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To keep from getting sick is important to many people not just to avoid health issues, but also to avoid problems with several other aspects of life.  Getting sick can hurt people’s productivity and work life as well as their general health.  Cool product in technology Sickweather is a mobile app that uses social media posts in order to help people see and predict when major outbreaks of illness are going to take place in their area.  Sickweather works by checking social media and finding posts that indicate sickness.  For example, if someone posts on Twitter or Facebook that he or she is out of work due to illness, that his or her kid has the chicken pox or anything else that is similar, that post registers with Sickweather.  Sickweather tracks all the places people are posting about illnesses and provides users with a map that marks regions where the number of posts is high.  People can use these maps to find out if there are outbreaks in the area whether they live or anywhere they are going to be in the near future.  Anyone who wants to download and install Sickweather on his or her iPhone, but experiences technical trouble, should find a tech support provider to help deal with the issue. Read more »

People look to music critics and album reviews on the Internet to learn about new music frequently.  Whether looking up local independent music or a new high profile act, people often turn to professional critics who rate and assess music on many different sites.  However, the problem with this is that music critics’ opinions are subjective and using only a few critics’ reviews to assess a band or solo artist is generally unfair to the performer.  That’s why cool product in technology Saunter has worked to democratize music criticism by giving the general public an online platform where they can easily share their views on any artist or band.   Saunter hosts profile pages for bands and artists from all over the world and visitors can leave reviews of the artists on that page.  Reviews can include thoughts on all the artists’ work, single albums or live performances.  Users can also leave a rating on each review that they post, where 100 is the top score and zero is the bottom score.  Anyone who has difficulty logging on to Saunter in order to view bands’ profiles and review them should contact a tech support provider about his or her Internet connection. Read more »

Parking tickets are a pain and cause a fair share of stress for people all over the United States.  While parking fees are a major inconvenience to many, people often simply do not have the time to challenge them.  Some don’t even know where to start if they want to challenge a parking ticket.  Fixed is a cool product in technology that streamlines the process of challenging parking tickets with the use of people’s smartphones.  Fixed is an app that lets people challenge parking tickets by taking a picture of the ticket with their phone and then submitting a challenge through the app.  The process in using Fixed is simple.  People take a photo of their ticket and submit it to Fixed.  Using a system designed by Fixed’s team of experts, the app then gives people a percentage informing them of their chances at getting the ticket dismissed.  The higher the percentage, the better the odds of success when challenging the ticket.  If someone decides to continue with the challenge based on their odds, they can then submit it directly through the app.  Anyone who has issues taking pictures with his or her phone due to a problem with its camera should get mobile PC repair before trying to use Fixed.

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The convenience of being able to carry thousands of eBooks in one’s pocket has motivated millions of people to make their book collections digital. However, now there’s a company that wants to use technology to give eBooks another advantage over their print counterparts.  Cool product in technology Beneath the Ink uses the interactive nature of computer technology to add extra content to the reading experience.  When Beneath the Ink enhances an eBook, it adds pieces of content that the company refers to as “Binks”.  People activate Binks by clicking on special links while reading an eBook on a smartphone or tablet. Binks include extra, insightful information about particular words, characters and settings.  Accessing these insights through Binks adds a “behind-the-scenes” style aspect to the book’s content.  The links are optional, so Beneath the Ink doesn’t force people to interrupt their reading unless they have a particular interest in one of them.  Binks can add to the experience of reading for many people by providing information that enhances their understanding of a book’s elements.  Anyone who has problem opening Binks on an eBook they’re reading might have a hardware issue with their touchscreen.  If this happens, then people should find a tech support service for their tablet or smartphone.  Read more »

RESCUECOM recently released an article about Clef, a new startup that is looking to use people’s mobile phones as a potential replacement to typing out passwords.  Since then, RESCUECOM has had the chance to speak to Clef’s chief product officer and cool person in technology, Jesse Pollak.  Pollak shared many interesting details about Clef’s product and the company as a whole during the interview. Read more »

Countless people know the frustrating experience of finding a concert they want to attend, but being unable to find anyone to come with them in time to buy tickets for it.  Cool product in technology Jukely wants to provide a unique solution to this problem with the power of mobile technology and online social networking.  With Jukely, people can match their friends up with the concerts they want to attend.  This cool product will find friends whose activity on social networks indicates that they would enjoy a specific concert and helps people connect with them and ask if they would like to go.  Essentially, Jukely automates the process of finding people to go with you to a show.  People who want to download Jukely on their iPhones to try it out but have trouble installing it through the Apple App Store should find a tech support company to help them. Read more »

All different types of organizations have to sift through submissions from the public.  Businesses have to go through job applications and customer forms.  Online and print publications have to read through solicited and unsolicited articles.  Some foundations support artists and filmmakers and take submissions of their work for potential funding.  Cool product in technology Submittable provides organizations like these with a way to make managing online submissions simple. Rather than have to sift through endless emails, Submittable lets organizations easily create an online form for submissions and then manage the responses accordingly in one centralized platform.  Any organizations that have technical trouble with their hardware preventing them from making proper use of Submittable should get a computer repair provider to look into it. Read more »

Friends and family often split expenses for anything ranging from restaurant meals to large vacations.  However, keeping track of what everyone owes one another when splitting payment is often stressful and imprecise.  People don’t always remember the exact amount of money owed or when they need to pay it back. This situation can lead to arguments and other issues between friends and family members.  Cool product in technology Splitwise helps people keep track of the exact amount of money owed whenever two or more people split expenses.  Splitwise allows users to input the exact amount of money that each party is responsible for every time they share a payment.  By keeping a running tally over time, people using Splitwise can always know the exact amount that others owe them or that they owe others.  With this cool product, there never has to be an argument about what friends owe each other after splitting expenses again.  People who have technical trouble downloading Splitwise for their iPhones or Android smartphones should seek help from a mobile tech support provider. Read more »

Finding fresh, locally grown ingredients can be a major obstacle for some restaurants.  Finding farmers and vendors who can deliver local ingredients isn’t always a simple process, but cool product in technology Farmplicity is aiming to make it easier.  Farmplicity collaborates with local farms in order to give restaurants an online marketplace where they can easily order locally grown ingredients.  Restaurants browse the Farmplicity marketplace on the company’s website and order ingredients as simply as if ordering from a site like eBay or Amazon.  Rather than spend large amounts of time and money establishing local connections, restaurants can use Farmplicity to order local food instantly with no extra hassle. Read more »

Recently, RESCUECOM posted an article about LaunchRock, a cool product that allows young companies to create simple websites quickly.  These simple websites include functions specifically meant to promote and support product launches.  Since posting the original article, RESCUECOM has had the chance to speak to LaunchRock founding partner and cool person in technology Ryan Rutan about the product in its current form as well as its future.  Read more »