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After opening your gifts, many will now be looking around to see their entire families face down into their devices after too much food and bad TV. The days of enjoying each others company once a year will probably feel like a distant memory from a much simpler analog age. But, what about the tech leaders behind the shiny new smartphones, tablets, and computers that dominate our world? According to an infamous article by Alice Thomson in The Times, their children will be enjoying a slightly different Christmas to their customers. Bill Gates prefers to read a book during his…
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As the parent of a toddler I try to walk the fine line between being a loving, nurturing father and slipping away into an abyss of insanity because I haven’t had a peaceful moment in years. Keeping me leaning towards the light has been my son’s fascination with things like the alphabet, math, and shapes. In moments of brief respite he’ll sit between his mother and I and play with an educational app on one of our spare tablets or phones. To me, he appears to be taking online lessons. Yawn. But, to watch him play it, he’s having a…
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The only thing more stressful than last-minute Christmas shopping is last-minute gift guide writing. Alas, dear reader, we all have our own particular crosses to bear, but in this case, my stress can be your salvation. On the last Friday before Christmas, I’ve sat down to compile the greatest collection of eleventh-hour gifts anyone has ever compiled. I don’t want to blow my own horn, but trust me, they’re solid. Like Arnold Schwartzkopf (that’s his name) in Jingle All The Way, we’re here to save your bacon. From smartphones to robot vacuum cleaners, cameras to digital meat thermometers, we’ve got…
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Since 1989, people and businesses in the United States have relied on the FICO credit score as an indication of trustworthiness for any given person. Reported by each of three major credit bureaus, a person’s score can be calculated based on their payment history, their current debt burden, the length of their credit history, the types of credit used, and a handful of other factors. In general, it’s been helpful for lending institutions, to calculate the risk of a given lender. And it’s been a helpful gauge for individuals to determine their financial health—and get it back on the right…
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