There are numerous tools available today that can calculate how long you should expect to live. They are free web-based tools that allow you to input your age and other information, and they calculate your life expectancy. But what do they really tell you?

How They Work

There are basic calculators that only require your birthdate and gender. These are generalized calculators that base their results on the overall population in your age range. For more precise information you will need to use a complex calculator.

With complex calculators, you provide information about your age, family history, and lifestyle. From this information the system will calculate how long you can expect to live. While these are more accurate, they do not take into account what would happen if you make good or bad changes in your life. They still make their calculations based on statistics for the general population.

Social games have come a long way since pinocle. With the rise of smartphones and social networks, people can connect with their friends and acquaintances all over the world by challenging them to match in Words with Friends or Draw Something. If you’re just getting into the social gaming world, here are our top picks to keep you entertained and delighted.

Words with Friends

With almost nine million daily active users, Words with Friends is Scrabble on speed. Similar to the board game, Words with Friends gives each player in a two-person game tiles with letters to spelled out as words on the board. In this fast-paced, real-time game, you can challenge any friend to battle of words. The game is free to play on Facebook, iOS, Android and Kindle Fire.

Cityville

Eight million users build cities, civilizations, and societies with the hugely popular game Cityville. In this role-playing game, you can open restaurants, build hotels and bridges, collect rent and capture criminals.  Once you’ve built your city, you can run for mayor and, later, governor. Play this game on Facebook or Zynga.com. 

If you’re considering a mid-life career change or want to seek success beyond your current position, now is the time to make your move. Booming tech companies and Fortune 100 companies looking to expand have a combined 96,000 job opportunities available. Below is the list of top companies hiring right now.

1 - General Electric (GE)

Ranked 6^th on the Fortune 500, GE currently has over 8,000 job openings, more than 2,000 of which are located in the United States. GE seeks experts in a range of fields including engineering, finance, marketing, information technology, manufacturing, and sales. GE recruiters say they are looking for candidates who generate new and creative ideas, have expertise in their field, and are clear, analytical thinkers. Search GE’s job openings.

2 - International Business Machines (IBM)

Another tech giant, IBM seeks over 8,000 new employees for jobs in consulting, hardware engineering, finance, accounting, IT, human resources, and law services. IBM is another top ranked company, coming in at no. 18 on the Forbes 500 list. IBM prizes its culture of forward-thinking and collaborative innovation, seeking both experienced professionals and recent college graduates. Search IBM’s job openings.

Reports have been showing that the housing market is improving, which is good news to both buyers and sellers.  There are several indicators that show we may be transitioning to a seller's market. 

Inventory

The length of time that it takes for inventory to turn over has dropped to around three months, which is good news for sellers.  This means that if there were no new homes listed for sale, it would take three months for all of the homes to be sold.

More Jobs

When new businesses open or current businesses add new workers, more people will be buying homes.  People may move into the area and others feel more confident to buy a house when they have a stable income.

House Prices Increase

This indicator is usually one of the later to be seen.  However, you will begin to see less negotiation between buyers and sellers; buyers are more willing to pay the sales price.  Sellers are less likely to offer deals or reduce their price because they know someone else will be interested in the house at the selling price.

No matter how many cool apps you have in your app store, you are always on the lookout for something new. It could be an upgrade of an app you already have, or one that hasn’t been updated to the latest version of a device. Instead of spending hours scouring the store for what you want, use AppDetective to find it for you.

What is AppDetective?

AppDetective is an app that you can download onto your mobile device and specify a wish list of apps for it to locate. As soon as your app is available, it will let you know, and you can decide if you want to download it.

AppDetective is for use with Windows phones and will support Windows Phone 7.5 or higher. Since there are fewer applications available for Windows-based phones than for Androids and iPhones, this will be helpful for anyone waiting on a particular app. Since developers add new apps every day, this will save you time from hunting through the Windows app store over and over again as you eagerly wait for an application that is already available on other phones.