During that era, most patients paid in cash or with a personal check, and I was assigned the responsibility of putting the money in the safe and locking both the safe and the building after the last patient left the clinic.

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He can fire his personal trainer or check out of the clinic.

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How can IT administrators control executives who are using their mobile devices as their personal phone or junior-level staffers who are using their personal devices to check e-mail while on the go?

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The majority of payments are received via direct deposit or applied to a debit card, eliminating the need for personal check-cashing.

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Instead of writing out a paper check or using a plastic card, the customer beams the instructions from his or her personal information appliance, which will hasten the transaction process, IrDA said.

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Another reality check: how many people in your life have both a corporate Blackberry and a personal iPhone or Android?

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