Technology Innovation: Business card scanning apps for Android and iOS
Nobody wants to type business card data into contacts, so it usually never gets entered at all. With these apps, your phone can do the heavy lifting for you. Getty Images Throughout workdays, meetings and industry events, you probably collect a lot of business cards. But if you’re like many business professionals, you lack the time or motivation to type the information on them into your contacts. Why not let a business card scanning app can do the work for…
Ways IT can help minimize friction from the customer experience
Top-notch CX is a digital business imperative. Here’s how to ensure your organization’s customer and client experience is hassle-free. Thinkstock Today’s top stories Top career tips for aspiring CIOs 10 reasons IT leaders fail at innovation IT-business alignment in the digital age The 22 best project management tools… IT’s new ROI: Return on innovation SHOW MORE It’s not enough to provide high-quality products and services. In today’s business market, companies also need to deliver positive experiences for their customers. To…
Win10: version 1803 or 1809? Here are your upgrade options.
With support for the venerable Win10 version 1803 officially at an end, and 1809 not too long for this earth, it’s time to think seriously about upgrading. Fortunately, you have lots of options — and a surprising amount of control over your Win10 destiny. Ranjith Siji The older versions of Windows 10 are growing long in the tooth. Microsoft officially released its last cumulative update for Win10 version 1803 (Home or Pro editions) on Nov. 12. It’s scheduled to kill…
The 5 true takeaways from Android’s camera vulnerability circus
Are sophisticated attackers hijacking your phone’s camera and stealing your most precious secrets? Um, yeah — about that…. GDJ, modified Android Security The 5 true takeaways from Android’s… 5 smart questions that’ll smother most… Android security audit: An… 10 Android settings that’ll strengthen… Behind the scenes: The anatomy of an… SHOW MORE I don’t know if you’ve read much news this week, but it seems the sky is falling and we’re all terribly doomed. No, I’m not talking about that news —…
10 easy steps to make Chrome faster and more secure
Looking to speed up Chrome? Give us 10 minutes, and we’ll give you a noticeably better browsing experience. Gather ’round, kiddos — ’cause it’s time for a story. Once upon a time, Chrome was a lean, mean browsing machine. It was the scrappy lightweight kid in a block filled with clunky old blobs of blubber. People had never seen a browser so fast, so thoughtfully constructed! It stripped everything down to the essentials and made the act of browsing the web both…
7 factors women look for in an IT employer — and how to address them
Trying to improve diversity in your hiring pipeline? Here’s what will make your organization attractive to women and other minorities. Tim Gouw (CC0) Women in IT What women want in the IT workplace: 6… 17 worthwhile conferences for women in… How TIAA invests in women in IT 16 organizations for women in tech As South African women rise in ranks,… SHOW MORE Women comprise 47 percent of the overall workforce in the U.S., but only 25 percent of the…
The 22 best project management tools for business
Having the right set of tools to tackle analytics, requirements, change, and project progress will help project managers perform at their best. Thinkstock Today’s top stories The chief data officer: The CIO’s… 5 ways IT still fails its business users Tips and tools for effective customer… IT’s new ROI: Return on innovation The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for… SHOW MORE Top-level project managers are in high demand, thanks to the high-level leadership, knowledge, and capabilities they bring…
Facebook’s Libra co-creator: Social, financial data will remain separate
Facebook planned for regulatory pushback and competition from other crypto wallets, which is what has emerged. Facebook The co-creator of Facebook’s Libra says that once the blockchain-based digital currency is launched users’ social media information – and financial data tied to the stablecoin – will not be connected in any way. Christian Catalini, the head economist at Calibra, the Facebook subsidiary in charge of the launch of Libra and its associated online digital wallet, said that from the beginning the plan for…
