Author: MAK

It was once The Beach Boys. Later, it would be the fanny pack. But today, one of the biggest trends permeating American culture isn’t music or fashion-related; its zombies. Everywhere you look, you’ll find zombie movies, zombie shows, zombie games, and even zombie social events. For something so gruesome, the undead and infected are strangely interesting to us. So what’s the deal? Here’s a quick breakdown of the phenomenon surrounding the super hot media zombie. Modern Interpretation When you think about it, zombie movies like “The Walking Dead,” – which netted six million viewers during its season two finale –…

Any game coded by programmers for today’s technology, will need an option to play online or it will never make it into production. Game creators have been consistently finding ways to monetize their online section of their games by adding value and options to the online arena. Everything from buying imaginary pets for online alter egos, through to extended, online only maps for playing against opponents from the other side of the world. The online games industry is worth more than the movie business and the production costs of the games often cost more than a Hollywood blockbuster. There are…

Nearly ninety percent of American adults use a mobile phone and are encountering problems with them. A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project revealed that nearly three-fourths of mobile phone users experienced dropped calls occasionally. The new survey also revealed that almost seven out of 10 American mobile phone users receive spam calls or text messages on their phone which happens at least once a week to 25 percent of cell users. This happens even amidst restrictions being implemented by Federal and State laws. For people who use their cell phones to surf the Internet, slow…

Only a few decades ago the “problem” of electronics ending up in the landfills was not really a big deal.  But as consumer electronics improve and become more affordable, the need to upgrade to the next level and buy the newest iPhone for example, is all consuming.  As millions of consumers and office workers discard older computers, printers and mobile devices into the trash – our landfills literally become clobbered with non-degradable devices.  And guess what, most of these old devices can be recycled. The good news is that many of your cell old phones and other electronic devices can…

As consumers in 2012, we are no strangers to rampant advertising. Advertisers are stepping up their game to spark our interest, since we have become so used to seeing hundreds of advertisements each day. Samsung is the latest company who is trying to woo us in unconventional ways. Samsung is bringing its technology advertising to where it thinks consumers will be spending their summers – the movie theater. Summer advertising at the summer blockbusters Samsung is on the verge of releasing the newest Galaxy product, the Galaxy S III smartphone. Galaxy S III capabilities include users being able to share…

Data cabinets are used for housing servers and any other storage devices. They are vital as they provide a suitable environment for these devices. This means that they offer sufficient protection from damage. They come in different sizes and can house different numbers of storage devices. They are good for data centers and companies which have a number of servers. One can also find a cabinet for personal use at home. When buying these cabinets it is important to ensure that you get one that will sufficiently cater for all your needs. Before putting up your money for it make…

Where Have I Been?! They say unless you live under a rock, you know about text to speech. Well I finally came out from under my rock then! Cause I didn’t know about it. Sure I knew the basics of it, not so much what it was all about but the simple basics and that it was called audio transcription but sadly that’s where it ended. So while looking around to find out what I was missing and knowing I’m super cheap, I looked for free text to speech programs. I found out that a lot of these programs basically…

As the head of your company, your workforce looks to you for support and guidance in their day to day tasks. If your business uses IT systems on a daily basis and requires a great working system in order to operate to optimum levels, it is extremely important that you as the head of the company become knowledgeable on the systems that you are using and the potential risks that could come your way. By improving your knowledge in this regard you can be a calm and reassuring presence in case of an emergency and be able to deal with…

One of the most popular services on the smartphone is available at all times of the maps to move around. The Finnish manufacturer Nokia does not want to be missing a crucial piece of the market and thus has announced the launch of Android and iPhone OS versions of its mapping service known as Nokia Maps. The service, initially as a service based on HTML5 and accessible at m.maps.nokia.com, allows you to search using voice guidance functions. Once you link to the page of Nokia Maps, the user must give the OK to allow access to its position. To find…

During the conference, Next Dimension, Google announced 2 exciting news for the version of Google Maps for Android mobile devices: the ability to view three-dimensional maps and consult them in offline mode. According to data on the number of users that have viewed the maps online in March 2012 of 90.4 million users in French, Spanish, German and English well 39.8 million have accessed via smartphones. It seems that it was precisely this trend to push Google to give precedence to mobile applications in the development of such capabilities. Maps in 3D By 2006, Google has begun projects to bring…