The iPhone 6, Apple’s latest smartphone, comes equipped with iOS 8. This new operating system is also available for download to all iPhone, iPad, and iPod users. The new iOS boasts a lot of new features and fixes – so many, in fact, that The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern claims that with all updates […]
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FATCA: Is America Reaching Too Far?
This past July, the U.S. Federal Government’s new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or “FATCA,” was enacted. The new act was passed back in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment, or “HIRE,” Act. The purpose of FATCA is to prevent tax evasion through the use of foreign bank accounts by requiring […]
Read MoreGoing on a Bender: The Potential Dangers of “Binge-Watching”
Remember the days when television could only be watched on television, and you had to wait a week or two to see what was happening with your favorite characters? It appears that many Americans have forgotten what it’s like to have to wait between episodes. Providers like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime give access to entire […]
Read MoreFare Tracking: In Pursuit of the Best Deal
Let’s set the scene: you have somewhere you need (or want) to be, and it’s going to require booking a flight. You open your laptop and do a little searching. To your surprise, you find a great deal on a flight to your destination, and you jot down the itinerary. You close your laptop and […]
Read MoreBook Review: “The End of Normal” by Stephanie Madoff Mack
Reviewer: Myra S. We all know exactly what to think when it comes to judging Bernie Madoff; and I would like to think we’d be right in our judgments. What I didn’t expect to discover about myself after reading The End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff (yes, that “Madoff”) Mack is that I also harbored […]
Read MoreSlow Reading & the Sound of Silence
Media outlets abound with articles and tips to help reduce stress, slow the pace of our increasingly hectic, technologically-saturated lives, and combat our dwindling attention spans. Your friends’ posts on your Facebook Newsfeed may indicate a refreshing resurgence of some “old fashioned” and purposefully time-consuming recreational pursuits: slow cooking, slow exercise, slow-paced travel, slow relationships, slow money. […]
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