Microsoft Office 365 - the cloud-based version of the popular Office suite - offers users numerous benefits that can not only help make their jobs easier, but also more efficient and faster. Take Lync for example. This communication program supports collaboration and decision making. One feature of Lync that can be beneficial in a group setting is the poll. Did you know that you can set up polls directly in the program?
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Apple, one of the most well known tech companies in the world, recently held a product launch event, one of many this year, and as usual, it had many people buzzing with anticipation. This time, the event introduced the newest additions to the iPad range, the iPad mini with Retina display and its bigger, thinner and lighter brother, the iPad Air. The aesthetics of both are certainly attractive , but there’s more than meets the eye.
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Tablets are the newest trend in mobile computing, and more and more people are buying them. Today we’re telling you all about tablets, and answering all your questions. So if you’re thinking about investing in a new tablet computer, then read on to find out more…
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In the past few weeks the CryptoLocker virus has spread rapidly to become one of the more well known, and dangerous, viruses of the year. Because of the fact that if your system is infected, you likely won't be getting your files back unless you pay the ransom, you likely don't want this to infect your work systems. One of the ways to limit the possibility of this is to educate your employees on how to minimize the chances their systems will be infected.
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Microsoft Word is among the most well known, and well used, programs out there. Employed by business, educational institutes, government and personal users alike it's hard not to come across Word documents on a daily basis. Because Word documents are often created with the intention of them being printed the margins of each document may need to be adjusted to fit better on the paper. But do you know how to do this?
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As we have become used to the ease and convenience of Internet shopping, more people are turning to that option. For consumers, online shopping allows us to avoid crowded malls, the headache of looking for parking or the distraction of other shops. We can focus on exactly what we want and how we want it, and the wide playing field of the Internet means that, if one site doesn’t have it we can just browse until we find one that does. From a seller’s point of view, having on online business means that you can save on retail rental space, your target market isn’t bound to a specific geographical location anymore and you can have a more direct line of contact to each and every one of your customers. This business of buying and selling via the Internet or other digital networks is known as Electronic Commerce, or e-commerce.
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Knowing your marketplace can have a direct influence on the impact you have on it. Smart decisions based on detailed information can help businesses maximize their potential. But where does that information come from? In the past, this depended on the market research firm you hired, and how much money you had to spend. Today, Google Trends puts the power of market research into the hands of small business owners.
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In virtually any workplace today, social networking is very rampant. In fact, if an employee is not engaged in social media activities, he or she is looked at differently and aptly missing a lot. You will find so many feeds and posts on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook from employees with others using the platform to engage in legitimate money making activities. This is the reason why businesses have hugely embraced social networking to enhance productivity and collaboration to allow co-workers access the required knowledge. Beyond the workplace, it is also worth noting social networking also helps organization in engaging and attracting customers, managing the image of the brand and improving the experience of the customer.
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Most of us these days connect to home broadband wirelessly. The problem is that we often get poorer connectivity than if we were to connect through our Ethernet connections. This article will look at how to connect up wirelessly, how to connect through your Ethernet port and troubleshooting some of the main wireless issues.
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