SanDISK EYE-FI

The SanDisk Eye-Fi wirless memory card makes transferring photos and videos from your camera-effortless.

It is basically a rebranding of the Eye-Fi brand, which now uses san disk memory cards.You go out and take pictures. You return home, turn on your camera and, within 20-30 secords, your images(JPEGs only)begin uploading wirelessly-in full resolution-to your hard drive and your favourite photo-sharing sites.

All you need is a Wi-Fi connection, a camera that accepts SD cards, and a PC or Mac. Its really that simple.


PROS

Wirelessly transfer images from your camera to your computer via Wi-Fi. Easy to install and use.

Cons

Upload JPEGs only.

Verdict

The Eye-Fi wireless card SD card automatically transfer images fro your camera to your computer and to various photo-sharing sites via Wi-Fi.

source pc mag

Tips for digital detoxing

Here are some tips from experts on digital detoxing to help your family unplug:

-- Don't go cold turkey. Cold turkey almost always fails. Ease off the technology gradually. Limit yourself to checking email three times a day, instead of every 10 minutes. Check Facebook once in the morning and once in the evening, not every hour. Small steps equate to progress.

-- Set new ground rules at the family dinner table. Turn off the TV. Silence all phones and cellphones. Shut off all laptops and devices. Focus only on one another and spending quality time.

-- Consider digital detoxing from your smartphone with these free apps: Digital Detox for Android smartphones disables your phone for a period you specify. Sabbath Manifesto for Androids, iPhones, Blackberrys and other smartphones does the same (sabbathmanifesto.org/unplug).

-- Lead by example. Don't bark at your kids to shut off the TV while you can't pull yourself away from updating your Facebook page. When you tell your kids to unplug, show them how it's done.

-- Get real. Go have coffee with a friend. Take a walk. Enjoy a picnic lunch. Write a letter to someone you haven't spoken with in a while. Buy fresh flowers. Open the drapes and enjoy the sun.

-- As you grow more comfortable with being unplugged, designate larger time frames for going technology-free. Decide how long you want to unplug -- perhaps over a weekend -- and do it. Remember to notify friends that you're unplugging.

-- Make a regular habit of digital detoxing -- daily, weekly and on family vacations. Your kids and spouse will thank you.

Source: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/lifestyle/Copy_of_Tips-for-digital-detoxing_50661477#ixzz1irrQWiHK

Practical Tips for Working Over the Holidays

Our work lives are creeping into our holiday time as mobile devices become an extension of our offices. More than half of office workers are planning to crank out some work over the winter holidays this year, according to a recent survey by presentation app maker SlideRocket. If you're one of them, use these tech tips to keep your life organized away from the office and maintain your sanity.

1. Plan Your Time in Advance

Don't plan to work during certain hours each day, unless you absolutely must be on call. Instead, schedule the time that you need for your tasks, and do them when you can find the time. Family members may want to go shopping, old friends may want to catch up over a coffee, and just about anything else can happen over the holidays. To help you organize your time, Gtask syncs with Google Calendar and brings the power of Gmail Task to Android phones. While pricey compared with similar apps, Omnifocus comes highly recommended for the iPad and iPhone as an extremely useful, task-based productivity app. If you need a ticking clock to help, check out a software timer.

2. Store All Your Files in One Place Online

Storing must-have files in the cloud is essential if you work across multiple machines or in various locations, especially if family duties take you away from the main office this season. While there are many cloud services that enable this, I use Basecamp and Google Docs to store documents. Both tools allow you to collaborate with clients or co-workers quickly and from anywhere in the world. Google Docs is free, and you don't need to create a document in Docs to use it. You can upload any kind of file and store up to 1024MB on your Google Docs account.

Basecamp is the next step up for those who have outgrown Google Docs. It allows you to organize your files into projects and give clients or co-workers access to their projects. It starts at $24 a month for 15 projects and 5GB of file storage. You can try it for a month free, and test-drive it over the holidays.

Source:http://www.cfoworld.com/technology/28080/practical-tips-working-over-holidays