Computer Support Blog

Finding great deals is an addiction for many shoppers.  That’s why it is no surprise that cool product in technology Shopular is trying to capitalize on that addiction with its social shopping and location-based features.  Shopular is a mobile application available for both Android and iOS devices that lets people follow their favorite retailers and discover special deals and offers whenever they are available.  Shopular allows users to select what retailers and types of deals show up in their feeds on the app. By doing so, users can customize their experience to meet their specific shopping habits.  Shopular adds to the social aspects of shopping in many ways as well. Users can share deals with others through the app when they find something especially appealing.  People can also send messages to other shoppers and even recommend special shopping tips and tricks.  This cool product gives people the chance to connect and help each other get the most out of their shopping with its social features.  If users have issues sharing deals or shopping tips due to technical problem, a tech support provider will be able to help them resolve the issue with their phone or tablet. Read more »

This is the second in a series of articles by RESCUECOM in which we discuss several important online privacy issues.  This article will indicate the privacy concerns surrounding social networking websites and provide advice on how to protect one’s privacy while using them. Read more »

For many professional chefs, opening up their own restaurant is a career goal and a personal dream.  However, the restaurant business is notoriously cutthroat and difficult to handle.  Saving up the money to purchase a space for the restaurant is difficult enough, but the long hours and high stress that comes with running the establishment is often too much for younger chefs.  Still, many cooks would appreciate the creative freedom and ability to develop their own menu and make money for themselves rather than work for a salary at someone else’s establishment.  Enter Feastly, a cool product in technology that connects adventurous diners with entrepreneurial cooks.  With this cool product, chefs can find people interested in their cooking and host special meals in their own homes, essentially turning the chef’s home into a streamlined and smaller version of a restaurant or café.  Feastly places chefs’ specialized dining experiences on its online marketplace.  Potential diners choose what experiences they want and pay up front on the site, so there is no need to worry about payment when at dinner.  Anyone who has trouble connecting to the Internet to try Feastly out will want to contact a computer repair company for help. Read more »

Selling used technology for some extra cash has become far easier in the last two decades.  Websites like eBay and Craigslist have made selling used items online a viable option for many people.  However, these websites do still have their inconveniences.  With eBay’s auction-style selling, users are responsible for shipping the items they sell, which can be a major hassle.  Many people sell and buy items locally on Craigslist to avoid these problems, but products go unsold on Craigslist regularly and many sellers end up reducing the price of their items due to haggling.  Fobo is a cool product in technology that wants to combine the best elements of these two options while eliminating the hassles of both.  Fobo is a mobile app that allows people to sell their technological devices online locally in flash auctions.  Fobo does not require users to ship items, as it only allows local users to bid during auctions.  Once someone wins an auction, he or she can contact the seller and work out a time to pick up the purchase directly.  Since Fobo uses an eBay-like auction style for sales one the app, it avoids the potential haggling issues many sellers experience when selling through Craigslist.  Anyone who has trouble setting up an auction on the app should find a computer support provider for assistance. Read more »

Losing weight is a constant struggle for thousands of people in the United States and all over the world.  Fortunately, there are plenty of services now available to help that weren’t even possible before mobile technology became prominent in society.  One cool product in technology that provides a complete health and fitness solution to consumers is Noom.  Noom is a mobile app that lets users easily manage all their weight loss related activities including dieting strategy and exercise plans.  Rather than split fitness and dieting into two separate products, Noom lets people handle both aspects in one service. Read more »

Fitness devices and mobile apps have exploded onto the consumer technology scene over the last several years.  Many different companies are providing different spins on the concept of tracking fitness metrics.  However, almost all of these companies place the burden on the individual to manage his or her data.  People usually have to log their fitness data manually, taking out their mobile device and inputting information about their last activity in between exercises.  Even fitness apps that make use of a smartphone’s accelerometers to track motion force users to have their mobile device with them at all times while exercising, which isn’t always ideal.  However, RESCUECOM recently spoke to cool person in technology Lee Silverstone, the Co-CEO of Gymtrack, a technology company that takes a different approach to tracking fitness data.  Gymtrack wants to make fitness tracking part of the infrastructure of the gym itself.  With Silverstone’s system, the gym tracks each individual’s fitness data so people don’t have to worry about logging information or carrying their phone when exercising. Read more »

Going out to a nightclub, while a popular activity for people in urban areas, can also cause a lot of frustration in certain circumstances.  People often end up in long lines and are unable to enter a club for hours.  Booking table service, or “bottle service” as some establishments call it, is often the best way to avoid these hassles.  Booking table service usually gets a nightclub visitor their own server, a table for the night and the ability to skip long lines, all for a special fee.  Cool product in technology TableList is giving people the chance to book table services at many popular nightclubs with their smartphones.  Users who have the TableList app can search through different nightclubs and see who is offering table service at what prices in their area.  Once someone has a found a deal to purchase, they book it directly through the TableList app.  When that person shows up at his or her nightclub of choice, he or she can avoid long lines and go directly into the club.  He or she can spend time with friends enjoying their night out thanks to this cool product.  Those who have any trouble while trying to buy service through the TableList app should find a smartphone PC support service to help them with technical issues. Read more »

Finding beauty and wellness professionals for reasonable prices is not an easy task.  For many people in professional settings, image and presentation is extremely important in their day-to-day experiences.  Maintaining their appearances, while not the most essential part of their lives, can certainly make them easier and more manageable.  However, stylists and cosmetologists are not always easy to find and many of them provide services that are extremely expensive.  Cool product in technology StyleSeat helps individuals find stylists and beauty professionals they can afford easily and book appointments with them online.  Rather than having to search through numerous websites or online listings just to make calls or send emails inquiring about appointments, StyleSeat lets customers handle the entire process on one website.  Users browse local professionals and book appointments with them directly on the site.  People can send messages to stylists directly through the site as well if they have questions.  They can also view stylists’ availability.  Each stylist has a detailed profile that users can use to gauge if they are a good fit before contacting them.  Anyone who experiences a technical problem while navigating the site or booking an appointment should contact a remote computer support provider for assistance. Read more »

Diabetes is a serious condition that millions of people struggle with daily.  Non-diabetics often don’t realize the difficulties of monitoring the condition and how easy it is for people to make mistakes that can end in serious harm to their bodies.  HelpAround is a cool product in technology that wants to make these mistakes a non-issue for diabetics everywhere.  HelpAround is a mobile application that diabetics can download and use to get help whenever they find themselves stuck in a bad situation.  For example, HelpAround users can get assistance if they lose their meter or run out of glucose tabs.  This cool product attains help for its users through crowdsourcing.  According to HelpAround, roughly one in ten people suffer from some form of Diabetes.  Diabetics are often in crowded areas when unexpected problems arise.  HelpAround uses GPS to find other diabetics nearby who might be able to help a user who is in trouble.  By having a large network of diabetic users on HelpAround, people can support each other whenever one of these sticky situations occurs.  Users who believe their HelpAround app has trouble connecting with other nearby users may have connection problems on their phones and require smartphone IT support. Read more »

When talking about technology and children, many people lament how smartphones, tablets, video games and other devices have reduced kids’ time playing outdoors.  Many parents would rather that their children spend time running and playing outside than using consumer technology.  RESCUECOM recently spoke to Tinitell CEO and cool person in technology Mats Horn, who has created a piece of consumer technology that ironically bucks this trend.  Tinitell is a piece of technology for kids that actually enables them to play outside more and for longer periods, as it makes it far easier for parents to communicate with and monitor their children.  Tinitell is a cellular walkie-talkie that wraps around a child’s wrist.  The device is GPS-enabled so that parents can track their children’s location as they play and it uses a one-button communication system to make it easy for children to call their parents whenever they want.  Since Tinitell uses cellular signal and works like a mobile device, users can get a mobile computer repair company to fix it if their children break it in any way while playing. Read more »