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the importance of logo design for your business
7Jul-21

The Importance of Logo Design for Your Business

from Unsplash You might think that creating a logo for your business is the last thing you’ll need. But your business’s logo is an integral part of your brand. It is the first thing people see, and it ties with your marketing strategies. Although your logo is not your brand because your brand covers multiple elements, it still is part of it and therefore needs to be prioritized. Difference Between a Logo and Brand Your brand is the experience and perception you show [...]

ultimate cybersecurity checklist for small businesses
9Jun-21

Ultimate Cybersecurity Checklist for Small Businesses

Last year, when the pandemic hit, a drastic change happened. People are asked to stay at home, businesses are closing, people are losing their jobs, and the number of deaths due to Covid-19 reached hundreds of thousands in a day. However, despite the negative impact of the pandemic, online businesses and e-commerce shops thrived. Also, the so-called gig economy became in-demand. The global retail trade of e-commerce has increased from 14% in 2019 to 17% in 2021. Also, most retail [...]

spyware: all you need to know and how to protect your device
23Feb-21

Spyware: All You Need to Know and How to Protect Your Device

Spyware is a form of malware that silently observes the activities of users on their devices. This unwanted software enters a device and steal data or send them to other server or marketing companies. Spyware is different from a computer virus, as it doesn’t self-replicate. Instead, it remains silent, runs in the background like part of your operating system or a valuable file. Hence, it makes it hard to detect and dangerous for your device and data. How Your Device Gets [...]

15Feb-21

Effective Video Marketing Strategies for 2021

Video marketing has been around for a while, and it is not going away anytime soon. In recent reports, video is one of the most consumed forms of content online, whether it’s watching a video on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and so on. The amount of users consuming video is surprising. People view more than 1 billion hours of video each day on YouTube. That’s quite a lot, and it’s only on YouTube. How much more if we consider videos from other [...]

how to keep your windows 10 pc secure this 2021
12Feb-21

How to Keep Your Windows 10 PC Secure this 2021

Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest and most updated operating system. It has surpassed the number of Windows 7 users since Microsoft ended its support to the latter. Global Stats released a report showing Windows 10 desktop users amount to 77.54%, while Windows 7 composed of 16.78%, higher than Windows 8 and 8.1 users (3.77% and 0.96% respectively). With the increasing number of Windows 10 users, it is best to assume that the number of threats in this operating system is plenty. Hackers [...]

how to remove malware from your PC
9Feb-21

How to Remove Malware from Your PC

When a computer gets infected with malware, it’s not easy to spot the threat immediately. Most of the time, when a device gets infected, the malware or virus will stay quiet for a while and will then deploy its action. However, there are telltale signs you’ll notice when your device has been infected by malware. Although some, like spyware and cryptominers, are still quite difficult to detect. You will experience the following when a threat has invaded your computer’s system. Experience [...]

ways on how you can improve your PC's performance
5Feb-21

Ways on How You Can Improve Your PC’s Performance

Using a computer that runs slow is a bit annoying. It takes time to open an application or software, and some programs cannot run at all. Sometimes you might even wonder if it’s time to replace your computer or if your computer has been hacked. Don’t rush into changing your computer immediately. Even the fastest system will degrade due to some factors. There are reasons why you are experiencing a slowing down of your device. In this article, we will talk [...]

tips on how to protect your privacy online
27Jan-21

Tips on How to Protect Your Privacy Online

Privacy begins to become a word quite hard to achieve in today’s technological advancement and digital society. The content we put on social media, the things we search online, our location, and so on happens to be seen or tracked by somebody. And, it becomes frustrating! What we thought of as a better-connected world that technology can bring us, in fact, has a prize. It means giving up our right to privacy. Everything about us is known by the government, [...]

PC vs Mac:
25Jan-21

PC vs Mac: Which is Safer and How to Stay Safe from Threats

Apple’s Mac computer is known to be Microsoft Windows’ biggest competitor when it comes to operating systems. Both have powerful software and hardware ecosystems that provide users with excellent qualities. However, Windows is still in the lead with about 76.56% market shares compared to Mac with 17.1% from 2019 to 2020. Even though Windows ranks the top of the most purchased operating system in the market, people use Mac as they believed it to be more secure. Apple’s operating system has [...]