What’s a good internet speed for working from home?
What’s a good internet speed for working from home may not be adequately answered until such issues as number of persons using the same connections and their roles are considered In the 1986 classic “Top Gun,” Tom Cruise coined the phrase, “I feel the need, the need for speed!” The same could be said for home internet access. The reality of an internet plan without enough speed is much like a two-lane highway with way too many people driving to…
Sterling Bank Moves To Announce A Name Change Soon
One of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, Sterling Bank, has announced plans to change its name. Shareholders of Sterling Bank have approved to convert from a core banking business to a holding company. On Monday, the shareholders of the bank agreed to transfer their investment into the HoldCo, which will become a parent company. Checks on the Nigerian Exchange show over 28,790,418,124 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each in the issued and paid-up share capital of Sterling Bank held by the…
Creating Next-Gen Leaders to Carry the Torch – Dan Scott
Scott’s leadership has been evident through his commitment, passion and professionalism assisting CompTIA’s UK&I as it advances the tech industry. As someone who devotes much of his time to fostering awareness of issues such as diversity, sustainability and the importance of leadership in technology, Scott feels strongly that we need to draw attention to these critical issues to help build a stronger community of leaders for the future. “If you’re the hero, you’re one person. Create heroes and you can be…
Canadian And USA Companies Hiring Remotely From Lagos
You might think it is challenging to land a remote job in the United States if you live in another country. However, in reality, getting a remote job is simple as long as you know where to look and how to ace the interview process. Thanks to the internet, it’s easier than ever to connect with others around the world. Many companies are taking advantage of this and diversifying their teams by hiring remote workers in various fields Where to…
PixieBrix: A handy tool that lets you adapt your website for your team
This Chrome extension will boost productivity by making your team’s favorite web apps even more well-suited to their needs. Ready to have your mind blown This wacky ol’ World Wide Web of ours has plenty of good things going for it, but customization isn’t exactly its core strength. For the most part, the web is what it is — a take-it-or-leave-it sort of affair. And especially when your business leans on lots of browser-based tools and services, as so many…
Could Biometrics, be so easily beaten, Lets talk
It’s one of the sad facts of mobile authentication that the industry tends to initially support the least effective security options. Hence, phones initially supported authentication based on fingerprints (which can be impacted by prescriptions, cleaning products, hand injuries, and dozens of other factors) and then moved on to facial recognition. In theory, facial recognition is supposed to be more accurate. Mathematically, that’s fair, as it is examining far more data points than scanning a fingerprint. But the reality in…
Microsoft Launches new collaborative Office doc — Loop
Built on the Fluid Framework, Microsoft’s Loop app comes in response to offerings by start-ups such as Coda and Notion and their “all-in-one” collaborative documents. While it’s unlikely to supplant traditional Office docs for now, Loop previews a ‘post-Office’ world. Microsoft this week unveiled a new productivity application, Loop, that combines elements of documents, spreadsheets, and presentation apps in a single collaborative space. “The technology is effectively Microsoft’s vision for the future of Office, breaking down the rigid barriers between different…
Simple ways to cut back on data use in Android
These days, mobile data is money — and if you don’t optimize your phone to handle it intelligently, you’re throwing dollars down the drain. After all, whether you have a plan with a monthly data cap or a setup where you’re billed for the data you use, you’re essentially paying for all the virtual info you transmit over your carrier’s network. In the former case, reducing your Android data usage could let you move to a cheaper level of service…
