On April 12, 2016, the United States celebrated Equal Pay Day, a day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year (www.pay-equity.org). Although closing the gender pay gap has made progress over the past few decades since the Equal Pay Act (EPA) was passed […]
Whether it be a tornado, tsunami, earthquake, monsoon, hurricane, flood, or any other natural phenomena, no one person can be fully prepared for the aftermath of such disasters. Even with around-the-clock efforts from dedicated responders, disaster victims most always outnumber the help that is available to them, fostering a sense of unfair importance for which […]
In the past, visually impaired people had to shell out thousands of dollars for technology that magnified their computer screens, spoke navigation directions, identified their money and recognized the color of their clothes. Today, users only need smartphones and a handful of apps and accessories to help them get through their physical and online worlds. New software […]
Living in the information age and the world of technology provides employees with 24-hour access to work-related material and information, which is often convenient when working outside of the office, working after office hours, or working from home entirely. Though this convenience can help business staff to be available and responsive at any time, telework […]
We’ve had our fingers, voices and irises scanned, but there’s now a new biometric en vogue – ears. NEC, the inventor of this new personal identification technology, says it has an accuracy rating of 99%. It measures the unique effect your ears have on sound. By identifying how sound resonation is changed by the unique […]
Women-owned businesses can now count another victory as the federal government has reached its goal of awarding five percent of the money spent on contractors to businesses owned by women. The government defines a women-owned businesses as those that are at least 51 percent controlled by women. In 1994, the federal government set a goal […]
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching it. PaaS can be delivered in two ways: as a public cloud service from a provider, where the […]
For the general public, identity theft, online security, and credit card fraud are an ever increasing concern in the technology age in which we live. But what about the federal government? Most people may think the government is impenetrable to cyber threats, hackers, and security breaches, but this is far from true. In fact, hackers […]
Habit of forgetting things often? Propensity to misplace car-keys knowing how irritating it is to look for them whilst you are running late? Well, technology companies have solution for every little problem these days. When you’ve lost something, another set of eyes can spot clues that your own eyes inadvertently ignore. In 2013, a crowdfunded project known […]