at five of the biggest reasons why Windows 8 is (or will be) a success, followed by another five indications that Redmond has made a terrible mistake. And keep in mind we’ve still got at least half a year before the finished product.

    The Best and Worst of Windows 8 Consumer Preview

    Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments
    The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has given all of us a much clearer picture of what Microsoft has in store for its next-generation operating system. This time around, it truly is “next-generation;” in fact, it’s the biggest change since DOS grew a GUI. Already, the spectrum of responses have ranged from gushing love to seething hatred — with plenty of room for gray-area confusion in the middle. Let’s take a quick look at five of the biggest reasons why Windows 8 is (or will be) a success, followed by another five indications that Redmond has made a terrible mistake. And keep in mind we’ve still got at least half a year before the finished product.

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  • Time management is an indispensible requirement for working professionals and business people who want to manage work as well as their personal lives. Research indicates that business people, if tied up with responsibilities and unfinished tasks, end up leading an unhealthy lifestyle and have a diminishing personal space. In order to avoid such scenarios and for good returns on the time you invest, here are some quick tips:  

    10 Time Management Tips For Business People

    Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Time management is an indispensible requirement for working professionals and business people who want to manage work as well as their personal lives. Research indicates that business people, if tied up with responsibilities and unfinished tasks, end up leading an unhealthy lifestyle and have a diminishing personal space. In order to avoid such scenarios and for good returns on the time you invest, here are some quick tips:  

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  • Everyone knows that iPhone’s Siri app can do simple commands and remember some contacts, but few people know the other things she can do, like dictate messages and set contact relationships like siblings or bosses. If you really want to maximize Siri, read through this article for some helpful tips and tricks.

    How to Maximize ‘Siri’ on the iPhone Models

    Posted on February 24, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Everyone knows that iPhone’s Siri app can do simple commands and remember some contacts, but few people know the other things she can do, like dictate messages and set contact relationships like siblings or bosses. If you really want to maximize Siri, read through this article for some helpful tips and tricks.

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  • As the battle between Google and Apple rumbles on, new features that find themselves the key selling point for one device could find themselves on a competitor’s within the year. Apple’s Siri, which became an exclusive piece of kit for the iPhone 4S, is likely to become a bigger feature for the firm’s other devices and is driving a desire for more voice-recognition and search features on Android smartphones. Meanwhile face-recognition, a headline feature of Android’s newest update, Ice Cream Sandwich, could be finding its way onto new Apple iPhones and iPads. A patent filed by Apple suggests the firm is looking into technology making it easier to unlock a device simply by looking at it. Face-recognition unlock is already in use on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first to be powered by Android 4.0. There has been a mixed response to the software, with some users complaining it takes too long for the face to be picked up and it is prone to errors.

    Could face-recognition be coming to Apple devices?

    Posted on January 10, 2012 | No Comments
    As the battle between Google and Apple rumbles on, new features that find themselves the key selling point for one device could find themselves on a competitor’s within the year. Apple’s Siri, which became an exclusive piece of kit for the iPhone 4S, is likely to become a bigger feature for the firm’s other devices and is driving a desire for more voice-recognition and search features on Android smartphones. Meanwhile face-recognition, a headline feature of Android’s newest update, Ice Cream Sandwich, could be finding its way onto new Apple iPhones and iPads. A patent filed by Apple suggests the firm is looking into technology making it easier to unlock a device simply by looking at it. Face-recognition unlock is already in use on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first to be powered by Android 4.0. There has been a mixed response to the software, with some users complaining it takes too long for the face to be picked up and it is prone to errors.

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  • Back in the early days of the internet I remember utilizing simple process BBS server boards for chatting with friends and associates from all over the world. I remember in those days, thinking that it was the coolest thing ever. Basically you logged onto your BBS and you had a group of people that you followed, you could chat and send messages. The graphics were pretty much nil in that it was mostly all text and monochrome monitors. My first system was actually an all in one system i.e. monitor/hard-drive. I am talking early 80’s here. Over the years the idea remained the same, we all enjoy being able to communicate with friends, family and even strangers. The evolution of messaging really took off in the early to mid 90’s. My BBS list of people quickly became my ICQ list of friends, which of course expanded greatly as ICQ was the top of the line when it first hit the scene. Soon after there was rumblings of a program called Yahoo, and Hotmail that would chance the communication world forever. Did it ever!

    Blackberry Facebook Messenger App Transforms Smartphone Communication

    Posted on August 11, 2011 | No Comments
    Back in the early days of the internet I remember utilizing simple process BBS server boards for chatting with friends and associates from all over the world. I remember in those days, thinking that it was the coolest thing ever. Basically you logged onto your BBS and you had a group of people that you followed, you could chat and send messages. The graphics were pretty much nil in that it was mostly all text and monochrome monitors. My first system was actually an all in one system i.e. monitor/hard-drive. I am talking early 80’s here. Over the years the idea remained the same, we all enjoy being able to communicate with friends, family and even strangers. The evolution of messaging really took off in the early to mid 90’s. My BBS list of people quickly became my ICQ list of friends, which of course expanded greatly as ICQ was the top of the line when it first hit the scene. Soon after there was rumblings of a program called Yahoo, and Hotmail that would chance the communication world forever. Did it ever!

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