Archive for the ‘technology’ tag
Credit Card Both Ways?
Wait! Does this mean I can put my credit card in either way????? It would still be easier to just wave my phone over some pad.
Tech Support Secrets
A lot of people ask me how I’m so good with computers. Leave it to xkcd to reveal my secrets!
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Depositing Checks with the iPhone
I used to hate depositing checks. Having to fill out that silly form and then bring it to the bank or put it in the envelop at the ATM. Then, they got rid of the envelops and I could just slide the check into the ATM and see the check on the screen. I no longer dreaded putting money into my bank account.
Then I saw this demonstration, the ability to deposit money into your account with the iPhone. It’s sooo cool! I have no idea what happens behind the scenes to make it work, but I don’t really care. BoA, when are you going to get this???
I appoligize for the infomercial style. Skip to 1 minute in for the start of it and 1:40 for the start of the deposit.
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A Smart Home
One thing that I’ve always been fascinated in is how we can integrate technology into our homes to make doing things around the house easier. One thing I’ve always thought about is having a sound system with speakers in every room. Going beyond that to the future you have devices that monitor things you do in the home and the status of different things. For instance, a device that knows what is in your refrigerator to help you with your grocery shopping, or as this video of the Smart Home shows, a recipe suggester.
Ever since the movie Smart House was shown on The Disney Channel, these technologies have really fascinated me. Although the things in this video are not the most high tech, they do seem feasible at this point. I also like how a lot of the technology is designed for the elderly or disabled, allowing people to live more independently.