Technology and Tools

Digging without calling to mark underground utilities is leading cause of damage With April marking National Safe Digging Month and the start of many outdoor projects, NIPSCO urges residents and businesses to help protect the public from serious risk...

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) invites you to participate in a new regional initiative - the Solar Ready II Program. NIRPC has partnered with the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), the Mid-America...

Statewide Winter Moratorium Ends March 15 Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) reminds customers of available assistance programs, payment arrangements and energy efficiency programs to help customers with their utility bills, as the...

Are you excited to receive your tax refund this year? Unfortunately, identity theft criminals are also looking forward to stealing your refund. The Indiana Department of Revenue wants to educate Hoosiers about protecting their identities during tax...

Instead of making a tragic mistake behind the wheel, Indiana high school and college students are being encouraged to put their smartphones to good use by urging others to “Drive Now. TXT L8R”. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana...

Nothing will stand in our way of spreading GOOD news! On Tuesday morning at T-Bones Pier 11 in La Porte, we at LaPorteCountyLife held another Social Media Boot Camp. The Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce was our host and they made LIFE part of...

A Purdue University professor says Bitcoin, the virtual currency, is growing a wider audience. Cathy Zhang, an assistant professor of economics in Krannert School of Management, says the digital currency, used online to trade for other currencies or...

It was a night of surprises at the February 2014 NWITweetup event, hosted at Industrial Revolution by the Ideas in Motion Media team. In addition to the traditional networking that goes on during a NWITweetup, Northwest Indiana non-profit...

“Together we make great things happen.” That was the motto for the South Shore Clean Cities Annual Meeting, held February 18, 2014. Organizations dedicated to a greener environment gathered to celebrate all of the steps towards cleaner skies...

I was in the market for a new smartphone and I’ve seen more and more of the “big-screen” phones around, so I was happy to get my hands on a trial of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon Wireless, a phone with a 5.7” screen. I for sure did...