Posted on May 25th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Biz.Yahoo.com/ipo– This hard-to-find page lists the biggest gainers and losers among companies that have recently gone public. Look back over three months, six months or a year, and get links to company info. Yahoo has terrific financial information, and a search system that seems to have been developed in the Stone Age.
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Posted on May 24th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
The National Park Service has banned the use of drones in Yosemite and Zion National Parks. Bob wonders if they can legally do that? If even the FAA hasn’t decided on drone restrictions yet, what gives the Park Service the right to make laws?
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Posted on May 24th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“Trakdot” is a palm-sized device and an app that tracks your luggage. You get an alert when it’s 30 feet away. If your luggage gets on the wrong flight anywhere in the world, at least you’ll know where it is. The $90 device recently won an Edison Innovation award.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“MDLive” for Android and iPhone, lets you visit a doctor from your phone, through video chatting, phone or email. It’s $10 a month and $49 per consultation, 24 hours a day, every day. The first consultation is free.
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Posted on May 22nd, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Remind101 — After a high school principal reminded us of the text messaging app “Group Me,” a teacher wrote with another suggestion: “Remind101.” This is free from Remind101.com and lets you send text messages to any group. They can’t reply. He just wanted to notify parents and teachers of events; he doesn’t really want to hear back.
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Posted on May 22nd, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
SnapChat became famous for photo messages that quickly disappear after they’re viewed. Now they’ve added video messages that disappear. So you can take as many dumb pictures as you want and at least they won’t be saved.
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Posted on May 21st, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Google Maps keep changing. Now they can take you back in time.
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Posted on May 19th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
We bought 15 boxes of Kleenex to blow our allergy-clogged noses. Then we got a couple of air cleaners that got rid of the allergens and we don’t need the Kleenex. This is a lot like life.
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Posted on May 18th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
A new book, “iPad and iPhone Kung Fu,” by Keir Thomas, $19 from the Pragmatic Bookshelf, promises to turn you into an Apple ninja.
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Posted on May 17th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Get ready to cancel your Automobile Club membership. “Jumpr” is the size of a cell phone and can start a dead car battery.
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