Gone are the days when project management used to be a task confined to doing up and down in front of the project manager, noting down the assigned work of the day on papers, writing daily report at the end of the day, submitting those etc. This is the era of web based project management [...]
Microsoft Windows Vista, the next version of Windows, is scheduled to arrive in H2 2006. Vista is loaded with new technologies, the most visible being an enhanced graphical user interface. Vista’s user interface improves rendering of text, allows smooth, eye-pleasing window transition effects, and utilizes high-resolution icons.
Icon in Windows Vista Explorer
Windows Vista Explorer makes use [...]
The title of “software engineer” has got to be among the most highly abused in the corporate high-tech world. It’s also one of the most popular.
And why not? It sounds a lot better than “computer programmer,” and it looks much better on one’s business card. Unfortunately, it’s often inaccurate. Engineering is, [...]
Direct Response Business writing is different to ordinary business writing and many of the automatic features in Word are an absolute nightmare!
In the first of this series of mini-articles I explained how to stop Word being ‘bossy’ and taking over your document.
Now you can discover 24 of the keyboard shortcuts (split into 5 categories) you [...]
Advantages of Using Human Resources Software
There are dozens of human resources software packages available today to meet the needs of the small and large HR professional alike. Why invest in a Human Resource Information System (HRIS)?
A detailed and flexible software program can help you manage staff records, navigate personnel information, track payroll data and [...]
One of the fun parts of owning a computer is, of course, access to the internet. The worldwide web is chock full of useful information, readily available at your fingertips! It is also home to potentially lethal viruses, many of which can wreak havoc on your system within moments. The following four programs can help [...]
In previous short articles we have been discussing the options for international company (branches of multinationals with headquarters in US, UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain) to implement so-called localized MRP in Brazil. We covered Microsoft Dynamics NAV, AX, CRM. This small article is dedicated to SAP and its mid-market and small-to-midmarket MRP [...]
Speaking of outsourcing I mean a wider sense than just hiring of manpower from abroad for some remote work. I can mark out four types here:
1. Outsourcing itself. A US or Western Europe company (let’s call it “the West”) hires an employee from Eastern Europe, Asia, etc., i. e. from a country with more poor economy [...]
Foreign Exchange (FOREX) Trading is the trade of international currencies. Because of the different market hours around the world, there are always open opportunities almost every hour of the day. Just like every other industry, technology has shared innovations that allow traders and brokers to continually make transactions. With the continuous rise in popularity [...]
Let’s face it. Nobody likes doing their taxes. It’s bad enough that we have to pay them but to be forced to put in countless hours of preparation and filing is just adding insult to injury. Fortunately, there is a piece of software that helps ease the blow and it is probably [...]