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How to Keep Your Mobile Device Secure

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Gone are the days when we had to rely on bulky computers to access our email and surf the web. Today, we can do a lot of things using devices that we can easily carry in our pockets. Many of the computer's basic functionalities are now available in much smaller packages that mobile computing and remote access to web based services are now possible. Unfortunately, the growing popularity of mobile devices also makes them the new favorite target of hackers and thieves and this is why it helps to give your smartphone or tablet protection in case you accidentally lose it or somebody tries to hack their way to access the data stored in your device. Secure Your Mobile Device with a Password It may be quite a hassle to enter a password every time you need to use your mobile device. This inconvenience can pay off, though if somebody manages to get a hold of your device without your permission and realizes that it is not easy to open and access your data. Try to set your device so it a

The 5 Best Ways to Properly Secure Your Computer

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Computer security is a constantly evolving and highly multifaceted game of keeping one step ahead of all possible threats through contingency planning. If you can manage to do this effectively, then you will never have to worry too much about protecting your physical computer or, more importantly, the information that it contains. Follow the following tips and you'll be far ahead of most people when it comes to effective computer and data protection. 1. Don't Leave Your Machine in the Hands of Strangers This is probably the single most basic and essential piece of computer security advice, and one that many people completely forget to take advantage of. No matter how well secured through more complex mechanisms your laptop, PC or any other device is, if you freely let somebody you can't completely trust use it unsupervised, you've compromised the machine and invited all sorts of potential intrusions into the computer itself. Untrustworthy but computer savvy pe

The 5 Best Video Conferencing Software on the Market

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Video conferencing has evolved in recent years. What once required elaborate equipment set ups and expensive service prices can now be accomplished with the common office computer or smartphone and high-speed Internet. The shift from hardware to software-based conferencing solutions have opened up the platform to an increasing number of businesses and organizations. These five video conferencing solutions are the best on the market. 1. InterCall InterCall has been a major player in the video conferencing industry for years. As the world's largest conferencing provider, they power over 75% of Fortune 1000 companies. Their software supports dedicated conferencing equipment as well as computers, smart phones and other devices for maximum compatibility. Various service tiers offer the perfect way to balance the needs of your business and your budget. Beyond web conferencing, InterCall offers a multitude of other services that can propel your business into areas that were otherwi

The History and Current Application of Video Conferencing Solutions

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Video conferencing solutions may be thought of as the whole gamut of technological and proceduralprocesses used to facilitate a video conference. A video conference is any conference, meeting or conversation that is facilitated by video and audio technology, and which allows persons not all physically present at the same location to confer with each other. Video conferencing has been around in various forms since the invention of the television, which was initially demonstrated by sending an image through a solid (coaxial) cable to another room. In its modern form it was used by the Third Reich to communicate between post offices in major German cities. Clearly the march of audio visual technology has been swift and constant: and the modern video conferencing solution bears little resemblance to the small crackly sets used in the 1930s. Modern video conferencing solutions may use large, high definition plasma or LCD screens and superb audio transmission software to create the im

New iPhone App YouTube Releases

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The retro, rounded TV icon was one of the first to grace the iPhone's screen when the device was released in 2007. Now, for the first time, new iPhones will no longer include the YouTube app by default. But YouTube has already whipped up a replacement. On Tuesday, YouTube released its own app for the iPhone. The release comes just one month after Apple publicly confirmed it would no longer include the popular video-site's app on the upcoming version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. Being a pre-installed, native app on iPhones and iPads has given YouTube instant access to a fast-growing segment of users -- YouTube gets 1 billion mobile views each day across all platforms, and mobile now makes up 25% of all YouTube views. But the deal with Apple has not been without its drawbacks. Because the app was built by Apple and baked into the iOS mobile operating system, YouTube had limited control over what it could change and control in the app. Perhaps most importantl

How Can You Manage Success?

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In business it's very easy to judge success, profit. Or should that be profit by comparison to your nearest rivals? Actually, success isn't as easy to determine as you might first assume. Often, you might think you're a successful business, when you could be so much better. How can you tell success, and how do you manage success effectively? What do we mean by success management? Success management is about managing the elements of your business that make it a success. This could be the performance of a specific team of professionals. Let's say you operate a call centre, well success will be determined by the performance of call centre professionals, as well as other factors. So, the key to success in a call centre is ensuring the consistent high performance of call centre operatives. There are various tools at your disposal to ensure this performance, and to iron out any flaws in their performance to enhance how they deal with the public. You can use call cen

How to get a recruitment software developed for your company

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Nowadays, the recruitment is not done manually. The process either is structured over the computers or is done by the many different head hunters that companies now hire so that the cost of recruitment is saved. They only have to pay the head hunters the required fee and they can then get eh best of all short listed candidates for the process of selection. Nowadays, the recruitment done by the head hunters is even digitized and automatic. Gone are the days when every CV was manually received. People from the recruitment team read every CV and then short listed candidates for the selection process. Nowadays, the head hunters even use the recruitment software. The recruitment software is only a onetime cost and many times the same for the revenues. The recruitment software can be made by the help of any software house. You can tell the company what you require and the company will develop recruitment software for you. The recruitment software is then tested and then implemented. The pr

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook, starts at $999

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If you were speedy enough to grab those spilled docs for Dell's new ultra machine, we've got great news -- you won't have to wait much longer to put 'em to good use. Just as promised, the Round Rock, Texas crew's taken the locks off the virtual shelves in which its slim XPS 13 sits. Weighing in at just under three pounds, this mighty 13.3-inch Ultrabook will set you back $999 for the entry level model, which packs Intel's Core i5-2467M CPU and HD 3000 graphics, along with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. If you do, however, decide to take the pricier ($1,499), better-specced road, you'll be walking out with a Core i7-2637M processor as well as a 256GB Solid State Drive. Regardless of which route you end up taking, be sure to check out our hands-on before you add it to your cart. By Edgar Alvarez SOURCE: Dell