Technology has pushed home holiday decorations to new heights. Through the use of computers, dimmers, controllers, amplifiers and software, the term “deck the halls” has taken on […]
Author: Diana Demarest
Every year, I dread Christmas shopping. My father-in-law is especially hard to shop for. Dad is 89 years old and has just about everything — from gadgetry […]
A BizPac Review reader named Joy s a video tribute to our troops and their d ones. Her 17 year old daughter co-wrote and performed this song […]
Political campaigns have traditionally relied on census data — a voter’s history of turnout, demographic data such as age or race and party registration — to form […]
With the holidays bearing down on us, I wanted to some of the legitimate websites that support our troops and their families. I have personal experiences […]
When direct deposit became popular in the 1970s, it was predicted that we would become a cashless society. Smartphones are helping move us in that direction. Banking […]
You may have seen these strange-loing squares popping up on coupons, on product packaging, ed materials and even on clothing items. These are called Quick Response Codes, […]
From weapons systems to directional mapping gadgets in our vehicles, global positioning systems have changed the way we live, do business and keep time. The first GPS […]
The birth of the Internet was sparked on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched a satellite named Sputnik. This was the Cold War era, and […]
Have you ever wondered where some of the technology terms we use came from? Some haveinteresting, even humorous, origins. Here are two examples: “Bugs” We always hear […]
Trying to shed IBM’s reputation for being a sluggish corporate giant, its Boca Raton lab director, Bill Lowe, claimed that he and his team could develop a […]
As you tap away on your iPad or laptop, it may be hard to remember an unwired world. But as most adults 40 and older will attest, […]
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