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Every year we throw away 11.7 million tons of e-waste, which is any electronic waste that is either obsolete or no longer wanted. With the amount of global e-waste expected to grow by 8 percent per year, we can’t afford to toss everything in the trash and contribute more and more to growing landfills. The good news? Our highly prized electronics are made of plastics, glass, and other materials that can be recycled and made into new items. Alternatively, you can give new life to slightly outdated laptops, monitors, printers, and more by donating them to schools, thrift stores, non-profit charities, or refurbishers. So before you toss those batteries in the trash or kick your old TV to the curb, read on for Quill tips to responsibly donate or recycle your used electronics.

According to a recent book called Brotopia, women in the tech sector in Silicon Valley are having a tough go of it. They never know what they are going to be walking into when called for meetings, and companies regularly have sex parties and company lunches at strip clubs. But it’s not just the women already in the industry finding problems – women are discouraged from a young age from pursuing tech studies, often as early as elementary school. So how can we level the playing field so women have access to high paying tech jobs?

Women make up half of the workforce in the United States but account for only about 20% of the tech jobs. This means they are missing out on average salaries in the low $100k range and picking from the general job pool where the average is around $50k.
There are some notable companies working toward greater equality. SalesForce did an internal review of 17,000 employees which ended in their spending an extra $3 million in payroll to close the gender pay gap. Intuit invests in the recruitment, training, and retention of women in their ranks, which has allowed them to surpass industry averages regarding women in tech and other positions.
For every Sheryl Sandberg in the world there are thousands of women just hoping to get a fair chance at a good job in tech. Learn more about the trials of women in tech and how we can work toward closing the gap from this infographic!

This post was originally published on:  Digitalinformationworld.

Las Vegas gave us some great new innovations at the latest CES event. Whilst the technologies on show don’t necessarily mean the public will be able to purchase them in the very near future, we can probably expect these available in the next few years. It also gave great insight into what tech giants are putting their time and resources into.

This infographic from  Interquestgroup highlights what we could expect to see in the future!

There are a number of different factors which can affect your service speed. Some factors are dependent on the technology used to deliver your connection whilst others affect all types of broadband connections. Here are some of the factors that affect your internet speed.

Infographic source: bluegadgettooth