Author Archives: Dominic

Using Location Based Tools for App Development

There are a ton of tools available for app developers in today’s market. Some of them can be quite helpful depending on what you want to do with your app. Today, I am going to take a look at Radar and a few of their offerings. Radar is a location platform for mobile apps

What is a Location Platform?

First of all, you might be wondering what a location platform is. Generally, a location platform helps you as the developer determine the location of the user. So, say you are writing an app for Starbucks, it would be helpful to know if the user is in your store using the GPS on the phone. If you knew the user was in your store, you could do things with your app such as offer coupons, show current in-store deals, etc. As you can imagine, there are a lot of applications and benefits to knowing the location of the user. Other examples of apps that use location services in their app are Runkeeper that tracks your runs and Waze that helps you avoid traffic. read more

A Useful Guide to Mac Security

We all know that Macs are relatively more secure than Windows computers by default, however, that doesn’t mean we should take it for granted. It’s still important to care about your security and to make sure that you’re protected. Fortunately, Mac OS has several built-in security features you can easily set up, and in this guide, we’ll cover how to set up the most important ones. If you are using your Mac for business, you may want to not only utilize the resources that Apple has but also look into software to help with encrypted messages that can be safe from prying eyes. An extra layer of security is always needed. read more

How to Compress HD Files without Quality Loss

HD is a buzz word of the recent years. We need smartphones with Full HD cameras, prefer watching HD clips on YouTube, buy only HD movies, etc.

Indeed, HD video content has a range of advantages as compared to the standard or mobile resolution. 1080p and 720p videos provide a picture of better quality; it’s more pleasant and healthy for our eyes.

Still there is one obvious drawback of HD video files. It’s their huge file size. If your device memory isn’t too large, it might be a real problem to store numerous HD videos on it. Plus, large video files are slow to upload and download. So it’s almost impressive to send them via email or direct messages. read more

What Is Help Desk Software and How Does It Work?

Help desk software allows companies to resolve certain tech related issues faster. The IT departments of these companies can work better and in a more efficient manner. With the help of help desk software, the IT department will no longer go through the log issues manually or dig through messy emails just to get to the bottom of every problem.

Using this system, everything is automated. Information is also centralized. Everyone will also be alerted about certain information or emails. The employees also benefit since they no longer have to track down someone from tech support to help them. They just need to submit a ticket to the help desk system and their requests will be entertained. Appropriate steps will then be taken to stop the problem. If a department does not have tech support, they will need to look into services to see how they can be assisted during this time and not left without the right technical backing. Here are other ways in which help desk software can be of huge help. read more

The Powerful Evolution of the Humble Text

Text messages are a normal part of using a smartphone in our current society. On-screen keyboards make it easy to type a message and send it to the recipient in no time flat. But texting used to be a chore since the keyboard was the only input. Early texting relied on the use of emoticons rather than today’s emojis, and only if the keypad had the ability to shift to use symbols. Now texting is as easy as speaking into the phone for speech to text, sliding a finger over the keyboard, or furiously typing with both thumbs. Here’s a look at how the humble text has evolved. read more