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Attention Car Buyers: Some Tips for Buying a Car on the Internet
Shopping for a new or used car in cyberspace provides a convenient and comfortable environment for buying a car without the high-pressure sales tactics commonly found on car lots.
Blogging Has Arrived
Democratic candidate for President Howard Dean's race for the nomination has ended. But he may still have secured a place in history as the first presidential candidate to rely heavily on blogs.
Can Online Resources Prepare Kids for the Next Grade?
As children gear up to go back to school this fall, parents face a daunting question: "How much does my child remember from last school year?" The answer is often startling.
Choosing the Right Graphing Calculator for Back-to-school
A graphing calculator will be on the lists of many back-to-school shoppers this season. Students absolutely need to learn math and science fundamentals and today's graphing calculators facilitate the learning process and deepen students' understanding of key concepts, reinforcing those fundamentals and skills in a variety of math and science classes.
Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You: The Next Generation of DVD Players
What is this year's must-have consumer electronic gift, and where can I buy three?
Does Your Child's School Need a Technology Update?
Raise your hand if you remember watching film reels in school. If you do, it's probably been a while since you were a student. Many of today's classrooms feature advanced audio-visual equipment such as large screen televisions, DVD players, and computers with flat panel monitors.
Fraud That Can Be Fatal
When purchasing a used vehicle the average buyer may never know whether the airbag is there or functioning correctly until it's too late. Airbag fraud is on the rise and may soon rank as the worst vehicle repair scam out there and a potentially fatal one.
From Classroom to Computer -- An Online Education Can Be a Smart Move
With hundreds of thousands of students graduating from colleges and universities in 2003 alone, and with the fast-paced lifestyle of the technological age, a college degree has become a critical commodity.
Get the Movie Theater Experience Without Leaving the Comfort of Home
The lights go down. A glow appears on the screen, followed by the crashing of thunder and the appearance of a movie logo, and then the feature begins.
Go Online to Find a Way to Give Back
Most people say they want to volunteer, and many Americans already do. But for some, the challenge with volunteering is not in the doing, but in the finding. Sure you want to get involved, but how do you find out where you are needed? Like so many other things these days, the best answer can be found on the Internet.
Handheld Computers Give Active Seniors a Helping Hand
Unlike the stereotype, many seniors aren't running from new computer technologies these days. A growing number of seniors are embracing technological advances, recognizing the benefits that computers provide.
High School Students Earn Diplomas at a Distance
As students around the country head back to school this fall, some are traveling no farther than the desk in their bedroom or the computer in the family room to get the high school education that best meets their needs.
Hit the Highway with These Road Trip Tips
The great American road trip is still a very popular vacation, and with so many people hitting the roads, Sam Katz, chairman and CEO of Cendant Travel Distribution Services, which operates CheapTickets.com, offers some road trip tips for a stress-free vacation.
Home and Office: Network Security in the Internet Age
With broadband Internet connections now running in more than 50 percent of American homes and making significant inroads in small and medium businesses, the threat of malicious viruses, hacker attacks and other forms of Internet mischief has never been greater.
How to Create Digital Bliss
The sea of information and entertainment in our homes can be overwhelming. With digital cameras, digital music players such as the iPod and Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) such as TiVo, homeowners are downloading, storing and consuming media like never before. But all those files and gadgets can lead to digital madness.
How to Get a Perfect Tan without the Risk of Skin Cancer
Some peole will spend hours baking in the sun to achieve that bronzed look, others will go to tanning salons; but both methods can be harmful to your health.
Know Before You Go
These days, it seems we're always on the move. Whether we're driving kids to soccer practice, heading off on a business trip or planning a vacation to visit family and friends, we need the latest information to prepare accordingly.
Make Getting There More Than Half the Fun
Card games, the radio, cassettes and CDs used to be the best tools to keep the kids and other back-seat passengers entertained, but this fall, a new "tool" is showing up in a lot of family cars.
New Graphing Calculator Focuses on Math and Science Achievement
As the new school year approaches, parents want to give their teens every advantage, including the very latest tools to get ahead in math and science.
New Technology Helps Drivers Avoid Distractions
- If you've ever gotten behind the wheel, chances are good you've been distracted while in the driver's seat. Perhaps you looked away from the road -- for an instant -- to change a radio station, talk to a passenger, answer a cell phone or change the temperature inside the car. If your distraction didn't lead to an accident, consider yourself lucky.
No Time to Go Back to School? Consider Online Courses
With the ever-changing job market and increasing competition, more and more adults are seeking additional education to help them in their current professions or to prepare them for a career change.
Online Education -- Changing the Way We Learn One Mouse Click at a Time
It is hard to imagine a world without the Internet. Since the mid 1990s, it has revolutionized the way people around the world communicate, shop, entertain and conduct business.
Rewarding Careers in Animation Can Take a Nontraditional Route
When two huge oil rigs slammed into each other during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the question was, "Which owner would have to foot the expensive bill for repairs?"
Schools Turn to the Internet for Fundraising Success
We're getting close to fall fundraising season. Indeed, in no time, the opportunities to help out a school by buying or selling such items as chocolates, cookie dough, coupon books or calendars will be upon us.
Share Your Pain and Win a Prize
The Internet and search engines have changed the way we get information and shop for products and services. From your computer, you can do everything from finding out who won the National League pennant in 1960 to ordering a pair of pants -- and you can do it in your pajamas if you feel like it.
Shopping for Consumer Electronics this Holiday Season?
As the holiday buying frenzy for the latest gadgets and gizmos is set to begin, many gift givers may find themselves confused when shopping. New technologies like HDTV, satellite radio and MP3 are slowly but surely moving into the mainstream, yet many consumers do not know exactly what these technologies offer.
Students Set Trends with High-Tech Gadgets and Gizmos
If you haven't heard of them yet, or don't know what they're for, you will soon enough. Students have an uncanny ability to identify the next big high-tech gadgets and gizmos, and soon enough, we're all using them.
Technology and Design -- Putting them Together for the Perfect Home Theater
Home theaters have gone beyond the purview of the rich and are showing up in homes across the country, from high-rise lofts to suburban subdivisions. So if you've been thinking of taking your home viewing experience to the next level, or if you've already started a home theater makeover, you're in good company.
Technology to Transform Any Car
High tech doesn't mean useless gadgets or hard-to-use electronic devices any more, especially when it comes to automotive accessories.
Turn Your Computer into an Underwater Exploration Machine
The ocean is full of exotic plants and mysterious creatures, underwater mountain ranges and thermal vents. It has ignited the human imagination throughout history.
