I’ve got an idea for a new show I’d like to host called “ShowBizTech.” This show would cover the intersection between entertainment and technology. It would take a look at everything from what celebrities are doing with tech companies to how digital is changing the face of the music, film & entertainment industries.
At the end of each show you should have a better understanding of who’s doing what with tech in the entertainment industry and how it’s going to affect you.
Smartphones are supposed to make our lives easier, but with children in the mix they can mean scary changes! With a computer, there are simple steps you can take to make sure your children are safe like placing the PC in a well-trafficked part of the house and installing software to limit when they can use the computer or what sites they can access.
With smartphones, your children suddenly have a private device that can quickly lead them into some dicey situations with friends, strangers, or on sites they shouldn’t visit but may still try to!
But smartphones also mean you have new tools as a parent, like location tracking or the ability to see where your child is checking in or what they’re sharing on social media. An app called “MamaBear” promises to help you manage your child’s behavior online and offline. How does it do it?
Right now, software engineers are in high demand in Washington state and Massachusetts, while Nevada is in need of more bartenders. There are tons of open teaching jobs in Vermont, and if you’re willing to move to North Dakota, they need to fill just about every job there is.
These insights, and more, come from a new project called Is my job in another state? by data scientist Chris Said.
Today it’s cheaper and easier than ever to get into the tablet game, but the one you choose is going to depend on exactly what features are most important to you and your family’s needs. If you just need something for reading books and magazines, an eReader might actually be your best bet, and they start at under $70. If you’re looking to work and play on a portable device, then you’ll love some of the newest tablets out there.
But how do you choose the right one for you?
This is about the time of the year that people start wavering on those New Year’s resolutions they made. It happens to everyone—you get bored with your resolution, or you put it on the back burner because you haven’t even started yet! But by adding something fresh and new to the mix, maybe you can get reenergized about your resolution and get back on track! Today I’ll show you three apps which might just be the kick you need.
And the best part? All of these apps are free!
The Sochi Olympics begin today with the Opening Ceremony kicking things off. While the ceremony is happening live starting around 11am ET, if you’re in the US you’ll be able to watch the tape-delayed broadcast tonight starting at 7:30pm.
But watching tape-delayed broadcasts are not what watching the Olympics in 2014 are all about, they’re about experiencing the games live, on all of the devices you own!
Remember last Olympics, where the results of big events and games were being spoiled by your friends in real-time on social media? There’s a big benefit for watching the games live on the Internet instead of waiting for the tape-delayed broadcasts each night.
Thankfully, NBC is more prepared than ever, and practically every event at the Olympic games will be streamed and available to you as it happens.
BUT you’ve gotta enter your credentials and get approved to watch the stream, so be sure to do that now before you forget or miss out! Here’s what you do.
Some of my weaknesses are french fries, edamame and vegan cupcakes but when it comes to fashion my ultimate weakness are Adidas shoes. Ever since being a RUN-DMC and Ivan Lendl fan (some of you may have to wiki that name – LOL), I was hooked on Adidas, specifically the Originals line.
The shoes above are my top 3 sneakers right now. Keep reading if you want to know WHY!
If your smartphone dies tomorrow, or your hard drive fails, what will happen to all of your precious photos?
If you’re lucky, you’ve backed them up to an external hard drive or to the cloud, and you can recover them easily. But what if you’re like most people and you don’t have a back-up?
Entrepreneur Samuel Agboola is currently Kickstarting his new app, called Flag, which should solve this problem by letting you get museum-quality prints of up to 20 photos a month for free, including shipping.
How the heck will that work? Samuel’s solution to keep his business profitable is pretty clever, actually. Check out the video to learn more.
Facebook today launched their brand new Paper app. At first glance, Paper doesn’t look like Facebook at all, which might be a good thing.
By rethinking how we use Facebook, the Paper app opens up brand new ways of viewing your news feed, making it the most exciting innovation from the company in a while!
In the #OrangeRoom over the holidays, I talked to Craig Beilinson, Director of Bing Trends at Microsoft, to show off some of the top searches for 2013.
One key insight: the top searched person wasn’t Kim Kardashian, who has held that top spot for years, but instead it was Beyoncé, back on top again! Between the Super Bowl, baby Ivy, and the visual album dropping, it was a big big year for Bey.
Craig and I also dig into the top news stories and reveal what the most-searched morning news show was for 2013!