Finance leaders are looking for ways to cut costs, including fast-tracking investments in technologies that automate business processes and improve insights into company operations. That analysis applies to their own organization’s systems and processes as much as to anyone else’s. As CFOs consider a timeline for moving to a modern, cloud-based finance system, among their biggest questions is how to ... Read More »
Myanmar boasts of an interesting melange of great traditional cuisines — ranging from Nepali, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Cambodian and even Western influences. It’s time to explore this very fascinating combination at an ongoing food festival here. The “Myanmar Food Festival” is on at Honk, Pullman Hotel, Aerocity, till April 22. The menu has been set by Myanmarese Chef Htun Htun ... Read More »
When the cat is away, mice will play is not just a saying but stands true when mother takes a break from kitchen and leaves the house to other family members. That is the time one can either crib, order out or don the chefs hat and showcase ones culinary skills. Chef Mrinmoy Acharya of Ciclo Café, Gurgaon and Chef ... Read More »
The NFL’s players are 70 percent black; its fans are 83 percent white and 64 percent male, according to online sports site The Real GM. And when it comes to the current controversy over the national anthem and players taking a knee, that statistic is playing a huge role. It leads to the idea, says Amira Rose Davis of Penn State ... Read More »
If you are near the forecasted path of Hurricane Irma and concerned about the loss of ability to communicate with friends and family when the power and Internet service is disrupted, be sure to add this to your hurricane prep list. Although there’s not an app for that, there is a workaround, as long as you have cellular service. During and after ... Read More »
. When your laptop’s touchpad stops responding to your fingers, you’ve got a problem. Have you ever tried to use a Windows PC without a mouse, touchpad, or other pointing device? It’s all but impossible. If the problem just started, reboot your computer and see if that fixes it. (Yes, I know that’s painfully obvious, but we all sometimes overlook the obvious.) If ... Read More »
MAGIC AND LOSS: THE INTERNET AS ART BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN SIMON & SCHUSTER 272 PP; $35 THE AMBIVALENT INTERNET: MISCHIEF, ODDITY, AND ANTAGONISM ONLINE BY WHITNEY PHILLIPS & RYAN M. MILNER POLITY 240 PP; $26.95 Mainstream tech writing has until recently played coy with the online/offline divide, maintaining them as separate spheres. Offline was IRL – “In Real Life” – ... Read More »
Google may strike me down, but I’m going to say it anyway: Some of the best Android apps I’ve used come from Microsoft. I’d even go so far as to say that as an Android developer, Microsoft has done what it couldn’t with its own mobile platform—actually make you a Microsoft phone. (Microsoft has in fact given up on making phones, ... Read More »
Searching for a new house can be a journey that is both fun and absolutely tiresome. It is a process that requires a lot of time and energy and is often extremely worrisome. Buying a house is an extremely important decision that involves a lot of financial investment. There are tips however that can make it easier for you to ... Read More »
I’ve been reading articles, blog posts, and tweets by Zeynep Tufekci, a Turkish-born scholar who works at the North Carolina School of Information and Library Science and is a long-time Berkman Center figure, for some time, enjoying her commentary on digital platforms and on political happenings around the world. I was excited to learn she had a book coming out ... Read More »
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