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Passwords are necessary, but not without some drawbacks

...contain lists of passwords and access codes to what appear to be about 40 bank, cellphone, auto dealer, computer, electronic device, credit union, department store, hotel and travel club accounts.There are even the passwords we are supposed to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-18/passwords-are-necessary-not-w
The 50-year itch: Stop hand-wringing about machines taking jobs

...millions of truck drivers, bus drivers, cab drivers and others whose occupations entail driving responsibilities; electronic devices replace meter readers in public utilities; ATMs replace bank tellers; and so on. The possibilities for such progress...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2013-05-05/50-year-itch-sto
Columbia County school study student use of electronic tablets

Most Columbia County students likely use some electronic devices in their lives outside school, and the system is studying how to allow their use in the classroom.Called BYOD ? "Bring Your...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-04-23/columbia-county-school-st
Get body ready for change in clock

...alcohol helps them, but actually it worsens your quality of sleep," he said. Avoid the computer, TV and personal electronic devices about an hour before bedtime, Joseph said."That stimulation, the light from those things actually keep the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-03-08/get-body-ready-change-clock
Ga. math teacher charged with giving 18-year-old fatal drugs

...arrested Wednesday on charges of reckless conduct, attempting to distribute a controlled substance and use of an electronic device to deliver a controlled substance.She was released from jail that evening on an $8,000 bond.Barrow County...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-09/ga-math-teacher-charge
New car setups present challenge in NASCAR

...teams that will stand out, I'm sure."Unlike a typical race weekend, NASCAR will allow cars to be fitted with electronic devices to measure speed, aerodynamics and other variables. During a test in December at Charlotte Motor Speedway, drivers...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2013-01-09/new-car-setups-present-cha
Online technology shows veterans reaching out crisis help

...resources are accessible from different points because with younger veterans, "it's a reflex for them to reach for an electronic device," she said.The online chat feature was introduced in 2009 when the Veterans Crisis Line was still called the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-24/online-technology-shows-veter
Cars learning to communicate with one another

...together, officials said.In February, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford called for just that in a speech to a mobile electronic device conference in Barcelona, Spain. He said the mobile device industry should join with automakers and governments...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/autos/2012-08-23/cars-learning-communicate-one
Give kids the greatest gift

...gifts you can give your child are quality time in conversation, answering questions, turning off the TV and other electronic devices except for a few hours per week (decreasing their chances of poor school performance, diabetes, heart disease...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2012-11-14/give-kids-greatest-gift
Theme parks offer new attractions

...the indoor theater. The show tells the story of a kid who, with the help of his wise grandfather, puts down his electronic devices and discovers the natural wonders of the world. And entering the cool indoor theater for the 30-minute show...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/2012-05-24/theme-parks-offer-new-attractions