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“Hello?” “Hello?” “Hey, so I-“ “What’s up-“ “Oh sorry you go first-” “Go ahead, man” “Hahaha” “Hahaha” For most computer users, Skype has been a staple application for close to a decade, and while it has great functionalities and user interface we always want a tech alternative, whether it’s Internet browsers, social media platforms, or […]

A virtual meeting is unlikely to replace in-person meetings entirely, but with rapid expansion and developing technologies, companies are cutting costs conducting virtual meetings while team members are geographically apart. While effective meetings generally follow a similar guideline, doing virtual work in the online meeting room can present a unique set of challenges -- here […]

Does your attention tend to slump later in the day? Is the "3PM wall" a real thing? Just when IS the best time to meet?

With so many video conferencing software options on the market, it can be tough to tell which ones are truly worth your while...

Some time around 1930, JRR Tolkien started off the whole Lord of the Rings series by telling his children bed time stories about a little character he called "The Hobbit." He'd been dreaming up the world of the Hobbit since he was a child himself. In doing so, Tolkien pretty much invented the whole "Fantasy […]

The Borg are a highly evolved species of cybernetic organisms in the Star Trek Universe whose goal is to "Achieve perfection." They generously offer to assimilate less perfect species into their collective. Sometimes the inferior species (like humans) aren't so keen on being drones in a perfect collective. In 2013, TV Guide named the Borg […]

A writer I know wrote a book sitting at her landlord's dining table in Ontario, then flew to a beach cabin in Bali and wrote the sequel. Meanwhile, she's an employee of a publishing house in New York City. She goes in to "the office" about twice a year. The job of "escritor" has evolved […]

Technology has advanced so fast that people seldom take a breath to realize how fast it’s developing. The embodiment of that progress is the smartphone, which is highly relied upon in modern times. People have been using smartphones now just about anything as its involvement in daily life is gradually increasing.  A part of that […]

From talking into Nokia ‘brick’ to texting on a T9 on your Motorola Razr, mobile communication technology has come a long way. Nowadays, Skyfall Blue can use our phone to browse the web, play games and go on social media. Talking and Texting still remain a huge reason why we carry our phone around but […]

Conference Like a Rock Star: 6 Easy Steps to Excellent Conference Calls It’s hard to make it past the coffeehouse and shopping mall circuit if you’re a musician that lacks connection to the audience. After all, it’s the listeners that make you famous, and they need to be entertained. It’s the same with the conference […]