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Planning a corporate event can be a daunting task without the right set of tools. You’ve to carter several people at the time, handle multiple tasks, make a guest list, decide the music and the theme for the event – all this can be overwhelming when most of the planning is on your shoulders. Luckily there are smartphone apps that can assist you with most of the planning. The apps cover most of the aspects of event management and will act as your sidekick, affirming you there’s help in your pocket if you get stuck at some point....

By now, everyone is aware that credit plays a major role in the approval process of a mortgage. It is no longer acceptable to have low credit scores or errors appearing on a credit report, but has become necessary for borrowers to look at their own credit history in order to eliminate issues prior to requesting a loan. Otherwise, there are some credit issues other than low credit scores that can kill your mortgage application if not found in advance and steps taken to eliminate them. 1. Repossessions can take seven or more years to be...

It’s always fun to get away and travel to a new country or even a new state. However, there are times when things don’t always go as planned. Whether it’s missing a flight, running out of gas, needing an extra hotel room, or not sure what to do with your free time, there are things that can pop up at any given time to throw you off kilter. With our lives growing busier by the day, it is essential to have tools to make traveling a lot easier. Whether you are traveling for business or for leisure, below are 5 must have travel apps...

There was a time when personalising your phone meant choosing from a range of preloaded ringtones and setting the clock. But as technology moved on, so the options increased. You can now choose from a bewildering array of custom cases and thousands of downloadable ringtones, wallpapers and screensavers. Today’s phones are basically small computers and can become an extension of the user’s personality. A music lover can make their phone into a portable library of their favourite albums and photographers can take pictures on...

Exam revision is one of the most personal and important processes from the life of every college student. It matters so much because it consolidates all the information you’ve been trying to accumulate during a semester and it’s an excellent way of making sure that your final exams will end with good grades. Prior to getting started, it’s critical to know yourself. Spotting both your strengths and weaknesses is a good way of discovering your best study tools and practices. How much information do you know already? What is your best...

Over the summer months, students can lose up to 3 months of maths learning; more than any other academic skill. This includes reading, a skill which kids are more likely to naturally nourish over summer than maths. As such, paying particular attention to activities that help to improve maths skills over the summer is a good idea, and will help your child return to school with a stronger foundation than the other students. Here are some activities for you to consider: Read Maths Stories How about ticking two boxes at the same time by reading...

A corporate logo is an identifier of the quality and standard of a business house. A business logo should leave a long-standing mark in the target audiences’ mind. A logo helps to develop a corporate identity, which should be redefined from time to time. A brand logo plays a significant role in building the corporate identity of a company, whereas a corporate identity reflects the corporate image to the public. In marketing terminology the corporate identity is the persona of the corporation that is visually manifested in its branding...

In order for a blog to be successful, you must have traffic on your site. There are many ways to increase the traffic to your blog. One important factor to increasing traffic is where you rank on Google Search results. By using specific keywords and designing your site to show up well in search engines you can increase your Google Page Rank. On your mission to increase traffic to your blog there is a fine line between what is allowed and what will get you banned from Google? It is important to follow the rules to avoid being banned or...

There’s a great deal of competition out there; if you want to be a successful web designer, you’ll need to be equipped with an effective portfolio. With an effective portfolio, you can get to work with the kind of clients, budgets and deadlines you want. Here’s how it goes. 1. Base It On Your Target Audience Design your entire portfolio based on your target audience. For example, if you’re targeting corporate clients, you want to keep your portfolio a little formal, but very creative, presentable and sophisticated. If your audience...

Smartphones can convey the information about their owners to mobile operators, marketing companies and developers. Why do they want to know where we are, what we search and buy in the Internet, and do we have to worry about our privacy? Most of the personal information users reveal by themselves. Facebook posts, photos in Instagram or check-ins in Foursquare. If privacy settings are wrong all this can tell almost everything about us and not only to our friends, but to the employers, bank clerks and others who can be interested in us. Analysing...