I guess one could define agility as the ability to change direction quickly, but it’s so much more than that. To be agile requires the ability to see not only the direction you are going, but the change you need to make to get there. It reminds me of that experiment that gauged our powers of observation. ….
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Who doesn’t want their smartphone to feel a little faster and smoother? But the problem is that there are so many tips and tricks out there, that you can be spending hours on tweaking and optimizing and downloading and be getting very little in return. So, what’s the quickest way to speed up your iPhone or Android smartphone? Here’s how I speed up my devices, and the whole thing takes less than five minutes.
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Zoom meetings can in themselves bring new stresses that you have to navigate. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. Don’t do what I did! I’ve distilled the past few weeks of Zoom experience into three simple dos and don’t. #1: Do check your internet connection…
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Want to avoid having your online accounts hacked? Enable two-factor authentication, a crucial security measure that requires an extra step when signing in to high-value services. I explain how to set up 2FA and which accounts to focus on first. …
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If you really want more search traffic and you want to take SEO seriously, this is your chance. There is no excuse for not having the financial resources because the course is free. If you put in the time, my team and I are here to teach and train you on everything you need to know. And don’t worry, we aren’t going to bore you with every Google algorithm factor or anything like that. Instead, we are going to teach you the main concepts and strategies of SEO that drive the majority of the results as we know that you don’t have 40 hours a week to dedicate to SEO. …
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In this guide, we cover the multitude of Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise editions… The exact mix of apps and services available with a Microsoft 365 subscription depends on which edition you’ve chosen. The following five services are common to all business and enterprise plans.
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Zoom’s key strength is its simplicity, but this does not mean that the platform is without a variety of advanced features that remote workers will find useful for improving their productivity. Below, we’ll show you how to get started, and also offer some tips and tricks that experienced users may be missing out on. Let’s get started…
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Number One. Thou shalt build revenue FIRST and brand SECOND. Brand matters, but the primary goal must be sales. It’s possible (although not recommended) to sacrifice brand at the alter of sales and still recover. But you cannot sacrifice sales at the all-holy alter of brand and hope to survive. Number Two. Thou shalt write offers…not slogans. Slogans might win awards, but they don’t make sales. Great marketing inspires ACTION! It does not merely inform or entertain. (Also, there’s a special place in marketing hell for advertisers and marketers who stack up awards for their “creativity” but who have never owned or influenced a sales number. They would do us all a favor if they stuck to finger painting.) …
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Everyone needs a password manager. Period, full stop. It’s the only possible way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you, your family members, and your team access daily. The 15 programs listed in this guide share many core features. On a Windows PC, a Mac, or a mobile device, you install a stand-alone program or browser extension that does the work of saving sets of credentials in a database whose contents are protected with high-grade, 256-bit encryption. To unlock the password database, you enter a decryption key (your master password) that only you know. …
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Structured thinking is about building a big answer by asking many small questions. Anyone can improve their structured thinking with practice. The best thing to do is ask yourself pointless questions, ones you can’t easily find the answers to online. Writer Hannah Yang shares a prompt that should take you about three minutes to figure out: How many customers visit your favorite restaurant every year? Here, I’ll give it a shot. I live in Munich. My favorite restaurant is Lemongrass, a Vietnamese place around the corner. ….
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As Zoom, Skype and WebEx meetings explode, you need to master these webcam techniques. We’re all on more web conferences and video meetings via Skype, Zoom, Google Meet and WebEx lately, so you may as well make a professional impression and get your point across memorably. Here are the six easiest ways to look (and sound) sharp when you meet online.
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Want to make yourself more productive with Microsoft Teams? Use these eight tips to master command-line and keyboard shortcuts, connect to external apps, and make useful content easier to find. …
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People I’ve talked to are still concerned with just how to get through a conference without messing up, while others have asked me how to up their game now that they’re conferencing regularly… So let’s get started. #1. RELAX…IT’S JUST PEOPLE…
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Microsoft Teams is a collection of online services that you can access through a web browser (at https://teams.microsoft.com) or through the Teams app, which is available for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android. … That combo of apps and services gives you the ability to invite people to join your organization and create teams for different groups; everyone in your organization can chat, with Slack-like channels within each team for group conversations; and private chat capabilities allow 1:1 and group conversations, with the option to add audio and video and share screens.
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The biggest threat to your business and its data does not come from the outside. It originates from your own employees. Either through well-meaning ignorance or active malice, they have the potential to put your data at risk to an incredible degree. Here’s how you can tell you’re at risk. Like it or not, the greatest threat to your data comes from within. …
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The SBA’s paycheck protection loan program is “really more of a loan that converts to a grant.” … Small businesses with fewer than 500 employees qualify, as will some larger companies. The program is aimed at helping businesses maintain their payroll during the significant business disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis. Here’s how the loan forgiveness works:
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Offices are closing. Travel is restricted. Employers are scrambling to knock together hasty virtual setups and access to corporate networks for workers now required to work from home. … One of Zoom’s key strengths is its simplicity, but this does not mean that the platform is without a variety of advanced features that remote workers will find useful for improving their productivity. …
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Protecting your business from cyberattacks is a never-ending challenge. But to make sure your security eggs are in the right baskets, here’s a look at the most common cyberattacks we’ll likely see this year and how to defend against them.
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So, if this is something you’re looking to improve in yourself, here are 12 simple ways you can start practicing the art of self-discipline: 1. Don’t set a goal without knowing how you’re going to track its progress. …
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Whether or not coronavirus becomes a full outbreak, the trend of working from afar is currently experiencing a major boost as businesses shift to digital channels and more people avoid physical gatherings. Here are key approaches and tools to get the most from remote work. …
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Companies across the world now have a new free web service at their disposal that will automatically send out email notifications if one of their employees gets phished. The service is named “I Got Phished” and is managed by Abuse.ch, a non-profit organization known for its malware and cyber-crime tracking operations.
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Here are three simple ways to protect yourself from common hacks.
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This week, a video has wafted around the web that may turn your head away or your stomach around. Or your mind toward emigration to undeveloped land. You see, this video showed the fun way kids are apparently communicating in class. With each other, that is. It appears they’re swapping a single Apple AirPod of theirs for a single Apple AirPod of their friends…
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Security company researchers warn of a large increase in conversation-hijacking attacks. Here’s what they are and how to spot them.
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The basic rule for surviving internet scams is simple: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. A little common sense goes a long way to realizing that you aren’t going to suddenly win the Spanish National Lottery when you didn’t even know you had a ticket. Here’s our definitive guide to helping you (and your loved ones) stay safe online. …
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To regain control over our attention, our time, and our life, you need to first regain your brain. In this animated video, I provide some practical advice for how we can finally take matters into our own hands to fight distractions instead of waiting for the tech companies to fix the problem for us.
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For Windows 10 and Office 365 users, the default cloud storage service is Microsoft OneDrive. Use this guide quickly get up to speed on Microsoft’s cloud storage app. …
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Microsoft’s much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended in 2016, right? Not exactly. The GWX tool may be gone, but all the other upgrade tools still work. The end result is an apparently valid digital license, and there’s no evidence that the free upgrades will end any time soon. …
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Firefox is taking the guesswork out of how to give yourself more privacy online providing always-on features like blocking third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers also known as Enhanced Tracking Protection.
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As privacy concerns grow, companies like Google and Facebook that rely on data collection and advertising for revenue are increasingly in the spotlight. But is it really possible to give up Google’s vast range of services? Here are recommended alternatives. …
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