Category Archives: Business Tips

IT TIP: Free Software – How Safe it is?

When should you use free software over purchased versions and are they safe? These are questions many of us often consider when looking at purchasing software for our systems. As a programmer and a mother I have a few tips for you which may help you answer these questions....

Read more

Gender Emotional Cycles and their effect on Business

It is an accepted fact, that women of a certain age can have monthly cycles and hormonal changes that affect their whole personality and in fact their business performance.  35 years of employing both men and women has taught me that cyclic behaviour due to hormonal and on effected...

Read more

IT Geeks Drives me Crazy!

I have decided to ‘come out’, I am a Geek who has been in hiding, and today I have been forced to face it.  I have had to recognize this due to my inability to communicate with the general populace has been proven to me today. So I write...

Read more

Amazon Workspace – Printer Solution

Workspaces are great – Until you have to control the printer / scanner in the office, the answer to this can be a challenge. The issue only exists if the client wishes to really use their printer, e.g. scan, change paper size, duplexing, stapling etc.  To do this is...

Read more

Are you sure your business data is safe?

Or is it just what you have been told? If I had a $1000 for each business that told me its data was safe, and then I found out that it was not, I would be able to buy a new house – Truly. So why is it that...

Read more

Women: Best choice for IT Industry

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and even though my son forgot, and frankly I did not have a very good day I spent time considering what it is like being a mother and being employed in IT. I have raised a son, for the majority of his school and high...

Read more

How a Business Cope with Staff Loss

2 weeks ago, one of my Key staff  in fact a person I have been training for 3 years to replace myself was head hunted and decided to go with the offer given to him. This was a shock and a blow not only to myself, but to clients...

Read more

Traits of a Not-So Average Entrepreneur

In this modern time of creating a potential business empire, hardwork is not enough for entrepreneurial success. Most of the time, it requires a centered mind and a handful of skill set to establish your business. Let us focus on what traits entrepreneurs should possess to make him extraordinary...

Read more

Excel and Access: Perfect Together

As a frequent Microsoft Office user, we got Excel and Access to take care of our tables, charts, and data. Oftentimes, we don’t know which one to use since both of them are good to handle business information. The good thing however is that you can connect your Excel...

Read more

7 Great Ideas to Earn Money Online

Nowadays, people spend 5 or more hours online for browsing, watching videos, reading articles, and update their social accounts. Have you ever thought that you can use the internet to make money online? At this point, you might have read ideas about startups, studied your target market, or might...

Read more