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Feel Free to Access These Programs--Free!
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 05/10/2008
- Technology
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Remember that line in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home where Kirk says society doesn't use money any more in the 24th century and his companion is so startled? The Internet, by opening its ethereal doors to one and all, may be moving us closer to that sort of economy...
Beating the High Cost of Autism Treatment
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 05/6/2008
- Technology
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One of the most popular early childhood treatments for autism is Applied Behavioral Analysis or ABA. It's also often the treatment that is most expensive for parents who have to pay out of pocket because insurance companies won't cover the cost. But a tech group in Seattle has now developed a computer program that can do much the same as a therapist that parents can use by subscription--for about $40 a month...
Social Networking Sites Come of Age
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 05/4/2008
- Technology
- Unrated
Hook-ups: something the Internet has made possible for any two people to the farthest reaches of the Earth. But it’s not just about love, it’s about building a network. Some choose to network to build a friend base, feeling loved when they’ve been “friended” by a certain number of people. But more and more often, this first-social environment has become a mechanism of true use in the business world...
Love and Marriage, in True Geek Style
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 05/2/2008
- Technology
- Unrated
The digital revolution hasn't contented itself with taking over our workplace--it's commandeering our love lives too...
Concert of Collaboration: Making Music Together
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/27/2008
- Technology , Music
- Unrated
The creation of the Internet has opened many doors for users to reach outside their hometown spheres and connect with others, since as reading news from around the world, finding a harmonic spouse who may live in a distant city, and learning about –well just about anything. One such opportunity is the chance to collaborate musically with musicians you don’t know, and may never meet, creating new global melodies in an uncommon place—the online studio...
What Does Your Jacket Say About You?
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/26/2008
- Technology
- Unrated
They say clothes make the man, but perhaps in little more than a decade, clothing can do a lot more--maybe even show strangers how your heartrate accelerates, just getting to meet them...
How Many g's Can You Handle?
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/26/2008
- Technology
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Do your passengers complain that you drive too fast? Are their hands questing for the handle or the armrest whenever you take a corner? Do you think you drive just fine? Prove them wrong with this personal g-Force meter you can build at home....
Pictures Worth a Million Words
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/24/2008
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To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, the folks at NASA have released the largest single collection of images ever to the public, all about cosmic collisions...
Handy Science for Kids of All Ages
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/23/2008
- Technology
- Unrated
If your child loves science, here's a way to get him or her listening to something more educational than the latest Top Ten on the iPod: Bytesize Science...
Coffee, Tea or...Soap?
- By barbara mountjoy
- Published 04/23/2008
- Technology
- Unrated
Running short on time in the morning? Only time for coffee OR a shower? Not to worry. Now you can get your caffeine from the outside with ThinkGeek's Shower Shock soap...
