Myths about Charging Your Cellphone

Posted At : July 27, 2021 6:32 PM
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Some of you may have heard the notion about charging smartphones such as only charging when the cellphone battery is empty or never charging the cellphone overnight. No one knows who started that opinion or assumption, but many people end up believing it.

Some of them are not true or just urban myths or misunderstandings.

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Technology in the Wine Industry

Posted At : May 27, 2021 9:26 AM | Written By : used with permission by HP Tech@Work by Linsey Knerl
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 Technology in the Wine Industry

 
The wine business in the U.S. is hitting its stride, with $75.1 billion in sales nationwide in 2019, the most recent numbers available. The pandemic slowed down some aspects of the business, including the closure of many wineries and in-person tasting events, but online sales grew by 80% over the past year.
 
This shows how one trend of technology in the wine industry, ecommerce, can save and even transform the business. Here are five other trends set to change how the wine industry plans, produces, and distributes its product.

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High-Tech with a Human Touch

Posted At : April 27, 2021 4:19 PM | Written By : From NewsUSA
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Do you remember having your fingers slammed in the car door as a kid? Or maybe you were scolded by your parents for scratching the car next to you when the wind blew the door open. How about seeing someone balance on one leg trying to pry a heavy door open while holding four grocery bags? It's safe to say we've all experienced one of these real-life "door struggles." And for those in the northern states, add dealing with frozen-shut doors to the list!

While there are too many scenarios to chronicle the inconveniences of manual car doors, there is an unsung hero working behind the scenes with automakers to resolve these issues for good.

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Health & High Tech Manufacturing Trends for 2021

Posted At : February 23, 2021 8:20 AM
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(There is a lot more manufacturing done in our community than many realize. The manufacturing industry has been affected by the pandemic and recently has been undergoing a significant increase in overall demand.  While this article looks at manufacturing generally, our local companies are part of the overall trends.)
 
(NewsUSA) - The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will continue to impact the manufacturing industry in both the short and long term, but smart businesses will continue to adapt by understanding current trends and their impacts.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) supports North America's 
manufacturers of construction and agricultural equipment to promote success and growth in the 
global marketplace.

The organization has identified five top trends to follow in 2021 that can help 
businesses succeed and ultimately thrive:

- Safety first. Workplace safety and compliance with the latest guidelines from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
remain a top priority in all areas of manufacturing in 2021 and beyond.

Although the ongoing distribution of vaccines is encouraging, the impact of 
vaccination will not be apparent in the short term, and organizations will need to continue with 
the workplace strategies of practicing social distancing, restricting visitors, encouraging good 
hygiene, and ensuring employees' health before allowing them on the job.

- Together remotely. Technology has allowed many industries to connect and collaborate 
from a distance in ways never before available.

"The desire to equip workers with technology to stay connected and collaborate 
from a distance has been a trend within our industry," says Dennis Slater, President of AEM. 
As the rise of big data in manufacturing takes shape, creating and finding technologies to 
make an increasingly spread-out workforce as productive as possible is a top priority for 
companies, and especially our equipment manufacturing members."

Manufacturers who continue to provide training and resources to help employees 
maximize productivity remotely will retain a competitive advantage.

As a recent McKinsey & Company article states, "by digitizing processes to 
improve equipment management and optimize physical assets, digital collaboration tools give 
manufacturers ways to boost productivity while enhancing quality" according to AEM.

- Expanded Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT is an ongoing trend to watch in 
manufacturing, More organizations recognize and incorporate smart devices and embedded intelligence 
in multiple areas of the production process as a way to maintain efficiency and productivity with 
greater remote monitoring.

- Shop local. Manufacturers who are willing and able to embrace a localized 
economy can benefit from smaller, more flexible factories located near current and prospective 
customers. Not only can certain costs be saved, and potential disruptions to supply chains reduced, 
but many consumers report that they value authenticity and local sourcing.

- Maintenance made easier. Technology also allows manufacturers to have more 
detailed information about their equipment, which helps them more accurately predict potential 
equipment failure and plan accordingly to prevent downtime.

 

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Working from Home with Kids

Posted At : June 28, 2020 11:30 AM | Written By : used with permission by HP Tech@Work
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For those of us who are working parents, the office closures that have forced us to work from home since March have had an added wrinkle: Our children’s schools and daycares closed their doors as well. We’ve been thrown into a crazy mix where we are expected to be good employees, good caregivers, and good substitute teachers every day…during the same hours of the day.

 

Have you been late to your 9 am stand-up meeting every day because you’re logging your kindergartener into their 9 am Zoom with their class? Is your toddler video-bombing your one-on-one meetings with your boss? Have you been able to get even half your normal workload done while working far more hours in the day?

 

You’re not alone. And you’re not just working from home. You’re at home, during a crisis, trying to work and parent your kids at the same time. So if you’ve gotten this far, you deserve all the socially-distanced pats on the back we can give you. Here are a few tips and techniques that we hope will restore a little sanity to your life (and help you get a bit of work done, too).

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