Day: May 4, 2017

5 Best Apps for your Mom this Mother’s Day

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. If we take some time out and ponder over this oft-used quote, we will agree on one thought. Even if the whole world goes against us, our mothers stand behind us like solid rock. A mother is the one who first instills confidence in us, makes us believe in our potential and inculcate the values of good leadership. Some of the most famous business leaders in the world have given credit to their mothers for inspiring them. We all agree that there is no greater love in this world than a mother’s love. But as the business leaders become busy with their lives, they might not always spend enough time with their mothers. Does your mom forget to take her medicine when you are not around? Don’t you feel anxious every time you leave your mom at home and go for the business meeting? A mother spends her entire life looking after the needs of her children, finding ways how to make their lives easier. Now, it’s our turn to make her feel special. The advancement of technology has made lives simpler and easier for families to take care of each other. On this Mother’s Day, Indus Net Technologies lists five apps which the mothers should download. Download and install these apps on her mobile phones this Mother’s Day and make her life a LITTLE EASIER and COMFORTABLE. The apps will not only streamline and organizes the daily schedule of your mother but will also help her stay connected with you and other family members, far and near. From medical reminders, finance management to any emergency situation, apps today can solve everyday problems of your mother, even when you are not around. This Mother’s Day, show how much you care for her. Here are the 5 smart and useful mobile apps your mom should have on her phone. MediSafe                                                   Mothers are always busy striking a balance between home and work and it’s an everyday struggle for them to remember their medication. Medisafe is an automatic medication reminder app. This visually appealing and easy-to-use app creates virtual pillbox for your family. All you need to do is choose the medicine and add the time of the day your mother needs to pop the pill. This app, available on Android and iOS platforms, also helps to keep a track of glucose and blood pressure and makes it easier for the users to share the records with doctors. However, the best feature about the app is “CareTaker”. Here, you can mention your name as care taker and you will be notified if your mother misses a scheduled dose. So, next time you if you are travelling for business, you know how to keep track on your mother’s pill usage?   Red Panic Button Today with the advancement of technology, mobile phones have become lifesaving gadgets, provided we know how to use it.   Red Panic Button is a must-downloaded app for those mothers who live far away from her loved ones. Just download and install this app (it has both paid and free versions) on your mom’s phone and add a list of contacts who will receive her message in case of any emergency. Your mother needs to just tap on the big red button in the middle of the app and a text and email alert along with her location and address will automatically be sent to the list of emergency contacts programmed on her app. It also sends out panic messages on connected social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Your mother can also send out panic voice, video and photo message. Now, don’t think this app is only applicable in a case of any medical emergency. If your mother stays alone, this app will be handy in case of any personal threat and security too. The app is available on both Android and iOS platforms. Magnifying Glass With Light As our parent’s age, their eyesight deteriorates. This app is extremely helpful for those mothers, who love to read. The app, which is designed for both iPhone and iPad, has a magnifying glass with light which illuminates and magnifies (zoom in and out) any reading material. This is a great app especially in areas where there’s insufficient or dim light; for example: reading menus in a restaurant. This app, which has a clear focus, also acts as a torch and will be extremely handy in case of any household work in a poor light situation. Mint As a business leader, you might not always be at your mother’s side to take care of her monetary transactions. But you need not worry about your mom’s finance any longer. Mint can take care of her money management. From investments, income, savings, bank accounts to expenditures, this app keeps a track of all your mom’s bills and money in one place. The app syncs her financial organizations and delivers timely information to the user. The app gives a pie chart representation of the expenditure made, hence making it easier for the user to comprehend. The app sends out alerts for payments and also alerts the user in case there are unexpected account charges. Mint provides handy personalized tips to the users also on how to save money. Home Routines It becomes difficult for a working mom to balance between professional work and household chores. In fact, moms often find it hard to remember the list of cleaning work that needs to be done around the house. Download and install Home Routines on your mom’s iPhone and help her worry less about her home cleaning plans. This app smartly schedules and organizes her household cleaning work on a daily and weekly basis. So, your mom needs to just tap on the main screen of the app and she will be notified about

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Are you following the most socially active CIOs on Twitter?

Twitter has invariably become the most powerful and preferred social media platform for the world leaders. The CIOs of the top companies across the globe are fully aware of the monstrous potential of this social media channel. Twitter has increasingly emerged as a powerful learning tool and the business leaders leverage this media to learn and empower themselves. Most of these influential business leaders tweet their thoughts on IT innovations, organization news, and tech trends. The CIOs use Twitter to also reach out to other influential business leaders in the digital ecosystem. This digital tool helps the CIOs to interact with potential customers and other leaders in the business, hence increasing the brand recognition and loyalty. In fact, Twitter also provides an excellent and engaging platform to these business leaders to enhance both their personal and professional identity. However, there are many powerful business leaders in the world who do not have a Twitter account. Also, it is interesting to see how some leaders’ in spite having a presence on Twitter hardly uses this digital tool. For example, Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois (@MSIT) tweeted for the last time on July 14, 2016. He has 443 followers. But then, there are many CIOs, who are very much active on Twitter and adopt this social media channel to boost the professional and personal brand. Let take a quick look at five most popular and followed CIOs and thought leaders in the world on Twitter. And if you want to know what these business leaders think and share, start following them:   David A Bray CIO for the Federal Communications Commission @fcc_cio Followers: 111,225 Tweets: 32,190 One of the most valued thought leaders in the world of IT, David has been walking away with all the titles related to “most popular social CIOs” in the world. He is an avid user of Twitter and updates all his followers on tech, data, leadership and more. One can also find vast information on the conferences he attends as a speaker too. His leadership mantra is also reflected in his Twitter bio, which subtly mentions: “Leadership is Passion to Improve Our World.” Tim Crawford CIO Strategic Advisor, AVOA @tcrawford Followers: 12,974 Tweets: 44,115 Tim Crawford is certainly an active member of Twitter. Twitterati must be immensely pleased with him because he routinely notifies the world about CIOs, CEOs, big data, IoT, cloud, and analytics.   Adam Stanley Global CIO of Cushman & Wakefield @ALSWharton Followers: 12,915 Tweets: 26,345 As the global CIO of one of the world’s leading commercial real estate services, one could only imagine the kind of work pressure has every day. Yet, Adam makes it a point to keep the world updated about tech, start-ups, and everything happening in the world of real estate. He found mention in Vala Afshar’s article on Top 100 Most Social CIOs on Twitter 2016. David Chou Chief information and digital officer at Children’s Mercy Kansas City @dchou1107 Followers: 10,654 Tweets: 71,829 Digital technology is transforming heathcare sector in a huge way. David Chou habitually informs the Twitter world about how technology can help the healthcare organization grow. Also, he shares delightful information about social media users and everything digital. Mike D Kail Chief Innovation Officer at Cybric @mdkail Followers: 10,276 Tweets: 21,708 After serving as the CIO at Yahoo, Mike Kail joined Cybric, a year-old software security firm headquartered in Boston. He is superbly active on Twitter and shares information on his talks and anything and everything related to cyber security. Indian CIOs Surprisingly, but not many CIOs of top Indian companies are active on Twitter. While some of them do have a Twitter presence, which dates back to 2008-2009, few of them leverage the social media platform to share his personal or professional thoughts. However, most Indian CIOs do have LinkedIn accounts. Here are the five most active and followed Indian CIOs on Twitter.   Ravi Bhandari CIO: Parallels and Meridians @RaviBhandari_ Followers: 11,279 Tweets: 17 A travel freak, Ravi had traveled across rural India for three months on local transport. His extreme passion for travel gave birth to the company, Parallels, and Meridians. Though he has been on Twitter since August 2014, he only has 17 tweets to his name. The last time he was active on Twitter was in November 2016. However, that hardly makes a difference because he is one of the most followed Indian CIOs on Twitter. Anjani Kumar Global CDO and CIO for International businesses of Collabera including India  @anjaniglobal Followers: 3,426 Tweets: 3,177 A die-hard techie at heart, Anjani also mentions in his Twitter bio that he is a foodie. He tweets about IoT a lot and also reaches out to his followers to thank them for following him on the social networking platform. Before working with Collabora, Kumar has worked with IBM for 14 years and then moved on to become the CIO of Safexpress. Avinash Velhal Group CIO at Atos international @avelhal Followers: 2,766 Tweets: 6,147 Avinash and tech are inseparable. A digital evangelist, he is a socially active Indian CIO. Avinash enjoys being on Twitter and enlightens his followers on fintech, cyber security, IoT and big data. Aneesh Nair Co-Founder & CIO for NDTV eCommerce @aneeshnair‏ Followers: 1,951 Tweets: 7,415 Google “Who are India’s most social CIOs on Twitter?” and his name pops up. He is an avid user of this social networking tool for the past six years. He regularly updates his followers on the latest trends in e-commerce, cyber security and IT infrastructure and of course tech. Jagdish Belwal International CIO, GE Transportation @Jeyceebee Followers: 1,586 Tweets: 3,082 This ex-CIO of Tata Motors visits Twitter to share his thoughts of IoT and digitalization. He also keeps updating the world about the latest news of GE Transportation.   There is no denying the power of social media in the ever-increasing digital ecosystem today. Twitter has a proven track record of enhancing the personal and professional brand of C-level leaders apart from being a great learning

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