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Must Have Gadgets and Apps For Writers on the Go

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Writers never know when inspiration is going to hit. It’s really one of the most frustrating things because you feel the tremendous force of all the things inside you that are waiting to be said, sung, put to poetry, put to lyrics, or realized in some sort of literary sense. There is so much power in the written word because so many people lock themselves up tight and are unable to express their emotions.

When they hear a song, read a line of poetry, watch a movie, read a book, watch a play, or hear somebody say what it is they’ve been feeling, there is a moment of pure freedom that is experienced. Writers are essential to unlocking the hearts of people. [Read more…]

5 Problems Your Computer Can Have

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Almost everyone has a computer, but not everyone is a computer technician, which can mean serious problems can jam you up without you knowing what’s going on. And the first step, when it comes to troubleshooting, is understanding that you have trouble at all, and what might be causing it. Hence the famous troubleshooting line for when something won’t turn on – “is it plugged in?”

So, what are five problems that you computer can have, so that you know where to start fixing them? Consider these five common ones, including slow processing, overheating, issues with space, trouble with updates, and mechanical failure. [Read more…]

Top Gadgets You Can Claim As A Deduction On Your Taxes

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To the majority of the population, taking care of the previous year’s taxes is someone else’s job. Most people don’t thoroughly understand the ins and outs of tax laws, deductions, and credits. It’s all a big mess of mumbo jumbo to the laymen. There are plenty of software programs out there to assist you in filing your own taxes each year, but you’ve got to know what you can and can’t claim. If you’re not sure about what gadgets and electronics count as a tax deduction, then we’re here to help. Here is a quick summary of the top gadgets you can claim as deductions on your taxes. [Read more…]

Three Tech Must-Haves to get your Business Started

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Thinking about starting your own business this year? Is this the year you take control of your income and build your own means of income generation? Even if you have no idea how to begin, technology has made it so much easier to start and run a business. Here are some great gadgets, gizmos and devices that will make your job easier. They may even make your business more successful.

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Business Plan Software

Planning out the business you want to start makes sense. It will also be required should you seek funding. You will be glad you spent the time to write it out, as it will clarify the steps you wish to take in your business. It will help you set your business goals and the steps to reach those goals. Programs like LivePlan will walk you through the steps. According to their website writers, it is packed with easy-to-follow instructions. It has over 500 business plan samples and helpful advice. The software walks you through each step of creating a business plan. When you are finished with the plan, it will even help with the steps you need to take after the business plan is written. [Read more…]

Protect Your Business: Avoid Catastrophic Data Loss

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The word “disaster” has an ominous and foreboding quality to it. One just assumes that it means the very worst possible things that could ever happen, and we tend to conjure up images of a fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, explosion or other monumental negative event. The term disaster recovery implies a large-scale relief effort in hopes of bringing the business back from the abyss and on the road to being functional again. [Read more…]

Colocation Hosting – The Basics

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Of all the many available hosting services, only a handful of companies offer the service known as co-location hosting. The internet service providers (ISPs) that provide this service are equipped with uniquely designed data centres, which they lease out to clients who place their own servers within the data centres physical infrastructure but remain in charge of the operation of their servers, without receiving any kind of system administration from the ISP.

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A Bicycle Bell That Means To Be Heard

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Bicycles nowadays are so high tech. You deal with different metal alloys for the frame, different technologies for the moving parts of the bicycle – even the seats and handlebars are all products of new technology. The only thing that seems to have been left behind has been the bicycle bell. That is until the Record Your Own Bicycle Bell. [Read more…]

Bathroom coolness with LED faucets

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Gadget lovers will try to incorporate their love for gadgets and everything cool in practically all aspects of their lives. I consider myself a huge gadget lover and I can attest to the fact that, if I had the means, I’d put cool stuff in everything that I touch. I’ve placed LCD screens in my car so that my kids can watch their favorite videos on long haul drives, I’ve turned our car into a Wifi hotspot so that all of the Wifi devices that my wife and I own can connect to the internet even when we’re on the road, We have a networked media player attached to our TV so that whenever I download shows I can dump it on the player so we can watch on our LCD TV. [Read more…]

LaCie Cloudbox makes for safe online data storage

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The Cloud is where it’s at, if we’re to believe all of the tech articles flooding the internet espousing the virtues of cloud computing and cloud storage. While it really does have its benefits – being able to access your files wherever you are in the world even when you don’t have your own computer, and the safety cloud storage brings to your data in the event your hardware suffers a catastrophic failure – it’s understandable that a lot of people still worry about the issues of security. That’s why some people still think that remotely saving sensitive information through hardware they own is the way to go. [Read more…]