Author: Drew Hendricks

Graph Search is Facebook’s newest pillar. Every user’s experience will be different because every user has a different network to tap into. Graph Search is a Facebook feature that is similar to search engines. Users can find targeted information on anything from their friends’ top rated television shows to jobs in Honolulu.   What is Graph Search? Graph Search is intended to make searching for information more relevant and personalized. The Facebook exclusive search feature recommends products and services based on friends, their connections and a user’s likes. Graph Search aggregates…

As smartphones and tablets have unstoppably consolidated their vice-like grip on everyday life, no business would want to be left behind. Products and services (like ReZoop’s mobile punch card) can be purchased at the press of a button, revolutionizing the way business is conducted and making the marketplace landscape a cutthroat and ever-evolving minefield. There are a number of mobile apps businesses can use to stay relevant and ahead of the game, and their competitors. Here are seven of them. …

The US Department of Health and Human Services calls it “mHealth.” The m stands for mobile and the term defines and includes the many ways in which mobile applications and devices are being used “to monitor a patient’s health remotely” and “improve health outcomes, healthcare services, and health research.” With an estimated 40,000 mobile health apps available, new tablets and handheld devices on the market every day, and experts suggesting that people have already downloaded nearly 250 mobile health applications, it’s not a huge stretch to suggest that the smartphone…

While high-profile hacking made headlines in 2012, some of the most famous hack jobs took place years ago. The masterminds behind these notorious events are outlined below. Kevin Mitnick Labeled as the most wanted cyber criminal in United States history, Mitnick took down the dedicated servers of Motorola, Fujitsu and Nokia. After his 1995 arrest and five-year prison term, he went on to found a computer security firm. Kevin Poulson Using the name “Dark Dante”, Poulson gained notoriety by hacking into telephone systems, notably that of Los Angeles radio station KIIS, in order to win a contest….

Technology in a car can do one of two things.  Technological innovations that improve a car’s safety, maneuverability, and ability to predict and react to danger decrease the likelihood that the car will be in an accident and minimize the threat to its passengers if it is.  Technological innovations that can distract the driver – such as social media plugins and entertainment features – increase the risk of a crash. Mechanical safety features are already figured into the math that insurers use to define premiums, since those features influence the risk associated with insuring a particular…

In the information age, both time and data are money. Small business owners and entrepreneurs make the most of their time for this reason, no matter where they’re located. Life for business people on the go has been made easier in recent years with the introduction of smart phones like the iPhone, but it is difficult to wade through the thousands of applications in the app store. Here are the top five applications to help market a business while traveling: 1)     Time management Managing time is more than just putting things in a calendar to forget about them later, it is about prioritizing…

“The penalty for laughing in court is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.” – H. L. Mencken Indeed, there have been some laughable lawsuits.  It seems every year something more frivolous than the last makes the headlines.  Lawyers seem bent on sticking themselves in every crevice that they can possibly squeeze into and then drumming up crazy claims.  Over the years these types of lawsuits have been on the rise and have certainly spilled into the tech world.  Here is a list of 5 lawsuits that are just too frivolous not to write about: Rosenberg…

The internet has become a complete 21st century universe unto itself. There is almost nothing that can’t be accomplished, once entering virtual space: shopping, educational programs, research on any topic at all, games and recreation, and contacting friends and family. All this and more can be done without stepping away from the keyboard. Arguably among the top five most popular ways to use the internet is for social networking. Everyone knows someone who uses Facebook, or Twitter, or more lately, Reddit. Pinterest is becoming commonplace, and Digg had it’s heyday. These are the places that…

Computer programming is a rapidly growing field.  With 274 million people with Internet access in the U.S. and nearly half of all adults in America have smartphones, the demand for applications and other programs is only increasing.  As the demand increases, more students are getting into computer programming. Jobs in many areas are drying up with the decline in the economy, but the job field for computer programmers is still going strong.  According to the Princeton Review, Computer Science makes their top ten list of most popular college majors.  When people discuss their job fields…

For over a hundred years, the British public has enjoyed a love affair with cinema that continues to this day. For many of us, there’s nothing more exciting, more thought-provoking and more downright fun than a trip to the local movie house to see a film, whether it happens to be the latest Hollywood blockbuster or a lesser known UK production. Over the decades, many of cinema’s more memorable scenes have become embedded in our memories for ever, and remain iconic landmarks of our lives. Who can forget the moment when ET soared into the skies? Or when a giant shark terrified the people of Amity?…