Finance
2 July 2016

Economics: Brexit’s Blow To Globalization

Financial markets do not handle uncertainty well. With the world already facing anemic growth and low levels of investment, any adequate damage-control plan must include prompt resolution of the new rules of the game for Britain and its relationship with the EU. Any delay will cause further frustration and increase the odds of retaliatory policies from EU members. The last thing anyone needs is a […]

Tech
2 July 2016

10 steps to take when your Mac won’t start up

Essential tips to help recover your Mac. The 10 steps you need to take to get a Mac that won’t start up working again.   http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/steps-take-when-your-mac-wont-start-3423817/

Tech
30 June 2016

OS X Yosemite: Share the screen of another Mac

Times have certainly changed since I use a ibook running panther more than 10 years ago. with Yosemite, you can remotely control a server. that’s is good, no more Terminal bash# Before you start, make sure the Mac whose screen you want to control has screen sharing turned on. (For more information, see Share your screen.) Open a Finder window. If no shared computers appear […]

Tech
29 June 2016

Transferring old outlook mails to your new computer

About Importing and Exporting You can export your email and mail folders, calendar and appointments, tasks, notes and additional content from Outlook as a .pst file and import everything in one go onto a different computer or into another mail profile. The .pst file can be saved to other media just like any other file, however it can only be opened within Outlook; other programs […]

Finance
29 June 2016

Draghi Warns Brexit Will Lead To “Competitive Devaluations”, Years Of Low Growth

Draghi in full panic-monger mode… (via Bloomberg) *DRAGHI SAID TO SEE BREXIT VOTE CUTTING EURO GDP AS MUCH AS 0.5% *DRAGHI SAID TO SEE GDP GROWTH REDUCTION FOR NEXT THREE YEARS *DRAGHI CONCERNED BREXIT WILL LEAD TO COMPETTIVE DEVALUATIONS *DRAGHI SAYS IT’S TIME TO ADDRESS BANK VULNERABILITIES *DRAGHI SAYS `WE CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO’ FIX BANK VULNERABILITIES *DRAGHI SAYS BREXIT RECESSION WOULD AFFECT FX MARKETS […]

Tech
28 June 2016

Recovering Ransomlocked Files Using Built-In Windows Tools

Use a Previous Version An alternative, if it is a technology in use in your organization, is to restore from a Previous Version.  Previous versions are copies of files and folders that Windows automatically saved as part of system protection. This feature is fantastic at rescuing files that were damaged by malware. If system protection is enabled, Windows automatically creates previous versions of files and folders that […]

Finance Wellbeing
27 June 2016

Brexit: One man’s meat is another’s poison

The expert view is that China will be just fine. “But out of all of the market turmoil and uncertainty will emerge at least one big winner: China,” writes Michael Schuman on the Bloomberg site. A headline in ValueWalk went even further: “Brexit: China Could Be the Biggest Winner of All.” That is not an unreasonable view. China, after all, will have far greater bargaining […]

Finance Wellbeing
26 June 2016

George Soros: “Brexit Makes EU Disintegration Irreversible”

The EU’s response to Brexit could well prove to be another pitfall. European leaders, eager to deter other member states from following suit, may be in no mood to offer the UK terms – particularly concerning access to Europe’s single market – that would soften the pain of leaving. With the EU accounting for half of British trade turnover, the impact on exporters could be […]

Finance
26 June 2016

The reason to source

“Target currently directly sources 40 per cent of product offshore, but will follow Kmart’s lead taking direct sourcing to 70 per cent of sales.   http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/guy-russo-vows-to-slash-costs-at-wesfarmers-target/news-story/2282754a96af73dd7f341db2fd5cd95a