1 How to Disable the Chrome Ad Blocker and Show All Ads2 How to Allow Chrome Ads on Specific Sites The first reason is for morality or competition concerns. Google, as you may know, is the biggest ad company in the world. Though we all know it for YouTube, Google Docs, and its Pixel phones, 70% of its revenue comes from advertising. While Google only disables ads that pop-up, auto-play videos, etc....
Why It’s Important To Secure Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft 365 is not as secure from data breaches and hacking as necessary. Although the platform offers protection against cyber threats, its effectiveness depends on business owners and their security risk assessment. Indeed, many of today’s cloud services use the model of shared responsibility for the safety of data. In other words, while cloud services are believed to be responsible for data safety, their official policies suggest that their customers are also responsible for their data safety....
1 How to Kill a Process in Windows 10 with Task Manager2 How to Kill a Process with the Taskkill Command3 How to Terminate a Process with PowerShell4 How to Identify the Process of any Open System Dialog or Program Window with Process Explorer5 How to Kill Any Window-related Process Directly with just Two Clicks Identifying and killing a process of single windows and background apps There are various ways to kill a process, but all of them make use of an application’s PID (Process ID), a unique identifier that ensures only the correct one is terminated....
1 How to Add “Open command window here” to the Folder Context Menu2 How to Enable “Open command window here” for the Background Context Menu3 How to remove ‘Open PowerShell window here’ from the Context Menu As a result, when you want to open CMD in a folder you have to navigate there manually via commands. If you’re a heavy CMD user, this gets frustrating pretty quickly. Instead, we’re going to show you how to open Command Prompt in a folder again, both when you right-click a folder and in empty space....
The market-watching firm today released its 5-year prediction for the smartphone market. The news is not good for Windows Phone. Microsoft’s platform has been in a steep decline for a couple of years. It market share has dropped as smartphone sales have dried up. The company’s decision to end the Lumia brand last year created a vacuum. Microsoft, and Nokia before it, were the runaway best-selling manufacturer on the back of Lumia....
Adam Mosseri, the company’s chief, provided a look at three home screen layout options that are currently in testing. All the new looks provide separate tabs for Shops and Reels. The first layout placed Home, Reels, Add, Shops, and Profile tabs in the bottom navigation pane. Explore, Notifications, and Messages will be relocated to the top-right corners. Second places Home, Explore, Reels, Shops, and Profile down below and Notifications and Messages top-right, with Add top-left....
Firstly, Apple has opted for a dual battery system in the iPhone X, as noted by both iFixit. However, is not to increase battery capacity, but to enable a more creative design. It totals 2,716 mAH, just more than the 8 Plus’ 2,691 mAH but far less than the Note 8. That battery is a little harder to remove time, though no real struggle. Screen replacements will also be handled well, as it doesn’t require new Face ID hardware....
The latest major update will allow the service to boost its advertising and engagement capabilities. Of course, advertising on LinkedIn is not new in itself, but the company is now leveraging Bing Search to deliver improved targeted ads. Specifically, three new ways to help advertisers reach their target audience more efficiently has been announced. These are important steps as they mean users don’t get bogged down ads that they have no interest in....
The technology allows for geotechnical engineering visualization for use in mine and environment restoration. BGC will use HoloLens to show clients a scene and visualize solutions to various issues. “Reclamation is about making good on the commitment that mining is a temporary use of the land,” said Bill Burton, vice president of BGC. “We can put people in that final landscape. This is easier to understand for experts and non-experts alike....
Are you looking to purchase a new laptop or desktop? Do you want to make the switch from a Windows PC to Mac or vice-versa? Given today’s complex threat landscape, security is one of the most important factors to consider before making a decision. While Macs have gained a more secure reputation than PCs, that doesn’t necessarily mean Apple machines are invulnerable to viruses and cyberattacks. The truth is, both Mac and PC are on a relatively level playing field....
Apple has already suggested it will move production out of the country, with between 15% and 30% of manufacturing likely to leave the country. Google’s preferred location away from Chine is unknown, but the company is said to be scouting locations for Google Home speaker production. China Tariffs It’s interesting that companies should be seeking to move away from China. If this is the case, it is unlikely to be related to any agreement with the tariffs imposed by the Trump government....
Chris Jackson, Microsoft’s worldwide lead for cybersecurity, says the role of internet explorer has changed. In a modern era of Microsoft Edge, IE is something of a relic from another age. And that’s fine as Jackson says the, ahem, browser is now more of a “compatibility solutions”. It is for enterprise users who are managing legacy sites that need to be updated for modern browsing. Jackson says organizations and normal users should not be using IE for web traffic....
With that in mind, Microsoft 365 Life will reportedly have Office 365 Personal and Home, including Microsoft’s upcoming Teams consumer version. It was not originally believed that the bundle would include Windows 10. The reasoning behind that speculation was sound as most people buying a consumer package would already have the latest version of the platform on their PC. It now seems that Windows 10 may be included in Microsoft 365 for consumers after all....
According to Microsoft, this feature will come into effect on February 1, 2023. It means all app contents on Microsoft 365 Family and Personal will count towards your OneDrive storage limit. That means personal files, Teams message attachments (including recordings), Outlook attachments, and more. While the limit of the Outlook account will not change, all the content (inboxes) you have on Outlook.com will count towards your OneDrive storage. Essentially, Microsoft is saying it will no longer take care of storing these elements and you have to use your own storage limit to do it....
For the unfamiliar, AV1 is an up and coming video format created by the Alliance for Open Media. It’s royalty free and designed to replace VP9 while competing with the popular yet expensive HEVC. Quality at a Cost In general, it promises a smaller file size with better quality. It’s currently implemented in Chrome and Firefox but requires a manual toggle to use. For users with slow internet or data caps, it could help....
PlayStation and home-market favorite Nintendo dominate Japan and indeed much of southeast Asia. It seems Microsoft wants to increase its presence and will create a new division called Xbox Asia. The company is currently looking for people to work in the division and has published job listings on its career page. “The Microsoft Global Gaming Partnership & Development team (GGPD) is looking for a knowledgeable, experienced, and energetic leader to lead partnership and business development in Japan, China, and South Korea to make Microsoft the global leader in Gaming,” reads the job description....
As mentioned, some of this movement is not down to kindness on the part of tech companies. Regulations such as Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have put more restrictions on companies. Furthermore, customers are demanding more secure platforms. Microsoft is making a deeper commitment to user data moving forward. The company has been making moves towards more privacy. For example, the company announced in November it is extending its support of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to all customers in the United States....
Users can access the open source tools under an MIT license on Microsoft’s GitHub platform. If you’re unfamiliar with fuzz testing, it is a common method for locating and deleting security flaws. Specifically, fuzz testing has become popular because it is highly effective at maintaining the security of native code. However, fuzz has often meant developers must make compromises. Most notably, while it is effective testing is typically complicated to use....
1 Xbox Game Pass for PC2 E3 2019 Previously, the Xbox Windows 10 app was the hub for users linking friends and messages from Xbox to PC. Microsoft wants to make a more dedicated experience, which is what the Xbox Console Companion delivers: “This app is being renamed to Xbox Console Companion to be a dedicated app for your Xbox console’s features and settings.” Microsoft also has plenty of interesting new features planned for the Console Companion, saying a “new desktop experience is coming soon!...
“These builds are from the 20H1 development branch. Some things we are working on in 20H1 require a longer lead time,” explained the company. “We will begin releasing 19H2 bits to Insiders later this spring after we get 19H1 nearly finished and ready; once 19H1 is ‘nearly finished and ready’ we’ll also use the Release Preview ring for previews of drivers and quality updates on 19H1.” No Going Back It’s hard to argue with the company’s logic here....
