Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:30am
Location: Arbor Lakes Dome
Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan

Register today for the 2024 Hacks with Friends (HWF) — a hack event sponsored by the U-M Office of the VPIT-CIO. All IT and technology professionals and advocates from across U-M's four campuses are invited to break away from their everyday activities and have some fun doing what they do best in a friendly competition. The 2024 Hacks with Friends (HWF) will take place on November 14 & 15 at Arbor Lakes.  

NOTE: Registering after November 6 does not guarantee that meals will be available for you. You will need to find lunch on your own.

If you frequent IKEA, you’re likely familiar with the GLADOM tray table. The practical side table with a removable tray table is among IKEA’s best-sellers, and right now, you can snag one for just $14.99 as part of the IKEA Family Price promotion—down from the regular price of $19.99, valid until November 26. If you’ve been on the hunt for the perfect side table but are hesitant about the GLADOM because so many people seem to have one, you’re in […]

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I work with a ton of small businesses, and I love it. I love seeing different business models, helping entrepreneurs with limited resources and experience, and getting unique perspectives that you just can not find in bigger, often more cookie-cutter business establishments. One-on-one, we can share information and insights, and build a strategy that is helpful for their business.

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Being a small business owner is expensive as it is -- every penny counts when entrepreneurs are living on razor-thin margins and fighting for market share. But owning and operating a small business is even more expensive when you pay more taxes than you owe.

In a survey personal finance expert Garrett Gunderson conducted of his small business-owner clients and wrote about for Forbes, approximately 93 percent of them had overpaid over the past dozen years. Now, nobody expects owners to be tax professionals -- you do have businesses to run, after all -- but it's important to know where you can save money in order to invest that money back into your business.

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To really manage and maximize your time — to squeeze every opportunity out of it — you have to appreciate how much you have. Take control of your time, and don’t allow others to. Get family, friends, colleagues, and employees to agree on the most important priorities. Otherwise, they will pull you in multiple directions. When I do this, I'm able to control my time better.

I typically wake up before the sun and stay busy all day. Time is either invested or wasted, so I do not like white space on my calendar. I make time for myself, my family and my business, to do things like writing my goals, working out, taking a walk with my kids, and leading calls and meetings.

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For small businesses, resources can be tight. Especially right now.
Limited budgets can present challenges for how businesses raise awareness, acquire customers, and generate revenue.

In fact, 39% of small business owners agree that a limited budget is a major roadblock in growing their businesses.

However, there are plenty of low-cost, high-yielding marketing hacks that can help you reach your customers.
Get featured in press by responding to journalists and podcasters
Personalize cold outreach campaigns
Correct Existing Mentions of Your Brand
Add videos to your landing page
Repurpose old blog content

Finding and keeping the best talent has never been easy. It became the top concern for HR professionals this past year, with more than two-thirds reporting struggles with their recruitment and retention efforts. While the reasons for those struggles run the gamut, they often relate to attracting qualified candidates (49%), retaining star employees (49%) and issues with the talent-culture fit (42%).

For small and midsize businesses (SMBs), any difficulties with finding talented hires end up wasting precious resources. Worse yet, the cost of a bad hire is equal to 30% of the hires first-year salary – without factoring in the potential losses in revenue and time associated with onboarding the wrong person for a job.

In the first of this new series, amateur radio stations from around the world that have worked ZL2ADN Palmerston North, New Zealand, are featured...

Living walls, organic materials and sustainable textiles invite curiosity and elegance into your home

From versatile furniture to clever spatial arrangements, here are some ways architects redesign interiors to make more of less

Even if your finances are in good shape, you likely don't need more clothes or shoes—just better styling

5 Easy Clothing Hacks To Restyle Your Old Wardrobe

So here we are. Stuc- I mean, blessed being home with the fruit of our loins all the merry day.  Even the best, most patient of mothers find themselves feeling extra angst and exhaustion, not having anywhere to go, or to socialize with during quarantine. Here are some helpful tips to get us through. All to be exercised with a constant stream of prayer, and high end caffeine, of course. Create delusional time blocks for activities. It can be mind-numbingly boring sitting on the ground playing...

You probably have a box or two of aluminum foil buried somewhere in the pantry, but are you using it to its full potential? Although the product is a known superstar at wrapping up food items or lining a baking sheet, most people simply have no idea that aluminum foil can actually do so much more.

Crucial for CIOs and CISOs to stay informed and proactive in the face of the evolving threats, reveals a study made exclusively available to ETCISO.

As befits a true gaming laptop, top Dell picks boast sheer power in terms of CPU, RAM, and graphic card. At Best Buy the gaming laptops of brutal power come with coupon codes and extra damage warranty coverage for 2 and 3 years.

All's well that ends well.

Hi guys this is my first post on wpcult the great site Austin built.  Hope you guys find it usefull. If you run a blog using the wordpress software then your blog is a target to hackers.  Below I will list some hacks and just how they can help you keep your business/site safe. The following […]

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We're entering a new era of brain monitoring and enhancement, but what are the ethical implications? This hour, TED speakers explore the potential and pitfalls of merging our minds with machines. Guests include legal scholar and AI ethicist Nita Farahany, neurotechnologist and entrepreneur Conor Russomanno, neuroscientist and physician Sergiu Pașca and sous chef Kate Faulkner.

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A new HBO Max teaser offers a glimpse of the upcoming shows viewers can look forward to in the next year.

Graduate school in psychology can be a demanding journey. The constant stream of research, coursework, and clinical practice requires effective strategies to stay organized and productive. Here are some practical tips to help you navigate your graduate studies more efficiently. Organize Your Study Space Creating a dedicated, clutter-free study space is crucial. Your environment can […]

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Silicone cookware is everywhere these days - from spatulas to baking moulds, it's become a kitchen staple.

Tired of throwing rotten veggies? With these genius storage hacks, your produce will remain fresh for long!

Mushrooms are a crowd-pleaser! They're tasty, nutritious, and there's a type for everyone. Whether you're a vegetarian or not, mushrooms can add that extra something to your meals.

A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat

A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat

Mushrooms are a crowd-pleaser! They're tasty, nutritious, and there's a type for everyone. Whether you're a vegetarian or not, mushrooms can add that extra something to your meals.

Making the switch to a more environmentally friendly beauty regimen is easier than you might imagine. Making a few thoughtful adjustments, such as selecting multipurpose items and do-it-yourself substitutes, can help you drastically cut waste, lessen your environmental effects, and have

Here are a few tips to intelligently incorporate your workout schedules in to your daily routine

Kane Cornes has slammed the Adelaide Football Club after a serious breach of the AFL’s training protocols.

Qantas and University of Sydney fatigue specialists from the Charles Perkins Centre have released their findings into how passengers cope with long, overseas flights.

I am writing this article because I noticed there’s a lot of misunderstanding on the subject of CSS hacks. How do you target Internet Explorer in your CSS? Do you use CSS hacks, conditional stylesheets or something else?

From cleaning your tub with fruit to organizing towels, try these quick tricks for the loo.

These tips will help you save money, time and effort while you get your house sparkly clean.

The annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee is the first to install a permanent solar installation to reduce its environmental footprint.

Automaker networks are vulnerable to guys with laptops, and it's not an isolated problem.

Which microwaves hacks are worth using, which aren't worth your time and which one is a party game changer?

Race through that pile of holiday gifts with this speedy wrapping method.

Pack better and smarter the next time you travel. You'll save money on baggage fees and you probably won't miss the extra stuff.

The following is a guest post with simple closet organizing hacks from regular contributor, Morgan from Morganize with Me. Well, with a little more time on my hands, or should I say a lot more time on my hands, I decided to tackle my son’s closet. This was a bit of a spring cleaning/reorganizing project […]

If you're seeing Simple Closet Organizing Hacks to Get the Job Done anywhere other than on I'm an Organizing Junkie (or via my email list or a feed reader) it is being used by someone else without my permission. Please let me know, thank you!

Grand Canyon National Park visitors planning to hike, camp, recreate, and take in the breathtaking views of Grand Canyon National Park during spring break 2018 should also prepare for long lines and road construction. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/spring-break-hacks.htm

The no hacks, no javascript, no tables and no conditional comments dropdown/flyout menu restyled to work correctly in all browsers, with tabbing.

The no hacks, no javascript, no tables and no conditional comments flyout menu with tabbing.

The no hacks, no javascript, no tables and no conditional comments dropdown/flyout menu with png opacity background images.

Using the new multi-level menu system this has a better indication of the path taken through the menu structure.