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Category Archives: Tech News
What Mr. Twitter has to Offer Small Business
Jack Dorsey, chairman of the social networking phenomenon Twitter, is trying to make it easier for small businesses to take a big step into the digital age in 2010. In the past, making payments using a credit card has been easy, but receiving credit card payments has been decidedly more difficult. Dorsey has set out [...]
Posted in Tech News Tagged 2010, credit cards, jack dorsey, square, twitter
Top 5 Tools to Help Budget Your Money After the Holidays
Sure, an Excel spreadsheet can get the job done – but it’s 2010 now, and you can do better.
Mint.com – Mint is a free online money management tool that is quickly gaining recognition as one of the best ways to keep track of your finances. With a security statement that will settle the nerves of [...]
Technology Spotlight: Wine Kiosks
The great state of Pennsylvania has given amateur winos something to look forward to in 2010. The PLCB has slightly loosened its tight grip on alcohol sales within the state by agreeing to set up about 100 wine kiosks in grocery stores throughout Pennsylvania. These kiosks will essentially operate like high-tech vending machines, which will [...]
Also posted in General Tagged PLCB, technology, wine, wine kiosk
Sunglasses & Trench Coats: Your Guide to the New Facebook Privacy Settings
In a thinly veiled attempt to compete with high traffic sites like Twitter, Facebook’s new privacy settings have upset some of its more clandestine users. The problem is this: these new modifications may put you at risk of publically publishing more information than you had originally intended. But don’t let this ruin your day. A [...]
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Technology Spotlight: Philadelphia Recycling Rewards
With the new Philadelphia Recycling Rewards program, recycling truly does pay- and not just for the city, but for residents as well. Beginning in 2010, the program will name Philadelphia as the largest U.S. city to offer such an incentive, and put it one step closer to its goal of becoming the Greenest City in America.
Posted in Tech News Tagged Philadelphia, recycling
Technology Spotlight: SEPTA Launches New Website Design
Earlier this week SEPTA unveiled a new website design with a cleaner layout and a focus on new technology, implementing features such as a real-time train ticker, RSS feeds, and twitter updates. Among the new features is the option to plan your trip using Google Transit, where you can easily switch between using public transportation, [...]
Also posted in Web Design Tagged Philadelphia, SEPTA
Top 5 Benefits of Windows 7
New Taskbar: This is one of the most visible changes in Windows 7. The Quick Launch toolbar is gone. A user can now ‘pin’ applications to the toolbar (Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer are here by default). Applications are now launched and managed from the toolbar. All open windows of a given application will be grouped together under a single icon. A user can simply hover over this icon to get a thumbnail sized live look-in to each window, a feature known as “Aero Peek”. While this may take some getting used to, we really like that it organizes windows [...]
Technology Spotlight: How TV Strike Zones Work
As the Phillies prepare to make another run at the World Series, TVs throughout the Delaware Valley will no doubt be tuning in to follow along. One thing viewers can expect to see shortly after a close pitch to the plate is an animated graphic depicting the strike zone and if the given pitch was [...]
Posted in Tech News Tagged Philadelphia, Phillies
Word of the Month: “64-Bit”
If you’ve gone PC shopping lately, you’ve probably noticed more computers with 64-bit processors, and you may have wondered what advantages they offer.
Put simply, a 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts of information than a 32-bit system. Since it can use more RAM—4 GB and up—a 64-bit computer can be more responsive when you’re running lots of programs at once and switching between them frequently.
Windows 7 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit [...]
Tech Spotlight: EasyBloom Plant Sensor