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7 best loyalty program gamification strategies in 2025

Posted on September 23, 2025

Companies are always looking for ways to engage their customers. By 2025, loyalty programs are evolving to provide engaging and rewarding experiences. The companies realize that old-fashioned systems by themselves aren’t enough to keep customers interested.

It’s all in the gamification. Through making loyalty programs more engaging and engaging, companies can expect higher engagement and higher results. Many strategies include points or badges, levels and much more. They are all created to draw attention and promote customers to return for more.

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Digital Detox: Why unplugging is essential for mental health and addiction recovery

Posted on September 23, 2025

Addiction recovery, also known as addiction rehabilitation, is the process in which an individual learns different methods and mechanisms of coping with their addiction and its effects, including withdrawing from the substance and maintaining this throughout their recovery journey.

Addictions recovery generally has three stages: detoxification, therapy/treatment, and aftercare.

Each stage covers a different aspect of recovery, ranging from stabilizing an individual’s physical health through a detox session, treating their mental health through therapy, and then helping this to be maintained in the long-term through a strong aftercare program. [Read more…]

Convert a regular light fixture into a ‘Dusk-to-Dawn’ fixture in seconds

Posted on September 22, 2025

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Do you have a light on your porch, carport or other area that you would like to have come on automatically at dusk and go off at dawn?

You could always replace your existing light fixture with a dusk-to-dawn fixture, but that would be a fairly expensive upgrade if you needed to hire an electrician to do the job for you.

Well, I have great news: You can easily convert any standard light fixture into a dusk-to-dawn light yourself by simply replacing the bulb. Yes, you read that right. Just replace the bulb! [Read more…]

How to prevent your laptop from getting stolen on campus (or anywhere else)

Posted on September 21, 2025

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These days, laptops are as common in our schools as backpacks, notebooks and pencils. In fact, most colleges (and many high schools) now require that every student own one.

Unfortunately, laptops also tend to disappear when you aren’t looking. In fact, many campus police departments receive more reports about stolen laptops than any other item.

Simply following just a few simple common-sense rules can help keep your laptop safe and sound regardless of where you might happen to be on campus. [Read more…]

How to disable the ‘Caps Lock’ key on your PC’s keyboard

Posted on September 20, 2025

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Have you ever tried to sign in to one of your accounts only to realize after a half-dozen password failures that the Caps Lock key was on?

Or perhaps you frequently catch yourself merrily typing a lengthy message in an email or chat session when you sudden realize you just shouted your digital lungs out at the person on the other end?

Unfortunately, this happens all the time, but you can prevent it from ever happening again by completely disabling the Caps Lock key on your Windows PC’s keyboard. [Read more…]