Tag Archives: GPS

New Products That Help You Keep Track of Your Toddler

Did you know that more than 2,000 children in the United States are reported missing each day? What’s more, during the summer months, studies show that number increases by 10 percent. I’ll never forget the gut-wrenching moment when I was in the grocery store with my toddler rearranging items in my shopping cart to accommodate a case of bottled water. When I turned around my daughter was gone and I experienced terror like I had never known before. Fortunately, she had only toddled a few feet away and I found her happily squatting behind a life-sized cut out of the … Continue reading →

Digitize Your Directions

I absolutely love having a GPS in the car. For me, it is a necessary tool, since I am very prone to getting lost…very prone. I could go on and on about how I was headed in one place and ended up somewhere else, even in a different state. But for those times when I don’t have the GPS or when the newest roads aren’t available on it, I have found a little trick that really helps. Sure I could look the directions up online and then print them out, but about 50 percent of the time, the online directions … Continue reading →

Dogs with GPS

If your dog is a chronic escape artist (like my shepherd mix Moose used to be), you can now have state-of-the-art tech on your side. I saw a magazine ad for the Zoombak — a small Assisted GPS (Global Positioning System) locator that fits on your dog’s collar. If your dog leaves the yard, the folks at Zoombak will send you a text message or an email to let you know where your pup has gone. You can check maps online and get phone or email updates until your furry wanderer is home safely. That’s pretty darn amazing if you … Continue reading →

Computing Week in Review: December 17th Through December 30th

Are you enjoying all of your new electronics and technology toys you may have received during the holidays? Perhaps you finally snagged that Wii or an HGTV? Now that the holidays are nearing a close, why not resolve to give your computer a little attention. Look for a future blog on all of the things you should be doing this year, such as backing up your computer files and using surge protectors for those valuable and delicate electronics. Meanwhile, why not check out some of the articles we have had in the past two weeks. Here is the Computing week … Continue reading →

GPS and Baby Jesus

Here are some of the stranger stories regarding technology. Let me know what you think of this news. Baby Jesus now has a low-jack. In Bal Harbor, Florida, congregates have equipped a Baby Jesus statue with a GPS locating device in an effort to recover it, if it becomes stolen. This is in response to a previous statue that went missing. Dina Cellini, who oversees the display, told the Associated Press, “…we may need to rely on technology to save our savior.” The Mary and the Joseph Statue will also be equipped with GPS devices. If the statues do “walk … Continue reading →

Give the Gift of GPS

Anyone who knows me off line knows that I am horrible at navigating the actual 3-D world. I never seem to know where I am in space. Witness a drive I took as a young adult from New Hampshire to New York City. Somehow, I wound up on the outskirts of Cape Cod, Ma. Give me a nice subway or bus route, and I am happy, I can translate any two-dimensional public transportation squiggle on a map, no matter how it twists and turns. It is all getting from point A to Point B, right? But when I am on … Continue reading →

Computing News Round Up for October 1, 2007

There are plenty of stories out there today, from a follow up on the fight between GPS and New York taxi cab drivers, to Japan’s new virtual world. I hope you enjoy this round up of the latest headlines and interesting developments in the world of technology. Cabbies versus GPS In a decision that came down Friday, a Federal judge told the court that he would not block a new rule made by the transportation department in New York City requiring Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and credit card systems to be installed in taxi cabs. U.S. District Judge Richard M. … Continue reading →

In-Car GPS Systems

I don’t know where I would be without our car’s GPS navigation system. No doubt I’d probably be somewhere in Cap Cod, Massachusetts, despite the fact that I live in suburban/rural Pennsylvania and was only trying to get to the grocery store. You see, I am one of those rare people that is directionally challenged. Tell me to turn right at the gas station, and I’ll probably turn left at the convenience store. I read somewhere that birds may have some sort of organ or dedicated area of their brains that can sense the north pole and is dedicated to … Continue reading →

How Your Cell Phone Can Help You Be Healthy

There’s been a lot of talk about the negative stuff that comes with cell phones: cancer fears, distractions while driving, and annoying ring tones in public places. But your cell phone can be a useful tool for your exercise efforts! According to Prevention magazine, nearly eighty percent of walkers bring a cell phone along. Rather than leaving your phone to be dead weight in your pocket or belt pack, put that tool to use! A cell phone is great for emergencies. If you’re on the road and you trip and break your arm (it happened to my mom) you can … Continue reading →

Computing Review: July 28th Through August 3rd

Do you treat your iPod like a baby or your baby like an iPod? Some folks do. And what about that possible taxi strike because of requirements for GPS systems. Are you in favor of the taxi commission or the cabbies? Don’t know what I am talking about? Hmm, well we can solve that. Just catch up on this past week’s article in the Computing Blog. Here is your review for July 28th through August 4th. July 30th Computing Review: July 14th Through July 20th Have you been sending e-mail from your campground? Did you even know that you could? … Continue reading →