Why Time Clocks are Important to Businesses
November 24, 2022
“Why do managers need to know the exact times I come into work and leave?” For many typical hourly employees, clocking in and out of work is viewed as a barely concealed annoyance at best. They may think management is trying to micromanage them, spy, or simply being nosy. These are misplaced…
Can Screen Glare be a Health Issue? (And its Solution)
November 17, 2022
Suffering a headache? Neck and shoulder pain? And your colleagues are complaining of similar issues as well? Before you grab that bottle of aspirin, you may want to call IT about screen glare from your computer monitor or flat screen. That’s what we will talk about today, from its causes, how…
How Hotels and Hospitals Benefit from Smart Room Technologies
November 15, 2022
The Internet of Things (IoT) and smart devices are already finding their way in manufacturing through smart factories and industrial computers. Service-oriented industries like hospitality and healthcare have taken notice and look to apply the technology to their businesses. We cover a specific…
The Simple Difference between Rugged and Industrial Computers
November 10, 2022
You have been tasked to find new computers for the company’s manufacturing plants as part of a predictive analytics project. Off-the-shelf brands are off the table – the plants are working away 24/7 with many located in hostile climes like the middle of a desert. So you turn to commercial…
Water Desalination – Making Seawater Drinkable for a Thirsty World
November 8, 2022
Over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. Yet modern civilization can only access less than a percent to keep people hydrated, water crops, cool power plants, etc. Why is that? Today we answer that question, why we’ll need more fresh water in the coming years, and how water…
Understanding Dust’s Effects on PCs (and How to Prevent It)
November 1, 2022
From smartphones, PCs, to massive server complexes, computers play a critical role in today’s world. Yet they are all vulnerable to the near-invisible dust found all around us. It can slow the functionality of computers to a crawl which costs time and money. It can even jeopardize lives in critical…
Four Stages in Electric Car Manufacturing
October 18, 2022
Did you know there are 36 electric car companies in the US alone? Besides EV giant Tesla, and “legacy” automakers like US automakers Ford and General Motors, there are Japanese-based Aspark, Chinese Byton, and Croatian Rimac to name a few. So how do so many automakers build their EVs? We cover the…
Best Practices for Batteries in Medical Computers & Tablets
October 11, 2022
Batteries power today’s electronics like laptops, the ever-present smartphone, to even the medical computers vital to many hospital computer systems. Without them, the device is basically an expensive piece of junk. Yet how does a battery work? And why are most using lithium as their key…
Aquaculture: Solution to World’s Future Food Demands
September 27, 2022
How do you feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050? That’s the question on people’s minds as the current global population of 8 billion continues to grow. Many nations are looking to the world’s oceans for answers. We’ll be covering their efforts in aquaculture from what it is, the various forms, to…
Defining Computer Reliability
June 21, 2022
Imagine you launch the messaging app on your phone and it turns on the camera instead. Or your laptop only powers up 30 percent of the time. Neither of these scenarios would be a pleasant experience. Most of us would probably ditch the offending device into the nearest trash bin. We expect our…
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