S.O.S! (Save Our Systems)- Tip #1

Scenario: It’s late on a Friday evening and instead of joining your friends for cocktails your are working feverishly in your home office to make the end of the month deadline. Typically you keep a cool head, but you’ve always been an overachiever. The stress of the situation gets to you and you foolishly knock over your nonfat mocha latte all over your laptop keyboard.

This is a classic PC 911 Emergency, but there’s no need to panic.

Tip #1: Everyone knows that water and electronics don't mix, but a little spill doesn't necessarily mean the end of the world. Follow these S.O.S. instructions offered by PC World and you may quite possibly be able to recover from the damage. Odds are not in your favor for full recovery, but you can do your best to remedy this digital device faux pas.

1. If the device is still on, turn it off immediately and remove any batteries, CDs, SIM cards, memory cards, and the like. For a notebook, remove any modular components like PC Cards and removable optical drives.
2. Dry off any visible liquid with a towel. Depending on how comfortable you are with the process, disassemble the device as much as possible and as quickly as possible to improve your chances of recovering it. This is essential if you can actually hear trapped liquid sloshing around inside.
3. Desiccants will absorb moisture. Put the device in a sealed bag with a few silica gel packets. Only brand-new packets will work--old ones will have long ago absorbed their limit in moisture. The same trick can work with regular uncooked white rice and even salt; just make sure not to get any grains inside the device. (Try wrapping your gadget in tissue paper.)
4. Heat can evaporate water. Put the device on the dashboard of your car for an afternoon (just make sure that it doesn't get hotter than about 150 degrees). Keeping your cell phone in your front pants pocket all day also might warm it enough, as might a hair dryer (don't set it on high, though). Make sure the battery is removed if you try any of these tricks.
5. If the device has (or is) a keyboard, put it upside down for a spell to give the liquid a chance to drain out.
   
   

To see some of these tips illustrated, watch PC World’s video about how you save a wet gadget. For more upcoming S.O.S. tips on PC disasters, revisit the She-Tech blog and most of all…stay connected!

Happy Feet

For those of you that are totally chic from head to toe, this fall’s hottest shoe fashions will tickle your fancy. Coming down the catwalk this season you will find the funkiest footwear that is more extreme and sexier than ever!

There is power in platforms, and nobody makes a platform shoe like Steve Madden. From the board room to the dance floor you can find styles to spice up your business attire and complement the casual.

As the temperatures cool, you’ll be big on boots during the winter months. There are a wide variety of styles from flats to heels, lace-ups and booties. A classic shoe designer that we all know and love, Kenneth Cole, offers some city-chic styles to choose from.

Pointy-toed shoes are still on the market, but this season round-toed shoes are all the rage. This fall’s footwear is influenced by the 60s and takes full advantage of the round-toe and peep-toe styles. These styles come in some of the season’s hottest fabrics like suede, velvet and patent leather. If you dare to be trendy, BCBG Max Azria has some delightful round-toe pumps. For the pedicure conscious, Nine West offers an exquisite collection of the prettiest peep-toes.

Keep your feet happy this fall by indulging in some fashionable footwear. To complement your feet, shop She-Tech to find the perfect laptop or digital accessory bag made in high quality durable leather.

Put a smile on your feet and a fashionable bag on your shoulder. Stay connected!

Women Raise the Bar

A recent study has proudly revealed that the Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of women board directors outperformed those companies with the least female representation. Companies that had at least three women serving on the board reaped stronger than average results, thus proving there is truly strength in numbers. The key performance indicators that were measured in this study were return on equity, return on sales and return on investment capital.

Return on Equity: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 53 percent.
Return on Sales: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 42 percent.
Return on Invested Capital: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 66 percent.

This research study was conducted by Catalyst, the leading nonprofit corporate advisory organization whose mission is to expand opportunities for women and business.
“Clearly, financial measures excel where women serve on corporate boards,” said Ilene H. Lang, President of Catalyst. “This Catalyst study again demonstrates the very strong correlation between corporate financial performance and gender diversity...diversifying their boards with women can lead to more independence, innovation, and good governance and maximize their company’s performance.”

For more on the topic, read The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards. Where women are well represented business performance is enhanced. Across industries from consumer goods to information technology women raise the bar. In comparison to our male counterparts, women may lack physical strength, but we certainly make up for it in intellect, business savvy and good old-fashioned common sense. Continue to challenge the status quo ladies. Be bold and stay connected!

She-Tech Blossoms

The lotus flower is the foremost symbol of beauty, prosperity and fertility. It has been said that within each human inhabiting the earth is the spirit of the sacred lotus. It represents eternity, purity and divinity and is widely used as a symbol of life, fertility, ever-renewing youth and to describe feminine beauty.



The upcoming new She-Tech collection embodies these characteristics and will rightfully be called the Lotus Flower Collection. The collection will be an assortment of functional styles and accessories, each adorned with a Lotus Flower charm.

For those of you that are fascinated by horticulture...lotus flowers are amazing and not your everyday garden plant. The lotus flower begins as a small flower down at the bottom of a pond in the mud. It slowly grows up towards the water's surface continually moving towards the sunlight. Once it reaches the surface of the water the lotus flower begins to blossom and turns into a beautiful flower.

Like the lotus flower that grows up from the mud into an object of great beauty, She-Tech women also grow and transform. So in a sense, the lotus flower represents the struggle of life at its most basic form. At one point in time we have all been at the bottom of the muddy pond; however, much like the lotus flower, we rise above the surface with resilience and beauty.

Visit She-Tech periodically for a sneak preview of the new Lotus Flower Collection. Blossom where you are planted. Be beautiful and stay connected!

Pretty in Pink

If pink is your color there are a plethora of techno girly gadgets that are just adorable. While doing some e-browsing on the internet I discovered that almost every digital accessory comes in some shade of pink. So if you’re a girly girl like me, you will definitely be delighted with at least one of these items.

Kodak EasyShare V1003

Apple iPod Mini

Ergo Ensis Laptop

Motorola RAZR

To compliment your passion for pink, inside She-Tech you will find a wide variety of items in pink or with pink trimming, such as laptop totes, wallets and accessory bags. Also, keep in mind that many of these items qualify for free shipping from us directly to your doorstep.

From dark magenta to soft pastel, we look pretty in pink and so does technology. Stay pink…and stay connected!