Tech Tools to Inform Your Vote
The 2010 mid-term elections have passed, and the Republican Party won a historic number of seats in the House of Representatives. One interesting observation about this election is that 10% of blacks voted this year compared with 13% in 2008. In surveying the black people I know who didn’t vote, the most common answer I [...]
Read More10 Ways to Monetize Your Website With Ads
One of the biggest goals of online property ownership is website monetization. Thanks to the vast amount of ad networks, even sites with modest amounts of traffic have the potential to earn revenue from in-text ads and display ads. The only question is, how do you know which ad network to chose? Well the answer [...]
Read MoreHow to Maintain 20/20 in a Web 2.0 World
As technology increasingly becomes a part of our lives, its impact on our health continues to grow. With record breaking sales of smartphones and tablet computers like iPads, we interact with screens of many different sizes. Looking at these screens for long periods of time can cause eye strain and lead to vision loss if [...]
Read MoreThe iPhone Streaming Video App Shoot Out
Most smartphone users are familiar with the experience of taking out their device to record an event. After all, current smartphones come equipped with cameras that can record high definition video. However, in order to share the video with others, you usually have to wait until you can upload it to YouTube or some other [...]
Read More5 Safety Tips for Public Wi-Fi Access Points
It is not uncommon for retailers to offer free Wi-Fi for their customers. For example, just a few months ago, Starbucks began offering free (with no registration required) unlimited Wi-Fi at all of its locations. Offering this service to customers makes sense because they increasingly expect it to be there. In fact, a recent survey [...]
Read MoreSummer of Tech: Summer Computer Maintenance
It’s summertime which hopefully means that well deserved vacations are being enjoyed. This is also a great time to perform basic computer maintenance on your system that is often ignored during busier times of the year. Back It Up Backing up computer data is a lot like flossing. It’s something most people know they need [...]
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