With the increase in the utilization of online services by businesses and organizations, it is important for job seekers to note that many companies have decided to opt for online interviews, contrary to the normal face to face interviews, especially amidst the COVID-19 times. Making an excellent impression on a recruiter online can be tricky but it is not impossible.…
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Ministry of ICT and National Guidance through The National ICT Initiatives Support Programmes (NIISP) has issued an emergency call for Digital Solutions to support the fight against the Coronavirus(COVID-19) Pandemic under the following areas. Health Systems: Disease testing, treatment, and management Public Health Surveillance and Contact Tracing Relief and aid receipt and distribution solutions. Public Service Delivery Digital Education platforms…
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Facebook recognizes that it’s important to take a break from social media not only for spending time with family or productivity but also for mental health. Because of this, it’s added a new “Quiet Mode” timer to help curb your time on the Facebook app. Enabling Quiet Mode will mute notifications for the time you specify. If you try to…
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AGENCIES – You can’t walk into the intensive care units at St. Luke’s University Health Network because of concerns overspreading the novel coronavirus. But if you did, you’d see something new amid the beds, medical equipment and tubes. It’s a device with Microsoft’s Teams software running. Over the past couple months, the hospital network — like so many of us…
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Mergers and acquisitions largely grinded to a halt at the end of March, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, but today comes news of a deal out of Europe that underscores where pockets of activity are still happening. Avira, a cybersecurity company based out of Germany that provides antivirus, identity management, and other tools both…
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Software giant, Microsoft has announced that it will be rolling out a new money management feature called Money in Excel, as part of its new software cloud service – Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365). According to Microsoft, Microsoft 365 will be available 0n April 21st 2020, and will first be rolled out in the United States. Money in…
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the media has been filled with claims that the virus is directly linked to the introduction of the 5G technology. However, several platforms like Science Alert , Aljazeera, CNET News, and CNN among others have dismissed these claims as baseless conspiracy theories under the argument that the disease exists even in countries that…
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Due to the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, businesses and organizations have embraced technology to aid them in working with their teams remotely. One of the popular technologies is online meetings using the Zoom Meetings and chat application. Zoom is basically an enterprise video and audio-conferencing online meeting application that has inbuilt meeting functions similar to those of a…
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What do you do with your old Android phones or tablets? That question usually prompts three tired answers. You might trade them in for a new purchase. Or you could resell them for cash. Probably, though, you will just stuff them in a drawer as emergency backups. Better options that would let you continue to get value from your aging…
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Facebook has finally launched its Messenger App for desktop that will enable you to communicate with friends and family across the world. The app is now available on the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, lets you start video calls, just like on the mobile and web versions. It also includes a dark mode, which Facebook has been rolling out as one of…
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