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The Health Hazards of Tablet Use

On December 26th, 2012, posted in: Computers, infographics, Mobile, Posts & Occasional Rants by Daniel0 Comment

Were you one of the lucky ones who received a tablet for the holidays? Congratulations. May it provide you years of great connectivity and productivity. There is a downside to using a tablet it seems and it is much the same one as using a laptop or our smartphones….our posture. Backaches and neck aches are common among..

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Health Hazards of Tablet USee

On October 24th, 2012, posted in: Computers, infographics, Mobile, Posts & Occasional Rants by Daniel0 Comment

Every try to swallow your iPad? Of course not. That doesn’t mean using tablets aren’t without some sort of risk. How we sit with them, how we view then, how we interact with them can often lead to strain of one body part or another. Check out this infographic from OnlineDegrees that show how your..

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The Amazing, Blazing, Recession-Defying Tablet

On October 22nd, 2011, posted in: Computers, Mobile, Posts & Occasional Rants by Daniel0 Comment

Tablets are in….way in. Despite decades of trying to come up with a portable single surfaced device, tablets never caught on till Apple released the iPad in 2010. Suddenly the demand and the technology were both there to make it all work and now tablets will soon take over netbook sales and could someday soon..

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The New Amazon Kindle Fire

On September 28th, 2011, posted in: Computers, Mobile, Posts & Occasional Rants by Daniel1 Comment

It seems every few weeks something is dubbed either an iPhone or iPad killer. For weeks we’ve been hearing about a new tablet Amazon was coming out with that was supposed to finally give Apple a serious run for the money. Well, today Amazon released the long await tablet, called the Kindle Fire, which will..

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The Future of Reading

On March 23rd, 2011, posted in: Computers, Mobile by Daniel0 Comment

We love to read. While many of us say we have no time to read as we want to, most us still love to read. e-Books like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes & Noble’s Nook have taken reading to new levels as we are able to carry hundreds or even thousands of books with us. Now..