Friday, May 17, 2024
It may have been more than 400 years ago that philosopher Sir Frances Bacon is believed to have coined the phrase ‘knowledge is power', but these words are no less relevant today, especially in the business world. In an ever-more competitive marketplace, knowing and understanding your rivals, and using this […]
While the housing market is still a whirlwind of chaos in much of the country, Phoenix seems to be smoothing out…at least a little bit. This is good since the housing market crashed hit here hardest of all. Foreclosure rates are going down. The job market is growing, which means […]
In Hong Kong, anyone seeking employment, looking to improve or expand a skillset, or forge a career path would consider ERB courses as an important resource. The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) co-ordinates, funds and monitors job training courses and provides employment services to prepare job seekers to meet the challenges […]
For those who have never experienced a storm in their entire lives, they will never know the paralyzing fear of victims when their safety is hanging by a thin thread and their lives could be lost at any minute or second. Such must be the turmoil of those who lived […]
It is hard to rise up from the ruins of what was once your home and your livelihood. People from the Philippines have the momentary spotlight in that regard, as they struggle to build their lives up from square one. Nature was particularly cruel to this island nation; after the […]
Global Positioning System (GPS) may be a space-based satellite navigation system [it's a system of satellites that give autonomous geo-spatial positioning with international coverage. It permits tiny electronic receivers to see their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to high exactness (within a couple of meters) exploitation time signals transmitted on […]
Catering is an excellent way for businesses and individuals in the food business to expand their services. Caterers ease the stress and hassle of preparing and presenting food for events by delivering it in the most delectable fashion. Of course, not everyone can just fulfill the duties of a caterer, […]
Alterations to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules are set to go into full effect on September 23, 2013 and it has been made abundantly clear that ignorance will not be an acceptable excuse for noncompliance. The original HIPAA rules were amended back in January […]
Our nation was built and continues to grow on the foundation of creativity and innovation. We are dreamers as well as doers. Once a promising vision has been formed, we are able to bring it to fruition. This is largely thanks to our expert force of technical workers and engineers. […]
Commercial buildings are an environmental concern because they are responsible for substantial carbon emission levels. Immediate action is required to inculcate carbon saving strategies and reduction of carbon emission from commercial buildings. However, the parties involved in these structures act as a barrier in the implementation of these energy saving […]
2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated daily around the world. The data are received from every digital equipment and devices that we use everyday from climate information, digital pictures, social network posts, shared, files, uploaded and downloaded music, transaction records, GPS and such. These different types of information are […]
Although healthcare seems like a strange industry to be affected by cyber-attacks it is actually becoming one that is at high risk for exploitation. This fact is exemplified even further with the implementation of the ACA. If you're like most folks, you're probably asking yourself, "What are cyber-attacks and just how […]