The Top Five Most Frustrating Office Accessories

Frustration with office equipment is universal among office workers. At one time or another an office worker has experienced problems with their office equipment, casing them to loose valuable time, which could have been spent on more important business work. A big challenge of modern business is to eliminate time loss.  As part of this … Read more

3 Arduino Projects for Astronomers

3 Arduino Projects for Astronomers Astrophotography is a difficult skill to learn and astronomers wanting to get perfect pictures of the night sky can experience some basic problems. • The digital camera picking up interference from light sources other than starlight • Stars emitting dim lights. This often makes it impossible for the astro-photographers to … Read more

Optimizing Your Business’s Broadband for Telecommuting

In today’s business world, giving employees the ability to telecommute can have many different benefits. It can allow companies to give workers more freedom while still boosting their productivity, lowering their overhead costs and reducing their carbon footprint. Telecommuting capability may seem like a no-brainer for modern businesses, yet there are still some that do … Read more

The Technology Behind Obama’s Presidential Campaign

When Barack Obama won the US presidential election race in November 2012 political analysts put forth several theories as to why his campaign was so successful. These ranged from the changing demographics of the country, with ethnic minorities voting in unprecedented numbers, to the challenger, Mitt Romney, not being conservative enough to mobilize the Republican … Read more

Top 5 Product Engineering Fails of All Time

Engineering Fails

Not all products are designed equal. Many of history’s greatest product flops can be traced to poor design and crippled functionality. Compiled here is a list of five of history’s product engineering failures. 1.Apple Maps When Apple couldn’t reach an agreement with Google over the use of Google’s turn-by-turn directions on the iPhone, they decided … Read more

A List of IT Jobs Will Make Obsolete

IT Jobs

The rise of the internet means great opportunities for many people. There are burgeoning new sectors in areas such as digital, media and creative, education, green industries, overseas trade, franchising and many others where technology is revolutionizing the business model in a disruptive but positive way. For those who have grown up with technology, the pace of … Read more

Sky is Green: How One Broadband Company is Making an Environmental Difference

According to Sky Digital, roughly one out of three homes has chosen to make them their broadband provider.  In 2012, the company boasted well more than ten million customers.  Yet, just as other broadband companies around the world look to Sky’s model of business success, many are also checking out their commendable environmental track record.  … Read more

China & Online Censorship-The 101

If you don’t pay much attention to the Internet events in China, then you may not know that China has banned the use of many websites, blogs and social networks to their citizens. The following is some basic 101 information on the online censorship in China. When did the censorship start? Although they did not … Read more

Government Department Plans For Unified Approach To Service Integration

Government outlines plans for a move to the unified approach for SIAM services According to a recent publication, all government departments are going to be required to use a strategic reference for Service Integration and Management (SIAM) systems. The plans, which have been developed by the Government Procurement Service (GPS), aim to unify SIAM services … Read more