FREE cybersecurity awareness training! One of the biggest pieces of news this week is that Microsoft are releasing a cybersecurity awareness kit in partnership with Terranova Security. This contains three full end user courses on: Phishing Protecting Home Computers Privacy All Microsoft 365 customers have access to this course – it can be taken online, …
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Teams to support multiple windows Rolling out in June, it will be possible to view meetings and calls in separate windows from the main Microsoft Teams client. Also, the meeting controls will move to the top of the meeting window so that they are not blocking underlying content. This roll out will also include the …
Microsoft 365 Updates – Week Ending 10th May 2020 Read More »
New feature: Live Presentations Live Presentations for PowerPoint for web will be released before the end of June. This allows audience members to see slides and a live transcript of the presenter’s spoken words, including live translation. Participants can see the presentation on their device, use “pinch to zoom” to see slides more clearly from …
Microsoft 365 Updates – Week ending 3rd May 2020 Read More »
Data backups can seem complicated. We never know what we should be backing up, how often we should be doing it, and sometimes it’s difficult to see the value in it. Backups are a bit like seat belts in cars. 99% of the time you think “what’s the point”, but when you have an accident …
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Microsoft Teams Yammer App A new Yammer app is being rolled out for Microsoft teams, to bring a fully interactive Yammer experience into Teams. This will allow users to join community discussions, share announcements, attend live events, and connect with coworkers similar how they interact in the Yammer web or mobile apps. It’s Yammer, but …
Microsoft 365 Updates – Week Ending 26th April 2020 Read More »
Microsoft Teams Changes to video layout in Teams meetings The number of participants that can be viewed simultaneously during a Teams meeting will increase from 4 to 9, and Microsoft are working on increasing this limit even further soon. This will roll out late April to early May. This change is associated with Microsoft 365 …
Microsoft 365 Updates – week ending 19th April 2020 Read More »
Microsoft 365 Name Changes One of the bigger announcements recently are the upcoming name changes in Microsoft 365. The following products will rename, but the features will not change. Old Name New Name Office 365 Business Essentials Microsoft 365 Business Basic Office 365 Business Premium Microsoft 365 Business Standard Microsoft 365 Business Microsoft 365 Business …
Microsoft 365 Updates – week ending 12th April 2020 Read More »
By coming up with your hilarious Royal Wedding Name, you’ve inadvertently posted the answer to three of your password security questions online. Be careful what you share.
For some of us, flexible working or remote working is already common place. But for many, it’s a new concept. I want to provide some advice about the technological challenges for supporting remote working, particular for businesses with a more “legacy” IT set up. A lot of organisations these days have already moved a lot …
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Cisco Meraki is a product range from Cisco, providing a complete range of networking products, from access points to switches to firewalls, and even security cameras. They are powerful, packed with features, yet so simple to use. Let’s see what they have to say about themselves: Cisco Meraki is the leader in cloud controlled WiFi, …
