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I don’t know if I’m the only one, but sometimes I look at the smart phone I’m holding and am amazed all over again at how much one device has transformed the world in so little time. Now, it’s often difficult to imagine life without a smart phone. They have so quickly become such an…
Most professionals spend about 2000 hours a year working on a computer. When technology surpasses it’s capabilities, you upgrade your motherboard, your RAM, but you may not consider the effect your input devices can contribute to your efficiency. Cheap, membrane-based keyboards may not cost much, but they could be costing you your job. Here are…
No matter what your reading habits may be, speed-reading is always a great skill to have. Whether you are trying to get through a boring part of a book or doing research for an essay, being able to properly skim through a body of text will help you comprehend the overall theme of what your…
As attached to your iPhone as you may be, there are times when you need to put it down: the battery needs to be charged, you need to get some work done and don’t want a distraction or you don’t want to keep it in your pocket while you sit down. Here are some cool…
Boost Your Word Bank Burning the midnight oil to memorize new words as many as you can in the dictionary? That’s not wise, pal. How about installing a new habit that requires little effort, instead? Pay a visit to wordsmith.org and get a free subscription of A.Word.A.Day. Memorizing a word a day is a piece of…
From the day that multi-track recording was introduced in the 1950’s, technology has continued to shape the music industry. A home recording studio once required thousands of dollars worth of equipment and is now an issue of simple software. Along with that, instruments and devices like guitars, pianos and microphones that have been around for…
You never know who you’re going to run into these days. I don’t mean to say “it’s a small world” sense. I’m saying you never know when you’re going to have a run-in with a real life bad guy! You never know who’s lurking in the dark corners of the garage where you park or…
Perhaps one of the most iconic gadgets in popular culture is the infamous Sonic Screwdriver from Doctor Who. Although the device has changed throughout the years, it has remained the Doctor’s most used gadget, giving him the ability to pick locks, perform medical scans and find nearby extra-terrestrial danger. As iconic as the Sonic Screwdriver…
As consumers, our lives revolve around our Smartphones. We rely on them as they conveniently perform our everyday tasks from the palms of our hands. The list of things a Smartphone can do is constantly growing larger and more diverse. While we keep up with these changes, we consumers are always looking for more ways…
Well it’s official; that fat little rodent everyone calls Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and chances are that we will be stuck with another six weeks of winter. In fact, as I write this, I can see the rain transform itself into yet another snowstorm. Oh well, the best thing to do is to enjoy…
Some great geek stuff for Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) fans! Actually, no; let me take that back. Anyone who’s thirsty for education should be typing the URL of Coursera right now – with bells on! You should be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed about it. To demonstrate that virtual reality technology is indeed an important part of…
Let’s not beat around the bush. Here are 7 cool apps that any geek can appreciate. Pocket Ten years ago when we came across an interesting website, we would either memorize the link or bookmark the page. And when your bookmark bar gets filled up–well, that just looks ugly! Thankfully, Pocket came to the…
Once again the Computer Electronics Show is in the past, and the new wave of personal gadgets are just starting to rush towards us. While the huge craze at CES 2014 included the extravagant 4K Flexible TVs, virtual reality gaming systems and incredible prototypes we won’t see for another year or so, many other cool…
It feels like we’ve always had YouTube, doesn’t it? It’s been around forever; everyone knows what it is and how to use it. Forever, apparently, is only nine years. YouTube was only created in February 2005. That’s a year after Facebook made its appearance. And, even more surprisingly, it’s several months after Vimeo, the internet’s other…
Sometimes there is nothing better than a great set of headphones. Whether you are listening to music or watching an action flick with some intense surround sound, you are taken into a whole other world. However, like many other great things in life, the better the quality, the more money you’re going to have to…