Monthly Archives: January 2011

“Hearing” Your Email and Text Messages on the Road: Is it Really Safe?

New apps use voice technology to help you get more done on the road. However, any action you take while driving even if it’s just talking on the phone with a hands-free kit, will distract you. Are these apps safe? Technology continues to bring out the best in modern inventors today. Mobile devices are updated [...]
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Latest Hands-Free Apps that Help You Check Your Emails and Text Messages on the Road

The DriveSafe.ly by iSpeech.Org and the Text’nDrive app for Blackberry or iPhone are just two of the latest hands-free apps on the market. These apps rely on text-to-speech technology to read messages to users in a human-like voice, while replies are attached as an audio clip or transcribed back into text before sending. Technology continues [...]
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New Hands-Free Apps to Help You Get More Work Done While You Drive

Today, the latest trend for mobile workers is gadgets or services that read text-based correspondence in a human-like voice while on the road, and in some cases even allow the user to reply. Technology continues to bring out the best in modern inventors today. Mobile devices are updated every few years, and many apps are [...]
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Control How Pop-ups Behave in Internet Explorer 8

Most people associate pop-ups with annoying advertisements that must be closed to continue reading the web page underneath. However, there are times when you need pop-ups to use a webpage as it was intended to be used. Learn to control how pop-ups behave when using IE8 on the web. Read more
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Is Health Care IT Living Up to Expectations?

EHRs are a long way from living up to expectations, according to a recent article in Computerworld—but not all EHRs present common problems. As of 2009, only 12% of U.S. hospitals had adopted electronic health records (EHRs), according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. That may be because many EHR projects fail, [...]
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Are You in Compliance with Identity Theft Regulations?

The federal government’s Red Flag Rule requires all businesses that are potential identity theft targets develop plans to spot red flags and prevent theft. How can you comply? Regulations designed to minimize identity theft went into effect in June of 2010. Are you complying with them? The federal government’s so-called “Red Flag Rule” requires all [...]
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Red Flags Rules Apply to You—Yes, You

While many companies think the federal Red Flag Rule applies only financial institutions, if you invoice customers for your goods or services, it applies to you, too. Regulations designed to minimize identity theft went into effect in June of 2010. Are you complying with them? The federal government’s so-called “Red Flag Rule” requires all businesses [...]
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How You Can Comply with the Red Flag Rule

To comply with the federal government’s Red Flag Rule, you’ll need to have a written policy that specifically addresses how you will prevent and handle identity theft—and more. Regulations designed to minimize identity theft went into effect in June of 2010. Are you complying with them? The federal government’s so-called “Red Flag Rule” requires all [...]
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Unwanted Hyperlinks in Excel

Tired of having Excel convert what you type into active hyperlinks? You can make it stop. Read more.
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