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Life Organization: Gadgets vs. Gear

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One of the things that gadgets allow us to do, so long as we let them, is to make our lives more efficient, manageable, and often just – smaller. But, sometimes that life organizations stages and phases we go through aren’t super clear about how to make this happen.

For those of you who are entering into one of those restructuring stages, consider the five following tips, including storing the big stuff, organizing the little stuff, using gadgets to increase overall life efficiency, creating a throw-away cycle, and being smart about updating gadgets in general. [Read more…]

How to Control Gadget Use Among Kids

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Many parents today have developed the habit of buying the latest gadgets for their kids and for themselves as well. These techie dads and moms feel they need to expose their children to modern technology so they can become tech-savvy in this digital age.

But while some parents are open-minded when it comes to using these advanced electronic devices, some remain hesitant. They fear that introducing tech gadgets to their young ones would lead to seclusion or online social interaction instead of the traditional interaction in the real world. The late Apple company founder Steve Jobs himself was aware of the adverse effects of technology and did not even give his kids an iPad. [Read more…]

5 Crime-Solving Gadgets and Techniques

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For as popular as crime scene dramas are on TV, much of that popularity comes from the gadget and gizmos that they use to plug up the plot holes. And for the sake of interest, many of the plot lines, as well as the techniques that they use to catch the bad guys, are grounded in solid reality.

So, before you watch your next episode of CSI, read through just a few brief descriptions of some crime solving gadgets and technology that are truly real, including clean-up kits, robotic cameras, tablets and smartphones, drones, and GPS darts. [Read more…]

Five Of The Coolest Gadgets Introduced This Year

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Just in time for Christmas, it’s always fun to check out the year’s newest and coolest gadgets. Technology plays such a dominant role in all of our lives, that it’s always a helpful venture when you seek out new, fancy gadgets and gizmos. Don’t worry. The more complicated the technology is, the more excellent the IT options will be if you begin to have problems. If you’re not sure where to start your discovery of the newest and coolest gadgets, then you’ve come to the right place. Here is a quick look at the top five neat gadgets to discover just in time for Christmas. [Read more…]

4 Ways To Find Inspired Art With Your Mobile Device

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Sometimes all it takes to inspire you for a day is a good look at some good art. And since so many things are connected to the Internet for immediate access, your mobile device should work just as well as anything else to get this art from the universe directly into your brain.

But, what are some techniques for doing this? Consider the four following ways to find inspired art with your mobile device, including knowing to to search for art companies, installing the latest photography apps, following artists you appreciate on Twitter, and looking for Instagram hashtags that illustrate your basic interests. [Read more…]

How To Use Your Mobile Phone To Find a New Home

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The search for a new home, whether it’s going to be buying a house or renting an apartment or a room, is not always the most fun. There is lots of research involved, lots of talking to people, and usually lots of failure before you find the right spot.

However, you can use you mobile phone to make the process a bit easier, and four ways that you can do that is by looking in local online newspaper listings, searching through Craigslist ads online, using location-based searching to see what cool things are in an area, and installing specific real-estate apps. [Read more…]

4 Devices and Methods To Help the Hearing Impaired

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For people who are hearing impaired, many modern devices, technological advances, and methods of connection are helping now more than ever in the past. Eventually, humanity will probably come to the point where hearing issues aren’t even really a disability – rather, they will simply be something that technology has a fix for in different situations.

If you’re not familiar with what some of the current possibilities are when it comes to dealing with hearing impaired issues, consider the four following devices and methods that are in use to even out life experiences for people who are in conditional need. [Read more…]

Things Tech Savvy Creators Need To Know

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Whether you are an app addict, creating a new app that people love every week, or you are a tech wizard that likes to create things like new smartphone design or cool 3D items with your new (very expensive) 3D printer. Whatever your tech addiction is, as a creative person that likes to invent, there are some things you need to know, even before you start marketing your next idea, and things you need to know to protect yourself and get the word out there on your creations.

How To Continually Come Up With Fresh New Ideas

Inventors, creative people, and tinkerers all need to continually be coming up with new and innovative ideas. When you do, you don’t want to sit on them too long. The longer you wait to do something with your new idea the greater chances someone else may come up with too similar and idea and steal your glory. [Read more…]

5 Ways To Use Your Phone To Help With Finances

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Your phone is probably your favorite gadget. You use it to talk to people, wander through Facebook, and play your favorite games. But did you know that you could use your phone to really help out with your finances as well?

If you want to start using it this way, check out these following five tips: seek out information about the financial market in general, use apps that you can download to help balance your basic budget, set up financial warnings and updates from your bank, use apps that work through positive affirmations with you, and use news updates to help with financial decisions.

Woman Using Barcode Reader Through Cell Phone

Seek Out Information About the Market

Use your phone’s search function to learn about the market. By being able to research the truth, rumors, lies, or outright fabrications, you’ll be increasing your knowledge of finances as well as increasing your chances of making good decisions. Information did not used to be this available at any time so easily, so it only makes sense now to be a skeptic as often as possible whenever money is involved. [Read more…]

5 Ways To Improve Your Business With Communication Tech

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Communication is at the center of success in any organization. For the sake of argument, consider a business in this case. Communication has to flow constantly between managers, employees, stockholders, presidents, clients, researchers, and everyone else. This is a major undertaking, but new technology has made it easier than ever, once you jump on board to all of the new methods.

To help jumpstart your creative and pragmatic mind, consider these five following suggestions: take stock of what you have already, look for available organizations that can sell you an entire system, always aim for internal consistency in communication, have a best practices guideline for company communication, and listen to the people who talk the most. [Read more…]