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“Collaboration” in the IT world means using technology to communicate better as a team. This can range from using free web tools (like Skype) to online subscription “workspaces” to “unified communications” that can be highly complex. Whatever the technology, the goal is the same: to allow people to work together on projects — often in …
Do you use the same password for multiple financial accounts? You’re not alone. In fact, an Accenture survey reports more than half of Internet users have ONE universal password for everything. This makes thieves very happy. And it explains why we (people) and not technology are now the weakest link in online security! Here’s how …
No doubt you’ve heard the hype and seen the ads. But is 4G mobile Internet really better? It will be. Before you rush out and trade in your phone and switch carriers, here’s a little background you should know. 4G is actually a marketing term that refers to the “fourth” generation of cellular wireless. Each …
When’s the last time you archived your email? About the time you organized your sock drawer? Leaving old socks with ones you still wear can’t hurt you, but leaving old email with new email certainly can. Collect 2GB of email or more and your program’s performance slows down, searches can take forever and — here’s …
Even tech savvy people like you can fall prey to real-looking fake emails. Emails supposedly from big banks (Chase, Wachovia, Bank of America, others), e-commerce sites like buy.com, domain registrars, PayPal and even the IRS lure people in. The logos and fonts look just like the real thing, and so do the “spoofed” (fake) websites …
If you’re like most businesses in this economy, you’ve probably been hunkering down and putting off buying new technology equipment. Maybe you’re into your fourth or fifth year on equipment that’s usually replaced in three. Is this a good idea? Sometimes, yes. Leapfrog thinks extending your technology’s life cycle can be a great idea. Other …
Leapfrog likes cloud computing. “Software as a service” platforms such as customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) can be the perfect solution to help you manage your business. Why buy complex, expensive software and the hardware to run it when you can subscribe at a fraction of the cost? However, when it …
If you want to be more productive, go ahead and take the plunge. Here are five reasons why: 1. It’s noticeably faster. Your programs open faster, the new splash screen lets you watch the call-up process and once you’re in the program, you can move around faster, too. Opening a new Word doc is now …
Ah, the convenience of plugging just one device into your laptop instead of several —monitor, mouse, keyboard and network — sounds like a dream solution to saving time and reducing clutter on your desktop. And this may be true…if yours is the only laptop around! In an office with multiple wireless docking stations, get ready …
Initially they were aiming to plant 200,000 trees. Instead, EARTH University pulled together enough support to plant more than five times that number of trees — nearly 1.2 million — all in ONE day. The “EARTH Plants the Future” project was in celebration of EARTH University’s 20th anniversary. And it took place, appropriately, on World …