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Microsoft is in the process of rolling out the changes it teased last August to its popular app, OneNote. These changes include a visual overhaul and enhanced features that are yet to come. The biggest additions to the note-taking app involve dictation with smart pens, voice, AI, and cameras. You might be wondering which of...

There are many reasons why an organisation might need to migrate from one Office 365 (O365) environment to another. A merger, acquisition, or divestment could all lead to the need to simplify or combine environments, prompting the need for an organised and swift migration. Unfortunately, this kind of migration still isn’t particularly common, meaning that there...

Microsoft announced that internet explorer will be phased out in the near future. The ancient software is, however, still available in Edge as an IE Mode–at least for now. Last May, Microsoft announced that it will be dropping support for the Internet Explorer browser in Microsoft 365. This is not a huge surprise given that...

The Microsoft Teams group has published a list of the new Teams features for March and April 2022. Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace within Microsoft 365. It provides tools to help boost worker productivity and allows for seamless workplace conversations, teamwork, and document sharing. Microsoft brings many new features and updates for Microsoft Teams. From...

Microsoft’s history of decisions with antitrust regulators has been controversial, but the company has more recently shown that it listens to feedback from customers and has changed course accordingly. The new update is extensive and includes everything from improvements and changes, to support for new high-priority notifications. Microsoft’s official changelog for the update doesn’t list...

Powerful and efficient technology is more integral now than it has ever been for businesses. The right technologies can streamline production processes, reduce costs, improve employee productivity, and allow your organisation to easily communicate with customers. The wrong technologies can lead to excessive IT costs, disorganisation, and the inability to keep up with competitors. Unfortunately,...

Several new features have been added in Windows 11’s February update (version KB5010414) including new stock apps, taskbar updates, and an Android app support preview. Since its first release, Windows 11 has received a steady stream of minor updates. Last month, Microsoft launched their first massive update for the operating system that changes the game with lots of new...

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are utilising cloud infrastructure to host workloads and promote better collaboration between their employees. Unfortunately, due to the rapid adoption of the cloud, many businesses are paying far more than they should for their infrastructure. This can be due to a multitude of different reasons such as paying for...

For businesses that rely on Microsoft products, the cost of Microsoft licensing is an important part of their budget. As their business grows, these costs will rise over time, especially if more functionality or different pieces of software are required. Even for SMEs, the price of a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription that covers every employee...

Managing an extensive IT supply chain can be difficult and time-consuming. Over the past decade, this has become even more of an issue with government-mandated regulation around cyber security and data protection becoming mandatory for businesses around the country. For organisations that utilise IT service providers, they must ensure that they protect themselves in a variety...

Microsoft is testing something sure to upset users who have installed Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. Some users report a watermark that reminds them that their PC doesn’t meet Windows 11’s specs. The minimum system requirements for Windows 11 have created a lot of frustrations, considering that Microsoft needed TPM support. This leaves many users unable...

In February, Microsoft announced an upcoming change for Office 365. Designed to improve the security processes around activating macros in Office 365 applications, the change adds a warning message and mandatory confirmation check before the macro is successfully activated. The change applies to Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word, with the update being pushed to Office...