There’s no doubt smartphones have made life easier. From downloading music and watching videos to checking your email and keeping track of your calendar, smartphones allow you to accomplish a whole slew of tasks from palm of your hand in just a few quick seconds. Now, you can add credit card processing to that list.Thanks to applications like Square and GoPayment, smartphones can now act as credit card processing terminals, allowing you accept payment in plastic form wherever you go. It’s amazingly convenient, and it’s revolutionizing the way businesses all over the country operate.Square was created just a few years ...

The phone is part of every business system and phone business is core of any business communications. Unfortunatly, many phone systems aren’t up to speed with the new phones. That’s a problem for businesses with highly mobile and remote staff, but there’s some good news. New telephone systems are coming onstream to manage the vast array of business needs of modern businesses.The days when it was possible (or wise) to do business without a “workstation in your pocket” are long gone. If you have staff working around the world or around the country, you must have good communications systems to ...

One of the key elements that many people say is lacking from mobile computing is the ability to multitask properly. Multitasking is a key part of the ways in which most of us work. If there is not an array of websites open for research or communication then there are likely a number of programs that are required for any job.The inability to multitask properly is perhaps the biggest limitation to mobile computing to date, whether this is on a laptop or on a phone. Windows 8 beta demonstrates that this could all be about to change with Microsoft's new ...

Too many web designers are stuck with their idea of websites as a kind of electronic business card or clickable advertisement. It’s alright I suppose; the vast majority of websites are horribly designed, badly maintained and typically out-of-date.But if you’re making any of these five mistakes, people are simply going to click that "back" button when they get to your site.What’s Driving Users Away from Your SiteHere are the top 5 reasons driving your visitors away from your blog or website. Tweak your theme, color or images to make it easier for your reader. Your Web Design Is Perfect - for ...

Professionals who want to avoid the clutter of the traditional Rolodex file have begun to explore the possibilities of online business cards. Some professionals give out cards with QR codes that can be read by most smart phones.These QR codes link to online business cards or portfolios. Other professionals are relying on business card apps, primarily on the iPhone and Android phones, to take care of their business networking needs. Five of the top business card apps are outlined below. CardCloud This app allows users to create as many business cards as they'd like. This means that users can have one business ...

Animation has come a long way since the days of the zoetrope and flipbook. We now see animated graphics in everything from television cartoons to commercials and televised sports games.What has made animation so popular is the availability of technology that has made it easier to create not only more realistic animated images but also more fantastical ones, such as that seen in the movie ‘Avatar’.Technology has also made animation more accessible to a wider range of potential animators and given a broader platform for animators to showcase their work. Animation has come into a new era with the advent ...