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• How to Choose the Best Data Collection Technology

  Instructions Step 1: Determine your needs. Ask yourself these questions: Why do I need this technology? What must it accomplish? Is my need temporary or ongoing? Will this equipment be used a great deal or not very often? Is it critical to my business or simply for personal use? These questions will help clarify the type and quality of data collection technology you'll need. Step 2:... more.

• Difference Between Bluetooth & WiFi Technology

  Instructions Bluetooth Step 1: Bluetooth technology allows various different kinds of electronic equipment to communicate with each other wirelessly. This is what allows your cell phone to communicate with your wireless headset, or your smart phone to link to your laptop to download your address book. WiFi Step 1: WiFi is a networking technology that allows your computers to... more.

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  What is Digital SLR Technology?

  Instructions SLR vs Point-and-Shoot Step 1: Digital point-and-shoot cameras are always exposing the camera's sensor to light and have a single fixed lens which is not interchangeable. Digital SLR cameras control when the light hits the sensor through mechanical means. Digital SLR Camera Lenses Step 1: The vast majority of digital SLR lenses are of the 35mm variety and are of... more.

• How to Patent Protect Your Software Technology

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Internet access Consultation with a patent attorney Patent Protect Your Software Technology Step 1: Start the patent protection process by doing a patent search on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Web site (see Resources below). You may wish to engage the services of a patent attorney if an initial search indicates that your software... more.

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  How to Manage Your Finances with Technology

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: All relevant financial information, including account numbers, physical addresses, etc. All monthly bills (mortgage, cable bill, utilities, etc) with account numbers, physical address, etc. PC/Laptop Free accounting program called Quickbooks. Step 1: Gather all relevant financial information (bank accounts, brokerage accounts, etc) and... more.

• About Dialysis Technician Advancement in Florida

  Instructions Introduction Step 1: Sometimes, we find ourselves searching for more in our career. Being a Dialysis Technician comes with the benefit of helping others. However, if you want to get ahead in your career, there are options that provide the same results but on another level. In Florida, you can move to a bigger hospital, other medical technology fields, even nursing.... more.

• How to Deal With Cobalt When Recycling Electronics

  Instructions Step 1: Keep your electronics to be recycled separate so you don’t throw them away by mistake and they end up in landfills. Step 2: Choose a recycling facility that uses the appropriate technology and ask appropriate questions. There is nothing wrong with inquiring about their recycling procedures and finding out how specific components are used. Step 3: Find... more.

• How to Become an MRI Technician

  Instructions Step 1: Study anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics, microbiology and math in high school. Step 2: Bone up on medical terminology. Step 3: Complete an accredited vocational or community college 2-year degree program for Radiologic Technology. Step 4: Check to be sure the program is an accredited program. The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic... more.

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  How Does a Flat Screen TV Differ From a Flat Panel TV?

  Instructions Flat Screen is a Physical Property Step 1: The term "flat screen" refers to a physical property of a television, meaning that the monitor screen of the television is flat and not curved, like original cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs. Flat screen does not refer to a single technology for TVs. Flat screen TVs can have traditional CRT technology or even newer technologies such... more.

• Phones That Use SIM Cards

  Instructions Blackberry Pearl 8120 Step 1: The Blackberry Pearl 8120 is a sleek, WiFi capable smartphone that works with a SIM card. iPhone Step 1: The iPhone from Apple is one of the most popular SIM card-capable phone of this century. Sony Ericsson W760 Step 1: The Sony Ericsson W760 is a popular walkman phone that uses SIM card technology. One Big Downside... more.

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  About Remote Controls

  Instructions Early History Step 1: The first remote control patent was filed in the 1890s by Nikola Tesla, and the first remote control-type device was created in the 1903 by a French scientist using electromagnetic waves and a primitive robot. Remote control development during the early twentieth century focused almost exclusively on military uses for the new technology. Remote... more.

• How Does PIP TV Work?

  Instructions Step 1: Picture in Picture (PiP) is a now commonplace technology that was once a highly advanced, almost luxurious feature in television sets. PiP works by providing a smaller picture inside the main picture on a television set. Often, the sound for the main picture is still played through the television's speakers, while the in-picture display is silent. This can be... more.

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  Difference Between LCD & DLP

  Instructions LCD Technology Step 1: A liquid crystal display (LCD) TV has a bulb that emits light through millions of red, green and blue liquid crystals. An electric current determines which colors need to be turned on or off to provide the correct color on the TV screen. DLP Technology Step 1: A TV with digital light processing (DLP) contains a computer chip with thousands of... more.

• How to Become an Automotive Engineer

  Instructions Career Basics Step 1: Automotive engineers are responsible for the research and design needed to develop and manufacture cars, trucks and other vehicles. Most automotive engineers work in one of three specialty areas: product engineers design and test engines, transmissions and other components to ensure safety, performance and reliability; development engineers coordinate... more.

• How to Use GPS in Farming

  Instructions Step 1: Place a GPS receiver on top of your tractors in order to pull in location signals. The GPS receiver can then communicate with a computer add-on to the tractor. The computer can tell the tractor whether it should be tilling, harvesting, planting or spraying, depending on its programming. Step 2: Combine data gathered by GPS devices and systems with data regarding... more.

• How to Start a Junior Lego League Team

  Instructions Step 1: Gather a team of up to six children, ages 6 to 9 years, and one adult coach. Other adults can help the team as parent volunteers. Step 2: Register your team online (see Resources below), and pay the membership fee. You will receive an access code to the JFLL forum in which you can communicate with other Junior Lego League Coaches, learn about tournaments in your... more.

• How to Recover Precious Metals From Electronic Waste

  Instructions Step 1: Find a recycling center that handles electronic equipment. Most city, county and state governments require recycling of electronics and have drop off locations strategically placed for easy access. See the Resource section for suggestions. Step 2: Consider donating used electronic equipment to schools or charitable organizations. Many components can be upgraded... more.

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  Teach Kids to Read with a Purpose

  Hi, I'm Ann Kennedy on behalf of Expert Village. We'll be looking at how to teach a child to read using big books and read alouds. In this session we're going to look at reading with a purpose part 1. I'll be buying my child's some thing with technology and I think it's important that I find a book that uses technology I'm reading with a purpose by introducing purpose with technology in this... more.

• How to Market to Tweens

  Instructions Step 1: Understand the tween demographic. Recognize who they are in today's world and their role in purchasing or desiring products or services. Step 2: Acknowledge the power of the parent. Despite the rising influence of the tween, the parent is still in control of the liquid funds and ultimate decisions. Appeal to both the tween and the approval of the parent. Step... more.

• How to Deal With PCBs When Recycling Electronics

  Instructions Step 1: Recycle PCBs by finding a local facility that accepts and processes this type of ewaste. Disposal services recycle only a small number of PCBs. Most of them consign these used parts to toxic waste facilities where they store them without any attempt to recover usable metals. It's better if you can find a recycler that smelts the PCBs so they can return the metals to... more.