Advertisement Podcasts aren’t just another fad. They can keep you company during a long commute, play in the background while you’re cleaning, and you can even use them to learn foreign languages How I Finally Learned a Different Language. And You Can Too. How I Finally Learned a Different Language. And You Can Too. No single language learning app is the magic wand. The secret to learning a new language is a blended solution. With desire and motivation you too can learn any foreign language. Read More . Listening to podcasts on mobile devices The 8 Best Podcast Players for Android The 8 Best Podcast Players for Android Want to listen to podcasts on your Android phone or tablet? Let us show you which apps to use. Read More has become a norm, but it’s much more practical to manage dozens of podcast subscriptions on the computer.Podcast managers or aggregators, podcast clients, podcatchers – these are all names for the type of software you’ll … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Apps for Managing Podcasts on Linux
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Five ways IoT projects can power your 2019 IT budget planning
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an essential part of enterprise IT infrastructure, so it's only natural to include IoT projects when planning budgets for 2019.IoT is long past the hype stage; now it's time to implement projects, according to Richard Mark Soley, executive director of the Industrial Internet Consortium. Special Feature Special report: Tech Budgets 2019: A CXO's Guide (free PDF) This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, explores how decision makers will get the maximum benefit from their IT dollars. Read More "Companies that ignore industrial IoT today will be laggards, no question, and that means they have to budget at least a test project for 2019," he said. The most effective way IoT projects will have an impact on 2019 IT budget planning is by demonstrating the needs they have the ability to address, whether it's solving business challenges, driving revenue, saving costs or most importantly, solving security issues, which is the … [Read more...] about Five ways IoT projects can power your 2019 IT budget planning
Spotify vs. Rdio: A Complete Comparison
Advertisement I recently cancelled my Spotify Premium membership after a year of uninterrupted monthly payments to the company. This decision came about when I accidentally signed up for 14-days of free Rdio Unlimited. Quite frankly, I was left confused as to who I should be paying money to and after playing with both services there’s a good chance you would be too.If you’re choosing to take the Netflix-style “all you can eat” route with your music but want the most bang for your buck, you’ve got quite a selection of services to choose from. Rdio and Spotify are two fairly evenly matched products, and for my money no one else comes close – but who reigns supreme?Hopefully we’ll be finding that out by the end of this rather in-depth article, but as ever I have a feeling it’s going to come down to your personal circumstances.Availability & Sign UpThe number one thing that is going to determine which service many people opt for is … [Read more...] about Spotify vs. Rdio: A Complete Comparison
IT budgets 2020: How the money will be spent, and who will spend it
Tech Budgets 2020: A CXO's Guide See the outlook for business leaders in 2020 and where they are spending their tech dollars. We've also got valuable advice on how to best optimize your budget plans. Since 2016, discussions and forecasts of IT budgets for enterprises and other organisations have taken place under a cloud of uncertainty. In the US, this currently revolves around trade disputes and other geopolitical tensions, while in Europe the still-unresolved Brexit saga casts a shadow over the UK's economic prospects. In its World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2019 report, the UN's Economic Analysis & Policy Division downgraded its global economic growth projections for 2019 to 2.7 percent, from 3.1% in 2017 and 3.0% in 2018. World gross product growth for 2020 is forecast at 2.9%: Special Feature Special Report: Tech Budgets 2020 (free PDF) This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, looks at the outlook for business leaders in … [Read more...] about IT budgets 2020: How the money will be spent, and who will spend it
7 Paid Linux App Alternatives That Are Worth the Money
Advertisement We all know Linux as a bastion of open source software What Is Open Source Software? [MakeUseOf Explains] What Is Open Source Software? [MakeUseOf Explains] "Open source" is a term that’s thrown around a lot these days. You may know that certain things are open source, like Linux and Android, but do you know what it entails? What is open... Read More , and that’s one reason why the Linux community is flooded with thousands of free apps and programs. Unfortunately, a lot of these free projects are redundant, dead, or just plain bad Open Source Software and Forking: The Good, The Great and The Ugly Open Source Software and Forking: The Good, The Great and The Ugly Sometimes, the end-user benefits greatly from forks. Sometimes, the fork is done under a shroud of anger, hatred and animosity. Let's look at some examples. Read More .This philosophical aversion to paid software is one of the bigger flaws of Linux as a whole Why Isn't Linux … [Read more...] about 7 Paid Linux App Alternatives That Are Worth the Money