Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
How to fix six Windows 10 headaches
Microsoft Windows 10 has gone a long way towards fixing the problems that were endemic with earlier versions of Windows — notably Windows 8. But it's still far from a perfect operating system and has its share of headaches.
Looking through various user discussions (and tapping our own experiences) we've identified six problems that a lot of people are complaining about: forced Windows 10 updates; the Cortana digital assistant (which some users want to get rid of and can't); lost disk space; sluggish boot times; annoying notifications; and problems with the Start menu.
But don't worry — help is on the way. We've researched ways to take care of these issues (or at least make them a little less irritating). Here are some solutions that will make Windows 10 more pleasant to use.
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(Insider Story)Monday, 22 April 2019
Google hopes AI, collaboration will win G Suite customers
With G Suite, Google faces an uphill battle against Microsoft’s widely used Office 365 productivity tools. At its Cloud Next conference in San Francisco earlier this month, Google unveiled a number of updates to G Suite, outlining its vision for a collaborative, AI-infused set of apps under the marketing banner “Make it fast. Make it smart. Make it together.”
Among the announcements: Google Assistant’s integration with G Suite Calendar; the expansion of Cloud Search to third-party business applications; and the addition of telephony features to create a unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offering within G Suite.
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(Insider Story)Saturday, 20 April 2019
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Windows 10 update (and retirement) calendar: Mark these dates
Microsoft's shift to Windows-as-a-service (WaaS) for Windows 10 yielded a repetitive, predictable schedule of version release and support expiration dates for the operating system.
In theory, anyway. In reality, Microsoft keeps rearranging, rejiggering and repositioning Windows 10's support and update practices. Last year, Microsoft monkeyed with 10's arrival and departure itinerary by extending support for Enterprise and Education to 30 months. More recently, the company said it would soon let Windows 10 Home users decide when to download and install feature upgrades.
"[The new] 'Download and install now' option provides users a separate control to initiate the installation of a feature update on eligible devices with no known key blocking compatibility issues," wrote Microsoft executive Mike Fortin in an April 4 post to a company blog.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Monday, 8 April 2019
How AI is helping the help desk
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are turning up seemingly everywhere these days, and the IT support function is no exception. In fact, experts see AI in various forms becoming a key component of the help desk in the years to come.
“Artificial cognition will, over the next three to five years, become absolutely indispensable for any form of operations or support,” says Shannon Kalvar, research manager for IT service management and client virtualization at research firm IDC.
IT self-service is nothing new. But these days it’s becoming much more sophisticated, with chatbots and intelligent search recommendations to help guide users to the right solution. AI is expected to increasingly help IT support teams in other ways too, such as predictive analytics for incident management, demand planning, and workflow improvement.
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(Insider Story)Saturday, 6 April 2019
Friday, 5 April 2019
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Outlook vs. Gmail: Which works better for business?
Some people will tell you that social media, chat platforms and videoconferencing have replaced email as the most important means of communication in the workplace. Don’t believe them. Email remains the lifeblood of business and will do so into the foreseeable future.
When it comes to email in the business world, there are two main products to consider: Microsoft Outlook and Google’s Gmail. Outlook has long been the standby in the workplace, but Gmail has been growing in popularity. Each has changed significantly over the years and continues to change. Because of that, you and your company may want to reconsider which you use for work today.
To help you decide which is best for you, I’ve put them both through their paces. I’ve examined their basic interfaces; how you create, read and respond to messages; and the options for managing email. I’ve also compared Outlook’s calendaring functions to Gmail’s companion, Google Calendar, and Outlook’s contacts capabilities to Google Contacts.
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(Insider Story)Wednesday, 3 April 2019
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Friday, 29 March 2019
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Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Windows 10 April 2019 Update: Key enterprise features
It’s almost time for the next big Windows 10 update. Code-named “19H1” (for 2019, first half), the release is expected to arrive in April as version 1903, with “April 2019 Update” as its official name.
At first glance, there doesn't appear to be a whole lot that's new in the April 2019 Update. But several of these “little things” could affect the way you use a Windows 10 PC daily for work, or how you manage PCs in your office.
[ Further reading: How to handle Windows 10 updates ]
Here are a handful of useful features that have shown up in the previews of the April 2019 Update over the last several months. (Please note that Microsoft may decide not to include some of these features in the final release.) In addition, we’ve called out a few other new Windows 10 features that are not part of the April 2019 Update but that business users and IT admins should know about.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 26 March 2019
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Saturday, 23 March 2019
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Thursday, 21 March 2019
Head to head: Apple MacBook Air vs. Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 for Business
At a time when 2-in-1 tablets are coming of age in business, ultraslim laptops with traditional clamshell designs are staging a comeback with sales gains in an otherwise flat market, according to IDC. These systems deliver top performance in a thin, light, and sophisticated package.
Once luxury items meant for inhabitants of the C-suite (and often called “executive laptops” for that reason), today’s ultraslim notebooks can be a cheaper alternative to high-end detachable tablets. The 12.9-in. iPad Pro tablet, for instance, starts at $1,000, but after you add a stylus, keyboard case and adapters, the up-front cost can soar to nearly $1,500.
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(Insider Story)Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Monday, 18 March 2019
Microsoft OneDrive cheat sheet
Microsoft’s cloud storage service, OneDrive, can back up your personal and work files online. It’s built into Windows 10. With it you can sync files on your Windows 10 PC to the cloud and to your other Windows PCs, smartphone or tablet (with the OneDrive app for Android or iOS installed on either). It can even sync your cloud files to your Mac (via the OneDrive desktop app).
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(Insider Story)Friday, 15 March 2019
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Q&A: Chistina Care Health CIO talks up Apple's Health Record app
On Dec. 12, Delaware-based Christiana Care Health System went live with Apple's Health Record platform, enabling its patients to use the mobile app and gain real-time access on their iOS devices to information contained in their electronic health records (EHRs).
The non-profit healthcare system is home to more than 260 doctors, has more than 11,800 workers and includes a network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, and two hospitals with a total of 1,227 beds, among other services. Last year, there were more than 52,000 patient admissions.
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(Insider Story)Wednesday, 13 March 2019
These P2P blockchain-based services want your computer – and they'll pay you
Utilizing blockchain's decentralized architecture, smart contracts and cryptocurrency applications, an emerging ecosystem of start-ups is now offering to pay companies and consumers for their computers' unused storage capacity and network bandwidth.
The companies, which use blockchain's peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture to deploy software to disparate computers or servers, then offer services through aggregated resources – from data storage for distributed application development to cybersecurity.
Washington-based Gladius says it has even figured out how to end distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks using excess internet bandwidth from corporations and individuals during down time. This month, it launched its LegionP2P software, which aggregates unused network bandwidth and makes it instantly available to any participating company to fend off inbound DDoS attacks.
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(Insider Story)Tuesday, 12 March 2019
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