The word technology can be used loosely to describe something or an area of work. The word can also be used very specifically when talking about a detailed design or idea. The concept of technology refers to the use of tools and/or knowledge to create devices that help solve problems. Technology very much aides tools used for pleasure these days as well. The concept of technology has been around for many years, thousands in fact. People were using tools made from wood or stone to solve problems in historical times. Today things are a lot easier as most devices run with the support of electronic components. [Read more...]
New Hp Smartphone – The Veer
February 22, 2011 By
HP have just released their new Veer smart phone, one of the first products to see the light following HP’s purchase of Palm. The Veer is tiny and when referring to the Veer tiny is not hype, the phone is 54.5 mm x 84.0 mm x 15.1 mm and weighs just over 100 grams. For some users it is palm size, for others it would disappear into your palm quite comfortably. The size is all the more surprising given the Veer is a fully capable smart phone, running HP’s webOS operating system; it even has a slide-out physical keyboard in addition to its touchscreen interface. Though the phone has only just been announced for release it is definitely a handset that is worth considering so look out for cheap HP Veer deals from all the major providers which should be coming soon.In hardware terms the phone is very capable, not quite as powerful as the current top phones such as the iPhone 4 and Galaxy S and some way off the soon to be released Galaxy S II and other dual core phones. We tried this site to do a price comparison but soon realized it is not possible yet to do a price comparison on all phones as not all prices have been released. [Read more...]
Technology for business
February 22, 2011 By
Technology and computing work hand in hand together in the business world today. More than 75% of small businesses owned computers and invested considerable in new technology and that research was carried out in 2003. Imagine the figures now! Small businesses and international brands are using technology to improve the way they do business. They may engage customers using social networking websites to promote brand awareness and to market their brands all over the world. [Read more...]
Technostress and the Effect on Business
February 9, 2011 By
Ergonomics is showing how humans react and fit in with machines in their environment. Technostress is the negative psychological link between people and the invention of new technologies. Technostress is the ‘modern disease of adaptation caused by an inability to cope with the new computer technologies in a healthy manner’.
Technology is everywhere it is omnipresent and it has resulted in a number of changes in society and also in the way we live our lives. Technology seems to be creating changes that are not always good for our social, physical and intellectual well-being. There is a very popular book that deals with this topic by Dr. Weil and Dr. Rosen and they noticed over the past fifteen years the impact technology was having on family life. [Read more...]
Research into technophobia.
February 5, 2011 By
Between 1992 and 1994 a study was conducted which surveyed first-year college students across a number of countries. The study was published in the popular journal ‘Computers in Human Behaviour’. 3,392 students responded to the survey and 29% of this sample revealed that they had technophobic fears. [Read more...]
Diary of a technophobe!
January 31, 2011 By
Let me let you into a little secret…I am a technophobe! I am afraid of using technological devices especially computers. I would go so far as to say that I avoid technology. Not in the sense that if I see a computer I cross the road but I will definitely not use them.
Symptoms of technophobia include a feeling of panic, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, nausea, dry mouth, trembling, anxiety and extreme avoidance measures taken. Those symptoms represent what happens to me when I think about using computers and any technological gadgets. Technology is so complex, so difficult to understand. What is wrong with wanting a simple and modest lifestyle? What are all the effects of all those ‘Wi-Fi’s’ whizzing around in the air? How are they damaging society, the environment and even my hearing? [Read more...]