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Tech Takes
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May 12, 2020Blockchain—a digital ledger shared across a computer network—has been a topic of conversation for months. What is blockchain, why is it generating so much buzz, and what does it mean for your business both now and in the future? Here’s a crash course.
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April 18, 2020Need to organize your thoughts? Give these apps a closer look.Aha! You just had a lightning bolt moment and solved a problem that’s been teasing your brain all day. You don’t want to lose that thought. When you pull out your phone, what’s the most natural app that’ll help you jot down your idea before it slips away?
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April 18, 2020Aha! You just had a lightning bolt moment and solved a problem that’s been teasing your brain all day. You don’t want to lose that thought. When you pull out your phone, what’s the most natural app that’ll help you jot down your idea before it slips away? There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all note-taking app: Everyone thinks differently and has different requirements tied to how they work. Do you prefer a bare-bones app that records your ideas in plain text? Or do you think in images or graphs that you can quickly build or insert? Do you have a shortlist of must-have features? Is price an issue? Are your notes for your eyes only, or do you share them in meetings and collaborate on them with coworkers?
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April 17, 2020
If you’re on a desktop right now, there a pretty good chance you’re reading this article in your Chrome browser. Launched in 2008, Chrome dominates about 60% of the US desktop market according to StatCounter data. Chrome’s popular for a reason—it’s fast, stable and reliable—but its liberal use of user data has raised privacy concerns in the tech community and beyond.
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April 17, 2020If you’re on a desktop right now, there a pretty good chance you’re reading this article in your Chrome browser. Launched in 2008, Chrome dominates about 60% of the US desktop market according to StatCounter data. Chrome’s popular for a reason—it’s fast, stable and reliable—but its liberal use of user data has raised privacy concerns in the tech community and beyond. If you decide that Chrome isn’t the right choice for your business anymore, you have other options. Here are a few to consider.
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April 16, 2020
For some, the term “tech innovation” brings to mind new PC form factors and unique printing methods. But high-tech innovation doesn't stop at hardware—it also includes displays.
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April 16, 2020For some, the term “tech innovation” brings to mind new PC form factors and unique printing methods. But high-tech innovation doesn't stop at hardware—it also includes displays. In recent years, display innovation has produced heightened resolution, connectivity, functionality, and ROI. Displays are sleek, stylish, more robust, and thoughtfully aligned with today's dynamic, agile, and collaborative workspaces. Designed to drive work teams, the latest iterations of this often overlooked, but critical technology can boost your performance, productivity, and efficiency.
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March 27, 2020Most home offices are littered with ergonomics errors, which can impair productivity and health, and cost you money. Here’s how to set up work environments that won’t sacrifice comfort, efficiency or health.When working from home, it’s tempting to jump on a laptop and toil away in your favorite easy chair. The problem is, if you don’t treat digital work as a form of manual labor, your neck, back, arms or wrists will eventually exact their revenge.
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March 27, 2020Most home offices are littered with ergonomics errors, which can impair productivity and health, and cost you money. Here’s how to set up work environments that won’t sacrifice comfort, efficiency or health. When working from home, it’s tempting to jump on a laptop and toil away in your favorite easy chair. The problem is, if you don’t treat digital work as a form of manual labor, your neck, back, arms or wrists will eventually exact their revenge. Some 1.8 million workers suffer every year from repetitive strain injuries (RSI), which have surged in the last quarter century. These conditions can range from irritating to debilitating. (ever try opening a door with a carpal tunnel flare-up?) A company whose workers accumulate on-the-job injuries face higher workers’ compensation premiums, not to mention lost time and productivity. In fact, employers already pay $1 billion every week toward direct workers’ comp costs, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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March 26, 2020
Stay productive anywhere
Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean you can’t still use the best technology. Fortunately, the latest laptop PCs continue to add extraordinary capabilities to help small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operate more efficiently and grow.