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Can Social Media Posts Be Used as Legal Evidence?

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Millions of people are now communicating via the internet today and many are freely expressing their sentiments over a lot of issues whether they’re personal or related to the issues of society.

Sometimes, there are even internet users who go to the point of bashing others and making accusations not minding that what they write online is read by a lot of people and can spread rapidly on the web. What’s worse is they are not aware that they can be held liable for what they post online.

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As communication and social networking have gone digital these days, the legal professionals and law enforcement agencies have also taken into consideration the use of digital files as evidences. In 2013, law enforcers in the U.S. were able to track and solve numerous crimes using social media. [Read more…]

Originally posted on July 24, 2014 @ 9:33 am

Best Audio Plugins for WordPress

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Incorporating an audio file in a blog is one of the best ways to attract visitors and keep them glued to your site. This strategy is most ideal for people including artists creating a music blog, a music review blog, a podcast blog or for voice talents who want to promote their voice services to potential clients.

WordPress is still a popular choice in creating blogs of all types today. It is easy to use and maintain and offers numerous plug ins that are sure to make your site fully functional moving forward.

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The best part about using WordPress is you can easily include an audio player or plugin on your blog or website. Many are free to use hence, you just pick the style that suits you best. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 14, 2014 @ 9:40 am

5 Tips to Extend AA Battery Life

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AA batteries are among the most commonly used batteries in any household. To say that there is a need to find ways to extend their battery life is not an exaggeration. Considerable household savings can be realized when people make it a point to observe practices that will extend battery life. Also, the more we are able to reuse batteries, the better it is for the environment. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 7, 2014 @ 5:51 am

The Apple Device App That Will Check Your Engine

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You’re probably of the many daily tasks your smartphones can help you tackle, thanks to the huge variety of apps available for download.

What you may not know is that you can now use your iPhone to check the status of the engine in your car. Your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad can help you perform many tasks that may be beyond your area of expertise.

That includes performing simple maintenance checks on your car to save money. When the check-engine light in your dashboard turns on, the number of problems it could be alerting you to is vast, and the levels of consequences are nearly as large. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 20, 2014 @ 3:04 am

Mobile Apps Are the Leading Source of Internet Connections

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Since the release of the iPhone and the subsequent appearance of the first Android devices, experts have predicted that mobile devices would become the leading source of Internet connectivity. According to recent data, this threshold has just been passed.

The rise of mobile devices, and decline of PCs

According to Com-Score, mobile devices are now responsible for 55 percent of Internet traffic. Mobile Internet access has been rising slowly but steadily, and most believe the increase will not stop within the foreseeable future: More growth is expected in the coming years as mobile devices continue to rise in popularity.

As expected, PC and laptop sales have dropped considerably as well. As mobile devices become more capable, they are better able to fill roles previously only attainable on traditional computing devices. Furthermore, app development has improved as well, and the typical mobile app is now comparable to standard laptop and desktop apps. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 12, 2014 @ 9:36 am