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Since the beginning of the motion picture there have been cult films, films that endure because of their weirdness and unconventional themes like Tod Brownings’ “Freaks” and the great “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Fans of these films gather together in the dark to enjoy their favorite films due to word of mouth and print notices. But since 1980 a new guard of cult movie has arisen, with legions of devoted tech savvy fans who use technology to spread the word and share their love for unique cinema. But what makes a cult film? First, a cult film is not...
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Dear Techie, I use Facebook, what are the best way to protect my information. Thank You Facebook (FB) and its developers are constantly making adjustments and enhancements to this high volume social network. The main issue in using any social network is privacy. Here are suggestions towards a more secure online social life. There are numerous reasons that you won’t want your information to show up in search results on FB. “FB Search Results” should be set to the “Only Friends” privacy setting. FB continues to display user profiles, news feeds and general text in search engine results. Uncheck...
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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that mobile media technologies such as smart phones aren’t taking people away from relying on traditional media sources such as newspapers or television. Instead, mobile media are filling the spaces in people’s daily routine in which other media sources are either unavailable or inconvenient to use. This study involved 166 participants who agreed to keep a time-space diary of their media use over the course of a day. During the day assigned to them, they recorded where and when they accessed a variety of media technologies, including mobile media technologies such as smart...
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Here are the new shows for the Fall 2010 prime-time television programming (on major networks). Monday Nights Mike & Molly: The romance of teacher Molly Flynn and Chicago police officer Mike Biggs, who fall in love when they meet an an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. CBS Hawaii 5-O: An elite police task force in Hawaii headed by a decorated naval officer probes high-level crimes. The series is a reboot of the classic Jack Lord crime drama of the 1970s. CBS Lone Star: Drama centered on a second-generation con man who’s trying to go straight while still juggling two identities—and two...
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Searching online has become more and more difficult. A simple search can yield overwhelming results, annoying, advertisements and irrelevant information; it is amazing how anyone finds anything. The top five search engines are (by volume): Google 71.43% Yahoo 14.43% Bing 9.86% Ask 2.32% AOL 1.19% There are little things you can do to make your search more efficient and productive. Here is basic information on searching using Google: Every word matters. Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used. Search is always case insensitive. A search for “new york times” is the same as a...
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