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Hidden Costs Of ERP

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Not every expenditure for an ERP system is included in the contract. There are other expenses which can be hard to quantify up front in implementing ERP and some of them, such a training, are obvious (although the amounts may not be) others can be unexpected. The key to keeping ERP implementation expenses under control is forethought, careful planning and a tight rein on the budget. If you don’t do this you will find unexpected expenses popping up everywhere. Even with these methods, there is still a tendency for ERP…

Windows 8.1 problems: How to fix them

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Tips to fix 13 common problems with Windows 8.1 It’s not just the revamped interface in Windows 8.x which has caused confusion amongst users. There are a number of niggles in the operating system which can stifle productivity and even render machines unusable. We take a look at 13 common problems and help you fix them: 1 – Blue screen of death It wouldn’t be Windows without the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) would it? Thankfully, you won’t see this as regularly as you may have done in the past…

321 Free Tools for Teachers – Free Educational Technology (3)

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

15 Free Podcast Tools For Teachers Ardour – Ardour is a free, fully-featured digital audio workstation, similar to other software like ProTools, Nuendo, Sonar and Logic, and capable of replacing analog or digital tape systems. Available for Mac OS X, Linux. Audacity – Audacity is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. Audacity is available for Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. BlogAmp – Blogamp is a web-based audiocasting solution that combines a rich media on-demand experience with podcasting. Blogamp’s robust administration utility and content manager…

Intel unveils ‘Web 2.0’ software suite

May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Is Intel ready to be a software company? San Francisco – The chip giant on Tuesday announced it has put together a collaboration software suite that it will offer to small and medium-size businesses via its resellers. Intel held a press conference at the Web 2.0 Summit here to give details of the move, alongside open-source support provider SpikeSource and other companies. Called SuiteTwo, the package will include software from Six Apart, Socialtext, NewsGator and SimpleFeed. These are small software companies that provide applications for blogs, RSS feeds, wikis and social networking. All…

Print anything from anywhere with Google Cloud Print

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Printing at home is dead simple, and most of us don’t think twice about it. But it sure is a heck of a lot easier when you can send a print job from any device, anywhere in the world to your printer at home. A slew of cloud-connected printers let you do this, but even if you’re stuck with a printer that doesn’t talk to the web you can get in on the print-anywhere fun with the help ofGoogle Cloud Print. This free service from Google has been around since 2011, when it…

Real-time Stats: Bringing the Cyberworld into Focus

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Moscow, 21 May 2014. – Kaspersky Lab has made a host of unique statistical data available that shows the real-time picture of the cyberworld and its inhabitants. The company’s new portal gathers together statistical information from all over the world on what people are doing on the web, what devices they use and what threats they face. The kaspersky-cyberstat.com site pays particular attention to cyber threats: what malware is currently most active and what harm it can cause to users and their devices. The portal presents ratings of the most widespread…

Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability unpatched after seven months

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Internet Explorer 8 remains the most used browser version in the world, so it should come as a surprise that a vulnerability discovered back in October 2013 has remained unpatched. The vulnerability was made public earlier this week by Hewlett-Packard’s bug bounty program when Microsoft failed to address the problem. Hewlett-Packard’s Tipping Point Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) is a bounty program that rewards researchers who discover and report vulnerabilities so that they can be fixed by Microsoft. The ZDI gives Microsoft 180 days to address a vulnerability before they make the…

321 Free Tools for Teachers – Free Educational Technology (2)

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

19 Free Text To Speech Tools For Teachers AnnouncifyListen to your web. After Announcify conquered Android™ phones, it’s now here to announcify your life at Google Chrome. Announcify reads out loud every website you want. For example, if you’re too tired but still need to study one more Wikipedia entry, Announcify can help your tired eyes relax. BalabolkaBalabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The…

10 Things to Look for in a Cloud Data Backup Service

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Investing in a cloud data backup service is one of the best decisions any business owner can make. A natural disaster could hit your town and destroy your systems, an employee could spill a drink on her computer and destroy it or someone could steal your equipment, but backing up data in the cloud makes these unfortunate events much more bearable. Cloud data backup stores existing data in an off-site server, making it available anytime, anywhere you need it. Data is frequently synced or updated, mirroring your system in real time.…

How internal social networks boost workplace innovation

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Your business may already be tapping into social networks to analyze data and make real-time adjustments. But it’s time to turn the tables and bring the same people-powered network to your office. While the issue raises productivity concerns—will employees spend more time socializing than doing work—social tools are actually shown to increase output. Businesses applying this trend to their work environments are finding that working like a network spurs more creative thinking, idea-sharing, and ultimately, business innovation. Transparency across departments You may not need, or want, to know everything that’s…