Author: Cristina Macias

So you’ve got a team of software developers. Maybe you’re a brand-new leader full of hopeful ambition, or perhaps this isn’t your first rodeo. Either way, your team’s productivity is top of mind. The group is already working on several apps, but plenty more projects will be coming down the pike. Unfortunately, productivity loss can creep in at the individual contributor or team levels, and it’s up to leaders to figure out why. While bringing more developers on board might seem like an easy fix, this usually only heightens existing problems. Additional team members mean more people will find themselves…

Video games and high difficulty levels are no strangers to one another. Early video games had no difficulty scaling, creative modes, or simplified environments. Finishing a game was meant to be an achievement. A lot of popular games today have taken a different approach to difficulty levels, offering easier modes for a more story driven experience and more difficult modes meant to challenge. The main goal behind games getting easier is that everybody can enjoy the game, you don’t need to be skillful to be able to reach the conclusion of a story. This is overall a great move, allowing…

Thanks to Bill Gates and his team, Microsoft is the single biggest computer operating system supplier in the world, with more than 75% of all computers running on some form of windows. To date, Windows 10 stands as the benchmark of a great operating system, recapturing the efficiency and easy that could be found in Windows 7 and XP before. Windows is a true jack of all trades, supplying a great foundation for virtually anybody to do anything they could want with their computer. What Is Bloatware Bloatware at its core is software that is of little use to a…

Google Play Store has been the king of the android app stores for as long as android has been relevant, the simplest form of an app store which comes standard on your new Android phone and is incredibly easy for anybody to use. Google Play Store offers an incredible diversity of applications and extremely convenient payment methods for those apps which require subscriptions. What many smartphone users may not realize is that there are alternatives to Google Play Store, alternatives that any Android user should know about. Why Not Google Play Store The Google Play Store may be the industry…

Google Chrome has been the gold standard of internet explorers since 2013 when it surpassed Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer (now Microsoft Edge). For years, we have continued to mock Google Chrome’s Ram hungry nature as a system hog, and yet, we all still used it. For the past 10 years there have been ample alternative browsers available, yet there has always been something about Google Chrome’s brilliant integration, ease of use and consistency that has kept it as the reliable browser on every computer. When speaking about replacing Chrome with another browser, in this case Opera GX, it…

Cryptocurrency has got great attention everywhere. Many traders, investors, and businessmen are interested in the digital currency since it is proven that it brings plenty of great opportunities. Although it is now, it can be compared to the forex and stocks that can be considered as more senior trading instruments. Cryptocurrency becomes the digital currency that is projected to become new means of transaction in the digital era. Although it is not to become real currency for various digital transactions, there are some marketplaces that have provided the accesses although it is still limited to the popular cryptocurrencies such as…

The Africa Cup of Nations is always a star-studded event as many high-profile players slug it out at the biennial tournament while clubs hold their breath in the absence of their best players. Meanwhile, fans get to watch some of the best players in the world on the continental stage where everything is at stake. Using Overlyzer’s data which provides top sports betting strategies, we compiled a list of the top ten European-based players at AFCON 2022. The knockout rounds are underway and a host of world-class talents who ply their trade in Europe are currently taking part in the…

Customer experience has become one of the top priorities for businesses in this day and age. Adoption of technology is the way forward for call center management to attend to hundreds of customer queries, resolve diverse issues and retain the customers successfully. Speech analytics technology has emerged as one of the most desired techs for call centers to manage and improve call center operations. Explore the benefits call centers can reap by adopting speech analytics tools. Benefits of Incorporating Speech Analytics Let us look at some of the important benefits of speech analytics tools for your call center. 1. Improve…

In theory, everyone knows how to make nuggets. However, most make the same mistakes. Have you ever wondered why your nugget coating doesn’t look like the one from a popular chain restaurant serving chicken dishes? Why the color and fraying doesn’t always look the same? Why does it sometimes fall off the meat? Find out how to professionally bread chicken and serve nuggets like the best. Home-Made Nuggets or like from KFC? What should be the perfect nuggets? When asked this question, the answer immediately pops into your head: like KFC! Golden, frayed, with characteristic flakes. Crunchy on the outside…

There are rules and regulations in place regarding workplace health and safety for all Australian businesses to follow. These rules are not there to provide an inconvenience for business owners to have to follow. They are designed to provide a safer work environment for everyone concerned. With this in mind, how do you go about identifying workplace health and safety risks? Let’s take a look at some ways to achieve this. First, Know What the Rules and Regulations Are While some things will be obvious when it comes to risks and safety issues within a work environment, not every rule…