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Keep Your Teen Safe Behind the Wheel
(The Root) — According to a recent survey conducted by AT&T on teens and distracted driving, although 97 percent of them understood the danger involved, a whopping 89 percent still expected a response to a text within five minutes of sending it, whether or not the recipient was driving. Another staggering statistic: Seventy-five percent of…
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Make Money Doing Simple Errands
(The Root) — You’re out on Saturday running your weekly errands. Or maybe you’re on your way to work and stopping by your local coffee shop. Since you’re doing these things anyway, why not make a couple of bucks at the same time, doing tasks that only take a few extra minutes? That’s the premise…
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Get a Better Night's Rest With This App
(The Root) — When it comes to my overall health and well-being, exercise and eating right are important, but getting enough sleep is at the top of the list. It’s not just about how much sleep you get every night. The specific point that you wake up within your sleep cycle is just as vital…
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Is This the End of Hotmail?
(The Root) — The Google brand might seem ubiquitous, but when it comes to email service, Hotmail still reigns as the Web-mail choice for 324 million users worldwide. Hotmail dominated the market when it was introduced 16 years ago, but the launch of Gmail and the rising popularity of social media and texting as preferred…
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3 Ways to Save on Back-to-School Tech Tools
(The Root) — It’s that time of year again to stock up on school supplies for the kids. Gone are the days when you could get by with a few new notebooks, a pack of pencils and a backpack to replace the one they trashed last year. Whether your student is in elementary school or…
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An App for Tracking Your Sexual Health
(The Root) — As we come to the end of National HIV Awareness Month, here is one more resource you should consider in the effort not only to end this epidemic but also to combat the spread of all sexually transmitted infections. The first step in preventing their spread is knowing your status. And the…
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Apps for a Stress-Free Road Trip
(The Root) — Getting behind the wheel and hitting the open road can be a great way to unwind and see the country at ground level. And with these two apps, your road trip just got a little easier. Whether you’re headed out on the road for business or pleasure, don’t go without the iExit…
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Be Careful What You 'Like' on Facebook
(The Root) — It’s an unwritten rule that in polite company or in professional situations, some conversation topics are off-limits. Politics and religion are usually not the best subjects to start small talk with, but if your business colleagues are your Facebook friends, that discussion may already be getting off on the wrong foot without…
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Clean Up Your Email In-Box for Good
(The Root) — As I sit here writing this post, I have 18,672 unread messages in my email in-box. I can’t even count the total number of emails — I just know that there are 793 pages of messages, with more saved in folders that were meant to get me “organized.” The issue of my…
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Find Out Whose Sample Is in That Song
(The Root) — I’m getting close to that point in my life where I recognize that a lot of the music I hear on the radio originated somewhere else and feel the need to school anyone under the age of 18 about it. Whether you’re a music aficionado who loves to study the history of…
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