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| | | | | Apple Introduces M1 Chip to Power Its New Arm-Based Macs | | The Verge | Apple has introduced the new M1 chip that will power its new generation of Arm-based Macs. It’s a 5nm processor, just like the A14 powering its latest iPhones. Apple says the new processor will focus on power efficiency, and it has an eight-core CPU, which Apple says offers the world’s best performance per watt of an CPU. Apple says it delivers the same peak performance as a typical laptop CPU at a quarter of the power draw. | | The Untapped Power of IT Automation (eBook) | | BetterCloud | There’s a lot of untapped potential in automation—and IT will lead the way in making the most of it. But how? In this guide, we’ll explore some of the less obvious, but extremely powerful ways that you can leverage automation across your SaaS-powered organization. | | Windows 10 Version 1809 Is No Longer Supported After Today | | Neowin | If you use Windows 10 Home or Pro and you're still on version 1809, it's time to move onto a newer version of Windows 10. Today, the two-year-old version of the OS is getting its last cumulative update. Originally, support was supposed to end in the spring, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft extended it by six months. | | Leaky AWS S3 Bucket Once Again at Center of Data Breach | | Computer Weekly | Users of some of the world’s most popular travel retail websites, including Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com, should be on their guard after Prestige’s failure to appropriately configure an AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket left data going back 10 years exposed to the public internet. It was disclosed on November 6th by researchers at Website Planet, and totalled 24.4GB of data, comprising at least 10 million files. |
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| | | What Is the Best WFH Purchase That You Made This Year? | | SaaSOps Community | The folks in the SaaSOps Community had a pretty lively conversation about their favorite WFH purchases. Things like good monitors and desk chairs are clearly making a huge difference, but a few people added that improved lighting and childcare have been crucial. You can join the conversation by clicking the link above. And huge hat tip to Brian Kim for getting this thread started. |
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| | | How to Configure Your Mouse For Comfort | | MakeUseOf | The mouse is a key accessory for using a PC, but people don't pay enough attention to them and hurt their wrists and hands as a result. If you have an aching hand after a hard day of work and play, you may need to make some tweaks to how you use your mouse. Let's explore how to configure your mouse, so it's comfier to use. | | How to End Meetings Early in Microsoft Outlook Automatically | | How-To Geek | If you’re struggling with back-to-back meetings all day, let Microsoft Outlook help by automatically changing the end time so you can take a short break. You can do this in either the Outlook client or the Outlook web app. |
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| | | Custom Roles Now Available in New Groups | | Google Workspace Updates | With this launch, you can now create a custom role that allows admins to assign a specific set of viewing, posting, and moderation permissions for users within a given group. By adding this to new Groups, we hope to make it quicker and easier to manage group permissions at scale while ensuring all users have the right permissions for your groups. |
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