7 Important Facts About the Windows 7 End of Support
Now is the time for all Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 has been generally available to users and organizations for over four years. Yet, according to Computer World, Windows 7 users still make up around 30% of the Windows installed base, as of August 2019. That is about to change. […]
Changes Coming to Outlook.com
Microsoft has been beta testing changes to the user interface for many of the aspects of Outlook.com for a little while now. In the coming weeks, you will be able to see the results of these beta tests and some revamped features within Outlook.com Microsoft announced this week. Some of the new/changed features include: Mail—A […]
Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen Laptop
This week Lenovo issued a voluntary recall of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation. In the Lenovo recalls the issue was found for laptops manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017. The company found that a limited number of laptops may have an unfastened screw that could damage the laptop’s battery causing overheating, potentially posing a […]
Bill Gates Says Artificial Intelligence Taking Your Job Could Be Good
We are already seeing artificial intelligence take over jobs in many industries. As more people complain about the minimum wage and try to fight for higher incomes for entry-level jobs, businesses are finding ways around these employees. For example, McDonald’s is testing out replacing cashiers with self-ordering kiosks. Not only are these entry-level jobs at […]
Tech in 2018: What Is On the Horizon?
This year there has been a lot of innovation and new trends in technology. If there is any constant in life is that technology is always changing. The technology in 2018 will definitely see both changes for the better and the worse. Cyber-Security Will Only Get Worse As we become more dependant on technology and […]
New Net Neutrality Plan Released
On Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission released a plan to dismantle regulations that ensure equal access to the internet or Net Neutrality. With these regulations removed, internet service providers could charge more to access certain content, and block access to other content. A great example of how this might affect the general public is happening […]
New Email Attack to Watch Out For
Email is most certainly the primary form of communication for most businesses. As such, it is also the primary way for someone to mount an attack. We are generally used to seeing phishing attacks, spam or even a virus that got passed our filters. These days malicious people are getting creative and launching new ways […]
New Device for Webcam Privacy
We have all seen the image of Mark Zuckerberg’s computer in the background featuring a piece of tape directly over the webcam on his laptop to ensure webcam privacy. This started a trend of “if Mark’s doing it, then everyone should do it!” and tape over webcam’s started popping up all over the place. The […]
Windows May Be Adding Guided Help Tutorials
Microsoft has always tried to make computing experiences more user-friendly. From the beloved (or annoying depending on how you looked at it) Clippy within Microsoft Office products back in the day, to wizards that try to walk you through basic troubleshooting and tasks. Most can say they probably haven’t nailed it yet with these assistance tools. […]
Lenovo Releases Retro Style ThinkPad
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ThinkPad, Lenovo announced that it will be releasing a retro style version of its popular laptop. It is crazy to think how much technology has changed in the last 25 years. Before cell phones were a necessity, and Amazon didn’t deliver all the things, Lenovo, the Chinese company, […]
