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For all its benefits in modern communication, we all know how easy it can be to give too much time over to email – and for a small business owner, that is time that could be better spent increasing sales and improving your bottom line. If you feel like a slave to email, 2015 might be the time to shake things up – and these productivity hacks for Gmail will help you do that.

Technology is an important part of almost every role in every business. We have come to rely so heavily on it, that when we do have a problem with a device or system our productivity can easily grind to an almighty halt. While many of us know our systems will eventually breakdown, do you know what to in this situation? Are you prepared?
What to do when your systems stop working
Often, our first reaction when our technology or systems stop working is to either panic, or get angry.

With smartphones playing a larger role in today’s daily business, the need to recharge them while you are on the go increases. And when you’re nowhere near your charger, that public charging kiosk can look pretty promising. But what you might not know is that common traits in smartphone hardware and software design makes recharging phones through public chargers prone to juice jacking.

A common problem many small business owners have is letting go. Many feel that because it is their business, they simply must be in charge of everything. This can put a lot of undue stress on a person, especially if they are not experts in areas like IT. When it comes to information technology, one of the best solutions a business owner can adopt to outsource the company’s tech needs to an IT partner who can work with you to help manage your IT. While this is good option used by a lot of businesses, there are still many misconceptions about outsourcing your IT. Here are six:

1. It is costly

Talk to some people about outsourcing your IT and the first thing they may mention is how expensive it can be.

The compliance date for ICD-10 is farther away than it once was, but it’s still coming — and health-care practitioners should be moving forward with preparedness plans, if the results of a recent survey are any indication.

The survey — which questioned physician practices, hospitals, payers, vendors, and others — was conducted by eHealth Initiative and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

It found that most health-care organizations are using the extra time afforded by the delay of ICD-10 compliance to October 15 to invest, train, and test.

Each year, Apple holds their annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at which they usually announce new products and updates to existing products and systems. As such, it has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year for Apple fans.

Microsoft Windows is without a doubt the most popular OS used in businesses these days. There are numerous versions of Windows available to users and one of the most popular is Windows XP. This version of Windows is over 12 years old and is installed on more than 27% of computers connected to the Internet.

The benefits to be had in using Gmail’s nested labels are amazing! They help you de clutter your inbox, increase your productivity and also keep your email messaged organized. Because of this feature, gone are the days where you’ll spend an inordinate amount of time just to find an email that was sent to you days or months ago.

Atlanta and eight other local cities are candidates for Google’s new, ultra-fast fiber optic Internet and television service, the Silicon Valley giant announced Wednesday.

The service, called Fiber, operates at 100 times the speed typically delivered by cable companies today, and at a competitive price.

In 2010, Apple released the iPad, a sophisticated gadget that comes with an impressive battery life. Apple fanatics wished for the day when Apple laptops would have the same long battery life. With the release of the new version of OS X along with the latest hardware upgrades and revisions, it seems their dreams will finally come true.