Your IT Consultant

Jul 27, 2023

Final Chapter

As many long-time readers know, my first post to Your IT Consultant went up on May 18, 2014, just a

Jul 26, 2023

Another Browser to Download

Competition is stiff. The Chrome browser has been at the top of the heap for many years. However, several other

Jul 25, 2023

Automatic Line Numbers Available for Google Docs

Lawyers rejoice! It is now a lot easier to add line numbers to a document if you use Google Docs.

Jul 20, 2023

Google Pushing Enhanced Safe Browsing

If you have a Gmail account, you may have noticed a message at the top of your Inbox suggesting a

Jul 19, 2023

An Expensive Option: Microsoft Copilot

It’s no secret that Microsoft is heavily invested in artificial intelligence. Just look at the billions of dollars committed to

Jul 18, 2023

A New Sheriff (Default Font) for Microsoft 365

It’s been a love hate relationship. Calibri has been the default font for a long time. Some users love it.

Jul 13, 2023

2023 Ransomware Payments on a Record Pace

Ransomware revenues dipped in 2022, but that trend appears to be reversed. The Hacker News reported some recently released findings

Jul 12, 2023

A New Name for Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Besides death and taxes, another constant in life is technology change. To further add to your confusion, Microsoft is yet

Jul 11, 2023

Apple Yanks Back Latest Rapid Security Update

Updates are a good thing. Users should apply fixes as soon as possible following release. Apple released the second ever

Jun 29, 2023

Web Browsers Should Just Stick to Browsing

Data is gold. Unfortunately, website operators know that too. There is money to be made with the “gold” that is

Jun 28, 2023

Another Nail for the LastPass Coffin

Our sincere sympathies if you are still using the LastPass password manager. There have been multiple data breaches at LastPass

Jun 27, 2023

Available Now – DuckDuckGo Browser for Windows

DuckDuckGo is focused on privacy.  I’ve been using its App Tracking Protection on my mobile phone to block hidden trackers