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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…]

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 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…]

The Importance of Calibrating Your Gadgets

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We love our gadgets! And we love our gadgets that give us numbers and data. Which way is north? How hot is this potato? How loud is the traffic outside? But something that is often overlooked when it comes to this returned data is how accurate it really is.

A thermometer may read that it’s 80 degrees outside, but is it really? The only way to make sure that our gadgets are giving us proper info is by calibrating them regularly. The following three tips will give you some insight into the concept and application of calibration.

calibrating gadgets

Calibrating Professional Level Gear

When it comes to certain industries, like major construction, or perhaps the health industry, there are actually legal requirements for the calibration of gear. There isn’t really any room for error when it comes to people’s lives. In those cases, always send your gear to have it professionally calibrated. With these particular gadgets, there are specialized methods and equipment that are required to make sure state, federal and local laws regarding calibration are followed, and sensible and reasonable ones as well. You don’t want to be at fault regarding an accident simply because a gauge was reading incorrectly. [Read more…]

3 Ways to Improve Your Photography

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Think you have a special knack for artistic qualities in the world? Some people have a unique eye for seeing the world in a different and special way. Have you always wanted to share this worldview by using photography? One of the most frustrating things a new visual artist can encounter is putting their images onto their computer and finding that they don’t look like the idea they had in mind while shooting.

Focus, Focus, Focus

You know what’s different and unique, so arrange your shot as to remove any distractions or noise. Remember that anyone who sees your photo won’t know about anything that’s not in the frame, so leave as much to the imagination as possible. This draws more interest, allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks, making them part of the art.

Photography skills

The reason a focal point is important is that when you look at an image your eye will generally need a ‘resting place’ or something of interest to really hold it. Without it you’ll find people will simply glance at your shots and then move on to the next one. A focal point can be virtually anything ranging from a person, to a building, to a mountain, to a flower etc. [Read more…]

Work and Get Paid – On the Go!

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There are a ton of benefits to being able to work on the go. Just because of the option to take your work with you via your mobile devices now, technology frees up an enormous number of creative possibilities, and also chances to meet people face to face, instead of having to stay anchored to a desk in an office. Depending on your type of job though, there have been some aspects of mobile work that have lagged behind. However, thanks to some innovation by a few different companies, these restrictions are starting to fall by the wayside. Consider the following.

Mobile Tech and Work

working on the go

Mobile technology and mobile work have advanced in parallel. Better and faster communication on the go means that activities previous designated to physical spaces can now be done anywhere. It’s only natural that as soon as the possibility of creative work increases, people will take advantage of it. New cell phone technology has been at the heart of this mobile movement, but the fact that tablets are exponentially more powerful has also taken away some of the restrictions that came with carrying around laptops that had more space and power requirements. It’s a fascinating time to be an on-the-go entrepreneur, but one aspect of this that’s been a little troublesome in the past is the idea of payment. But no longer! [Read more…]

5 Best Medical Devices

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Today perhaps more than at any time in the past, health care costs are soaring. Additionally, approval for much-needed procedures is subject to more intense scrutiny than ever. That increased scrutiny extends to all new medical devices, inhibiting the appearance and usage of innovative devices.

Fortunately, in 2012 a new regulatory agency was formed. Named the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it exists for the express purpose of reviewing such medical products, and informing medical organizations and medical education institutions about their approved uses. This new governing body has already sparked an increase in the number and kinds of medical devices being made available in the health-care industry; some of which are described below. [Read more…]

Finding Your Way Around Online Banking

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It seems like you can pretty much do anything and everything online nowadays. Not only can you shop with your credit card, but many online retailers will take money straight out of your bank account, or you can use one of many online paying apps like PayPal.

Most of these online money systems come with extra security to protect your funds from hackers and other fraud, but you always run some risk whether shopping online or even using your debit/credit card in a brick and mortar store.

Online Banking

online banking

There is a ton that can be done with online banking. These days people can pretty much live without having checks to write out. However, paying by paper check is still the preferred method for many people, and it’s made easier with the ability to order checks online too. Even businesses can order payroll checks online, if they still pay their workers the “old-fashioned” way. [Read more…]

Three Gadgets To Bring On Your Travels

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Gadgets make your work life easier, your personal life more fulfilling, and they can even add to your overall experience when you are out traveling. “Because it’s important to find the best balance between living in the moment,” says the founder of Journey Beyond Travel, Thomas Hollowell, “it’s also important to balance your experiences with those you wish to record and share with your friends and families back home. We run various treks in Morocco’s hidden areas and we try to tell walkers that they don’t need 1000 photos. It’s just as important to have 1000 memories to hold onto.” But, for those traveling to distant lands, here’s some of our ideas on what you should consider to bring along.

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GPS Trackers

GPS trackers are going to come in handy for a number of reasons. First, if you are anywhere you have to drive, they will point you in the right direction when you are lost. Second, there are a number of GPS trackers that will give you a map readout of where you went with timestamps. This means that when you get back from your travels, you will have a minute by minute map of everywhere that you went, and you can pieces together your journey for your jealous co-workers. For safety purposes, if other people can track you, they can find you if you get in trouble as well, for instance in bad weather. [Read more…]

4 Skincare Devices That Can Drastically Improve your Skin

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When it comes to looking your best, your skin will play a huge role. Society places a high value on your appearance, and this may have you wanting to look more youthful. The method in which you care for your skin can make a huge difference in your overall appearance. It’s important to practice good skin care and choose the right devices to help you to so.

Microdermabrasion

microdermabrasion

Keeping your skin looking youthful means getting rid of the layers of dead skin that reside on top. One way to effectively do this is by implementing microdermabrasion on a regular basis, at least three times per week.

This process involves using a special type of cream or gel that works to exfoliate the skin and reveal the younger looking skin that is underneath. You will find tiny crystals in the product that works to scrub the skin and get the job done. [Read more…]