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35 days of tech gifts countdown... #12: Keep Your iPad and Keyboard Together
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Thursday December 13, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 12: Keep Your iPad and Keyboard Together If your iPad is becoming almost a replacement for your computer, then you’ve probably added the wireless Apple Bluetooth keyboard for better functionality. Unfortunately, most iPad cases ignore that the user might also have that keyboard. The Touchtype , however, was designed with both the iPad and keyboard in mind. Available in slate gray and a beautiful tooled leather portfolio style cases, the Touchtype can hold any iPad model in either landscape or... -
35 Days of Gifts Countdown: #13 Smarter, Simpler Soda
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Wednesday December 12, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 13: Smarter, Simpler Soda... Make it at Home Smarter, Simpler Soda… Make it At Home If you love soda and sparkling water, but have a distaste for the increasing prices and potential new soda taxes, check out the SodaStream . The almost magical device lets you turn ordinary water into carbonated water in 30 seconds, and has more than 60 available flavors that rival and even beat the leading regular and diet brands in taste tests. With dishwasher-safe reusable plastic bottles, the SodaStream can... -
35 Days of tech gifts countdown: #14: Protect your ID and CCDs from RFID with this tech wallet
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Tuesday December 11, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 14: Protect Your ID from RFID RFID is everywhere. That’s the technology that helps scan items at the checkout, aids in inventory, is used on ID cards and allows key fob credit cards to work. Unfortunately, it also means that data on your credit cards could be vulnerable, even when they are in your pocket. Identity Stronghold Wallets were designed to protect your cards from unwelcome scanning, using the best RFID shielding in the industry. Each pocket on the wallets are entirely protected... -
3 Tips for Handling Interruptions at Work
By Sandra Wiley, COO, Boomer Consulting - Monday December 10, 2012From the Bridging the Gap blog. The privilege of teaching leadership skills to firm leaders allows me the opportunity to identify various issues that are frustrating and sometimes difficult to negotiate. One of the issues that have risen to the top of the list recently is the age old issue of “Interruptions.” The ability to protect focus time, sneak off and find quiet, or to simply rest is challenging in our busy world today and becomes particularly difficult in this age of mobile devices. What’s more, the noise level of society in general has been increasing steadily for decades. Try to schedule just 15 minutes on a regular basis to catch up on industry publications in your office and you will be inundated by email... -
35 Days of gifts countdown: #15: Shred Like You Mean It
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Monday December 10, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 15: Shred Like You Mean It Financial and security professionals know how important it is to never throw away sensitive documents, but even things like junk mail could potentially give away information. So shred them and do it with the most durable shredder on the planet, the Fellowes PowerShred 69CB Cross-Cut . It has jam blocking technology, is ultra quiet can destroy 10 sheets of paper per touch and has a 5 gallon waste bin. The PowerShred also has SafeSense Technology, which is a feature that... -
35 Days of Tech Gifts countdown #16: Conquer the Cold
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Sunday December 9, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 16: Conquer the Cold For winter outdoor enthusiasts, or those who face the extreme cold for work, keeping your hands warm is not just an issue of comfort, it’s a matter of safety. The new Chaval Response-XRT gloves include a built-in rechargeable heating element that’s as simple to use as charging a phone, and includes “alphaHEAT technology that automatically adjusts glove temperature to any specified heat level. The state-of-the-art thermal system doesn't use wries, it uses flt, conductive... -
35 Days of gift ideas countdown: #17: The conversation cone!
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Saturday December 8, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 17: A New Way to Record Group Conversations Instead of relying on individual notes of group meetings or conferences, the new Microcone offers professionals an easy way to record these discussions. With the single microphone arraty device, the system can record people around it from six different directions. It records them onto six different audio channels, so that users can break them down to easily understand each speaker, or use in conjunction with a voice recognition system to automatically produce... -
35 Days of gifts countdown: #18: Shrink yourself & improve your golf game
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Friday December 7, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 18: Stay on Top of Your Mental Game Stop choking on key shots. Professional athletes not only have the time to devote hours per day to their game, but they also have access to expert sports psychologists, who help them understand build confidence and focus. Now there’s a way for the rest of us to get those benefits, too. The Neuroactive Pro Mental Coach program for golfers was created by physicians and brain experts, providing a mental gym that helps workout, speed up and strengthen the entire mind... -
35 days of tech gifts countdown... #19: Cuff links with USB storage
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Editor - Thursday December 6, 2012
From the Tech Views blog. Let the countdown continue... It's the gift-giving season, and I'm here to give some gadget options for those on your gift list (even yourself). This series will last through the holidays. Day 19: Elegant Accessories for the Fashionable Techie For the man of style and technology, these Ravi Ratan USB cuff links may just be the perfect fit. Available in numerous styles and metals for every taste, each cuff link includes a 2GB or 4GB USB flash drive, providing the gentleman with the convenience of mobile technology storage, but as a stylish accessory. I'm thinking this would be a good gift for a certain well-dressed Executive Editor (Darren Root). ( www.CuffLinks.com ; www.RaviRatan.com... -
SmartVault Integrates with QuickBooks Online—Fantastic!
By M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor - Wednesday December 5, 2012From Darren's blog, My Perspective . The awaited SmartVault integration with QuickBooks is now available—allowing QuickBooks Online users to attach and view source documents (such as receipts, bills, and invoices) directly from within QuickBooks Online. This is great news for firms because the integration supports a completely digital and collaborative accounting workflow. Eric Pulaski, founder and CEO of SmartVault, stated, “QuickBooks Online is experiencing record growth as small businesses are looking to adopt an online accounting system that gives them access to their data whenever they need it. Integrating that availability with anytime-anywhere access to source documents delivers a true paperless office and literally...