Tag: Holiday 2010
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Techerator Holiday Gift Guide: Gamer’s Edition
The holidays are right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me you haven’t even thought about starting to shop for gifts. In the past this situation might have ended with you in tears at the mall, desperately fighting against throngs of soccer moms and biting children, hoping to grab the last of whatever…
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Five Great Gift Ideas for Public Transportation Commuters
At my previous job, I took the train from the suburbs straight to Union Station in downtown Chicago. The train ride would leave me with about 2 hours each day to do whatever I please, as long as it could be done on a train. Thankfully, technology has drastically increased the number of entertainment options…
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How The Internet Has Changed (and created new) Holiday Rituals
The internet has changed lives every day. It has changed how we learn, work, and communicate. It’s also changed how we celebrate the holidays – let’s just hope that Santa doesn’t get cheap on us and start sending us presents through email. One of the biggest ways that technology has impacted the holidays is by…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Techerator!
To those of you reading Techerator from the United States: Happy Thanksgiving! We decided to take a break from the tech today and instead tell you what our plans are for the holiday weekend. Feel free to tell us your plans in the comments at the bottom of this post! Above all, we’re thankful for…
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Holidays 2.0: How the Internet Changed (and saved) Christmas
The internet is without a doubt one of the greatest and furthest reaching inventions in the history of mankind. It allows for near instantaneous communication with people on the other side of the planet (and even in outer space). Internet connectivity has become so ingrained into our everyday lives that it’s often hard to imagine…