Online Productivity

Need some tips and trick for online productivity? Then this category is for you

How To Get The Best Technology Background Images

best technology background images resources

Everyone knows that content is king, and when current entrepreneurial trends involve starting an online business, a blog, an online social media presence, that content needs to stand out.

More often than not, if your topics involve modern day life trends, this means creating digital content that catches eyes in the first 30 seconds.

Looking online, you’ll notice that this largely entails using great technology background images that give online content, videos, and banners a fresh, relevant, and updated look.

Yet, you may not be an advanced graphic designer and may not exactly be able to say that your skill set screams “graphic design is my passion,” but don’t worry.

If you have just enough skills to deal with the graphics you find online, then read on. We’ve put together a list to help you find or create quick technology background images you can use to help boost your visual content easily.

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4 Tips For Working With PDF Files and Google Docs

Tips on working with PDF and Google Docs

Last time on our blog, we covered a quick trick allowing you to work seamlessly between Able2Extract and Google Drive by showing you how to open Google Drive PDFs with Able2Extract Professional. 

With the amount of time that one tip can save you, a few more PDF and Google Drive tips could bring your PDF and Google Drive workflow to another level. 

However, as is the case with most tasks, there are some things that you need to do that just can’t be done. For instance, you may have tried to insert PDF into a google doc, to convert PDF to a Google doc or attach a PDF to a Google Doc.

While it may not be possible to achieve such things as of yet, we can offer up a few workarounds to them. Below you’ll find working solutions to the top commonly asked questions that pop up when working with PDF files and Google Docs. 

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8 Tech Related Work From Home Jobs You Can Do Online

Tech related jobs you can do from home online

If one thing can be said about the benefits of the Internet, it is that it can offer countless opportunities you may not find out there in the physical world. This is especially true nowadays when jobs are being lost due to the pandemic. There are opportunities out there in the form of online jobs and remote work.

Such jobs are putting digital skills in demand. Whether you’re thinking of scouting out freelance jobs or starting your own online business, there’s a perfect fit for everyone. If you don’t know where to start, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.

This list isn’t a list of jobs that require a specific type of technical skill such as a programmer, IT analyst or system administrator. 

No, this list contains a few suggestions of online jobs and possibilities that require skills that you can easily develop with a bit of learning, commitment, and confidence to put those newly-learned skills into action.

Here are some of the most common work from home jobs you can easily do online.

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Top Tools and Apps to Help Remote Learning During the Pandemic

Remote learning tips during COVID pandemic

A week into the new school year during the pandemic. It is a new normal that is trying to function as normally as possible with social distancing and safety measures in place.

Most universities in Canada, for instance, have implemented a blended method that combines both online and in-person learning environments, while younger students across Ontario are also being given the option of attending in-person or attending online. Definitely a change that can disrupt the learning process.

Online learning will rely heavily on new technological platforms and routines. The Internet is key, of course, and while we normally advocate doing things digitally and remotely, such a method isn’t ideal without the right tools to supplement your study plans.

For students, studying remotely now during the pandemic is lacking in things like hands-on lab learning, personal engagement, and one-on-one feedback – all of which can impact your focus and progress.

Essentially, the new normal of this pandemic will be putting the online e-course model to the test like never before. To help with that process, though, we put together a list of some helpful tools and sources that can tweak your studying sessions, your school’s online work, and your remote learning process.

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How Microsoft Editor Can Help You Write Like A Pro

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Credits: Microsoft 365 YouTube Channel

Whether you’re a student researching and writing a paper, a business professional sending an email, or a freelancer revising a draft, being able to edit and correct anything you write is important.

This isn’t a new concept. You’re no doubt familiar with grammar and spelling checks in MS Word. However, when writing digitally and online is becoming a virtual staple in any type of work, it comes as no surprise that editing tools, add-ons, and document checking capabilities are becoming more popular, powerful and robust.

Google Docs has incorporated a native spell checker and suggestions, Grammarly has been one of the major standalone document checking tools on the market, and now Microsoft, who has been a major powerhouse in document creation and editing, has stepped into the game by building up its own editing tool: Microsoft Editor.

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