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There's little doubt that Tik Tok has made a seriously big splash since it appeared a couple of years ago. However, the revelations that the Chinese were about to steal our identities caused it to be frowned on by some. It got to the point where Governments were talking about banning it from our devices unless it was bought by non-Chinese sources. So, it was inevitable, I guess, that someone would come up with an alternative pretty soon. LypStar is one of the first to raise its head and become a potential contender.   More

If there's one thing that the Covid-19 pandemic will do for business when all this is over, it will be to make it leaner and more efficient. So, the last thing that both the financial team and your employees want is to have more paperwork to slow them down. Expense management has long been a slow-moving process for many companies and often involves the lengthy process of manually handing over paper records before waiting for resolution from the finance team. For many companies it's a slow game of paper chase. Expense management apps have gone some way to speeding up this process over the ...  More

There's little doubt that streaming services have been some of the only success stories during the pandemic given that so many people have been stranded in home isolation on and off for the last few months. Because of its vast catalogue and ease of use, Netflix has probably cemented its place as the leader in the field. However, considering that It is pretty much the gold standard of tv and movie streaming services I'm surprised that there's a necessity for an app like this one...but clearly, there is. WhatsOnFlix? Is a new US Netflix companion app for Android and iOS that serves the ...  More

I think it was former General Electric CEO Jack Welch who once said: “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others” and never a truer word was said when it comes to business. The fact is, companies spend close to $400 million dollars each year on training via seminars and one on one sessions. The trouble with that is, much of it is aimed at the wrong audience and its often the 'elder statesmen' who go to those things. Business is changing these days and leaders are getting younger. Let's not forget ...  More

Well, we've all seen our worlds turned upside down over the last year or so, haven't we? The Covid-19 pandemic has seen jobs lost and many businesses running at half pace while others have disappeared completely. Governments have been stretched to the limit trying to keep workers in employment and some workers have been encouraged - especially in the entertainment industries - to retrain for a completely different career. So, if you are in that position, how do you get yourself back on your feet and into meaningful employment again? You can either go through the usual channels where you ...  More

When I was a lad, coding was known simply as computer programming. These days, according to Wikipedia, computer programming is the process of designing and building an executable computer program in order to accomplish a specific task, while the language it's written in is known as coding. It's the art of finding a sequence of instructions that tell a computer what to do in order to achieve a desired result. Computer programming used to be solely the destination of university students but these days, kids can go to coding camp in their school holidays to learn how to design games and ...  More

What is it with social media anyway? Every different site has its own set of viewing variables. Some are viewed in landscape, some can only be seen in vertical and each has its own sizing characteristics. It's a bit of a pain in the ass if you need to post visuals because each one begs for a slightly different sizing or aspect ratio. If you are an advertiser working across all your social media accounts you'll find that your work load has increased three fold. Well, hold your horses there, because it all just became a fair bit easier.   More

With so many companies around the world being affected by the pandemic it's no wonder that there's been a bit of a problem in getting relevant information out there to your workforce. Zoom seems to have become the go-to platform to communicate with your team. However, that has its own problems. For a start, it requires everyone to be in front of their camera at a certain time of day so that you can get your message across. This either means a disruption of the working day or the 'meeting' takes place out of office hours. Another problem lies in the fact that so many companies have staff ...  More

There are a great many lessons that can be learned from the pandemic of 2019-20 (and 2021, if it comes to that.) On the personal side, patience, self-discipline and the ability to be able to listen to and trust experts are the things that immediately come to mind. However, when it comes to our working lives, there's little doubt that things are going to have to change rather radically over the coming years. With many companies having staff working all over the world, there has long been the inconvenience of having remote workers in far-flung territories on top of office-based staff in ...  More

According to recent sales figures, online sales figures in June increased by 76% compared to the previous year. That's an astonishing amount. While the July figures dropped back to a 55% increase - due to stores reopening across the country - it still signifies that people are favouring online sales rather than visiting a Main Street store. So, one would have to say that, if you have a product or service to sell, it's never been more important to have an online presence. Many have avoided having a website for a number of reasons. Some are freelancers or sole business people who don't think ...  More