Friday, 30 November 2018
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Windows Hello for Business: Next-gen authentication for Windows shops
Authentication: the act of proving one’s identity to the satisfaction of some central authority. To most, this process means typing in a username and a password. It’s been this way for years and years.
But passwords — especially the passwords that most enterprises require, which have to be complex, with long strings of numbers and specially cased phrases with some (but not all! heavens no, not the one you want) symbols — are difficult to remember and often end up getting written down on sticky notes. Then you have to reset them every so often so that hackers and crackers are working toward moving targets.
Passwords can be leaked or hacked from the inside as well, as we have seen with numerous credential dump attacks over the past few years. And users can accidentally disclose their passwords if they fall victim to increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks.
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(Insider Story)10 highly useful add-ins for Microsoft Office
The tools available in Microsoft Office are highly versatile, but sometimes you want to do something that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook can’t accommodate. Chances are good, though, that you can find an add-in that will give you that little extra something.
Hundreds of add-ins are available, but surprisingly few stand out. Here are 10 (in alphabetical order) that we think can be really useful for a lot of people. All of them install just like an extension for a web browser, and they’ll all give you a boost whether you’re using desktop Office apps or Office Online. Some require Office 365 subscriptions.
Boomerang
Developer: Baydin
For: Outlook
Works with: Outlook Online, Outlook 2013+ for Windows, Outlook 2016+ for Mac (requires Office 365 mailbox)
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(Insider Story)Friday, 23 November 2018
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Saturday, 17 November 2018
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Thursday, 15 November 2018
AR in the enterprise: Tips for a better augmented reality app
Augmented reality is the next big thing — or one of the next big things, anyway. The technology, which overlays digital images on the real world, has a host of potential uses in the enterprise, from training tools to customer demos to collaborative design spaces.
Some AR applications rely on specialized hardware devices, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens headset, while others work with everyday smartphones. The inclusion of Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore development platforms in iOS and Android, respectively, has put AR-capable mobile devices in almost everybody’s hands.
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(Insider Story)Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Key enterprise features
The latest version of Windows 10 has many monikers. Its version number is 1809, its code name was Redstone 5, and its official name, announced by Microsoft at IFA Berlin, is the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
It’s clear that this release was designed mainly to improve and tweak the operating system. Yet Microsoft did add several new features to it. Most are small, but some are major. Here’s a look at 10 new features that could come in handy for business users and IT pros.
(See the subsequent pages of this story for key enterprise features in earlier Windows 10 updates.)
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(Insider Story)Monday, 12 November 2018
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Friday, 9 November 2018
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
What to look for in a 4G mobile hotspot
I’ve spent most of the last decade using cellular routers as my sole connection for work. On trains I’ve stayed connected to the office while others crawled along on congested Wi-Fi. I’ve used mobile hotspots on all the major U.S. carriers, for video teleconferencing, building websites, and downloading a magazine’s worth of raw image files. In other words, I’ve put these devices through a lot and I rely on them heavily.
If you’re looking to buy a mobile hotspot, the first thing to ask yourself is, “Do I really need a dedicated mobile hotpot device?” For most people, the answer is no: their phone is all they need. These days most smartphones can be used as hotspots to connect multiple devices, and you can even make calls and texts while doing so.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Monday, 5 November 2018
Saturday, 3 November 2018
Friday, 2 November 2018
Apple's place is in the enterprise
If one word could describe Apple's October, it would have to be "pro."
Between the JAMF conference last week, which highlighted how to deploy, manage, and develop apps in the workplace to Apple's repeated mention of business environments as it unveiled the new MacBook Air, Mac mini, and iPad Pros in Brooklyn on Tuesday, it's clear that Apple is no longer an outlier in business and enterprise environments; its tools, across the board, belong in the office as much as in the home or at school.
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(Insider Story)Thursday, 1 November 2018
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