Julie Dunmore

With restrictions lifting around Australia and the city of Melbourne opening up, a sense of what COVID normal will look like in 2021 is starting to reveal itself. The dominant trends that emerged during 2020 will continue into next year and beyond. We look at what apps you will need in 2021 to excel in […]

Happiness is a basic human desire and after the events of 2020, has gained importance. There are plenty of apps out there to help us on our happiness journey. We have compiled a list of our favourites, because of course, where happiness is concerned there is an app for that. Happify Download for Apple or

We are now three months into 2021 and despite the easing of restrictions and people returning to the workplace, there are plenty of things that seem to be here to stay or to continue as ongoing trends of 2021 and beyond. The following trends were taken from research conducted by Dave Cook PhD Candidate in

The return to CBD offices has been delayed until February with the new concerns about hotel quarantine outbreaks. Extra precautions are now being taken with many major employers located within Melbourne. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, The Commonwealth Bank, one of the nation’s biggest employers is going to continue the hybrid split between remote

At the moment it can feel difficult to define a normal work environment. The work-from-home or part-time in the office has created flexible work schedules for employees. It has helped businesses to save on overhead costs such as heating and electricity. No matter where and how business is happening, the reality is that the typical

Maintaining and evaluating our mental health has been a very important topic lately. With the continuing stress surrounding the pandemic, especially with friends and family overseas, the importance of looking after own mind has never been greater. Of course, there are plenty of apps designed to help us create a relaxed mindset. We would like

After a period of not many new apps hitting the market for Apple Watch, there has been an increase in the last few months in 2021. This month we have gathered apps for podcasting and procrastinating, for getting fit, listening to podcasts and music and more. As we always say, there is an app for

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is asking for submissions from smartphone users and industry participants to inform a report it will hand to the federal government in September, which will examine the fairness of competition among search engines in handheld devices. The ACCC is considering whether to limit Google’s dominance on smartphones by providing

The summer holidays have ended and remote schooling is over. So it’s time to return to the classroom lessons, homework and tests. It’s not all doom and gloom though. There are some great apps to help students have a more enjoyable, organised and successful school year. We have looked at the App store’s review of

According to a recent report developed by PWC and reported by the ABC, cybersecurity breaches cost companies an estimated $7.6 billion in the last financial year as COVID-19 pushed employees out of CBD offices and into their home settings. From April to June this year, Australia experienced a 65 per cent increase in cybersecurity incidents,