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Questionnaire: BlogHer Session: Making Media On the Go

8/1/11 9:29am by littletechgirl
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Anyone involved in social media understands the importance of mobile technology as a tool. At BlogHer  next week, we will be presenting a panel called  "Mobile Multimedia: Making Media on the Go".  To prepare, we wanted to hear from the BlogHer community on what mobile technology they are using for multi-media content creation. So we created some questions that we hope you can take a minute and respond via comments to this post.  Read more >

Apple Opens Mac App Store for Mac OS v10.6 and Later

1/12/11 3:34pm by littletechgirl
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(image courtesy Apple.com)iPhone and iPad users have gotten used to the great ease with which we can find and download apps for our mobile devices. Apple has brought that same excitement over to the Apple OS for Mac. What is the Mac App Store?  Read more >

Does the RockMelt Integrated Facebook Browser Jeopardize Your Online Security?

11/18/10 6:00pm by littletechgirl
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Toby, a Designer for RockMelt

For the past few days I have been trying out the new RockMelt Browser. Released one week ago, it is drawing attention for being an integrated social media browser. Right now, RockMelt is in beta and is currently available by invite only. But the neat thing is that if you sign up for an invite, Facebook friends that are already using the browser get a notification that you are in need of an invite and can send you one.  Read more >

Is the Microsoft Kinect Having Trouble With Black Faces?

11/6/10 9:06am by littletechgirl
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Microsoft Kinect

About a year ago, we heard reports about the webcam on an HP Touchsmart PC failing to track a black man's face using the state of the art tracking software built into the camera. However, when his white coworker stepped into the picture, the tracking resumed as it should. HP explained the problems as follows: "The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose," Welch explains. "We believe that the camera might have difficulty 'seeing' contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting."  Read more >

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Kris Cain
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Kris Cain is mom to 2 sets of twins, photography nut, gadget addict, web designer, and blogger who has worked in IT for over 13 years.

On her blog, LittleTechGirl.com she writes about her love of gadgets , her children, and anything else that crosses her mind. You can find her from day to day on Twitter and Facebook. She is editor of the Family Technology section on Type-A Mom and National Apple Gear & Chicago Tech Gear writer on Examiner.com. She has been involved in Social Media for around 10 years.

Kris was a featured speaker at the Type-A Mom conference, 2009. She also spoke at the first ever Gleek Retreat blogging retreat. Later this year, she will speak at Type-A Mom Conference 2010, and Blogalicious 2010. She has been featured in several articles both online and in print, been interviewed for a book, and has even been on the cover of a local newspaper for Mother’s Day. She has connected with great companies such as AMD, AT&T, HP, eBay, Chevy, Cozi, Little Debbie, Google, CNN, NBC, Verizon, and more.

Kris figured out a while ago that she was destined to be really busy (hence the 2 sets of twins), and she has found peace with that.

For even more information on me, check out my PR Page.

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IT Services Specialist
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Chicago, IL
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