Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Q&A: Is it possible to overcharge a laptop battery?
You’ve got tech questions, here are the answers. Kim Komando helps you make the most of your technology by answering your thorniest tech questions. So if you’re wondering what to buy, how to plug it in, or how to fix it, Kim can help. OVERCHARGING A BATTERY Q. Is it possible to overcharge a laptop […]
Facebook aims for piece of big TV ad budgets
Video ads beginning this fall will be targeted to Facebook users by age and sex. Some analysts say consumer acceptance of TV-like video in social network environments is far from a given. SAN FRANCISCO — Even before Facebook begins displaying splashy video ads, it’s preparing for a backlash from users like Amy Pittel. The 44-year-old […]
Is It Time For a Website Upgrade?
A business’s website is the forefront of most companies, giving off the very first impression to potential clients and customers. It is crucial for businesses to project a masterful website in order to give the right representation of a company and how they function as a whole. Keeping the company website up to date and […]
Four Benefits of Cloud Computing for Small Business
Cloud computing is an often used term when it comes to new software and software companies. The ‘cloud’ is the internet, and cloud computing “in a nutshell” is having an application available on the internet, without having it to install it on a computer or server. Google’s Gmail webmail application and Dropbox file storage service […]
To Trust a Bull or to Trust a Bear?
When it comes to bulls and bears, only a fool would want to be face to face with one. Considering the fact that either one of these two beasts could pulverize us without a second thought, it is kind of ironic to think that we use these terms to describe the climate of […]
3 Must-use Digital Services That May Enhance Your Business
Small businesses have to keep evolving to avoid being left behind. Here are three important digital services that they should utilize to help their business thrive. Small businesses are constantly on the lookout for ways to get ahead of their often fierce competition. For the majority, it is a challenge to simply remain in business […]
Don’t Abridge Your Patients’ Stories
The medical community is currently facing many simultaneous changes to the way it has functioned. These range from the adoption of ICD-10 to Electronic Health records (EHR), and all of them essentially ask doctors to do more with the same amount of time. They are being required to fill out more information than before with […]
Fully Charged – AT&T’s new Solar-Powered Charging Stations to increase user connectivity
How many times have you been faced with the dilemma of choosing between using data connection to navigate to your destination or saving your phone battery from draining? Or how many times are you caught up in a situation when you had to send an important email while you are commuting but your battery is […]
Google Adds to their Mapping Service Dominance
Google’s powerful mapping services will become even more dominant after the acquisition of an Israeli social mapping start-up called Waze. Waze features real-time traffic data partially provided by users with the goal of helping drivers find the fastest route to a destination. Waze’s success in part is due to the reliance of its users who […]
Bundesbank cuts Germany’s growth outlook
Following the central bank’s monthly report, the Bundesbank has downgraded growth forecasts in Germany for both this and next year. However, the institution suggests a recovery for the euro area may well be on the horizon, having recorded a rise in business confidence in May. Bundesbank cut its December projections for 2013 from 0.4 to […]
