Evernote announces debut of new Tasks feature. #Evernote

Evernote, the productivity app that lets you remember everything and accomplish anything, today announces the debut of its latest new feature: Tasks. Tasks finds and manages the action items that help people stay on top of their daily lives, achieve meaningful results, and accomplish what’s most important to them.

Tasks is now available in Early Access across mobile (iOS and Android), desktop (Windows and Mac), and web apps. As an Early Access release, customers on every Evernote plan are invited to use all Tasks features up until its release in General Availability, provide feedback, and explore how Tasks can streamline their own workflows.

A new survey from YouGov conducted for Evernote found that more than half (52 percent) of Britons keep an ongoing list of things they need to accomplish, such as tasks, errands, and projects with women more likely to have a to-do list (61 percent) than men (43 percent). 74% of respondents said they are still managing their task lists on paper i.e. diary/journal, notepad and post-it notes etc however the majority (59 percent) feel their current method is only somewhat effective in helping them to get things done.

With Tasks, Evernote merges content with actions to help users remember and accomplish everything on their to-do list. Starting with a user’s existing notes—the very foundation of Evernote’s success—and integrating tasks directly into those notes supercharges the utility of both notes and tasks. Notes are instantly actionable and to-dos have all the context needed for task completion, making it easier than ever to gain clarity and control over everyday life—whether for work, family, or oneself.

Users now have a single place to capture information, actions, and decisions needed to stay on top of it all. Use Evernote to:

  • Streamline workflows. When notes and tasks live together, no need to decide what goes in notes vs a task manager or to-do list.
  • Know what has to get done every day and why.
  • Set deadlines and get reminders so the right tasks surface at the right time.
  • Use alerts to prevent tasks from getting lost in the daily shuffle, even when Evernote is not in use.
  • Flag what’s important so efforts can be focused on what matters most.
  • Get a summarised view of every to-do, or a big picture look at the full context of a project.
  • Work your way. Designed to fit unique workstyles, people can sort tasks by note, due date, or flagged status, and use filters to see across information.
  • Get any changes to tasks updated instantly across every view and on every device.

“We’ve always known that it’s what you do with Evernote that matters most—whether that’s running your own business, keeping up a hobby, or trying to create a better world. Your vision and mission, whatever they are, are uniquely yours. Here at Evernote, our vision remains unchanged: to be your external brain, a partner in your process; our mission is expanded: to help you remember everything and accomplish anything,” said Ian Small, CEO of Evernote. “Today’s introduction of Tasks in Early Access is a big step forward in helping our users navigate overload while accomplishing their goals, and it is a transformational expansion of Evernote that helps realise our updated mission. We look forward to seeing how our users engage with Tasks in Early Access, and to continuing to rapidly evolve Tasks and all of Evernote over the months ahead.”

To join Tasks Early Access, you simply need to install the latest version of Evernote for the devices you use.

What is a Dispatch Software and How Does it Work

When you are running a business you want to ensure that you are doing everything you can to keep customers and employees happy and satisfied at all times. It can be very hard creating and striking a balance and ensuring that everyone is kept well informed and up to date but it is possible. To strike a balance you have to think carefully about what you want to achieve and why. For example, do you want to keep customers happy, are you going to keep them informed about when their order has been dispatched or perhaps when they have an engineer or maintenance person on the way. What are your customer service aims, and also what are your employee aims? With employees, a dispatch system will keep all employees aware and in the loop about what is happening and when.

What Is Dispatch Software

Dispatch software is a clever digital tool that allows you to handle and manage technicians and employees who are working for you. With dispatch software, you can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of technicians and employees and as a result, you can ensure that customers are happy and satisfied. When dispatch software is used for managing and handling technicians it is used to assign them to work, plan out routes, monitor and track their movements and even reassign them if you can see that there are other jobs nearby them.

 

What You Should Look For When Buying New Software 

When it comes to buying new software you do not want to just jump in and purchase the first one that you see. Dispatch software can impact your business’s efficiency and productivity and as such, it is only just that you invest a considerable amount of time into establishing what software is on offer and just how it can benefit you and your business. Price may be the main consideration of yours but it should not be your only concern. You should also look at the brand and the manufacturers and the seller as well as the specifications you want. For example, do you want a cloud-based piece of software from 10-8Systems.com or are you after an older fashioned piece of software that takes longer to update and change? Your business needs will of course determine what you buy, but the price mustn’t be the only deciding factor. Looking at what you get in return will help you establish what you need. Before making any commitment, think about what you want and think about your return on investment. Never be afraid to ask questions to accurately establish just what you are looking for and why.         

How Can Software Integration Help Your Business

When you integrate new software into your business you look at making processes more effortless, more efficient and more seamless for everyone involved. Software integration will save you time and it will save you money, it will ensure you can make all processes used within your businesses quicker and easier. Software integration can keep your business out there and ahead of your competitors which is important. Software integration can allow you to keep a close eye on the inner workings and goings-on of your business. When you pay close attention to what is happening within your business you get the opportunity to see clearly and quickly what needs improvement and work. Making improvements swiftly will save your business time and money.

How Does Dispatch Software Work

Dispatch software whether cloud-based or not works by sending a message via text or email from the operations base or a technician out on the road. It is an automation process that allows seamless and quick interactions between your workforce on the road and customers that they are visiting. 

What Advantages Are There To Having New Software Within Your Business

When you implement new software into your business you improve its efficiency and its productivity which will ultimately improve your bottom line. You need to keep ahead of trends and you need to keep ahead of competitors to ensure you maintain your position within the marketplace. The major advantage of integrating and incorporating new software is that you can improve your business efficiency and keep both customers and employees happy.

 

Your business cannot and must not stand still and this is why it is important to always be looking at new ways of working that are better and more beneficial. The software can change and alter all of the time but if you get the best that you can afford and you get the software that is advantageous to your business then you will get a good return on investment and you will strengthen your business position.

realme concludes Inaugural 5G Summit with commitment to bring 5G phones to 100 million young consumers in next three years

realme, the the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, today announced at its inaugural 5G summit that it would enable 100 million young consumers to use 5G smartphones within the next three years. At the summit, which was held in partnership with GSMA, Counterpoint Research and Qualcomm, realme also revealed that new models in GT series, realme 5G performance and camera flagships, will be launched in June and July 2021, respectively, among several other corporate initiatives to promote 5G adoption globally.

With the theme “Making 5G Global: Accessibility for All”, the 5G summit brought together leaders from industry association, research institution, and component vendor and device manufacturer to share their insights on several 5G topics: current global 5G connectivity – the driving forces behind it and the technical aspect to 5G evolution; the unique relationship between 5G and the younger generation; and how to further facilitate 5G accessibility in the future.

At the summit, realme reaffirmed its commitment to become a “popularizer of 5G” and shared its latest pledge to advance the adoption of 5G in global markets and bring the technology to more users worldwide. In 2020, realme launched 14 5G devices in 21 markets, accounting for around 40% of all its products. By 2022, the company aims to increase the number of its 5G offerings to over 20, upping the ratio to 70% across 50 markets. realme also plans to take the industry lead in launching a 5G mobile phone at a US$100 price point in the next few years, a move that is set to further accelerate 5G adoption, especially across the rapidly emerging economies.

Madhav Sheth, VP and CEO of India and Europe, realme, said at the summit, “Starting with our first 5G model, the realme X50, we have been exploring new design concepts and technical innovations to bring users more slimline and design-rich 5G phones that have a powerful performance. We believe that in the 5G era, helping to accelerate the adoption of this new technology is a crucial mission for realme. We will work hard to help popularize 5G by listening more to consumers’ needs, pushing forward product innovation, and helping to build the broader 5G ecosystem with our industry partners.”

Johnny Chen, Brand Director, realme, added, “realme believes that 5G is for the younger generation – internet natives who are looking for ways to connect and express themselves beyond the physical world. As a brand that’s dedicated to young consumers, realme tries to listen carefully to what they expect from 5G technology and get them more involved in the process of creating a better 5G user experience. By empowering the young, we hope they can, in turn, become the forerunners of 5G adoption and help lead more people into the 5G era.”

In 2021, realme plans to set up more than ten 5G pop-up stores around the world allowing young people to create exclusive spaces where they can enjoy 5G experiences through cloud gaming, ultra-clear AR, live broadcasting and other popular 5G applications.

Also joining the summit was Kalvin Bahia, Principal Economist, GSMA Intelligence. He commented, “As of May this year, 60 countries around the world had launched 5G – 12 of them are emerging markets and mostly in Asia. While the growth of 5G coverage is encouraging, a survey by GSMA shows that other barriers remain for widespread adoption of the new technology amongst consumers, such as affordability of the devices, lack of digital literacy and skills, and costs of mobile data. But nevertheless, the transition to 5G is inevitable across the world, and 5G is expected to bring USD 600 billion to the global economy over the next decade.”

Peter Richardson, VP and Co-founder, Counterpoint Research agreed that the growth of 5G has been impressive and the rapid reduction in smartphone prices has been one of the main drivers. He noted, “By the end of last year, we saw some highly competitive 5G products offered at affordable prices in China, with realme being the most aggressive with its V3 5G selling at around US$145. realme is helping to popularize the technology across many other countries with a series of compelling products with great specifications at surprisingly affordable prices.”

Mr. Rajen Vagadia, VP and President, Qualcomm India & SAARC said at the summit, “The upgrade to 5G chipsets pushes platform processing performance to remarkable levels, allowing us to maximize the step change improvements we are seeing in today’s smartphone components and hardware. Just as important, we are delivering 5G to all tiers, ensuring it is accessible to broad segments across developed and emerging markets alike.”

To support the global adoption of 5G products, realme will establish seven R&D centers around the world in 2021, dedicated to exploring innovative 5G technologies and products. At present, 90% of realme’s R&D resources have been converted to 5G technolo

Ergotron offers immersive viewing experience for office workers and gamers with new HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD Pivot. #Gaming #Ergotron #Office

Ergotron, a global company focused on improving how people work, learn, play and care for others, has today launched its HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD Pivot, a monitor arm designed specifically for deep, ultra-wide curved monitors, in the EMEA region. With more people working and gaming from home than ever, demand for monitor arms has increased exponentially, and the latest offering from Ergotron provides a fully immersive viewing experience.

Based on user feedback, Ergotron combined its popular HX Desk Monitor Arm with its HX Heavy-Duty Tilt Pivot accessory into one product specifically for large, curved monitors. Currently, this is one of the only monitor arms available for the premium Samsung® Odyssey G9 monitor—a 49” wide, 12” deep curved screen popular in the gaming community.

“For gamers and remote workers who prefer large, immersive monitors, enhancing their setup with a monitor arm is essential for optimal performance and viewing,” said Paul Zuidema, MD at Ergotron in EMEA. “The HX Monitor Arm with HD Pivot gives back valuable desk space and provides flexibility to adjust heavier displays with a deep curve. It brings a gaming or remote working setup to the next level.”

Ergotron desk monotor arm
Ergotron desk monitor arm

The solid, durable design allows users to easily tilt and move their screen while protecting the investment of a large, quality monitor. Without the addition of the HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD Pivot, the Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor can take up to three feet of valuable desk space—this addition enables users to reclaim their space and lift the screen above the desktop. A wide range of motion and easy adjustment allows for precise screen positioning throughout the workday or gaming session.

The HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD Pivot fits large monitors with a curve 6” to 12” (15.2 to 30.4 cm) deep and weighing 28 to 42 lbs (12.7 to 19.1 kg). To learn more click here.

British Essentials sms scam to watch out for. #Scams #BritishEssentials

We have a new company to watch out for which is British Essentials on the scam front and we have not seen the end of these scams by any means and we will doing a series about this and how to check out if your sms or email is real or fake as due to the pandemic people are shopping online more than ever and this is how these criminals try to catch you out, We will explain in more detail in a new post later on how to check if you have a parcel or if it is a scam and show you how to do so without getting caught.

This company is based in the UK yet it has an Irish Mobile in the identifier up top of message and after that it is just bad news for the rest, If you get this text message delete it immediately and do not click on any link in the message. I have reached out to the company… There is several numbers attached to this scam but the main thing that stands out is the company.

Tech Review – CLCKR car mount review. #CLCKR #Tech

Car accessories are in no shortage and phone mounts are the most popular with many on sale today, CLCKR is a brand that makes such yet integrate their products so they can be used in more way than one. The car mount is one such product this one being one you attach to your car vent which I have to say never have been a huge fan of due to vents being broken in the past but they have got better over the years it must be said.

CLCKR stand and grip
CLCKR wallet and stand

CLCKR’s Prong Car Mount securely attaches to most standard air vents on a vehicle’s dashboard — allowing drivers to quickly view their device for GPS directions. The mount uses a simple yet effective magnetic design featuring an innovative money-style silver clip which slides onto the user’s existing CLCKR case or Universal grip and stays securely in place until removed. The CLCKR clip then magnetically attaches to the mount clipped onto the vehicle’s air vent. This new, slim design eliminates the need for sticky or bulky magnets and offers the user a removable solution. The Prong Mount will retail for £14.99.

CLCKR car mount

For vehicles without traditional air vents, the CLCKR 3M Car Mount features a heavy-duty sticky side that allows the mount to be securely attached to the dashboard, without leaving behind any sticky residue.

How to Easily Work on Boosting Product Awareness

After putting in lots of time planning, researching, designing, developing, and manufacturing a product, it is time to set up shop and start selling. However, sales do not come naturally and gaining traction on a new product takes time, so how can you reach your target audience, get them excited about the product, build trust and grow real sales? Well, the answer is building product awareness. 

Brand awareness is how customers will recognise and recall your product and business. Businesses with better brand awareness will have a range of audiences that are familiar with its logo, messaging, stories, taglines and products. 

E-commerce is continuing to boom so it is no surprise that the Internet is now the main way to build brand awareness; thus, digital marketing is now vital for most businesses. With that in mind, here are some tips and tricks to help you boost your product’s brand awareness online. 

 

Develop and Manage Brand Identity 

The first thing you should do to develop brand awareness is to create brand assets and identity. These are varied and difficult to create, manage and enforce use throughout the company which is why some businesses use apps like BrandHub software to streamline the management and encourage the company-wide deployment of brand assets. The most common brand assets include logos, typography, legal documents, color schemes, graphics, photography and stories. 

 

The advantages of using brand awareness software are that it provides a place to organize your brand assets, present and communicate brand guidelines to a team, and create brand-specific adverts. 

Write and Share Your Brand Story

Telling a compelling story about your brand is a big part of building brand awareness, as consumers want to connect with stories, communities, and experiences rather than just buy a product. The things to include in your brand origin story are why the product was made, why it’s important to you and how it can help people. 

Use Influencers to Reach New Audiences

One way to boost brand awareness is by working with influencers to promote your brand and products. Influencers who are trusted and well-known by their audience can help to grow brand awareness by introducing and discussing your brand or product in their content. In turn, this should lead to more people and even new audiences knowing about your product. 

Focus on Social Media

There are millions of people using social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram so doubling down and focusing on getting your message out on social media is vital to growing brand awareness nowadays. Most social platforms have business versions from which you can message customers and share images and content related to your brand. 

Use Relevant Keywords to Improve SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is key to customers finding your business and brand using browser search engines, the most popular being Google. For content to be found and ranked well in Google’s search results, both the website and the written content need to be set up or optimized correctly. One way of doing this is by including keywords in your content that your target audiences are looking for. To find out the most popular keywords that are related to your industry, you must first do some keyword research using keyword research tools, and these keywords must then be written into your content so customers can find you easily. 

Ask Customers to Post Photos and Feedback

When launching a product, one option for building brand awareness quickly is by contacting your first customers to ask them for photos of them using the products and their feedback, ideally posted on social media. The customer-created content provides social proof and real opinions about your product which other people can interact with and use to make decisions about buying your product. 

Advertise Using Google Adsense

If you are looking to quickly reach your target audience, then paid ads online are very effective, although it can be difficult to hone in on your audience and serve an advert that is going to get a response. The good thing about Google Adsense is that its AI technology means your adverts will only be placed on websites that are related to your brand and industry, increasing the chance of someone in your target audience seeing it. 

Give Something For Free

Every customer loves getting freebies, and this can be an effective way to promote your brand. Your brand name and logo can go on several items such as baseball caps, t-shirts, keyrings, koozies, and pens to be given away with purchased products or at events. 

 

Building brand awareness and ultimately driving sales to an online store can be a real challenge, however, if you follow the tips and tricks above, you can save some time and get your product selling faster. 

Top Ways of Getting into a Technical Career in Movies

These days, so many films are made using technical features of some description such as special effects, AI and CGI. As you can imagine, this requires a big team of people behind the scenes working to make a vision become a reality in the most realistic way possible. So, how do you become one of the people who starts their own technical career in movies? Well, you are obviously entering a highly competitive career path, but you should not allow yourself to be defeated mentally before you have ever really gotten started. Without further ado, let’s look at one or two of the things you can do to increase your odds of success.

Study the Right Subjects 

First of all, you need to look at developing the right technical skills. First and foremost, you may start to look at general courses such as animation. However, further down the line, you may need to gain an even higher level of qualification, such as an online masters in data science. This way, you can really differentiate yourself from the competition out there. As you continue to study, you can then begin to specialise. However, you do not want to limit your options at this early stage as you may well find that there is an area that interests you more. Of course, you are only going to find this fact out if you really get out there and start working on movie sets themselves – which brings us nicely onto the next point.

Get Any Experience You Can 

There are few entry-level jobs out there in the movie industry. Instead, you need to be able to prove what you can do to the bigger talents out there. In the first instance, this may mean working on some smaller and independent features where budgets are low. As you can imagine, you are not going to get paid a great deal straight away. Further down the line, it may then be the case that you even start to make a feature or two of your own. This way, you can start to see film making as a complete art form that is not only limited to the technical stuff that goes on in the back room – even though this is the specific area that you want to get into yourself. A big part of the film industry is all about the soft skills that you develop as well, and you are only going to get these by actually working on set. 

Make Connections 

A big part of this is all about the soft skills that we have just discussed in the section above. Essentially, it means that you need to put yourself out there and network with people in the industry. A lot of people in a more technical field are missing these skills, so if you can combine them with the know-how, you are much more likely to land the type of connections that will really see you climb up the ladder in the film industry. You need to be prepared for the fact that a career in film is an inconsistent one. At one moment, you could be working on a major feature in a well-paying role. In the next, it could be the case that you are scouting around for your next role. It is at this time that you start to fall back on the different connections that you have made over the years. 

Get Your Work Out There 

The art of self-promotion is one that has increased in a big way since the advent of the internet. For this reason, you need to be very proactive when it comes to actually getting your work out there for all the world to see. Essentially, you should be looking to create a website of your own. Creating a YouTube channel may also be beneficial as another means of sharing your skills. While a lot of people feel uncomfortable with this kind of self-promotion these days, it is this type of action that can really help you to get a foothold in an industry that is infamous for being highly competitive and tough. If you do this well enough, you may even find that people are coming to you with job offers rather than having to relentlessly search for work yourself. Obviously, this is bound to be a major relief! 

Keep a Positive Attitude 

While this is not practical advice as such, it is obviously enormously important that you maintain a positive attitude throughout your ascent up the movie ladder. As we have already mentioned a number of times so far in this blog post, you are entering a highly competitive field. Unless you are prepared for the fact that it is a marathon and not a sprint, you will seriously struggle to achieve the type of success you are looking for. You also need to give your mind and body the opportunity to rest from time to time as well. Finally, you still need to practice self-care and remain fresh for the times when you need to be at the top of your game. 

These are just a few of the top tips for getting started in a technical career in the movie industry. First of all, you need to develop all of the necessary technical skills that are going to allow you to excel. Of course, alongside these, you are also going to need to gain some soft skills too. These will allow you to network and form the type of bonds that can help you to find work when you are really struggling. You are going to need to gain some experience that shows off that you really know what you are doing in practice. You are also going to require the confidence to put this out into the world via the internet. Finally, you should maintain a positive attitude even when you are in the face of adversity and really struggling.

Tech Review – Emporia Smart 4 smartphone for seniors. #Emporia #Smart4 #RealHandsOn

Mobile phones today are a plenty from dumb phones to high end models but the majority being higher end phones they are a difficult for the seniors to use and adopt. Emporia though is a company that is changing this by offering devices that are easy to use and  now they have a smartphone with all the convoluted mess hidden underneath and makes the move from a dumphone/feature phone easy and this also allows you to go further into the submenus should you wish, with most of used stuck in lockdown now and no end in sight just yet the senior community want to learn and stay in touch with family and friends and dumbphones do not allow this to happen where the smart 4 offers it all keeping it simple for everyone and making the switch easy..

The tiled layout is nice and these can be changed you will see a complete walkthrough of the UI below in the video and what the phone can do and it is quite simple and well executed for the desired target market of this device not only that this device is affordable and makes a perfect gift in my opinion, OK it will not blow your mind with the spec sheet or camera but it does the job simple and is powerful enough to keep in touch with social media and more.

 

Chris Millington, emporia’s UK and Ireland MD comments: “This is an exciting “first” in a new generation of mobiles to join emporia’s portfolio. I’m proud to announce the S4 as our most innovative device yet to the Irish market, working exclusively with An Post Mobile. This phone really responds to some of the more recent challenges and hurdles faced by our senior citizens in everyday life and mobile communication – especially in a modern world of social distancing and contact-free living. We have worked hard to include intuitive and completely audience-relevant features like the pre-installed QR scanner, contactless payment functionality, and improved camera for new features like a magnifier for when you have left your glasses at home.”

This Google-certified smartphone runs on an Android 10 operating system, with an emporia interface that is tailored and adapted to the 66+ year old user.

The smartphone’s 5” screen is easy to read, with large fonts and app icons, and a soft touch coating makes it very easy to hold and use one-handed. Like all emporia devices it is also hearing-aid-compatible and is fitted with an emergency assistance button on the back for peace of mind for users.

The S4 comes complete with emporia’s unique comprehensive 135-page training book, allowing users to learn at their own pace and as a reference point. The concept of this training book extends much beyond instilling confidence and driving independence; it’s imperative to emporia’s customers and responds to how the human brain works and is the catalyst to changing smartphone value for this group. 

Key features of the senior S4 smartphone in a new digital world

What makes the S4 different to other smart devices in the emporia range is its following new features that bring the senior user further into the digital world, but in a simple way:

 

  • 13 megapixel main camera and 8mp selfie camera
    In a world where video calls and photo sharing are the most common form of communication, our S4 has an improved camera quality so users can be involved and connected in this way and stay in touch, even if isolated, with family and friends.

  • QR scanner
    The improved processing power on the latest S4 model sees the introduction of a QR scanner, meaning senior users are able to use the NHS track & trace / Ireland’s COVID tracker / Protect Scotland / StopCOVID NI apps, or register their check-ins, for safety and reassurance in a post-pandemic world.

  • Magnifying function
    Most of us experience presbyopia as we age, meaning we need glasses to read and struggle with close up text or smaller fonts. Whilst emporia’s devices are already tailored to help the users to use and enjoy the phone, when users are out and about, reading everyday things like restaurant menus may not be as easy, especially when we leave our glasses at home. This key app is designed to take away that frustration and act as an aid for our customers in everyday life – a reliable companion.

  • App Installer
    There are apps for everything out there, and this can be overwhelming when you need a key app like a track-and-trace, or WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, need to share pictures, check the weather forecast or check the news. The App Installer on the S4 contains a list of the most useful 20 apps, making them all easier to download and locate so the older user gets the key apps straight away.

  • NFC technology
    Whilst NFC or contactless payments in credit and debit cards isn’t new, the new S4 brings NFC (near field communication) technology, or more to the point contactless payments to a new audience. When social distancing and contact-free are the norm, this function can offer a whole new shopping experience for older customers who tend to use cash. With the new 16-page guide to how to set-up Google Pay and the benefits of the security this brings, the retired audience will be equipped for the new era upon us.

T o buy S4 smartphone, please visit: www.anpost.com/mobile or emporiatelecom.ie/products/overview/emporiasmart4