Is your microphone listening?

When sitting in your office, you would consider your conversations to be private. Whether you’re on a video call or speaking with someone in person. Most of us would be confident that the walls would stop any potential eavesdroppers. Well…that may not be the case 😳 Researchers have found a way that cyber criminals could […]

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Notepad gets some new formatting tools

Ever wished you could slightly format your notes in Notepad, with bold text or a heading? Well, you’re in luck. Microsoft is giving Notepad a little upgrade. This could make quite a difference for those of us who still use it to jot down notes, meeting minutes, or quick checklists.

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A new naming system for hackers planned by Microsoft

Imagine trying to follow a movie where the villain goes by four different names. It would be a bit confusing to say the least. That’s what it’s like in the cyber security world right now. A hacking group could be referred to by completely different names, by those who report and write about them.

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PowerPoint slides just got a whole lot easier

PowerPoint presentations are still a key part of business meetings. But they can be time consuming, and a real pain to create. How often do you find yourself staring at a blank PowerPoint slide? Trying to figure out how to turn your notes into something presentable.

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Beware: Is that really from Microsoft?

Most of us are pretty trusting of emails from Microsoft and often open them without thinking twice. Putting our confidence in the fact that they’re one of the biggest tech companies in the world. But what if that email isn’t really from Microsoft? Cyber criminals often exploit trust like this to trick people.

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The BEST way to protect against ransomware

These days there’s no shortage of cyber threats keeping businesses on their toes. And ranking up the top, would have to be ransomware. How would you deal with all your files being locked up, encrypted and held for ransom by cyber criminals? With no guarantee that you’ll recover your files, even if you give in […]

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Windows 11 search is getting smarter…for a few

Windows doesn’t always make things easy when searching for files. Unless you know the exact name of a file, it often returns vague web results. This tends to make searches slow and frustrating. Fortunately, Microsoft is fixing that, with simpler search…for some users.

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