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The Rise of The Silver Surfers
The over-50 crowd of today is nothing like previous generations. Retirees and boomers right now are far more active, more involved, and better with technology than their parents or grandparents were and business and service providers are moving to keep up with them. If your idea of a pensioner is a grey-haired woman sitting in ...
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Do You Have Digital Eye Strain
With fewer than one in five adults ever hearing of the syndrome known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) , it concerns and affects the eyes. We all enjoy spending time surfing the internet or playing games on our smartphone and computers, but do you sometimes find your eyes feel dry and tired, or your neck ...
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History of the Internet
Infographic source: avg.com Have you ever been surfing the internet, and wondered just where it all began? You log into your email account. You post your latest status to Facebook and tweet interesting news. In fact, you probably wonder just how you coped without the internet! But did you know that the history of the ...
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Cloud?
Infographic source: CA Technologies Is your IT organization clouding the issue? Is your organization innovation or is it stopped by a cold front? There’s little dispute that the cloud’s powers innovation but innovation means scary changes! It’s time to chill: 80% of respondents cited cloud computing as a driver of IT and business innovation. But ...
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How Hack-Friendly Is Your Password?
Infographic source: Lifelock.com Maintaining your internet security is imperative in today’s digital era. Over 8 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011. We explore the top ten most common passwords and just how important adding a few extra characters can be. The concept for this Infographic was provided by Lifelock. Follow LifeLock on ...
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Barclays Pingit 100 Days Of A New Way To Pay
Infographic Source: Barclays The infographic shows that people have been logging in on average 6 times a week to send or receive money and check their balance. There have been over 30,000 registrations by users aged 50 or over so far, and the highest number of registrations was recorded in Croydon, south London. The most ...
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The Rise of 3D Printing Revolution
Source: hightable.com Every so often a technology comes along that disrupts the entire world in a profound way. Think of the internal combustion engine, the personal computer, the smartphone, and now 3D printing. This innovation enables users to quickly, easily, and cheaply produce three-dimensional objects straight from their computer. The possibilities of this technology are ...
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Computer Networks – How They Work
Infographic source TrainACE Security Most of us get on the internet every day and we hardly think about the process in order for us to do so. We simply click our mouse and we’re online. The process is not that simple. There are actually a lot of steps involved with getting online. Starting from your ...
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Free Wi-Fi: Friend or Foe?
Infographic source Veracode Did you know that during the course of this year, the number of Wi-Fi connected devices will exceed the world’s population? This incredible statistic highlights the ubiquitous nature of Wi-Fi. However, the convenience of having public Wi-Fi available practically everywhere comes at the cost of greater risk to users. This infographic delves ...
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Website Privacy Standards
Infographic source Ensighten As advertisers develop more sophisticated online visitor tracking tools, government agencies and consumer interest groups are pushing for stricter privacy standards. Do Not Track, the web tracking opt-out movement in the U.S. is gaining ground as a government-endorsed standard. Across the pond, it’s already law. The European ePrivacy Directive requires sites to ...