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10 Ways to Turn a Business Idea into a Reality

Coming up with great ideas is easy. It’s putting those ideas into action that’s difficult. In order to turn your dreams about the next best service or product into a tangible, valuable reality, you need to take the right first steps. Based on expert advice and experience, the following steps will definitely set you rolling ball rolling in the initial stages of a certain business idea. Here they are; 1. Assess Impact When deciding whether or not to move forward, we look at the potential impact of an idea. Does it help achieve the company goal, and if so, by how much? This approach leaves a lot of ideas on the cutting room floor, but it ensures that the ones with the biggest impact don’t get passed over. 2. Invest $200 Set aside no more than $200 to test the basic idea. Get a domain and set up a landing page (easier than you think…), then simplify and test your idea with Google Adwords, Bing or Yahoo advertising. The goal is to see how many people you can get to click your...

Tecnology bits: Smartness unveiled once again as samsung launched a new smartphone

Samsung launches smartphone with curved display screen Samsung Electronics, the world's best-selling smartphone maker, has launched a handset with a curved display screen. Called the Galaxy Round , the smartphone will feature a 5.7in (14.5cm) display. The launch comes just days after rival LG said it would begin production of curved-screen phones next year. Samsung said the curved screen display would help consumers use some of the features on the phone, including those that enable users to check information such as date, time and missed calls when home screen is off, with more ease. These phones may not be a game-changer today, but they are definitely an indication of things to come” At the same time, users can also change music tracks on their phone, even while its display is off. The Galaxy Round will initially be launched only in South Korea. The firm gave no indication of its plans for a global launch. Source: BBC

Info-tech: 10 keyboard shortcut you probably didn’t know

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the decision to use Ctrl+Alt+Del as the command for logging on to a PC was a mistake, but over the years the shortcut has achieved cult status in geek circles. Here are 10 more useful keyboard shortcuts worth knowing. Close browser: Whether your boss walks up while you’re on Facebook or your other half comes in the room while you’re buying them a gift, close your browser instantly with this shortcut: PC: Alt + F4 Mac: Apple key + Q Show desktop : If you have lots of windows open on your computer and you want quick access to your desktop hit the following keys: PC: Windows key + D Mac: F11 Add a bookmark : Create a shortcut to your new favourite website by bookmarking the page with the following quick trick: PC: Ctrl + D Mac: Apple key + D Delete forever : When you know you want to dump a file forever – instead of sending it to clog up the recycling bin first – tap the keys below: PC: Shift + Delete Change zoom lev...