Category Archives: Lifestyle

A New Year’s Resolution to Save You Time

Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions this year? Along with spending more time with my loved ones and investing more in my health, I’d love to also find more time in my days. Intel’s Asia Pacific Regional PR Manager Paul McKeon recently wrote the entry below with some interesting information focused on how much [...] Continue reading

Safely Enjoy Your Digital Lifestyle

Let’s take a break from all the CES talk about the Ultrabook and talk about security. Some of you may or may not know that Intel acquired McAfee* in 2010,  a move that with the recent launch of the McAfee All Access software gives consumers a pretty complete hardware and software solution to their devices. [...] Continue reading

Tagged: ces, Lifestyle, security

Mobile Security from McAfee – Use it or Lose it!

Did you know that there are currently over 4 billion mobile phones in use worldwide today? Mobile phones are quickly becoming our primary means to stay in touch, take pictures, shop, bank, listen to music, and socialize. We store personal and professional information on them, and because we use them for almost everything, they have [...] Continue reading

Mon Ami Gabi: Sweet French Food in Las Vegas

In my previous post, Las Vegas for Foodies, I discussed a number of different Las Vegas restaurant options for CES attendees. When there are so many good restaurants to choose from, it’s hard to decide where to eat. Last night I enjoyed great mexican food, and today I saved up calories all day for tonight’s [...] Continue reading

Mon Ami Gabi: Sweet French Food in Las Vegas

In my previous post, Las Vegas for Foodies, I discussed a number of different Las Vegas restaurant options for CES attendees. When there are so many good restaurants to choose from, it’s hard to decide where to eat. Last night I enjoyed great mexican food, and today I saved up calories all day for tonight’s [...] Continue reading

Garth Brooks in Las Vegas: Bucket List Check!

Once it was confirmed I was going to attend CES 2012 for Intel, one of the first things I did was find out when Garth Brooks was going to be in concert. Lucky me — by flying out two days early, I was able to get tickets (on my own dime) to see Garth Brooks [...] Continue reading

Mandalay Bay Border Grill: Mexican Food in Las Vegas

In my previous post for Las Vegas for Foodies attending CES, I suggested Border Grill at Mandalay Bay as a possible destination for great Mexican food. Well, after my visit last night for dinner, I can wholeheartedly recommend Border Grill for great food and superior service. Executive chefs, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger have [...] Continue reading

Viva Las Vegas! CES should be an Ultra Good Time!

As we all gear up for CES, Ultrabooks are the buzz! Check out this article in Information Week! The buzz is all  about Ultrabooks. Make sure to check out Intel’s booth, #7253 to see the latest in the Intel® Ultrabook™ products. As we all prepare for a week long filled of Vegas glitz and glitter, make [...] Continue reading

Tagged: ces, Lifestyle, Utltabook

Las Vegas for Foodies: CES Restaurants & Gluten-Free Menus

Calling all Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Foodies…let’s share good food choices that won’t break the budget. If you’re like me and attending CES in Las Vegas next week, you’re already on the prowl for delicious dining options in a variety of cuisines. Below are my top restaurant choices for the Las Vegas Strip. Let me [...] Continue reading

Employability and Lifetime Learning: Tips for the Social Media Averse

Since you’rve found your way to Inside Scoop you’re probably already social media savvy. This blog post is not necessarily for you, but maybe a friend, family member, someone you wished embraced social media more. I recently found myself on two instances defending the value of social media to professionals outside Intel: One a sales [...] Continue reading

Ultrabook Devices Make the Ultimate Holiday Season

According to a recent Intel survey conducted by Kelton Research, this holiday season three out of five Americans said that they wouldn’t be willing to give up their mobile technology devices for a single week in order to spend more time with family. The survey also revealed more than half of Americans would rather give [...] Continue reading

Here’s ‘The Situation’ with 2nd generation Intel Core

  Hollywood’s up and coming stars always have the scoop about the latest and greatest products and trends and often get an early look at some new products. At this year’s Teen Choice Awards and MTV Video Music Awards, Intel gave some of Hollywood’s celebrities an up close and personal look at some of the [...] Continue reading

Black Friday Tech Tips! And Intel’s “The Inside Experience” social film is in the 2011 Mashable Awards!

Tech Chef Tech Tips are here. Five new videos to help you navigate through the latest in PC technology! From the sleek new Ultrabook™ PC to the What is the Smart TV? Come see the latest in how to use, shop and understand the latest in PC technology. Also tips on Facebook* and Twitter*. View [...] Continue reading

Tagged: Lifestyle, shop

The Intel® 4004 Microprocessor Turns the big 4-0!!

Happy Birthday! 40 Years of Intel Microprocessor Innovation! Steve Jobs talks about wanting one in his autobiography and this technology jewel was birthed at Intel back in November of 1971. It has come a long way baby! It was born 10 years before the PC and now the current Intel® Core™ processor has 43,000,000% more [...] Continue reading

Intel®Pair and Share! Top Ten Reasons to Care.

10. First app from the Intel’s compute continuum plan to enable seamless connectivity between devices and PC. 9. The app lets you experience your photos on the wide screen of a laptop, computer monitor or even TV with WiDi 8 It’s FREE! (both PC and device app) 7 Cross platform photos can be shard at [...] Continue reading

Anya Wins Project Runway on Night of Comebacks

“Its kind of too hard to deal with all at once.” Those were the words of Anya Ayoung-Chee on last Thursday’s Project Runway finale as she commented on showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion week and being crowned design winner of Season 9. For me last Thursday—in the night of comebacks, these words rang so true. As [...] Continue reading

The Death of the PC? Boo Hoo! Spooky talk.

To quote Lee Corso, “Not so fast my friend.” As much as I love my smartphone and to some extent my ipad comes in handy for some things (but honestly I’m not as in love with it as everyone else seems to be)! I still need my PC! I also like the new Facebook design, [...] Continue reading

Inspired by the Con: The Search for a Visibly Smart Halloween Costume

At the end of every Halloween I have grand ideas of how next year I will take the time construct a more creative and innovative costume.  Yet somehow, every year I seem to forget about Halloween until it is too late.  This year is no exception.  As I scanned my emails this morning, I realized [...] Continue reading

10 Cool Things to do with Intel at New York Comic Con

#1 Intel Extreme Masters arrives with a lot of momentum behind it at New York Comic Con tonight. Fresh from a successful Global Challenge Guangzhou, Global Challenge New York will have many of the best professional gamers in the world competing in Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft 2 for a total of $93,000 in [...] Continue reading

Fashion Forward

I’d like to consider myself a “fashion-conscious” kind of guy, ”fashion-forward” is probably a stretch (and no… comments are not welcome on that point). I do however appreciate innovation in any form. Last week I had my first opportunity to get a glimpse of how the fashion and retail industries are innovating. Specifically around in-store experiences and shopper assistance, the likes of [...] Continue reading

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