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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 01, 2020
One of the odd realities of digital technology is that we carry around high-end, megapixel cameras, take hundreds of photos a week, and end up printing and displaying very few of them.
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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.
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March 26, 2020Just 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.
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March 24, 2020We have entered into a nationwide work-from-home experiment. Because of these events, major tech players such as LinkedIn and Twitter (as well as many other tech-oriented businesses) have mandated that workers stay home, conduct meetings and job interviews by video, and halt business travel for the foreseeable future. Even if you’ve worked from home occasionally in the past, being forced to telecommute every day may require you to change some of your day-to-day habits to get work done. Fortunately, there are dozens of apps on the market designed to help you be more productive. Let’s take a look at three important areas of productivity (collaboration, note-taking, and efficiency boosters) that’ll improve your workflow out of your home office.
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February 26, 2020
How often do you actually change the desktop image on your Windows 10 PC? If you answered, “not often,” this is just the article for you. There are a number of great Windows 10 themes available for a reasonable price or even for free.
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February 19, 2020You've probably already heard that sitting at a desk all day is bad for your health. According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is classified as the fourth leading cause of global deaths, causing 6% of deaths globally. But don't quit your desk job just yet! There are new innovative gadgets that can help you stay fit while working. We take a look at the top fitness inspired solutions designed to help you power through your workday.
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February 18, 2020In the USA network series Mr. Robot, main character Elliott is the best hacker in the world: He can access any system he chooses with his black hat skills. But in season 3 he makes a rare misstep. After sneaking into a room of security specialists at the evil megacorporation E Corp, he starts profiling the employees based on appearances and decides to prey on a gray-haired woman who he assumes is a weak link. A bad move: It turns out she’s a security ace who doesn’t fall for his tricks.
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January 19, 2020Amid humming machinery, beeping forklifts, and the steady work of employees in safety gear, spent HP ink cartridges enter their afterlife — a very productive one. On a typical day at HP’s recycling plant in La Vergne, Tennessee, about half an hour outside of Nashville, workers in orange vests and steel-toed shoes load cartridges onto conveyor belts. Others remove extraneous materials from the line of cartridges gliding by, ensuring they are disassembled in a way that maximizes the reuse of their components.