Knowing how many hours your staff have been in work in general, or worked on a particular project is essential to productivity assessment and employee evaluation. The idea is that work can be allocated and projects planned, with a clear idea of timeframes and outcomes. Traditionally, businesses have either used paper timesheets filled out by…
With the average person juggling multiple digital devices and online accounts, keeping track of, and entering passwords can be a time-consuming annoyance. But at the same time, as hacking and phishing attacks become more commonplace and sophisticated, leaving your personal information unprotected is obviously not an option. What are some of the new security methods…
Meltdown and Spectre are security vulnerabilities present in many modern processors. Hackers may exploit these flaws in order to steal data being processed using affected hardware. Meltdown allows hackers to read any kernel memory, regardless of whether they have the required security permissions. Spectre is a whole class of vulnerabilities that force programs on any…
In November, Amazon announced the Alexa For Business, which brings the increasingly popular intelligent personal assistant device from your living room to your office. While the Alexa device in your house offers an array of features that allow you to control your home as well as manage your lifestyle, the Alexa For Business provides the…
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, present opportunities for forward-thinking businesses, but at the moment, tight restrictions apply to their usage. In the UK, drones cannot be flown within 150 metres of a congested area, or within 50 metres of a person or vehicle not under the control of the pilot. Drones over the weight of…
We live in a world where cyber-crime and ransomware hacks are on the increase, often with devastating consequences for those organisations caught unaware. In this climate, your customers may well be wary about handing over data if you can’t guarantee it won’t fall into the wrong hands. There are steps you can take to prevent…
The term “Internet of Things” (or IoT for short), is a phrase coined by technology expert and entrepreneur Kevin Ashton in 1999, although variations on the concept had existed previously. It describes a network of physical devices embedded with electronics such as sensors and trackers that connect to the internet, allowing for precise control and…
SOLID is an acronym for five object-oriented design principles. S – Single responsibility principle O – Open-closed principle L – Liskov substitution principle I – Interface segregation principle D – Dependency Inversion Principle The intention behind these five principles is to promote flexible, understandable and maintainable code. The Single Responsibility Principle asserts that a class…
In a BBC news feature from 2012, the author pointed out that despite existing for 40 years as a concept, the widespread reality of an entirely “paperless office” had yet to materialise. The average administrative worker uses 10,000 sheets of paper a year, and 6800 of them are considered to be a waste. But there…
The ability to take cashless payments for your business, either in-store or online has benefits far beyond customer convenience. Not having to collect, count up and transport cash is the most obvious one. Having a running total of all of your transactions in real time is another. Distance is less of an obstacle, and accepting…