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In recent years, touch less devices have really become popular throughout the world. Germs can easily spread from one individual to another simply by physically touching objects such as door knobs or hand rails. Touch free paper towel dispensers reduce the transmission of germs and has many other benefits. Automatic paper towel dispensers have a motion sensor installed on them which automatically dispenses paper towels whenever motion is detected in range. This can really help to encourage a sanitary environment in the kitchen or bathroom simply because it eliminates the use of touching and spreading germs. In fact, this is one of the biggest problems with most towel dispensers that require you to pull a lever. You have no idea how many people have touched the same lever, which means that those germs can transfer on to your hands. GROSS!

Another added benefit is that these can also help to reduce waste which is so common with regular folded towels. The dispensers are designed to give out just the right amount of paper towels needed in order to dry your hands. I know what you're thinking "hand dryers are touch free too!" This is correct however, hand dryers have been known to leave bacteria on your hands. Automatic paper towel dispensers are becoming much more available these days. Anyone can purchase them and they are very affordable.

Now that i have explained the benefits of the automatic paper towel dispenser let me explain how it works.

• A motion sensor uses a wavelength such as infrared to detect movement. This movement disrupts the beam. The notion is sent back to the device, signaling an "on" switch to dispense the towels.

• In the front of the paper towel dispenser, the motion sensor picks up the movement of a hand within only a few inches from the paper towel dispenser. The paper towel then automatically rolls out. The energy source that moves the motor in the paper towel dispenser comes from plugins or batteries.

• The automatice paper towel dispenser can be set to issue out specific lengths of paper towel every time its sensor is set off. These settings stop dispensing after a few sheets to help reduce wasted paper and allow the user to wave their hand once to switch the machine on.

A paper towel dispenser is a great gadget to have in your kitchen or bathroom. It's infrared light beam detects motion which makes grabbing a towel to clean your hands an easy task. It conserves paper towels and makes it easier to get one when you need it. You'll save plenty of counter space, too, if you mount them on the wall or underneath the counter.

Facebook Creepers Are Weird!!

Facebook creepers are so much more common than people think. They are everywhere you turn. People send you friend request just because they know someone you know and 99% of the time everyone accepts them. What they don't know is a lot of the people they add are creepers. A creeper on Facebook will start out by sending you a message in your inbox or they will send you an instant message. They start off asking you your name and how old you are, or they ask you where you live and are you in high school or college. That's a no-no and should throw up a huge stop sign in your head, you should go and block them, but most people don't because they like to have all the friends they have. Then most creepers proceed to go and comment on your pictures and tell you how gorgeous or hot you are, and they will sometimes ask you for your number. Most FB creepers are the weird guys or girls you wouldn't ever talk too. Facebook creepers can be guys or girls, but most of the people I have talked with have had a guy FB creeper. I also know a few who have had girls creep on their page. From experience girls usually become creepers when they get out of a relationship with a guy, and they will creep on his page to see if he is with other girls or talking to another person. Girls are really jealous and even though they arent with that guy they don't want other girls to be with them either. Guys who creep on girls pages usually don't know the girl they are stalking. Most guys I have asked say they met the girl at a party or on the square and they want to check her out and see if she is single or in a relationship. I think that is harmless creeping just to check on a person, but some people take creeping to far. That's when you should delete them and block them from your friends. That is also why you don't put your number on FB. Creepers can be cut off, you just have to know what to do and nip it in the bud.

The Top Three Worst Twitter App for an Iphone user

Hello, I 'm back once again. Today I'm going to tell you about the Twitter applications that are absolutely horrible. I have tried many applications for Twit

ter over the past few months. As I have before, I am addicted to Twitter. Therefore, I am pretty knowledgeable about the applications for Twitter.There we

re many applications as well as many applications that were horrible. As I mentioned in my previous blog, Echofon, Twitbird, and Hootsuite are the best applications for an Iphone for users. They simply have more to offer than many of these other applications. In this blog, I am going to list the Top Three Worst twitter applications for iPhones. Twitterrific tops the list as the number one WORST twitter application.

1) twitterrifficWhen I first began using this application, Immeaditely loved it. It was easy to navigate and it keep my tweets coming in on time. My impression of this application would shortly change. After about a week of using the application, I started noticing errors. The first thing that stood out to me was the fact that it would often forceclose whenever

I tried to tweet or mention someone. For those you who are not knowledgeable about Twitter, mentioning is when you reply or write another user. At first, it only did it occassionally but later, it started doing it often. Another problem with this application was that it used to completely kick me off of twitter. This was the ONLY application that has ever blocked me from using twitter. Not only could I not use that application but it blocked me from using other applications as well. I had to constantly uninstall and re-install this application just to get it to

function properly. I eventually got tired of it. That's when someone told me about Echonfon. The second Worst Twitter apllication would be Ubertwitter.

2) Ubertwitter

This application was horrible from the beginning. It was not easy to navigate at all. Uber

Twitter had the worst format ever. I could barely read down my timeline because of how horrible it looked. The font and the font color just was very helpful at all. I was constanly missing mentions and my followers tweets. There was only one this I like about this application : the mute feature. The mute feature just allows me to temporary silence someone. It was quite handy. However, Ubertwitter did not show all of my followers' tweets. It seemed like it only showed certain followers. That really bothered me. So, I did not keep this application very long. I think I uninstall it after two days of using it. I was absolutely not impressed with this a

pplication by any means. The 3rd WORST Twitter application would be the Twitter for Iphone application.

3)Twitter for Iphone Application.

This application is sponsored by Twitter. This application is okay but it has a few problems as well. When I first downloaded this application, I was pretty excited since it had the push notifications feature as well. However, I never received my notifications until hours after it had been posted. That made the whole push notification feature pretty pointless. Not only was this a problem but the application was constantly crashing. When I was using this application, I crashed at least 12 times. I was completely annoyed and to removed this application. This application was definitely one of the worst applications ever created for Twitter.

Thank you all for reading my blog, I hope it was very helpful to those of you how have Twitter and an Iphone.

XOOM VS. iPAD 2

The Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom are very similar. At first glance they look almost exactly the same but there are some differences to think about before buying either.

Each features a unique operating software but similar in many ways. The Motorola Xoom runs it's business through Androids 3.0 software compaired to iPad's iOS 4.3. Each software has customizable pages but the Xoom is limited to only five while the iPad does not have a number limit but the iPad does not support widget support. With Apple's A5 processor the iPad moves at a walking pace compaired to Motorola's 1Ghz of pure processing power. Each is available with 32 Gbs of internal memory while the iPad is also available with a 16 Gb internal memory. While many users will say 32 Gb of internal memory is plenty but others also say its no where near enough, which was covered by the Xoom's SD card reader slot. While both units are available WiFi compatible, the Xoom is also available on Verizon's mobile network and the iPad is available on AT&T's mobile network. The Xoom is available 3G and 4G compatible but the iPad is only available as a 3G version.

The Motorola Xoom has a stunning 10.1" touchscreen. The iPad has a slightly smaller 9.7" touchscreen. In the right corner weighing in at a sturdy 1.6lbs is the Motorola Xoom, and in the left at a featherweight 1.2lbs is the Apple iPad. Both have a 5.1 surround sound stereo but with the iPad's speakers projecting down instead of the Xoom's rearward facing speakers make for an easier listening experience. Which brings me to the main thought behind the design of each tablet. The iPad was created, like all Apple designs, with a music base where as the Xoom was created as a user friendly mobile version of a computer.

The Xoom's release date was 2/11 and the iPad's release date was 3/11 but the iPad is in the second generation version which gives a more informative learning curve. The Xoom is linked to the Android market which has over 100,000 apps already but is still growing rapidly as many designers find endless opportunities to express their design skills. The iPad is connected to Apple's iTunes which has 200,000 plus apps.

Pricing can be a definite deciding factor when attempting to expand your technological inquiries. Best Buy lists various versions of each device. The iPad does have a introductory rate of $499 for a bare minimal WiFi only 16Gb but you get what you pay for, very little space and limited World Wide Web connection. iPad also has its meat and potatoes version of a 32Gb hard drive with WiFi and AT&T's mobile 3G network for a heafty $799 price tag only the diehard tablet users will appreciate. The Xoom has a little more expensive introductory model at $599 for the WiFi only 32Gb and a much more evenly weighted $799 version WiFi, 32Gb internal memory, Verizon mobile empowered network.

There are many things to consider when debating on which device to buy. "To each his own" is a popular statement many people use when thinking about dropping at least $499 on a new piece of technology. There are many connections to find out information about each device to help in the decision making process.

Difference Between the Ipod Touch and the Ipad

I had always thought the ipad was just a bigger ipod touch. but now since i have experience having the ipad for myself , i realize they have some difference. But what they do have in command is you can read magazines, websites, newspapers, eBook, calendar, contacts, notes, maps, video, youtube, itunes, App Store, safari, mail, photos and ipod. The ipod has the same and more, stock, weather, voice memos, clock and calculator. Reading with the ipad is better than having a laptop, because its more lighter and you don't have to worry about a keyboard.

The ipad has more setting than the ipod. Ipad, you can lock the wallpaper, there is also a battery remaining that lets you know how much batter you have left. The ipod touch holds 6 hours the ipad holds 10 hours(www.woowoomac.com). The ipad doesn't have Nike but the ipod do, don't know why but it doesn't.The ipod does not have usb, but the both don't have GPS or camera.The biggest problem with the ipad is the price which runs around $519 to $850 depending on the memory, and the ipod is run about $100 to $200. One of the easiest portable computers to travel with and is visually arresting for conducting presentation or product demos. Support for more than 350,000 apps also gives it unmatched versatility, allow the ipad 2 to double as a mobile invoice tracker, inventory replenishment solution or even foreign language translator on command, just to name a few uses.(www.theglobeandmail.com)

Why Netflix Has Outlasted Blockbuster!

For years Blockbuster has been the movie rental icon, and everyone would go there to find a movie to watch. After years of being on top they have recently started going out of business because of Netflix. My family has been using Blockbuster for as long as I can remember, but for the past year in a half we have started using Netflix. I live in Olive Branch, Ms and there were three Blockbusters and they have all been recently shut down. I had a membership card for Blockbuster and loved to go there when I had time too. Blockbuster was a great store to go too, but Netflix is so much more convenient. When I would check out a movie at Blockbuster I would have to go to the actual store and find my movie and pay each time, and that would add up to alot of money. New rentals would cost more than other older movies. Also I would only have a certain amount of days to keep my movie. Whereas, when you use Netflix you pay one flat rate, 9.99, a month. Also, you can keep your movie for as long as you need it, and you can watch it as many times as you want. Netflix always has the latest and the newest movies for you to watch and you don't have to pay extra fees for them. You don't need a membership card for Netflix, all you need is an E-mail and a password, and that's how you log in every time after you give your billing information. You can order movies from your house computer and have the movies delivered to you by the next morning. Now with Netflix you can also get movies from your Wii and Xbox live. This means you don't have to leave your house to rent a movie anymore. I love using Netflix being in college because I can watch any movie from my laptop and not have to move or worry about late fees. Blockbuster was great at the time, but with gas prices and the prices of the new movie rentals going up, Netflix is a safer bet and they have a better variety. These are some of the many reasons of how Netflix has outlasted Blockbuster, and Blockbuster has taken its recent losses.

What does Facebook (and Twitter) have that Xanga didn't?

As technology and social networking mature and adapt to various societies today, we almost always forget about the old networks immediately as the newest one comes along. Popularity of one social network is usually overshadowed by a newer more visually pleasing social network. As I was sitting on my computer one day looking at my facebook and tweeting on my iPhone, I thought to myself what ever happened to Xanga? Ahh yes, Xanga, the poetically written blog accompanied by the latest indie song you have playing as your background music, and the website where one blogger could visit random blogger's blogs for hours and hours. The personality of your xanga directly represented you, the blogger, or so one would think. Can you personalize your Facebook? Maybe. But I don't know how quite yet. On a Xanga page, you would have your list of viewers where you could tally up how many times this person had viewed your page. The majority of the time you had to accept the person to FOLLOW you (hence the reference to Twitter). You would seem like a cool blogger if people you kind of knew where following you. By kind of knowing someone I'll use the example..Timmy, the boy that you went to the same church with and lived 25 minutes away from. Although this FRIEND REQUEST (Facebook reference, you're welcome) seems to sound like Facebook in a way, Xanga just told you that the person was following your blog and they did not have any safety precautions to it. But safety a few years ago wasn't really the issue to young budding teens who were as obsessed with Xanga as they were with Instant Messaging. Once you think about it you do realize that yes, it was that long ago. So why was Xanga so hot and then suddenly so not? Well, to back up my hypothesis on Facebook being far better than Xanga, I set up my own Xanga account (again) to see why no one really uses Xanga anymore. First off, registering for your Xanga is-to say the least- a complicated order. When your favorite book, food, tv show, movie, place, color, where you attend school, and your religion are all optional on Facebook, Xanga made me feel like I was applying for an eHarmony subscription. Secondly, uploading pictures onto Facebook is idiot-proof. I can even upload them from my smart phone. It is just user friendly. Xanga on the other hand requires the use of PhotoBucket. I wasn't sure how to use it before when I was 13 and, sure enough I still am clueless when it comes to uploading pictures onto Xanga. Thirdly (and the most important) is that I really find the most important thing about having a social networking profile (or two) is the safelty of the network you are working with. Xanga was about as vulnerable to the internet as MySpace, which freaked me out the whopping one month I had a MySpace and I deleted it. You can have tons of random people from all over the world commenting on your posts- some of which are just weird. Facebook lets it's users ask and send requests for everything, even if it's a virus floating around Facebook. And as for Twitter, its a Xanga that allows 250 words and icons, pictures, and no one cares about what is on your profile. From my personal experiences a good quote will usually work. To top it off you can follow celebrities and see what they are up to. So, overall...what happened to Xanga is that people found better ways to blog, keep up and in touch with friends, and protect themselves better than Xanga allowed them to.