How important is technology to you? More essential than sex? To a amazingly large number of U.S. residents, it is. That’s among the more disturbing conclusions from a recent survey from Harris Interactive. Tech over sex The Harris survey looked at the percentage of adults who stated they could not live without certain items, everything […]
Here’s a complicated question: How come there so few women making a living in the technology fields? It is a question that NPR asked recently in its All Tech Considered blog. And it is a question that people who run businesses ought to be asking, also. It’s no fairy tale that women are not adequately […]
Opening a business has long been the goal of people that have an entrepreneurial spirit. And why not? Running your own business means freedom. You won’t need to follow the orders of a boss. You’re able to grow your business on your terms. However, running a small business is hard work and stressful. A recent […]
There are many keys to running a successful small business. One of the most important? The owners of small businesses need to be organized. It’s too easy to otherwise miss a critical task. Fortunately, the iPhone — a tool of choice for many small business owners — offers several apps which can help business owners […]
Improving technology offers benefits and drawbacks. On the positive side, it greatly improves our life. Just look at smartphones. We can now search for our favorite Chinese restaurant, watch movies and search the Internet all on our phones. So what’s the problem with technology? Often it means the loss of jobs. New tech will make […]
How to give your small business an edge in today’s competitive world? Make the right investments in technology. The appropriate technology helps make your staff more productive. It can help you better reach and understand your potential customers. And it can shield your business from hackers and thieves. SmallBusinessComputing.com recently ran a story exploring the […]
Apps are downright fun. You can use them to play games such as Angry Birds, read the latest Hollywood gossip or find out which Mexican restaurant in your town is ranked the best by local diners. But what about for your business? The great thing is that there are loads of apps that can help […]
Love your tablet? What about your smartphone? If you do you’re not the only one: U.S. consumers love their technology. And that’s making technology companies very profitable, as a recent story by USA Today shows. That same story indicates that this love affair will continue in 2014, with tech companies continuing to see big profits. […]
Technology is incredibly powerful today. Yet it’s often quite complicated as well. It can be overwhelming for consumers and employees alike to learn the powerful technology available to them. There is good news, though. The Christian Science Monitor recently predicted that technology is about to get easier. Too much information? Currently, the amount of technology […]
Do you feel safe when using your credit cards at retailers? Do you feel less safe after retailer Target revealed that hackers stole the data on 40 million consumers who used their credit cards at Target stores across the nation? Here’s some good news: CBS Minnesota recently reported that new technology could make such credit-card […]
The past year was not without its major tech disasters. And the Telegraph newspaper wasn’t shy about trumpeting them. In its year-end look at the biggest tech failures of 2013, the Telegraph focused on three miscues that truly showed how tech can backfire when it’s not properly tested or monitored. A healthcare fiasco To no […]
Is NSA spying harming business? The leaders of the biggest technology firms in the United States certainly think so. And so they weren’t shy about sharing their feelings with the Pres. Obama during a recent meeting at the White House. The Washington Post recently covered this meeting. What’d they hear? Tech leaders say that NSA […]
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