Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week’s app: Guidebook. An intro to Guidebook Have you ever been in the middle of […]

Office for National Statistics figures reveal that in 2014, the UK government spent £11 billion on science, engineering and technology, an increase of 0.4% in current prices compared with 2013. This emphasises the importance of digital skills to boost growth in the UK economy. The need to provide high-end technology is not matched with the skills currently […]

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week’s app: Trainline. An intro to Trainline The Trainline app – available for iOS and […]

As a journalist who’s out of the office quite a bit, I’ve become attached to my phone and I’m sure most PAs can appreciate what that feels like. I’ve also learned from writing for this audience that switching off to take a break from technology now and then is essential for maintaining my sanity. Research […]

Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week’s spotlight: Citymapper. An intro to Citymapper Available for iOS and Android, Citymapper is a […]

Welcome to our new weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We’ll focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week’s spotlight: Pages. An intro to Pages Pages is an iOS word processor that allows […]

PSI-Pay and Kerv Wearables have announced they are partnering up to enable the world’s first contactless payment ring to be released to the global market. PSI-Pay is one of the UK’s leading regulated Fintech companies, providing digital account and payment card facilities to the international market and Kerv is one of the leading innovators in […]

A new service has launched in the UK called Joosr – providing downloadable non-fiction book summaries that can be read in just 20 minutes. The subscription-based app offers top-quality summaries of some of the world’s most influential books on business, entrepreneurship, careers, money and leadership, condensed by a team of highly trained professional writers. Joosr offers a free trial to allow readers to experience […]

Welcome to our new weekly spotlight on helpful apps. We’ll focus on a variety of products that are useful for work, personal use, or both, providing our own thoughts on the apps and what you can do with them. This week’s spotlight: Streaks. An intro to Streaks Available on iPhone and Apple Watch, Streaks is […]

The Microsoft suite of software is used around the world at businesses of all sizes. Many PAs will be familiar with the programmes already, but Office 365 offers greater functionality and ease for busy professionals. Daniel Woloszczuk from Escalla will be teaching attendees of the next PA Life Training Day how to use the software […]

Today Edwardian Hotels London launches a new ‘virtual host’ service to its hotel guests, designed by Aspect Software. The artificially intelligent service, called ‘Edward’, is designed to deliver exceptional experiences for guests who prefer digital brand interaction. Available at 12 Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels, including Heathrow and the Vanderbilt in South Kensington in London, the […]

Skyline Worldwide, a leading brand in the field of serviced accommodation, has entered into partnership with YourWelcome. By the end of April, all Skyline serviced apartments in London will be provided with touchscreen technology devices loaded with the YourWelcome app. The YourWelcome app enables accommodation providers to create their own welcome video and instruction guide […]

British businesses are not doing enough to boost employees’ digital competence, according to new research commissioned by Barclays. While almost half (47%) of all businesses believe better digital skills would lead to a more productive workforce, investment in digital upskilling remains low at only £109 per employee among medium and large businesses. The survey of […]

LinkedIn is an incredibly valuable tool that can be used for a variety of purposes. Be it business networking, an online resume, job opportunities – your profile showcases you and your career. Many people, however, don’t know how to best use the site or understand and appreciate the potential it offers. Matt Davis is on […]

Tweet-sized tricks from technology experts to help you upgrade your life. HOW DO I REVIVE A SODDEN SMARTPHONE? Unplug, turn off, and gently shake out. Zip it in a plastic bag with rice or silica gel packets to speed up drying. Wait for two days. Pray. 2. WHAT IS A “CLOUD” AND HOW DOES IT WORK? This […]

Keeping your boss happy and on the ball, meeting participants catered for easily and visitors impressed is all so simple if you have a Keurig Brewing System in your office. These wonderful machines can brew the perfect cup or mug of delicious and fragrant fresh coffee, fresh tea, or even hot chocolate in a matter […]

New research carried out by online freelance marketplace, PeoplePerHour has shown that smartphones and their on demand apps help us to save up to 28.7 minutes per day, which adds up to a phenomenal 11,256 minutes – more than seven full days – per year. Smartphones have often been lambasted as a time drain but this new […]

Expedia/Egencia Mobile Index examines how mobile devices impact travel and work-life balance. The top finding of a survey on mobile-device-related behavior and preferences showed travellers now consider smartphones to be the single most indispensable item they carry with them when they travel, ahead of their toothbrush, deodorant and driver’s license. The relevance of mobile devices […]