Archive for tag: technology
Tablet E-Commerce: Portrait of a Tablet User
July 11, 2012 11:21 am TechnologyIs your e-commerce website prepared for the future? Tablet users are becoming more prevalent in today’s online purchases. More money is spent purchasing goods by tablet users than by those on computers and smartphones. By making your website mobile friendly, you could increase the conversion rate of sales to those who are seemingly eager to [...]
Read More »The Australian Social Mobile and Email Revolution
July 7, 2012 5:21 am TechnologyIf it seems like every other Aussie you know is surfing the web, you would be correct. In fact, 94 percent of Australians are regular internet users. A study done by Exact Target found some interesting facts about Australians and there love affair with the World Wide Web, which the infographic below illustrates. Always the [...]
Read More »Program For Performance: The Car That Could Learn to Drive on It’s Own
May 3, 2012 8:00 am TechnologyImagine our highways flowing efficiently, the lanes filled with intelligent driverless vehicles using computers and satellites to eliminate gridlock and reduce fuel consumption. Thanks to an emphasis on science and engineering, as well as expanding the scope of engineering programs to include things like non traditional things like online graduate degree courses and supplementary K-12 [...]
Read More »7 Essential Android Apps for College Students
November 1, 2011 2:56 pm TechnologyGetting work done as a college student can be pressing without the proper tools. How many times have you gotten to class and forgot that you left an assignment back in your dorm? Note taking can be an important aspect of college life as well, but handwritten notes can be hard to decipher after the [...]
Read More »5 Ways to Help Save Your Laptop Battery [Infographic]
September 23, 2011 9:26 am TechnologyThere are many ways to prolong the amount of life in laptop batteries. However, there also is a lot of conflicting information on this topic. Some will advise you to allow the battery to completely lose its charge before plugging it in, while others will argue that practice is harmful to the battery’s life. The [...]
Read More »The Difference Between Geeks And Nerds [Infographic]
September 16, 2011 8:25 pm HumorThey have whole different thoughts about Star Trek. When determining which emerging technologies will persist long into the future, Geeks will argue that Star Wars invented the idea of cloud computing with the Jedi Temple Archives – a centralized network of information accessible through a particular model of Data Pad. [VIA] Business Insider
Read More »How Educational Tools Have Evolved Over The Years – Infographic
July 23, 2011 3:40 am TechnologyWhen was the last time you put your hands on a tape recorder? How about a slide projector or an overhead projector? Unless you’re stuck in some type of time warp, it’s probably been a while. In this age of technology, which allows us to do just about everything on our smartphones or online — [...]
Read More »Energy of Sci-Fi
July 13, 2011 12:17 am Bizarre, featuredConservationists across the globe are scrutinizing the daily energy use of developed countries more closely than ever before. The rising cost of electricity and mounting proof that global warming is more than just a political campaign platform are two driving factors in the scrutiny. Some light has been shed on this issue already, which is [...]
Read More »E-Reader Showdown: Amazon Kindle 3 vs Apple iPad
September 9, 2010 3:27 pm Books, Humor, TechnologyEver since both the iPad and the new Kindle 3 were announced, critics have been comparing the two of them. Now far be it from me to disagree with their assessments, but I figured it would be a real shame to not put in my own two-cents worth on the two devices. So, let’s take [...]
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