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Information Technology Blog - - 3 Strategies To Be 40% More Productive - Information Technology Blog Do you know? There is a difference between being busy and being productive. You could be busy with work the entire day and still not get much done. On the other hand, you might be able to produce results effortlessly, just by working smartly! That is called productivity. Being productive all the time might seem impossible; after all, productivity is all about generating results, which takes time. However, you can always be more productive than you usually are and get more work done in less time. Here are 3 effective strategies to be more productive. Prioritize Your Tasks You often try to accomplish many things at the same time. However, when you spread yourself too thin, you end up with nothing at all. Start by prioritizing your daily tasks. This will help you focus on one thing at a time. You can prioritize your tasks based on 2 factors: importance and urgency. A task’s urge...

Information Technology Blog - - Preventing Data Breaches: Best Practices - Information Technology Blog The year 2017 was marred with numerous data breach scandals , recording around 159,700 cyber incidents targeting businesses. Reports of large data breaches are a cause of alarm for everyone. To the affected customers, they worry about the implications of having their personal and financial information in the hands of unscrupulous hackers. To those unaffected, the possibility of falling victim to cybercriminals is also worrisome. The same is true even to organizations. The compromised organization should worry about the incident’s negative effect on their business. Meanwhile, other organizations are worried if they are the next target. The big question is: Could data theft be prevented? According to Ottawa IT support experts from Firewall Technical , data breaches can very well be prevented if adequate cybersecurity strategies and best practices are only observed. There are a l...

Information Technology Blog - - How to Choose the Best Laptop for AutoCAD - Information Technology Blog AutoCAD is one of the most essential resources for engineers which allows them to create the two and three-dimensional designs for planning and implementing in construction and other fields. AutoCAD is one of the most intensive tasks your computer can perform, so it’s important to choose a laptop that offers high-end specifications. The more powerful your laptop is, the better will be the performance. To buy a laptop for AutoCAD, you’ll surely have to spend extra money so you can get a more lag-free workflow with complex designs. If you’re looking to buy the best laptop for AutoCAD , it’s important to know the bare requirements that you need to run AutoCAD. Here’s is the guide to help you choose the most reliable and powerful laptop for your work. So what specifications you should be looking for in an AutoCAD laptop is: Processor Generally, you want a powerful and latest pro...

Information Technology Blog - - How the Tech Revolution Transformed the Mortgage Market - Information Technology Blog Everything tech touches, it makes smarter. From the latest developments in the telecommunications to goal-line technology in football, the world around us has been improved by the latest tech innovations. With that being the case, it’s little surprise the financial world is embracing new, tech-forward ideas. Indeed, when money is on the line, banks and building societies want to ensure they aren’t putting themselves or you at risk. Therefore, if technology can step into the breach and help, those in charge will grab it with both hands. One area where technology is starting to make a real impact is loans and, in particular, mortgages. Although the majority of borrowers are responsible, there are times when people fall into arrears. In fact, at one point in 2018, the number of outstanding mortgage balances with arrears was up for the first time since 2016. Increa...

Information Technology Blog - - HD Video Converter Factory Pro: A Complete Review - Information Technology Blog In this article, we are going to review Wonderfox HD Video Converter Factory Pro. So if you are looking for a quality video converter that can convert videos in various formats, you may consider Wonderfox HD video converter factory pro. This is premium software, so read our review before purchasing this video converter. Let’s Get Started This video converter is used to compress large video files into smaller; also convert them into different formats for example from Mp4 to AVI or .MOV file which is for Quick time. With this software, you can easily compress multiple files in one go for Ex. You can compress 3 videos at the same time to save a lot of time. Unfortunately, this video converter is only compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP; not available for Mac OS. This software is free to download, but if you want to unlock all the features then you have to buy it. ...

Information Technology Blog - - The Role of Digital Marketing in the Development of Business - Information Technology Blog Earlier, small businesses were focused on competing within the local market. Globalization and digitization has led to the growth of both, omnipresent opportunities and omnipresent competition. Other than effective digital marketing ideas, businesses need to come up with strategies to make an abiding impact on their audience. The only way to survive today’s cut-throat competition is to ace that competition, and adopting an effective digital marketing strategy gets you a step closer to achieving it. Irrespective of what many traditional businesses may believe and adopt, digital marketing has churned out to be the necessity of the hour. It has proven to be the ingredient without which any marketing campaign lacks the desired flavor to stir the appetite of a potential audience. Companies which already have an online presence are beefing up their marketing strateg...

Information Technology Blog - - Do AR Apps Really Make the World a Better Place? - Information Technology Blog Augmented reality – or, AR – has become commonplace lately. It stands between the workings of a standard app and a full virtual reality one. It takes the world around you and inserts computer-generated objects into it. This differs from VR because it doesn’t put you in a different world but simply adds to the one you’re already in. The question is whether this technology is good, bad, or neutral. In reality, AR offers a lot of benefits to the world around it. It can provide entertainment or even contribute to the professional world. With that question answered, it’s worth analyzing not only what AR can do but what the value apps like these carry as well. When an iOS or Android app development company creates an AR app, what can consumers get out of it? Blending Entertainment and Exercise The average American spends over 5 hours on their phone each day. This has led t...

Information Technology Blog - - What is Venture Capital? - Information Technology Blog Business Ventures are usually driven by innovation and invention. The business venture is a small start-up that is created with hope and a plan for generating revenue. Most business ventures are small scale start-ups that commence with small investments. At sooner or later stage these business ventures require funding to develop and expand in the market. Finance is a very crucial aspect of any business venture. This is where venture capitalists step in. They provide financing to such small start-ups and businesses that have long-term potential to grow, progress and expand. This financial aid provided by investors is called. These venture capitalists may comprise of single investor or group high net worth people or investors who pool their finances together through investment firms. Generally, venture capital is confused with angel investors. Why is Venture Capital Important? For companies and...

Information Technology Blog - - Basic Tips to Speed Up Your Computer - Information Technology Blog We can all agree that dealing with a slow, unresponsive computer or laptop can be a great frustration to say the very least. Unfortunately, as we continue to add and remove programs from our operating systems over time and make changes to configurations, so will the performance of our systems decline over time. This is something that almost every computer or laptop user will face over time and it’s important to know what to do to take care of this problem with the least amount of hassle. Let’s take a quick look at some things that users can implement in order to ensure that their computer or laptop systems remain well optimized at all times. Malware Protection Software It happens very often that when a computer is running slow, getting error messages or even crashing, it could be the result of a malware infection. Malware sometimes goes straight for important system files, either c...

Information Technology Blog - - Japanese Cyborg Suit to Clean Up Fukushima - Information Technology Blog Japanese robotics wizard Yoshiyuki Sankai invented his science fiction-inspired robotic exoskeletons to help disabled people, but a new model aims to speed up the clean-up at Fukushima. On Monday, Sankai unveiled a new version for his suit, the Hybrid Assistive Limb (code-named HAL, of course), that is designed to provide better shield against radiation and to help carry some of the load for the underpaid and under-protected recovery workers. The Japanese government expects the nuclear disaster at Fukushima to cost $30 billion over the next 30 years, in part because cleanup workers can only work so many hours in the radioactive environment and are weighed down by 132-pound tungsten anti-radiation vests when they do. “This new type of HAL robot suit supports the weight of tungsten-made protective clothing and enables their wearers to work on the site without feeling the burden,...

Information Technology Blog - - SEO vs PPC: An Honest Comparison Between the Two Marketing Channels - Information Technology Blog SEO and PPC are different marketing channels and most organizations have dedicated resources for both of them. Organic traffic accounts for 40% of all trackable online traffic and paid search accounts for 28% . These numbers are just for trackable traffic and total up to 68% of the 90% traffic that comes to websites through search engines. Just looking at these numbers, you can easily deduce that if you want to tap into all of your potential traffic, you have to use SEO and PPC together. So why is the internet full of articles and videos that compare SEO and PPC and recommend one or the other? One word: resources. Most organizations have a limited budget for marketing. Most measure marketing success by the increase in revenue generated by marketing campaigns. And doing PPC and SEO side by side can be costly. That’s is why business leaders have to make an...