When it comes time to update your systems and you start looking for computers it’s almost maddening at how many there are available, making your choice harder. Even experts can’t seem to agree, ask 10 different people and get 20 different opinions. Recent developments in...
Standing in lines isn’t all that fun. Standing in lines waiting for a security check, like those conducted at airports is worse. There’s always this feeling of having to rush to get your laptop out of your bag and all the metal out of your...
If the United States is the brain of the world, Asia is the beating heart that powers it. Anyone who has been to Asia can attest to a region that is booming. Economic recession is a word thrown around to describe countries in the EU,...
Professional social networks like LinkedIn are a great way for professionals, experts, companies and job searchers to connect with one another. Like any social network, LinkedIn does take a bit of work in order to see benefits. If you have an account with LinkedIn there...
Security is an Internet issue that has never really gone away. If recent events are any indicator, security has become a hot-button issue, with many websites seeing some form of security related breach in the past year. The vast majority of these breaches target user’s...
Imagine walking into your local coffee shop, ordering your usual beverage and instead of fumbling around with cash, or having to dig out your debit card, you can just swipe your phone over the counter to pay. This is actually a possibility that, while limited...
Risk is something we deal with on a daily basis, many of us have a risk threshold we won’t cross. This threshold carries over to businesses and managers when they are looking to adopt cloud solutions in the office. Some managers are hesitant to adopt...
Doctors, it’s time to catch up: consumers are increasingly willing to interact with health information technology, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by Optum Institute and Harris Interactive, polled 4,270 physicians, patients and hospital executives. According to the survey, patients are ready to use technology...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have published the final rules for Stage 2 of meaningful use. The federal incentive program for Medicare and Medicaid physicians to adopt electronic medical records (EMRs)...
Imagine this: it’s almost Friday, you’re scheduled to go out of town for the next two weeks on your first vacation in over three years. You wake up Friday morning with a sore throat, by Friday afternoon you are a mess. Viruses aren’t fun, they...