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Category Archives: Microsoft
Microsoft Word’s New Transcribe Feature Could Convince Me to Give Up Google
Gizmodo, Joanna Nelius – “Microsoft just added an extremely useful feature to Word on the web: transcription! Sure, Google Docs and apps like Otter.ai are free and let you type with your voice, like Word’s Dictation feature. However, Word on the web now allows you to upload entire audio files in addition to live transcription,… Continue Reading
Microsoft’s new Transcribe in Word feature is designed for students, reporters, and more
The Verge: “Microsoft is adding an audio transcription feature into Word for the web today. Transcribe in Word will appear in the online version of Word for Microsoft 365 subscribers, providing an easy way to automatically transcribe audio. Microsoft is supporting existing audio files, or even the ability to record conversations directly within Word for… Continue Reading
This Chrome trick will finally make your to-do list useful
FastCompany: “Until recently, I’d never been a daily to-do list person. While setting out goals for the day is a great idea in theory, the habit was too easy for me to ignore. Instead of starting my day with apps such as Todoist or Things, I’d always dive right into email, Slack, and my usual… Continue Reading
Four Ways to Stop Chrome From Slowing Down Your Computer
WSJ.com video [no paywall] – “Is your web browsing slow and battery draining? WSJ’s Joanna Stern explains how to stop Google’s popular browser from hogging all your computer’s RAM and resources. (Guest starring Safari, Firefox and Edge.)” Continue Reading
Microsoft’s New ‘Windows File Recovery’ Tool Restores Deleted Data
How To Recover Deleted Data With The New Microsoft Windows 10 File Recovery Tool: “Anyone who has accidentally deleted a file knows the panic that comes with the mistake. Sometimes you can find the files in the recycle bin and restore them, but other times the files are just plain gone. Anyone familiar with how… Continue Reading
Microsoft adds protection against Reply-All email storms in Office 365
ZDNet – “Microsoft rolled out this week a new feature to Office 365 customers to help their IT staff detect and stop “Reply-All email storms.” The term refers to situations when employees use the Reply-All option in mass-mailed emails, such as company-wide notifications. If the number of recipients in the email chain is large, and… Continue Reading
Firefox 76 arrives with password management and Zoom improvements
Venture Beat: “Mozilla today launched Firefox 76 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 76 includes new Firefox Lockwise password functionality, Zoom improvements, and a handful of developer features. You can download Firefox 76 for desktop now from Firefox.com, and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. According to Mozilla, Firefox has… Continue Reading
DuckDuckGo does not track you – ready to leave Google?
Via www.bitlog.com Jake Voytko’s personal log of bits – DuckDuckGo is good enough for regular use – “…I don’t personally miss most of Google’s result panels. Especially the panels that highlight information snippets. It’s easy to find these. Searching microsoft word justify text provides me a snippet from Microsoft’s Office’s support page explaining what to… Continue Reading
How Google Is Stopping Malicious Office Docs From Targeting Gmail Users
PC Magazine: “At the RSA security conference today, Google offered a rare look into the kinds of malicious attachments hackers will send to Gmail users. It turns out Microsoft Office documents secretly rigged to download malware are in vogue. In recent weeks, about 56 percent of the malicious attachments detected and blocked by Gmail’s filters… Continue Reading
Almost half of connected medical devices are vulnerable to hackers
ZDNet – A new report suggests that vulnerabilities in medical devices could put hospital patients at risk from hackers – but there are some simple ways to protect against these attacks: “Connected medical devices are twice as likely to be vulnerable to the BlueKeep exploit than other devices on hospital networks, putting patients and staff… Continue Reading
Microsoft Teams goes down after Microsoft forgot to renew a certificate
The Verge – “Microsoft Teams went down this morning [February 3, 2020] for nearly three hours after Microsoft forgot to renew a critical security certificate. Users of Microsoft’s Slack competitor were met with error messages attempting to sign into the service on Monday morning, with the app noting it had failed to establish an HTTPS… Continue Reading
