Technology
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Tech Tips With Margaret: After the Pandemic How Will Offices Be Changing to Accommodate Hybrid Work?
Pandemic life has been tumultuous, but has also been an interesting experiment for the workforce to see just how many careers can actually be performed remotely. With that newfound knowledge, it’s expected even after the pandemic that many positions will remain remote for the sake of convenience. Which leaves people wondering, what will become of…
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Tech Tips with Margaret: Is Your Job in Jeopardy from Artificial Intelligence?
Advancing technology has enhanced many areas of our lives. But there is no denying new tech has also changed some workplaces to the point of eliminating roles formerly performed by people. Now with artificial intelligence improving every year, it has some fearing it could lead to widespread replacement of workers in favor of machines. Nikolas…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: How Will Your Company Handle Remote Work After the Pandemic Ends?
While we’re all hoping for much of life to return to how it used to be after the pandemic ends, the changes we’ve seen to the workplace have not been all bad. In fact, many analysts are predicting some form of remote work is here to stay and that that isn’t a bad thing. The…
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Free Tech Overhaul — $50,000 in Consultation and Hardware — Is Up For Grabs
Three Bucks County service providers — Libertas Consulting, Low Voltage Nation and the BucksMont Chamber of Commerce — are uniting to give a jolt to a business or group needing tech help, reports Ilena DiToro for the Warminster Patch. The consortium will award a free internet and technology overhaul, valued at up to $50,000, to the entity presenting the most compelling case for it. This is the second year the offer available. Last…
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Snapchat Seniors: Bucks County’s Elderly Step Out Online
They may not be ready yet to tackle TikTok, but nonetheless, Bucks County senior citizens are getting schooled in how to connect digitally, writes Peg Quann for the Bucks County Courier Times. Senior citizens countywide have found themselves passing much of the pandemic alone. The closure of senior centers for safety reasons has diminished their ability to socialize. And a lack of…
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Tech Tips By Margaret: The Rules for Virtual Meetings That Nobody Taught You
Many people have had to adjust to their work or school being virtual for over a year now, so they might believe they’ve got it all figured out at this point. Yet the reality is this situation is still very new for everyone, people are still figuring out the rules, and there isn’t a whole…
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StreamGeeks to Host Webinar About Surging Popularity of Esports Programs in Schools on April 29
The StreamGeeks, a West Chester-based group of video production experts dedicated to helping businesses discover the power of live streaming, will host an educational webinar about the surging popularity of Esports programs on April 29 at 1 PM. The webinar will feature StreamGeeks founder Paul Richards, the author of Esports Edu: Exploring the Intersection of…
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FDA Clearance for Bucks County Medical Device Company May Steady MS Patients’ Walking
Helius Medical Technology — a medical device company in Newtown — has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, clearing its flagship product, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The device is a portable neuromodulator stimulator (PoNS). It was approvied for use as a short-term treatment of the gait deficiencies that affect walking in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Exploring New Techniques for Interactive Learning from Afar
With many companies having to do layoffs over the last year it has often fallen to the remaining employees to pick up the slack. This means job roles have become blurred and workers are having to develop new skills to stay relevant. Natasha Serafimovska of Raconteur discussed this, citing how the World Economic Forum is…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Microsoft is Reimagining the Employee Experience with Viva
Companies have not been able to avoid the fact that the pandemic has required a shift in how employees operate. Sure, work continues to get done, but many workers are feeling disconnected, burnt out, and just frustrated trying to juggle the mingling of their home and job. Microsoft is already a trusted source for helping…
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Tech Tips with Margaret: How to Decide Between Using Zoom, Slack, or Gmail for Your Virtual Communication Platform
Now that everyone has had to become familiar with virtual communication, it has helped many grow accustomed to the different ways of doing so. However, talking via video call, an email, or a group chat all convey very different tones to your message. While each of these tools is incredibly useful, using them interchangeably is…
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How to Increase Your Video Quality in Zoom
Are you tired of seeing your 1080p webcam image show up in SD in Zoom? That’s because, by default, Zoom is actually SD right now, but there is a way to enable HD, and most people don’t know about it. In this post, you will learn how to enable HD mode in Zoom and get…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Which is Better for Remote Collaboration, Microsoft Teams or Slack?
By Margaret Wilman Whether a team of employees is scattered around the country, or just so large that it makes communication challenging, a lot of companies have turned to team collaboration software to keep everyone connected. Two of the most prominent examples of this software are Slack and Microsoft Teams. Both chat services are highly…
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New Virtual Gaming/Learning Center in Warminster Doesn’t Play Around with Safety Concerns
Metro Esports, a newly opened esports lounge and technology-based education center in Warminster, features 20 gaming computers, 10 flat screen televisions and two virtual reality rooms. It also has a virtual reality (VR) escape room and a VR driving experience, complete with NASCAR Racing and VR Roto chairs. However, according to the Warminster Patch, it…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: How Microsoft Teams is Helping Businesses
With the workforce heavily scattered due to the conditions of the last year, employers have needed to make a lot of adjustments to keep their teams unified. Fortunately, Microsoft Teams has helped many people adapt to the new way of working as smoothly as possible. Microsoft Teams comes free with subscriptions to Microsoft 365, and…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: Microsoft Teams Brings Workers Together No Matter Where They Are
The workplace has become more spread out than ever for many people, with it being commonplace now for some people to not even be in the office while on the job. That’s why more companies have been unifying their workers virtually through the usage of Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams is a tool for unifying workers…
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Tech Tips With Margaret: The Advantages of Zoom Phone
Everyone has become well-acquainted with Zoom’s video call service, and it has become one of the standard ways for working professionals to stay in touch virtually. However, Zoom also recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of its new service designed to give professionals even more versatility: Zoom Phone. As the name suggests, Zoom Phone is for…
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Tech Tips with Margaret: 4 Pointers to Keep Your Zoom Meetings Safe and Secure
The last year has turned Zoom into a normal part of the workday for many people. However, communicating virtually can make it more difficult to keep sensitive information secure. It can be easy to overlook that someone who is not supposed to be part of your virtual session has slipped in. The way we work…
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