Posts Categorized: Miscellaneous

Voice-activated Products Are On the Rise

Voice-Activated Technology

Voice-activated products such as Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home will likely become a common find in the modern home. Imagine waking up in the morning and simply saying, “Alexa, play the news” while you get ready for work. With Google Home, you could say, “Hey Google, set a timer for 20 minutes for my pancakes,”… Read more »

Facebook Introduces Workplace with Good Results

Facebook

Most companies do not want employees surfing social media outlets at work while on the clock. However, Facebook recently developed a business platform intended specifically for  companies and their employees called “Workplace.” Workplace ran an 18-month beta test with about 1,000 companies before it was rolled out and officially launched to the public in October…. Read more »

What Has Changed with the Apple iOS 10 Update

The latest version of Apple’s mobile operation system, iOS 10, was released to the public in early September. Many Apple users eagerly downloaded the latest update, aweing at the option to send a confetti-filled message. Other users hesitated to download iOS 10, gawking that the slide-to-open feature did not survive the latest update. Whether you… Read more »

A Toast to Internet Explorer

Back in January 2016 Microsoft discontinued support for Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9 and 10; only Internet Explorer 11 was spared and continues to receive updates and patches. And while few developers mourn the passing of the old IE browsers, this does represent a major shift in Microsoft’s previous policy of supporting each IE browser… Read more »