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You might want to return to a full-sized iPad

If you’re on-trend and at the forefront of developments in the Apple range, you’ve long since switched your allegiance from what suddenly seems like a clunky, oversized iPad, and are using the sized-down iPad Mini. The changes almost echo the trend in pre-smartphone times, when smaller, smaller, smaller was all we were hungry for. But,… Continue reading You might want to return to a full-sized iPad

Why you’ll want to use a full-sized iPad again

For a long time in the mobile world, it seemed like the only way was smaller. Phones became more miniscule with each and every version released – yet the truth is that reduced size comes at the cost of functionality. Then along came the smartphone, which increased size back to sensible levels but brought with… Continue reading Why you’ll want to use a full-sized iPad again

Office for Mac 2016 unveiled by Microsoft

With the release of Office for Mac 2016, Microsoft brings a long overdue refresh to its flagship suite of productivity applications for Mac users. As well as design changes that deliver similarities to the Windows versions of the applications, the latest upgrade – currently free of charge while it remains in preview stage, prior to… Continue reading Office for Mac 2016 unveiled by Microsoft

Microsoft has launched a new Office for Mac

Mac users have a reason to celebrate – after a long wait since its last update in 2011, the Microsoft Office for Mac suite of productivity applications has been given a makeover. The latest look brings on board the power of the cloud to take Office to new levels for Apple fans, including a move… Continue reading Microsoft has launched a new Office for Mac

The latest Microsoft Office for Mac is here

It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft has finally unveiled its latest version of the Office for Mac suite of productivity applications. The first refresh that the package has seen since 2011 takes it closer to delivering the experience enjoyed by users of its Windows sibling, and it brings Office 365 and the power… Continue reading The latest Microsoft Office for Mac is here

Make your email subjects more productive

Email is not your job. Repeat: email is not your job. Too many of us spend our days slaving over our inboxes, while our real jobs get neglected and we sacrifice the opportunity to be truly productive. But there is a solution, and it starts not with the message itself but with the subject line.… Continue reading Make your email subjects more productive

Tips to make your email subjects productive

For many of us, email is the bane of our lives. We spend too long slaving over our inboxes, desperate to empty it but seemingly forever staring at a bottomless pit. This long list of requests, information and updates is the ultimate distraction from our real work – and not all of it is even… Continue reading Tips to make your email subjects productive

How to write productive email subject lines

How much time in your organization is spent reading, sending and replying to emails? Chances are, the answer is “too much”. It’s a modern day epidemic – we all spend far too much time in our inboxes, and we rely on email too much to keep us in check and on task. But even before… Continue reading How to write productive email subject lines

Dropbox just got easier to use on mobile

The smartest businesses are already using the potential of the Cloud to work together and collaborate on documents across teams, timezones and locations. Alongside Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox is a popular Cloud-based platform for sharing files among colleagues. But for the platform to truly aid your company’s productivity, it needs to work seamlessly… Continue reading Dropbox just got easier to use on mobile

Sharing with Dropbox just got easier

If you’re using the Cloud to collaborate with your teams, you’ll know that its powerful technology speeds up the way we work. Documents can be shared across locations and timezones, which can prove to be a real productivity boost. Dropbox is one such solution, alongside other popular options like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, but… Continue reading Sharing with Dropbox just got easier