Author: Charlie Meneses

Technology in Business

Buying RF Equipment: Do’s and Don’ts

- by Charlie Meneses

RF equipment comes in all shapes and sizes, so it can be difficult to determine which kind is right for you. However, you don’t have to go stumbling around in the dark! If you’re in the market for RF equipment, here are some basic “do”s and “don’t”s to get you started.

Buying RF Equipment: Do's and Don'ts

Do: Know what you need.

Maybe you’re shopping for a 181 degree hybrid combiner. Maybe you need a system that can handle DXF and STEP files. At the end of the day, the specifics of your shopping trip will depend on what you need for your particular business, so start off the right way by making a list. You can measure all of your potential purchases against it.

Don’t: Rely on brand names.

While brand names can be a good starting point if you’re completely new to the world of RF equipment, they shouldn’t be the deciding factor …

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Technology in Business

Steps That Will Help You Start IT Staffing Agency

- by Charlie Meneses
Steps That Will Help You Start IT Staffing Agency

If you have been in the human resources or staffing industry for plenty of years and due to experience in filling job orders and sourcing talents, you probably feel that it is time to open your staffing agency.

Then we should congratulate you because deciding is the first step towards success.

However, starting an employment agency can seem straightforward, since you do not need too many employees, inventory to purchase and contact stuffing business could be finished from your home instead of renting an office space.

You should check out for IT staffing companies in Dallas so that you can determine how other agencies started their business.

However, there are specific steps you should take before you get ready to take your candidate or to consider a new job order from clients.

1.     Decide Your Staffing Niche

You have probably heard that IT is dominant and in demand niche for …

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Technology

Funeral Webcasting Allows Closure

- by Charlie Meneses
Funeral Webcasting Allows Closure
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There are times in everyone’s life when it’s impossible to get away, even to attend the funeral of a person who was very important to you. Work obligations, family needs, or financial pressures might prevent you from traveling to a funeral at a distant location. Increasingly, funeral directors are offering webcasts of funeral services to make the proceedings accessible to anyone who can’t be there in person.

Using one or more cameras mounted strategically in the funeral chapel, a funeral director controls the webcast using computer software, usually on a laptop reserved especially for the purpose. The funeral service is streamed online in real time, letting anyone watch and hear the entire event.

After the service, the video is kept online for up to a year, or even longer. The funeral director, in consultation with the family, decides how long the video will be available.

Although funeral webcasts …

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Technology

Shale Fracking Technology Is Real Energy Innovation – But Some Don’t See It That Way

- by Charlie Meneses
Shale Fracking Technology Is Real Energy Innovation - But Some Don't See It That Way
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The other day, I was speaking with a thought leader from South Africa working with the schools and promoting the future of innovation with the goal of fostering business entrepreneurship to allow South Africa to meet the demands needed for the 21st Century. One thing that I find interesting here in the United States is that when we talk about energy innovation everyone assumes that we are talking about solar technologies or better wind turbines. They never seem to consider the traditional energy industry and all the technological advances being made there, such as fracking.

There was an interesting article in the ‘corporate news’ section of the Wall Street Journal on December 17, 2012 titled; “Chevron Enters Shale Hunt in South Africa – Company’s Decision Comes as Temporary Ban on Exploration Is Lifted in a Country Estimated to Hold Large Reserves,” by Devon Maylie and Alexis Flynn which …

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Technology Today

Interesting Facts About E-waste

- by Charlie Meneses

Landfills around the world are quickly becoming filled with e-waste. The real problem with this is the fact that is not very recyclable. Here are some interesting facts about this dilemma, along with information about how it can be saved.

Interesting Facts About E-was

1. Only a decade ago, there was an annual dump of nearly 3 million tons of such electronics such as televisions, computers, and printers being dumped into landfills. They can easily be recycled with just a small bit of foresight.

2. E-waste accounts for a mere 2% of the total trash that Americans but as far as toxic waste goes it accounts for an astounding 70% of the total of America.

3. Throughout the entire world, there is an annual amount of 50 million metric tons of e-waste generated. This is an astounding amount that can easily be rectified.

4. There are precious metals which are found in electronics …

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