Hindsight is 20/20. Not! We’ve been conditioned to reflect upon the repercussions of a catastrophic life experience and lament, “If I only would have…Hindsight, is 20/20.” Most of us are aware that 20/20 is an acuity index used to express normal vision (the clarity or sharpness of vision). That means if you have 20/20 vision, from 20 feet away, you see what most people can...

Are you experiencing slow (0 to 20 kb/s) download speeds on programs such as bittorrent or emule, even though you have a high speed internet line? Then your bandwidth is probably being throttled. In recent years, many broadband companies have taken up Packet Shaping technology to throttle bandwidth. This technology basically scans the passing data to see if it is p2p or not, and limits the ports (kind...

Without enough protection and safety measures, a fire in your home (or business) could be the most devastating tragedy you will ever experience. Nowadays, people have come to realize that it is best to equip their homes and offices with fire protective gadgets and devices such as fire exits and fire alarms. Unfortunately, these safety measures can not protect your valuable posessions, as they would...

The ‘tone and manner’ of business correspondence going toclients is something that receives scant attention in mostorganizations. Advertisements are usually subjected toexaggerated scrutiny, but non-advertising communication is oftenof the ‘default’ sort. This is bad news in corporate image terms.Some thoughts which might help change this: 1) The ‘old days’ ofusing...

Spring is here. Well, sort of. Daylight Savings Time has returned on schedule, as reliable as New Years Day and the Fourth of July. Your clocks have sprung forward, you changed the batteries in your smoke alarms, and not too many of you overslept on April 2. Now you get to clean the filters on your air conditioners and do whatever else you need to do to make sure youre ready for the warm summer months....

It is worth bearing in mind that, when you are deciding which web conferencing application to utilize, none of the applications currently available will do everything well.Each system has its own strengths and weaknesses and it is therefore important for you to identify what you hope to gain from your web conferencing application. The first step you should take is to draw up a list of essential features...

Auto theft is among the most prevalent crimes today. According to some studies, if you leave your car unlocked or place valuables in sight in the car, you have a one in thirty chance of having your car stolen. However, if you lock your car, hide your valuables from sight and use an anti-theft device that can be seen from outside, the chances drop to one in thirty thousand! Obviously, the actions you...

Treo-Gear.com adds the Palm Treo 700w Smartphonethe first Palm phone device available on Windows Mobile platformto its already vast selection of Treo devices. The Treo 700w is a full-featured phone with easy-to-navigate features and high-speed CDMA networking capabilities that successfully combines phone, email, organizer, messaging, Web browser and camera in one small device.With the Treo 700w, users...

Why have monitored alarm systems?The point of having a monitored security system is that if a break-in occurs, the right authorities can be notified and dispatched. Your business or home is protected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This gives peace of mind knowing that your home or business is protected. You also have the use of the three panic buttons (police, fire & medical). And further, having...