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How to activate your Chromebook’s crafty new shortcut system
If you've spent any time using a Chromebook lately, you're in on the secret: Google's ChromeOS platform has gotten almost shockingly good over these past several years.Lots of computer-owning creatures still haven't realized it, but Chromebooks have come an insanely...
Recent Teams, Office outages were caused by cyberattacks: Microsoft
Microsoft has confirmed that recent outages to its popular services, including Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and cloud computing platform Azure, were caused by a DDoS attack by a threat actor that the company tracks as Storm-1359.Also known as Anonymous Sudan, Storm-1359...
Apple beefs up enterprise identity, device management
Last week at WWDC, Apple introduced new capabilities related to Managed Apple IDs and to user identity overall.Managed Apple IDs have been around for some time. They handle many of the same tasks as personal Apple IDs, but are owned by an organization rather than the...
June’s Patch Tuesday updates focus on Windows, Office
Microsoft released 73 updates to its Windows, Office, and Visual Studio platforms on Patch Tuesday, with many of them dealing with core, but not urgent, security vulnerabilities. That's a welcome respite from the previous six months of urgent zero-days and public...
Despite growth, Oracle reported to cut jobs at Cerner healthcare unit
Just days after reporting a jump in quarterly cloud revenue and record-breaking annual sales, Oracle has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees and pulled job offers for its Cerner healthcare unit, which it acquired in December for $28.3 billion.The layoffs were a...
Apple’s Vision Pro: The pros and cons of head-mounted hardware
I remain convinced that the market is looking for something revolutionary like Apple’s recently announced Vision Pro to replace smartphones, tablets, and PCs. I’m not yet convinced Vision Pro will do that, but it is on the right path. Now that Apple has made a move,...
Japan to force Apple to permit app sideloading next year
Japan has joined the EU in an effort force Apple to open up to sideloading on its iOS platforms; Japan’s government has drawn up a series of regulations that will require both Google Android and Apple’s own platforms to permit app downloading from outside the App...
From Kin to Clippy — the worst Microsoft products not named Windows
Microsoft recently made it official: its misguided, useless and almost comically bad digital assistant Cortana will finally be killed this fall when Windows support for it ends. The impending death of Cortana made me think about the worst products in Microsoft’s...
How and why to use FIDO Security Keys for Apple ID
In a world that needs Apple’s recently-improved Lockdown Mode to protect good people against bad ones, high-risk individuals should consider using physical security keys to protect their Apple ID.What are Security Keys and what do they do? Security keys are small...
UK targets new funding to support the development of ‘responsible AI’
The UK government has announced $68 million (£54 million) in new investments for the development of AI technology, including $39 million for the creation of a research and innovation ecosystem for responsible and trustworthy AI.The funding was announced by technology...
Employees want remote-work tools, not in-office mandates, Atlassian says
As companies tweak their remote work polices in the wake of the pandemic a new study from collaboration software company Atlassian shows that in-office mandates are unpopular with employees, and that half of those who do at least some work from home have not been...
13 tips to get the most out of Microsoft Whiteboard
When you need to sketch out and share ideas visually, nothing beats a digital whiteboard. These online apps replicate the collaborative dynamic of a physical whiteboard in an office meeting room but accommodate a hybrid workforce — and each board you create remains...