August 12, 2011

It looks like another Texas governor has his eye on the White House. Rick Perry is expected to make his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination official with an announcement this weekend. Perry is a favorite of social conservatives and joins a half-dozen other major candidates in the race to head the GOP ticket next year. Source Link

You can send text messages and photos from your cell phone to almost anyone, but not your 9-1-1 operator. That could be changing, as the FCC has paid out the framework for a next-generation 9-1-1 service that would accept text and multimedia messages. But don’t hit the “send” button just yet; it could be five to 10 years before 9-1-1 systems are upgraded for the enhanced service. Source Link

If your kids are a week or so away from going back to school, experts say now is the time to get their sleep schedule on-track by gradually shifting wake-up and bedtimes back to match the school day. And be sure they’re getting enough sleep too; even teenagers need up to 9 hours of sleep to avoid daytime drowsiness that make it hard to stay focused in classes. Source Link