Infographic: How Home Automation Can Help You Save Energy and Money


Lighting is responsible for 15% of worldwide energy use. If you would like to reduce your carbon footprint and consume less energy in your home, using a smart lighting system could be the perfect choice. To illustrate, you can set the system to turn off the lights when there’s no one at home, or you can turn off the lights yourself remotely through an associated app. In addition to the system’s energy benefits, you can enhance your home’s security, as the system turns on the lights whenever there’s someone at home. You can also adjust the color and brightness in every room.

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What is CART Transcription and Who Can Benefit from It?


Communication access real-time translation transcription or better known as CART transcription is a service that instantly translates speech into text. This piece of advanced software is being used largely to help deaf/hearing impaired individuals in several industries throughout the world to great effect.

In this article, we are going to look at how some of the CART features are a huge plus to people and how they benefit from it.

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Using Predictive Product Recommendations to Increase Your Email Conversions


What if we told you that you have the potential to know what your customers want before they even realize it? Imagine how sending the right products at the right time could improve your email conversion rates.

Well, with the help of predictive product recommendations, this can become a reality in your email marketing. By using this predictive, data-driven tactic, you can provide your customers with a more personalized experience while limiting the manual lift on your teams.

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What Does Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Whaling Attacks


Hacking attempts are more prominent than ever before. A Panda Security study found that 230,000 new malware samples are being launched each day, and 27% of all malware in existence was created in 2015 alone. There is a hacking attack every 39 seconds, and cybercrime is even more profitable than the illegal drug trade.

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3 Essential WordPress Development Tips


WordPress is a staggeringly popular CMS (Content Management System) that runs almost 20 million websites around the world and approximately 2.75 million blog posts are published using WordPress every day. Alongside security and a plethora of supporting apps and plugins that make site development a lot more efficient, the huge user base means it’s not too hard to find support from the WordPress community at large. Here are a few tips to help you navigate the world of WordPress and maximize the success of your website.

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How You Can Connect Your Home in the Digital Age


Homeowners consume a fair amount of energy to keep their homes functional and comfortable for their families. Smart home devices, however, can help reduce energy consumption. For example, automated blinds, smart lights, a smart thermostat, smart fridge, smart outlets, and other devices can help homeowners cut back on electricity and HVAC system energy consumption. These smart devices allow you to program them to be used in a particular way and can even automatically adjust how much energy they use based on your daily activities. Take advantage of smart home devices to keep your energy consumption in check.

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The Rise of Advanced Technology Instruments in Healthcare and Environmental Industries


Healthcare and environmental industries are going through renaissance recently with the introduction of advanced technology that is enabling design of new instrument. These advanced instruments enable those working in the design, manufacturing, testing or support do their job more efficiently and with accuracy not seen in the past. They are also responsible for improving the safety and security of the individuals as well as facilities. Here are few of those instruments that show how they can be used in various applications.

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What Does Big Data Analytics Mean for SMBs?


Big data was born in the clasps of a big corporation, and for a long time, resided solely in the hands of similarly large companies. Before the advent of cloud computing, virtually every business that needed to process data had to own a server.

The problem that arose whenever a small business attempted the same was the expensive servers – both in terms of the initial cost and the cost of maintenance.

Things have changed quite considerably since 2004 when Hadoop was first launched. Processing and computing power have become cheap enough that any business that needs to can access big data analytics whenever they want.

So, what does the sudden availability of big data to SMBs mean?

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Technologies Enhanced by Robotic Process Automation


Robotic Process Automation (RPA) affects almost every industry and dramatically enhances a vast number of technologies. First, we’ll go over what exactly it is. 

Then we’ll take a more specific look at what technologies are being affected by it, and we’ll wrap up with more information about how you can acquire software that performs these operations!

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How Does Flash Storage Compare to the Cloud?


Cloud technology—simply known as “the cloud” in casual conversation—is rapidly rising as a storage solution for all kinds of media. However, many business owners are reluctant to trust the cloud with the entirety of their company’s data (and for good reason). That being said, hard disk drive (HDD) storage is quickly falling out of fashion for businesses of every size.

Though not exactly new, flash storage is a modern, popular form of storage in business and has several benefits over both the cloud and HDD. In this article, we’ll take a look at all three but mainly focus on flash and the cloud.

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