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In this tech-insight, we take a brief look at billionaire Elon Musk’s usage of Twitter, how and why he makes such use of the platform, and what Mr Musk’s interactions can teach businesses about using Twitter. Who Is Elon Musk? South African-born, business magnate Elon Musk, is the CEO, early investor and Product Architect of … Continue reading Tech Insight : Elon Musk : ‘Twick’ or Tweet? →

In this article, we look at some of the pop-ups that users find most annoying, some of the issues around them, and how users can minimise the annoyance and interruption from them. Pop Up Ads Pop-up (adverts) refer to online advertising that takes the form of an interruptive graphical user interface display area that suddenly … Continue reading Pesky Pop-Ups! →

If you’d like to change your default Windows 10 web browser from Edge to Chrome or Opera, here’s how: – In the ‘Start’ menu and select ‘Settings’ or type ‘Settings’ in the Windows search field. – In ‘Settings’, select ‘Apps’, and select ‘Default apps’ on the sidebar. – Scroll to the ‘Web browser’ section and … Continue reading Tech Tip – Changing Your Default Web Browser in Windows →

New research led by the University of Plymouth, and published in Royal Society Proceedings A, shows that tidal stream power could deliver 11 per cent of the UK’s annual electricity and play an important role in the government’s drive for net-zero. What Is Tidal Stream Power? Tidal stream power uses turbines (e.g., a tidal energy converter/TEC) to … Continue reading Tidal Power Could Generate 11% Of UK’s Electricity →

In this article, we look at whether there is evidence to suggest that people lie more online, and what the message is for businesses. Lying  Just 3 years after the World Wide Web was introduced to the public domain, a report was published by University of Virginia psychologist Bella M. DePaulo (DePaulo, Kashy, Kirkendol, Wyer, and Epstein) which revealed that most people, … Continue reading Tech Insight: Do People Lie More Online? →

Facebook/Meta has announced that it is integrating Workplace with Microsoft’s collaboration app Teams to enable users to share information more easily between the two platforms. What Is Workplace? First announced in 2016, originally Facebook’s internal messaging board, and formerly known as ‘Facebook At Work’, Workplace is the work-focused version of Facebook’s social app. The app … Continue reading Featured Article : Facebook (Meta) To Integrate Workplace With Microsoft Teams →

A Prospect trade union poll has revealed that 32 per cent of UK workers are being remotely monitored and tracked by employers. Big Rise The poll also shows a rise in the number of employees under remote surveillance that’s up from a quarter (24 per cent) from just 6 months ago in April. This includes … Continue reading Tech News : One-Third Of UK Employees Being Remotely Monitored By The Boss →

Research by Zen Internet has revealed that hybrid working is causing businesses to question whether they now need enough on-premise tech infrastructure to support a full capacity office. Most Business Have Hybrid Working Plan The research conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Zen Internet showed that 93 per cent of businesses already have a hybrid … Continue reading Tech News : Hybrid Working Results In Move Off-Premise For Tech Infrastructure →

Here’s how to use the Reading Pane and Spacebar in Outlook to sort through your daily emails more quickly: – In Outlook, select “View” and “Reading Pane.” – Select the Reading Pane to sit on the right-hand side. – Select the top email in your inbox. – Press the Spacebar so that Reading Pane will … Continue reading Tech Tip – Using The Spacebar To Speed Up Email Reading →

After recent reports that discarded e-waste in 2021 will weigh more than the Great Wall of China, The International Data Sanitization Consortium (IDSC) has sent an open letter to the RT Hon Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, urging that e-waste be included on the agenda at COP26. Electronic : The Fastest Growing Global Waste … Continue reading E-Waste Asked To Be On Cop26 Agenda →