We stare all day at our monitors and can feel the life-juices being drawn out of our eyeballs! Unpleasant, to say the least. However, gathering and sharing data over the Internet has become a large part of our business day. So what can be done? Interested in some clever ways to save your eyesight? Because…
The modern business world is easily now the most competitive in human history. With millions of people all over the world having access to the same kinds of technologies and information, resources that were once only available to those with an enormous amount of capital or insider connections are now available to all and are driving…
And does it really matter? The mobile computing world has so changed in the last five years that while we less technically savvy people are still trying to figure things out, the tech community continues to produce new devices, changing the question before the answer can be given! Laptops used to be cutting edge technology…
Going the rounds in the blogosphere is the concept that to accomplish its purpose an email should only be five sentences long. Here’s the quote: “If your message is too short, you’ll sound abrupt. If it’s too long, no one will read it. Long emails are either unread, or if they are read, they are…
Technology is increasing the breadth of Internet usage in almost all of the world’s cultural communities. Curious? I was! And the first thing I discovered was that there are just over 7 billion people in the world. It was 6 billion last I checked. But in terms of the Internet, at the end of 2000…
Keeping your computer clean and free from malware is a constant process – one that you cannot afford to ignore or allow to lapse. Each tool listed below has its separate strengths. Once clean, a robust monitoring software can help you with this ongoing job and there happens to be such an excellent free tool…
In school they call it “being on task.” At work it has more to do with honesty and productivity. But the question is really the same. Are employees on task, or on the Internet? A recent Gallup poll found that the average employee spends over 75 minutes per day using office computers for non-business related…
Is there any question that Social Media is a real part of our culture? The concepts of sharing, tagging and liking are not unfamiliar to anyone who has even a cursory connection to the Internet. And for a large group, it is clearly a big part of their daily existence, not just a novelty for…
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end support for the decade-old Windows XP as well as Office 2003. This means you will no longer receive updates, including security updates, for Windows XP from Microsoft. The security and privacy implications of this event could have significant impacts on your business. SECURITY – Without critical Windows XP…
Just mention the words “identity theft” and honest people cringe. We continue to hear reports like that of the millions of encrypted LinkedIn passwords that were leaked and posted on a Russian hacker’s website in 2012. But typically users won’t take the trouble to change their password even if their account is implicated! Why…