Computer Support Blog

Many of us often daydream about packing up and hitting the road for a long, exciting trip with no real destination planned. We want to take in the sights and find all of the interesting local spots along the way that are just waiting to be discovered. The problem is that when you drive around without actually planning anything and no knowledge of local information beforehand, it can often be extremely difficult to find those unique and unknown locations you are looking for.  What happens more often than not is that you get to a new town hoping to find some great local diner you had never heard of, or visit one of the hangout spots in the area, but don’t know where to look. After spending a long time searching to no avail, you wind up just settling for a fast food place you could find anywhere in the country and miss out on the desired experience. Roadtrippers aims to address this very issue and help lead you to points of interest off the beaten path. Read more »

As technology advances daily, we see tech devices becoming more and more prevalent in our day-to-day activities. Everything is becoming automatic, from the methods we use when buying or selling products to the way we drive our cars. Household utilities and appliances are no exception to this trend, and there are numerous products that let you remotely control your home. This can be anything from controlling your lights or heat to monitoring security systems and intercoms. However, when you use these products in your home it often involves separate devices for each task and can be a bit cumbersome to use. Vivint Sky seeks to eliminate the hassle of having to deal with numerous separate devices to turn your home into a smart home. Read more »

The world seems to get smaller and smaller as more technology lets us stay in touch with everyone over the Internet. We can use our phones to instantly share pictures and videos of where we are and what we are doing to friends who are miles away, and keep up with major life events without ever needing to actually remember so much as a birthday thanks to social media. However, despite this constantly connected lifestyle, sometimes you are in a situation where you just can’t be online all the time. Your options tend to be limited when you want to share your experiences right away but have no Internet connection to do so. Luckily, an app called Cirqle now lets you share pictures even when you are offline. Read more »

We live in an era of information, with almost anything you might want to know available within a few moments of searching online. The internet is arguably the most common medium used when someone wants to know an obscure fact, communicate with friends, or shop. As more and more people search online for the products they want, face-to-face interactions and sales phone calls are becoming less common. For many companies, their website has become the most important part of selling their product. Consumers will often search online for something they want, visit a website selling it, and do most of their research before even calling a company to find out more. This can frequently leave the consumer without a full understanding of a product and does not give a sales team the chance to sell their merchandise. Azalead aims to provide a way for sales associates to reach potential customers who visited a company’s website. Read more »

Many businesses, especially restaurants, have long known that one of the main ways to secure customer loyalty is by making sure children have a positive experience. This is evident in the kid’s products you will see in almost any family-oriented restaurant. You may see any number of things geared towards kids, including toys and tablemats with games on them, crayons for coloring, and special menu items creatively designed to appeal specifically to children. A happy kid means a happy parent, and that turns into repeat visits for the establishment. A startup called bizzieMe aims to use its platform to create a tech-based, modernized version of leaving games on the table for children. Read more »

“A picture is worth a thousand words”, as the saying goes. People have been using art, photos, and other visual mediums to convey emotion all throughout history. A popular app, called Frontback, adds another method to do just that. The app uses both cameras on a smartphone to capture a user’s expression in addition to whatever that user is seeing any given moment. The app then shows each picture side by side and lets you post the new image so that other users can see your reactions to whatever you are looking at. Read more »

When people are constantly looking down at their smartphones as they text, talk, check their social media, or use any number of different apps, it can be easy to forget to keep an eye on what is in front of them. While in many situations this tendency is mostly harmless, it can be extremely dangerous while driving down a busy road. Several different organizations have taken great strides to reduce phone usage while behind the wheel and increase drivers’ awareness. That is where Navdy comes into play. Read more »

Technology brings us closer every day to a world that was previously only possible in stories and science fiction movies. Advancement in the field of augmented reality, or AR for short, is one of the things slowly making such a world a reality. AR devices, at their core, show you the real world around you with digital images layered on top. These devices have a variety of uses ranging from playing games on a smartphone or viewing sports scores to keeping track of someone’s vital signs during surgery. The possible applications of such technology are nearly limitless and are constantly expanding. The Meta 1 headset takes full advantage of this potential and aims to take AR technology to a new level. Read more »

Nobody likes dealing with health insurance issues.  Keeping up with what a person’s insurance specifically covers, what someone owes in copay or his or her deductible balance can be a major pain, especially when dealing with health problems on top of it all.  Finding healthcare providers that take one’s insurance plan can also be difficult for many people who just want to receive treatment for their illness.  Cool product in technology Medlio wants to simplify health insurance by streamlining the details of a person’s coverage into one mobile app.  Medlio provides users with up-to-date information about their insurance plan.  People can find out details of their benefits simply by opening up the app on their smartphone.  The information is readily available with the tap of a finger on Medlio.  Medlio also makes it possible for people to find healthcare providers near them instantly.  Medlio checks where a user is with a phone’s GPS system and automatically tells that person where the nearest doctors are that accept their insurance plan.  Finding doctors can be much more convenient when using this cool product.  People whose phones have GPS issues will need to contact a tech support company to fix the problem before taking full advantage of the Medlio app. Read more »

Millions of people spend countless hours commuting to and from work each month in the United States.  Many of these people likely wish they could accomplish more during the time they spend commuting in their car, on their bike or even by foot.  Cool product in technology CommutePays offers people a chance to earn rewards for the time they spend commuting.  This new startup partners with popular brands to give people special offers and discounts for the miles they commute every day.  When people reach certain milestones in how much mileage they’ve traveled while commuting, CommutePays lets them choose special rewards for specific brands depending on their location.  People track their mileage through their smartphone using the CommutePays app.  Similar to how a frequent flyers program works with certain airlines, people accumulate points from the miles that they travel.  They can then use these points to cash in for the rewards that different brands offer in their area.  Anyone who believes his or her phone is not tracking his or her commuted miles properly could have a broken GPS tracker.  If this is the case, finding a computer repair company to fix the mobile device will be necessary. Read more »