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Many parents fear that iPads and other touchscreen devices will discourage kids from picking up, reading and enjoying actual books. While this is a legitimate concern, there are many chapters to this story. In fact, there are a number of apps that actually teach students of all ages how to create their own books, periodicals Continue Reading →

Let’s play a game. Do you see that woman over there watching Perks of Being a Wallflower on her tablet? Yeah, the one with the Vera Bradley handbag and Star Magazine? We’ll bet you her tablet is a Nook. What about that super tall 30-something guy leaning against his sports car over there? The one Continue Reading →

Now that PRISM has been unveiled, there are (and will be) significant discussions about personal privacy and government monitoring of personal communications. There are several levels or developing issues and trends that this revelation triggers for all of us to think about. Privacy The fast answer is that there is no longer any privacy. Privacy Continue Reading →

Your job search can be more productive if you follow the “Eight Is Enough” rules, named after the old TV sitcom.  They provide excellent goals, limits, and discipline for a successful job search. Let’s Start Your Job Search with Why Anyone Should Care about Hiring You. 8 Words Is Enough for Your Theme. You should Continue Reading →

  Work-related emails zoom in and out of our inboxes, but some messages make us stop and think. Take, for instance, a recent email exchange between billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen and one of his analysts. Investigators think the analyst gave Cohen inside information on Dell’s upcoming earnings. Right after the email, Cohen reportedly sold his entire 500,000 Continue Reading →

While too much screen time can be unhealthy for kids, there are a handful of apps to help them appreciate their body, how it works and what they put into it. These health, fitness and nutrition apps do everything from encouraging your kids to “smash” doughnuts and soda pop for points, to exploring human anatomy, Continue Reading →

It’s hard to remember life before social media. How did we ever know what our distant, high school friends’ kids looked like? Or what they cooked their family for dinner? Or the fabulous places they visited on their (seemingly) bi-monthly tropical vacations? Although Facebook and Twitter feel almost ubiquitous today, according to the Pew Foundation, Continue Reading →

You have an idea. Not just any idea, but a brilliant one. You proceed to build it. After what seems to be forever, you are ready to launch. You survey the marketplace to find a million and one products in the market… how will your product be differentiated from the riff raff? Building successful products Continue Reading →

The home security advent is upon us. Homes with alarm systems will increase by 64 percent in the next five years, according to 10news.com. Whether this is due to people paying more attention to crime rates, more affordable prices or the fact that families are just too busy to keep an eye out all the Continue Reading →

Ever wonder what it’s like to be 80 years old? Oliver Sacks, a neurology professor at NYU, shares the truth about life as an octogenarian in a piece for The New York Times called “The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding).” In the column, Sacks writes: “I do not think of old age as an ever grimmer Continue Reading →