Odiogo"s Web 2.0 "Listen Button" Lets You Instantly Hear Text Articles On Your Computer

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 7, 2007

Odiogo announced today the launch of the ‘Listen Button’ (http://www.listenbutton.com), a web 2.0 service which allows Content Publishers to provide visitors with an easy and instant way to hear regular text articles. Located near the familiar ‘Email’ and ‘Print’ buttons on top of each article in mainstream media and blogs, the Listen Button when clicked will open a player which will read aloud the currently displayed article.

“With the PC entering the living room as the brain of the home multimedia center, text content providers need tools which seamlessly turn readers into listeners,” said Marc Kawam, CEO of Odiogo.com. “Our Podcast solutions and the Listen Button empower content providers to mobilize and boost the value of their text content by making it instantly audible.”

“This audio feature is fast becoming a must-have capability for content sites,” Kawam said. “This is an essential feature for a multi-tasking environment, where people can listen to articles from their favorite sites while working on their computer or performing other tasks. The Listen Button also expands the reach of a content site by allowing vision-impaired readers and language learners to easily access the site’s content.”

Amir Orni, CEO of Jpost.com, the Online Edition of the Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com), said: “The Podcast Service we launched with Odiogo was received positively by our readers and has quickly reached thousands of downloads on a weekly basis”. Orni added: “We welcome the Listen Button feature as it answers a need many of our readers had. Now, one click gets stories read out-loud on the PC.”

The Odiogo Listen Button has been adapted for major blogging platforms. Starter kits have been developed to quickly install the button on blogs developed in the WordPress, Blogger or TypePad environments. Bloggers can enable the Listen Button on their sites for free. This allows Bloggers to meet their constituencies’ desires for a more ‘easy to consume’ media – as compared to written content – at no cost to themselves.

Nigel Powell, publisher of The Red Ferret Journal (http://www.redferret.net) said: “The Listen Button is a very cool way for my readers to grab a dose of the blog while they’re busy doing other things on their PC at home or in the office. Just the very thought of it makes my teeth ache with joy.”

Stacy Blackman from Stacy Blackman Consulting (http://blog.stacyblackman.com) said: “Readers of Stacy Blackman Consulting’s blog are MBA candidates who are constantly on the move and have limited time online. Odiogo provides them not only with a way to listen to the posts on their iPod but also when they are on-line, while multitasking.”

The Listen Button is already available on several sites, among them:

Odiogo"s Web 2.0 "Listen Button" Lets You Instantly Hear Text Articles On Your Computer

New Release: Help for Parents of Teens Seeking to Manage Computer

(PRWEB) January 14, 2011

How many times a day, across the world, do parents say: “Get off that computer!” For parents it is an exhausting daily battle to drag their children off the computer and get them on to other activities like homework, dinner, and outdoor play.

GroundHog is a free, simple to install, simple to use, friendly application that simply limits each child to a given amount of computer time. The application gives parents set once and forget control of the amount of time that their child can spend on the computer (screen time).

Once the child has used their time limit the friendly application cuts the connection to the internet and optionally blanks the screen, making the computer useless to the child for entertainment. Children can use their time in parts during the day and they are informed at all times how much time remains. The next day the child’s computer time is automatically reset.

GroundHog is home-created and tested technology: Evolved in the home over one year to provide a solution acceptable for parents and none breakable by children but friendly, and non-threatening to use.

James Alexander Mediavention founder states: “Internet use was a constant source of pain in our house; I created GroundHog to solve the problem in my home, I am sure it can help you.”

GroundHog design considerations and goals:

New Release: Help for Parents of Teens Seeking to Manage Computer

Dry Eye Education From Computer Health Advocate

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) November 22, 2011

Sharon Kleyne, Founder of Bio Logic Aqua Research, announces new dry eye and computer health education.

On November 9, 2009, Sharon Kleyne, Founder of Bio Logic Aqua Research and Host of Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water, interviewed author and computer health education advocate Adetutu Ijose.

Adetutu became a spokesperson and educator for the health risks of computers while working in Information Technology. She assumed her computer was safe but discovered that this was not necessarily the case when she developed serious health problems involving her eyes- chronic fatigue and computer eye strain. She was forced to determine for herself that they were computer related.

Working at a computer, according to Adetutu, is not natural and is very different from working at a typewriter. Although the computer screen is intensely bright, your eyes and brain do not recognize this as sunlight. It’s like staring directly into the sun and not realizing you’re doing it.

Also, because you are engaged in an intense activity, your eyes’ reflexive blink rate can drop from an average of 30 times a minute to five times a minute. The blink rate drop exposes the eye to increased tear moisture evaporation that could lead to dry eye, eye fatigue and computer eye strain.

The human body, Adetutu explains, contains trillions of cells each programmed to behave in a certain way. They have a “script” and “repair kit” for anything that goes wrong. The role of doctors is to stimulate this self-healing ability. When you perform an activity new to your body’s experience, you may be nearly defenseless.

Sharon Kleyne agreed, observing that no two people are alike and that some people cannot use computers. Dry eye, carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, weight gain and orthopedic problems are commonly experienced by individuals using a computer more than three hours a day. The lost productivity amounts to about $ 50 billion a year. .

Many of these symptoms take a long time to manifest.

Adetutu’s primary symptoms were fatigue and stress, attributed to burnout and not suspecting her computer. When she finally determined the source, she worked out a series of prevention measures enabling her to return to work. .

The body’s neurotransmitters (chemicals at the end of nerve cells that transmit messages to individual cells) are heavily involved in communication between the eyes, brain and body. Neurotransmitters are. either “excitatory” or “inhibitory” and include epinephrine, histamine, dopamine, serotonin and GABA (y-aminobutyric acid). Stimulating the wrong neurotransmitters, among other things, can cause severe depression.

Sharon noted that the eyes are closely linked to the brain, the brain is 80% water and the eye’s tear film is 99% water.

Adetutu concluded that a small screen is worse than a large screen and a flat panel screen is better than a cathode ray tube. She recommends drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day and keeping a window opened to increase humidity. She also recommends frequent breaks and wet cotton balls on the eyes. Sharon suggests eating dark green leafy vegetables and foods with omega-3 fatty acids to strengthen eyes and prevent dry eye. She also recommends Nature’s Tears

Dry Eye Education From Computer Health Advocate

Computer Shopper Announces Hot 100 Awards, Celebrating the Best in Tech for 2007 Awards Recognize Editors" Favorite Tech Products of the Year

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 27, 2007

Computer Shopper magazine and http://www.ComputerShopper.com today announced winners of its Hot 100 Awards. The awards recognize Computer Shopper editors’ top 100 favorite tech products of the past 12 months in seven categories.

“Our Hot 100 awards recognize outstanding products and services that represent the best tech products you can buy,” said Sean Portnoy, Executive Editor, http://www.ComputerShopper.com. “We have seen innovation on a grand scale that is shaping the trends in the tech landscape reflected in this year’s winners.”

The Hot 100 award winners were announced today at http://www.ComputerShopper.com/hot100 and in the November 2007 print issue of Computer Shopper magazine. Winners were chosen in the following categories: Desktops, Laptops, Mobile, Hardware, Software, Internet Services, and Home Theater. In addition, Computer Shopper editors named the Product of the Year.

This year’s Hot 100 list shows the gains Hewlett-Packard has made against formerly dominant Dell in both desktops and laptops, and the absolute dominance Google commands in the field of Internet services. And for the second year running, Apple and Intel have won the Product of the Year and Technology of the Year awards, a sign that both companies have regained their clout in the computing world.

The winners of Computer Shopper magazine’s 2007 Hot 100 Awards are listed below and can be found online at http://www.computershopper.com/hot100

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: 2007′S MOST MEMORABLE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

Apple iPhone

TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR

Quad-Core CPUs

BEST-DESIGNED PC

HP Blackbird 002 with Voodoo DNA

BEST BUDGET PC

ZT Element 2005Xa

BEST MIDRANGE PC

Dell Inspiron 531

BEST HIGH-END PC

Polywell Poly P503

BEST GAMING PC

Dell XPS 710 H2C

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PC

Alienware Hangar18 HD Entertainment Center

BEST SMALL-FORM-FACTOR PC

HP Compaq Presario DC7800

BEST ALL-IN-ONE PC

Apple iMac

BEST-DESIGNED LAPTOP

Toshiba Port

Computer Shopper Announces Hot 100 Awards, Celebrating the Best in Tech for 2007 Awards Recognize Editors" Favorite Tech Products of the Year

Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water Interviews Adetutu Ijose Vital Information about Computers, Health and Computer Eye Strain

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) January 05, 2012

Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, recently interviewed Adetutu Ijose, of SOG Consultants, about computer eye strain, computer related health issues and proactive steps to avoid computer health problems.

Adetutu Ijose has 20 years experience in computers and information technology and suffered a life-threatening illness as a direct result of her computer use. She is a prolific writer, with provocative titles such as Eyes, Vision and Computer Use; Computer Related Health Conditions; Cyber Bullying; Computer Use Addiction and Withdrawal; Global Epidemic: Human Abuse of the Computer; Allergies, Asthma and Computers; and Computer Induced Stress.

The interview may be heard on-demand on World Talk Radio, Voice America, Green Talk Network, Apple iTunes and Twitter.

Sharon Kleyne and Adetutu agree that computer use can lead to numerous physical problems, many involving the eyes and tear film. Insulated walls and windows, and fluorescent lighting can also cause health and dry eye problems. Symptoms include dry eye, headaches, sore shoulders and stress. Sharon noted that there are hazards in many professions, such as harvesting in a field or piloting an airplane, and you should always be proactive in protecting yourself.

Adetutu explained that in her case, computer eye strain and dry eye led to numerous other health problems that eventually became life-threatening. Doctors could not correctly diagnose the problem until they were able to trace it back to dry eye and computer use. Adetutu believes that because computer use is unnatural to the human body, especially the eyes, one symptom can set up a chain of symptoms resulting in a health breakdown.

Computer eye strain and dry eye symptoms can begin after only two hours on the computer. If you already have dry eye due to another cause (as 50% of the population does), the chances of developing computer eye strain are even higher. Adetutu notes that 53 million people in the US use PC’s, either for work, personal use or both, and 35 million use the Internet. She adds that video games, TV, Nook and Kindle, and iPhones and iPads also cause computer eye strain because they all involve looking at a screen.

Sharon observed that carpal tunnel syndrome, weight gain, lack of exercise, poor sleep and stress can also be caused by computer use. If you drink sugared drinks instead of water, the effects are magnified.

Adetutu recommends that the computer environment be as natural as possible with some outdoor air. Computer use drastically reduces they eye’s reflexive blink rate (because eyes do not recognize light from the computer screen as bright). You need to make a conscious effort to blink, take frequent breaks, and keep your face and eyes humidified (less blinking results in greater tear film evaporation).

There was a discussion of neurotransmitters, a group of chemicals that enable the transmission of nerve signals (either excitatory or inhibitory). Normal light, according to Adetutu, simulates neurotransmitter activity and thus, normal body functioning. Computer light does not stimulate neurotransmitter activity and tends to deplete the body’s neurotransmitters.

Computer use by children, with their developing brains, should be carefully monitored. If you child uses a computer, pay extra attention to their growth and development, especially their vision. Regular eye exams are critical. Also, make sure they drink enough water and limit their sugar intake.

Adetutu recommends washing the face in the morning because moist, healthy skin transmits light better. She recommends preventing or alleviating dry eye by humidifying the skin around the eyes with water that is pH balanced and biocompatible with the skin’s natural pH, which is slightly acidic (5.5 to 6.5).

Ms. Ijose praised Nature’s Tears EyeMist as the only available natural water mist for the eyes and the only available dry eye product with the correct, skin compatible pH balance (6.49). Sharon reiterated the importance of supplemental eye humidity when working at a computer, noting that even the humidity in the air can become polluted and that personal, hand-held humidifying devices for eyes and skin are increasingly important to proactive health.

Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water Interviews Adetutu Ijose Vital Information about Computers, Health and Computer Eye Strain

Phoenix, Arizona Computer Repair Company My PC Techs Announces New Web Design, SEO, and Online Marketing Division

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) September 7, 2010

my PC Techs, privately owned provider of expert computer repair and IT support solutions in Phoenix, Arizona, today announced a new web design and online marketing division. The new division, seenBEST Web Design, will specialize in web design, website development, search engine optimization, and online marketing. my PC Techs has provided expert computer repair and website solutions for several years under the single brand my PC Techs. The decision was made to offer web site design, SEO and internet marketing solutions under a new product name, separate from computer repair services, due to rapid company growth in both areas. As a result, both companies are now in an even better position to continue building upon their reputation of exceptional customer service and affordable pricing to new and existing business clients.

With a complete range of website solutions, seenBEST Web Design seamlessly blends traditional website design and development services together with cutting-edge online marketing and website promotion technologies. The result provides clients with websites that not only look amazing, but also get found by prospective customers, resulting in increased sales and leads while drastically reducing advertising costs.

Here is an overview of services now provided by seenBEST Web Design:

Web Design and Development Solutions

Phoenix, Arizona Computer Repair Company My PC Techs Announces New Web Design, SEO, and Online Marketing Division

Computer Courage Computer Repair and Web Design Grand Opening in New Berkeley Office

Berkeley, California (PRWEB) March 31, 2011

Computer Courage, a computer repair and web design company in Berkeley, California, has moved to a new office at 2093 Rose Street in North Shattuck area of Berkeley.

From this beautiful new location, Computer Courage will provide the same quality computer repair, web design, and IT support that it has been providing to homes and businesses in Berkeley, Oakland, and the San Francisco Bay Area for the last five years. The new Berkeley office features customer parking for computer repair pickup and dropoff, a conference room for web development meetings, a two-level layout including a mezzanine for web development, and an innovative “open kitchen” style repair area.

Computer Courage has a unique customer service philosophy of teaching and explaining our computer repair and web design solutions. Founded in 2006 by Adam Schwartz, a local teacher and computer advocate, Computer Courage has grown from an in-home operation to a staff of seven. Schwartz maintains the importance of teaching and explanation when performing computer repair and web design. This philosophy clearly makes an impact on customers, as evidenced by online reviews. A quick search for computer repair in Berkeley, California on Yelp shows a seemingly unending cascade of positive reviews for the company, averaging 5 stars out of 5.

Computer Courage offers in-home computer support, as well as drop-off computer repair services. Customers can visit the new Berkeley office to drop off computers for repair without an appointment, from Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Computer Courage makes powerful, affordable, and easy to use websites based on the WordPress platform. Computer Courage has helped organizations such a UC Berkeley with effective website to reach audiences.

Computer Courage offer a free business IT support and web design consultation to qualifying local businesses. Areas of consultation include security, networking, backup, antivirus, remote access, HR tech policies, compliance, upgrade strategies, and more.

Computer Courage

2093 Rose Street

Berkeley, CA 94709

(510) 525-2226

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Computer Courage Computer Repair and Web Design Grand Opening in New Berkeley Office