Blog Category: technology

Apple's iPad Mini: Advantages for Business

28 November 2012

Apple has been far ahead of the game in terms of technological advances for the past decade. Not that Windows and other tech companies are obsolete, but Apple has a market share that gives Bill Gates nightmares. One of the company’s newest releases, the iPad Mini, isn’t only a big hit amongst the usual suspects, but businesspeople are also flocking to this device in droves.

With a 7.9-inch 1024x768 HD display, the iPad Mini is available for right around $300, making it a lot cheaper than the full-sized version. It’s a cross between an iPhone and iPad in terms of size, and its feature-rich format makes it a breeze to use for practically anything. It also has a powerful processor, detailed graphics, and a long battery life. But the specs aside, what makes an iPad Mini so beneficial for your business? 

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Top 5 iPad apps to help you manage your website

28 May 2012

For web startups in today’s world, technology has certainly helped curb the burden of yesteryear. Even when speaking in terms of Dotcom businesses specifically, the last decade has ushered in a wave of advancement unlike any witnessed before. Creating a website today and managing your business is made easier with a wide assortment of tools, like iPad applications.

Managing a website requires knowledge, the correct platform, and the right tools. With an app to assist in the management,  the platform and the tools are taken care of, and the amount of knowledge needed is reduced. In other words, if you use the right applications and tools for a web business, starting and maintaining a business website is something that anyone can do, no longer a skill confined to those with degrees in computer science and years of experience.

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Are you making full use of the cloud? 5 ways you can simplify your life with the cloud

09 May 2012

If you don’t know what the “cloud” is, you may have a difficult time understand it the way it’s explained. To borrow a quote from Wikipedia, this is how one of the web’s top information sites defines the cloud: “Cloud computing is a metaphor used by Technology or IT Services companies for the delivery of computing requirements as a service to a heterogeneous community of end-recipients.”

To really simplify this for proper comprehension, the cloud isn’t a physical thing per se. It’s a network of applications, platforms and infrastructures, delivering the network, storage, communications, security, monitoring, a database, and other computing basics to your device – accessed by your Internet. Since these many different essentials exist separate of each other but are still simultaneously accessed by you, it’s like everything’s floating around up there in a cloud.

Of course, knowing about the cloud is only half the battle. Are you using the cloud to your full advantage? If not, you may be surprised to learn that there are numerous benefits of using the cloud to run your online business.

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