Tech advice

Do you remember how to create a graph by hand out of a set of data, or how to design a survey? Probably not. Or what about that course you took on an introduction into statistics and methodology? Remember how it took a year to learn the basics, only to discover you couldn't really use them at all. Thankfully the times have changed and the toolbox of science is now wide open for everybody. The rise of cloud computing and the ...

In the last two articles on Memeburn, I covered the basics of how to set up and how to use a Flickr account to grow your brand online. Once you’ve set up your account though, like any other web presence, you need to allocate time resources to promoting it - both inside and outside of Flickr. If you're spending a large amount of time and effort uploading photos to your Flickr account as a business owner and/or entrepreneur, it's prudent to ...

As the trend of using SaaS (Software as a Service) grows exponentially, more and more tools which are designed to increase productivity in the workplace become available. Some of these are free, while others justify their costs by increasing communication, business processes, and access to information. Here are five of the most useful tools available right now: 1) Google Apps: Although it has been around for a while, it is an excellent tool for any business that needs its ...

Whilst we all heralded the arrival of 'uncapped' ADSL broadband in South Africa, and the pending 10Mbps ADSL speeds, that’s only half the story. Many don't realise that past a certain point, the throughput speed of your internet connection will not actually result in your favourite website speeding up. The majority of South African businesses and many residential customers are currently connected to a 4Mbps ADSL connection. The bandwidth figure is important, but by no means the only factor ...

Now for something completely different: The web 2.0 world requires people to register accounts with logins and passwords these days. I am registered with so many of these services, some I use and some I don't use, that I've lost track. Apparently, the typical internet user these days has upwards of 21 different accounts that require passwords, says a British online-security consultant NTA Monitor in Wikipedia. Now I'm guessing that most people, like me, don't come up with a range of ...