As we’ve seen in the news lately, air travel is taking more and more of our time. Not only do we need to get to the airport early enough to park and go through the extensive security measures, now we have to count on delays in our flights. According to the Chicago Tribune, in the [...]

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The Blackberry outage that occurred last month reminded many people of how much their lives depend on a smoothly functioning electronic world. When 61 million subscribers, used to instant communications, suffered a blackout, two things resulted: Initial panic or, at a minimum, frustration A backlog of mail, slowing productivity the next day While that shutdown [...]

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Managing time becomes difficult when you get lost browsing through miscellaneous Internet sites. Internet involvement can consume many hours of in an already-tight schedule. Consider the following: More than 1 in 20 adults surveyed said their relationships have suffered from excessive use of the Internet. An additional 12% said they frequently remain online longer than [...]

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Writing this after just deplaning from a business trip, I’ve been observing how many people on the plane snapped open their cell phones as soon as the wheels touched down. Conversations began in front of me, behind me, and next to me. While pulling their luggage from the overhead racks, they were still talking. At [...]

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