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Sometimes, an individual’s association with a company can make all the difference in establishing a business venture.  John F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to make a political magazine at a time when the market was pretty much strangled with political print magazines did not stop him from making George a success.  In a similar way, one of the new tech sector startups benefits greatly from the celebrity of one of the members of its management team.  Numecent is an emerging Cloudpaging company and it would be just another Internet startup if it was not for Hildy Shandell.

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Intel is the largest producer of computer processing chips in the world. Nearly every desktop and laptop uses Intel’s chips – Pentiums, Core i3, etc. – and they are reliable processors. Intel calls its current line of processors Sandy Bridge. Intel originally released the Sandy Bridge processing chips in January 2011, after announcing them in 2009. Read more »

Wikipedia is, it might not surprise you to learn, not considered a valid reference by the vast majority of those in academia.  Because just anyone can write or edit the articles on Wikipedia, they are often inaccurate or imprecise.  Fortunately, there are other resources that educators consider authoritative, even digital resources that are like Wikipedia.  One of the most comprehensive, authoritative sources students may use as a reference tool is the 2012 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD!

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There are few computer peripherals as important to PC users as the keyboard.  For sure, the computer mouse would be a close second, but the keyboard is still the vital interface peripheral for those who continue to use personal computers.  There is one name in the computer peripherals market that is virtually synonymous with high quality keyboards and computer mice: Logitech.  At the head of Logitech is Guerrino De Luca!

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For anyone who lives in – or has visited – New York City, you probably know about the televisions that are in the back of many taxi cabs. A significant number of taxi companies in New York City have installed televisions in their cabs that play a select set of programming for the taxicab riders. One group of fifty taxis is currently considering switching out those televisions and replacing them with tablet computers. Read more »

No matter how effecting the marketing departments for navigation apps for smartphones are, using your smartphone while driving is just dangerous.  No matter how reliable wireless providers insist their networks are, they are not infallible. There is little worse than being lost because you have driven out of your network coverage area and lose your navigation tool!  For those who plan ahead or travel with a laptop computer and can pull over for get directions from your computer while driving, there is no more reliable a navigation tool than Microsoft MapPoint 2011! Read more »

Apple’s new device is not the iPad 3, iPad HD, or The New iPad. “iPad” is its whole name, even though this is the third model in what may prove to be a long line of devices. With such a universally-recognized device, it sometimes helps to re-establish brand awareness and market dominance.  By calling it simply “iPad,” Apple reminds consumers that they were the first and definitive tablet computer manufacturer.  That type of nod to the market power of the iPad could not have been done with a name like third-generation iPad, iPad 3, or iPad HD.

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Right now in the United States, it is very easy to feel like the monthly bills one has are just piling up.  Technology, which was supposed to make everyone’s life easier, has instead become a hassle defined by more and more monthly bills and billing plans of which you must keep track.  It is likely that every month you pay for Internet, telephone, mobile phone plans, and cable television, in addition to any subscriptions like NetFlix you might have.  Sometimes, it is better to get the most out of what you are paying for, like your cable television subscription, as opposed to subscribing to something new.  The EyeTV Hybrid can help you eliminate some of those entertainment bills!

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Changing the face of shopping on the Internet is not as easy an idea to execute as it is to conceive.  There are many different models for trying to lure websurfers into shopping, though the prevailing wisdom is one must have a site or interface that is rich with images.  Shopping through pictures you find on the Internet is the basic idea behind sites like Shopalong and Luminate.  Making it possible for you to buy what you see in pictures online is the job of the engineers at Luminate.  Directing them and making Luminate successful is Troy Chevalier.

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There are many settings in education and business where the benefit of a computer may not be easily utilized.  For example, teachers who create PowerPoint or other computer-based multimedia presentations often find it difficult to execute those presentations on a single, simple computer screen.  Similarly, in business, presentations are made more clearly and dramatically when those to whom you are presenting do not have to hunch over a computer monitor.  For large-scale presentations, one needs a digital projector.  The Ricoh PJ WX3231N Digital Business Projector is an excellent choice for those with both a computer network and the need to present projects frequently.

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