Category: Career

Microsoft’s Touch-First Modern Office Suite Revealed in Documents

May 18, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

It’s been a year and a half since Microsoft released Windows 8 and its “Modern” interface to the world, but we’re still yet to see a touch-first interface emerge for the company’s Office suite, until now. In what can be only described as a slightly odd move, Microsoft Research has published an extensive document that details the company’s plans for ink-based computing but also happens to show screenshots of what appears to be our first glimpse at a truly touch-first Office interface. The PDF document, which goes into a lot of detail about how Microsoft believes ink based computing should work, shows many screenshots from the main Office products, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel but specifically focuses on how…

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Microsoft’s touch-first Modern Office suite revealed in documents

Fastest Way to Board a Plane

May 11, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

Previous studies have already established that a passenger with two items of hand luggage takes 60 per cent longer to board a plane than one with no bags Photo: GETTY IMAGES Airline passengers should be allocated seats based on how much carry-on luggage they have, according to scientists who devised a formula for speedy boarding. Lengthy queues at departure gates could be substantially cut by spreading passengers with several bags around the cabin and ensuring they sit in window seats wherever possible, they said. Allied with other tricks such as asking passengers in window seats to board first and those in the aisle last, experts estimate carriers could passengers’ waiting time by more than 25 per cent. The system currently used by most airlines of calling passengers at…

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Fastest way to board a plane

Marketing Can No Longer Rely on the Funnel

May 8, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

One of the central concepts of marketing and sales is the funnel through which companies are supposed to systematically move prospects from awareness through consideration to purchase. But consumers are now more informed, connected, and empowered than ever. Does the funnel still work in a digital, social, mobile age? We asked some of the leading marketers in the world – from companies like Google, Intuit, Sephora, SAP, Twitter, and Visa – to assess the relevance of the marketing funnel. What we found says as much about the future of business as it does about the future of marketing. According to these marketers, the primary problem with the funnel is that the buying process is no longer linear. Prospects don’t just enter at the top of …

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Marketing Can No Longer Rely on the Funnel

Want Help With Your Freelance Business Management? Try Motiv (sponsored)

May 5, 2014 / Paul / 0 Comments

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Use the ‘Eisenhower Box’ to Stop Wasting Time and Be More Productive

April 30, 2014 / Daniel / 0 Comments

Dwight Eisenhower lived one of the most productive lives you can imagine. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving two terms from 1953 to 1961. During his time in office, he launched programs that directly led to the development of the Interstate Highway System in the United States, the launch of the internet (DARPA), the exploration of space (NASA), and the peaceful use of alternative energy sources (Atomic Energy Act). Before becoming president, Eisenhower was a five-star general in the United States Army, served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, and was responsible for planning and executing invasions of North Africa, France, and Germany. At other points along the way, he served as President of Columbia University…

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