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New iPhones coming soon!

Many Apple fans eagerly anticipate Apple’s various product announcements. On September 9, the company held a mobile-centric event where they announced not one, but two new iPhones, a smartwatch, and a few new features for iOS 8. If you didn’t catch it at the time, here is a brief overview of the features and devices… Continue reading New iPhones coming soon!

Chrome profile lock 101

It is understandable that sometimes you can feel that your privacy is being invaded when someone asks to use your personal computer. After all, this is where a lot of personal messages, information and data is stored. There may also be history entries, bookmarks and instant messages you don’t want someone else to be looking… Continue reading Chrome profile lock 101

5 malicious Facebook posts

Facebook is one of, if not the most popular sites on the Web. With over 1.28 billion active (users who log in once a month) users it’s hard to ignore this social media platform. However, the sheer volume of users makes it a tempting target for spammers and hackers. From posts with links to malicious… Continue reading 5 malicious Facebook posts

3 Parts of predictive analytics

Predictive analytics has long been employed by large-scale businesses to help make decisions and long-term business predictions. Now, small to medium businesses are starting to integrate these methods in larger numbers. A common stumbling block for many managers and owners however is that this can be a highly overwhelming concept. To help, here is an… Continue reading 3 Parts of predictive analytics

Selling your phone? Read this first!

Smartphones and tablets have become one of the most essential devices for businesses and individuals alike. It’s difficult to imagine life without one really, but there will come a time when we all need to replace a device. If you are considering this then you may entertain the idea of selling your old device too.… Continue reading Selling your phone? Read this first!

Subscribe to Office 365 from iPad

A common feature in many new apps is enabling users to purchase or subscribe to features in-app. This is especially true for developers like Microsoft and their Office for iPad apps which require a subscription in order to use the full versions. In a recent announcement from the Redmond tech giant, Office for iPad users… Continue reading Subscribe to Office 365 from iPad

Using concatenate in Excel

If you use Excel there is a good chance that you have used a wide variety of formulas. But, when it comes to working out how to combine the content of different cells into a new one, without adding them together, many users will simply cut and paste. Did you know though that the concatenate… Continue reading Using concatenate in Excel

Office 365 customized themes

Cloud-based solutions that are public oriented, such as Microsoft’s Office 365, offer a wide variety of features that the majority of business users want and need. As a result, the service tends to look the same for all and the ability to customize how Office 365 looks has often been a requested feature. In an… Continue reading Office 365 customized themes

New sites for Drive apps

Any Google user quickly comes to realize that the tech giant is not one to sit still. It seems like they are introducing a new feature or update on a near daily basis, especially when it comes to Drive which has seen it’s fair share of changes over the past few months. If you have… Continue reading New sites for Drive apps

How to avoid juice jacking!

What do you do when your smartphone needs to be charged but your charger is not at hand? A handy solution is to turn to a public charging kiosk. But what you might not be aware of is the fact that this can lead to juice jacking of your smartphone. To avoid this security threat,… Continue reading How to avoid juice jacking!