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| | | | | Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, and Other Google Services Hit by Massive Outage | | The Verge | Multiple Google services and websites including YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs were down for around an hour on Monday morning after being hit with a widespread outage. Google acknowledged the issues with Gmail, affecting both its business and personal services, at 6:55AM ET, and said the problem was fixed for the “vast majority” of users at 7:52AM ET. | | The Ongoing Challenge and Opportunity of SaaS License Spend Management | | BetterCloud Monitor | If you’re like many IT professionals, ensuring that your organization is properly resourced (without wasting money) is always a top priority. But take heart, SaaS license spend management is an ongoing challenge for enterprises everywhere. | | Microsoft, FireEye Confirm SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack | | ZDNet | Hackers believed to be operating on behalf of a foreign government have breached software provider SolarWinds and then deployed a malware-laced update for its Orion software to infect the networks of multiple US companies and government networks, US security firm FireEye said today. | | Google Makes It Easier to Try Chrome’s Experimental Features | | Engadget | Ghacks and Android Police have learned that Chrome Canary 89 includes a Chrome Labs feature that offers quick access to experimental features. If you want to access a reading list or tab search, you just have to click a beaker icon, toggle the experiment from a drop-down menu and restart the browser. |
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| | | 10 Hidden Gestures for Google Chrome on iPhone | | How-To Geek |Google Chrome is a great alternative to Safari on iPhone. You can even set Chrome as your iPhone’s default web browser. Chrome is packed with hidden tricks, so here are the touch gestures you need to know. | | How to Remove Startup and Login Items on Your Mac | | Macworld | When you turn on your Mac, various apps, add-ons, and invisible background processes start running all by themselves. Here’s a quick primer on the various kinds of startup and login items and how to manage them. |
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| | | Can I Get a Few Real Good Examples on How You Will Be Using Discover? | | SaaSOps Community | When we announced Discover earlier this year, we said it was the biggest product launch in our company's history. It didn't take long for folks in the SaaSOps Community to start thinking of unique ways to use it. Jump into the conversation by clicking the link above. |
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| | | New Endpoint Details View in Meet Quality Tool | | Google Workspace Updates | Google added a new drill-down view in Meet Quality Tool that shows additional details on connection endpoint level. A combination of many technical factors and activities affect the perceived quality of a meeting. This additional level of information about meetings helps admins become more effective in improving the meeting quality for their users. | | Improved Google Meet Experience on the Nest Hub Max | | Google Workspace Updates | Earlier this year, Google launched the ability to use Google Meet on Nest Hub Max in beta. Now, it's making several updates to improve the experience of using Meet on this smart display. |
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