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How Do You Plan To Acknowledge National Day Of Unplugging – March 1st And 2nd?

Do you look at your phone every five minutes?  Are you one of those people who check your email constantly?  Is the TV on always and do you have constant contact with the electronic world?

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(Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
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PC Sales Decline For The First Time Ever

Industry researchers say the sales of PCs this year will decline for the first time ever. According to IHS and other industry forecasting companies, sales will decline by 1.2 percent. Not much you say, but that translates to millions of dollars.

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Source:  Sean MacEntee via flickr
Source: Sean MacEntee via flickr
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Sales Professionals Ditch The Brochure In Favor Of IPads And Technology

It's a changing world and Boston Scientific is at the forefront.  Recently, the medical device manufacturer decided to do away with paper sales brochures in favor of IPads and cloud-based technology that would allow their sales staff to walk into a potential client without a single piece of paper on  them.

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(Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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Your Computer May Crash Monday If You Don’t Read This

The FBI recently made a bust of a company that was using malware to make your computer visit certain web sites. After further investigating they found that close to 300,000 computers may crash on Monday because of this viral malware. Here's how you can fix it.

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Source:  Eric Olson via flickr
Source: Eric Olson via flickr
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Orbitz Accused Of Directing Mac Users To Pricier Hotel Accomodations

File this under the "be careful of what you wish for"-category;  Mac users are crying foul after disclosures that Orbitz - the online hotel reservation site - uses modern technology to target them with pricier accommodations.

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Source: tsakshaug via flickr
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Don’t Buy It – Print It; Save Money With Your Computer

Okay, so the "paperless office" that everyone touted in the 1980's never came to be;  In fact, American workplaces use more paper today than before the advent of the personal computer.  So it should come as no surprise that there are ways you can save money by printing items off on your computer.

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Source:  Steve Rhode via flickr
Source: Steve Rhode via flickr
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One-Fifth Of U.S. Adults Don’t Use The Internet

The simple fact that you're reading this story puts you in the other category;  One-fifth of adults living in the United States don't use the internet.
Internet adoption among U.S. adults increased rapidly from the mid-’90s to about 2005

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Source: hdzimmermann via flickr
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Support For A “No Track System” Grows On The Internet

Privacy has been a concern with the internet since it began.  The Proliferation of social media sites and search engines has accelerated peoples fears about their web browsing history being stored and used without their knowledge

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Source: Mac Users Guide via flickr
Source: Mac Users Guide via flickr
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Hard Drive Prices To Soar In 2012

After falling for the most part over the last decade, it appears that Mother Nature is interrupting PC users ability to find cheap data storage.  The recent flooding in Thailand is expected to rise prices of computer hard drives in 2012

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Source: whgrad
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Public Schools Take The Easy Way Out; Stop Teaching Cursive To Students

And we wonder why U.S. students are falling behind.  I don't blame the teachers - I blame our society.  We've allowed school systems to stop teaching cursive - because it's "too difficult" for kids to grasp

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Casey Anthony Prosecutors May Have Used Inaccurate Data

New data suggests that data in the Casey Anthony case may have been inaccurate.  What may seem like a trivial difference could prove to be vital to the case.

The finding of 84 visits was used repeatedly during the trial to suggest that Ms. Anthony had planned to murder her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, who was found dead in 2008. Ms. Anthony, who could have faced the death penalty, was acquitted of the killing on July 5.

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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Beware Your Next Download: Microsoft Says 1 In 14 Is Malicious

You'll probably want to rethink the next item you download from your computer;  Even though the majority of people know that viruses and Trojan horse programs abound online, they still download without thinking

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