The Verge reported that Microsoft will be offering a new basic consumer version of Microsoft 365 costing only $1.99 per month. The offering will be called Microsoft 365 Basic and will replace the 100GB OneDrive option. You’ll be able to
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First Windows Patch Tuesday of 2023
By John Simek
It’s that time of month again…patches released by Microsoft. It was a big day for Microsoft’s patch Tuesday. Bleeping Computer posted information for the patches that fix 98 flaws including one zero-day. The patch count for the number of bugs…
Adobe Uses Your Content to Train AI
By John Simek
Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. We see various forms of AI used in our lives every day. Real world data is used to train the AI algorithms to improve accuracy. Where does the training data come from?…
Windows 7 and 8.1 Finally Out of Support
By John Simek
Microsoft has given users plenty of warning and the day of reckoning is finally here. As The Verge reported, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for versions 7 and 8.1 of Windows on January 10th. That’s…
Update Available to fix Netgear Wi-Fi Routers
By John Simek
If you are using a Netgear Wi-Fi router, now would be a good time to install the recently released update. BleepingComputer reports that Netgear has a firmware update to fix a high-severity vulnerability impacting many of its models. There is…
Disable Website Logins Using Google
By John Simek
We’ve all seen them. You access a website that requires a login and are presented with options for entering your credentials. Many websites allow you to use your Google credentials to access the site. The big question is…why would you…
iPhone Users – Scam to Sell Your Stolen/Lost iPhone
By John Simek
As more and more of our digital lives are stored in our mobile devices, it can be a traumatic experience to lose our smartphones. There are some particularly good features built into modern smartphones to prevent theft. As an example,…
Watch Out for Holiday Scams
By John Simek
It’s that time of year again. Holidays are one of the favorite times for cyber criminals to increase their attack activities. People are traveling, shopping and generally performing a lot of online activities. This means we’re more likely to fall…
China Attacking Citrix Flaw
By John Simek
The Register reports that Citrix’s Application Delivery Control (ADC) and Gateway products are under attack from a cybercrime group linked to China. The group is exploiting a zero-day flaw to take over impacted systems. These versions are affected.
- Citrix ADC
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Transcribe Audio Files in Microsoft Word
By John Simek
Many users know that Microsoft Word can transcribe speech to text by using the Dictate function. However, Word can also transcribe an audio file too. BGR has a post with the detailed instructions for performing the transcription function. You won’t…