| Do's and Dont's of Buying Diamonds Online
Holiday
season is diamond-buying season, whether you’re looking to get engaged,
upgrade your wedding set or just give a gift that will leave her
gasping in delight. More holiday shoppers than ever are eschewing long
mall lines in favor of online shopping, and diamond buyers are no
exception.
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| Tech Toys Will Be Hot This Year
Realizing
that the Internet can enhance the way children play, toy makers
launched a whole new category of products for all ages at the American
International Toy Fair in New York City earlier this year. The toys all
interact with the Internet and provide greater play value.
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| Don’t Let the Grinch Steal Your Laptop
The
scheming, green sourpuss is not the only villain who is hard at work
over the holidays. As we approach the celebrations and festivities, a
host of everyday thieves find the lure of loot too strong to resist;
high-tech gear, including laptops, are certainly no exception.
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| Teacher Wins Fight Against Cancer Thanks to New Medical Technology
In
2003, Courtney Roush was a 20-year-old sophomore at Ohio University,
when she began to experience back pain, fatigue and weight loss.
Initially, she didn’t give it much thought. But when a random check at
a local drug store revealed extremely high blood pressure -- Courtney
knew something wasn’t quite right. A series of tests concluded Courtney
had an 8 pound tumor; and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis --
Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.
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| The ABC’s of Saving Money this School Year
Kathy
Peel, founder and CEO of Family Manager Coach Network and author of
recently published “Desperate Households,” shares some great tips for
regaining control of the family budget following the back-to-school
frenzy.
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| Helping Teen Girls Tap a Future in Science and Technology
The
growth of science and technology careers is that rarest of trends --
one we can see happening even as we live through it. By all accounts,
demand for professionals with science, math, engineering and technology
skills will continue to grow across a broad spectrum of industries.
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| How to Easily Resolve Your Family’s Data-Storage Issue
With
more families using home networking for everything from storing photos
to downloading music and videos, a new challenge has evolved: how to
store large amounts of data in a way that can be accessed by every
member of the family.
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| Cable Choices Have Millions of Phone Customers’ Ears Ringing
Consumers
looking for choice in telephone service are increasingly turning to
their cable companies. In fact, recent industry figures show that more
than 11 million Americans have dropped their phone companies and
switched to next-generation digital phone service from cable. It works
just like traditional phone service, it's easy to install, has all the
expected calling features and is competitively priced.
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| High Tech Checklist for A-plus Students
Here’s
a back-to-school technology checklist for high-school and college-bound
students to help make their school year more productive. From
“must-have” staples to “nice-to-have” gadgets, students are taking some
pretty pricey gear with them to school and they need to know how to use
it as well as how to protect it.
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| Calling and Texting During Math Class? No Way!
Now
that it’s time for your tweenager to head back to school for another
year, you may be asked: “Mom, can I have a cell phone?” It’s a question
many parents dread. As kids get busier with their after-school
activities and social lives, a cell phone is the best way to stay in
touch.
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| Wedding Web Sites: Don’t Get Married Without One
The
days of snail mail announcements are officially over. When Grandma’s
preferred way of communicating is via e-mail, you know we’ve entered a
new age. This goes for wedding announcements as well. The hottest new
way for couples to announce their upcoming nuptials is through a
wedding Web site.
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| Tips for Back-to-school Technology Shopping
Remember
when your biggest back-to-school shopping challenge was finding your
elementary student the coolest pair of sneakers and trendy T-shirts?
Today, shopping for school means making sure they have all the
technology they’ll need to make it through the school year.
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| Five Tips for Parents on Safe, Fun Internet Surfing
Kids,
computers and the Internet -- it can be a formula for fun and education
or, if not wisely managed, a jungle of pitfalls and potentially
dangerous situations for kids in the 21st century. It can take lots of
dedication to effectively control your child’s access to a home PC and
the Internet. But for many busy parents the prospect of having to buy,
install and maintain cybersafety filters and time management programs
can be daunting.
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| Giving to a Good Cause is as Simple as Sending an Instant Message
The
urge to help others runs deep in America. In 2006, roughly one in four
adult Americans, 61.2 million total, volunteered their time, according
to a new federal report by the Corporation for National and Community
Service. Now there's a new way to give back that incorporates
charitable giving into our daily lives.
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| More Americans Search Online for Health Information
From
time to time, people experience medical situations, but the symptoms
may not always be serious enough to warrant a trip to the doctor, so
where are people turning for information? According to the Pew Internet
& American Life Project, eight million Americans search online for
information regarding at least one health topic every day, and many are
turning to MayoClinic.com.
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| When Google and Yahoo Can't Help You Find What You Need
If
you run a small business today, you know the critical need for
information. Like no other time in history, accurate, timely and
credible information is the key to making sound business decisions and
ultimately achieving business success. Look to independent resources
with proven credibility, like the non-profit James J. Hill Reference
Library, a trusted source of practical business information.
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| Simple, Quick Solutions to Car Repairs
There
are a number of automotive technologies that make it easier for vehicle
owners to maintain and service their vehicles. They help save time by
preventing unnecessary maintenance, make it easy to travel safely, as
well as preserve gas and oil.
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| Technology that Opens Up Your Entertainment World
Shortly
after good old Alex Bell first transmitted the human voice, people
realized the entertainment value of new technology. In a historical
blink of an eye, technology, ever evolving and improving, became an
integral part of our leisure life.
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