iPhone Tune Up

If you are the person that gets a new phone every time something shiny comes out or lose your phone every couple months, just move along. For the rest of us that keep their phones for more than a year, it might feel like it is running a bit slower than usual. Well do not fret and think that the whole thing needs to have a software development overhaul. There are a couple things that you can do right now to make it run much more smoothly. First of all, get rid of the apps that you do not use and are taking up space on your phone. Also clear the browsing history and cookies which are taking up space. Make sure that you delete your old messages too. In particular, photo and video texts take up space. Lastly, turn off the location services. This is important for speed, battery life and privacy. A lot of apps use location services to determine where you are, and it's generally not necessary.

Sound Waves Replacing Wipers

Theoretically, high-frequency sound waves would blast water droplets and other debris from the window. It is a high frequency electronic system that never fails and is constantly active. Nothing will attach to the windscreen. As of right now, it is just an idea in the making and might not make it to the larger market in several years. Obviously there are a lot of things to work out with this system especially the software development and since it is yet another electronic part of the car, it has the potential to be hacked and controlled by outsiders. It might seem like no big deal but in rainy or snowy weather, it would definitely be a necessity. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told The Huffington Post that McLaren's proposed technology "has not been fully developed," and that "there is not enough information available at this time to determine whether the product would meet existing, applicable federal motor vehicle standards."

Think Yourself Well

When people are doing everything "right" -- eating veggies, avoiding red meat and processed foods, exercising, sleeping well and so forth -- we should expect them to live long, prosperous lives and die of old age while peacefully slumbering, right? So why is it that so many health nuts are sicker than other people who pig out, guzzle beer and park in front of the TV or the internet phone? I have come to believe that the purely physical realm of illness -- the part you can diagnose with laboratory tests -- is only part of the equation. It's a big part, mind you, but not the whole shebang. Many people have never heard of Ayurvada and that is a very sad thing. Western medicine has taken precedence of the other arts of healing and many of those people that practice their medicine in the East have become known as quacks and not real doctors. The mind of a human is connected to the body in more ways and more intimated than we have ever thought. The lifestyle choices you make can optimize your body's relaxation response, counteract the stress response and result in physiological changes, leading to better health. The body doesn't fuel how we live our lives. Instead, it is a mirror of how we live our lives. So if you're not feeling well, despite doing all the "right" things, take a deep breath and ask yourself: What do I think might lie at the root of my illness? What does my body need in order to heal? If you're honest with yourself, the answers could save your health -- and your life.

Facebook Losing Teens

The number of teen users in Facebook has declined. Of course, those precious teens haven't decided to spend less time on their phones, tablets or computers interacting with friends. They have just decided to spend the time using different social networks. So where are the teens going? Instagram doesn't outrightly share how many younger users it has, but according to Pew, 18 percent of cell owners use Instagram and Instagram states that it has 150 million active users. Teens are also spending a lot of time looking at photos that disappear within 10 seconds. Snapchat is another teen mobile staple now. Again Snapchat doesn't share stats on the age of its users but says 350 million photos or "Snaps" are sent every day across the network. Teens are also creating their own social networks, much in the same way many did with AOL or AIM before there was Facebook. Using chat apps like Kik and WhatsApp many use the group messaging and other messaging features in this app to keep up with friends. According to WhatsApp, the service has over 300 million users. Internet phone services are also great services.

Best VoIP Apps

When it comes to internet phone services on your desktop, there are a couple different ones that are really useful. First of all, Skype is pretty much on top of this list. Skype has changed hands a couple of times. What hasn't changed is the app's large user base, with more than 50 million users logged in at one time during January 2013. Google Voice (formerly GrandCentral) is a telecom service for making and receiving telephone calls, receiving and transcribing voicemail, SMS messaging, and more. Google plans to integrate Voice into its Google+ Hangouts service, which has already replaced Google Talk and features instant messaging, group chat, video calls and conferencing. ooVoo is an instant messaging and voice/video calling service featuring instant messaging, text chat, video calls and messaging, and 12-way video conferencing, which is great if you are running a business.

Activity Trackers

We have definitely come a long way from the pedometer and into the tech and application developments of devices that are close to rivaling what the monitoring systems hospitals use. If you wear a watch, the Basis B1 Band is a great choice. Not only does the display default to show you the time in large, easy-to-read numbers, it’s a sleek, modern-looking device that actually looks like a watch. In addition to offering you hard data about your nocturnal movements and metabolism, the Basis tracks habits or goals such as waking up or going to bed at the same time every day, torching more calories or getting up from your chair to move around for a certain amount of time during the work day. As you do better meeting such goals, the Basis lets you unlock more of them, so you’re constantly in improvement mode. The Misfit Shine is a quarter-sized, futuristic-looking device you can wear on your clothing, on a sport or leather band on your wrist or as a necklace. It’s a beautiful device made by Misfit Wearables. Within the Shine iPhone app, you determine what activity level you’re aiming for and earn points according to how well you perform meeting that goal. So what is holding you back?

Living Well

Happiness is something that is very individual for every person. There might be three people in the same room and five definitions of happiness. It might include sitting down and doing some web development or just reading a good book. Either way, it is definitely something to think about at least a couple times a year. This has been thought by humans since ancient Greece. Aristotle came up with one of the most famous definitions of happiness, eudaimonia, or human flourishing. By this theory of self-actualization, personal well-being and happiness are the highest goals that we can strive for. For German phenomenologist Martin Heidegger, a good life could was not possible unless you were living authentically, directing your life on your own terms, rather than following the blueprints set by others. To Emerson, the early American Transcendentalist thinker, taking each day in stride -- as unburdened as possible by worries about the past and future -- was the best route to a life well-lived.