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Nerdstalker's 2018 Best Reviews of Video and Photo Gear Happy almost New Year! Inspired to get some new gear to start a new hobby, profession or just to upgrade your old and tired gear. Here are my go-tos for reviews for the end of year wrap-up of 2018. Phillip Bloom Phillip Bloom is a cinematographer and Director of Photography. He knows what is up. He did a great job looking at some camera gear he used over the last year. Spoiler alert - it has cats as well. DSLR Video Shooter Caleb Pike is full-time You-Tuber and a bundle of energy. I don't know how he does all the reviews he does but I appreciate him a lot. He did a few wrap up videos on Monitors, Cameras, Lens and Audio gear for 2018. Check it out! Tom Antos Tom Antos is a cinematographer and filmmaker. I have been watching him for a few years and just love his candidness. DP Review Chris Nichols and Jordan Drake of DP Review. They were with The Camera Store last year and ...

"One of the new features in iOS called iCloud Photo Library is definitely not helping. This feature, while in theory, allows you to backup all of your photos and videos on any of your iOS or MacOS devices to the cloud, takes up precious iCloud storage and adds up really quickly. Most people I know have run out of storage just from iCloud backups (another issue I have with iOS, but I digress) so adding this is almost a sure-fire way to guarantee you run out of iCloud storage. There is a better way though. I touched on this in a video a long time ago about backing up your photos and videos but think we need to revisit the concept. You should turn off iCloud Photo Library and instead use another free service like, say, Google Photos which automatically backs up all of your photos and videos in an unlimited quantity for free." - David Cogen

Business Expert Marcos Jocober Shares Insight in the Evolving World of Side Hustles Side hustles are the newest norm in business. Today, student debt is high, retirement benefits are low, and job security is rare, which is why so many people are turning to entrepreneurial endeavors for extra cash. Today,    60 million Americans   earn money through the gig economy.  Platforms like Airbnb, Uber, and Etsy make business start-up simple. What's not simple: starting a business that yields dependable long term revenue. Research shows  85%  of side-gig workers make less than $500 per month. According to business expert Marcos Jacober, making your side hustle thrive will be even more difficult in 2019. The gig economy is evolving. The freelance workforce is growing three times faster than the traditional workforce and by   2027   the majority of workers in the U.S. will be contracted. These shifts are great for consumers (more compe...

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High above the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi, Finland, you’ll find the Santa Claus Village, complete with glistening snow and Northern Lights, as well as cozy and comfortable smart igloos. The 71 hi-tech glass-roofed igloos are saving energy by using smart ABB technology. Guests experience Lapland’s ever-changing nature while enjoying the comforts of a hotel room while the lights, heating, cooling and ventilation are all controlled remotely with the ABB i-bus® KNX system. In this winter wonderland, the difference in temperature between outside and indoors can be more than 50 degrees C (122 degrees F). Under these extreme conditions, smart automation is a key way to make significant energy savings.   ABB  (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spannin...