Sunday, November 18, 2012

INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use

INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use: "’ve never really thought about this until now, but if you use a tablet extensively, you have to watch how you’re seated when you’re using it.  Just like how you sit in front of a normal computer matters to your back and neck posture, the same rules equally apply to when you’re using your iPad, Android tablet or Kindle Fire."

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The Best Websites and Software for Brainstorming and Mind Mapping - How-To Geek

The Best Websites and Software for Brainstorming and Mind Mapping - How-To Geek: "A mind map is a diagram that allows you to visually outline information, helping you organize, solve problems, and make decisions. Start with a single idea in the center of the diagram and add associated ideas, words, and concepts connected radially around the central idea."

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Using Computers At Night Can Cause Depression

Using Computers At Night Can Cause Depression: "People who stay up late at night, whether they are working, playing, or even just posting pictures on Facebook, have a higher chance of developing depression and learning problems, and it is not due to just a lack of sleep, but also because of the exposure to bright light at night from lamps, laptops, and even the newly popular iPads."

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What are quantum computers good for? • The Register

What are quantum computers good for? • The Register: "The problem with trying to explain quantum computing to the public is that you end up either simplifying the story so far as to make it wrong, or running down so many metaphorical rabbit-burrows that you end up wrong."

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7 Costly Collectible Computers - Slideshow from PCMag.com

7 Costly Collectible Computers - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "Who remembers the HTC Thunderbolt? First shown off at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the phone set the stage for the Samsung Galaxy SIII and its rivals: big, beautiful, running on the latest LTE network, and power hungry. Today, it’s been almost forgotten."

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Friday, November 16, 2012

New WiFi protocol boosts congested wireless network throughput by 700% | ExtremeTech

New WiFi protocol boosts congested wireless network throughput by 700% | ExtremeTech: "Engineers at NC State University (NCSU) have discovered a way of boosting the throughput of busy WiFi networks by up to 700%. Perhaps most importantly, the breakthrough is purely software-based, meaning it could be rolled out to existing WiFi networks relatively easily — instantly improving the throughput and latency of the network."

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The Problem with Owning a Tablet [Comic] - How-To Geek

The Problem with Owning a Tablet [Comic] - How-To Geek:

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Three simple rules for buying a new laptop | PCWorld

Three simple rules for buying a new laptop | PCWorld: "This is the time of year when friends, family members, casual acquaintances, and people in the street stop me to ask about buying a new PC."

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8 worst Windows 8 irritations (and how to fix them) | PCWorld

8 worst Windows 8 irritations (and how to fix them) | PCWorld: "After spending more than a year conquering the operating system's overhauled (and nonintuitive) interface in its various prerelease iterations, I've now entered a second stage of frustration: I find myself cursing at Windows 8's major changes less and less, but shaking my fist and swearing like a sailor at its little irritations more and more."

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Kindle keyboard review

Kindle keyboard review: "If you like to read, there have become a lot more ways to read in the past few years. The old fashioned way of reading paper books is getting less popular, while using an e reader and a tablet are becoming more popular all the time. "

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