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How To Use Technology To Keep Your Restaurant Cutting Edge

There isn’t a segment of society that has been untouched by the rapid advancement of technology in the 21st century. The restaurant industry is certainly not immune to technological shifts. There may still be small-town restaurants or antiquated bistros that operate as they always have in the past, ...

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Get Your Sanity Back: The Ultimate Guide To Unplugging [Infographic]

Diana Adams

If you are like me, you often times stumble onto blog posts that talk about the importance of unplugging. I used to roll my eyes when I read those. I consider myself to be an online junkie with complete control over my Internet and social media habit. After a while though, no matter how tough your b ...

Technology

5 New Technologies To Help During A Zombie Apocalypse [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Just when I thought writing about the zombie apocalypse was soooo 2012, everyone's getting all juiced up for the 4th season of The Walking Dead, which starts next weekend. I'm not a big fan of television, but with shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, TV is better n ...

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The Modern Bathroom Routine Includes Using Smartphones [Infographic]

Diana Adams

The fact that 19% of people have dropped their smartphones in the toilet is proof enough that we like using smartphones in the bathroom. It seems things have come full circle because I've written about this topic before. I have never dropped my iPhone in the toilet before, but I did drop it in the b ...

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2013 Top Tech Gear For Gadget Lovers Everywhere [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Every year in December and January all the top tech predictions come out for the new year. I look forward to reading those. Although many times people exaggerate their predictions, sometimes they hit the nail on the head. For example, I remember reading an article at the beginning of this year that ...

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Mind-Boggling Internet Growth From 1984 – 2013 [Infographic]

Diana Adams

For just a moment, think about what you were doing back in 1984. Were you in school, were you starting your first job, were you even born? I was just a kid in 1984, and I didn't even know the Internet existed, but it did. Back then, the Internet linked 1,000 hosts at University and corporate labs. I ...

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Great Moments Worth Remembering In Mobile Video History [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Kids born today will never know what it's like to only be able to record video if you have your big, bulky video camera handy. I remember how my grandfather would carry around his video camera and bright light to capture us kids on film whenever we'd visit. Nowadays, obviously we can take video anyt ...

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Most User-Friendly Mount For Smartphones And Tablets Makes Life Easier

Diana Adams

There are tons of mounts available for smartphones and tablets. There are so many that it never occurred to me that someone was innovating to create one we haven't seen before. This mount is called the eleMount. It caught my attention because it was just listed on Kickstarter yesterday, and in only ...

Technology

3CX Mobile Device Manager: Manage Secure And Track All Company Devices

Diana Adams

In today's mobile climate, most employees are expected to carry a smartphone or tablet for business. Without a mobile device manager (MDM), it's tough for a company to manage and track what is happening on each one of those devices. Companies want to maintain the security of the company data stored ...

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Touch Communication Bracelet Lets You Touch Someone Who Is Far Away

Diana Adams

Ever since people have been falling in love on social media, they've been coming up with ways to bridge the distance. There have been a lot of 'touch communication' devices released. They've included everything from ways you can feel your loved one's heartbeat to ways you can kiss and it supposedly ...

Technology

Beer Glass Keeps People From Checking Smartphones When Socializing

Diana Adams

When I'm at restaurants, I routinely look around to count all the people who are on their smartphones instead of engaging with the people who are sitting at the table. It's a pet peeve of mine, and I can't understand what could be so important on a phone that a person couldn't put it down for an hou ...

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Technology Fans Are Like Sports Fans Jeering At The Opposition

Ben Warner

Technology fans can often be some of the most vocal and die-hard supporters of their adopted gadgets, devices and computers. For those that are really in to it, the tech “side” they have picked makes better stuff than all the rest, and they’ll get into passionate arguments to prove their adopted cau ...

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Teenagers And Facebook: The Appeal Is Wearing Off [Infographic]

Diana Adams

I remember as recently as last year, Facebook was very popular amongst teenagers. Teenagers and Facebook have always gone hand-in-hand, and it seems strange to think that teenagers might be migrating off Facebook. New research based on recent Facebook activity suggests that the trends we've seen in ...

Technology

Refurbished iPhones With Special Apps Designed To Help Senior Citizens

Diana Adams

Earlier today, Richard wrote about a GPS cane that was designed to assist senior citizens by helping them get around in unfamiliar places. It has tons of features packed into what looks like a walking cane, and it even transmits information to doctors when necessary. I thought I'd share with you ano ...

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Mood-Detecting Smartphone Apps Help Psychologists Diagnose Patients

Diana Adams

Over the past few days, I've read about a couple of smartphone apps and computer programs that are smart enough to detect our moods, and after researching them more, a few of them are definitely worth sharing with you. Smartphone apps have gotten so sophisticated over the past few years that sometim ...

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