As an employer, if you do not create a great, rewarding place for work, your employees won’t do great work.
Ask yourself, what keeps you going in your professional life? What drives you to stay focused on your ultimate business goals? It could be money, satisfaction, or simply a wish to make yourself and your life better day by day. These motivational aspects are directly linked to your overall performance and productivity. Similarly, everybody else needs the same positive push that may keep them focused, including your hired employees. Any employer can keep their employees stay focused with the help of rewards and appreciation. Rewards become a little more important for you if you are a business owner who has outsourced a team of virtual assistants. It gets tough to emote anything when you are not physically working with your employees. So it is always wise to plan rewards that may keep your Virtual Assistants productive and motivated throughout. With the end of this article you would have 11 ways you can consider rewarding your Virtual Assistants: Show that you are a ‘team’ The very basic reward comes in the form of belongingness. As an employer, make sure you tell your Virtual Assistants that they are a part of the broader mission. Employees perform better when they have a sense of how their work impacts the overall and ultimate goals. Tell your virtual assistants how their work input affects their team and the entire business. For instance, if you hired a link building specialist, let them know how their efforts are improving your SEO rankings. Pay for overwork Work at times demands giving more time than expected and if this is something you want your employees to understand, there are few things you also need to keep in mind being a boss. Working more than the allotted shifts or over the holidays can be inconvenient for your virtual assistants and might take away their personal time and commitments. So be sure that you understand this and are paying them for the extra work, timely. When you incentivize them for the additional tasks, it conditions them to be the same support in a similar situation in the future. Paid leaves Uncertainty is the most stressful feeling in life. There may come times when your Virtual Assistant falls sick, has to take care of a family member, or have a personal issue to deal with. Paid time off can be a considerate gesture in such a crisis. Paying your hired hands while they cannot work, gives out the message that you care. This also gives them an incentive to be sincere towards you and your business in the long-term. 13th Salary The 13th salary or end-of-year bonus is an extra payment given to employees at the end of twelve months. This bonus is based on many factors but as an employer and a business owner, you can customize this whole process as per your requirements. When you do this, you may reduce absenteeism and the sluggish attitude of your employees. You never know what great purpose your given bonus can serve for a virtual assistant. Acknowledge their hard work! Everybody loves when unexpectedly good things happen. Your virtual assistant starts relishing working with you when you offer valuable benefits to them. You gradually establish a long-term working relationship with them. There are times when employees prefer praise and recognition over monetary rewards. Find some ways how you can acknowledge impeccable performances. You can choose to highlight your virtual assistant’s contribution in a blog post or by sharing some triumph words over the group chat. This instills a sense of accomplishment and keeps them going. A soft pat on the back, virtually How do you feel when someone personally tells you something good about you? These praises instantly push you to strive to be better, always. This is what you need to do with your virtual assistants. Tell them about their improvement and the outstanding contribution they bring to the table. If you have hired a web designer, let them know how their design is making a great impact on the business. A simple “thank you” or “kudos” can do a lot of miracles to inspire your virtual assistants to perform their best, every day. Give leadership opportunities One of the major motivational turns is when an employee is given an opportunity to show that they can lead. This builds their confidence and shows them that they can grow with you. For example, you can ask your virtual marketing manager to lead a whole new project rather than you doing it like always. This ensures their growth and overall development. Short training and professional courses An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Remember, everyone loves to learn. Offering training, study materials, and references related to work can be a great way to strengthen your employees’ engagement. They will appreciate the kind gesture and will also enhance their skills. These skills will eventually help them handle their tasks in a better manner. All this would also make them more experienced as a professional. Healthcare incentives Health is the biggest wealth and so is anything that can offer care for it. It is always kind and considerate to sponsor health care benefits to your virtual assistants. Employers who take care of their employees’ medical needs are highly valued. Employees often feel comforted and supported if they are offered an extensive health insurance plan. This would also generate goodwill for your organization. Birthday Surprises Birthdays or special occasions are also a great way to reward your virtual assistant. You can choose to send gift certificates, vouchers, or an actual gift for a more personal touch. A birthday leave or an overnight staycation booking can also be a great option. These little, out-of-the-blue surprises can make your virtual assistant feel valued which in the long run would increase their loyalty and dedication towards you and your organization. Apart from all the timely rewards, remember... When you are not seeing or meeting your virtual assistants daily, it is quite possible to misunderstand their situation at times. Treating them coldly or assigning endless tasks without thanking them enough may harm their morale. Things can never be perfect but you have to remember that your Virtual Assistants are humans too. A little bit of empathy mixed with guidance can be the ideal solution. Timely acknowledge their work and provide constructive feedback. Through this, they will feel connected and will be more passionate about their work. Author Bio Rangoli Roy works as a Content Specialist for a BPO company based in India named Acelerar Technologies. In her free time, she loves to express her creativity through poetry and art. You can find her spreading positivity through her art on her Instagram Blog called ‘thepoetesswithblackbindi’.
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The Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on everything in our lives. It’s hard to find something that hasn’t been impacted in a major way as we attempt to limit the spread of the virus. Cloud security professionals should pay close attention to how our online needs are rapidly changing — these new adjustments are more than just necessary to make things work in the interim. The workarounds to keep our lives as normal as possible could permanently define the way we work, study, and do business from here on out. We put together a list of eight ways COVID-19 is making an impact on common things we use and interact with every day. A main takeaway should be that none of these are new problems, just that COVID-19 is shining a light on them. And in most cases, making these problems even worse. #1: Schools are struggling to adapt to remote instruction and facing vulnerabilities brought on by COVID The issue: School districts in the United States typically face big challenges with cybersecurity and protecting student data. This is often due to a lack of funding and/or allocated resources for an IT team to keep up with the district’s security needs. Accidental sources of data leaks like misconfigured systems or unsecured third- and fourth-party vendors leave school districts at high risk of security breaches in school districts. Wired Magazine reported on how the pandemic is amplifying these risks with the massive rush to transition to distance learning in the spring. Suddenly, millions of teachers and students relied on video chat software, lesson portals, digital message boards, and other online tools. The goal is to retain education continuity for students, but security is often an afterthought in the haste to get virtual learning resources online. Impact on cloud security: Many of the most popular online education resources, like Zoom, can easily become an attack vector without proper authentication and controls setup. Remote tools like VPNs that connect students to teachers and resources are also high-risk. At the end of June, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a security alert about the threat of ransomware to schools amidst the Covid-19 crisis. “K-12 institutions have limited resources to dedicate to network defense, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks,” the FBI warned, according to a ZDNet report. In the month of June alone, Wired reported more than 4.7 million malware incidents were detected in the education industry broadly worldwide, according to Microsoft’s Global Threat Activity tracker — more than 60% of all the corporate and institutional malware incidents reported during that time. As schools across the world gear up to get back to learning in the fall, it’s clear that cybersecurity should be a top priority to ensure data safety for students and business continuity for the educational institutions. Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Social engineering hacks are on the rise thanks to vulnerabilities caused by COVID-19 #2: Social engineering hacks are increasing by feeding on the fear of the virus and misinformation The issue: Social engineering hacks have always been a thorn in the side of IT departments. During times of crisis, users will rush to resources to stay informed and connected. COVID-19 has created the perfect environment for scams: the increased demand for accurate information on health and safety and government mandates has led to the explosion of misinformation about the outbreak, often coming from websites that spread malware or from other unsecured resources. Everyone is more dependent on the Internet now — and many of the most used platforms and apps operate in the cloud. Users face challenges almost every day, with increased DDoS attacks on public-sector websites, phishing attempts, and other threats cloaked as legitimate COVID-19 information. It’s getting harder to separate the noise from the truth. Global crises like COVID-19 easily dismantle cybersecurity standards because they put a tremendous strain on resources and increase stress and anxiety among the end users. When defenses are down, social engineering attacks go up. Impact on cloud security: InfoWorld reported that cyberattacks have spiked during the first half of 2020. The FBI noted that as of May 28, it had received nearly the same number of complaints for this calendar year as for all of 2019. Social distancing is highly encouraged to help stop the spread of the virus. As we remain apart, we seek out more ways to stay connected. Increasingly, this means we’re communicating in the cloud — and the cloud isn’t the safest place by default. Protecting personally identifiable information (PII) is essential. IT teams must find ways to balance access to cloud systems and apps with strong security measures. #3: SMBs are increased risk of compromising their cloud systems with COVID-19 The issue: Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) typically struggle with huge technical debt, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. Running a small business means every penny counts. In many budgets, tech and cybersecurity don’t have a line item. Security Magazine reported that in December 2019, 64% of small businesses said they were planning to devote more resources to cybersecurity in 2020. But in the wake of COVID-19 and the economic downturn, these planned improvements are likely to be deprioritized. Impact on cloud security: The report in Security Magazine polled 383 SMB owners and managers and found that 15% experienced a major security event in 2019:
#4: Tracking apps rushed to market pose high risk of getting hacked The issue: One solution to reintegrating employees back into offices and other workplaces is contact tracing apps. It’s one way to track who an infected person may have had contact with, and thus reduce the risk of spreading infection into the workplace. The problem with these apps is that they’re relatively new and have been rushed to market, leaving them open to hacks and other data leaks. The lack of security oversight was exposed in May, when the state of North Dakota conceded that its smartphone app, Care19, had been sending users’ location data to the digital marketing service Foursquare. Qatar’s national COVID-19 tracking app had a flaw with the most dire potential consequences: it would have allowed hackers to obtain sensitive information on more than one million users, including their names, national IDs, health status, and location data. Impact on cloud security: The big hurry to push the apps to market led to these and many other problems. After an app in the Netherlands exposed about 200 people’s names, email addresses and encrypted passwords, one of its co-developers said the breach was due to a rush to publicly release the app’s code. “The speed and scale transitioned at such a rate that they didn’t really consider security in the beginning,” said Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. “It was a topic for them, but not top of mind.” #5: COVID-19 is straining healthcare budgets and IT resources The issue: Coronavirus is surging across the U.S., with more cases confirmed and more hospitalizations reported every day. Healthcare resources everywhere are being pushed to the limit, from available hospital beds to a lack of personal protective equipment for medical professionals. As with the other industries and sectors on this list impacted by COVID-19, healthcare IT is also facing strained budgets and resources, leaving these IT departments at higher risk of a breach or cyberattack. Healthcare Finance News cited a Department of Health and Human Services report from June on the increase in cybersecurity breaches in hospitals and healthcare providers’ networks which may be due to COVID-19. Between the months of February and May of this year, there have been 132 reported breaches, according to the HHS. This is an almost 50% increase in reported breaches during the same time last year. Impact on cloud security: A lack of security oversight and rushed cloud adoption is the main contributor to the increased risk. Remote healthcare relies on apps and portals, which may not be up to required security standards. Data leaks and other vulnerabilities can spill massive amounts of protected health information (PHI) outside the organization. Temporary medical facilities are essential in the fight against COVID-19, but these were created with patient care and treatment in mind. Cybersecurity was not part of the plan in the coronavirus response. Any unsecured access point in the healthcare chain can have devastating security impact. "The healthcare industry has, in the past few years, been one of the most targeted industries for cybercriminals. So it’s only natural that at a time of crisis, we are seeing more and more attacks on the healthcare industry,” said Natali Tshuva, CEO and cofounder of Sternum, an IoT cybersecurity company that provides medical device manufacturers with built-in security solutions. #6: Remote work puts more cybersecurity responsibility on end users The issue: Working from home has become the new norm for many, especially in the tech industry. This shift to remote work was borne out of necessity to slow the spread of COVID-19, but the reported increase in productivity among workers and potential reduced operating costs for organizations may extend these privileges well beyond the pandemic. Unfortunately, current work from home policies don’t always include tight security controls for ender users. Security Magazine reports 56% of employees are using their personal computers as their company’s go remote in response to COVID-19, and nearly 25% of employees working from home don’t know what security protocols are in place on their device. Impact on cloud security: More organizations are turning to chat and collaboration apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams. According to the Security Magazine report, 20% of workers said their IT team had not provided any tips as they shifted to working from home, and workers acknowledged they were the least cautious in using these types of services. The onus is to keep data and systems secure has shifted to the end user, but without proper security tools in place, the integrity of entire cloud systems is at risk. Remote workers need support from their IT departments to make security a priority every day. #7: COVID increases security risks for the fintech industry Banking and finance cybersecurity firms are on higher alert due to the pandemic The issue: The healthcare industry, fintech is suffering increased security risks from COVID-19. Reduced budgets and staffing due to the economic downturn have stretched the capacity of IT teams in this industry, with a 238% surge in cyberattacks against banks, new research claims since the pandemic began. According to the third edition of the Modern Bank Heists report from VMware Carbon Black, which includes input from 25 CIOS at major financial institutions, 80% of firms have experienced more cyberattacks over the past 12 months, an increase of 13% year-over-year. Impact on cloud security: The Modern Bank Heists report shows that 27% of all cyberattacks target either banks or the healthcare sector. These industries share a lot of the same indicators: similar detectors (PII data is used in both), strict government and industry regulations (like HIPAA or GLBA), and massive stakes in a cybersecurity breach. Leaked bank or health records can lead to massive exposure liability for an organization. As more systems are being backed up in the cloud, fintech companies must strengthen their data controls to prevent business-critical PII from improper access and exposure. #8: Incredibly high demand for online shopping strains e-commerce and shipping security Online shopping is easing some of the pain of isolation, but demand for fast shipping and in-stock products is giving scammers more room to operate
The issue: Shipping for e-commerce orders is impacted due to increasingly high demand of online orders. It’s safer for our health to stay home and shop on our computers and mobile devices — but how does this shift impact cybersecurity? For shipping providers and e-commerce businesses, the goal is to sell more items and ship more packages, all at a faster rate. Security takes a backseat to the goals that drive revenue for these companies. The pandemic has upended global delivery systems as countries close their borders and companies reduce their workforces. Estimates from Facteus say consumer spending on Amazon is up 35% compared with last year. Impact on cloud security: COVID has touched e-commerce cybersecurity as well. The increase in delivery demand has allowed phishing emails scams to thrive. As customers turn to more websites to fill their need for groceries, medication, and other essentials, they put more of their data out into the world. A well-meaning employee could be using their cloud-connected work computer or device to place an online order, unaware of the possible data exfiltration danger lurking on untrusted sites. All it takes it one order on an unsecured site for sensitive data to be exposed. Curtailing COVID cybersecurity challengesMaintaining business and security continuity during a global pandemic is a tough task. Many of us are already taxed and tired from the everyday stress of dealing with uncertain times. Cybersecurity should be a priority for all teams, in all industries. By relying on automated DLP solutions like Nightfall, your organization can relieve some of the pressure of keeping data safe. More focus on security is just good business sense. About NightfallNightfall is the industry’s first cloud-native DLP platform that discovers, classifies, and protects data via machine learning. Nightfall is designed to work with popular SaaS applications like Slack & GitHub as well as IaaS platforms like AWS. You can schedule a demo with us below to see the Nightfall platform in action. This article is originally posted on Nightfall.ai Written by Naomi Johnson.
Reopening your business after a long pandemic closure is likely an exciting time, but it’s important to think about cost-effective strategies for getting customers back in the door. Along with harnessing social media marketing, you’ll need to make some changes to your business to adhere to COVID-19 safety precautions. Use this guide to help you confidently—and successfully—reopen after a long closure. Cost-effective marketing As the world ground to a halt earlier this year when COVID-19 took hold, many of us turned to social media to stay connected. That trend has continued throughout this year, with all social channels seeing a rise in video chatting and live streaming. As a business owner, you can take advantage of the uptick in social media usage by connecting with customers regularly through your various channels. One option for connecting with customers in a meaningful way is through live streaming. Staples notes live videos have been shown to be highly effective for improving business: not only is it free and very easy for business owners to do, but it also allows for real-time communication. One great tactic that some businesses use is a live Q&A, during which your customers can ask questions about your reopening in the comments, and you can answer in real-time. Live streaming is great for small business owners because it also allows you to create a call to action in your messaging. For example, if you’re offering a sale or discount when you reopen, you can advertise it during your live stream. Along with live streaming, you should be posting regularly to your various channels. Ensure that your business hours and days are updated on your accounts, and include contact information if you haven’t already. You can post photos of changes to your business, whether it’s a new layout to accommodate social distancing in your restaurant or safety precautions you’ve installed at your check-out counter. As you develop your social media plan, don’t forget about your website: you’ll need to update your operating hours and include any relevant COVID-19 information. You can explain what you’ve done to make your business safe, and also advertise any reopening specials and discounts. Making changes to your business With COVID-19 making a comeback in many areas, it’s important to include safety precautions in your business when you reopen. If you own a retail business, you might want to mark out six-foot spaces for customers standing in line. Or, if you’re a cafe owner, spacing out your tables appropriately is a must. Some changes might require investment. For example, CBS points out that plexiglass shields are helpful for keeping your cashiers safe, but they aren’t cheap. If you’re a restaurant owner and you want to take advantage of sidewalk dining for your customers, you might need to invest in outdoor dining fixtures such as tables, chairs, heat-lamps, and umbrellas. To help cover the costs of making these changes, consider applying for loans or grants to help you. There are government options available including SBA Express Bridge Loans and the Main Street Business Lending Program, plus non-government funding options from private companies such as ZenBusiness. While it may feel urgent to reopen your business, be sure you’re taking the right precautions to keep your staff and customers safe. Connect with your customers online using website updates and social media posts, and be sure to explain what you’re doing to safely reopen. If you need assistance for opening back up or making changes to your business, consider small business loans or grants. Naomi Johnson can be reached at [email protected]. For more from Naomi see www.lifebasedbusiness.net CoinGeek provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of money.
Data loss prevention (DLP) is one of the most important tools that enterprises have to protect themselves from modern security threats like data exfiltration, data leakage, and other types of sensitive data and secrets exposure. Many organizations seem to understand this, with the DLP market expected to grow worldwide in the coming years. However, not all approaches to DLP are created equal. DLP solutions can vary in the scope of remediation options they provide as well as the security layers that they apply to. Traditionally, data loss prevention has been an on-premise or endpoint solution meant to enforce policies on devices connected over specific networks. As cloud adoption accelerates, though, the utility of these traditional approaches to DLP will substantially decrease.
Established data loss prevention solution providers have attempted to address these gaps with developments like endpoint DLP and cloud access security brokers (CASBs) which provide security teams with visibility of devices and programs running outside of their walls or sanctioned environments. While both solutions minimize security blind spots, at least relative to network layer and on-prem solutions, they can result in inconsistent enforcement. Endpoint DLPs, for example, do not provide visibility at the application layer, meaning that policy enforcement is limited to managing what programs and data are installed on a device. CASBs can be somewhat more sophisticated in determining what cloud applications are permissible on a device or network, but may still face similar shortfalls surrounding behavior and data within cloud applications. Cloud adoption was expected to grow nearly 17% between 2019 and 2020; however, as more enterprises embrace cloud-first strategies for workforce management and business continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re likely to see even more aggressive cloud adoption. With more data in the cloud, the need for policy remediation and data visibility at the application layer will only increase and organizations will begin to seek cloud-native approaches to cloud security. What is cloud-native data loss prevention? The explosion of cloud technologies in the past decade has brought new architectural models for applications and computing systems. The concept of a cloud-native architecture, while not new, is a development that’s taken off in the last five years. But what exactly does cloud-native mean, and how can it apply to security products like data loss prevention (DLP)? Cloud-native describes a growing class of platforms that are built in the cloud, for the cloud. True cloud-native data loss prevention is defined by the following features:
What are the advantages of cloud-native DLP? When you consider the capabilities listed above, cloud-native DLP is designed to help organizations get a handle on protecting the massive volumes of data moving in and out of data silos daily. With organizations understanding that the security of their data in the cloud is their responsibility, security teams are increasingly investing in tools designed to help them address visibility and policy blindspots. While it might be the case that cloud-native data loss prevention platforms aren’t the only security tools companies choose to invest in, it’s clear that they’ll be one of the most essential parts of their security toolkit. About Nightfall Nightfall is the industry’s first cloud-native DLP platform that discovers, classifies, and protects data via machine learning. Nightfall is designed to work with popular SaaS applications like Slack & GitHub as well as IaaS platforms like AWS. You can schedule a demo with us below to see the Nightfall platform in action. “This article is originally posted on Nightfall.ai” How is Python used in the real world?
Python is one of the most popular languages for coding in the world. The majority of top U.S. colleges even use Python in their introductory coding classes: teaching students to use Python to build simple games, parse information from web pages, and even conduct language processing! Still, many parents and students alike often wonder — how is Python actually used in companies or various fields? Read on to learn how Python powers today’s leading industries, and plays a major role in numerous computer science disciplines. Why Python? Python is a high-level and general-purpose coding language — meaning that it’s easier to understand and can be used to solve a variety of problems! With its simple syntax, high readability, usability across operating systems, Python is a valuable language to both learn and use for a variety of applications. It’s therefore not surprising that Python is prevalent in not only today’s job market, but also in common technology we use everyday. Python programming is a skill that can be used in virtually any industry, as well as in positions far beyond just software development. From industries like finance, healthcare, and insurance, to fields like aerospace to entertainment — Python-based tech is driving innovation and new solutions. In our What is Python 101 guide, we introduced Python as well as a few of the fields Python is used in such as tech, finance, and biotech. But in this article, we'll be taking a deeper look at even more of Python's broad uses — specifically in the following areas:
Applications of Python Web Development While HTML, CSS, and Javascript may be the common choice of tools when it comes to web development, Python is also a great choice. Web development refers to the building of websites on the internet, from static, plain text pages to dynamic ecommerce sites and interactive internet applications. Coding is crucial in web development to build out site functions, optimize user experience, and ensure that that information is organized properly. Python's web frameworks such as Django and Flask have become popular options for website development. Python is a great option for backend web development, and is used by many companies today. These open-source frameworks allow users to build web applications more efficiently due to Python’s ability to handle vast amounts of data and automate tasks. In fact, companies such as Instagram, Pinterest and Google incorporate Python in their backend web development. Data Science Python is also a major language of choice when it comes to data science and data analysis. In the age of big data, we come into contact with data frequently in our everyday lives, with technology such as navigation (GPS), online shopping, energy use, and wearables such as smart watches. The average household contains around eleven devices and that number is likely to increase in the future! With so many devices, there is a vast amount of data that businesses need to process in order to provide their services. Python-based tools are often used to visualize, process, and analyze large amounts of data. Data science relates to processing data and inferencing trends — and Python is incredibly useful in this area due its intensive packages like scipy, numpy, and pandas. Additionally, the matplotlib package can be used to build data visualizations. This makes Python a popular choice in fields like bioinformatics that also involve a lot of data and modeling. These Python-based tools have become popular due to their ease of use and scalability. For example, Netflix uses scipy and numpy for numerical computing to manage user traffic across the platform. Machine Learning By analyzing vast amounts of data, machine learning algorithms can find patterns and apply those patterns to make sense of future behavior. The most obvious use of machine learning in products is recommendation systems. Companies such as Netflix, Spotify, and Youtube collect user activity to make predictions and suggest playlists and videos. Scikit-learn and tensorflow are Python libraries that enable the use of algorithms for classification, clustering, and regression on large data sets. The high performance and extensive functionality of these libraries make them essential in any exploration of machine learning. Artificial Intelligence Machine learning is actually just one facet of artificial intelligence. AI refers to the intelligence of machines and the development of computer systems to perform human-oriented tasks such as perception or decision making. One prominent example of artificial intelligence is in ridesharing apps, like Uber and Lyft. Python is used in artificial intelligence for apps like Lyft or Uber. The AI system can then predict things like user demand and estimated arrival times. Uber utilizes AI for predicting user demand and estimated arrival times (among other features) and much of this is accomplished through Python. In addition to some of the previously mentioned Python libraries, AI functionality such as prediction models and neural networks can be created through other libraries like keras and pytorch. Python is Everywhere!Among popular programming languages, Python is one of the most diverse in its applications. Moreover, it's deeply integrated within our everyday life as well as today’s leading companies. The range of careers that involve Python include software engineer, web developer, data scientist, product manager, business analyst and more. Regardless of industry, companies in this technological age rely on data-driven decision making and Python is the perfect tool to do just that. If you or your child are interested in the fields or roles listed above, then learning Python is a great choice! Want to Become a Python Programmer? One of Python’s greatest strengths is helping new coders learn basic concepts and become familiar with programming! There are also many resources widely available to learn Python, for new coders of all ages. Python Classes for Kids At Juni Learning, we teach Python to aspiring young coders ages 11-18, with the help of experienced coding instructors. From solidifying coding basics, to building algorithms and analyzing datasets, these courses explore the many different applications of Python and teach students how to build their own coding projects. Read more about our coding courses and curriculum, or get started with our Admissions Team to learn which course is best for your child’s coding journey. More Coding Languages Python is a versatile, popular language that's growing in versatility with more users and creators. Its convenient readability, versatility, and software development prototyping capabilities make it a go-to language for many cases. This article originally appeared on junilearning.com. Photo from Alpha Stock Images Best Staffing Agencies can help you find staffing firms that are trustworthy, reliable, and dependable for a long-term relationship that benefits companies, solidifies their relationship in the business community, and provides them with great talent on a temporary, contract, or full-time basis.
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To help you create the perfect fillable forms for iPad, here’s a quick list of Do’s and Don’ts from makeen transform’s expert form designers. 3 Do’s of iPad Form DesignHere are the basic principles our designers follow whenever they design forms for iPad. 1) Ensure Logical Clarity in Your iPad Forms Make sure your forms instantly communicate their purpose. To achieve this, here are some quick tips to get you started.
2) Keep Formatting in Mind at All Times The formatting of mobile forms is important as it contributes to their accessibility. The following are important tips to make input fields easier to scan and fill.
3) Minimize the Effort Users Put in Filling Forms Users of your iPad forms shouldn’t put too much effort into entering data. With that in mind, here are some pointers to help you achieve this.
3 Don’ts of iPad Form Design Now that you know what to do, here are the things to avoid while creating mobile forms for tablets. 1) Don’t Use Multi-Column Layouts Form designers such as Transform Studio allow you to place controls either in vertical or horizontal orientation. However, when designing mobile forms for iPad, the horizontal orientation leads to multi-column layouts. These affect usability since:
2) Avoid Creating Long Mobile Forms You may be tempted to use more input fields since users can scroll through them in portrait mode. However, long forms tend to be too complex. Moreover, you cannot assume users will only use the portrait mode. If you have a long form, consider breaking it down into several tabs. Logically group fields and spread them across several tabs. For instance, input fields in an Environmental Checklist can be divided into Chemical Management, Erosion and Sediment Control, Water Management, and Air Quality and Dust tabs. 3) Don’t Limit Yourself to Text Fields One of the biggest advantages of creating fillable forms for iPad is the different input field types you can use. With more space available, you can use the following form controls easily:
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