Is it taking forever for your computer to open up a program or load a page? We know you’re feeling frustrated – read through these steps below to try and fix these annoying yet easy to fix issues.
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Article originally posted on cnn.com by Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich.
You know what’s weird? The fact that the iPad debuted less than two years ago. It wasn’t long ago that the smooth little slabs were things of mystery; in 2010, early adopters got gawking stares on public transportation, and owning one meant you were on the cutting edge of tech-spending.
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Article originally posted on mashable.com by Jennifer Van Grove.
A text-based, context-less search experience, the type of search experience consumers have come to expect on the web, is becoming passé as touchscreens replace keyboards and tablets re-imagine what’s possible.
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Our laptops often contain a lot of sensitive data for work and personal use, and for most people, the thought of losing all that information is more than a little frightening. The sudden, unexpected loss (or worse, theft) of expensive equipment and delicate documents doesn’t have to be a paralyzing experience, however. Here are some quick tips outlining steps you should take should your laptop become lost. Read the rest of this entry »
Originally posted on CNN.com by Brandon Griggs.
Maybe the cash-strapped U.S. government should start selling iPads.
According to the latest statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance Wednesday of $73.8 billion. That’s still a lot of money, but it’s less than what Steve Jobs has lying around. Read the rest of this entry »
Originally posted on http://www.htstechtips.com/ by Mike McEvoy.
Computers don’t age well. Technology changes too quickly and the impact on the performance of a five year old computer is noticeable. Unlike your refrigerator, washer, dryer, microwave oven or old tube television, your computer is not designed to work effectively for 10 or 15 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Article originally posted on mashable.com by Ben Parr.
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Article originally posted on www.mashable.com by Chris Taylor.
In the annals of urban design, Peter Calthorpe is a living legend. He is the man who made Portland, Oregon the bustling eco-friendly metropolis it is today by insisting on light rail links rather than the prior plans for a pointless (but symmetrical) ring road around the city. Here is a man who is helping to build China, three cities at a time (literally — that’s his current roster) while still advising the state of California on its future urban growth. He is a thought-leader and author, most recently, of Urbanism In the Age of Climate Change.
When it comes to technology, Calthorpe is a professional cynic. He chides city bosses for relying on technology to fix their environmental ills — providing cosmetic offerings like electric vehicle charging stations, for example, or iPhone apps that identify parking spots — rather than making greater, greener tweaks to the urban organism itself. See how these we can help ‘grow greener cities’ with these 3 simple ways listed below. Read the rest of this entry »
Originally posted by Steven Musil on news.cnet.com
Facebook may finally be ready to give iPad users their own app–more than a year after the device went on sale.
The social-networking giant plans to introduce a free app in the coming weeks that is designed and tailored especially for the tablet computer’s touch-screen interface, according to a New York Times report that cited people who have been briefed on Facebook’s plans. The app, which has been in development for more than a year, is in the final stages of testing, these sources told the Times.
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Article originally posted by Mike Stancik on www.ezinearticles.com
If you’re looking for a good computer system for your small business, your first consideration will probably be performance as well as price. With today’s technology, however, the performance levels of computers are suitable for most business applications and I’m not talking about the latest, greatest, state-of-the-art machines either.
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