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Rocket IT Business Podcast | Patrick Richardt | Spice & Advice Hot Wing Challenge | Ep 5
Day in and day out, Rocket IT team members are determined to find better ways to support clients and have a blast while doing so. In this episode of the Rocket IT Podcast, we’re making ourselves accountable for those two core values, and quite literally placing them where our mouths are.
Breaking tradition from previous installments, this segment features three engineers willing to place both their knowledge and taste buds on the line. While answering some of our listeners’ most burning technical questions, participants are tasked with simultaneously eating increasingly spicy wings. As the intensity of each question increases, so too does the heat of the sauce.
Read MoreRocket IT Business Podcast | Nick Masino | Developing Today’s Leaders for Tomorrow’s Growth | Ep 4
Facilitating community growth requires leaders who are mindful of the present, focused on the future, and eager to surround themselves with a team of high achievers. But when searching for individuals to encircle oneself, how can today’s decision makers ensure the next generation of aspiring leaders are not overlooked?
In episode four of the Rocket IT Podcast, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s newly elected President and CEO, Nick Masino, sits down with Rocket IT Founder and CEO, Matt Hyatt, to discuss the benefit peer learning can have on a team’s growth.
Read MoreThe Definitive Back to School App Guide
For those individuals who have been out of the education system for some time now, stepping into a modernized classroom may leave them feeling slightly bewildered. Where are the chalk-coated erasers, the spiral notebooks, and the crisp, red apples on the teachers’ desk? While you may be hard-pressed to find those apples in a traditional sense; one piece of technology, donning quite the similar name, has become commonplace in the classroom.
Along with its Android counterparts, the Apple iPhone has assisted in breaking down the communication barriers between students, teachers and parents. While the benefits of using a smartphone for educational purposes are readily apparent, an over-saturated marketplace of applications can make finding truly impactful apps somewhat difficult.
Read MoreRocket IT Business Podcast | Robin Bienfait | Cyber Considerations for Growing Companies | Ep 3
On this episode of the Rocket IT Podcast, Matt and Eric of Rocket IT sit down with Robin Bienfait, Founder and Accelerator of Atlanta Tech Park, and CEO of Emnovate, an executive advisory firm based inside the Park’s facilities.
As an executive from AT&T, Blackberry and Samsung, Robin has both led innovation from within corporations, as well as invested herself in innovative technologies outside of these corporate hubs. Now, in an effort to share her expertise, Robin has created an ecosystem that curates innovation, engages entrepreneurs and accelerates business growth.
Read MoreDoes Monitor Size Impact Productivity?
As the processing power of computers continues to increase, an emphasis has been placed on the speed in which individuals are able to complete standard workplace tasks.
While it is easy to assume that this escalation in productivity is directly correlated to the quickness of the PC, other technological elements may have an equally great impact on an individual’s cognitive abilities. By simply increasing the display space and resolution quality in which content is viewed, individuals may quickly find themselves adhering to a better workflow, while experiencing a greater sense of satisfaction.
Read MoreInstagram’s Recent Breach: How to Protect Your Data
When developing a relationship with another individual, it’s fair to say that some time is needed before you begin to share private information with the other party. That said, many social media sites expect a user to completely forgo this exploratory process, taking it upon good faith that the developers of the site have created an environment in which this information can be shared securely. Unfortunately, this is not always the case; and with information on expansive data breaches continuing to surface, users may quickly discover that their perceived trust with these organizations is easily violated.
Read MorePayroll Scams: How To Protect Your Business Against Them
With the abundance of personal information available online, cyber-criminals can easily impersonate victims to access sensitive data. While there are a variety of methods said scammers can use to ultimately lay claim to your hard-earned dollars, few are as cunning and inconspicuous as payroll scams.
Read MoreHealthy Tech Habits for the Summer — And Where To Break Bad Ones
With the school year coming to a close, children and teenagers around the nation rejoice at the prospect of having extended free time and fun throughout the upcoming weeks.
For many of these vacation-bound students, a significant amount of their leisure activities will take place in a digital realm, unlike any environment their parents experienced just a few decades prior. While, from the perspective of the guardian, limiting these technology-based interactions appears to be in the best interest of the child or teen, it’s important to understand the positive and negative impacts that this management may bring about.
Read MoreWindows 10 Easter Eggs: Discovering Microsoft’s Hidden Features
When someone mentions the words “Easter egg”, your first thoughts may bring about imagery of brightly colored eggs, waiting to be placed in well-hidden locations. While, in the traditional sense, this is correct, the modern-era has brought about a new definition for the term. Today, Easter eggs can refer to hidden features, placed secretly within a technology’s software or hardware.
Despite most major tech developers now including some form of Easter egg in their products, Microsoft is the master of embedding helpful features deep within its Windows operating system. Now, with Windows 7 soon reaching its end-of-life, Microsoft has almost entirely shifted its focus to Windows 10, resulting in a regular stream of newly updated Easter eggs.
While some of these hidden components are simply included for novelty purposes, others have the potential to positively impact your user experience. Therefore, Rocket IT has studied Microsoft’s extensive documentation, to bring you 10 Easter eggs to maximize your productivity.
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