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Software Breaks Out-of-the-Box and Moves up into the Cloud

Look up, Look waaayyy up... That's where everyone is now sending their data. And just what is data these days? Anything digital. So let us count (just some of) the ways digital data is in our lives today. Cell Phones Photos & Movies Banking Twitter Shopping Apps & RSS Feeds Search email Music And More... Bad news for the 'shrink-wrap' and packaging business. No more crinkly cell-o-phane you have to wonder about recycling. No more shelf or drawer with the original ... [more]

How Smart is Your Watch? Maybe it’s Time to Redefine… Should a Watch do More than Tell the Time?

The Sony SmartWatch The wristwatch was once a common gift item, but they started to disappear as people switched to using phones for their time pieces. But could the new smartwatches bring back this beloved wrist accessory? We looked at the latest crop of smartwatches and, while some are not quite ready for prime time, others provide a glimpse of what might be the next wave of must-have mobile tech. Apparently 2013 was the year of the smartwatch. This is one of the lead items in the new ... [more]

In the Age of Personal Opinion, What’s Your Poison the Blog or the Podcast?

The Blogosphere, it sounded expansive and even a little intimidating. Now everyone could be a 'blogger' on whatever topic you decided to write about. No more editorial assignments with your name on the calendar. Now you're the editor, you make up the editorial calendar decide, plan, research, write, produce and approve everything before you push the publish button. Easy right? And if you're going about it the way 'they' the Digerati say, your blog is a content monster that needs to be fed every ... [more]

What are the Differences Between Books, Magazines and Electronic Media?

The written word as a tool combined with images and then later printed in books and magazines changed the way we think and gave common people access to information. This was the beginning of publishing and mass media, the world of free and paid information was born. We are all better off today and the 3R's are the basics anyone needs to succeed in this competitive age of information. Access to information started with the printing press and Bibles! Previously they were not available and used ... [more]