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Welcome to this month's issue! The Technology Advisor provides technology advice, strategy, tips and trends to help you manage and grow your business! More than 50% of readers open mail on mobile devices, so we've updated our look to display better on mobile.
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Here are some of the Tech Headlines we're tracking for you:
Apple iOS9 Users Quick to Block Ads. Not a fan of ads when you're surfing the web on your phone? The day after Apple released iOS9 which supports ad-blocking extensions, ad-blockers are rising fast to fill the top paid app slots. Read more on PC Magazine
Apple and IBM's latest partnership is about helping Japanese seniors with iPads - This is a great way to use technology to help people The project will employ iPad apps written by IBM and integrated into Japan Post's existing services, helping seniors coordinate services like household maintenance, medical services and caregiving. Japan Post is the country's largest postal delivery services, and also handles many basic caregiving services for seniors. The new apps will also integrate with existing Apple services like FaceTime. Japan Post CEO Taizo Nishimuro described the goal as "designing experiences that are easy to use for seniors, the kind of intuitive experience the iPad is famous for." Read more on The Verge.
Google Hires a "Car Guy". Self-driving cars are on the way. Google gets serious and hires an industry veteran. John Krafcik, who previously was CEO of Hyundai Motor America and a product development executive at Ford Motor (F), will be the CEO of Google's self-driving car program. Read more on CNN
Building the Hoover Dam: 1931-1936. This is a great piece from the "Retronaut" series - the photographic time machine. Amazing photos that show what "thinking big" really means. Read more on Mashable.
Innovating with Energy Technologies: We Must 'Think Big' From the Start - More about "thinking big": The 2015 winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which honors outstanding midcareer inventors, discusses the urgent need for new R&D approaches that offer both scalable results and genuine impact. Read more on Technology Review.
Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy - Even the mighty make mistakes. An important business lesson here is that to be successful a business needs to take risks, and not all initiatives will be successful. Read more on GeekWire. Visit us on Twitter for more Headlines
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Security Training September 23
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We hope you can join us 12:15 on September 23 for security training.
Are you keeping your Antivirus protection up to date? Are you keeping your network firewall up to date? These are two very important layers of security, but there's more you can do. The velocity and volume of new attack tools enable them to go undetected long enough by "signature based" to cause damage. OpenDNS is an added layer of security to help detect emerging threats before they occur.
Please join us for our next training webinar on Wednesday September 23 to learn more about how to keep your network safe. Sign up TODAY
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Data security doesn't stand still. Learn about what's new in patches.
"Patch Tuesday" is the day each month that Microsoft releases their newest security updates, typically the second Tuesday of the month (September 8). This month there were five "critical" and seven "important" security patches affecting Microsoft Office and Windows. Remember that security patch updates are required for the MA Data Security Law and other industry security compliance standards.
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It's time for Back to School and Back to Business!
Thank you for your feedback, referrals, and continued support! We love to hear from you when things are going well, and we need to hear from you when things can be improved. Call us any time! We enjoy working with you! Sincerely, Ann Westerheim & The Ekaru Team |
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