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What is VPN and how it works

What is VPN and how it works

You may have already faced a situation when in the process of surfing the internet you have been denied access to a site. Or it turned out that your correspondence, money transfers and other data was disclosed to a third party. All this is due to the fact that your service provider cannot guarantee complete safety of you surfing […]
IT outsourcing: how and why

IT outsourcing: how and why

Why would my company need IT outsourcing:   Release IT staff from routine or non–core tasks Concentrate on the main functions and aims of your business Reduce the financial burden on the company Make use of highly specialized IT professionals without the need of hiring and maintaining your own staff It is quite real to achieve all of the above with […]
Windows 10: Anniversary update – What’s new? (Part 2)

Windows 10: Anniversary update – What’s new? (Part 2)

We have already had a brief review of Windows 10 changes introduced with Anniversary update, released in the beginning of August. Now, after we had some time to play with it, we can take a closer look at what had been changed in Windows 10.   The first thing we noticed last time was the change of Start menu design, however […]
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Wireless technologies, how it works

Modern technology has much simplified our everyday tasks. Wireless technologies have contributed a lot to this, being one of the most advanced and fastest growing in demand. Wireless technology made it a lot easier to unite different kinds of devices under one group in order to share information. This all works wirelessly, allowing the connected devices to stay […]
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POP3 vs IMAP

Setting up an email account in one of the email clients, you might have been wondering, what is POP3 & IMAP, and which one is better? The answer to this question is simple – it all depends on your preferences. POP3 (Post Office Protocol) pulls all email messages from the mail server and stores them in a mail […]
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Outsourcing history

We have already had a review of such business mechanism as outsourcing, but today we want to talk about its evolution and why it became so popular within a decade.   Growth of Internet connection speed and global Internet coverage, brought to business life new tendencies such as WFH (Work from home) and later evolved to outsourcing. First, […]
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USB cables and connectors – types, differences, characteristics

There are several types of USB connectors (Universal Serial Bus – Universal Serial Bus), that can be divided into three generations – USB v1.1, USB v2.0 and USB v3.0.   Version v1.1 is rarely used nowadays because of its very low data transfer rate (12 Mbit/ s). It is mostly used for compatibility purposes. The next generation – USB 2.0 is now, maybe, […]
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Every note with Evernote? What alternatives do you have?

Recently, one of the first truly successful startups – notes storage service Evernote – has announced major changes in their tariff plans. I will not try to analyze all possible causes of this event, Evernote has changed the terms of service use many times, but it’s the first time that these changes affect basic functionality. The key innovation here is that […]
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First sight at Windows 10 Anniversary Update

The major Windows 10 update, a so called Anniversary update that we wrote about some time ago, has been finally released. It’s true that its beta version was available for some time, but starting August the 2nd , its final version is available and is being delivered to users through Windows Update.   However, it looks like that the update […]
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Outsourcing in numbers

Outsourcing is a huge and still growing part of the technology business. Despite multiple challenges and risks, industry players are actively including outsourcing to their business model. By doing this, companies are not only looking for lowering their expenses but targeting for improved processes and better performance.   For the past fifteen years outsourcing growth was rapid […]