Creating Your Online Identity
Having a unique online identity distinguishes you from your family, friends, business partners, clients and acquaintances. While everyone has their email at @gmail.com, you could have yours at me@yourname.com. Wouldn’t that be cool? Well, the way to do it is to register a domain name. Domain names are unique and nobody else can use yours, unless it’s expired, of course. Your online identity will become more prominent over time when people build a picture of who you are and what you do via your website. An example of this is when...
read moreRunning a Gigantic Home Office is a No-No!
Most of the younger generation is equipped with basic computer knowledge. I believe most of you who are reading this post would not have a problem setting up your own computer and home network, without any help from your friends. These setups will work almost flawlessly with small amount of users, as end users are likely exposed to Small Office Home Office (SOHO) technology which can be purchased off-the-shelf from the nearest computer shop. However, problems will start when the same setup and solution is used to cater a bigger group of...
read moreOutsourcing IT: Do I save costs?
The term outsourcing refers to procuring services or products from a supplier in order to cut costs. Why and what to outsource? Most businesses’ core functions are supported by smaller business divisions or cost centers. For example, if you are running a manufacturing business with 50 staff, your core business would be producing your own product. The supporting arms would be the IT, human resource, administration departments, etc. A conventional way of running a business would be keeping everything in-house which includes the supporting...
read moreSaving on Mobile Charges when Travelling Abroad
Mobile Internet refers to Internet access via a mobile device, such as the smartphone or laptop. Heard of people being charged for expensive roaming calls and mobile internet when they are abroad? Real case scenario: one of my clients received a 5-figure mobile phone bill after a 2-week overseas business trip. How can you avoid sky-high bills while still making calls and staying connected throughout the trip? Just recently, I travelled to several places to take a break from work. Being passionate about work, I still wanted to attend to...
read moreThe Internet Helpdesk
We get put on ‘hold’ quite often as customers. What goes on behind the scenes? Rest assured, we FatNinjas would never do that to our customers.
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