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Changes in technology are actually encouraging people to change the way they look at their work and recreation spaces.  With the rise of streaming Cloud-based media on the Internet at the same time as widescreen, flat panel style high-definition monitors and televisions, the desktop-based monitor is rapidly becoming a relic of the past.  Instead, many consumers are finding ways to access their Internet-based media and display it on their HDTVs and monitors, which has given rise to the wall-mount monitor.  To ideally use your space as well as protect your high-definition monitor or screen investment, you need a solid wall mount, like the Ergotron Interactive Arm HD! Read more »

In the tech sector, it is shocking how many businesses are run exclusively by men, even in the United States.  It is interesting to note, then, that the businesses in the technology sector that have influential women as corporate officers are also some of the industry’s most successful operations.  One influential technology company with a prominent woman on their management team is the Symantec Corporation. Their powerful woman is none other than Janice Chaffin! Read more »

In the last few years, there has been a wireless revolution; virtually every computer peripheral or electronic device has wireless access.  With so many wireless devices operating in a home or office setting, it is easy to lose track of the range on each device.  Moreover, if you and other family members are accessing the Internet through a home wireless network, you may experience lag.  Nothing restores the functionality and speed of a wireless network like a good wireless router.  One of the most versatile wireless routers on the market is the AirStation HighPower N600 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Router! Read more »

There are not many successful businesspeople who advocate dropping out of college if it is necessary to pursue your dreams.  Steve Jobs often referenced his dropping out of college as a seminal event in the creation of Apple Computers.  Similarly, Joe Born frequently advises those considering the tech sector for employment to use the freedom college life affords to explore all of the options your imagination can conceive.  Born now sees college as an occasional impediment, as he believes it frequently leaves graduates unprepared for the modern business and tech markets.  Why should anyone care what Joe Born’s views on college are?  He is the CEO of Neuros Technology! Read more »

Sometimes, it is unclear what a business did before a certain point in its corporate history, even by researching the company.  Sometimes, a company exists for a time before it hires an individual who turns out to have a great impact on the company; that is the type of hire that puts a company on the map! Joyce Fleck had exactly that level of impact on the Navarre Corporation. Read more »

Sometimes, the coolest electronic or computer devices are some of the most esoteric.  However, if a device or computer component can save you money and perform a valuable function, it is certainly worth recommending.  StarTech.com is one of the manufacturers and resellers of interesting and frequently obscure computer components.  One of their interesting and vastly underrated products is the SATPCIEX8ADP 6” SATA Power to 8-Pin PCI Express Video Card Power Cable Adapter. Read more »

One of the big stories in the technology sector at the end of 2011 was the initial public offering of stock for Zynga.  Zynga, the creator of some of Facebook’s most popular games, was all set to leap into the business of making money off its popularity and the IPO sought to raise billions of dollars for the company.  Amid news reports of other video game companies experiencing financial hardships, the Zynga IPO was viewed by many as catastrophic, with the stock losing value its first few days.  While this might have made a lesser CEO cringe and get out of the game, it was nothing to Mark Pincus. Read more »

One of the most interesting aspects of the World Wide Web has to be that it has forced companies to truly work on an international level, as opposed to simply within one country.  The fascinating corollary to that is that many companies have a vastly different presence on the Internet, depending on where in the world one is accessing them.  So, even as Yahoo! has made a decline in the United States, it remains a powerhouse company in the Pacific Rim countries, despite a few setbacks with failed attempts to acquire existing companies there.  Part of the reason for Yahoo!’s continued relevance in Asia is Rose Tsou. Read more »

It is sometimes amazing to think that so many viable business entities in the tech sector rose around niche products.  More than any other industry, the tech sector fosters the concept that for every great idea, there is a way to make it real and form a business with that product as its centerpiece.  Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI), the manufacturer of the ProOdo dissolved oxygen sensor, knows just how that sort of specific and esoteric product can build a viable business.  In fact, YSI built so many scientific instruments so well, they were bought by Zylem. To manage the new company, Ron Geis accepted a position as Vice President and General Manager of YSI.  With Geis’ strong record of growing companies and increasing profits, this appointment would seem to be a strategic move by the parent company, indicating anticipated significant expansion. Read more »

Losing data is the bane of every computer user.  Power outages, surges and simple mechanical failure from traditional hard drives can cause a computer crash that eliminates any unsaved information from your computer.  While sometimes data recovery is possible, prevention is by far the best medicine in the case of data loss.  The new ArxCis-NV is designed to prevent data loss and essentially acts as an internal flash drive that constantly backs up your otherwise unsaved data! Read more »