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3 weeks, 2 days ago Filed in: The Tech Industry 0

Throwback! I was born in the 80s. So, for some inexplicable reason, I’ve decided to post the Top Gadgets of the 1980s. Enjoy! 1980- Sony Walkman With the introduction of the Walkman, a whole new era of music portability emerged allowing users to take it with them wherever they wanted. This quickly became a must-have [...]

2 months ago Filed in: Featured, The Tech Industry 0
Your Phone As A Hotel Key?

Would you be interested in using your phone as a hotel room key? If trials at two Holiday Inn locations go well, it could become a standard option before too long.

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Taking a (Square) Chip Out of PayPal's Shoulder

Earlier today, I was screwing around with my Droid Incredible and looking through the Android Marketplace when I wondered upon a little app called “Square.” Almost every night, I check out to the top free applications, and seemingly overnight, “Square” popped up within the top ten applications. I decided I must investigate. I discovered that [...]

4 months, 2 weeks ago Filed in: The Tech Industry 1

1: Rehearse Again and again and again. So you know every detail of your talk, all the slides and the order in which they appear. Practice in front of a mirror or even video yourself. This is the best way to find potential tripping points, inconsistencies, and also gives you a chance to weed out [...]

4 months, 3 weeks ago Filed in: The Tech Industry 0

It’s pretty clear that Facebook doesn’t care much about your privacy. They sneakily try to hide terms in their site agreement that force you to give up your privacy, allow advertisers to use your picture for advertisements (a default unless you turn that option off), and make changes to the site that compromise your security.

5 months ago Filed in: The Tech Industry 0

Google today launched a person finder to quickly connect those looking for missing people in Chile and those who have information. The simple interface lets you choose between two options — “I’m looking for someone” and “I have information about someone,” then either query the database or enter new information. At the time of writing, the [...]