In April Google announced that the Android platform would be given the capability to archive unused applications to help preserve the precious storage space on the devices…provided that the device was almost out of available space. This auto-archive feature is now available to all users, regardless of the storage left on their device.
Phishing is a very dangerous, very real threat to today's businesses, which makes it extremely imperative that you and your whole team are prepared to spot and mitigate it. One simple framework to do so is known as the SLAM method, so let’s take a few moments to review some tips for using it.
Your network is an imperative part of your business, insofar as it is quite literally what powers your operations and enables you to work productively… at least, most of the time. Alas, there is always the risk of a network bottleneck, or a limited capacity for data to move due to a lack of available bandwidth. So, how can these bottlenecks be avoided?
Microsoft Excel is an extremely capable spreadsheet creation and management tool, made all the more powerful via the inclusion of many handy shortcuts and features. We wanted to share one for a common enough function that you are sure to find a use for it: quickly adding up the values in a single column.
There are numerous ways that Google can be a valuable resource for a business of any size. One way that you may not have thought of before: an automated insights collector.
Listed below: how you could be using Google Alerts to keep yourself up to speed on basically whatever you want.
If you frequently utilize your desktop to store icons and files, and if you’re like most people who do this, you probably have a cluttered desktop that is difficult to manage. While you can and should take time to clean it up from time to time, one faster way you can do so is by adjusting the size of the icons found on your desktop.
Do you have a file or folder on your PC that you always seem to access, yet you have to dig through countless folders or files in your organizational hierarchy to find it? Windows makes it simple to add a new shortcut to your PC. How you can make a shortcut to a file, folder, or program on your Windows computer is listed below.
If you’re looking to maximize your productivity, then having the web-based resources you browse to everyday is a must. You can take this idea one step further by assigning a shortcut icon to a specific web page you frequent. Listed below is the process for how you can do this.
Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets both provide a variety of features to those who know how to use them, many of them with really niche applications to businesses. For example, there is one function that allows you to easily calculate the time between the current date and a specified day that, if applied properly, could easily provide businesses with some serious utility.
One of the big advantages that Mac computers have had over standard PC is that they “don’t get viruses,” but how true is this claim, really? Research conducted by Elastic Security Labs proves that this is certainly not the case, discrediting the prior claims of ads arguing the former.
Microsoft Excel is a great tool for keeping data and figures organized…until you need to scroll down at all, leaving some critical headers out of sight. Luckily, there is a way to keep your headings in view: freezing the panes they are present in. How to do so is listed below.
How often have you been searching the web on your phone, only to find something that would be legitimately helpful for your work so you wanted to be able to access it from your workstation? There’s actually a very easy way to make this happen, thanks to the multi-platform nature of the Google Chrome browser.
If you want to optimize productivity, then you’ll want to take a look at the startup page for your Google Chrome web browser. If you change this setting, you can shave off countless minutes every week while you fumble around trying to find your favorite or most frequently visited page.
How often do you receive emails from someone written in another language? We bet the answer is “not usually,” but you never know when being able to translate an email might come in handy, especially if you ever do business overseas. Listed below are some facts about the built-in translation functionality that comes with Gmail.
Being able to download something is a great feeling, but so is being able to download it as a PDF file. In cases where you want to save something as a PDF rather than its original image or web page file, you can do so relatively easily in order to make printing and other tasks simpler. You can do all of this right from your web browser.
We are major advocates for multi-factor authentication, but it’s also imperative to understand that it’s not a catch-all solution. In fact, it has forced hackers to be even more innovative to find alternative methods of attack. One method hackers utilize to gain access to your systems is to use what’s called MFA fatigue to their advantage.
We’ve all accidentally swiped away a critical notification on our mobile devices, but not all of us know that Android devices give us the opportunity to go back and check them. For this week’s tip, let's to go over the process of how you can retrieve these notifications.
Sticky Keys, the Windows accessibility feature that keeps modifier keys like Shift and Ctrl active after you’ve pressed them, have a legitimate and necessary purpose for some. On the other hand, those who don’t need Sticky Keys can find them immensely annoying. How to deactivate sticky keys if you don’t need them is listed below.
If your mouse moves slowly, so does your whole computing experience. If you change a couple of settings, you may find that your mouse speed and sensitivity can make a mountain of change for your productivity. How you can adjust these settings in Windows 10 or 11 is listed below.
Google Workspace is a solid tool that helps you get a lot done, but sometimes you may find yourself in a position where you need to download the files and take them with you or send them to someone. In these instances, you might not want to share the link. Instead, you can simply download them as whatever file format you require!
