Technology
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Picking the Best Communication Platform For Each Situation
We are lucky to live in a time when we have an abundance of digital communications tools at our fingertips. However, the thing with tools is they each have a purpose they are best suited towards. The same is true for when it comes to deciding whether you will communicate with your colleagues by video…
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For Many in the Philadelphia Suburbs, Broadband Isn’t as Broad as It Should Be
Despite nearly full coverage of the region with broadband internet, the digital divide still represents a major problem. Nearly a quarter of the local population of Philadelphia’s “collar counties” are in a digital desert, according the Philadelphia Patch. The digital divide highlights how differences in access to computers and broadband internet create barriers to opportunities…
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Media-Based Web Design/SEO Company Boosts Local Businesses’ Online Traffic
Located in the middle of Media Borough is a small web design, development, and SEO firm called Media Proper. For two decades, the Media Proper team has been using customized, comprehensive approaches to search engine optimization (SEO) as a way to boost the organic traffic of their clients’ websites. SEO may be the most cost-effective…
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Leading Global Retailers Use KOP-Based Qlik to Drive More Value from Their Data
Retailers are rapidly adopting King of Prussia-based Qlik as part of their effort to maximize the value of real-time data for decision-making. Over the past two quarters, retailers have been eager to realize Qlik’s vision of Active Intelligence, which is the ability to leverage real-time, up-to-date information to inform decision-making, and trigger downstream business events…
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PTZOptics to Host Worship Summit Live This Week; Nominate a Leader at Your Church to Honor Their Work
PTZOptics will host the sixth edition of Worship Summit Live, the only professional development event specifically aimed at educating Houses of Worship on church production and livestreaming technologies for their congregations, on Thursday, May 20 from 12-5 PM. Speakers will demonstrate the best practices for recording and livestreaming worship celebrations. Attendees can view technical sessions…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: How Administrators Can Use Zoom Services to Optimize Their Day
Everyone is well aware of the advantages of doing video calls with Zoom, but some people might not realize how many other features from Zoom could make their day easier. For administrators and assistants, the full features of Zoom will have you wondering why you weren’t taking advantage of them sooner. First, there is Zoom…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Concerned About Returning to the Noise of a Busy Office? “Sound Masking” Could Help
If you’ve grown used to the quiet of working at home, the thought of returning to an office with other people might make you concerned about having to readjust to trying to tune out other people’s conversations so you can get some work done. You may be surprised to learn that the solution to this…
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Media-Based Freya Systems Explores Future of A.I. During Philly Tech Week with Webinar on Tuesday
Artificial intelligence and data science technologies are changing businesses of all types and sizes. Freya Systems, a data analytics and software development company based in Media, will host a webinar on Tuesday, May 11 from 5-7 PM that helps business owners and leaders understand these changes and highlights current and future applications of advanced data…
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Downingtown-Based Haverford Systems Sets Up Local College for Success with Long-Term Hybrid Learning
Downingtown-based Haverford Systems was instrumental in Rosemont College’s efforts to develop a successful system for long-term hybrid learning, according to a staff report from Commercial Integrator magazine. Rosemont has adopted a hybrid model as the new long-term model of teaching. This allows educators to teach classes with both in-person and remote students present. The college…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: After the Pandemic How Will Offices Be Changing to Accommodate Hybrid Work?
Pandemic life has been tumultuous, but has also been an interesting experiment for the workforce to see just how many careers can actually be performed remotely. With that newfound knowledge, it’s expected even after the pandemic that many positions will remain remote for the sake of convenience. Which leaves people wondering, what will become of…
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Tech Tips with Margaret: Is Your Job in Jeopardy from Artificial Intelligence?
Advancing technology has enhanced many areas of our lives. But there is no denying new tech has also changed some workplaces to the point of eliminating roles formerly performed by people. Now with artificial intelligence improving every year, it has some fearing it could lead to widespread replacement of workers in favor of machines. Nikolas…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: How Will Your Company Handle Remote Work After the Pandemic Ends?
While we’re all hoping for much of life to return to how it used to be after the pandemic ends, the changes we’ve seen to the workplace have not been all bad. In fact, many analysts are predicting some form of remote work is here to stay and that that isn’t a bad thing. The…
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Tech Tips By Margaret: The Rules for Virtual Meetings That Nobody Taught You
Many people have had to adjust to their work or school being virtual for over a year now, so they might believe they’ve got it all figured out at this point. Yet the reality is this situation is still very new for everyone, people are still figuring out the rules, and there isn’t a whole…
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Laptops Are Better, Faster, Stronger in This Upper Darby Grad’s Hands, and Free to Those Who Need Them
“Ten people without internet access is too much. The way I see this is you change one person’s life, they’ll change another life, or another 10,” says Hai Thai. Thai, a 1996 graduate of Upper Darby High School, refurbishes donated laptops, then gives them away for free, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With…
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StreamGeeks to Host Webinar About Surging Popularity of Esports Programs in Schools on April 29
The StreamGeeks, a West Chester-based group of video production experts dedicated to helping businesses discover the power of live streaming, will host an educational webinar about the surging popularity of Esports programs on April 29 at 1 PM. The webinar will feature StreamGeeks founder Paul Richards, the author of Esports Edu: Exploring the Intersection of…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Exploring New Techniques for Interactive Learning from Afar
With many companies having to do layoffs over the last year it has often fallen to the remaining employees to pick up the slack. This means job roles have become blurred and workers are having to develop new skills to stay relevant. Natasha Serafimovska of Raconteur discussed this, citing how the World Economic Forum is…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Microsoft is Reimagining the Employee Experience with Viva
Companies have not been able to avoid the fact that the pandemic has required a shift in how employees operate. Sure, work continues to get done, but many workers are feeling disconnected, burnt out, and just frustrated trying to juggle the mingling of their home and job. Microsoft is already a trusted source for helping…
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Qlik Executive Named One of the World’s Top 100 Women in Technology
In honor of Women’s History Month, Technology Magazine is celebrating the female leaders all over the globe who are having the biggest impact on technology. As such, the magazine has unveiled its list of the Top 100 Women in Technology, and Poornima Ramaswamy, the Executive Vice President of Global Solutions and Partners at Qlik, ranks…
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