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29/09/2021

21/09/2021

Just a friendly reminder... PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. We shared this a few months ago but feel like it’s a good time to share this friendly reminder 😉 We know a lot of you are spending extra time online these days trying to pass the time during COVID-19. If you come across a "quick quiz" or a post on social media to share your personal information with your followers, please don't fill it out. It could give other people the ability to figure out your personal information. 🤔🚔

15/07/2021

Microsoft announces Windows 365 Cloud PC - a Hybrid Windows for a Hybrid World!

Windows 365 Cloud PC has been announced by Microsoft. It will available on August 2, 2021.

30/06/2021

Microsoft showcases what's new in Windows 11

The design, according to Microsoft, has been simplified to be ‘modern, fresh, clean, and beautiful’, but a new design aesthetic isn't the only thing that has changed.

21/05/2021

Microsoft releases Windows 10 21H1 as another minor OS refresh.
The year's first feature upgrade for Windows 10 arrived this week with little fanfare, largely because it offers little new functionality because Microsoft has abandoned its major-minor release cadence.

Microsoft has issued Windows 10 21H1, officially the year's first feature upgrade even though new functionality was largely absent.

20/05/2021

Microsoft officially kills Windows 10X
Redmond is taking the technology it designed for Windows 10X and repurposing it for Windows 10.

Microsoft said that it has discontinued Windows 10X, its simplified version of Windows 10, and would repurpose its technology into Windows 10.

22/04/2021

CERT NZ warns of Microsoft 365 fake voicemail phishing campaign
The email avoids regular detection by attaching an audio file to the message.

CERT NZ is warning local businesses of a phishing campaign doing the rounds that prompts targets to listen to a voice recording in order to bypass Microsoft protection and compromise those using Office 365.

05/03/2021

When Windows bug fixes go bad, IT can now roll back individual changes
Microsoft has unveiled 'Known Issue Rollback,' which allows IT admins roll back individual non-security elements of an update if the change breaks something
https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/686711/when-windows-bug-fixes-go-bad-it-can-now-roll-back-individual-changes/?utm_campaign=channelbeat-pm-edition-2021-03-05&utm_source=channelbeat-pm-edition&utm_medium=newsletter&eid=486

23/02/2021

Noel Leeming embarks on e-waste recycling trial with TechCollect.
Aim is to process recycling on-shore but some will have to go abroad

​Noel Leeming is trialling a free e-waste recycling programme in partnership with TechCollect NZ to support product stewardship for electrical and electronic products.

22/02/2021

Microsoft won't raise prices for Office 2021, which may ship with Teams
Microsoft's Office 2021 will arrive later this year, along with a version for enterprises known as Office LTSC

Microsoft has announced Office 2021 for the PC and Mac, at the same price as its predecessor, Office 2019.

19/02/2021

Meet Microsoft's new ink-first app, Journal
Microsoft tends to incorporate what works in apps like Journal into other parts of Windows.

Microsoft has launched Journal, a note-taking , journaling app designed to use a Surface Pen or other stylus from the get-go.

18/02/2021

LastPass's free password manager is about to become a lot less useful
The LastPass password manager's free tier will limit you to one type of device starting March 16.
https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/686323/lastpass-free-password-manager-about-become-lot-less-useful/?utm_campaign=channelbeat-2021-02-17&utm_source=channelbeat&utm_medium=newsletter&eid=486