Lifestyle posts

Some of us are prepping for the Holidays in the cold and snow, while others are preparing for a flight to a warmer destination. Not everyone enjoys the Holidays in sleet and snow; some much prefer beach and sand. Not to mention the ocean, that is usually a highlight of any hot spot vacation. Snorkeling and seeing the world beneath the water is breathtaking, you almost want to share every colorful fish with all your friends back home and now you can easily without intruding on your personal experience. …

The short answer – yes, a little. There are rarely moves made by one social company that make me believe they can really hurt another social company, but this one is different. Instagram’s relationship with Twitter has been one of love and hate since before anyone realized there was a growing tension between the social networking giant and Facebook’s mobile secret weapon. The fact that Twitter added filters to their photo apps will not strain the relationship any further; in essence, there is nothing really left to strain. Facebook started the ill-will in April when they purchased Instagram….

The plants fought back in The Happening. A mythical world under swimming pool threatened to destroy humanity in Lady in the Water. Now, “everything on this planet has evolved to kill humans” in the upcoming After Earth. After a skyrocketing career turned into a promising career, only to be replaced by a plummeting career followed by a joke of a career, Shyamalan takes his story off the planet, only to return right back to it in the future. If that isn’t confusing enough, just watch The Village and it may all make more sense. Fortunately, he’s teaming up with some extra sci-fi star power in Will Smith…

Men gather around as I announce to you one of the most genius integrations to one of the most popular gadgets known to man, the remote control. We love cracking open a beer or two amongst friends or as we unwind from our hectic days after work and especially if sports are broadcasting upon our screens (clearly not the NHL.) This invention is loooooong overdue and makes me wonder why on earth it has taken this long for the remote control to have a bottle opener built in is beyond me. …

Grumpy Cat has been seen on almost if not all of our devices that we have connected to the Internet. This kitty is currently the ruler of all cats and has taken over the web with her fearless grumpy facial expression. Although her mood is always sour, she puts a smile on all of our faces. …

Defamation. Freedom of speech. Honesty and transparency versus lies and coverups. These and other gray matters are all in play in a $750,000 lawsuit filed by a Virginia contractor against a former customer who left a scathing review on review sites Yelp and Angie’s List. If it gets settled in court, the ramifications will be felt by both the review industry as well as millions of small businesses around the country. If Christopher Dietz, owner of Dietz Development LLC, wins the lawsuit, many consumers will become fearful of posting reviews that call out businesses. If Jane Perez, the woman who…

We published an interesting fan-made teaser trailer the other day for the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness movie. Shortly after posting it, the official teaser for the movie was released. Now, word is coming from Japan that the same teaser trailer had one additional scene added to it that was excluded from the North American teaser release. First, we’ll show you the teaser itself. If you’re interested in the scene that was excluded, scroll below the video for a description and image from the Japanese teaser.   ***SPOILER IMAGE AND DESCRIPTION BELOW***   ***STOP SCROLLING IF YOU DON’T…

Time management… those two words are heard often enough throughout life it is hard to not realize that it embeds itself into every aspect of our lives, even the one we share online. With that said, most of the time, it is easier said than done since life happens and not everything can go entirely as planned. A strategy is of course is needed when planning to execute your social efforts online which include all areas of social media; from blogs, social networks, social bookmarking to finding shareable content and my friends, this all takes time. …

Not all architecture is perfectly constructed to bring natural sunlight in each room as we may wish them to and for those who suffer through the lack of our mega source of vitamin D in the sky during the winter months, we know how much we can miss the sun and all of its shining glory (can you tell I miss summer already?) Some more than others need the glow of the sun to help with their moods and even increase productivity, since we all know how it makes us feel when the sun goes down at 5pm. …

One of the things that Americans take pride in is the way that the country and its people are technologically advanced when compared to the rest of the world. Many of us have smartphones, tablets, computers, cars, and other advanced gadgets and gizmos that keep us occupied and often informed. This does not, however, translate very well in the political arena. A year ago, most would have thought that there was no way that California could possibly vote against Proposition 37. In a state that is generally so liberal and whose people strongly condone healthy eating habits, it wouldn’t be possible…