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4 Tech Gadgets to Help Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution

If you added a few extra pounds over the holidays, you are not alone. It is really tough to eat healthily and get regular exercise during the holiday season. Due to this and other reasons, many people try to diet or at least become a bit healthier after the New Year. There is a significant increase in the sales of diet supplements and vitamins that help weight loss, products such as Nucific Bio X4 for example, at the beginning of every year.

People are determined to fuel their bodies with the right things to get those pounds to drop off. A significant portion of people relies on taking supplements containing green tea extract, for example, which can increase their metabolism. In addition, many people are still skeptical about supplements. They are usually concerned about side effects, and some aren’t even aware of how much they should consume. Many people seek advice on such matters from their dietitians and doctors. And some individuals rely on the internet and research product ingredients, reviews (such as Morning Complete reviews), and health benefits. That said, over the past few years, a growing market of weight loss gadgets has sprung up to help you meet your goals. Let’s take a look at four solid gadgets. read more

Snapchat, Facebook Poke Videos, Etc are no Substitute for a Secure Messaging System

Many people have been getting into Snapchat, and to a lesser extent Facebook Poke recently. If you are unfamiliar we these apps, they simply give you a way to share a photo or video with someone else. However, the big appeal is that the picture or video disappears after 10 seconds. Recently, tests by the popular site Buzzfeed found that they were able to dig up some of these old videos by connecting their iPhone to a computer. Snapchat acknowledged the bug and said they will get a fix out as soon as possible. Facebook also acknowledged the issue, but did not state they would come up with a fix. Even after these bugs are fixed, I am sure someone else will be able to find another way around the 10 second limit at some point. Also, you never know how Snapchat and Facebook are storing these photos/videos on their end. It is quite possible they are all sitting in a database somewhere which opens up another possible set of issues. read more

Best Free Antivirus for 2013

As much as we try to avoid viruses and malware, we are bound to come in contact with them at some point in our computer usage. There are many ways to really lower you risk, however, it is almost impossible to completely avoid all viruses and malware. This is why you need to have a good antivirus software package installed on your computer.

Not everyone has the money or the desire to spend money on antivirus subscriptions. Luckily, there are a ton of great and free antivirus tools available. Let’s take a look at some of the top free antivirus software. read more

CompTIA CASP Certification Overview

The CompTIA Certification for an Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) is a specialized, international IT certification that ensures an IT specialist has the knowledge the handle any possible technical security issue for a company. The certificate is widely recognized as qualifying the holder to “conceptualize, design, and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments.” (http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/casp.aspx)

What Advanced Security Practitioners Do? read more

Why You Should Use Google maps on the iPhone

Google has finally released its Google maps App to the iPhone crowd that is on iOS 6. So far, the reaction from users is pretty solid. We take a look at why it is worth downloading and using Google maps on your iPhone.

Possibly the Best Free Maps App

Google Maps for iPhone is possibly the best free maps App you can get on the iPhone. With all the trouble the Apple built-in maps App has had, you can now avoid the problem entirely by going with Google maps. The maps load quickly and it is really easy to search for an address or a business. read more