Category Archives: Technology
Protect Your Laptop from Theft – LoJack for Laptops
Laptop computers are a great invention. Their portability makes them especially popular to traveling business people and students. As well, people in general like to be able to use their personal computer without being tied down to a particular location … Continue reading
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Tagged laptop, laptop theft, lojack, lojack for laptops, protect your laptop
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Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter leave many companies worried about wasted time and loss of productivity. Is there a social media web site that has strong utility for business people? In a word – yes – and that … Continue reading
Social Media and Networking in Business
Social Media is all the rage in the computer world. Facebook (www.facebook.com) alone has over 500 million users in just over 6 years of operation – that’s about 7% of the world’s population (and counting)! Depending on the demographics of … Continue reading
Many-to-Many Videoconferencing
One-to-one videoconferencing is extremely simple and inexpensive to set up and use. Videoconferencing with multiple people at each end is more complicated to set up. Within certain limits, it is still relatively inexpensive. There are two ranges of videoconferences that … Continue reading
Simple Videoconferencing (One-to-One)
The simplest videoconference involves one person having a video conversation with one other person. It’s simple and very inexpensive to set up and use. For hardware, all you need is a camera, speakers and a microphone. A simple setup can … Continue reading
Videoconferencing
Interactions with customers or peers frequently need a more personal contact than a phone call. A face-to-face meeting carries more impact than a plain telephone call. Facial expressions and body language are also absent from a telephone call. Videoconferencing is … Continue reading
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Tagged videoconferencing; videoconference;
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Web Browsers
A web browser is a software application that allows you to retrieve and display information. Browsers can be used to display information from and interact with devices and files on your network. However, the primary use of web browsers is … Continue reading
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Tagged firefox, google chrome, internet explorer, mozilla, mozilla firefox, safari, web browser
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Is On-Line Banking Safe?
Some people think that doing all their banking on-line (I.e. paying bills, checking balances, money transfers, etc.) is the best thing ever. Others fear on-line banking, convinced that their accounts can be easily plundered. So which is it? If you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, on-line, on-line banking, on-line safety
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Microsoft Technet
So you’re supporting Microsoft-based computers and you have a technical question. Where can you go to get answers to your technical questions? Try going to the source – I.e. go to Microsoft Technet at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx. The site is huge and … Continue reading
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Tagged microsoft, tech support, tech tools, technet, tools
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An Introduction to Skype
Skype is an Internet-based service that started in 2003. It allows you to make phone calls, video calls, chat, share files, etc. According to Wikipedia, there are over 500 million business and individual user accounts on Skype. So what do … Continue reading