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Unicode text styles5/27/2023 Additionally, because UTF-16 relies upon a 16-bit character, many existing programs and applications had to add special, separate support (essentially duplicating all their text handling code) for UTF-16 because they were designed to support 8-bit characters. If you’re doing the math, you’ve already realized that the space calculations still aren’t great, and there is still potential for a lot of wasted space with UTF-16 encoded data especially if you’re only ever using characters that use just 8 bits (or 1 byte). UTF-16 was developed as an alternative, using 16 bits (or 2 bytes) per character. To meet this requirement the developers of Unicode implemented a two-byte character system, but even that didn’t provide enough possible combinations for all the world’s characters! But solving this problem wasn’t as simple as just increasing it up to three or four bytes per character because of memory and space considerations – if each character in a plain text file requires 4 bytes of disk space (or memory space, if it’s loaded into memory), you’re essentially quadrupling the amount of space that data needs to be stored! That’s not efficient at all. ![]() Obviously you’d need exponentially more combinations than 256 to support all characters in the world. This means that you can only support up to 256 characters with an encoding that uses a single byte for each of those characters. ![]() So this means a single byte can be one of 256 possible combinations of bits. A bit is the most basic and smallest piece of electronic data and can either be a 0 or a 1 (or “off” / “on”). Why? Well, as you might already know, in the world of computers, one byte is composed of 8 bits. The difference between UTF-8, UTF-16, etc.īecause Unicode encompasses hundreds of thousands of characters, multiple bytes are required for each character. So, with this knowledge in mind, an updated diagram for how Unicode encoding works is shown below: (Note: As of this update to this power tip, on Nov 2, 2018, there are exactly 137,374 characters in Unicode.) Unicode includes a table of useful character properties such as “this is lower case” or “this is a number” or “this is a punctuation mark”. ![]() Each character gets a name and a code point, for example LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A is 0041 and TIBETAN SYLLABLE OM is 0F00. It defines a large (and steadily growing) number of characters – just over 100,000 last time I checked. The basics of Unicode are actually pretty simple. ![]() Tim Bray, in his article “On the Goodness of Unicode”, explains Unicode in simple terms: Prior to Unicode, you would probably have needed to select a different code page to see each script, if the script even had a code page and a font that supported it, and you wouldn’t be able to view multiple languages / scripts within the same file at all. The practical benefit of this aim is that any user in any location can view Chinese scripts, English alphanumeric characters, or Russian and Arabic text – all within the same file and without having to manually futz with the encoding (code page) for each specific text. Unicode is an encoding developed many years ago by some intelligent developers with the goal of mapping most of the world’s written characters to a single encoding set.
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Programa room arranger5/27/2023 Prior to start Room Arranger 2022 Free Download, osigurati dostupnost dolje navedenih specifikacija sustava. Room Arranger 2022 Technical Setup Details Includes additional features to measure and alter the dimensions, as well as its 3D capabilities.Ability to accurately display the intervals between objects, their size and other required calculations.Uses advanced visualization tools that help you visualize everything in real-time and ultimately get the perfect decoration.Provides a variety of reliable preset measurements for the common items such as sofas, stolice, prozori, and cabinets etc.Complete and full-featured suite which can handle each and every aspect ranging from a single room to the whole apartment.Allows you to design a room, an apartment with multiple rooms or an entire house with several floors.Provides an extensive library of different components such as walls, katova, furniture items, and many others to arrange your rooms.Offers a wide range of advanced tools and features for designing your room and adjusting the living space.Allows you to design rooms, kuća, garden and other complex building infrastructure in a professional manner.Također možete preuzeti Besplatno preuzimanje softvera za kuhinjski namještaj i dizajn interijera.īelow are some noticeable features which you will experience after Room Arranger 2022 Free Download Na kraju, Room Arranger 2022 is an all-in-one suite which allows you to design your room, ured, Dom, apartman, garden and any other place. Dodatno, it includes additional features to measure and alter the dimensions, as well as its 3D capabilities. It has the ability to accurately display the intervals between objects, their size and other required calculations. It uses advanced visualization tools that help you visualize everything in real-time and ultimately get the perfect decoration. It also provides a variety of reliable preset measurements for the common items such as sofas, stolice, prozori, and cabinets etc. ![]() ![]() Read on to see which room layout planner meets your needs best.Room Arranger 2022 is a complete and full-featured suite to handle each and every aspect ranging from a single room to the whole apartment, you can add all the household items for furnishing your home. Deciding where to put furniture in the room is personally customizable, depending wholly on your room size, preferences, needs, and style.Įach layout planner lets you design a room for free, but they all have different tools that work slightly differently. Make the area as large or as small as you like, add interesting corners or walls, and do everything you can to make it look just like the actual room you want to build.Īdd features such as doors, closets, and windows before moving on to adding paint, flooring, furniture, and accessories by just dragging and dropping them into your online room. How do you make a room layout? With each of the free online room layout planners (most offer 2D and 3D room planning), you start by laying out your room's dimensions. ![]() You can also plan a design for every room in your home from your computer, phone, or tablet without knowing a thing about home design software. ![]() In minutes, using an app, you can easily rearrange your room. The Spruce Home Improvement Review BoardĪ free room layout planner app is a great way to design a room quickly or plan a remodel.
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Personal budget list5/27/2023 Once you’ve established your budget, it shouldn’t change much month-to-month. You can also start planning for future variable expenses like summer vacation, holiday gifts, and unplanned maintenance costs. For example, if you’re saving up for a new car, calculate how much you’ll need for your down payment and how that car payment would impact your future budget. ![]() Now that you’ve set some initial goals, plan ahead to see how you can reach them. If you take a look at your spending daily, or even at the end of the week, it’s much easier to keep yourself accountable and avoid overspending. Track your transactions on a regular basis, not just at the end of the month. Whether you write down your spending in a notepad, create a spreadsheet, or sync your accounts to a budget tracker app, you’ll be able to see how much you’re spending in different categories and make any adjustments. There are many ways to track your spending, but the best way is the method that works for you. You can add extra money to your budget categories, put it toward your financial goals, or save it in an interest-bearing account like the Personal Savings Account at Stellar Bank. If you find you have money left after all of your bills and obligations, your budget surplus puts you in a great position. Do you really need to eat out five times a week? Can you cut out any unnecessary subscriptions? If you’re down to your essential expenses, are there ways you could bring in additional income? Be prepared to ask yourself some hard questions. ![]() Take some time to review all of your expenses and cut out anything extraneous. This happens, but you can’t spend more than you make. While you’re calculating your budget, you may find that you have more expenses than income. Your budget won’t be accurate if you’re not including every transaction.Ĥ) Subtract your expenses from your income Be sure to record everything you spend, even if it seems minor. Next, list your variable expenses such as power, water, food, entertainment, and transportation. You can always make adjustments if your income changes later.īegin by listing your fixed expenses such as rent, mortgage, insurance, car payments, or student loans. If you have an irregular income, such as a small business owner or an independent contractor, you can review your net income from the last few months and calculate your budget based on the lowest amount. If you have a regular income, it’s easy to just look at your pay stubs. You want to use the amount of money after taxes are taken out. Be sure to calculate your budget based on your net income, not your gross income. Income is any money you have coming in each month, such as your normal paychecks or any extra money you earn. ![]() Try to go back at least six months so you can make the most accurate predictions. Start by collecting your financial information-pay stubs, bank statements, receipts, and bills-so you can list out all of your expenses and income. Here’s how to create a personal budget in 6 steps. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average household spends more than $3,000 a year eating out. For example, you may be shocked when you see how much you’re spending at restaurants every month. And those tiny, miscellaneous expenses can really add up. Many people spend small amounts day to day (hello, coffee run) without even thinking about it. Having a budget helps you get a clear picture of your income and spending, so you can decide the best way to allocate your money-like paying specific bills, going on a trip, starting an emergency fund, or saving for college. While creating a budget may seem overwhelming at first, it is easier than you may think. Where does all your money go? A budget can show you how you’re spending, help you take control of your finances, and enable you to achieve your short- and long-term financial goals.
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Hillsong worship who you say i am5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Words And Music By Matt Crocker & Ben Fieldingįull audio also available at smarturl. Hillsong Worship No One But You 176 Elevation Worship O Come To The Altar 4,483 Housefires Build My Life 2,421 Ed Sheeran Perfect 42,482 Cory Asbury Reckless Love 908 Steffany Gretzinger. I am chosen Not forsaken I am who You say I am You are for me Not against.
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Ancient egyptian plumb bob5/27/2023 Undoubtedly, we have lost so much information with the fall of these Wonders. Without proof of the existence of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the last Wonder standing, The Temple of Artemis was destroyed for the final time back in 401 AD the Statue of Zeus at Olympia was taken by fire the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria were all levelled by earthquakes. I was hoping that some principle (I can't do the math) would explain that the center of gravity, as a point in space, alone controls the plumb bob.Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one remains to this day. I appreciate your explanation which I think fits with what the authors of the textbook were saying, but to me it is counter intuitive to think that there could be such thing as a "local" deviation from vertical at all, when the the mountains are part of the net-mass center of gravity to begin with. I gather from your question that in the neighbourhood of the Himalaya the local direction of gravity (hence the local vertical) is significantly deviated from being perpendicular to the reference ellipsoid." That allows you to process surveying data: It will allow you to figure out which parts of the inland are above or below sea level. ![]() On such a perfect planet the direction of the local vertical is perfectly predictable: perpendicular to the reference ellipsoid. "That procedure is perfectly reliable on a planet that is a perfect reference ellipsoid (with perfectly uniform density). I gather from your question that in the neighbourhood of the Himalaya the local direction of gravity (hence the local vertical) is significantly deviated from being perpendicular to the reference ellipsoid. That procedure is perfectly reliable on a planet that is a perfect reference ellipsoid (with perfectly uniform density). So at every data point they need to establish the local vertical, and then you measure the angle between that local vertical and the line to the next data point. Then they work in inland direction, working out everywhere (from the measurments) whether the next data point is at a higher altitude than the previous one, or lower, or equal. I'm assuming for now that the surveyors work out altitude data as follows: they start in a coastal area, referencing local altitude to sea level. ![]() I'm assuming for now that among the data collected by the surveyors was altitude data. I do understand the "outside" influences, like the changing position of the moon, could compromise the pb's results, but not features of the body itself, which are part of the net mass. by Tarbuck and Lutgens, 2002, p.560) that "during the first survey of India, an error in measurement occurred because the plumb bob on an instrument was deflected by the massive Himalayas." There is more detail on this, but this statement on deflection is allowed to stand.Īm I crazy, because this just seems wrong to me? I understand that a plumb bob always points to the Earth's or any body's center of gravity, no matter the shape or lack of uniformity in density of the body or where the plumb bob is situated. ![]() I was reading in my geology book (Earth: An Introduction To Physical Geography, 7th ed.
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Fingerprint database5/27/2023 ![]() This system can be a significant tool for plant breeders and can be applied in forensic science for human fingerprint identification, as well as in virus and microorganism research. PIDS provides free customization and extension of back-end functions to meet the requirements of different laboratories. This system can match a corresponding capillary electrophoresis image on each primer locus as fingerprint data to upload to the server. We developed the plant international DNA-fingerprinting system (PIDS) using an open source web server and free software that has automatic collection, storage, and efficient management functions based on merging and comparison algorithms to handle massive microsatellite DNA fingerprint data. To process the large amounts of data generated by laboratories and conduct quality control, a database management system is urgently needed to track samples and analyze data. Building a DNA fingerprint database involves the production of large amounts of heterogeneous data for which storage, analysis, and retrieval are time and resource consuming. DNA fingerprint databases are essential and important tools for plant molecular research because they provide powerful technical and information support for crop breeding, variety quality control, variety right protection, and molecular marker-assisted breeding. The high variability and somatic stability of DNA fingerprints can be used to identify individuals, which is of great value in plant breeding.
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Best free tts engine android5/27/2023 ![]() It allows you to create narrated messages, with various effects in different languages, in return for your input. ![]() Narrator’s Voice is a fun speech synthesis app available on both Android and iOS platforms. However, similar to Google Translate, you cannot use it for long-form speech synthesis.Īvailable (pre-installed) on iOS 7. Besides translation, the app also gives you the ability to convert text to speech, which enables you to enter text in any language and get a voice equivalent for the same. ![]() Albeit not as effective as Google Translate, Apple Translate still offers a decent translation functionality on iOS. You can use it to have conversations with people in various supported languages and can even take advantage of the functionality offline. The app was introduced as part of iOS 14 and makes it easier for you to translate between different languages. Much like Google Translate, Apple also has its text-to-speech offering, called Apple Translate. It works when you need to synthesize small bits of text.ĭownload Google Translate: Android | iOS 6. However, that said, the app is not an ideal solution for those looking for book (or any long-form text) narration. When it comes to speech synthesis (or TTS), Google Translate works accurately and adds to the ability to enter text and get output via voice. The best part is, it is completely free to use, and you can perform translations even without an internet connection. Needless to say, all the processing prowess of Google, thanks to its vast data set. The app is primarily a translation app, which can translate text into 103 different languages, with features like camera translation, photo translation, conversations, and handwriting making it one of the best translation apps out there. Google Translate is yet another service from Google that can help you with synthesizing text to voice. ![]() And last, but certainly not least, the ability to use the app even when you are offline.ĭownload Text to Speech!: iOS 5. But besides that, some of the other features that it offers include the option to adjust the pitch and rate of the readout, highlight spoken text, star texts as favorites, group favorites into folders, and export speech into audio files. In addition, there is also support for 38 languages and accents to extend usability even further. For starters, you get the usual text-to-speech functionality with support for 82 different voices to choose from depending on your region. However, the same does not apply to the range of features it presents. Text to Speech! is a very generic name for an app that offers text-to-speech functionality. In addition, the app provides an offline mode as well, which enables you to get translations done even when you do not have an active internet connection.ĭownload/Update Google Text-to-Speech: Android 4. What makes Google’s offering the best option for Android users, besides Google’s goodness, is that it has no limits to speech synthesis, so you can even read out books. You can choose the output voice between male and female playback and can also alter the readout speed to your preference. Available on Android, the Google Text-to-Speech app allows you to have any of your text read out loud. Google’s Text-to-Speech is one of the oldest text-to-speech utilities on the internet. So, when you add any content from the internet or any other app to Pocket to read later, you can also listen to any of the bookmarked content anytime - be it during a commute, workout, or any other activity - just like an audiobook.ĭownload Pocket: Android | iOS 3. One of the most useful, yet an underrated feature of Pocket, which a lot of people seem to be unaware of, is the ability to put the app to read out the text in a document. Thus, simplifying your life when it comes to content consumption and curation. The popular bookmarking app, at its core, allows you to save items like PDFs, articles, files, and ebooks to read at a later time. PocketĪs surprising as it might sound, Pocket has been offering text-to-speech functionality for a long time. What’s more, the app also has a Pro version, which extends the feature set even further with features like offline translations, Lens mode to translate using the camera, voice-to-voice conversations, among others.ĭownload iTranslate: Android | iOS 2. Besides voice, iTranslate also comes with a built-in dictionary to enable quick word lookup, along with its primary utility of translating the text into different languages. And, to ensure more people can take advantage of the service, the app supports over 100 different languages and dialects. You get the option to select the voice - male or female - depending on your preference. So now, you can use it to input your text and have the text read aloud. It started as just a translation app and then later went on to serve text-to-speech translations. ITranslate is one of the popular translation apps on both Android and iOS.
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Best way to cook pork chops5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Add the liquid specified in the recipe (we've got lots of recipes inspiration below). Add peeled and quartered small onions to the pot and place the seasoned pork chops on top. The slow cooking allows the flavour to ooze from the bone and the fat to melt away to create a rich stew. Pork is a meat that is delicious slow-cooked. After 10 mins flip the meat and continue cooking. Season the pork chops, put them into the air fryer, and select start. Preheat the air fryer temperature to 200C, and set the time to 25 mins. Cook the chops under the grill for about 15 mins, turning once. To do this, fry in a preheated pan over a high-heat on the hob until golden, before seasoning the chops and finishing the cooking under a preheated grill or broiler. As with baking in the oven, it's best to sear the chops before grilling them. BBQ temperatures will vary and can be hard to control. How to cook pork chops: on the grill or BBQĬover the meat with foil to stop it from drying out in the intense heat of the BBQ. Before serving rest the meat for 5 - 10 mins covered with foil. Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4, season the chops, and cook for about 20 mins. When baking pork chops in the oven it is a good idea to sear them in a pan first to seal in the flavour. Once cooked through rest the meat under a piece of foil for 5 mins before serving.Use tongs to hold the chops up to render the fat. Season with meat with sea salt and add to the hot pan. If the loin chop has a thick strip of fat use scissors or a knife to cut grooves through the fat.This is the quickest and easiest way to cook pork chops. Adding marinades and rubs will add flavour, but this is a super place to start. But if you are looking for something a little more interesting take a look at the recipes below for more cooking options. And always rest meat after cooking as this will make it more tender and juicy. Or for the most tender falling apart meat we recommend opting for the slow cooker.īefore cooking meat allow it to come to room temperature, this will ensure it cooks evenly. For a quick and easy option simply pan-fry your chops. Pork chops can be cooked in a number of ways with different results. Pork is cooked when the internal temperature reaches 60C. The easiest and most precise way to check that meat is cooked is to use a meat thermometer. When buying meat from the supermarket the packet will often suggest a cooking time which you could follow, or read on for our suggested cooking times and methods. ![]() See all weight loss and exercise featuresĬooking times will vary depending on the size and thickness of the pork chop and the method you are using to cook it.Child development stages: Ages 0-16 years.See all conception & fertility features.Fines for taking children out of school.Once you’ve mastered these pork chop recipes, try out other cuts of pork for dinner with these delicious Pork Recipes. Use a pork chop marinade or pork rub to add flavor.This allows the juices to redistribute throughout the meat otherwise the juices will run out all over the plate or cutting board. Let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing or serving.The internal temperature of pork chops should be 145 degrees F after cooking, according to the USDA. Use an instant read thermometer to check when pork chops are done.How long to cook pork chops is going to depend on your cooking method and the thickness of the pork chops. Don’t overcook them! Overcooking pork chops is a sure-fire way to dry them out.As a general rule, bone-in pork chops will be more juicy than boneless because the bone helps to keep the meat from drying out. boneless pork chop recipes: Follow the tips in the recipe you’re making. They’ll be less likely to dry out when cooking. Choose thick-cut pork chops whenever possible.Using the flat side of a meat mallet or a rolling pin, pound pork to a - to -inch thickness. Follow these tips to ensure that your pork chops turn out incredibly juicy and tender, every time. Before breading, place a boneless chop between two sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap.
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Canva resume templates5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() The graphic design platform is engineered to simplify the time-consuming process of creating professional designs for those who don’t have any background experience. DesignCapĭesignCap has a similar user interface as Canva with its drag-and-drop builder. New to Adobe as a whole? Here are some tutorials and resources available on the website. It is also available as an app on the App Store, Google Play Store and on desktop. Try out the free plan with basic editing and effects, 2GB storage, thousands of templates and more. There are constantly new templates to support local events and seasonal moments such as Chinese New Year. Since this app is part of the Adobe ecosystem, you can seamlessly use Photoshop and Premiere within one platform - making it one of the best features of the app. Users get to enjoy the entire royalty-free stock photo and font collection and thousands of gorgeous templates. Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFPĪnother one of the free alternatives to Canva is Adobe Express (formerly Adobe Spark). Adobe ExpressĪdobe is known for its graphic design, video editing, web development and photography products. What’s more, you can also make a photo collage with their collage feature. If you are looking to make graphics for your social media or blog, there are pre-made templates which you can use or explore to spark your own ideas. FotorĪ powerful online photo editing tool, Fotor allows you to create graphic designs as well as access photo editing tools such as mirroring an image and adding effects to pictures. It is available for both iPhone and Android on the App Store and PlayStore. The app also offers various free templates for resumes, presentations, social media posts or even business cards. Among them include removing background and unlimited access to 150 million Shutterstock photos. ĭesygner offers slightly more than Canva on its free plan. If you’re looking for free alternatives to Canva that also allow you to make designs on the go, you should definitely consider Desygner. Note that users on the free plan are only limited to download five designs every month. ![]() The tool lets you create designs for social media, blogs, marketing materials, and other types of ads easily. You’ll never run out of ideas or inspiration to start your masterpiece. It offers over 25,000 ready-made static templates and 9,000 animated templates that are updated monthly. VistaCreate is one of the free alternatives to Canva. If you’ve used Canva before, you’ll notice that you’ll have to pay for Canva Pro in order to gain access to premium resources like Brand Kit, Magic Resize, over 100 million stock photos, Background Remover, and more.ĭon’t want to pay and fed up with seeing overused Canva templates that seemingly appear everywhere but still want to easily create professional designs without experience? We got you! These are six free alternatives to Canva every student should check out: Why is that so?Ĭonsidered one of the most widely used online drag and drop design tools, Canva is a free computer and mobile app that allows you to design hundreds of types of visual content for personal or professional use on the go.įrom designing a resume to a social media post, crafting your own logo, and even an infographic - this design tool allows you to take creativity into your own hands.īut of course, as the app continues to remain popular among students and businesses, users are seeking other free alternatives to Canva due to reasons such as poor print quality. ![]() Many students who do graphic design are now looking for free alternatives to Canva.
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Video star wallpaper5/26/2023 ![]() The most likely scenario is that such platforms will eventually have to evolve. In a scenario where more and more businesses move to the Metaverse for conferences and meetings, what does the future hold for video conferencing platforms like Zoom? The Ciena report further stated that “71% of professionals can see the Metaverse becoming part of existing work practices, and 40% think their business will move away from traditional/static collaboration environments to more immersive and virtual reality-based platforms in the next two years.” In a blog post, he said,” Within the next two or three years, I predict most virtual meetings will move from 2D camera image grids-which I call the Hollywood Squares model, although I know that probably dates me-to the Metaverse, a 3D space with digital avatars.” Does video conferencing have a future? “The eventual replacement for Zoom will be AI-enhanced VR avatars, with facial expressions seamlessly pulled into the metaverse,” former CTO at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, said.īill Gates, too, is optimistic when it comes to ‘Metawork’. It is believed that it won’t take too long before one could have a hyper-realistic 3D avatar of oneself on the Metaverse. ![]() Today, various companies, such as NVIDIA and others, are working to make the Metaverse more realistic. Besides, in the Metaverse, you can choose to be whoever you want to be. He said that it was definitely an immersive experience and definitely more memorable than a typical Zoom presentation. It helps you deal with Zoom Fatigue.īen Kus, CTO at Box, recently put on a VR headset and gave a presentation in the Metaverse. First of all, the Metaverse is an unlimited space for ideas, and it allows visualisation and problem-solving in 3D. Besides being dull, there are other problems with video conferences that the Metaverse solves. If we were to ask most people indulging in video conferences about their experience, a general consensus would be that ‘video conferences are boring’. Currently, there are tools already offering a more immersive experience, like Microsoft Mesh, Gather, and Horizon Workrooms. With people working remotely, the transition from Zoom to the Metaverse could be quick. It would still have that sense of presence, shared physical space, and those chance interactions that make your day. Imagine if you could be at the office without the commute. “We’re going to need better tools to work together. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO at Meta, who is betting big on the Metaverse, also believes remote work is here to stay. As big as it is, it’s even bigger than people think,” Ladders CEO Marc Cenedella said. “This change in working arrangements is impossible to overhype. According to a report by Ladder, around 25% of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of next year. For instance, 3M, Airbnb, Slack, Shopify and Swiggy, among others, are allowing their employees to ‘work from anywhere’. However, several companies have also gone completely remote. With life getting back to normal, many companies are reopening, and employees are returning to work. Today, whether employees should work remotely or come to the workplace is an ongoing debate. Now, with the Metaverse gaining prominence, will video conferencing tools like Zoom become obsolete or will they adapt? Remote working is here to stay When the pandemic struck in early 2020, with everyone locked inside their homes, video conferencing tools such as Zoom became household names. Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to AIM Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. |