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Using your Phone Abroad Like a Pro

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Summer is the time of exploration, vacation and travelling and a lot of you will probably go out to see the wide world, or Mexico, whichever is more attractive at the moment. Of course leaving the country does not mean reverting to full on cave man mode, so you will probably be bringing your cell or smart phone with you. The thing is that many people use their phone as they would back in the US, e specially when travelling to a country nearby. Doing that can only have one of two outcomes, you either use your phone, and come home to a large phone bill, or you switch it off and wait till you get back. But there are certain ways to be able to use your phone without having to deal with the high phone bill, and you will find that being able to do so make that tiny bit of difference between a good trip and a great trip. Alter your phones Data and Roaming Services The data and roaming services of your smart phone allow it to access the internet to send and receive emails, for example,...

Office Germs: Safe for Work

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The Editors of Office Product Reviews at Best Choice Reviews decided to research the topic of: SAFE FOR WORK? Keeping clean and healthy in the office may be harder than you think. 1 in 3 office workers have witnessed co-workers leaving restrooms without washing their hands. 53% of Americans don't wash their hands after exchanging money. The average person touches 300 surfaces every 30 minutes, exposing themselves to 840,000 germs. Diligent washing, wiping and sanitizing can help office professionals reduce their rates of cold and flu by as much as 80%. 72% of Americans typically go to work when they are sick. 55% of workers say they feel guilty when they call in sick. 78% of workers say they wash their hands often. 15% of workers avoid shaking hands with people to avoid germs. 3% skip meetings where sick people are in attendance. Just how dirty is my office? Researchers swabbed about 5,000 surfaces in office buildings, including law firms, insurance companies,...

Pros and cons of ADSL services

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Wired internet connections and modems are long gone with the success of DSL devices, ADSL came into play. ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and it is actually an up to date day router which commits you for fast internet connectivity. To make you understand better and to be précised there are four ways in reality through which you can easily connect to the Internet. Ways to Connect to the Internet is through a regular modem, Local area network, Cable modem, DSL/ADSL. ADSL provides you with very high speed internet connectivity out of all these options. The best part is that it is sophisticated and uses the same wires as your regular telephone line. Companies like Fastweb ADSL services are very high speed and at low cost rates. Before going any further and explaining how ADSL actually works, it is best to understand why it should be used and what its advantages are. Advantages of using ADSL The connection of Internet does not conflict with your voice calls. That mea...