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Technology Advice for Small Businesses

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Google+ offers Stories and Movies

You don’t have to be a photographer to enjoy sharing photos and videos. In fact, aside from personal family memories, you might also want to keep a photographic archive for your business. This could include shots of important corporate events which could be shown to customers or used to train employees in the future. Google… Continue reading Google+ offers Stories and Movies

Lync business performance boost

Reports to be finalized hold you captive in your office; business meetings keep you in the conference room all day; and the ritual of exchanging ideas with your business partners keeps you locked up in your workplace. Break free and boost productivity outside of your office with Microsoft Lync, a messaging tool that allows you… Continue reading Lync business performance boost

VoIP on-the-go

Implementation of a VoIP solution can offer businesses many tangible benefits. However, without proper management and IT support for VoIP solutions, you could see a negative impact on your productivity. You may experience limited communication from both customers and employees, especially when it comes to mobile or remote workers. The challenge is how you can… Continue reading VoIP on-the-go

Tips to increasing your productivity

The corporate workspace is an area where focus is as critical as productivity. However, because of office distractions, many employees often struggle to focus on what needs to be achieved, resulting in increased company expenses and less effective output. While a drop in productivity sometimes cannot be avoided from time-to-time, there are ways to ensure… Continue reading Tips to increasing your productivity

Getting content shared: Part 1

Social media has become such a large part of business strategy and marketing. Many businesses invest time, money and energy into creating a wide variety of content for their social media platforms. One of the most popular types of content is articles. While many businesses go to great lengths to create articles, some have a… Continue reading Getting content shared: Part 1

Phone tethering to suit you

The Apple iPhone is one of the most desired business devices, because of the wide variety of features it offers and its extensive usability. One of the most demanded features of even the most basic smartphone though is the ability to connect and get online. Did you know that one way of getting connected is… Continue reading Phone tethering to suit you

Net neutrality defined

If you’ve recently been keeping up with what’s going on in the world of technology, then you will likely have come across the term ‘net neutrality’. This is arguably one of the most popular tech topics of the year and it is important that a good portion of companies are up to date with it.… Continue reading Net neutrality defined

Gmail Calendar invitation changes

Time management is vital in today’s fast-paced world. Technology not only helps speed everything up, but it also pushes our daily lives into high gear; hence, the growing necessity and use of time management applications like Google Calendar. This app’s functions range from the expected (scheduling, setting reminders, and noting special occasions), to the impressive… Continue reading Gmail Calendar invitation changes

Different views on Facebook’s News Feed

Social media has come to play an increasingly large part in our daily lives. Regardless of whether you use this platform for personal or business use – most likely both – you will no doubt have a Facebook profile that you use on a regular if not daily basis. A major feature of Facebook is… Continue reading Different views on Facebook’s News Feed

How to use Safari’s Favorites Bar

Safari is the default browser on all Apple systems. Many business users who have iPads tend to stick with this browser, largely because it offers all of the same plus points as other browsers and tends to work well on the Apple system. Safari has some great features but some, such as the Favorites Bar… Continue reading How to use Safari’s Favorites Bar