used with permission from Tektonika (HP) Mobile devices are now a staple of the workplace, as ubiquitous as open floor plans and videoconferencing. Enabling employees to work from their mobile devices can even boost satisfaction, productivity, creativity, loyalty, and...
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10 Ways to Keep Your Mobile Devices (and the Data on Them) More Secure
used with permission from SBA.gov, by Anita Campbell Mobile devices pose heightened security risks. Those risks come in several forms. Devices -- including business data saved on them such as call records, contacts, images, videos, documents and email messages -- can...
Use Location Services More Safely
used with permission from Microsoft Safety & Security Center Does your phone know where you are? If you've used your phone to find directions or locate a nearby restaurant, you've used its global positioning system (GPS) and it's likely that it would be...
5 Ways To Make Your Website Mobile Device More Friendly
by Jeff Graber, Media Services Specialist, Network Management Group, Inc. One of the big things on business owners’ minds when it comes to their website is making it usable on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Here are some ways to make it easier for your...
Cellphone Unlocking to Become Legal Again
At the end of January it became illegal to unlock your smartphone for use on a different provider network. The expiration of exemption to part of the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA) by the Librarian of Congress meant people who purchased a smartphone could not...
Google Nexus 7 – First Impressions
After my first two weeks being the owner of the Google Nexus 7, my impressions are positive. As a worker in the tech industry, I need access to a computer pretty regularly, and access to e-mail is an important part of my job. The appeal of getting a tablet was to have...
The new iPad: owner’s impressions
Windows on an iPad? Ask us how. We thought we'd revisit last month's article about the new iPad (aka the iPad 3) and give our impressions after nearly 30 days of ownership. Is it worth the $500 (at least) to upgrade? How did the upgrade experience go?...
The “new iPad”
Apple has released it's newest iteration of iPad tablet and remains dominant in the tablet market. The original iPad's release was a revolution in modern personal computing and the new iPad lives up to it's origins. The new iPad includes some nice upgrades to the...
The Mystery of Touchscreen Technology
It seems like touchscreen technology just came into our lives, yet we already take it for granted that when we touch an icon on our device a very specific action will be preformed. We expect the device to get it right, each time.
Get More Out of Your Android Phone
There’s a significant difference between Android smartphones and Apple’s iPhones. Android phones, powered by Google, allow for an impressive level of customization. Android phones are open source