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Back to school is for everyone It's that time of year again - back to school! Whether you find yourself waiting at the bus stop or not, all of our lives change a bit in the fall. We go from vacations, getaway weekends and BBQ's to structure, project deadlines and responsibilities. Everyone's focus seems to change as September rolls around and the feeling around the office is different. Life inevitably becomes more structured as we struggle to find our focus again after beaches, mountains and Disney trips. In the fall, instead of planning a beach weekend I am balancing work and football games, band practices and cheer practices. Don't get me wrong, I love watching my kids participate in sports and in all their activities, but it takes much more organization to keep everything on track! While technology can get sometimes get a bad rep, one of the things that I've realized is how much easier it makes my life when it works well. There is so much out there that is available to help us stay motivated and be more productive. Just a small example of how technology can help is Siri (or Cortana, or Alexa) putting things in my calendar. Although it's not difficult to enter something, it can be time consuming when you are in a hurry and it is easier to think I'll just enter it later. And then of course is the dreaded apology when you miss the appointment because you realize you never actually did open your calendar! With Siri I don't worry about that anymore. One of my other favorite time savers is having 3 screens on my desk. To be honest, I never even thought about 3 using screens at once. When I first walked into my office here, it seemed like something from a movie scene. Little did I know how much more productive it could make me. Thankfully EZ Micro is filled with tech savvy geniuses who did know and are always trying to make life simpler and more efficient! So, as we adjust to the colder weather and our more productive selves, I'd love to hear what helps you the most - or even better what frustrates you the most! Send me your stories (hspear@ezmicro.com) about how technology helps or hinders you as you find ways to get back to productivity in the fall. We will feature the best stories in next month's newsletter and everyone who emails will get a surpise gift. |
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First foot on the field, last to leave... Clover Life Consulting Group |
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Leadership. In today's landscape of social pontificating about every possible sensitivity to just about every sect of human existence, the concept of leadership seems to be getting a small resurgence as a concept in the social media landscape... but ya gotta look for it... to that end, this post will give a quick breakdown of the basics that every leader should work to embrace in both the work place and personal life. Let us begin. |
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10 Phone and Laptop Problems You Shouldn't Ignore By David Nield |
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If you own a phone or a computer (and we're assuming you do) there are bugs and annoyances that you just have to learn to live with. On the flip side, there are also problems that hint at something much more serious going on with your device—issues you shouldn't learn to live with, but should address at the earliest opportunity. |
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Each month we will feature one of our employees favorite aps! If you are like me you are always looking to see what is out there. Cozi App |
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What Would You Do With a Third, Mind-Controlled, Robotic Limb? By Carl Engelking |
Just imagine what you could do with a third arm. You could sip coffee and type an email. You could scratch your nose and play Call of Duty. You could solve the Rubik's cube and conduct a symphony. You could play Ping-Pong and knit a sweater. Clearly, we could all use a third arm. Fortunately, giving us a hand with a third arm might be a promise science can deliver on, like, soon. That's because engineers at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute in Japan recently showed off a brain-machine interface that allows them to complete two different tasks using their fleshy arms in concert with a third, mind-controlled robotic arm. |
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