Five tips to start the new year off right

The start of 2025 is a great opportunity to reset, refocus, and prepare for success.

Alert! Email phishing scheme hitting inboxes

Always think twice about account threats, don’t click links, and make sure the “from” email address matches the sender’s name.

TDS Whole Home Wi-Fi: A better way to stay connected

It’s time to say goodbye to Wi-Fi dead zones and hello to seamless connectivity.

TDS holds Week of Giving campaign

From supporting STEM learning opportunities to volunteering at local food banks, TDS associates held roughly 100 philanthropic activities during the third annual Week of Giving.

Top tech gifts this holiday season 

Need last-minute ideas for the tech lover in your life? Here are five gadgets that are sure to impress this year.

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Unplugging

We all know we should and yet we stink at it—balancing work and home. The line between professional life and personal life, in many thanks to advances in technology, is becoming thinner and thinner. Staying plugged in can be a good thing for productivity, and yet, if you don’t know how to unplug from your devices and social networks, it can add a lot of stress in your life. Not to fear! PBS MediaShift has some ideas about how to disconnect with ease

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Mother’s Day ideas for any mom

It’s that time of year again! Mother’s Day is just days away and you might be struggling for gift ideas. Never fear—I’ve got you covered. I’ve been saving up ideas and I even crowd-sourced and gathered a few more.

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Seen on Pinterest: Gimme S’more (Recipes, That Is)

Summer—and warm summer nights—are just around the corner, and these recent teases of spring have left us craving a campfire favorite. Our Pinterest feed has been flooded with recipes for s’mores, that childhood classic made of graham crackers, chocolate and toasted marshmallows. But this week’s “Seen on Pinterest” roundup doesn’t require a campfire. These s’mores recipes take the traditional dish and elevate it into creative cakes, beautiful bars, elegant ice creams and more.

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Weekly tech news roundup for Saturday, May 3

Microsoft just unearthed (literally) the worst video game of all time, Google’s self-driving cars are now even better (and has the video to prove it), and now there’s a gadget that will scramble your egg in the shell. Have you tried the new Firefox yet? Read about all that’s new, and if you’ve ever wanted an MacBook Air, there’s been a price drop so now could be a good time. By the way, research shows that people haven’t changed passwords after Heartbleed (but you should!!). Also, be sure to check out Nissan’s self-cleaning car paint!

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TDS to sponsor American Family Children’s Hospital Radiothon

TDS is stepping up to support one of the best children’s hospitals in the country but, more help is needed and we can’t do it alone. Blogger Barclay Pollak tells you how you can help and become a champion for kids.

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Investing in our communities

It’s our mission to create a better world by providing high-quality communication services—connecting people and businesses, supporting education, and strengthening communities. We started with a handful of telephone companies in small and rural communities; today we’re a rapidly growing technology company with 1.2 million residential and business connections.


In addition to serving customers, TDS takes a vested interest in the growth and success of our communities. From hands-on volunteering to in-kind and direct financial support, we believe in giving back. In fact, community involvement is so imperative to our core beliefs that TDS has a “Be Good Citizens” program, which provides our associates with 16 hours of paid volunteer time every year.

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