• Cuba
    Travel

    3 Tips for Traveling to Cuba

    Traveling to Cuba is now more exciting than ever since it’s actually legal in many cases. This means that your travel plans no longer have to exclude the lovely island situated so close to the United States and filled with rich culture and beautiful people. However, since travel from the U.S. had been banned for so long, there are many aspects about visiting Cuba that will be different than when you visit other islands in the area. So to help you have the best time, here are three tips for traveling to Cuba. Take Care While Driving Unless you come to Cuba via marine vessel, you’ll fly into the country…

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    Hardware

    What to Look for in a Digital Signal Controller

    While digital signal processing tends to be more common than analog in many devices these days, one notable exception is when a device uses analog sensors and the signal needs to be conditioned for digital processing. For these devices, a digital signal controller is necessary, to connect the analog domain to the digital, but how do you go about selecting the right DSC for your device? There are many considerations, including the cost and availability of the DSC, but before you get to that point, you need to compare a few other key aspects. Floating Point or Fixed Point Arithmetic Digital signal controllers use either fixed or floating point units…

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    Business Tools

    BYOD Is the Hot New Business Trend, But Is it Safe?

    BYOD. It means “bring your own device” to work. Successful businesses understand the benefit of allowing for personal devices in the workplace. BYOD means businesses are spending less on hardware because the employee is providing their own. And, the Good Technology State of BYOD Report found that employees are happy to supply their own devices. This is likely due to a preference for their personal devices, which often times are actually more feature-rich compared to the lacking features of bulk equipment. Businesses that furnish equipment to their employees often have to think about budget first and features second, but BYOD eliminates this from the equation. Unfortunately, the BYOD model isn’t…

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    Gadget

    Don’t Let Valuable Company Data Get Lost – Protect It With a Battery Backup

    Now that technology has become so pervasive in our personal and professional lives, it's easy to ignore just how much we all rely on it – including your company. If you're in the business of industrial automation, telecommunication, or data collection, your business depends upon computers and their databases running constantly. But how can you expect them to work should an unexpected power outage interrupt your power supply.

  • Sailboat
    Engineering

    100-Year-Old Technologies (That Haven’t Changed Much and Still Rock)

    "They don't make 'em like they used to," many nostalgic, wistful people will say. There are two things wrong with that statement. The first is that it's usually said as though that's a bad thing. Most of the time, technology changes for the better. The other thing that's wrong with that statement is that there are plenty of things we use today that we still make exactly like we used to.

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    Marketing

    Five Mobile Marketing Tips to Drive Sales

    Sales can be affected, and mobile marketing is incredibly effective at impacting serious business environments. While sales driving requires time, patience and persistence, mobile access can navigate the hurdles recognized by the professionals. If you seek outreach, communication and success, look no further. Check out the following tips to drive sales, gain conversions and promote future growth. Tip One: Be Conservative with Email Outreach Email marketing remains one of the business world’s strongest resources, but it should be used carefully. Utilize a sharp mobile email program, but use decisive selling strategies to target the right consumer. The mobile user’s mobile inbox is crowded, and it takes a long time to…

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    General Education

    Online Tools to Help Improve Faculty and Students Learning

    Technology is rapidly evolving as schools of every kind and budget size have integrated numerous technologies in classrooms to enhance learning and make it more interesting to students. The availability of high-quality online resources has made it easier for the schools to access multifaceted free and subscription-based services as well as other tools for the benefit of educators and students.

  • Audi R8
    Engineering

    How Automotive Technology Is Advancing at a Startling Rate

    Everywhere we look nowadays, we see technology moving forward at an ever-increasing pace. It seems like new phones come out every other week, and technology that even science fiction authors wouldn't have dreamed of sixty years ago is now commonplace. Who would have thought that cars will someday drive themselves? Or that we would have drones flying around and monitoring everything we do?