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Meet Darrel M., Volunteer of the Quarter

TDS celebrates their employee volunteers by awarding one special winner the honor of being named Volunteer of the Quarter. Meet Darrel, who gives his time to multiple organizations including Second Harvest Foodbank, Meals on Wheels, Henry Vilas Zoo, and more.
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Weekly tech news roundup for June 20

Get the tech news highlights for the week in one quick read! Get the details on Amazon's first smartphone, plus find out about: a "bionic pancreas" for diabetes sufferers, the new price for the Nest Protect, the just-introduced cheaper iMac, and the new Garmin golfing wearable. And, just for fun, check out the Never Ending Slinky Machine and a really cool audio illusion.
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Practice happiness

Milwaukee Brewers are on board. Even UW Madison leaders are doing it. What are they doing? Getting happy. Certainly you’ve heard Pharrell’s hit song, but that isn’t all there is to it. Happiness isn’t something just in a song—rather it’s a skill that can be learned! Find out how you can practice happiness.
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Are your terrible passwords guessable?

It may not take a massive software flaw to make your accounts vulnerable to hackers. Many of us break the essential password rule all the time by not using unique and strong passwords on all your most important accounts. But do you use terrible passwords? Find out...
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Weekly tech news roundup for June 13

Ransomware makes an appearance on Android, Amazon introduces their music streaming service for Prime members, and Honeywell rolls out their take on a Nest-like thermostat (that does have quite a few cool features!). In fun tech news, check out videos of a dot-matrix printer "playing" Bach, a cup that can sense the fat and calories in what you're drinking, and take a peek at what might be the world's first home companion robot. Also, don't miss Martin De Pasquale's amazing Photoshop art!
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Community connections: Excellence in Art, giving back to students

Employees from TDS Telecom and sister companies OneNeck IT Solutions and Baja Broadband do a lot to benefit their communities. Here's what some of the employees at the three companies have been up to....
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In the spotlight: Safety Leader CPR training helps one employee save her mother

TDS employees volunteer to be Safety Leaders in a few of our busiest office buildings. These employees learn a lot more than first aid—they recently received CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) training. They are officially ready to save lives and one Safety Leader already has! Read her story and find out how she saved the life of her own mother.
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Weekly tech news roundup for June 6

Apple's developer conference sets the web on fire with all the new things coming soon, and Google also unveils new designer frames for Google Glass. Xbox One comes out fighting and announces 45 new apps...and also admits the Kinect hurts the box's performance. Sony rolls out the "the world's slimmest smartphone" and Verizon is telling Netflix to shut up. For some Friday fun, check out some awesome Star Wars photos that recreate famous scenes from the movies...with Legos, a video featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson telling you what's scientifically incorrect about the movie "Gravity," and finally, watch teens react to a 90s Internet promo video (over
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Overwhelmed by Passwords? The One Essential Tip You Need to Know

There’s a lot of advice out there about passwords – how to generate them, store them, manage them. It’s certainly important to get a grip on your passwords – especially after Heartbleed, possibly the greatest vulnerability in Internet history. But for many of us (myself included), the idea of managing ALL those passwords is overwhelming. Here's a little advice...
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