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Is Your Computer Stable?

Over the last twenty years, I've probably built around a hundred computers. It's not very difficult, and in fact, it's gotten a whole lot easier over the years as computers become more highly integrated. Consider what it would take to build something very modern like the Scooter Computer:

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Santa Delivered The Drone But Not The Safety And Skill To Fly Them

The holiday season was a boom time for drone sales, bringing a heightened risk to people and property, particularly when neophytes are at the controls.

How Analytics & Bi Are Shaping The Modern Organization

Big data increasingly takes the central place in digital transformation that today?s businesses aspire to go through in order to stay competitive. Forbes cites it as a foundation for any digital transformation initiative, yet big data as we know it becomes a thing of the past. Now big data needs to be fast, clean and manageable beyond just being 'big', which reflects how important it has become to put vast amounts of data to the right use and do it sensibly.


In its turn, this shift in business thinking drives the BI market that is estimated to reach over $26 bn by 2021 with the compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (Zion Research). The demand is soaring due to the promise of substantial gains ? as estimated by International Institute of Analytics, data can save companies up to $430 billion in productivity.

Eventually, those who learn to handle analytics to their advantage will see positive returns from better relationships with customers and employees, as well as streamlined internal processes. And as data becomes an asset to be monetized, more vendors enter the ecosystem offering big data as a service and thus driving cloud-based BI at the same time.


All this does impact the culture and strategy of today?s organizations. Below, there are key areas where we will impatiently wait for transformations to come.

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What You Should Know About Dental SEO

The goal of every dentist is to offer the most personalized services to his patients and get as many patients as he can. However, due to the entry of many professionals in the business, it is no longer easy to get the large numbers of clients you desire. More often than not, if you don?t spend adequate time in marketing, you will have to deal with a small client base. Even so, this should not scare you. There are a number of things that you can do to get more clients.


More than ever before, patients turn to the Internet to search for products and services that they need. Their first stop is usually the search engines with Google being the favorite of most people. If your dental website is not highly ranked, you may have trouble getting the attention of patients.


The purpose of SEO for dentists is to help your website achieve a high ranking in search engine results. If your website cannot be found by the search engines, you will be missing out on very incredible opportunities. The case is the same if the ranking of your website is not good. This is mostly because over 90% of people never search beyond the 3rd search engine result?s page.


SEO (search engine optimization) is the practice that will help improve and promote your website so that you have an increase in the number of visitors that frequent your website through search engines. One thing you have to note is that search engines come to you and not the other way round. It is your duty to make your website as attractive as possible so that it captures the attention of search engines. The surefire way of doing this is making sure that your website contains valuable information and has great links.

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The People Who Can?t Go Numb At The Dentist?s

Some people are resistant to local anaesthetic, meaning they must endure dental and medical procedures without such pain relief. And we?re only beginning to understand why.

ProBlogger Most Popular Posts On Content 2016

It has been a fantastic year at PBHQ this year, and as ever, it’s been a privilege seeing it all from the front-row view of the editor’s seat. Every year when I do these best-of posts, I’m always reminded of the sheer amount of information we’ve shared across the last ...more

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Does Your Business Really Need A Loan?

Business credit can be complicated and expensive, so before rushing out and taking thousands of dollars in business loans, consider whether your business really needs a loan. It is important to look at your business holistically and consider your cash flow, balance sheet, and other factors before applying for or accepting credit.

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Is Negan's Bat Strong Enough To Stop A Bullet?

In "The Walking Dead," Negan stops a bullet with his barbwire-covered bat. While the feat was incredible in the show, DemolitionRanch wants to know if a barbwire-covered bat can really stop a bullet in its tracks.

They Have To Be Monsters

Since I started working on Discourse, I spend a lot of time thinking about how software can encourage and nudge people to be more empathetic online. That's why it's troubling to read articles like this one:

My brother?s 32nd birthday is today. It?s an especially emotional day for