🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readReal estate appraisal and land valuation is the process of putting a price on the value of property. Buy and sell transactions generally require an up-to-date appraisal because each property is unique and values are based on the current economic landscape. In the past, it was necessary to hire a professional … Continue reading “Online Home Appraisal Tools”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn our current environment of hacks, breaches and viruses, it’s standard operating procedure to install all software updates as soon as you receive them. Unfortunately, this practice has created a new opportunity for scammers to sneak in malware. Recent cases have involved fake Flash updates. When prompted to update to a … Continue reading “Beware: Malware Installed in Fake Software Updates”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIs your staff spending too much time in meetings and not enough time working independently? If so, you’re not alone. Since 2008, the amount of time that firms spend in meetings has been increasing. It is now projected that organizations spend an average of 15 percent of company time in meetings. … Continue reading “Phone App to Enhance Staff Productivity”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readEvery year we experience new challenges in the world of computer hacking – as well as new solutions. Cyber hackers have become aggressive, and so business owners must be more vigilant. Because clients are the source of your revenue, it is critically important to ensure their data never gets into the … Continue reading “Cyberattack Prevention Planning”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readPeople are spending less time “Googling” for information on where to shop, where to eat, where to vacation and where to get the best rates. Instead, many are using bots such as Amazon’s Alexa and iPhone’s Siri to do the browsing for them. Artificial intelligence (AI) bots do not just conduct … Continue reading “How To Write Bot-Friendly Copy for Your Website”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn 2017, nearly one-third of internet users reported being victim to online hacking or similar suspicious activity on their accounts. But as anyone who regularly uses a computer – especially for financial transactions – knows, keeping track of passwords can be a time-consuming task. Even so, it is necessary to ensure … Continue reading “Old School and Hi-Tech Ways to Keep Track of Passwords”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readStudies have shown that as much as 40 percent of time spent at work is generally unproductive, busy work. Things like checking emails, ordering supplies, fixing the copy machine or trying to figure out how to work a conference call line – during the conference call. These tasks can be aggravating … Continue reading “Amazon’s Alexa as a Virtual Office Assistant”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readMany computer users are reluctant to engage in online shopping, banking or investment transactions for fear that their account information will be stolen. According to the Identity Theft Resources Center, between January 2005 and April 2018, there were 8,870 breaches and 1,078,674,491 records exposed to bad actors. A breach is defined … Continue reading “Business Ethics for Customer Data”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWe all learn in different ways. Some people are book smart, meaning they glean knowledge from reading books. Others learn better through classroom or one-on-one instruction. Still others learn by doing – maybe jumping into an assembly project without reading the instructions. And then there are those that are more visual … Continue reading “Deep Learning for Deeper Understanding”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readTo many people, Bitcoin and blockchain technology are the same thing. Bitcoin might be the best-known example of a successful application of blockchain technology, but as soon as business leaders understood the power and advantages of the Bitcoin model, various industries, institutions and humanitarian organizations leapt on the technology as a … Continue reading “Blockchain Technology – Beyond Bitcoin”