Is Google siphoning off worker productivity?

Your employees may be doing work-related searches online. Or they may be checking out a hot new vacation package, or the next episode of their favorite TV show. It’s tempting to think of personal browsing on company time as stealing from the company.

The Lighter Side: Blarney vs. Baloney

You’ve probably heard of the Blarney Stone in Ireland. It is a block of limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone (which must be done by leaning backward while holding onto two railings) endows the kisser with the gift of gab. That’s right – planting a wet one on that block of blue stone would result in being given the gift of eloquence. Is it baloney? Or blarney?

Shiny New Gadget Of The Month: New App Tames Expense Tracking

Business Travel and Entertainment is one of those expenses that can bleed cash from company coffers – IF you or your CFO don’t keep an eagle eye on it.

And no wonder: it often entails hand-entered data, widely disparate vendors, no real time reporting and, until now, an out-of-office transaction with no mobile reporting back to a central corporate database.

Fitness Trackers: Who’s Tracking Who?

Everywhere you go, you see people wearing those fitness trackers on their wrists. Whether they’re wearing office attire or gym clothes, these devices have become extremely popular, and for good reason. They’re excellent tools when it comes to keeping an eye on your fitness.

Hacking the IoT is Frightening

As the calendar rolls on into 2016, more and more items are becoming connected to the Internet. And that means that for every item that is designed to make life easier through technology, there is an added risk that safety and security can be compromised.

Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android – Worth a try?

The new Outlook for iOS and Android connects e-mail accounts, calendars and files all in one place. So what’s the verdict from users? It gets mixed reviews, for an average of 3.5 out of 5 stars on Google Play. On the plus side, it’s got a lean, easy-to-use UI. It sorts incoming e-mail by “Focus” and “Other” with an easy-to-use swipe gesture to move between the two.

SKILL…And WILL

Let’s get one thing straight…we all begin as a NOVICE.

No one – let me repeat that – NO ONE starts as an expert. We all have to learn to walk, talk, eat, swim, count, write and read. We all start at zero, the bottom, from scratch, zip…with absolutely no knowledge, experience or understanding of the “THING” we are about to learn.

Shiny New Gadget Of The Month: Stylograph

A beautiful ballpoint smart pen that’s made of pure copper, the Oree Stylograph feels nice in the hand and uses standard ballpoint cartridges. It communicates with your Android or iOS device via Bluetooth and will automatically transfer whatever you have scribbled to the corresponding Oree app.