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IT security leaders believe ransomware is as serious a threat as terrorism. Want us to review your business’s cyber security? #ransomwware #GetAReview

There are stories some master passwords for LastPass password manager were compromised. LastPass says everything’s OK. Here’s what you need to know #LastPass #PasswordManager #CyberSecurity

Are you throwing away money on your IT infrastructure? If you’re not tracking KPIs, you could be. Read our new guide on the 7 KPIs for ROI on your IT #BusinessIT #KPIs #SpendItWisely

The UK’s Defence Academy, which teaches military officers, was hit with a massive cyber-attack 9 months ago. It’s only just been made public #UKDefenceAcademy #cyberattack

It’s one of the biggest tech companies out there, so you’d think Facebook would pay its people on time. Some contractors have threatened to walk out over missing pay #Facebook #PayUp #WalkOut

Back before smartphones it was the “must have” business phone… but now, the final BlackBerrys have stopped working. Do you have one in a drawer somewhere? #BlackBerry #EndOfAnEra #KilledByTouchScreens

Instagram’s developing a new ‘edit grid’ feature that would allow you to reorder your posts to customise your profile. Do you use Instagram for business? Would this be helpful? #Instagram #SocialMedia #EditGrid

As hackers become more innovative, data breaches are going through the roof. Corporate networks saw a 50% rise in cyberattacks last year #CyberAttack #hackers #BusinessNetworkSecurity

A security flaw’s leaving millions of home routers open to attack. Is yours on the list? What about your staff? #HomeRouter #InternetSecurity #NeedAPatch

Europol’s been ordered to delete 4 petabytes (that’s hundreds of billions of pages) of old data. Do you routinely archive or delete old data? #Europol #EUDataRegulations #DataCollection

Keeping your personal data private online is a minefield. Good news, there are some great free tools to help. Here are 5 of the best #DataPrivacy #FreeTools #CyberSecurity

Guess which country made the most requests to Google to takedown websites over the last decade? #Google #TakedownRequests #SpoilerItWasRussia

Do you give your people a choice on how they’re paid? Research shows more than half of people who already have cryptocurrency would prefer to be paid in Bitcoin #PayDay #CryptoCurrency #VirtualSalary

Running out of Google storage? Here’s how to have a winter clear out #GoogleStorage

Less than half of people are likely to speak in video meetings, according to Cisco. Is it Zoom fatigue, or just something we’d never noticed before? #SpeakUp #Cisco #ZoomFatigue

Apple plays it pretty safe when it comes to phone design. So it’s exciting to hear rumours it may be releasing a folding phone next year. Do you think it’s true? #Apple #FoldingPhone #NewDesignRumours

Fiverr is expanding beyond freelance work. It’s acquired CreativeLive and plans to develop a broader online learning platform. Would you go to Fiverr to learn? #Fiverr #OnlineLearning #BusinessAcquisitions

Budgeting for a new year isn’t always easy, but there’s one part of your IT spend that you can predict – your hardware. Our new video that explains how #ITBudget #HardwareBudget #HowTo

Spam texts are a pain. Here’s how you can block and report them on Android and iPhone #SpamText #BlockAndReport #Smishing

Don’t forget to track Santa tonight. NORAD has been tracking him for more than 65 years now #SantasBusyNight #TrackedByNorad

If you avoid using Google Chrome because it’s a memory hog, good news! Google’s making it faster with the next Windows 10 and 11 update #GoogleChrome #update #IFeelTheNeed

Have you got Windows 11 yet? What are your best tips and tricks so far? Here are 5 good ones #Windows11 #Microsoft #TipsAndTricks

WhatsApp’s bringing in more privacy features. Now, people you haven’t interacted with before can’t see your activity or online status #WhatsApp #PrivacyFeatures #meta

Microsoft has finally agreed to expand right to repair options for customers, for environmental reasons. About time? #Microsoft #RightToRepair #AsYouSow

Last week a Non-fungible Token (NFT) sold for $3,000 instead of the planned $300,000… the seller blames a typo. Have you made a worse typing mistake? #NFT #oops #VirtualAssets

Is Alexa glitching a lot for you lately? Here’s how you can stop the dreaded message “I’m having trouble understanding right now” #Alexa #AmazonDevice #troubleshooting

Windows 11 may have ditched Cortana, but its new Voice Access takes hands-free control to the next level. You can control much of your PC, even when offline #windows11 #VoiceAccess #microsoft

Teams will soon be able to add webinar invites to people’s calendars. Great for a hybrid team. Will this be useful for your business? #Teams #Microsoft #WebinarInvites

If you regret installing Windows 11, here’s how you can switch back to Windows 10 #Windows11 #Windows10 #TakeMeBack

Have you heard about bots beating humans to online shopping deals? Apparently, more than a third of this year’s Black Friday ‘shoppers’ weren’t real people #FakeShoppers #BuyBots #ButIWantedThatDeal

If you thought NFTs (that’s Non-Fungible Tokens) were a fad, think again. People have spent $27 billion buying them so far this year #NFTs #VirtualOwnership #VirtualReality

Do you prefer Firefox as your browser? Mozilla claims its latest update will make it the most secure browser available. Will you switch? #Firefox95 #mozilla #CyberSecurity

Ever looked at your iPhone’s battery health feature? This article claims Apple is lying to us. What do you think? #Apple #BatteryHealth #ItsAllALie

These 9 popular internet routers all have security holes. Please check the router in your business and at home isn’t on this list #routers #SecurityHoles #CheckNowAndBeSafe

This is a really interesting inside look at Intel’s efforts to combat the global chip shortage #Intel #ChipShortage #BehindTheScenes

Fed up with Bing being your default search engine in Windows 11? Here’s how to change it #Bing #Windows11 #DefaultBrowser

This has to be one of the ultimate collectibles: A keyboard and trackball once used to fire nuclear missiles #FoundOnEbay #NervousToPressTheLaunchButton

Microsoft claims Russia is the biggest cybersecurity threat to governments, with 58% of detected attacks coming from there. Would you have guessed that? #Microsoft #RussianThreat #CyberSecurity

This is amazing. Did you know you can import data into an Excel spreadsheet just by taking a photo? Here’s how #Excel #spreadsheets #PhotoDataImports

Ever wondered if you’re paying your IT support enough money? No, we haven’t gone mad – there’s a good reason you should ask yourself the question. Read our new guide #ITSupportProvider #BusinessIT #FreeGuide

The CEO of better.com fired 900 staff last week… on a Zoom call. Here’s a video of what he said #FiredByZoom #BadManagement #JustWaitForTheLawsuit

Do you get angry when an anonymous troll attacks you on social media? The PM in Australia wants trolls named and shamed. How do you feel about that? #SocialMedia #trolling #NameAndShame

WhatsApp will soon introduce a reactions feature, similar to Facebook’s ‘like’. It’s a great way to acknowledge a message when you’re busy. Will you use this? #WhatsApp #MessageReactions #NewFeature

Be careful if you upgrade to Windows 11 and then change your mind… you only have 10 days to revert back to Windows 10. Have you tried Windows 11 yet? #windows11 #UpgradeDeadline

Apple wants to make CarPlay a fully integrated part of your vehicle, with plans to add climate control and seat adjustment features. Think this would be a distraction? #Apple #CarPlay #DistractedDriver

This is fascinating… “Miss Excel” makes six figures a year, selling courses on using Excel to her million followers on TikTok. Did you know Excel was so cool these days? #MissExcel #CantTalkNowI’mMaxxingMySpreadsheets

Three quarters of employees don’t want to return to the office full-time. But the majority in higher positions prefer it. What’s your view on hybrid working? #HybridWorkforce #BackToTheOffice #WFH

Zoom is rolling out automatic updates for Windows and macOS. That means you’ll always have the latest version and be fully protected #AutoUpdates #Zoom #CyberSecurity

Microsoft Edge is getting a built-in spelling and grammar checker. Because we’re using the internet for a lot more than surfing these days. Good news? #MicrosoftEdge #SpellCheck #AtLast

A facial recognition firm some UK law enforcement agencies tried out for free, might be fined £17 million for collecting data without reason. What do you think about this? #FacialRecognition #BigFine #DataProtection

Ever wondered what a computer’s RAM is? This article explains your computer’s memory really well #RAMexplained

Soon it won’t matter if the cat jumps on your lap and digs its claws into you during a Teams call. Microsoft’s making it easier to mute your microphone #microsoft #teams #ABetterWayToMute

Twitter can be a negative place sometimes. So the platform is trialling a new ‘intense conversation’ warning. Do you think this will make a difference? #Twitter #IntenseConversation #PlayNicely

He’s back! Who? Clippy, the paperclip character from your Windows computer of the late 90s. He’s replaced the paperclip emoji in Windows 11 #microsoft #windows11 #clippy

Have you ever wondered why Netflix seems to work better than other streaming services? It’s been designed that way. Here’s a deep dive into the tech behind Netflix #netflix #DeepDive

Everyone hates printers. But their empty ink cartridges can do some good. Here’s how you can recycle them while helping charities. Will your business do this? #PrinterCartridges #LowOnInk #RecycleForCharity

Having trouble with Safari 15’s new look? Erm… which tab is active? There’s now an extension for that #Safari15 #WhichTab #MacOS

You’ll soon have to click a few more buttons to use third party apps with Teams in your browser, but this is a good thing. It’ll be more secure #microsoft #teams #SecurityMeasures

Now this is smart. Google Calendar’s new focus mode will automatically decline meetings for you #GoogleCalendar #NoThanksI’mBusyFocusing

Ethical cosmetics company Lush has decided to remove itself from social media for a year, until it’s “safer” for people. Would your business take such a stance? #lush #SocialMediaBoycott #SafeSpace

Around 60% of large businesses are now using employee monitoring software for remote workers. Is this something you’d consider? Or do you think it has a negative effect? #EmployeeMonitoring #RemoteWorkers #BigBrother

Did you hear about someone emailing staff, asking them to partner in cybercrime against their employer? Horrifying! A man’s been arrested #ransomware #CyberCriminals #RansomYourEmployer

Most offices have a joker. But when they’re sabotaging the Teams chat it can be frustrating. Good news! Moderators will soon be able to delete others’ messages #Teams #Microsoft #SupervisorPowers

Amazon’s ‘just walk out’ store tech is coming to Whole Foods in the US. Do you think we’ll get it here? And what will it mean for the retail job market? #Amazon #CashierlessShops #ShopTech

Encryption protects your business’s data – if its intercepted no-one can read it. There’s controversy over Facebook’s plan to encrypt messages by default in 2023 #encryption #facebook #messenger #instagram

There are plans for Facebook to implement end-to-end encryption, but it may stop illegal images from being detected. What do you think should be done? #Facebook #EndToEndEncryption #IllegalImages

If Windows takes ages to start, maybe there’s too much software launching automatically on your business’s PCs. Our new video shows how to manage that #windows #SpeedUpYourStartUp

Is your Gmail inbox nearly full? Here’s how you can mass delete emails to free up storage space #Gmail #FreeUpStorageSpace #MassDeleteEmails

Fancy a foldable phone but don’t like the idea of the dreaded crease? It may soon be a thing of the past #FoldablePhone #DreadedCrease #LG

Thought it was hard to switch to home working last year? Silicon Valley is finding it’s harder to end remote working than it was to start it. Are your staff still remote? #WFH #BackToWork #SiliconValley

Everyone likes a bit of peace and quiet, but do you think you could stand being in the world’s quietest room for 40 minutes? #QuietPlease #WorldsQuietestRoom #AnechoicChamber

Not sure what to do with your Saturday night? How about a fascinating 4k tour of the International Space Station? Heads up, it’s in French, but with subtitles #iss #VideoTour #LotsOfVelcro

Apple built its first computer 45 years ago. There were only 200 built. And one sold at auction last week for £294,000 (I bet it won’t even run the latest MacOS) #Apple #Apple1Computer #ComputingHistory

What do you think about buy now pay later? It’s part of PayPal’s growth strategy. It just acquired Japanese company Paidy for $2.7 billion #BuyNowPayLater #PayPal #Paidy

This EV startup going public is big news for electric vans. Do you use vans in your business? Do you think electric vans are good enough yet for daily use? #ElectricVans

So does WhatsApp really use end-to-end encryption? It’s not very clear at all. Does this make you trust it less, or are you not that bothered? #WhatsApp #EndToEndEncryption #privacy

Did you know you can make private messages disappear in WhatsApp? Here’s how to do it #WhatsApp #DisappearingMessages #PrivateMessaging

A third of emails employees reported as suspicious were phishing emails, according to this new report. Would your team spot them? We can help with security training #phishing #WeakLink #DataSecurity

700 people have now bought tickets for a flight on Virgin Galactic. How would you rather spend £330,000??? #VirginGalactic #SpaceTourism #RichardBranson

Some older versions of Outlook will soon stop working on Microsoft 365 soon. Want us to check if you’ll be affected? #Outlook #Microsoft365 #UpdateYourSystem

Soon your staff will be able to schedule a Teams chat message to be sent later. Meaning they could appear to be working when they’re not. What do you think about this? #ScheduleSend #Teams #LookHowLateImWorking

Do you worry about your privacy when downloading new apps? Now Apple’s App Store has privacy labels. You can change permissions before you even download #AppStore #privacy #AppPermissions

The race between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk continues. Now they’re competing with their space-based satellite internet services. Who are you backing? #BezosVMusk #SatelliteInternetService #SpaceRace

Next year your iPhone might be able to detect and report car crashes automatically. What other safety features would you like to see? #Apple #CarCrashDetection #SafetyFirst

There’s a major new look coming to Safari on the Mac. If you don’t like it, you can switch it off. What do you think to the new look? #SafariSoGood

Tesla’s opening up its Supercharger network to other electric cars. A trial’s starting in the Netherlands. Would this persuade you to get an electric car? #Tesla #SuperchargerNetwork

Windows 11 is finally here! But is your business ready for a smooth transition? Can your PCs even run it? Read our powerful new guide and start preparing now #Windows11 #FailToPrepare #CoolNewStuff

Do you use Google Chrome? It’s just had a performance boost, delivering search results faster. Have you noticed? #GoogleChrome #PerformanceBoost #FasterSearchResults

Are you the perfect ransomware victim? This is what cyber criminals say their prime targets look like. How does this make you feel? #ransomware #PerfectVictim #CyberCrime

Do you remember Clippy, the paperclip assistant in Microsoft Office? He’s back in Teams. Only as a non-animated sticker though #Clippy #Microsoft #Teams

The basic concept of files and folders in computers is not understood by the current generation of students, according to this article #FilesAndFolders #GenerationGoogle

A burger-cooking robot called Flippy is helping a US restaurant chain prepare food. What elements of your job would you love a robot to do? #Flippy #RobotChef #MisoRobotics

Do you have a fleet of vehicles? Want to connect them with 5G? Here are 7 things to think about first #5G #FleetUpgrade #ThinkAboutIt

Seems like the global chip shortage is impacting everyone. This report says Apple produced 50% fewer iPads, to use the parts for iPhone 13s #Apple #GlobalChipShortage #iPadsOriPhones

Teens say Facebook is for “old people” (anyone over 30… rude). Now Mark Zuckerberg wants to refocus it on “serving young adults” #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg #SocialMedia

Planning on hiring a car soon? You might end up with a Tesla. Hertz just ordered 100,000 of them to add to its fleet #Tesla #Model3 #NotSelfDrivingYetThough