Kindergarten is a foundational grade, and the lessons learned are fundamental to youth as they begin their educational journey. More importantly, the lessons taught in Kindergarten are basic social interaction skills for our culture. These basic lessons are timeless and can be applied years after the Kindergarten graduation. 1. Lessons in Getting Along Business interactions are vastly diverse,...
Read MoreOn April 8th, 2014, Windows XP support will be completely discontinued by Microsoft. This includes security updates as well, which means if you’re still using XP, it’s time to consider an upgrade. There’s no shame in still using the once popular Windows XP, but with 2014 approaching faster than you think, it’s more important than ever that you...
Read MoreSome businesses, and people, expect to stumble upon success. A YouGov survey found that 17% of individuals questioned plan their retirement by either winning the lottery or inheriting wealth. The extent of their plan is to hope it all works out. It is surprisingly common to simply roll with it and see where the winds take us. Every...
Read MoreFacebook users have long complained about Facebook’s optimized algorithms that dictate what you see in your feed, and now Facebook has introduced two new features to change this. The first feature is called “story bumping,†which allows stories that are popular on Facebook at the time to appear on your feed, even if you didn’t scroll down far...
Read MoreComputers are highly essential for business operation today. Some businesses are more dependent than others, but all are equally reliant on technology working. Certain federal and state laws require certain businesses, such as financial institutions or emergency services, to have a technology back-up plan. This means there is a plan for operation in the event of power failure,...
Read MoreThe expectation of a positive, predictable outcome is found at the beginning of a new project or business, or when setting goals. However, there is always the risk of failure. This risk is calculated, analyzed, viewed at several angles, and then a plan is set in place to protect failure from happening, but suddenly things do did not...
Read MoreDeveloping at the speed of technology, 3-D printers are making quick progress and in the near future could be found as a common household item. These printers, created in 1984 have made exponential progress and continue to pick up momentum. Three-dimensional printers do not use ink, but plastic. The plastic, or other similar material, is sprayed onto a...
Read MoreAn estimated $526 billion is spent in the US economy during leisure trips and vacation. Many businesses are dependent on the seasonal nature of vacations and work to creatively enhance business profits even during the low seasons. Seasonality is a common consideration for summer or winter businesses, but a season could also be prompted by changes within a...
Read MoreAs of a few hours ago, when you are browsing Twitter on either your phone or your computer, you may notice some conspicuous alerts about events you don’t remember seeing before. Twitter’s newest feature alerts individuals when there are events going on nearby as reported by TechCrunch. Regardless of how new it is, the event will appear at...
Read MoreTwo of the biggest security breaches in history have come, not from any hacking or spyware, but from the common household USB thumb drive. Yes, the one we all have at least two of sitting in drawers and cabinets and on keychains that we take to work every day. One of these famous events is a man by...
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