TODAY'S BEST MIX » technology http://mix108.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:14:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Texas County Builds $1.5 Million Dollar Library–With No Books http://mix108.com/texas-county-builds-1-5-million-dollar-library-with-no-books/ http://mix108.com/texas-county-builds-1-5-million-dollar-library-with-no-books/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 16:04:18 +0000 Laura Peterson http://mix108.com/?p=169916 Bexar County, Texas has built a library. Yay! The problem? It's set to become the first ever all-digital library. It will only offer books you can read on a Kindle or other book-reading gadget. What?

]]> http://mix108.com/texas-county-builds-1-5-million-dollar-library-with-no-books/feed/ 0 Duluth's Hartley Nature Center Gets Technology Upgrade from the Verizon Foundation http://mix108.com/duluths-hartley-nature-center-gets-technology-upgrade-from-the-verizon-foundation/ http://mix108.com/duluths-hartley-nature-center-gets-technology-upgrade-from-the-verizon-foundation/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:32:13 +0000 Laura Peterson http://mix108.com/?p=109741 Duluth’s Hartley Nature Center announced last week that they received a $15,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to support Hartley’s science-environmental education for Duluth-area school children as well as pilot the integration of mobile technology into its field classes

]]> http://mix108.com/duluths-hartley-nature-center-gets-technology-upgrade-from-the-verizon-foundation/feed/ 0 Facebook 5 Things Your Future Grandkids Won't Believe Were Real http://mix108.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/ http://mix108.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:19:45 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/?p=72763 http://mix108.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/feed/ 0 Which Technology Issues Cause the Most Stress? [INFOGRAPHIC, POLL] http://mix108.com/which-technology-issues-cause-the-most-stress-infographic-poll/ http://mix108.com/which-technology-issues-cause-the-most-stress-infographic-poll/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:44:53 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=125736 Modern technology may have made our lives easier, but our reliance on it has a price. Fully 60 percent of respondents in a new survey said they find issues associated with technology to be downright stressful.

]]> http://mix108.com/which-technology-issues-cause-the-most-stress-infographic-poll/feed/ 0 zachklein, flickr New Computer Virus 'Ransomware' Accuses You of Breaking the Law, Locks Your PC and Makes You Give Them Money http://mix108.com/new-computer-virus-ransomware-accuses-you-of-breaking-the-law-locks-your-pc-and-makes-you-give-them-money/ http://mix108.com/new-computer-virus-ransomware-accuses-you-of-breaking-the-law-locks-your-pc-and-makes-you-give-them-money/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:25:55 +0000 Nick Cooper http://mix108.com/?p=61222 While viruses that hijack your computer is not a brand new thing, a new type of computer malware is taking stealing your information and ruining your day to the next level.

]]> http://mix108.com/new-computer-virus-ransomware-accuses-you-of-breaking-the-law-locks-your-pc-and-makes-you-give-them-money/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images The Internet May Disappear on You July 9, Find Out How to Avoid Losing the Web http://mix108.com/the-internet-may-disappear-on-you-july-9-find-out-how-to-avoid-losing-the-web/ http://mix108.com/the-internet-may-disappear-on-you-july-9-find-out-how-to-avoid-losing-the-web/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:27:49 +0000 Nick Cooper http://mix108.com/?p=57037

Hundreds of thousands of people may wake up on July 9, 2012 to find the internet doesn't work on their computers. That is, unless these individuals take action to make sure their computers don't say farewell to the web forever. How do you know if you're one of the thousands? How do you prevent this from happening? Well, luckily we have the information.

]]> http://mix108.com/the-internet-may-disappear-on-you-july-9-find-out-how-to-avoid-losing-the-web/feed/ 0 Facial Recognition Software Now Being Used for Personalized Marketing http://mix108.com/facial-recognition-software/ http://mix108.com/facial-recognition-software/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:15:22 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59959 While facial recognition technology has been used to enhance security — for example, to spot known terrorists in crowds — it’s now poised to become the next big thing for personalized marketing and smart phones.

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