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Setting Boundaries and Goals With Digital Devices

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Digital devices are great for helping set particular kinds of boundaries and goals. Because of the power and size of new smartphones and tablets, you now can have a personal organizer and assistant on hand at all times, and it can make you a better person, if you let it.

Specifically, you can use your tech for working with addiction, getting yourself to be more on time, sequencing out your educational goals, setting your social boundaries, and even paying attention to how engaged you are with the world around you. And, the more you practice these techniques, the better you’ll get at them. [Read more…]

How To Enjoy Your Gadgets In Comfort

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We all love our gadgets. The most common ones that come to mind in terms of entertainment and usefulness tend to be our phones, tablets, and gaming systems, and that will be the focus of this particular set of ideas about comfort.

Because really, one of the things that keeps us away from enjoying our gadgets as much as possible is discomfort and distraction. Outside interference from the experience of gaming, entertainment, or communication is a pretty big draw away from full immersion in the sensory exposure of what we’re trying to accomplish. So to that end, consider the following ideas.

Defining Comfort On a Large Scale

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Take a moment to consider comfort on a large scale. Think about a beautiful, immersive theater, complete with installed epic theater seating. Think about how comfortable that is for you and the people you’re with. What if you could have this kind of experience every time you sat down to enjoy a movie on your iPad, or every time you sat down to enjoy playing a quick game on your smartphone? How wonderful and relaxing would that be? Now you have a goal. [Read more…]

Using Mobile Devices in Lawsuits

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The use of mobile devices in lawsuits has increased dramatically in recent years because of advances in technology. The advances in particular that have helped include better mobile device coverage over more geographical areas, faster speeds, and higher quality recording ability, both in terms of audio and video. If you’re involved in a lawsuit, there are a few things to keep in mind before getting too far into the proceedings, and they are to make sure you find the right law firm, understand how cloud support and automatic uploading work, and seriously consider the benefits that come from the police and civilians who know how to work this technology.

mobile devices in lawsuits

Finding the Right Law Firm

The absolute first thing to do when getting into any sort of legal battle is to find the right law firm, and if you plan on using technology to support your side of the case, then be sure to look for firms that already have success in that realm. For example, to win a car accident lawsuit, you may need a firm that is going to understand how to be sure that anyone who has video from their cellphone of the event can get it to you in the preferred legal manner. Those details are very important when dealing with injury or large sums of money. [Read more…]

The Use of Mobile Technology in Catching Crimes

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There’s no denying that the smartphone has become a very useful tool for many people today. Apart from individuals who use the gadget in their daily lives, organizations are also recognizing the importance of these smartphones.

In the field of law enforcement, technology plays a vital part. The mobile phone, for one, has proven its usefulness in terms of finding stolen items and tracking down criminals.

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Smartphones these days are equipped with advanced technology that enable the owner to keep track of where it might be in the event the device gets lost. For instance, the owner can link his or her Google account to the smartphone so that when someone else gets it and takes photos using the device, the owner will be able to find out. This is what happened to one smartphone owner in Orlando, Florida. [Read more…]

Last Minute Holiday Gifts for the Apple Geek

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Christmas is just a few days away. The malls are crowded, the stores are out of stock, and you still haven’t bought a gift for your special someone.  If he or she happens to be an avid Apple user, then you’re in luck. There are lots of gadgets and gizmos that you can get within hours of ordering. These are the perfect last-minute gifts! [Read more…]

VooMote Zapper Turns your iDevice Into A Remote

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Apple’s iDevices are so versatile that you can make the appropriate apps to make it perform a gazillion different functions. One of the more popular uses for iPhones and iPads is by turning it into a universal remote control But there is one big drawback to this – Apple’s devices do not have infrared sensors, which is the only way a remote can communicate with a majority of devices or AV equipment. [Read more…]

Ironically, Jailbreaking your iPad May Save It

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I’m not really a fan of jailbreaking. Some of my friends have attempted to jailbreak their iPhones, iPod Touch and first-gen iPads. Even though they were successful, the common complaint I heard from some of them was that the jailbroken device became more unstable. I think that’s a poor tradeoff. But from what I’ve been hearing about a vulnerability in the current iOS, it looks like jailbreaking will actually be a solution. [Read more…]