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Apr 01, 2021

Siri Will No Longer Default to a Female Voice

Since the beginning, Siri has defaulted to a female voice in North America. According to a TechCrunch post, that’s about to

Mar 31, 2021

Expiration of Free Google Meet Meetings Extended

To assist employees working from home (and try to get some market share too), Google lifted the free unlimited Google

Mar 30, 2021

Kill the Chrome “Apps” Button

If you are a Chrome user, have you noticed the “Apps” button on the bookmarks bar? Unless you use web

Mar 29, 2021

The Power of 2FA

I really miss the days of muscle cars. At the risk of revealing a security question, my first car was

Mar 25, 2021

Live Transcription Coming to Microsoft Teams

First it was Google Meet and then Webex and then Zoom. As reported by ZDNet, next up to get live transcription is

Mar 24, 2021

Get Rid of Saved Password in Microsoft Edge

Recently, I posted a reference to instructions for exporting and deleting passwords from the Firefox browser. You’ve heard it many times before.

Mar 23, 2021

REvil Really is Evil

REvil Really is Evil REvil is one nasty ransomware group. Bleeping Computer has reported that the REvil ransomware now has a Windows Safe

Mar 22, 2021

Reduce Data Sent to Google – Increase Privacy

It should be no secret that we send a ton of data to our technology providers such as Microsoft, Apple,

Mar 18, 2021

Clear Saved Passwords Stored in Firefox

We’ve told audiences all along not to save passwords in a browser. Use a separate password manager instead. Unfortunately, a

Mar 17, 2021

One Click Exchange Mitigation Tool Released

The latest news in the tech world is the constant attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. There are still thousands of

Mar 16, 2021

Escape from Zoom Hell

As we continue to work-from-home, video conferencing has become a new way of life. Frankly, we’re all getting pretty tired

Mar 15, 2021

Encryption Protects Data Unless It Doesn’t

We are constantly telling folks that encryption is your friend. Encrypting data will protect it from unauthorized access. That’s why