One of the biggest problems of stress is recognizing it in time. If your head starts hurting while you are painting your apartment, you quickly make a connection to toxic fumes and escape. With technology, the situation is different. Technostress can show up in many ways, affecting both our...

Technostress is just another modern day addiction. The symptoms associated with this techno-centered syndrome range from irritability to a high degree of factual thinking, poor focus, limited access to emotions, and an insistence on efficiency while displaying lack of empathy for others. In...

Introduction to Technostress We are no longer hitchhikers on the information highway. We live in a world of connectivity and it is growing every day. There are some amazing benefits of being so technologically advanced and connected, but there are also disadvantages. Stressors used to arrive...

Technology is part of fashion, so why not wear it with a bag that “carries change?” The 2011 Della collection brings you an assorted variety of carryalls, including their signature vibrant Hobo Bag, demure clutches, and wild prints to cover your new iPad. My personal fav is a stylish...

Sony Electronics has begun a new effort for consumers to trade-in or recycle old or unwanted consumer electronics products for free in a socially and environmentally responsible manner through one website, at www.sony.com/ecotrade. The new website is designed to help consumers find the best...

Historically, big businesses are very slow to change, especially when it comes to adopting progressive policies such as being environmentally conscious. A “business case” usually has to be provided to even discuss any proposed change, and, even at that, there are often committees and...

I just finished reading a book called Seven Words that can Change the World by Joseph R. Simonetta. It’s a short book, less that a hundred pages. One can read it in couple of hours, and it so simply points out what we as individuals can do to create the community that we want to create,...

Propulsion comes in many weird and wonderful ways; from the combustion engine to steam engines, there’s been a whole host of innovations and new, exciting ways to get you down the road. Here’s a few of some of the best and some of the weirdest. Bio Biomass – or Biofuel to me and you –...

Google and Ford have teamed up to create vehicles that increase fuel economy and reduce emissions. These cars can receive data in real time and predict driver behavior and probable destinations. The tool is called Google Prediction API, and by understanding drivers habits, adjustments can be...