Category: Technology

  • Tech for Your Car

    Tech for Your Car

    It wasn’t long ago that drivers were mostly interested in how well the car drove and how comfortable the ride was. There were some decisions to be made about the exterior and interior colors, and maybe about the style of fabric. Today, with the wide selection of tech options available, the decision making process is a little more involved.

    It’s easy to get carried away and choose more technical options than necessary. Find what suits your style and you won’t have any regrets.

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  • Static Elimination Devices

    Static Elimination Devices

    The workplace is filled with potential harmful agents that can lead to employee or customer injury, damaged product, damaged inventory, damaged equipment, or slow down the standard operating procedures. One of the most overlooked threats to the security of the workplace is surprisingly, static electricity.

    We all know the “shocking” effect that we get occasionally when we touch something or someone. “Being shocked” may just be a silly thing to laugh at when it happens to us, but static electricity can have much more harmful effects.

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  • Great (and Legal!) Sources for Downloading Music Online

    Great (and Legal!) Sources for Downloading Music Online

    You don’t want your love of music to be limited by your budget, do you? And you want to support musicians by not downloading music online illegally, don’t you? These two things are not mutually exclusive. There are great sources online where you can download free music without doing anything illegal. Here are some of your options.

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  • What is the IT Manager’s Role in the Cloud Hosting Environment?

    What is the IT Manager’s Role in the Cloud Hosting Environment?

    What is an IT manager’s role in the cloud hosting environment? While moving to a cloud hosting environment shifts the IT manager’s job from hardware to software, there are several areas where management decisions and oversight are still required. An IT manager must still manage key aspects of the cloud hosting environment such as authentication, access, approval processes, support and security.

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  • Just How Big Is Apple? [Infographic]

    Just How Big Is Apple? [Infographic]

    What does a company that makes more profit than 160 nations owe their success to? Apple certainly has a well-rounded business with tablets, phones, home computers and various software applications. In fact, they currently outrank companies like Google, Walmart and Microsoft in the U.S. stock market.

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  • Are We Ready for Google Wallet?

    Are We Ready for Google Wallet?

    Do we live in such a fast-paced, tech-crazed society that even swiping a credit card is getting old? Do we really want – or need – an even faster way to pay for things while on-the-go? Are our wallets that annoying that we want to eliminate them altogether? Should we really be able to rely on our smartphones for everything?

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  • 6 Benefits of Internet Telephone to Enhance Your Business

    6 Benefits of Internet Telephone to Enhance Your Business

    Communication plays an important role in business. Effective and clear communication can make your business grow higher and much higher whereas any interrupted or hurdled communication can make your hands empty by slip out the client to another party. So, one should pay proper attention on communication, communicating devices and communication media.

    Internet telephone is the latest mode of communication by using internet. It is also known as VoIP or voice over internet protocol. Every businesses has internet connections so instead of taking another phone or landline number, businesses are switching to the advanced technological phone system by using internet connection. Switching to internet telephone is because of its various benefits over traditional phone systems.

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  • Technology For Your Home Energy Management

    Technology For Your Home Energy Management

    Home automation is no longer limited to the wealthiest demographic segments. These days, thanks to heightened competition and the ease of cloud systems, automation is rapidly making its way into a growing number of American houses. What started as a way to remotely monitor a building’s security now has the ability to deliver media, appliance, and energy controls all under one platform. A home owner, with the touch of a button or the use of VoIP solutions such as MegaPath hosted VoIP, can now immediately control all elements of system management.

    Home energy management is the fastest-growing component of home automation, with a market penetration rate that is expected to exceed 60% by 2022. While a home energy management system may still be costly to implement, its utilities savings should more than repay themselves over the span of several years. Are you think of getting such a system for your home? If yes, here are the three main home energy management approaches that you might want to consider, along with the main pros and cons of each.

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