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Your smartphone is probably one of the most critical tools in your daily life; it helps you stay connected, entertained, and organized. But smartphones aren’t cheap, and replacing one every couple of years can hurt your wallet. The good news? With a little care, you can make your phone last longer. Listed below are five easy tips to keep your smartphone running like new.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fascinating technology that can help businesses. When used in offices, it changes how things are done, bringing benefits such as increased efficiency, better productivity, and enhanced security. IoT devices and systems make tasks easier and create a more comfortable, eco-friendly, and productive workplace. Listed below is how small businesses can use IoT to improve how they operate.
Remote work isn’t a new strategy, but ever since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-office activities for all types of businesses, the amount of remote workers has grown regularly. In 2024, nearly 22 million workers would be considered fully remote, with over twice that amount working a hybrid schedule where they are remote at least one day per work week. This shift in the way that people work has required some adjustments, and this month, we wanted to take a closer look at the employees’ side of the “new normal”
To be clear, this won’t be a comprehensive list of problems that remote workers are dealing with, but we will try to go through some of the challenges and benefits that people deal with when they work remotely.
Passwords protect nearly all of your accounts... or at least you hope that they do. Alas, making a super-secure password that’s easy to remember can be harder than people expect. Oftentimes, it feels like you are constantly solving a puzzle. So then, how do you create passwords that keep hackers out without driving yourself insane? In this month’s newsletter, we discuss this very problem.
Everyone relies heavily on software. From operating systems, to Internet browsers, to applications, software runs the world. For a long time, many software titles were seen as too expensive as you had to purchase the software license (usually a year), the hardware to run it from, and additional hardware to disseminate it. However, today there is a better option: Software-as-a-Service.
Printers… they’re the tech we love to hate, especially when they just don’t work right. You’d think a device with one main job could handle it! So, why do printers mess up so often? Listed below is a look at the main reasons why printers fail. It’s usually because of one of three things: software issues, problems with the paper and ink, or connection issues.