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When you click on your Android phone in Windows, you can either import photos from your cell phone or just copy them with the Windows File Explorer. Copying the photos is easier and faster than using the Import option as importing scans folders other than your camera folder under certain circumstances. Here is how to…
T-Mobile’s U.S. customers will soon be able to call and text people in Canada and Mexico and use their cell phones while traveling in those countries without incurring any additional fees. The wireless carrier announced Thursday that all T-Mobile Simple Choice customers will be able to use their phones across North America at no added…
We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives. Getting into the better shape, building a successful business, raising a wonderful family, writing a best-selling book, winning a championship, and so on. For most of us, the path to those things starts by setting a specific and actionable goal. What I’m starting…
From acronyms ranging from ERP to POS, the verbiage of business can be hard to decipher. Here are 25 terms every small business owner needs to know: Server hosting Servers are devices that support a company’s computer and Internet networks. Servers are typically owned by Internet service providers (ISPs), who lease out server space in…
Office 365 in the cloud has some great advantages. Microsoft manages the software updates, anti-spam, and email filtering making it easier for the IT support services. You can collaborate in real time using different mobile devices and PCs. According to Adallom’s annual Cloud Usage Risk Report, Box, Office 365, Salesforce, and Google Apps constitute the…
We have seen a number of efforts to give mobile workers extra screen real estate over the years, from laptops with double displays to tablet-like external panels. But such examples can add significant substance and weight to a laptop bag. A Belgian startup is seeking funding through Kickstarter with Sliden’Joy, a device that can add…
Don’t own an iPhone or Windows Phone, but rely on Microsoft’s Office for writing, building presentations and crunching numbers? No problem. Microsoft’s esteemed suite of applications, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel, has finally made its way onto smartphones powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system. Best of all, the apps, like their counterparts on Android…
Battery drain Poor battery life is a problem every user must deal with. Disabling background apps from refreshing, changing location services and removing faulty apps can greatly improve battery life. The Background App Refresh option can be turned off by going to Settings, clicking on General and selecting Background App Refresh. You can choose to…
Screenshots are a quick and efficient way to take a JPG snapshot of an application window or your entire display in seconds without the need to download any external software. Maybe you need to capture a scene from a video, email an image to a friend, or sharing your error message to tech support. Whatever…
Success is something all career-driven individuals aspire to yet many never get there at least at the levels desired. Why are some business people successful and others not? It has everything to do with habits, beliefs, passion, flexibility and attitude. Often there’s nothing really different between one entrepreneur and another in terms of ability, as…
