What Fairness of High-Skilled Immigrants Act means for H-1B and Indian (and trans-sahara African) IT
Scrapping the 7 percent cap on H-1B visas is sure to bring cheer to India’s IT workforce. But will it earn a vociferous “aye” among right-leaning Republicans? Here’s why India’s hiring pros think HR1044 is a win-win for US and India as well as trans-sahara Africa like Nigeria. Nearly 70 percent of IT professionals who come on H-1B visas are Indian – they are mostly young, male and hail predominantly from three southern Indian states (need we say which).…
The smart worker’s guide to using a Chromebook offline
Chrome OS may be cloud-centric at its core, but you can get plenty accomplished offline on a Chromebook — if you set things up thoughtfully in advance. Ricardo_Duque/Google Chrome OS 65 Chromebook tips for maximum… Chromebook cheat sheet: How to get… The smart worker’s guide to using a… The 15-minute Chromebook tune-up The most important thing to check… SHOW MORE Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A Chromebook is just a glorified browser in a box.…
Excel for Office 365 cheat sheet
Learn to use the best new features in Microsoft Excel for Office 365 in Windows. Microsoft Microsoft Windows may get all the press coverage, but when you want to get real work done, you turn your attention to the applications that run on it. And if you use spreadsheets, that generally means Excel. Excel is, of course, part of Microsoft’s Office suite of productivity tools. Microsoft sells Office under two models: Individuals and businesses can pay for…
For Microsoft, Windows 10 is a ‘cornerstone’ no more
For four years, Microsoft described Windows 10 as the very foundation of its ambitions. But in this year’s Form 10-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, that description no longer applies, raising questions about how the company now sees the OS. Thinkstock Microsoft last week struck the word “cornerstone” from its annual Form 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) when describing Windows 10, a change from four years of honoring the OS.…
IBM, Chainyard unveil blockchain-based ‘Trust Your Supplier’ network
IBM has partnered with Fortune 500 companies to launch the network, which is aimed at automating the validation and onboarding of buyers and suppliers. JustSuper IBM and blockchain consultancy Chainyard today announced a new permissioned blockchain-based network designed to improve supplier validation, onboarding and life cycle information management. Along with IBM, Anheuser-Busch InBev, GlaxoSmithKline, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric and Vodafone are founding participants in the Trust Your Supplier (TYS) network. “This blockchain initiative represents a great opportunity for Nokia to…
Galaxy Note 10 release this week – Five things Samsung must fix on its next flagship
SAMSUNG’S Galaxy Note 10 will finally be revealed later this week but here’s five things Samsung must fix to make this the ultimate smartphone. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 release There’s just a few days left until Samsung finally unveils its all-new and full refreshed Galaxy Note 10 smartphone. The Korean technology firm will be holding one of its famous Unpacked events in New York on Wednesday, August 7, and there could be plenty to talk about. Rumours are rife that…
NITDA Unveils Five New Guidelines to Improve Nigeria’s Economy
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), at the weekend unveiled five additional instruments for the regulation and development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country as well as improve the ease of doing business. The Director General/CEO and minister -designate, Dr. Isa Pantami, who spoke at a signing-off event in Abuja, said the instruments signed-off will address numerous challenges confronting the country’s march towards effective ICT adoption.…
Windows by the numbers: Finally, the 7-to-10 migration kicks into high gear
A month after Windows users took a break from dumping Windows 7 for Windows 10, in July they put shoulders to various wheels and … shoved. According to web metrics vendor Net Applications, Windows 7’s share of all personal computers plunged precipitously last month, falling 3.6 percentage points – the second-largest amount in a single month for the aged OS – to end July at 31.8%. Meanwhile, Windows 7’s portion of only those PCs running Windows also plummeted,…
