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iPosture Generation Facing A Lifetime Of Back Pain
You Put Up With "Crappy iOS 7," You Can Put Up With Obamacare Too, Says U. S. President - Or Not Says Rush Limbaugh
Phone 5C Gets Video Teardown Directions
Tonido Mobile Personal Cloud App Revamped for iOS 7
Simplify: OtterBox Unveils New Commuter Series Wallet
iPosture Generation Facing A Lifetime Of Back Pain
The technology generation would be well-advised to take some old-fashioned good advice to sit up straight, because the way it's going they're collectively risk of slumping into a monster back pain epidemic.
A survey of 3,000 adults, from Simplyhealth, the UK's biggest health cash plan provider, shows a nation on the point of a potential back pain epidemic fuelled by rising use of handheld technology and simultaneous decline in awareness of good posture and its role in pain prevention. In a release, they note that experts are warning that this new iPosture generation are developing bad habits that could lead to back pain problems in the future unless they start making an effort to sit up straight and look after their posture.
To offer support SimplyHealth are providing a free app for iOS and Android that includes information and exercises, supported by the charity BackCare.
• Enter details of your back pain to find exercises
• Watch videos of exercises to do at home
• Search for a healthcare practitioner near your home or work
• Find out what you can do to prevent back pain
The survey found a massive 84 percent of 18-24 year olds admitting to suffering some incidence of back pain in the last 12 months. And not just the odd tweak; the average number of working days lost to back pain is higher for this age group than any other; 1.5 days more a year than those of their parents generation(*).
The results showed that almost all age groups spend as much time in front of a PC, laptop or tablet screen in total as they do asleep in bed, some even more so. A combination of work and home screen time (excluding traditional TV) means that over 55s spent an average of 6.64 hours a day (the least) versus a massive 8.83 hours a day in front of screen time for a typical 18-24 year old.
However, key differences seem to emerge when it comes to the different generations use of technology. Two thirds (67 percent) of 18-24 year olds agree they either slouch or hunch in front of their PC or other devices at work and almost half of this age group replicate this at home (49 percent). Their parents on the other hand (45-54 year olds) are more than twice as likely to sit up straight at home, on a chair, with their PC or laptop in front of them.
Moreover, being told to sit up or stand up straight seems to be on the decline too. Nearly three quarters (73 percent) of those tracing their childhood years back to the 1950s and before recall being given this advice from their parents and more than half (54 per cent) remember similar admonitions from their teachers. Parents today are much less likely to tell their children to sit up and stand up straight, with 59 percent of those questioned saying they never gave their children this advice.
"The vast majority of people experience back pain in the lower back," D. Brian Hammond, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of BackCare (http://backcare.org.uk/) comments in the SimplyHealth release. "However, this survey data shows that those in the 18-24 year old bracket are more than twice as likely to experience pain in the middle of the back, and more than three times more likely to have pain around the upper back and back of the neck. Slumping and hunching over computers and hand-held devices appears to be a contributory factor in the difference in types of back pain between the generations. Younger people are far more likely to be hunched over a device on a sofa, and would benefit from paying close attention to the basics of good posture."
"Although it has been decades since people learned good posture at finishing schools, notes etiquette and deportment expert Jean Broke-Smith, "the time seems right to recognise its potential to help younger people avoid the risk of back pain associated with increasing use of hand-held devices. Being aware you are slouching or hunching over your tablet or smartphone is half the battle. The other half is to counter this bad habit and the potential pain it can generate by always sitting up with a straight back with your device comfortably on your lap or at a reasonable height in front of you."
To support individuals with back pain and those wanting to prevent it Simplyhealth and BackCare have developed a free App which allows users to input data on the type and location of their back pain to generate daily tailored advice as well as details of local specialist advice and support available. There are also exercises and information available for individuals to do when at home and in the workplace to help look after their backs.
"We hope that our new App will help people find the best advice and the most effective intervention for their pain. Every time someone downloads the App from the App store or Google Play we will donate Ł1 to BackCare(*)(*) to help them fund further research into the causes, prevention and management of back pain, comments Clare Lee from Simplyhealth.
Notes:
(*) (average of 6.74 days for 18-24 year olds versus 5.12 for 45 to 54 year olds).
(*)(*) Up to 120,000
App requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
For more information, visit:
https://www.simplyhealth.co.uk/sh/pages/homepage.jsp
Back Care app:
https://www.simplyhealth.co.uk/sh/pages/backcareapp.jsp
iTunes:
http://bit.ly/19nQhdR
You Put Up With "Crappy iOS 7," You Can Put Up With Obamacare Too, Says U. S. President - Or Not Says Rush Limbaugh
The Register's Jasper Hamill notes that this week, President Barack Obama urged Americans to be patient during the troubled launch of his US healthcare reforms program - comparing its teething problems to Apple's iOS 7 rollout suffering glitches too and yet everyone put up with that, he declared.
Hamill reports that website for the country's new health insurance "marketplace" - dubbed Obamacare - has been beset with problems amid a government shutdown, with long waits to log in and various technical gremlins that have prevented citizens from enrolling for health plans.
Responding in a speech delivered outside the White House, the President said: "Like every new law, every new product rollout, there are going to be some glitches in the sign-up process along the way that we will fix.
"Consider that just a couple of weeks ago, Apple rolled out a new mobile operating system, and within days, they found a glitch, so they fixed it.
"I don't remember anybody suggesting Apple should stop selling iPhones or iPads or threatening to shut down the company if they didn't. That's not how we do things in America. We don't actively root for failure."
Unsurprisingly, arch-conservative talk show host and longtime Apple products fan Rush Limbaugh took exception to the President's analogy, commenting:
Two things. In the first place, is anybody forcing you to buy an iPhone? Is anybody forcing you to buy an iPad? Is anybody forcing to you install iOS 7? Is anybody making you do anything with Apple? No......
For [the president] to compare the mandatory purchase of health insurance from the government to Apple is disingenuous and dishonest. Apple also did not have a glitch.
Now, there may have been people who didn't like it. There may have been people scared by it because it is a totally new user interface. Functionally it's still the same, although it is a really cool improvement. I happen to actively love it. But that's a personal choice or preference, and you don't have to use it if you don't want to, but there wasn't a glitch. Do you know what there was? They had to issue a point update, the 7.0.2 update.
That's because some troll was sitting out and found out that if you punch of "home" button twice and then scroll up to the Control Center and hit on the Camera icon and then hit the "home" button twice and the power button three times, you can get into the camera. There is not one user who's gonna' be go through any of that to try to use the camera. All they're gonna' do is hit the camera icon.
So Apple issued a patch that shut down that. It was called a security glitch. Somebody might be able to get into your camera. Another person said you might be able to get into the telephone and make a phone call and then might have access to the contact list on the phone. But the hoops that people would have to go through to get that are huge. You know, somebody that's sitting out there with pimples on his face and in his blue jeans or underwear all day long gets his phone.
He gets iOS 7 and sits there for 15 hours trying to figure out how to defeat it be with comes up with this convoluted thing and issues a story saying, "There's a security flaw in the iPhone." There was no glitch. This is common for updates in new operating systems....
Apple isn't forcing anybody to pay for their mistakes. Apple is not forcing anybody to buy their phones or their iPads or use their operating system, and Apple doesn't fine anybody that doesn't
You can read a transcript of Mr. Limbaugh's full comments on this topic here:
http://goo.gl/4ZPqEX
Jasper Hamill's report is here:
http://goo.gl/c3KCHX
Phone 5C Gets Video Teardown Directions
With the iPhone 5C being recently released, the guys at (http://www.directfix.com) DirectFix.com</a> got their hands on one and jumped right into tearing it down on video.
DirectFix have posted their teardown and screen repair video on YouTube, and its quite interesting to watch. Instead of simply seeing photos of the guts of the iPhone 5C phone their video actually shows the steps needed to disassemble and tear it down for repair.
The video shows how to replace the screen, motherboard, battery and many other parts. It's also one of the easier iPhones that they have taken apart recently.
If you are brave and wish to try this when your iPhone 5C breaks, then this video should help you with that process. Also remember that you are doing this at your own risk if you attempt it. Most manufacturers will not warranty a broken screen so you may already have a voided warranty if you dropped the phone and cracked the screen.
Link to Youtube Video:
http://youtu.be/V66DtXOoa-s
For more information, visit:
http://www.directfix.com/
Tonido Mobile Personal Cloud App Revamped for iOS 7
CodeLathe has announced that the company has updated Tonido Mobile to take advantage of the best new features in iOS 7.. The new iPhone and iPad app features a complete overhaul of the user interface, mobile printing via AirPrint and optimized video playback with closed caption support.
"When Apple, Google and Windows make significant updates to their operating systems and hardware, we ensure that Tonido users can take full advantage of new functionality," said Anis Abdul, CTO of CodeLathe. "In that spirit, we have taken significant steps to optimize Tonido Mobile for iOS 7."
Tonido Mobile allows iOS, Android and Windows users to access documents, photos, music and videos stored on their home computer from anywhere in the world. The free service provides the accessibility of the cloud without running into the storage limits, costs and security flaws of public cloud storage.
The latest version of iOS app includes three key improvements:
(*) Interface Redesign - The Tonido user interface was rebuilt from scratch to complement the iOS 7 flat design paradigm
(*) AirPrint Support - iOS users can now print documents directly from the Tonido app using AirPrint, a technology that enables instant printing from Apple devices without the need to download and install drives
(*) Video Optimization - User can now enjoy smoother video playback along with subtitles and text made available through closed caption support
"iOS users are our top demography and ardent supporters of Tonido Personal Cloud," says Madhan Kanagavel, founder and CEO of CodeLathe. "Our team has done an excellent job in this redesign to bring the best possible user experience. With this new app launch, we are confident that we will maintain the best personal cloud software in the Apple ecosystem."
Device Requirements:
(*) iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
(*) Requires iOS 6.0 or later
(*) This app is optimized for iPhone 5
(*) 10.4 MB
Tonido 6.0.1 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.
CodeLathe:
http://www.tonido.com
Tonido 6.0.1:
http://www.tonido.com/ios/
Download from iTunes:
http://bit.ly/1gcEm3D
YouTube Video:
http://youtu.be/WgCIoC8RCls
Trackback URL:
http://prmac.com/release-trackback.php?id=61851&ac=PKpAc7Oa
Simplify: OtterBox Unveils New Commuter Series Wallet
Smartphones are great for keeping photos, email, presentations and more close at hand. As smartphone cases are becoming even better at multitasking, its just as important to keep other essentials on-hand and ready at a moments notice. OtterBox unveils an evolution in smartphone protection to simplify the daily commute or a night on the town. Introducing the Commuter Series Wallet, a protective case with discrete storage and quick access to cash and important cards, available now for $44.95 at otterbox.com and select retail outlets.
The Commuter Series Wallet combines convenience, security and trusted OtterBox protection into pocket-friendly designs for the Apple iPhone 5/5s and Samsung GALAXY S4.
"The Commuter Series Wallet is an amazing customer-driven design and solution for people who want to minimize the clutter and complexity in their lives," says OtterBox CEO Brian Thomas. "There's no more searching for a wallet or purse before rushing out the door. This new case securely encloses credit cards and the most important items you need. Simply grab your essentials, and go."
An interior slipcover and sturdy polycarbonate shell provide the Commuter Series Wallets multi-layer support against bump and shock, while a self-adhering screen protector guards against scratches to the devices touch screen. Note: Commuter Series Wallet does NOT protect against water. Will provide added protection against bump and shock. A sliding drawer conceals and securely carries up to three cards while adding almost no bulk to the already slim Commuter Series design. The wallet door slides open without having to turn the phone over, keeping its contents hidden from view.
For more information on the OtterBox Commuter Series Wallet case for iPhone 5/5s or GALAXY S4, visit:
http://otterbox.com
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