Are you an escapee from the local cubicle farm? There are a lot of former office workers who finally had enough of the cubicle life and are now fending for themselves and working from their homes. To them we say, “How did you do it?” We do suspect, however that many work-from-home warriors have fond memories of the days they spent inside those 3 cloth-covered walls poking away at their [...]
Make sure to keep an eye on your wallet this Easter as we find out how many eggs, chicks and jelly beans are bought over the holiday period. Follow this link to embed the above image on to your website Easter Facts
Sound scary then read on. The recent deaths of three babies at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast from pseudomonas bacterium has only served to hi-light the importance of work places, public buildings and businesses to have a formalised policy and process for the treatment of water. The source of the Belfast babies’ death is thought to be found in a sink within the neonatal unit which was contaminated. This organism can be [...]
If social media and networking sites like Facebook, Twitter or MySpace have you thinking, “Ho hum… been there, done that,” you’re not alone. If you’re also feeling like the major social media platforms are just a more technologically advanced method of navel-gazing and that you should be out there accomplishing something? — you’re not alone in that thought. In an ironic twist, two Twitter co-founders seem to feel the same [...]
One aspect that many do not initially consider when designing a website is the influence different browsers have on how the website is displayed and rendered to the user. Currently, there are several browsers with millions of users: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari. Knowing how to accommodate for these differences when designing a website can make the difference between your visitors seeing a properly formatted site versus seeing [...]
As small businesses grow they may begin to experience trouble providing the kind of customer service their clients have come to expect. Rather than continue to struggle, some may find it is time to invest in a technological solution for the problem. Luckily, there are various forms of software called help desk that can make a company more efficient when dealing with customers. What is help desk software? Help desk [...]
It is very easy for a business to become anonymous in a marketplace increasingly flooded with competitors, so it is imperative to use all the marketing tools at one’s disposal to help your company stand out from the crowd. One of the most cost effective and useful tools that companies frequently use to their advantage is that of promotional products – such as pens, bags, mugs and other forms of [...]
We’re living in an amazing age of technology with many means of communication and social media. I’m sure I don’t use most of what is available out there and I’m interested in what methods of communication you use in your professional and personal lives. At the moment I use several methods of communication: In my professional transcription services business I use email for keeping in touch and corresponding with my [...]
Want a formula to help write a winning press release? Press releases are a great strategy to let the media know what’s current in your business. What’s more because press coverage is free it’s cost effective too. Couple that with the benefits of impartial reporting and you’re onto a winner. So if you don’t already use press releases as a way of building your company image, it’s a strategy you [...]
BlackBerry has always been the personal favorite pocket device for people who are indulged with too many meetings and are in necessity of quick notes and messengers throughout their day. BlackBerry is the Smartphone which a very specific domain of people prefers most. But it has really has some utilities to fall in love with. Efficiency One of the most important attractions of BlackBerry has always been its efficiency in [...]
