Cortana, Windows 10’s built-in personal assistant, has demonstarted her usefulness for those users who have taken advantage of her services. Occasionally, however, the Cortana interface will answer when another person in the room beckons her. For Cortana to work for one person, and to obey only one voice, the software needs to become familiar with that voice.
Mobile devices have become invavluable in the modern workplace. It'd be difficult to locate a company that doesn’t use smartphones or tablets in some manner. However, mobile devices will never be truly mobile while they need to be tethered to wires plugged into outlets or USB cables due to batteries losing their charges. An innovation called wireless charging has attempted to shake this concept up, but has it proven successful? And what is wireless charging, exactly?
Data security has to be an absolutely critical consideration of the modern business, so every small step you can take to protect your business is important. One such step is the implementation of two-factor authentication. Warning: your employees may not initially feel very comfortable with some facets of two-factor authentication.
Email is such a familiar solution that most people don’t think twice about how it works. However, it’s critical that you at least understand the concept, as it can provide you with a substantial advantage when it comes time to optimize email access on your mobile devices. Let us discuss the ways in which the two major message exchange protocols differ, and then look into the specifics of why you should choose one over the other.
It's reasonable that people may see having a credit card stolen as identity theft, but that is an oversimplification that can prove dangerous. While credit card theft is an element of identity theft, equating the two means that other forms of identity theft are overlooked. Let's go over why identity theft and credit card theft are not the same thing, and what you can do to help keep your business safe.
Insider dangers contribute to a remarkable number of data breaches. These cases of data vulnerability are permitted by a member of your workforce, whether they intended to harm your business or simply made an honest mistake. With so much focus directed toward the dangerss out in the world, sometimes we forget that the biggest threats can be among our ranks. Here are a few ways to keep insider dangers from doing your business significant harm.
The computer an individual owns or uses for work is mostly just a machine used to execute specific tasks. This doesn’t mean that the individual shouldn’t know all of the modern tips that help you get the most out of it, though. Here are some of the best shortcuts that you can use to take full advantage of your workstation.
Collaboration is a critical aspect of business these days, which has led to many developers and providers entering the business of collaboration. These developers are in extensive competition with each other trying to update their offering so it's better than the others. Recently, Facebook Workplace, Slack, and Google’s Gmail each received collaboration-boosting updates.
Selecting the right gift for someone can be stressful. To eliminate some of that stress for you, here are some gadgets that could be the perfect gift for someone on your holiday list.
There are positive emails, and there are negative emails. Sometimes it's easy to tell the difference between the two, but can you write an email that’s more likely to be read and acted upon? There are a few imperative steps to writing them more effectively.
Mistakes are inevitable, especially where technology is involved. There are numerous ways that user error can occur when using a computer, many of which are avoidable through simple preventative measures. Here are some behaviors to avoid when using a computer.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is considered by many to be the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Black Friday is infamous for deals so beneficial that people are willing to wait in line for hours before the stores even open in order to take advantage; however, are these deals really the best compared to Cyber Monday?
The holiday season is nearly here! Filled with lots of gift giving and sharing, you’ll want only the best smartphone to ensure that you can keep in touch with friends, family, and even your clients in case of an emergency. Here are aspects of each major smartphone so that you can make an educated decision about which one you want to purchase.
How does your business control its mission-critical technology solutions? We know that most small businesses have some trouble with this topic, either due to budget restrictions or a lack of personnel. There is a better way to manage your business’ technology: managed IT services.
Google Drive folders appear in gray by default, but you can alter the way they look to make things easier to see. This blog entry is dedicated to helping you set up a color system in your folders so that you can navigate your Google Drive more efficiently.
For small businesses to remain competitive in this economy there has a chance for them to participate as a viable competitor. This is the goal of a United States bill that has passed through the House of Representatives and is moving forward to be voted on by the Senate.
Google is developing ways to protect the data of a small group of its users who have the greatest risk of encountering a data hack or breach. The Advance Protection Program is the name of this new service and shows promise in protecting the information that these select few can access.
Your smartphone is an extraordinary device that's capable of performing so many different tasks for you. Here are some ways to pinch even more functions out of your mobile device.
The capability to vote is one of the most significant rights in the world, setting an individual's voice and opinion into action to shape history. However, it has been demonstrated that the electronic voting machines that some states in the United States use just are nowhere near secure enough to ensure that the democratic process is preserved.
There are numerous businesses in the world that straight-up can’t have hackers and cyber criminals interfering with their data. One of these organizations, CERN (whose acronym translates to the European Laboratory for Particle Physics) has far too powerful of a computer grid to allow hackers to access it. To keep it safe, CERN has deployed what may be the future of cybersecurity: artificial intelligence (AI).
