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Letter from Microsoft Inspire – Vegas 2018

Letter from Microsoft Inspire – Vegas 2018

It wasn’t just the weather that was hot. Microsoft is hot right now, and given how much we all rely on them for the tools to run our businesses, that's an exciting prospect. While there weren't specific announcements, what I found encouraging was the consistent...

When does Windows 10 become Windows 11?

When does Windows 10 become Windows 11?

When Microsoft released Windows 10, they said it would be the last version – but that hasn’t stopped them enhancing it.  The updates available in the April 2018 (Version “1803”) release continue to refine it in small but useful ways that add up to a significant...

Sneaky devils – how insecure email led to a $150K loss

Sneaky devils – how insecure email led to a $150K loss

Recently I was lucky enough to spend some time with a group of my Ozzie peers.  One of the things we did was share problems and solutions. During those discussions, I heard of the following hack. [header2 text="This is not a made-up story.  It is true and I know of...

Keeping up with One Note

Keeping up with One Note

I reckon that OneNote's being used by about a third of the people I see in meetings.  And that means that about two-thirds of people are missing out! I've been a big OneNote fan for ages because OneNote conquered my personal chaos of unstructured notes and paper...

Beware (again) – The Phishermen are after you.

Beware (again) – The Phishermen are after you.

The deluge of clever phishing emails continues. This one caught our eye, because it looks so authentic.  Given that we look after Office 365 for this customer, it left us wondering how we'd have missed 'verifying' their account.  Well, only a for a moment! When we...

Keeping up with Microsoft Office updates

Keeping up with Microsoft Office updates

[header2 text="How do you keep up with Office updates?" align="left" color="#336A40" margintop=""] If you have Office 365, then you have the latest version.  Office updates monthly with new features – but are you USING them?  Office gets smarter every month, but are...

Clever iOS app scams

Clever iOS app scams

[header2 text="Scammers are getting smarter" align="left" color="#336A40" margintop=""] You could be forgiven for being overconfident about Apple's vetting of iOS apps.  But you shouldn't be lulled into thinking that all iOS apps are safe - here is an example of an...

FAKE Microsoft 365 Renewal

FAKE Microsoft 365 Renewal

Another day, another scam.  One of our clients forwarded this little number to us today You can see that the link to 'microsoft' is spelt wrong, with one letter missing.  If you are busy, you might miss it, and by telling you your email access is about to be...