productivity
Move to the Cloud and Cut Your Costs
Cloud computing is not as novel as before. But it’s not that mainstream yet either. While some bigger companies are slowly migrating to the cloud, other smaller startups are starting directly from the cloud. If you and your company have not embraced the cloud just yet, here are some quick reasons why you should start considering [...]
Take Your Business to the Cloud—for Free!
Friends Skype you after an unforgettable weekend getaway. They beg you to share via DropBox those crazy videos you’ve taken! You contemplate of “accidentally” deleting them. Meanwhile, you hear the lyrics “Lie-la-lie…lie-la-lie, lie, lie–la-lie…” as Pandora streams a ‘70s folk song playlist. Skype, DropBox, Pandora. [...]
CAPTCHA 101: Intro for Beginners
Your palms are sweaty. You type at lightning speed. The deadline is just an hour away. You need quick access to several websites to do additional research and download some media content. You are already running out of time. To make matters worse, you always keep stumbling into some CAPTCHA tests. It gets frustrating. You may have [...]
Robin: The Smarter Smartphone Supercharged with the Cloud
Smartphones. Those devices inside your bags, wallets or pockets that you cannot just live without? Well, they are about to be replaced by smarter phones. Yup! There is a new kind of phone that will usher in a new generation of “smarterphones.” And it’s about to hit the market. The developer, Nextbit, calls it Robin. Smarter [...]
How to Convert Any Web Content into PDF
We always want things nice and easy. With so much great content on the Internet and so many documents that need sharing, we are so thankful that we have the ever-reliable PDF format. Adobe’s PDF According to Adobe, the creator of this file format, PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is a file format used to present and [...]
IFTTT 101: Intro for Beginners
The Internet of Things is upon us. As more and more electronic gadgets are invented each day, it would seem that our world should become simpler. However, sometimes the exact opposite is true. More gadgets and devices sometimes mean more things to keep an eye on. Good thing there is a web tool that can help us link all our Internet-connected [...]
BitTorrent 101: Intro for Beginners
Google is king. Among search engines, that is. If you want to seek out the most relevant information. But when you want to search for huge downloadable files, it may be best to use the BitTorrent protocol. Whether you are expert at Torrenting or totally clueless about it, here is a great piece about the basics of this BitTorrent [...]
Tired of a Flooded Email Inbox? Use this Four-Way Floodgate!
Email is not yet going away for now. Whether for personal or business purposes, we still use emails to stay connected, stay informed, and be on top of our tasks and responsibilities. But with several electronic bills, subscription newsletters, email courses, unsolicited sales letters and whatnot, it is easy to drown in our Inbox [...]
Organize Files with The 5S Philosophy
Digital workspaces start to become an indispensable part of our lives. People are beginning to spend more collaborative work time on the computer and online rather than in the physical world. Businesses, whether large corporations or small and medium enterprises, have computerized and cloud-based systems. Unfortunately, our computers have [...]
A Recap: Why you Need Cloud Storage
We’ve spoken a bit before about why cloud storage is a good idea, and why we think you need it, but we could always use a bit of a recap! If you’re the type of person that switches between computer devices often and works in a variety of places then making use of a good cloud storage network is perfect for you! Today [...]