Google Has Banned Employees From Using Zoom

1 Enterprise Shift2 Problems As the consumer market embraces Zoom, the enterprise market is turning against the service. Google has become the most high-profile company to now ban Zoom use amongst its employees. Like other companies that have taken the step, Google cites security concerns as the reason. BuzzFeed reports the company sent out notifications to users running Zoom on all employee devices a week ago. Google told those members of staff the device would stop working if the app is not removed....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Grace Manning

Google Launches Youtube Incognito Mode On Android

Incognito Mode allows users to view on YouTube without the videos going into the watch and search history. Borrowed from Google’s Chrome browser Incognito Mode, the feature has been in testing since May. Selecting your avatar in the top-right of the YouTube app now shows “Turn on Incognito” as an option. Turning the feature on replaces your avatar with the incognito icon and a thin black bar to tell you the mode is activated....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 314 words · Helen Doll

Google Project Zero Exposes Microsoft Edge Vulnerability

Project Zero is Google’s division that is made up of a team of security analysts. The remit of the team is to find zero-day vulnerabilities. Google opened the division in 2015 and warns software providers of any vulnerabilities found in their products. The team is full-time and dedicated to looking for vulnerabilities in Google’s software and beyond. Project Zero gives companies 90 days to patch the problem. If a fix has not been made available within the limit, the team publicly announces it....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Melanie Ray

How To Change Colors On Videos In Premiere Pro

Some people ask freelancers to fully change a color scheme when working on a project but it’s quite expensive. If you have ever wondered how to change color in Premiere Pro, read this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to do it quickly and efficiently with the help of Mac or Windows video editing software. Method 1: Through Effects The first method is simple to apply, as you can quickly change the color of any object in the frame by following 5 steps....

November 6, 2022 · 5 min · 925 words · Ronald Woods

How To Enable And Use Picture In Picture Mode In Chrome

There are many advantages to this, of course. You can continue watching your video while replying to messages for example, or when browsing social media or pretending to work. The main advantage of using the Chrome Picture-in-Picture extension over its native integration is speed. The native integration takes two clicks to activate rather than just one or a button press. It might not sound like a big difference, but over hundreds of videos, going into Chrome’s media menu gets tiring....

November 6, 2022 · 1 min · 182 words · Robert Jordan

How To Enable Or Disable Taskbar Thumbnail Preview In Windows 10

For the unfamiliar, taskbar thumbnails show a window preview when you hover over an icon. This lets users quickly identify which window is which, and hovering over the thumbnail displays the whole application for a larger reference. Disabling this feature is unfortunately not as easy as it once was. Microsoft’s data likely shows that taskbar thumbnail previews greatly enhance productivity, so there isn’t an easy settings switch. Instead, you’ll have to make a registry tweak, but don’t worry – follow this guide and our Regedit best practices and you’ll be safely on your way....

November 6, 2022 · 1 min · 106 words · Deborah Ramero

How To Find Your Wifi Password Network Security Key In Windows 10

1 How to Find WiFi Password in Windows via PowerShell2 How to Find Network Security Key via Windows 10 Command Prompt3 Find WiFi Password in Windows 10 via Settings4 How to Find The Network Key with the WirelessKeyView App What is a network security key for WiFi? Your Windows 10 device may display a message telling you to “Enter the network security key”. This can cause some confusion, but it’s worth noting that the network security key, WiFi key, and WiFi password are interchangeable terms....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 273 words · Charlotte Lamison

How To Insert A Footnote Or Endnote In Microsoft Word

1 How to Insert a Footnote or Endnote in Microsoft Word2 Extra: How to Double Space in Word3 Extra: How to do a Hanging Indent in Word As well as allowing for the insertion of notes and sources, endnotes and footnotes in Word let you explain technical terms or concepts to non-technical readers. But what’s the difference between these two tools? What is the difference between a footnote and an endnote?...

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Bruce Tietjen

How To Optimize Windows 10 Virtual Memory Pagefile Sys

Pagefile is a Windows 10 system file that comes with the .SYS extension. Many users are unfamiliar with it because it is a hidden file that is stored on a hard drive. Essentially, the Pagefile.sys manages the physical memory (RAM) and allows your PC to perform at optimum levels. What does virtual memory do? Whenever you open an application in Windows, your PC will consume RAM. When you have more apps open than the RAM on your PC can handle, programs already running in the RAM are moved to the Page file....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 315 words · Jennifer Hughes

How To Recover Deleted Or Lost Files After A Windows Update

Many users like Windows 11 and therefore quickly upgraded to the successor of Windows 10 once it got released. The OS definitely comes with a beautiful UI and the overall design is great. If after the update important files are missing as it happens in some cases, you might regret switching to Windows 11 quickly. Many factors can cause missing files/data, but Windows update is surely one of the most painful possible causes of data loss....

November 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1269 words · John Moga

How To View And Edit Svg Files Svg Vector Graphics In Windows 10

1 Viewing SVG Files in a Web-Browser2 How to View SVG Files in File Explorer directly3 How to Open and Edit SVG Vector Images in Paint.NET Raster Image Editor4 Editing SVG files with Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor5 How to Convert SVG Vector Graphics to JPG, PNG and other Raster Image Formats with One Click What is an SVG file? SVG stands for Vector Scalable Graphics and is technically an XML-based text format that describes how an image will appear....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 411 words · William Chang

Ireland Expects Progress In 15 Billion Apple Tax Case In Coming Weeks

Last month, the European Commission said Ireland had passed the deadline in which to make a decision. The cutoff point was January 3rd, and it said it would take Ireland to the ECJ as a result. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has responded, saying to parliament,“We’ve indicated to them (Apple) that we want the escrow account established and we want funds to be paid into the escrow account without further delay....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 218 words · Roger Holcomb

Linkedin Announces Teammates Feature For Prioritizing Posts

“We’ve heard from you that you don’t want to miss posts from your teammates, so you can comment on their latest project, extend congratulations on a work milestone, or chat about the trending news of the day.” While not available yet, the Teammates feature will allow professionals to prioritize which posts they want to see on LinkedIn. Twitter has recently debuted a similar feature, but it seems the LinkedIn version will be a little more complicated....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 225 words · Karen Patel

Linkedin Launches New Trending Storylines Feature

Today, the company announced Trending Storylines, a new feature which will help users discover news and ideas. In a blog post, the Vice President of LinkedIn, Tomer Cohen, describes the new feature as interest-based feeds. In addition to their main LinkedIn Feed, users will now have access to the new Trending Storylines feed. There, users will be able to access and discuss stories that are relevant to their industry. Trending Storylines will start rolling out in the U....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 355 words · Jamie Quinn

Linkedin Moves Closer To Modern Social Media With Snapchat Like Stories

Though the short video clip feature is most often associated with Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok, LinkedIn is emphasizing the professional context. This could be a quick way to share key moments at conferences and work events, or quick tips relevant to the industry. Whether the platform maintains its professionalism will ultimately depend on how its users utilize the feature. However, director of product management Pete Davies doesn’t expect it to be all suits and PowerPoint presentations....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 280 words · Marie Alexander

Linux Root Level Vulnerability Leaves Millions Of Devices At Risk

Sudo (super user do) can typically only be command executed with specific user permissions or with password access at the root. Because of the flaw, it could be possible for attackers without these privileges to run a Sudo command. It is worth noting the configurations that are vulnerable are not standard. It is still concerning as non-permitted users could run dangerous commands at the Linux root. This is potentially a huge problem, but the relative rarity of the flaw eases the issue....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 283 words · Oralee Anderson

Magic Leap One Launches As More Affordable Hololens Competitor

1 Specifications2 Availability The Magic Leap One Creator Edition is a mixed reality headset that costs $2,295. That is significantly cheaper than the $3,000 Microsoft asks for the HoloLens Development Edition. Similar to HoloLens, Magic Leap One is a spatial computing system. It’s is like an oversized goggle set that pairs with a puck-sized external computer called a Lightpack. Like HoloLens, the device uses augmented reality. This means virtual objects are layered into a real-world environment....

November 6, 2022 · 3 min · 482 words · Brooke French

Meta Debuts Data2Vec A Self Supervised Speech Text And Vision Algorithm

Meta describes data2vec and the first high-performance self-supervised speech, vision, and text algorithm in the world. It learns the same across all the speech, text, and vision modalities without using labeled data. The self-supervising aspect of the model is very important. Most machines learn by studying labeled data. However, a self-supervised model will learn from its surroundings and making observations to understand the structure of text, speech, and vision (images)....

November 6, 2022 · 3 min · 569 words · Norman Russo

Microsoft Office 365 Groups Is Becoming Backbone Of Teams Collaboration With New April Updates

As usual, the blog starts by talking up the platform. Office 365 now has over 85-million monthly subscribers, and Microsoft is working to ensure the platform meets a diverse range of customer needs. April will focus on delivering a better Office 365 Groups service. Microsoft says Groups is quickly becoming the “backbone” of collaboration within an organization. Customers use Groups within Microsoft services such as Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Planner, Yammer, OneNote, and Skype for Business....

November 6, 2022 · 3 min · 515 words · Eric Fish

Microsoft Acquires Semmle To Boost Github Code Analytics

“Semmle’s revolutionary semantic code analysis engine allows developers to write queries that identify code patterns in large codebases and search for vulnerabilities and their variants,” GitHub explains Semmle develops code analysis tools that can be leveraged by organizations. Among the companies working with Semmle are Google, NASA, and Microsoft itself. Microsoft says Semmle will now be folded into GitHub, allowing security researchers to “quickly find vulnerabilities in code with simple declartive queries,” Microsoft says....

November 6, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Albert Kneeland