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Your iPhone Could Make You Forget Your Favorite Moments

Making fun of this summer’s Olympics opening ceremony has become as much of a tradition as the lighting of the torch. We’ve heard the jokes about […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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City of Philadelphia Wants to Protect the Nitwits

We all got a big kick out of the city’s April Fools’ prank this year—the world’s first “e-lane” for distracted pedestrians—but the joke did carry a message: […]

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Your Child Is Probably a Thief

My nephew Patrick was down at our Shore place over the weekend. I own a small abode in Ocean City with my brother and sister-in-law, […]

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“Special Needs” Kid or Threatening Troublemaker?

It’s a knee-jerk culture we live in, especially with media. See a headline, react. Click on a link, cue outrage. That was my response when […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Put Photos of Your Kid on Facebook

It’s no secret that many parents are monitoring their children’s use of social media these days. But for parents of kids too young for Facebook […]

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Let’s Not Set Mutant Mosquitoes Loose in Florida

Often, technology is a wonderful thing, bringing us information, making us safer, and providing endless amusement. The inventions we create serve as our most lasting […]

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Confessions of a Microsoft Fan

Can I tell you that my heart leapt yesterday morning? As I was scanning my news feeds, I came across this item from PC World: […]

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There Are Really Scary People on the Internet

It all began with a chance encounter outside the cafeteria at Kutztown University. Kourtney Reppert was a freshman, and beyond playing softball, the Berks County […]

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In Defense of Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke

This week’s moment of national outrage came from Comedy Central host and stand-up comedian Daniel Tosh, who had the audacity to joke about rape. An […]

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Imagine Fighting Your Next PPA Ticket Via Skype

Yes, I watched a few episodes of Parking Wars, the reality show on A&E that followed the antics of various employees at the Philadelphia Parking […]

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The Internet Isn’t as Powerful As You Think

It’s hard to find statistics on the effectiveness of job search sites. And by hard, I mean they don’t exist. Go ahead: Google it. Ask […]

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Why Are There Still People Who Don’t Have EZPass?

I don’t like waiting in line. For anything. It doesn’t matter if it’s a beer at a concert, a burger and fries at Shake Shack, […]

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Thanks to Facebook, Your Vacation Photos Are Worthless

My daughter was home over the weekend to visit, and she brought her laptop. “Oh, Mom!” she said practically the instant she got in the […]