Your Chance To Start A laptop Lifestyle Business - TODAY!

There are things that, when you’re employed in a ‘normal’ job, you can leave behind when the clock hits 5.

But the truth remains - you still have the long, tedious commute & you still have to answer to your boss.

However, whilst a realistic alternative to the 9-5 is running your own online business,it isn’t always easy when you’re responsible for every facet. When you decide to run your own online business, you need to make a commitment to cope with the stresses and strains that come with that.

But it’s at times when the pressures are on that it’s worthwhile to remember why you’re doing your laptop lifestyle business in the first place. 

The price of a laptop lifestyle business!

The laptop lifestyle (online business) is something you can never put a price on.

A laptop lifestyle business means that you don’t have to waste years of your life commuting. And you don’t have to rely on the generosity and awareness of management in order to get recognition (and a payrise).

Plus, you avoid the commuting!

Put simply, a laptop lifestyle means that you have a precious commodity: freedom and the ability to choose your destiny. Of both your business and yourself. Fancy an afternoon at the beach? Fine – just make the time up in the evening. Want to apply a certain advertising strategy? You don’t need to ask permission – you’re the boss. Want to spend the day with your family - you can.

Thankfully, it’s never been as easy to live a laptop lifestyle. Thanks to technology, you can work from most places around the world and your customers can be worldwide. And due to the vast array of communication methods, from social media through to apps, customers have never been so accessible.

The choices provided by a laptop lifestyle business!

It’s more possible than ever to make an income from the comfort of your own home. A laptop lifestyle isn’t necessarily about running a business in an exotic location (although you can!) The term ‘laptop lifestyle’ revolves around one concept: choice.

A laptop lifestyle means that you have the choice to move in whatever direction you want. And that freedom means different things to different people. For some it may be the ability to travel and work. But for others it could mean being able to take in your child’s daytime nativity play without losing one of your 20 days’ holiday.

So the next time you have to fill out a tax form or pull an all-nighter for your business, remember that it’s swings and roundabouts. In fact, if you run your own laptop lifestyle business, you’ve got the best end of the deal no matter what’s going on.

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iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement

Here are some thoughts on using iPad Pro as a replacement for a BYOD or a "corporate" laptop:

1. Lack of access to “home” directory/files. Replacement using Dropbox-like service needs migration of existing files. If laptop still continues to be used, then need to change laptop to use the same file service. Office 365 users have 1TB of OneDrive space, and with Office 365 available for most operating systems (including iOS and Android), it is the best available package of office productivity tools and online storage.
2. You would need new accessories for iPad Pro. Casual bag, work bag, cases all need to be changed (if you were previously using iPad). Connection cables to projectors, power cables also need to be changed (you’ll need more lightning cables). Spare batteries may be required.
3. Use of keyboard with iPad Pro is good. But iPad Pro typically needs a case to offer protection. Cases with keyboard is bulky and may require changing out to a lighter case when keyboard is not needed for an extensive period of time. Best solution is a portable bluetooth keyboard like TextBlade (still waiting for shipment). Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro is expensive. The same price probably can get you two (cheap) covers and two bluetooth keyboards.
4. Size does matter. Many iPad apps assume the iPad Air 2 screen to be the defacto screen size. Applications interface look enlarged when viewed on iPad Pro, hence becoming awkward to use. iPad Pro may not be a complete replacement for a personal iPad Air used primarily for content consumption. However, iPad Pro has good audio output and the large screen size is a pleasure for video viewing.
5. Use of Pencil is interesting as an additional but optional input. May need to use both fingers and pencil in many apps. Many note taking apps are available but traditional iPad mode of input (touch, multi-touch, keyboard) may interfere with the pencil way of input.
6. Applications are not equal across the platforms. Generally most applications work similarly across the platforms, but habits associated with laptop applications may pose resistance or obstacles to smooth migration to iPad Pro version.
7. In terms of networking, iPad Pro with 4G wins hands down. The flexibility with 4G and Wifi makes it easy to get connected and stay connected. Unfortunately for me, iPad Pro is not supported for use within my company’s intranet (I still have public Internet access within office environment). That prevents me from accessing intranet sites using iPad Pro. It’s not merely a network authentication issue, but it’s more the lack of http proxy with exception support in iOS (proxy access for Internet and no proxy for intranet) that makes it difficult to use iPad Pro in my intranet environment. Hence I still need to use office laptop for some situations. Your mileage may differ.
8. Enterprise acceptance is probably the most important factor. Although BYOD and Mac support is available in many organizations, support for corporate iOS Applications is probably going to be limited to web applications and BYOD-type applications. Security compliance is also a reason why iPad Pro is going to be discouraged, much like the days when Mac OSX support is not widely available in enterprise environments. Most security endpoint tools would not apply to iPad Pro, but enterprise security team is probably too comfortable with their security tools and the monitoring capability.

Hope this will help stimulate discussion on this hot new product from Apple.

Health Impacts of watching TV and using Laptop

We've probably heard about it, read it and even watched it a few times - devices like TV and laptop take a toll on our health. But are the studies backed with statistics applicable to us? What duration crosses the limit between acceptable and dangerous. Given that both these devices are entwined in our lives not only to entertain, but also make our lives easy, how much can you really avoid them? The reality is that you can't. So here is a quick look at what impacts you the most and how you can manage it best.

1. Increased eye irritability: We are quite used to multi-screen viewing these days. We work on our laptops or iPads while we watch TV at home. While this may seem like a skilled process in multi-brain functionality, but it is subjecting our eyes continuously to artificial light, making us blink less often. Often extending to over 12 hours a day, a mix or laptop and TV viewing can cause dry eyes, irritability, and reduced vision problems.

2. Increased obesity: Having access to everything from groceries to jewelry online makes it unnecessary to move out of the house on a Sunday. This is a boon and a bane in its own right. Easy access means spending lesser time standing in supermarket queues but more time in front of the TV. This can lead to lethargy and obesity. This risk is very real in children and we are battling with an entire generation on the brink of obesity and related problems. Did you know that childhood obesity risk increases by 60% when kids watch one hour of TV! Don't even try the math for a year's worth of television!

3. Increased affinity for junk food: TV has more side effects than you think. It automatically makes us reach out for the most harmful foods that taste great but hardly have any nutritional value. From chips to pizzas to burgers to quick fix noodles some with extra cheese others with a copious quantity of salts slowly add harmful toxins to the body. The worst part is that we are so lost in our work or TV that we don't realize the quantity we are chewing down.

4. It affects your sleep cycle: Having these handy late in the night also confuses our body with artificial light, throwing our sleep cycle off balance.

5. The one-off cases are real for some people: We often hear horror stories about some 12 years old whose thighs burned up because of excessive laptop use. There are other stories about a man who came home after a workout and accidently touched his laptop's power cord to be electrocuted. There are other stories linking these gadgets to cancer risks. These stories may be played up by the media for viral effect but the fact remains that you never know when you can be that 'somebody'.

Article Narrated By: Dr. Vishwas Madhav Thakur (MD-HM, MD-HRM, PGDMLS, AFIH, MBBS) - General Physician

Courtesy: <lybrate.com>

Can a laptop PC ever weigh the same as a Car?

Laptop PC’s are low power consumption when compared to desktop PC’s. Therefore they have a low Carbon footprint... Don’t they?

My Dell laptop consumes 50 KWh when being used. Conservatively, this would translate to about 200 KWh of power consumption per day. This in turn, is about 60 kg of CO2 related emissions per year.

But, when looking at carbon footprint, we need to consider that power generation from traditional sources is only about 1/3 efficient. Therefore, to consume 200 KWh of power, the Utility Company has to actually produce 600 KWh. Now my laptop is looking less perfect, responsible for 180kg of CO2 emissions per year.

When we factor in the average carbon cost of manufacturing a laptop, we have about 250kg to add to the laptops footprint.

I replace my laptop every 3 years. Therefore, my carbon footprint from my relatively low power laptop, is a not insignificant 790kg of CO2.

My small Dell laptop is responsible over a 3 year period for associated CO2 emissions equivalent to the weight of a Peugeot 107 car!

And this all assumes my laptop is powered off for 16 hours a day, when in reality, I often leave my laptop connected and powered on in the evenings for the convenience of “occasional use”.

 So, do I need to ensure my “low power” laptop is power managed effectively? Without doing so my laptops carbon footprint could easily jump to 1870 kg of CO2, equivalent to the weight of a Porsche Panamera!!!!

So yes, a laptop PC can weigh the same as a car…

Will a Smartphone Replace Your Laptop PC?

Will you buy another desktop computer or laptop? Or, can your smartphone meet your technology needs? Should your business continue buying PCs? The IT infrastructure industry is divided, but the answer affects more than you think. Here’s why....

As Intel’s announcement of 12,000 layoffs by mid-2017 starts to sink in, many technology infrastructure analysts are pointing to the news as more evidence that the PC is dead — or on life-support. Global experts are now predicting that smartphones and tablets will increasingly replace desktop and laptop PCs.

And this trend is not new. Back in February 2015, Wired magazine proclaimed that in less than two years, your smartphone could be your only computer. Here’s an excerpt:

“With each passing season, another wave of mobile devices is released that’s more capable and more powerful than the generation preceding it. We’re at the point where anyone armed with a current model smartphone or tablet is able to handle almost all of their at-home—and even at-work—tasks without needing anything else. We’re living proof: for the last two years, WIRED has been able to cover events like CES almost exclusively using our smartphones.”

Only a few months earlier in late 2014, Gartner declared that smartphones would be the Internet access device of choice by 2018.

No doubt, everyone offers some caveats for word processing and a few other office tasks, but the downward trend in PC sales is unmistakable. And the innovative ramifications for public- and private-sector enterprises are huge. At stake: What will the office of the future look like in the decade that begins in 2020?

The answers to these mobile device questions are already shaping enterprise IT architectures, including security, storage and analytic capabilities planned. The future office is starting to look very different than the traditional office with a desktop.

By the Numbers

According to PC World:

“During its quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Intel said it now expects the PC market to decline in the “high single digits” throughout all of 2016, rather than the mid-single-digit drop it previously expected. IDC and Gartner said recently that the PC market dropped between 10 and 12 percent during the first quarter. “Our projection of the PC market ... is more cautious than third-party estimates,” chief financial officer Stacy Smith told analysts.

This video from earlier this year describes some of the reasons that the PC market is shrinking.

The Daily Mail (UK) cited an Ofcom report that found 16 percent of adults now only use smartphones or tablets to go online, representing a 10 percent increase over last year. Other findings include:

• A significant increase — from 31 percent last year to 42 percent — in the proportion of Internet users who say they only use websites or apps that they have used before.
• The survey found 70 percent of adults now use a smartphone, the device most used for accessing social media and the preferred device for the majority of online activities.
• Mobile phones have become the media device people would miss most, overtaking the television set.

Meanwhile, HP has also struggled in the shrinking printer and PC markets. This article from Business Insider described HP’s restructuring plans with more layoffs. One leader said, “We have not yet seen the anticipated Windows 10 stimulation of demand that we would have hoped for."

Not So Fast?

But is the PC really dead? This blogger does not think so. At least, not yet.

I still hear of cost-conscious enterprises buying lots of laptops and even desktops. Many businesses are still not ready to pay for everyone to have a smartphone, or provide a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program — with the expensive monthly telecom fees.

There are plenty of people who think your smartphone will never replace your PC at work. This Indian Express article, for example, points out that “most of us still prefer to run to an old Windows XP PC in the office than work on a smaller touchscreen, even if it is better in more ways than one.”

And this eWeek article explains 10 reasons why your tablet will have trouble replacing your desktop PC.

Perhaps the PC is only “mostly dead.” For those who enjoy the fun (and funny) movie The Princess Bride, watch this memorable movie clip:

IT Architecture Implications

The important questions that enterprise architects face regarding PCs and smartphones go deep and wide. As PC World accurately describe Intel’s move to the cloud:

“With the continuing decline of the PC, tablet, and smartphone businesses, Intel is coldly evaluating which products will stay, and which will fall. All in all, Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich described a strategy for Intel where underperforming products are abandoned and its assets repurposed away from the PC and into Intel’s new frontiers, including the data center (or cloud) and the Internet of Things.”

Timing is everything. So when should CxOs accelerate the shift away from the traditional PCs? This is an important buying decision, and I am sure that some CTOs and CIOs will get the timing wrong for their business and pay for it one way or the other. Still, this transformation has already begun for most, and most decisions are being made on a business-function-by-business-function basis.

For cash-strapped governments, the move away from PCs may be slow, but for innovative startups, the opportunities to jump to new approaches will push the decline in PC sales to continue.

Nevertheless, the trend is clear. Examples like these students who wrote term papers on their smartphones will only drive faster migration toward smartphones as more millennials enter the workforce.

Final Thoughts

I still love my two laptops — one that I use for home and other for work. I do not see a smartphone taking over all my technology duties in the next two years. I just perform too many PC functions, like writing this blog, on a laptop.

At the same time, my younger children also teach me a related story. They definitely want a smartphone before a laptop. There is a message there for all of us.

But as for taking sides in this current debate (which my daughter wants me to do), I have a gut feeling that the PC is only “mostly dead.”

Like the Wesley character in The Princess Bride, a new PC or laptop may still fight one more battle for you. So don’t throw away those “back-to-school PC sale” flyers just yet.

What are your thoughts? Will you buy another desktop or laptop PC?

An earlier version of this blog first appeared in Government Technology Magazine at: http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/will-a-smartphone-replace-your-pc.html  

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Out of Office: When the Plane's Oxygen Masks Tumble Down, a Broken Laptop Is Really No Big Deal

This post is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers and members share their business travel advice and stories from life on the road.Read all the posts here.

Feathers were everywhere. It was the end of a bad day. Some days when I travel, I feel like I move under a black cloud. It stays with me like white on rice. This was the case on this cold winter day, as I put my down coat into a bucket to travel through the security checkpoint after a long flight from India. Much to my chagrin, the coat sleeve got caught in the roller, ripping the coat, and releasing feathers that seemed to go everywhere. Airborne, they slowly fell to the earth as the gravity of the situation hit me. It had been a long day. I had started the trip in Bangalore, India. I had been traveling 22 hours. I was tired and dirty and cranky.

The security guard apologized effusively, and handed me some orange tape to repair the rip in my coat. So, I placed two wide pieces of orange tape on my coat and started to move forward to my next flight. The tape formed a large, bright-orange X that was unmistakably the mark of a bad day. I was clearly now a target. It was time to get a move on through terminal E, and on to terminal T, for my flight to San Francisco. It was sad, but laughable.

As I lifted my laptop onto my shoulder, I thought about all of my tribulations on this trip. I had arrived at the terminal in India too early, in the wrong time zone, and needed a place to take a nap. So, in a corner of the terminal, I had crawled up into a ball and eagerly looked for the time to arrive for my flight. The flight time came ever so slowly, and I learned a hard lesson about Indian time zones.

On my flight, the well-intended stewardess had served me a Diet Coke. However, as she reached for my table, the plane hit some turbulence and the soda cascaded all over the keyboard of my laptop. My face puckered up with a sour look, but the guy beside me said no worries, that he would fix it. He then proceeded to pick up my laptop and swing it over his head like a lasso trying to shake out the liquid. He then turned it on, and I slowly watched my PC trying to fire up (somewhere between Turkey and Frankfurt) like a sick set of LED lights slowly fading into the night. My heart sank.

I had work to do, and I love a long flight to sit and slowly write to pass the time. It is a treat for me to not be bombarded by media, phones and interruptions, but I could not work. My sick, wet laptop sat alone in its case. My fingers wanted to type. My brain was whirring, but I was confined to a seat for more than 12 hours, unable to do what I wanted to do. It was agony.

The lady in front of me pushed her seat back into my face leaving little room between my TV screen and my unhappy physiognomy. I was confined to this seat for 10 more hours with little room to move or work.

Then, as we moved over Nova Scotia, the plane descended rapidly, and we got to wear those horrible masks that we usually ignore in the safety videos they show before we take off. Somehow, this mask made it all seem better. I was still alive. The laptop was dead, I was exhausted, and I couldn’t believe the audacity of the lady in front of me for putting her seat back in such a tight space. But, as I touched the mask to my face, and thanked Heaven to be alive, I had perspective.

So, the rip in my coat was just the icing on a bad day. X marked the spot for an unhappy, but safe traveler.

Photo: Author's Own