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Windows 11 Cozies Up to iOS and $$$ for A.I. Features in Microsoft 365
Stephen Rose shows me the new integration between Windows 11 'Moment 2' Phone Link and iOS, and we discuss whether organizations will be willing to pay a premium for A.I. features in Microsoft 365. → Read More
Microsoft Talks Bing 'Prometheus' And Teams To Get New Client
This Week in IT, Microsoft reveals details of how its new Prometheus A.I. model for Bing works and a faster more efficient Teams client is coming in preview to users in March. → Read More
Windows 11 Comes to Apple Silicon and Updates Get Faster
This Week in IT, Windows 11 is now officially supported on Apple Silicon but it's not all good news if you want to run Windows on Apple's M1 or M2 Macs. → Read More
Will Platform Engineering Replace DevOps?
This Week in IT, I look at how platform engineering could mean saying goodbye to complexity and uncertainty, and saying hello to improved developer productivity and streamlined workflows. → Read More
Goodbye Electron. Is Tauri the Future of Cross-Platform Apps?
Could Tauri, a new framework based on Rust, spell the end of slow, resource-intensive apps, like Microsoft Teams that are based on Electron? → Read More
What Users Really Think About Windows 11 and FY2023 Q2 Earnings
Gartner lets slip what corporate users really think about Windows 11, Microsoft invests big time in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, Windows revenue plummets in Q2 and Azure and Microsoft 365 go offline for many users around the world. → Read More
The Darkside of ChatGPT, Chrome Gets Rusty, and Twitter Officially Cuts Off 3rd-Parties
Researchers claim ChatGPT could be used to create malware that can morph to evade detection. Googles says Chromium will start to phase in the use of Rust to improve security without affecting performance and Twitter officially bans third-party developers using its APIs. → Read More
Windows 12 – A.I. Is Going To Reinvent Everything You Do
Microsoft's Panos Panay revealed what the future of Windows might look like at CES. → Read More
Open Tab Overload? Here's How to Conquer It
Learn how to search open tabs quickly using the address bar and a hidden keyboard shortcut in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. → Read More
Tech Year in Review – The Best and Worst of 2022
This Week in IT, I look back at the best and worst tech news of 2022! → Read More
Mastodon: The Open-Source Social Network Taking on Big Tech
This Week in IT, I look at Mastodon, a popular open-source social network that is becoming a common alternative to Twitter. → Read More
Can ChatGPT Replace Programmers?
This Week in IT, I look at the new interactive chat system from OpenAI, ChatGPT, and whether it could be used to replace programmers and writers. → Read More
Microsoft Teams Alternatives for Small Business (And Are They Any Good?)
This Week in IT, Paul Thurrott and I discuss some alternatives for Microsoft Teams in the SME space, including Canva Docs, Notion, and ClickUp. We also talk about our experiences with Microsoft OneNote and the challenge Microsoft is laying down to Notion with Loop. → Read More
Free Microsoft Teams GET-IT Virtual Conference Dec 8
Today I'm going to tell you why you should sign up for Petri's December Teams conference and how the knowledge you gain could help YOU supercharge Teams in your organization and even pass SC-400. → Read More
The UGLY Truth About The iPhone SE
This Week in IT, I look at how well the iPhone SE has stood up as my daily driver over the last year and some of the challenges. → Read More
Windows on Arm – Does Project Volterra Solve the Performance Problem?
In this video, I look at the recently released Project Volterra hardware and ask whether it going to change the game for Microsoft on Arm? → Read More
Windows 11 has a 'Moment' and Microsoft Accidently Leaks Redesigned Desktop
This week in IT, I look at Windows 11 22H2 'Moment 1', a leaked redesign on the Windows desktop, and the Windows 10 22H2 update. → Read More
No More Local Admins – Ignite Special with Microsoft VP Steve Dispensa
This week at Ignite, I caught up with Steve Dispensa, Microsoft VP of Product for Enterprise Management and Windows Commercial. I asked Steve about the features coming in Intune Premium and Windows security and management. → Read More
Intel Brings AirDrop and Apple ‘Continuity’ Style Features to Windows 11 PCs
This Week in IT, Intel Unison promises to bring an Apple-like Continuity experience to PCs! → Read More
Top 5 iOS 16 Features (If You Don't Use Apple Services)
Here are my top 5 new iOS 16 features for people who don't use Apple services. → Read More