Eliminate Stress With Reduced Wait Time (NAPSA)—If you are like most people, you hate waiting. Whether it’s waiting in line for coffee or having the phone glued to your ear on hold, it’s just frustrating. Waiting can becomeparticularly irritating when your technology doesn’t keep up with the paceoflife or work when you need it to. It’s when you are watching thelittle hourglass spin while a program opens and you feel like throwing your computer or pulling your hair out that you are indeed suffering from “Hourglass Syndrome.” No, this isn’t a medical condi- tion, but it’s something that many people can relate to. Intel Corporation, makers of processors or the “brain” inside computers, commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a consumer survey to see how widespread this “syndrome”really is. The survey found that the average computer user spends about 13 minutes a day waiting for technology. That adds up to almost three days per year just waiting...and waiting. The study also found that 66 percent of computer users are at least somewhat stressed when waiting for their computer and watching the hourglassspin. One solution to minimizing these stressors can be found by using a computer powered by the new Intel Core™ i5 processors, which tackle the dreaded hourglass head-on. These processors use Intel Turbo Boost Technology, which automatically adapts to an individ- While you maystill have to wait for a lot of things in life, your computer doesn’t have to be one of them! For more information, visit www.intel.com. ual’s computer performance needs, providing a boost when you need speed and conserving power when you don’t—nearly eliminating the wait for some users. In fact, the processors are about twice as fast as those in three-year-old PCs for video-, photo- and music-downloading experiences. Think the “Hourglass Syndrome” has you down? While you wait, you can try a short, fun stress test on the Intel Facebook page or watch an amusing video explaining “Hourglass Syndrome” at www.facebook.com/Intel. For more information on the Intel Core i5 processors and Intel Turbo Boost Technology, visit http://www.intel.com/consumer/pro ducts/processors/core-family.htm.
