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VO BOSS Podcast
Tech Secrets for Success

VO BOSS Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 24:49


BOSSes Anne Ganguzza and Tom Dheere dive into the essential digital toolkit for today's voiceover professionals. Their lively conversation spotlights practical solutions for safeguarding valuable audio, effortlessly showcasing your work, and leveraging the power of AI to streamline your workflow. They unveil their go-to platforms for reliable cloud backups, easy video conversion for portfolio building, and AI assistants that can help with everything from crafting professional communications to generating content ideas. By sharing their tried-and-true tech arsenal, Anne and Tom empower voice actors to work smarter, not harder, and confidently navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape of the voiceover industry. 00:02 - Anne (Host) Hey, if you're looking to take your podcast to the next level, my podcast consultation coaching services teach you how to sound more authentic, develop smart strategies, and market your show effectively. Let's elevate your podcast together. Visit anneganguzza.com to get started. 00:22 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level: the BOSS level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like1 a BOSS—a VO BOSS. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.2 00:42 - Anne (Host) Hey, hey everyone, welcome to the VO BOSS Podcast and the Real BOSS Series. I'm here, Anne Ganguzza, with my good friend, Mr. Tom Dheere. Hello, Tom Dheere, how are you today? 00:53 - Tom (Guest) I am good. Anne Ganguzza, how are you? 00:56 - Anne (Host) I am relieved. 00:58 - Tom (Guest) Relieved? Want to know why? Yes, why? 01:01 - Anne (Host) Well, I had a scare this week where I all of a sudden went to go access one of my audio files to send to my client, and it said, "No, there's no drive." And I went, "Oh my God, I lost my drive!" And that's one of those things—I don't know if you're on an Apple Mac or any kind of computer—when all of a sudden the drive doesn't show up, you're like, "Oh my God, let me unplug it, let me replug it, let me unplug it, replug it," and you wait to hear it spin up. And back in the day, when I used to work in technology, it was a thing. Like your backup plan had to be solid because you could not lose any data, and it used to be very complex where you would have RAID systems and you would have dual backup systems, and you'd pay a lot of money to have systems backing up to other things. And I'll tell you what I got. 01:45 So, paranoid, I unplugged my drive, plugged it back in. Nothing. Same thing, did it multiple times, unplugged it from the cord, I rebooted my computer. Nothing happened. But I'll tell you, I was saved by my favorite tool in the world, which is called Backblaze, which backs up all of my data onto a cloud, and I was able to restore the data that I needed to send to my client to another external drive that I have and do it within the next couple hours. It was actually a few terabytes, right, because my drive... I put everything, Tom, and I think we can talk about this—I have, since I worked in technology, I put everything that's important on an external drive, and that drive gets backed up multiple times. And that way I don't ever have to worry about like, "Oh gosh, if I need to update my..." I never put anything important on my main computer drive, always on an external drive that gets backed up. 02:36 - Tom (Guest) Because it's easy. I think this leads into an extremely important lesson that we could just start right off with. For all you BOSSES out there: do not be 100% cloud-dependent with your data, and do not be 100% external hard drive or internal hard drive-dependent with your data. But back them up, back them up. 02:54 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Make sure that they are backing each other up. 02:57 - Tom (Guest) What I have is I have Norton 360, which is generally... Norton is known for its antivirus software, and Norton 360 does that. But what it also does is it backs up my hard drive every single day up to one terabyte. And, like you, I have very little actual data on the hard drive of my desktop computer itself. I also use Google Drive's Google Workspace. 03:22 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) If you have a Gmail account or a Gmail address. 03:23 - Anne (Host) Same thing. Yep, you can use Dropbox as well. 03:25 - Tom (Guest) Yep, you can use Dropbox as well. 03:27 You can use OneDrive, you could use Box, you could use CrashPlan, you could use Carbonite. I used to use Carbonite for a very long time, and I was very happy with it, and then I realized I had Carbonite, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive, and I realized it was so redundant. So my primary cloud-based data storage is a combination of Google Drive with Google Workspace and Norton 360, and I also have an external hard drive which I will actually occasionally hook up and physically back everything up and put it away. So I've got like three—two cloud-based and one drive external hard drive-based—home base for all of my data, in case something bad happens with one or, heaven forbid, two of them. 04:17 - Anne (Host) It's been a lifesaver, I'll tell you what. So Backblaze—just my favorite. By the way, I'm an affiliate, guys. I'm going to put a link for you. What I love about Backblaze is that basically, you just set it to work and it works seamlessly in the background. It will always... it backs up every minute of the day. It backs up, and it doesn't take a lot of resources on your system. So every time you create a file, it's just going to be backing it up to the cloud, and then you just... it's really simple. You go to your account on the cloud and you restore it, and it basically just keeps the most current backup. 04:45 You can keep different versions of backups. If you have version one of a file, version two of a file, you can keep all the versions of your backups for up to a year. It just really depends, and it is super reasonable. I think I pay $99 a year. So I use that in combination with Dropbox. I have like three terabytes for Dropbox, and I keep all my student data on that, and that way I can share my drive with my clients and my students, and that is my Dropbox, which is always backed up, so I don't have to worry about that data either. So I use the combination, and I also have a Google Drive. So those are my cloud-based: Dropbox and Google, and then my Backblaze, which is my backup for all my drives that I have on my computer, and I only put important stuff on my external drives. That way if I need to update my operating system, I don't have to worry about restoring all the other data onto that main drive on my computer. 05:36 And you can... even with Backblaze, you can order, like I had, a four-terabyte drive or a five-terabyte drive. If the entire drive goes—which drives do, I mean, they have a lifespan—you can actually just order a replacement drive, and it ships out within two to three days. It's an encrypted drive that you can actually just plug in via USB, and then ultimately you have that mirrored drive so that you don't have to restore the data through the cloud, because sometimes if you do have five terabytes of data—let's say if you have video—it could take an awfully long time to restore through the online version, and so you can just order a drive, and I've done that two times. So that's one of my favorite tools, Tom. So what are some of your other favorite tools that you have to run your business? 06:18 - Tom (Guest) Like I said, I do use Google Drive regularly. If you have a Gmail account, I think you already get 15 gigs of storage space, but with Google Workspace, you get two terabytes for like $15 a month, and I also use it to synchronize my email. Actually, that's really exciting—the ability to synchronize my email in Gmail with my phone, my desktop, my laptop, and my tablet, so I can access my emails anytime I want. But other tools that I've really been enjoying lately: this is something that comes up a lot. Voice actors of all parts of their journey desperately want to get their hands on the finished product, which is, most of the time, the finished video of a voiceover that they did, most of the time commercials or explainer videos or things like that. 07:07 So I have a two-pronged system. Number one, I go to YouTube once a month. I'm on YouTube every day, who am I kidding? But I mean, for this exercise, I go to YouTube, and I have a list of all the voiceover jobs that I did in the previous quarter or previous month, and I look at all the front-facing stuff, all of the commercials and explainers, the things that would be normally exposed to the public—not like the e-learning modules and the internal corporate stuff—stuff that has been published publicly. 07:34 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Published publicly, exactly. 07:34 - Tom (Guest) And then what I'll do is I'll find all of them, find the ones that I can. I will save them to a playlist in YouTube, and I have a playlist for every genre of voiceover that... 07:46 - Anne (Host) I've done. Yeah, me too. 07:46 - Tom (Guest) But this is where the tool comes in. I download the YouTube video. There is a specific software that I use called Any Video Converter. We'll put the link down there. It's absolutely free. I think it's just anyvideoconverter.com. And then you download that free software, and all you do is paste the YouTube link in, and then it says, "Do you want audio only, video only, or audio and video?" You download it, and it downloads it to your computer, and then you can save it. And this is why this is really important. It's important for two reasons. Number one, a lot of us want to use professional samples of stuff that we've done to add to our demos. Yes, and we want to use it to add to our online casting site profiles, our sample lists and playlists on Voice123 and other places. But here's the other thing: YouTube videos don't necessarily stay there forever. 08:45 - Anne (Host) They're not necessarily evergreen. 08:47 - Tom (Guest) I have had multiple videos over the years where I went to go look at it, and it was gone. 08:52 Or it was linked to my website, tomdheere.com, and the video was just not there. There's just gray static, or "this video is no longer there." So what you can do is that if you keep that video by downloading it using Any Video Converter or any software of your choice, you can then upload it back to your website, right, or maybe even upload it back onto YouTube and continue to have it as part of your portfolio. 09:15 - Anne (Host) I just want to make sure that it's noted that you have permission and that it's public-facing to begin with. So make sure that it's public-facing. Sometimes, if you don't have permission from the company, it's always nice. I mean, I always, as part of my, "Thank you so much, it's been wonderful working with you," I always say, "If you have a link to the final video, I would really appreciate it. I'd love to see the final product. It was so great working with you." But a lot of times people are busy, and that doesn't happen. 09:40 And so, yeah, if it ultimately shows up on a YouTube, then ultimately it's public-facing. 09:45 And then I am assuming that it's public-facing, it's public property, and that I can take that Any Video Converter and download it. And, yeah, now you own it; you can put it back up on YouTube if you want. It's a video that's not going to disappear all of a sudden off your website if you happen to embed it. But yeah, that's a great tool, and it's wonderful to be able to show not only your demos but work that you've done, and you want that work to exist. So, yeah, that's a great. 10:08 I love that, Tom, because you actually go and actively seek it out, because sometimes I lose track of the jobs that I do, and then it's like, "Oh darn, I wish I had that job to showcase, right? Here's an example of what my voice sounds like in this particular job," or "here on this website." And I used to actually post the link or embed the YouTube link from their site onto my website, but, you're right, it disappeared from mine after a while. Sometimes people just don't keep those videos up on their YouTube, so having it for your own is a wonderful, wonderful tool, and that Any Video Converter, yeah. 10:42 - Tom (Guest) Definitely, and that task is on my monthly action plan. 10:46 - Anne (Host) It is one of the things that... 10:47 - Tom (Guest) I do every single month. It's in the tools section of my monthly action plan: "Download new YouTube videos and save to playlists." 10:54 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Wow. 10:55 - Tom (Guest) This also applies to Vimeo as well, so you could also look around, because there are some clients that prefer Vimeo over YouTube, which—it's a great platform. I love Vimeo, but YouTube just has so much more SEO clout. Well... 11:06 - Anne (Host) I love Vimeo because I use Vimeo. I have a Vimeo account as well as YouTube, but I have a Vimeo account because if you want to password protect, you can do that on Vimeo. So that helps me when I do my VO Peeps events, and people are requiring access to the videos. I password protect them. 11:23 - Tom (Guest) Well, I'll bounce the ball back to you, Anne: what is another tool that you enjoy using? 11:27 - Anne (Host) Oh my gosh, there are so many. Let's see. I'm going to say I'm going to go the AI route, and I'm going to say I have a couple of AI tools that really, really help me in crafting emails to my clients that are super fast and efficient. And they help me just... First of all, I have a professional version of ChatGPT, which I think is well worth the 20 bucks a month, and I also have CopyAI, which I pay for on a yearly basis. It uses ChatGPT, but it also has different features kind of built in. So, depending on what I want to do, it has a little more marketing aspect to it, so it can create more marketing funnels for me. If I want ChatGPT, I can ask it just about anything. But again, both of them are the premium versions, and I use it for—gosh, I use it for anything. 12:09 Sometimes I'll just ask questions and I'll say, "Hey, craft an email response to my client that includes the following points," or I'll have started a particular email, and I'm like, "You know, I just don't have the time to word this professionally." So let me cut and paste it, and I'll say, "Just reword this professionally and in my voice." So you can train your little ChatGPT AI bot to have your voice in it. And so I use it constantly for crafting professional emails and basically doing a lot of web writing that I might have to do. If I want to craft my bio, I need to create a nice bulleted course list here and that sort of thing. I'll say, "Go to this webpage and tell me what are the major points, what are the summary points of this particular course that I can then utilize." So it's just training your robot, like training your dragon, is really a wonderful thing. 12:58 - Tom (Guest) Cool. Well, I also have two favorite AI tools, both of which are parallel to the ones that you just recommended. You're a paid user for ChatGPT. I am a Gemini fan myself. Gemini is the Google-powered version of OpenAI's ChatGPT. You do need to pay for it, but if you have a Google Workspace account, like I just talked about a few minutes ago, that I use to get more drive space and synchronize all of my emails and all of my devices, you also get access to Gemini. I've been using it very heavily for the past three, four months or so. And what do you use it for? What sorts of things? I use it professionally and personally. I ask it all kinds of questions, looking for statistics or data, potential voiceover leads. And what happened was, a few months ago, I'm here in New York City. I was invited by a Google Wix co-production talking about Google Gemini and then how to use Google Gemini to write blogs in Wix—not necessarily write them for you, but like to just kind of help you come up with ideas. 14:08 Spark ideas, maybe give you some outlines, and then you can put your own creative flair and writing style in it. I will give a quick AI prompt tip. Two things. Number one, always tell your AI who they are before you ask the question. So like, if you have a question about social media, you always say, "You are a social media expert." Then you ask the question. I don't pretend to understand how any of this works, but I do know that if you kind of put them in the, for lack of a better term, "frame of mind," it will give you more accurate answers. 14:43 - Anne (Host) Give me a more professional answer, give me a friendlier, give me more conversational. Yeah, you can absolutely, and... 14:50 - Tom (Guest) Oh, I refine them constantly. What's nice about Gemini is on the left side, it has a link to every single conversation that I've had, and I refer back to them regularly. The other tip is always say please and thank you. For some weird reason, they have noticed that—and this may be a little scary—that the nicer you are when you're asking questions, the better quality you're going to get. I know that's a little creepy. 15:15 - Anne (Host) Well, yeah, you don't want to be angry. I mean, a lot of times people are like, "No, that's the wrong, you stupid idiot." You know what I mean. You should not talk to Alexa that way either, by the way. Just saying. 15:24 - Tom (Guest) Right, no, you don't want to do that either. 15:25 - Anne (Host) No, because you want them to treat you right. 15:57 - Tom (Guest) I believe there are different tiers, like there are with a lot of these programs. I just started my affiliate partnership with them, so I'm exploring all the wonderful things that it can do, but Warmy.io—that's my other favorite AI tool. Wow. 16:07 - Anne (Host) I've got one more. 16:08 - Tom (Guest) I've got one more that I use, and that's Podium. For a long time... 16:11 - Anne (Host) I've used Podium for a good year or two now, I think. Podium takes my VO BOSS podcasts and it crafts out my notes, it crafts out my show notes, it crafts out takeaways, and I found that that works the best. I mean, I can put anything into ChatGPT, but the cool thing about Podium is I can feed it an MP3. So I can take a final MP3 of my episode and I can say, "Craft out 10 takeaways from this." And ultimately I do have to go through everything. I think it's always advisable, no matter what. 16:39 If you're working with AI, you always have to go through it. You always need the human touch, right? You need to like... sometimes it'll come up with some weird things, but for the most part, it does the best summaries, and it's the only one that I have that will take an MP3 or a video and transcribe it, and then it can create a blog out of it as well, which is super powerful, because once you can get from there to the blog, then you can tweak the blog. So it really has done a lot to help me. And so that's Podium, and yes, I'm an affiliate of Podium too. 17:08 So, guys, BOSSES out there, if you find tools that you like, you can always create a little affiliate membership with that, because, I mean, even if it's a few cents a month, it's a few cents a month, and I have people who follow me that I don't steer them wrong. I'm not going to be an affiliate of a product that I don't love and that I wouldn't recommend. And so that's the way I really feel that I've gotten people who follow me that trust my recommendations and these tools that Tom and I love. I mean, we recommend them wholeheartedly. It's not something because affiliate memberships don't, I don't think, make you enough money to... you know. I mean, I'm not just going to sign up for everything and become an affiliate. 17:42 It's only going to be the stuff that I absolutely love and the stuff that I'm going to talk about. And I actually got a little key fob the other day so that people can scan the key fob, and I can become an affiliate of that, so that they can scan the key fob and go get all my contact information, go to every website that I have, and it's really a lot of fun, and I'll be testing that out at VO Atlanta, so that's going to be really cool too. So all these tools that Tom and I are talking about are stuff that we've tested and stuff that we recommend. And so, BOSSES, that's another part of your income journey really, is thinking about products you love and maybe thinking about becoming affiliates of them. Any other tools, Tom, and I've got one more that I'm going to talk about that I love. 18:21 - Tom (Guest) It's funny because I wanted to... 18:23 - Anne (Host) It might be the same one. 18:23 - Tom (Guest) Well, I wanted to say that we are recording this right now using a fabulous tool called Riverside. Yes, and I've been guest hosting on the VO BOSS for a couple of years now, and she's been using Riverside, and I think it's a fantastic program. The one that I use when I have guests, when I am doing recorded video chats, is I use StreamYard. 18:43 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) They're both very similar. 18:44 - Tom (Guest) They have their own sets of bells and whistles. Both of them are fantastic. So if you're looking to start a podcast or if you just want to record conversations, Riverside or StreamYard—both of them are fantastic. 18:55 - Anne (Host) And here's one that I think we both have in common, Tom, I know that you use it, and it is... it is my graphic wonder, Canva. 19:03 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Ah, Canva! I love Canva. 19:04 - Anne (Host) Canva changed the game, I'll tell you what. And I'm not saying that I'm a graphic artist, because nothing would ever replace my web designer, because my web designer is an amazing graphic artist. There's something about being able to see and visualize graphics and where they go and putting them together and making them look good. But if you're just a beginner and you need to do a few social media graphics, you need to do certain things like remove a background. You cannot go wrong with Canva. I've been using Canva for years. It is an absolute favorite tool of mine. 19:33 - Tom (Guest) I use it constantly. I mean, for those of you who have watched any of my how-to videos or have been in a workshop with me where I'm doing a presentation, I use Canva, I'm pretty sure. 19:43 - Anne (Host) Anne, you also have the... 19:44 - Anne (Host) Canva Pro. You have the paid version, Canva Pro. I do. 19:48 - Tom (Guest) So do I. I mean, it's got so many functions. You'd be shocked at the amount of things that it can make. I mean, I primarily use it for my how-to videos and presentations, but I also use it for making thumbnails for my YouTube videos. 20:01 - Anne (Host) Social media graphics. 20:03 - Tom (Guest) Yep, it's got a great library of content, and you can upload all of your content as well. 20:07 - Anne (Host) And also, I'm going to give myself one other plug. 20:09 - Tom (Guest) I'm going to give myself one other plug. There are a bunch of apps that you can have called up on the left side of your Canva. There is one which is to add an AI voice to your presentations, and one of my AI voices is one of those voices. So, yes, you could actually click on that. You could have me voicing your content. 20:27 - Anne (Host) Tom, I'm going to add you to my next presentation. I'm going to add Tom Dheere voice to my next presentation. But that's awesome. I love Canva and the Canva Pro. And remember, Tom, back in the day when you were creating, let's say, a website or a social media graphic and you would subscribe to these places where you could buy the rights to the graphics? Because you need to be legal about these things. You can't just be stealing graphics and downloading graphics. Canva has a great—and the Canva Pro version has a great—amount of graphics that you can use that are built within it and licensed. So you don't have to pay for another tool to get your graphics. So you can get professional graphics. If you need, like a studio graphic to put in the background of one of your social media posts, you can download it from Canva, and the license is there, and you're clear. 21:13 - Tom (Guest) Yeah, what's very interesting is that you can just run searches in their library to find graphics and stuff like that. And then, if you have the Canva Pro account—I don't know if you've noticed this, Anne—is when you click on stuff and you use it, it'll say, "You just saved this amount of money." 21:27 - Anne (Host) Oh, yeah, right. 21:28 - Tom (Guest) Right, because if you didn't have a Canva Pro account, you would have had to pay à la carte for all of these graphics, but as part of the Canva annual fee, you can get access to all of those graphics for free, and you are using them legally and lawfully. 21:40 - Anne (Host) Yeah, I love it. I love it. I love knowing that I'm using them legally and lawfully, because that used to be a worry for me. I mean, I used to be like, "Oh my God," and each graphic I would pay. Even sometimes I'd go to those websites. I think I had an Envato Elements account that, you know, I could go and get the graphics and use those for my social media. And it's just nice because it's built into Canva already, and everything that you use these days has AI built into it. 22:04 Guys, there's really not much that I think you're going to be using tool-wise that isn't going to have some sort of AI built into it. So, again, it's one of those things where I know we need to be careful of it for our voices, and we need to make sure that we're getting compensated. Make sure that any tool that you're using that has AI built into it, that you're within the confines of your own ethical thoughts and what you think is right and fair compensation. And, Tom, you're getting paid for that voice that you have in the middle of Canva, so that's good. And so tools that are ethically sourced, right, that are using AI, I think it's just going to be so embedded into a lot of our tools these days that we're not even going to notice anymore, and it's going to be like... you know, I always tell people with Voice over IP, back in the day I used to install Voice over IP phone systems, and people were like, "Oh no, it'll never work." 22:52 But honestly, that's all we use these days. There's not one phone call you make that isn't going over an internet or a network, a data line, and there are no more POTS lines that are installed. Back in the day, they were Plain Old Telephone POTS lines, P-O-T-S. And so nowadays, all of your communication goes over data lines, and that is Voice over IP. Really, same thing with AI. It's going to be embedded in just about everything that we do. So just be careful and be thoughtful. But these tools are something that I can't live without now. I mean, really. 23:23 - Tom (Guest) Me too. I don't know where I'd be without Canva and all the tools we just talked about today. 23:27 - Anne (Host) I don't know where I would be without my Alexa telling me how many ounces are in a tablespoon or how many... you know, when I need to do some simple conversion. I mean, we're talking like everyday life. So yeah, these are just some of our favorite tools. Tom, I'd love to do another episode in a few months from now to see if we've come up with any other favorite tools. 23:44 But I love sharing tech, geeky gadgets, because you're kind of a tech girl. I think we've come up with a really great list, and, guys, we'll list all of that in the show notes for you today. And thank you so much, Tom, for yet another wonderful, enlightening episode. 23:59 - Tom (Guest) Thank you, always glad to be here. 24:01 - Anne (Host) Big shout out to our sponsor, IPDTL, which I use every single day, by the way, guys. IPDTL, I use for all of my student communications. I love it. It's wonderful, people can record, it's super easy, and you can find out more at IPDTL.com. Guys, have an amazing week, and we'll see you next week. Bye. 24:21 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host, Anne Ganguzza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voboss.com and receive exclusive content, industry-revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a3 BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast-to-coast connectivity via4 IPDTL.

Paul's Security Weekly
The State of Cybersecurity Readiness for the Next Big Emergency - David Aviv, Bri Frost, Marshall Erwin - ESW #407

Paul's Security Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 132:42


Segment 1: Fastly Interview In this week's interview segment, we talk to Marshall Erwin about the state of cybersecurity, particularly when it comes to third party risk management, and whether we're ready for the next big SolarWinds or Crowdstrike incident. These big incidents have inspired executive orders, the Secure by Design initiative, and even a memo from JPMorgan Chase's CISO. We will discuss where Marshall feels like we should be pushing harder, where we've made some progress, and what to do about incentives. How do you convince a software supplier or service provider to prioritize security over features? This segment is sponsored by Fastly. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fastly to learn more about them! Segment 2: Weekly Enterprise News In this week's enterprise security news, Agents replacing analysis is highly misunderstood only one funding round Orca acquires Opus to automate remediation OneDrive is updating to make BYOD worse? Companies are starting to regret replacing workers with AI Is venture capital hanging on by a thread (made of AI)? Potential disruption in the traditional vuln mgmt space! MCP is already looking like a dumpster fire from a security perspective malicious NPM packages and, IS ALCHEMY REAL? Segment 3: RSAC Conference 2025 Interviews Interview 1: Pluralsight Emerging technologies like AI and deepfakes have significantly complicated the threat landscape of today. As AI becomes more integrated into our lives, everyone - not just cybersecurity professionals - needs to develop security literacy skills to keep themselves, their organizations, and their loved ones safe. Luckily, there are countermeasures to spot and identify AI and deepfake-related threats in the wild. In this segment, Pluralsight's Director of Security and IT Ops Curriculum, Bri Frost, discusses how AI has changed the cybersecurity industry, how to spot AI and deepfakes in the wild, and the skills you should know to defend against these emerging threats. Pluralsight's AI Skills Report This segment is sponsored by Pluralsight. Visit https://securityweekly.com/pluralsightrsac to learn the skills you need to defend against the latest cyber threats! Interview 2: Radware Adversaries are rewriting the cybersecurity rules. Shifts in the threat landscape are being fueled by attackers with political and ideological agendas, more sophisticated attack tools, new coalitions of hacktivists, and the democratization of AI. Radware CTO David Aviv will discuss how companies must adapt their cyber defenses and lead in an evolving era of asymmetric warfare and AI-driven attacks. This segment is sponsored by Radware. Visit https://securityweekly.com/radwarersac to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-407

Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
The State of Cybersecurity Readiness for the Next Big Emergency - David Aviv, Bri Frost, Marshall Erwin - ESW #407

Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 132:42


Segment 1: Fastly Interview In this week's interview segment, we talk to Marshall Erwin about the state of cybersecurity, particularly when it comes to third party risk management, and whether we're ready for the next big SolarWinds or Crowdstrike incident. These big incidents have inspired executive orders, the Secure by Design initiative, and even a memo from JPMorgan Chase's CISO. We will discuss where Marshall feels like we should be pushing harder, where we've made some progress, and what to do about incentives. How do you convince a software supplier or service provider to prioritize security over features? This segment is sponsored by Fastly. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fastly to learn more about them! Segment 2: Weekly Enterprise News In this week's enterprise security news, Agents replacing analysis is highly misunderstood only one funding round Orca acquires Opus to automate remediation OneDrive is updating to make BYOD worse? Companies are starting to regret replacing workers with AI Is venture capital hanging on by a thread (made of AI)? Potential disruption in the traditional vuln mgmt space! MCP is already looking like a dumpster fire from a security perspective malicious NPM packages and, IS ALCHEMY REAL? Segment 3: RSAC Conference 2025 Interviews Interview 1: Pluralsight Emerging technologies like AI and deepfakes have significantly complicated the threat landscape of today. As AI becomes more integrated into our lives, everyone - not just cybersecurity professionals - needs to develop security literacy skills to keep themselves, their organizations, and their loved ones safe. Luckily, there are countermeasures to spot and identify AI and deepfake-related threats in the wild. In this segment, Pluralsight's Director of Security and IT Ops Curriculum, Bri Frost, discusses how AI has changed the cybersecurity industry, how to spot AI and deepfakes in the wild, and the skills you should know to defend against these emerging threats. Pluralsight's AI Skills Report This segment is sponsored by Pluralsight. Visit https://securityweekly.com/pluralsightrsac to learn the skills you need to defend against the latest cyber threats! Interview 2: Radware Adversaries are rewriting the cybersecurity rules. Shifts in the threat landscape are being fueled by attackers with political and ideological agendas, more sophisticated attack tools, new coalitions of hacktivists, and the democratization of AI. Radware CTO David Aviv will discuss how companies must adapt their cyber defenses and lead in an evolving era of asymmetric warfare and AI-driven attacks. This segment is sponsored by Radware. Visit https://securityweekly.com/radwarersac to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-407

The Working With... Podcast
Digital Overwhelm? How Getting the Basics Right Changes Everything

The Working With... Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 13:53


How can you preserve simplicity and work at a reasonable pace in an increasingly complex and rushed environment? That's the question I'm answering today. You can subscribe to this podcast on:  Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin The ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY WORKSHOP Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Time Sector System 5th Year Anniversary The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 370 Hello, and welcome to episode 370 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. Two of the challenges we face today are the increasing complexity in our work life. Yet, that has been around forever. New technology requires us to learn new techniques for doing things and, perhaps, the biggest challenge of all is dealing with the speed at which things come at us.  Interestingly, the number of emails we get today is comparable to the number of letters people in the 1970s and 80s received. Yet the number of phone calls we get have dramatically dropped. That's largely due to the move towards instant messages—which were not around in the 70s and 80s.  The difference is the speed at which we are expected to respond. With a letter, there was some doubt about when the letter would arrive. It might arrive the next day, but there was always a chance it would take two or three days.  And when it did arrive, we had at least twenty four hours to respond. Today, there are some people who expect you to respond to an email immediately—no thought that you may be working on something else or in a meeting with an important customer.  So the question we should explore is how we can navigate the way we work today without letting people down, but at the same time work at a comfortable speed which minimises mistakes and leaves us feeling fulfilled at the end of the day.  So, with that stated, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Tom. Tom asks, Hi Carl, over the years, my productivity system has changed with technology. I began, like you, with a Franklin Planner in the 1990s, then I moved to Getting Things Done and managed everything digitally. These days, I am struggling to keep up, and it just seems so complicated. Do you have any thoughts on how to keep things simple? Hi Tom, thank you for your question.  One way to look at this is to remember that the basic principles of good time management and productivity will never change. Those principles are incorporated in COD—Collect, Organise and Do.  No matter how complicated or fast things get, we still need a way to collect stuff and trust that what we collect will be where we want it to be when we process it.  We need an organisation system that works for us. And that means, we can find what we need when we need it.  And finally, we want to be maximising the time we spend doing the work, so we avoid backlogs building.  It's within this framework we can evolve our systems.  Thirty years ago, we would have been collecting with pen and paper. Today, it's likely we will collect using our phones or computer. Thirty years ago we would have had stacks of file folders and a filing cabinet or two to store those folders. Today, those files will likely be held in the cloud—Google Drive, iCloud or OneDrive, for instance.  So while the tools have changed, the principles have not.  I'm a big rugby fan. I've been following Leeds Rhinos since my grandfather took me to my first game when I was five years old.  The teams that win the championships and cup games are the ones who get the basics right. In rugby, that is playing the majority of the game in the oppositions half. Being aggressive in defence and ensuring their players are disciplined—giving away silly penalties is one sure way to lose games.  The teams that lose are the ones who don't get these basics right. They try to be clever, get frustrated, and drop the ball (quite literally) and give away unnecessary penalties, which results in them giving away territory and playing the majority of the game in their own half.  The message is always the same. Get the basics right and the results will come.  This is the same for you, too, Tom. Get the basics right and that's following the principles of COD.  The problems will start when we begin trying to do multiple things at the same time. Multi-tasking is not a strategy. Sure there are some things you can do at the same time. Walking and thinking about solving a problem, listening to a podcast while doing the dishes or cleaning up the house.  But you are not going to be able to write a report, prepare a presentation and reply to your emails at the same time. These are very different types of work requiring different skills.  A report is well thought out words and conclusions. A presentation is a visual representation of your main points and writing emails is about communicating clearly in words. All requiring different parts of your brain.  This is why categorising the work you do works so well. With categorising, or chunking or batch processing—they all mean the same thing—you are grouping similar tasks together and doing them at the same time. For example, you can collect your actionable emails together and set aside thirty to sixty minutes each day for responding to them.  If you were consistent with that, you would always be on top of your mails and no one would be waiting much longer that 24 hours for a reply.  Similarly if you were responsible for sending out proposals to prospective customers, if you were to spend an hour or so on those each day, you would rarely have any backlogs and your proposals would be going out quickly without errors.  It's when we stop following these principles we become like the losing rugby teams. We've stopped following the game plan and become frustrated, which leads to mistakes which in turn means we lose the game.  Or in the world of work, we create backlogs, deadlines are missed and we feel horrible, stressed out and overwhelmed.  I've always found it fascinating to learn how productive people work. I saw recently an interview with Tim Cook, where he mentioned he wakes up at 4:00 am, and the first hour of his day is spent doing email.  I remember reading that Jack Dorsey, one of the founders of Twitter and the CEO of Square, who would schedule his days by category of work. Monday and Tuesdays were spend on marketing, Wednesdays were problem solving and Thursdays would be spent at Square and Fridays at Twitter.  They all have some structure to their days. Incidentally, this was the same for Winston Churchill and Charles Darwin. They both followed a strict structure to their days which ensured they spent time each day on the things that mattered.  While the way we work and the tools we use to do our work may change, the way we structure our days doesn't have to.  Twenty years ago, spending an hour on returning phone messages was the norm. Today, that same hour will likely be spent responding to Slack or Teams messages and email.  If you want to get control of your time and remain productive, it will be helpful to know what is important.  What is your core work? The work you are paid to do? What does that look like at a task level? Working in concepts doesn't work here. You need to go to the next level and determine what your work looks like at a task level.  An accountant will need to put numbers into a spreadsheet (or something similar) in order to get the information they need to be able to advise their clients. The question therefore becomes how much time do they need to do that each day to ensure they are on top of their work?  As a former Franklin Planner user, you will know the importance of daily and weekly planning. This is about knowing what is important today and this week. It's about allocating sufficient time to getting that work done and being strict about what you allow on your calendar.  Perhaps part of the problem we face today is the increasing demands on our time. It's easy to ask someone to jump on a Teams or Zoom call for “a few minutes” Ha! How often does five minutes turn into thirty minutes?  And because of the simplicity of doing these calls, we accept. Perhaps too readily.  I don't have Zoom or Teams on my phone. If I am not with my laptop, I cannot do a video call. It's a rule. And a non-negotiable one too.  Where are your rules? What will you accept and, more importantly, not accept?  One way you can manage this is to limit the number of meetings you have each day. If you spend seven hours of your eight hours of your work day in meetings, how will you find the time to do the work you are employed to do?  That isn't a task management issue. That's a time issue. It doesn't matter how many tasks you have to do today if you do not have the time protected for doing them. It's on you to protect that time and that doesn't matter where you are in the hierarchy chain.  If your boss expects you to be in seven hours of meetings each day and write reports, prepare presentations and respond to your emails and messages, that's an issue you need to take up with your boss. No tool or productivity system will sort that out for you.  Even with the help of AI, you will struggle to do your work with that kind of time conflict.  Now when it comes to managing your files and notes, I would say don't reinvent the wheel.  Several years ago, Microsoft and Apple's engineers released we were terrible at managing our documents. So, they began rolling out self contained folders for their professional tools such as Word and Keynote.  You no longer need to file these documents in folders you create. Instead you can save them and let your computer organise them for you. For example, if you use Word, all your word documents can be saved to the Word container folder in OneNote. Just like Google Docs. These are all kept together and you can then organise them in a variety of ways. You can do it alphabetically, the date the document was created or when it was last modified (great for when collaborating with other people). In iCloud and Google Drive, you can also organise by which documents are shared.  Your computer does the hard work so you don't have to. There's certainly no longer a need to create sophisticated file folder structures that take forever to keep organised. You don't have time for that. Let your computer do the work for you.  And not only have these companies made organising our work easier, they have been gradually improving search features too. Now as long as you know a date range, a keyword or a title, you'll be able to find any document in seconds.  There is no longer any need to manually organise your documents. The only responsibility you have is to ensure the names of the documents you have saved mean something to you. If you're downloading a document, make sure you rename it. There's some very strange file naming conventions out there.  And that's about it, Tom.  Stick to the basics of COD—Collect, Organise, Do. Be strict about what you allow on your calendar (even if that means you need to an uncomfortable talk with your boss) and let your computer do the hard work of filing for you.  I hope that has helped. Thank you for your question.  And thank you to you too for listening. It just remains for me now to with you all a very very productive week.   

Office 365 Distilled
EP 164: Naked intranets configured

Office 365 Distilled

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 69:52


It is getting hot in here! Not only are the boys talking governance, intranets and whisky, but Steve might not have a lot of clothes on...

Bli säker-podden
#300 AI-filmer som egentligen är trojaner

Bli säker-podden

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 37:23


På Facebook florerar många annonser för AI-verktyg där besökaren påstås kunna generera sina egna AI-filmer. Besökaren behöver bara beskriva vad videon ska visa eller ladda upp en stillbild som ska omvandlas till en rörlig video. Många av dessa webbaserade verktyg är legitima, men en del av dem är rent av skadliga. I helgen rapporterade Sveriges Radio om en granskning som de har gjort tillsammans med oss. Vi upptäckte och anmälde totalt 40 Facebook-annonser som såg ut att leda till välkända AI-verktygs webbplatser men som i själva verket ledde till klonade kopior. Videoklippen som dessa bedrägliga webbplatser påstod sig generera var i själva verket trojaner. Facebooks annonsgranskare valde att avslå anmälan för 36 av annonserna. Efter att samtliga avslag överklagats plockade Facebook bort ytterligare två annonser. Annonsgranskarna lämnade alltså kvar 34 av de 40 skadeprogramsspridande annonserna. I veckans podd följer Peter och Nikka upp inslaget i Sveriges Radio och ger kompletterande information om upptäckterna. Podduon svarar också på tre lyssnarfrågor om lösennycklar och berättar om en oroväckande förändring som kommer till Windows 11 nästa månad. Microsoft vill på fullaste allvar att medarbetare ska koppla sina privata Onedrive-konton till arbetsdatorerna. Veckans podd inleds med den kanske största nyheten: Bli säker-podden firar 300 avsnitt! Se fullständiga shownotes på https://go.nikkasystems.com/podd300.

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
EP 526: LLM May Updates: What's new in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 51:17


Blink, and you've already missed like 7 AI updates.The large language models we use and rely on? They change out more than your undies. (No judgement here.) But real talk — businesses have made LLMs a cornerstone of their business operations, yet don't follow the updates. Don't worry shorties. We've got ya. In our first ever LLM Monthly roundup, we're telling you what's new and noteworthy in your favorite LLMs. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Have a question? Join the convo here.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:ChatGPT 4.1 New Features OverviewChatGPT Shopping Platform LaunchChatGPT's Microsoft SharePoint IntegrationChatGPT Memory and Conversation HistoryGoogle Gemini 2.5 Pro UpdatesGemini Canvas Powerful ApplicationsClaude Integrations with Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Copilot Deep Research InsightsTimestamps:00:00 Saudi Arabia's $600B AI Investment06:44 Monthly AI Model Update Show08:11 OpenAI Launches GPT-4.1 Publicly11:52 AI Research Tools Comparison16:29 Perplexity's Pushy Shopping Propensity19:55 ChatGPT Memory: Pros and Cons22:29 Gemini Canvas vs. OpenAI Canvas25:06 AI Model Competition Highlights28:25 Google Gemini Rivals OpenAI's Research32:30 "Claude's Features and Limitations"37:05 Anthropic's Educational AI Innovation39:02 Exploring Copilot Vision Expansion41:38 Meta AI Launch and Llama 4 Models46:27 "New iOS Voice Assistant Features"47:54 "Enhancing iOS Assistant Potential"Keywords:ChatGPT, AI updates, Large Language Model updates, OpenAI, GPT 4.1, GPT 4.0, GPT 4.5, GPT 4.1 Mini, Saudi Arabia AI investment, NVIDIA Blackwell AI chips, AMD deal, Humane startup, Data Vault, AI data centers, Logic errors moderation, Grox AI, Elon Musk, XAI, Google Gemini, ChatGPT shopping, Microsoft SharePoint integration, OneDrive integration, deep research, AI shopping platform, Google DeepMind, Alpha Evolve, evolutionary techniques, AI coding, Claude, Anthropic Claude, Confluence integration, Jira integration, Zapier integration, ChatGPT enterprise, API updates, Copilot pages, Microsoft three sixty five, Bing search, Meta AI, Llama 4, Llama 4 Maverick, Llama 4 Scout, Perplexity, voice assistant, Siri alternatives, Grok Studio, AI social network.Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 932: The Last Australian - Microsoft lays off 3%, Windows 10 ESU, "Hey Copilot"

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

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Windows Weekly 932: The Last Australian

All TWiT.tv Shows (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12 Transcription Available


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

Radio Leo (Audio)
Windows Weekly 932: The Last Australian

Radio Leo (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12 Transcription Available


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

Windows Weekly (Video HI)
WW 932: The Last Australian - Microsoft lays off 3%, Windows 10 ESU, "Hey Copilot"

Windows Weekly (Video HI)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

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Windows Weekly 932: The Last Australian

All TWiT.tv Shows (Video LO)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12 Transcription Available


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

Radio Leo (Video HD)
Windows Weekly 932: The Last Australian

Radio Leo (Video HD)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 148:12 Transcription Available


It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

Cyber Security Today
Critical Cybersecurity Breaches: OneDrive Default Settings, PowerSchool Ransom, and DOGE Staffer Compromises

Cyber Security Today

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 11:50


In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses recent cybersecurity breaches and vulnerabilities. Key topics include a security flaw in the new default setting of Microsoft OneDrive, a ransom incident involving PowerSchool that compromised student data, and the breach of a DOGE staffer's computer by info-stealing malware. The episode emphasizes the importance of proper security oversight, the risks of paying ransoms to cyber criminals, and the critical need for government agencies to reevaluate their cybersecurity protocols. 00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity Today 00:30 Microsoft OneDrive Security Vulnerability 02:52 PowerSchool Ransomware Attack 07:20 DOGE Staffer Malware Breach 10:50 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Secrets of Technology
Cloud Storage Uncovered: What Works, What Fails, and What Costs Too Much

Secrets of Technology

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 74:35


From Dropbox's hidden costs to OneDrive's syncing chaos, Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter weigh your best cloud storage options—plus AI's unsettling spiritual role and Apple's courtroom loss. The post Cloud Storage Uncovered: What Works, What Fails, and What Costs Too Much appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The Intrazone by Microsoft
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop April 2025

The Intrazone by Microsoft

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 16:59


The Easter Bunny hopped and in SharePoint tech terms - the SharePoint Easter eggs were hoppin' into your Microsoft 365 tenants! This month's (eggs) updates include: Viva Connections cards in SharePoint agents, SharePoint eSignature for Microsoft Word, SharePoint quick steps to automate common tasks and workflows, new document library template: "Resume repository", OneDrive: Ask Copilot questions on meeting recordings, and more. Plus, we recap the BIG Copilot news day and all the disclosed elements.   Read this episode's corresponding blog post.   00:00 Intro 01:09 Employee engagement 03:45 Teamwork 06:45 Related items 14:39 May 2025 Teasers 15:57 Closing   SharePoint | @SharePoint & @MSSharePoint.Bsky.social| SharePoint Community blog | Feedback Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host]   Microsoft Learn - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes   Upcoming events: NOW ON DEMAND: Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)  Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas) Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online) SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online) European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)  European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)  TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)  TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)   + always review and share the CommunityDays.org website   Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.   Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone.  

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast
Photo Finish—OneDrive's Mobile Glow-Up

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 41:58


Olga Dalecka joins Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra on this month's Sync Up podcast to share how OneDrive's mobile app is transforming the way users experience and manage their photos. From Moments of Joy and Photo Shuffle to AI-powered editing and seamless sharing, this episode dives into the innovations making OneDrive the trusted home for your memories.   Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Olga Dalecka| LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter   Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub   OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494   Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft   Microsoft Adoption Podcasts & Shows   Microsoft Community Learning - YouTube

Office 365 Distilled
EP163: The Boys... Pixel Perfect

Office 365 Distilled

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 55:56


The boys start off talking about intranets and Marijn's new gig at Involv. Then they talk about the concept of the decentralized intranet architecture. The whisky today is a Japanese Akashi that is just perfect with Sushi.

Microsoft Mechanics Podcast
How Microsoft 365 Backup works and how to set it up

Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 0:50 Transcription Available


Protect your Microsoft 365 data and stay in control with Microsoft 365 Backup —whether managing email, documents, or sites across Exchange, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Define exactly what you want to back up and restore precisely what you need to with speeds reaching 2TB per hour at scale. With flexible policies, dynamic rules, and recovery points up to 365 days back, you can stay resilient and ready. Jeremy Chapman, Director on the Microsoft 365 product team, shares how to minimize disruption and keep your organization moving forward with Microsoft 365 Backup. QUICK LINKS:  00:00 - Automate recovery process 00:37 - How to use Microsoft 365 Backup 01:49 - Compare with migration-based solutions 02:30 - How to set it up 03:33 - Exchange policy for email backup 05:00 - View and manage backups 05:24 - Recover from a restore point 07:45 - Restore from OneDrive & SharePoint 08:33 - Bulk restore 09:41 - Wrap up ► Link References Check out https://aka.ms/M365Backup Additional backup and restore considerations at https://aka.ms/M365BackupNotes ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics  

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 929: The Blue Screen of Soup - Agent Store, Oblivion Remastered, Ubuntu 25.04

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

All TWiT.tv Shows (MP3)
Windows Weekly 929: The Blue Screen of Soup

All TWiT.tv Shows (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50 Transcription Available


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

Radio Leo (Audio)
Windows Weekly 929: The Blue Screen of Soup

Radio Leo (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50 Transcription Available


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

Windows Weekly (Video HI)
WW 929: The Blue Screen of Soup - Agent Store, Oblivion Remastered, Ubuntu 25.04

Windows Weekly (Video HI)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

All TWiT.tv Shows (Video LO)
Windows Weekly 929: The Blue Screen of Soup

All TWiT.tv Shows (Video LO)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50 Transcription Available


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

Radio Leo (Video HD)
Windows Weekly 929: The Blue Screen of Soup

Radio Leo (Video HD)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 137:50 Transcription Available


It's Week D, do you know where your preview update is? 23H2 is out - 24H2, not so much! No surprises in the new features list, but are more new features on the way? Windows New text actions in Click to Do - Practice in Reading Coach and Read with Immersive Reader - in Dev and Beta (24H2) Find cloud-based (OneDrive-based) photos using Semantic search - Comes to EEA, Snapdragon X only for now, Dev and Beta Voice access improvements - add words to custom dictionary - Dev and Beta Updated green screen UI - latest Canary build, from today Minor update to the Beta/23H2 channel, no new features Ubuntu 25.04 is out and there's a native Arm64 ISO (!) and BitLocker support Hands-on with WSL (which is stuck at 24.xx) and in Hyper-V on a Copilot+ PC Is dual-boot even possible on Arm? (Yet) Friday night update to identity caused accounts to be marked as leaked for 50,000 partner accounts AI We're in a new wave: Microsoft 365 Copilot updated, new Agent Store and more on the way Copilot Vision is now free for everyone in Microsoft Edge Google is giving Gemini Advanced/Google One AI Premium away for free to US college students Google estimates its Gemini AI chatbot had 35M DAUs and 350M MAUs worldwide as of last month while ChatGPT had 160M DAUs and 600M MAUs (Erin Woo/The Information) Perplexity is coming to Samsung and Motorola phones - and Microsoft is apparently coming to Motorola too Antitrust It's getting real - 20 years after US v. Microsoft, Big Tech is finally getting a reckoning Google has now lost two major US antitrust cases in less than a year US v. Google (search): DOJ wants Judge to break up Google US v. Google (ads): Google found to have another illegal monopoly What's the "right" outcome for Chrome and Google's ad businesses? OpenAI says it would be happy to buy Chrome from Google- hilarious Google just killed Privacy Sandbox, cites regulatory climate Apple, Meta fined by EU for not conforming to the DMA Apple Intelligence is no longer "available now" (Siri: Is it raining?) Xbox/gaming Elder Scrolls IV Remastered lands on Xbox, PC, PS5 and Game Pass Xbox app arrives on LG smart TVs It's (back) on: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders rescheduled to April 24 with no price change And the demand is higher than expected, Nintendo says Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time to look at Google Fi again HARDWARE pick of the week: Microsoft keyboards and mice are back, baby RunAs Radio this week: Agentic AI for IT Pros with Tim Warner Brown liquor pick of the week: Dark Harmony No. 3 Black IPA Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: spaceship.com/twit

CIAOPS - Need to Know podcasts
Episode 344 - SharePoint Agents

CIAOPS - Need to Know podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 28:39


Join me to hear about the latest news and update from the Microsoft cloud as well as a deep dive into SharePoint agents. Plenty of AI news is again coming your way in this episode as Copilot spreads its wings and continues to grow across the stack. List in for more details. Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com Resources @directorcia Join my shared channel CIAOPS merch store Become a CIAOPS Patron CIAOPS Blog CIAOPS Brief CIAOPSLabs Support CIAOPS Widespread Microsoft Entra lockouts tied to new security feature rollout FYAI: How agents will transform business and daily work Announcing new computer use in Microsoft Copilot Studio for UI automation  Introducing agent flows: Transforming automation with AI-first workflows Five things for IT administrators to know about SharePoint agent management How to deploy Microsoft Purview DSPM for AI to secure your AI apps Transforming security​ with Microsoft Security Exposure Management initiatives Microsoft Purview: New data security controls for the browser & network Step-by-Step Guide : How to enable QR code authentication for Microsoft Entra ID (Preview) ActiveX disabled by default in Microsoft 365 Achieve greater security with Intune and Microsoft 365 Troubleshooting Windows Feature updates in Microsoft Intune Azure Files: More performance, more control, more value for your file data Feature deep dive: Using PDFs in OneDrive and our journey thus far

Office 365 Distilled
EP162: The Boys have Expectations

Office 365 Distilled

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 74:02


OK, we are alte... well Steve is late in publishing this episode... no excuse except travelling to the Microsoft world... but then again this is what this episode is about... if you could change anything about M365... what would your expectations be.

Double Tap Canada
Nintendo Switch 2: What Accessibility Really Means

Double Tap Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 56:00


In this episode of Double Tap, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into a packed show full of accessible tech updates, sharp opinions, and laugh-out-loud moments.They open with breaking news about the Nintendo Switch 2 gaining accessibility features—big news for gamers with disabilities. But what does it actually mean in practice? Can blind users now enjoy games fully? Accessibility advocate and YouTuber Steve Saylor joins the conversation later to explain exactly what this update involves and what gamers can realistically expect.From there, the hosts explore the future of AI-powered robots and whether they'd trust a machine to give them a haircut. This light-hearted but thought-provoking chat leads to a deeper conversation about the rise of robotics, AI's current limitations, and tech giants like Apple and Tesla's vision of the future.Listeners also get a tour of Microsoft Copilot's latest features, how accessible it's become on Windows, and why its voice conversations are surprising even seasoned users. Steven shares frustrations about the inconsistent accessibility across apps like NOA (News Over Audio) and praises services like Dolphin EasyReader and RNIB Newsagent.In tech nostalgia, they react to Skype shutting down and reminisce about ICQ and old messaging days. Plus, they review the Meta AI rollout in WhatsApp and discuss the value of smarter AI tools for searching messages and content across platforms like Mastodon.From product shoutouts to accessibility wins and rants about tech UI, it's an energetic, funny, and insightful episode you won't want to miss.Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us feedback@doubletaponair.com or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also now contact us via Whatsapp on 1-613-481-0144 or visit doubletaponair.com/whatsapp to connect. We are also across social media including X, Mastodon and Facebook. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.Relevant Links:Steve Saylor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stevesaylorNOA (News Over Audio): https://www.noanews.com/Dolphin EasyReader: https://yourdolphin.com/easyreaderRNIB Newsagent: https://www.rnib.org.uk/newsagentMona App for Mastodon: https://mona.app/Revo 2 Braille device (from Help Tech): https://www.helptech.de/en/Tape It App: https://www.tape.it/Double Tap Website: https://www.doubletaponair.comChapter Markers:00:00 – Introduction03:35 – Would you trust AI to cut your hair?13:00 – Exploring the NOA app for audio news17:08 – Goodbye Skype: Why no one's sad27:18 – OneDrive web accessibility on Mac examined28:00 - Steve Saylor on Nintendo Switch 2 Accessibility Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap WebsiteJoin the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!Email: feedback@doubletaponair.comPhone: 1-877-803-4567

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 926: You're Ugly When You Cry - Altair BASIC, Switch 2's pricing, Wintoys

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 143:40


Bill Gates celebrates the 50th anniversary of Microsoft with the release of the source code for Altair BASIC 1.0. Plus, Paul celebrates with 99 cent books: The Windows 10 Field Guide, Windows 11 Field Guide, and Windows Everywhere are all 99 cents for 24 hours! Also available: Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City in preview!Windows The plot thickens. Paul writes epic take on future of Windows 11, describes Dev channel-only features and when/if they were ever released - in other words, an extensive but partial Windows 11 feature roadmap for 2025 Two days later, Microsoft announces a Windows 11 feature road map - one that is woefully incomplete, pathetic, and sad Microsoft announces when (sort of) new on-device AI features will come to all Copilot+ PCs, meaning Intel and AMD, too - "not a glimpse at the future of the PC, but the future of the PC." Live captions with live language translations, Cocreator in Paint, Restyle image and Image creator in Photos, plus Voice access with flexible natural language (Snapdragon X only) But not Recall or Click to Do in preview, go figure As expected, March 2024 Preview update for 24H2 arrives, a few days late - with AI-powered search experience enabled Dev and Beta builds - Friday - Quick Machine Recovery (Beta only?), Speech recap in Narrator, Blue screen to get less blue, WinKey + C shortcut for Copilot returns, Spanish and French Text actions in Click to Do, Edit images in Share, AI-powered search (Dev only?) Then, Microsoft more fully describes Windows Quick Recovery Beta (23H2) - Monday - A lot of familiar 24H2 features - Narrator improvements, Copilot WinKey + C, Share with Image edit, plus System > About FAQ for some freaking reason Proton Drive is now native on Windows 11 on Arm, everyone gets new features Proton VPN is now built into Vivaldi desktop browser Intel's new CEO appears in public, vows to spin off non-core businesses. Everything but x86 chip design and Foundry, then Microsoft 365 Windows 365 Link is now available The Office apps on Windows already launch instantaneously but apparently that's not invasive enough - we need fewer auto-start items, not more of them Microsoft Excel to call out rich data cells with value tokens AI & Dev NYT copyright infringement lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft can move forward, judge rules And now Tim O'Reilly says Open AI stole his company's paywalled book content too. Book piracy is sadly the easiest thing in the world Open AI raised more money than any private firm in history, now worth $300B ChatGPT releases awesome new image generation feature for ChatGPT And now it's available for free to everyone Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 is now available to everyone too Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access, US only Some thoughts about vibe coding, which isn't what you think it is AMD pays $4.9 billion to take on Nvidia in cloud AI Apple Intelligence + Apple Health is the future of something something Xbox & Games Nintendo announces Switch 2. Looks awesome, coming earlier than expected. But that price! And no Xbox/COD news at the launch?? Luna's not dead! Amazon announces multi-year EA partnership, expands Luna to more EU countries Microsoft announces a new Xbox Backbone controller for smartphones New titles for Xbox Game Pass across PC, Tip These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/926 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Windows Weekly 926: You're Ugly When You Cry

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 143:40 Transcription Available


Bill Gates celebrates the 50th anniversary of Microsoft with the release of the source code for Altair BASIC 1.0. Plus, Paul celebrates with 99 cent books: The Windows 10 Field Guide, Windows 11 Field Guide, and Windows Everywhere are all 99 cents for 24 hours! Also available: Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City in preview!Windows The plot thickens. Paul writes epic take on future of Windows 11, describes Dev channel-only features and when/if they were ever released - in other words, an extensive but partial Windows 11 feature roadmap for 2025 Two days later, Microsoft announces a Windows 11 feature road map - one that is woefully incomplete, pathetic, and sad Microsoft announces when (sort of) new on-device AI features will come to all Copilot+ PCs, meaning Intel and AMD, too - "not a glimpse at the future of the PC, but the future of the PC." Live captions with live language translations, Cocreator in Paint, Restyle image and Image creator in Photos, plus Voice access with flexible natural language (Snapdragon X only) But not Recall or Click to Do in preview, go figure As expected, March 2024 Preview update for 24H2 arrives, a few days late - with AI-powered search experience enabled Dev and Beta builds - Friday - Quick Machine Recovery (Beta only?), Speech recap in Narrator, Blue screen to get less blue, WinKey + C shortcut for Copilot returns, Spanish and French Text actions in Click to Do, Edit images in Share, AI-powered search (Dev only?) Then, Microsoft more fully describes Windows Quick Recovery Beta (23H2) - Monday - A lot of familiar 24H2 features - Narrator improvements, Copilot WinKey + C, Share with Image edit, plus System -- About FAQ for some freaking reason Proton Drive is now native on Windows 11 on Arm, everyone gets new features Proton VPN is now built into Vivaldi desktop browser Intel's new CEO appears in public, vows to spin off non-core businesses. Everything but x86 chip design and Foundry, then Microsoft 365 Windows 365 Link is now available The Office apps on Windows already launch instantaneously but apparently that's not invasive enough - we need fewer auto-start items, not more of them Microsoft Excel to call out rich data cells with value tokens AI & Dev NYT copyright infringement lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft can move forward, judge rules And now Tim O'Reilly says Open AI stole his company's paywalled book content too. Book piracy is sadly the easiest thing in the world Open AI raised more money than any private firm in history, now worth $300B ChatGPT releases awesome new image generation feature for ChatGPT And now it's available for free to everyone Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 is now available to everyone too Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access, US only Some thoughts about vibe coding, which isn't what you think it is AMD pays $4.9 billion to take on Nvidia in cloud AI Apple Intelligence + Apple Health is the future of something something Xbox & Games Nintendo announces Switch 2. Looks awesome, coming earlier than expected. But that price! And no Xbox/COD news at the launch?? Luna's not dead! Amazon announces multi-year EA partnership, expands Luna to more EU countries Microsoft announces a new Xbox Backbone controller for smartphones New titles for Xbox Game Pass across PC, Ti These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/926 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

Radio Leo (Audio)
Windows Weekly 926: You're Ugly When You Cry

Radio Leo (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 143:40


Bill Gates celebrates the 50th anniversary of Microsoft with the release of the source code for Altair BASIC 1.0. Plus, Paul celebrates with 99 cent books: The Windows 10 Field Guide, Windows 11 Field Guide, and Windows Everywhere are all 99 cents for 24 hours! Also available: Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City in preview!Windows The plot thickens. Paul writes epic take on future of Windows 11, describes Dev channel-only features and when/if they were ever released - in other words, an extensive but partial Windows 11 feature roadmap for 2025 Two days later, Microsoft announces a Windows 11 feature road map - one that is woefully incomplete, pathetic, and sad Microsoft announces when (sort of) new on-device AI features will come to all Copilot+ PCs, meaning Intel and AMD, too - "not a glimpse at the future of the PC, but the future of the PC." Live captions with live language translations, Cocreator in Paint, Restyle image and Image creator in Photos, plus Voice access with flexible natural language (Snapdragon X only) But not Recall or Click to Do in preview, go figure As expected, March 2024 Preview update for 24H2 arrives, a few days late - with AI-powered search experience enabled Dev and Beta builds - Friday - Quick Machine Recovery (Beta only?), Speech recap in Narrator, Blue screen to get less blue, WinKey + C shortcut for Copilot returns, Spanish and French Text actions in Click to Do, Edit images in Share, AI-powered search (Dev only?) Then, Microsoft more fully describes Windows Quick Recovery Beta (23H2) - Monday - A lot of familiar 24H2 features - Narrator improvements, Copilot WinKey + C, Share with Image edit, plus System -- About FAQ for some freaking reason Proton Drive is now native on Windows 11 on Arm, everyone gets new features Proton VPN is now built into Vivaldi desktop browser Intel's new CEO appears in public, vows to spin off non-core businesses. Everything but x86 chip design and Foundry, then Microsoft 365 Windows 365 Link is now available The Office apps on Windows already launch instantaneously but apparently that's not invasive enough - we need fewer auto-start items, not more of them Microsoft Excel to call out rich data cells with value tokens AI & Dev NYT copyright infringement lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft can move forward, judge rules And now Tim O'Reilly says Open AI stole his company's paywalled book content too. Book piracy is sadly the easiest thing in the world Open AI raised more money than any private firm in history, now worth $300B ChatGPT releases awesome new image generation feature for ChatGPT And now it's available for free to everyone Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 is now available to everyone too Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access, US only Some thoughts about vibe coding, which isn't what you think it is AMD pays $4.9 billion to take on Nvidia in cloud AI Apple Intelligence + Apple Health is the future of something something Xbox & Games Nintendo announces Switch 2. Looks awesome, coming earlier than expected. But that price! And no Xbox/COD news at the launch?? Luna's not dead! Amazon announces multi-year EA partnership, expands Luna to more EU countries Microsoft announces a new Xbox Backbone controller for smartphones New titles for Xbox Game Pass across PC, Ti These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/926 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

The Intrazone by Microsoft
SharePoint roadmap pitstop March 2025

The Intrazone by Microsoft

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 26:26


March Madness in SharePoint tech terms means the SharePoint team worked like mad to deliver a lot of great new tech: Create pages with Copilot in SharePoint, Viva Connections: New News experience, SharePoint agents: New usage reports, a new Table toolbar, annotation layout and tools for editing PDFs, approval workflows to any list or library, OCR for OneDrive, and more. Plus, we recap the output of the SharePoint Hackathon - celebrating the winning submissions.   Read this episode's corresponding blog post.   01:30 Employee engagement 10:08 SharePoint Hackathon - That's a wrap! 14:07 Teamwork 19:27 Related items 24:24 April 2025 Teasers   SharePoint | @SharePoint & @MSSharePoint.Bsky.social| SharePoint Community blog | Feedback  Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Microsoft Learn - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes   Upcoming events: "SharePoint: From Concept to Creation to Impact + Live AMA" webinar with Jeff Teper | NOW ON DEMAND SharePoint Hackathon (Learning series + Awards ceremony | NOW ON DEMAND) Microsoft's 50th Anniversary | April 4, 2025 (Worldwide)  Comms vNext | April 15-16, 2025 (Denver, CO)  Microsoft 365 Community Conference | May 5-8, 2025 (Vegas) Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025 (Seattle, WA | Online) SharePoint Intranet Festival (SWOOP Analytics) | May 21, 2025 (Online) European Collaboration Summit | May 26-28, 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany)  European Power Platform Conference | June 16-19 (Vienna, Austria)  TechCon 365 - Seattle | June 23 – 27, 2025 (Seattle, WA)  TechCon 365 - Atlanta | August 11-15, 2025 (Atlanta, GA)    + always review and share the CommunityDays.org website Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts. Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone.

Windows Weekly (Video HI)
WW 926: You're Ugly When You Cry - Altair BASIC, Switch 2's pricing, Wintoys

Windows Weekly (Video HI)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 143:40


Bill Gates celebrates the 50th anniversary of Microsoft with the release of the source code for Altair BASIC 1.0. Plus, Paul celebrates with 99 cent books: The Windows 10 Field Guide, Windows 11 Field Guide, and Windows Everywhere are all 99 cents for 24 hours! Also available: Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City in preview!Windows The plot thickens. Paul writes epic take on future of Windows 11, describes Dev channel-only features and when/if they were ever released - in other words, an extensive but partial Windows 11 feature roadmap for 2025 Two days later, Microsoft announces a Windows 11 feature road map - one that is woefully incomplete, pathetic, and sad Microsoft announces when (sort of) new on-device AI features will come to all Copilot+ PCs, meaning Intel and AMD, too - "not a glimpse at the future of the PC, but the future of the PC." Live captions with live language translations, Cocreator in Paint, Restyle image and Image creator in Photos, plus Voice access with flexible natural language (Snapdragon X only) But not Recall or Click to Do in preview, go figure As expected, March 2024 Preview update for 24H2 arrives, a few days late - with AI-powered search experience enabled Dev and Beta builds - Friday - Quick Machine Recovery (Beta only?), Speech recap in Narrator, Blue screen to get less blue, WinKey + C shortcut for Copilot returns, Spanish and French Text actions in Click to Do, Edit images in Share, AI-powered search (Dev only?) Then, Microsoft more fully describes Windows Quick Recovery Beta (23H2) - Monday - A lot of familiar 24H2 features - Narrator improvements, Copilot WinKey + C, Share with Image edit, plus System > About FAQ for some freaking reason Proton Drive is now native on Windows 11 on Arm, everyone gets new features Proton VPN is now built into Vivaldi desktop browser Intel's new CEO appears in public, vows to spin off non-core businesses. Everything but x86 chip design and Foundry, then Microsoft 365 Windows 365 Link is now available The Office apps on Windows already launch instantaneously but apparently that's not invasive enough - we need fewer auto-start items, not more of them Microsoft Excel to call out rich data cells with value tokens AI & Dev NYT copyright infringement lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft can move forward, judge rules And now Tim O'Reilly says Open AI stole his company's paywalled book content too. Book piracy is sadly the easiest thing in the world Open AI raised more money than any private firm in history, now worth $300B ChatGPT releases awesome new image generation feature for ChatGPT And now it's available for free to everyone Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 is now available to everyone too Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access, US only Some thoughts about vibe coding, which isn't what you think it is AMD pays $4.9 billion to take on Nvidia in cloud AI Apple Intelligence + Apple Health is the future of something something Xbox & Games Nintendo announces Switch 2. Looks awesome, coming earlier than expected. But that price! And no Xbox/COD news at the launch?? Luna's not dead! Amazon announces multi-year EA partnership, expands Luna to more EU countries Microsoft announces a new Xbox Backbone controller for smartphones New titles for Xbox Game Pass across PC, Tip These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/926 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Windows Weekly 926: You're Ugly When You Cry

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 143:40 Transcription Available


Bill Gates celebrates the 50th anniversary of Microsoft with the release of the source code for Altair BASIC 1.0. Plus, Paul celebrates with 99 cent books: The Windows 10 Field Guide, Windows 11 Field Guide, and Windows Everywhere are all 99 cents for 24 hours! Also available: Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City in preview!Windows The plot thickens. Paul writes epic take on future of Windows 11, describes Dev channel-only features and when/if they were ever released - in other words, an extensive but partial Windows 11 feature roadmap for 2025 Two days later, Microsoft announces a Windows 11 feature road map - one that is woefully incomplete, pathetic, and sad Microsoft announces when (sort of) new on-device AI features will come to all Copilot+ PCs, meaning Intel and AMD, too - "not a glimpse at the future of the PC, but the future of the PC." Live captions with live language translations, Cocreator in Paint, Restyle image and Image creator in Photos, plus Voice access with flexible natural language (Snapdragon X only) But not Recall or Click to Do in preview, go figure As expected, March 2024 Preview update for 24H2 arrives, a few days late - with AI-powered search experience enabled Dev and Beta builds - Friday - Quick Machine Recovery (Beta only?), Speech recap in Narrator, Blue screen to get less blue, WinKey + C shortcut for Copilot returns, Spanish and French Text actions in Click to Do, Edit images in Share, AI-powered search (Dev only?) Then, Microsoft more fully describes Windows Quick Recovery Beta (23H2) - Monday - A lot of familiar 24H2 features - Narrator improvements, Copilot WinKey + C, Share with Image edit, plus System -- About FAQ for some freaking reason Proton Drive is now native on Windows 11 on Arm, everyone gets new features Proton VPN is now built into Vivaldi desktop browser Intel's new CEO appears in public, vows to spin off non-core businesses. Everything but x86 chip design and Foundry, then Microsoft 365 Windows 365 Link is now available The Office apps on Windows already launch instantaneously but apparently that's not invasive enough - we need fewer auto-start items, not more of them Microsoft Excel to call out rich data cells with value tokens AI & Dev NYT copyright infringement lawsuit against Open AI and Microsoft can move forward, judge rules And now Tim O'Reilly says Open AI stole his company's paywalled book content too. Book piracy is sadly the easiest thing in the world Open AI raised more money than any private firm in history, now worth $300B ChatGPT releases awesome new image generation feature for ChatGPT And now it's available for free to everyone Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 is now available to everyone too Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access, US only Some thoughts about vibe coding, which isn't what you think it is AMD pays $4.9 billion to take on Nvidia in cloud AI Apple Intelligence + Apple Health is the future of something something Xbox & Games Nintendo announces Switch 2. Looks awesome, coming earlier than expected. But that price! And no Xbox/COD news at the launch?? Luna's not dead! Amazon announces multi-year EA partnership, expands Luna to more EU countries Microsoft announces a new Xbox Backbone controller for smartphones New titles for Xbox Game Pass across PC, Ti These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/926 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsor: uscloud.com

Microsoft Teams - UC Today Out Loud
Microsoft Teams Update (April 2025)

Microsoft Teams - UC Today Out Loud

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 23:06


Watch on YouTube.Join David Dungay and co-host Tom Arbuthnot as they welcome a power-packed panel of Microsoft Teams experts—Josh Blalock, Graham Walsh, Ryan Herbst, and Kevin Kieller—for April's can't-miss Teams Monthly Update. From AI agents that think for you to game-changing integrations, this episode dives deep into the updates reshaping the Microsoft Teams ecosystem.April's edition of Microsoft Teams Monthly is a whirlwind of Copilot agents, smarter rooms, and surprise integrations. Whether you're an IT pro, end user, or Teams nerd (no judgment here), you'll want to catch every minute of this one.Copilot Agent UpgradesNew “Researcher” and “Analyst” agents offer powerful multi-step reasoning for enterprise-grade insights.Interpreter Agent enters public preview with real-time voice translation in multiple languagesFacilitator Agent helps meetings stay on track with nudges, time checks, and agenda promptsTeams Phone + DynamicsMicrosoft debuts Teams Phone Extensibility for tighter contact center integrationsMajor ISVs jump on board—lowering costs, boosting flexibilityDevices, Devices, DevicesCisco brings Apple AirPlay to Teams RoomsPTZ camera controls come to Android MTRsYealink, Jabra, and others push M-DEP devices into general availabilityShure gets Teams Room kits officially certifiedFiles Tab Gets SmarterNew “Shared” tab consolidates links, OneDrive, and SharePoint files—finally solving Teams file chaosPlus: Event previews, live commentary, and a few laughs along the way.Connect with our hosts David Dungay and Tom Arbuthnot on socials here:David DungayLinkedInTwitterTom ArbuthnotLinkedInTwitterThanks for watching, if you'd like more content like this, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel.You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.Join our new LinkedIn Community Group.

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast
Navigate and Manage OneDrive with JAWS

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 34:14


In this episode, Liz and Rachel dive deep into using the OneDrive desktop app with JAWS. Whether you're organizing files, creating folders, or collaborating with colleagues, this episode will guide you step-by-step through best practices for managing your OneDrive environment efficiently. You'll learn how to customize File Explorer views, use key commands for navigation, rename or move files, and leverage version history to recover lost changes. Plus, we'll show you how to securely share files both internally and externally—with the right permissions. Don't forget to check out the free Insert J Club for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion users at freedomscientific.com/insertjclub for exclusive training content and community perks!

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 925: It's the Shirt - Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 123:54


Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/925 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

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Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/925 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Radio Leo (Audio)
Windows Weekly 925: It's the Shirt

Radio Leo (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 123:54


Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/925 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Windows Weekly (Video HI)
WW 925: It's the Shirt - Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows

Windows Weekly (Video HI)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 123:54


Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/925 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

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Windows Weekly 925: It's the Shirt

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 123:54 Transcription Available


Security Copilot agents, Cursor, AC Shadows Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/925 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

365 Message Center Show
Manage what attendees see. Copilot answers questions about messages | Ep 372

365 Message Center Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 33:04


Have more control over how we bring people and content onto the Teams meeting stage. It should make it easier to have side by side views of speakers or switching content on and off. Also, OneDrive will soon see images and understand them, answering questions about them. Find out too if there is some groundwork being laid for Copilot Actions, due soon.  - Microsoft Teams: Control when shared content is visible to attendees in "Manage what attendees see"  - Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning - Semantic search support for in-app Searches   - Microsoft Teams: Simplified Notes pane in meetings   - Microsoft Copilot Studio - Create automated copilots triggered by events   - Resize Teams window and slots   - OneDrive: Ask questions about images using Copilot   Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.   Check out Darrell & Daniel's own YouTube channels at:  Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor  Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn   

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 924: No One Wants To Be Plumbing - Copilot for Gaming, Files, .NET Preview 2

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 139:09


Did Copilot uninstall from your computer recently? You're not alone. At least Microsoft is working on a fix. Plus, Satya Nadella has created a new Office of Strategy and Transformation to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the AI era. Discord finally has a Social SDK now, Copilot for Gaming is preparing for mobile testing, and a Call of Duty franchise sale that brings savings up to 67 percent off. Lastly, Paul's app pick is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. And it never badgers you to backup to OneDrive. Windows March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11 New Canary build today Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) - Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix Paint is getting new Cocreator features New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all Microsoft Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe AI/Dev Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook) Zoom AI Companion is going agentic Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2 Xbox Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99 Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA Discord has an SDK now Google Play Games for PC is adding native games Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store App pick of the week: Files RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly

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Windows Weekly 924: No One Wants To Be Plumbing

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 139:09 Transcription Available


Did Copilot uninstall from your computer recently? You're not alone. At least Microsoft is working on a fix. Plus, Satya Nadella has created a new Office of Strategy and Transformation to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the AI era. Discord finally has a Social SDK now, Copilot for Gaming is preparing for mobile testing, and a Call of Duty franchise sale that brings savings up to 67 percent off. Lastly, Paul's app pick is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. And it never badgers you to backup to OneDrive. Windows March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11 New Canary build today Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) - Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix Paint is getting new Cocreator features New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all Microsoft Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe AI/Dev Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook) Zoom AI Companion is going agentic Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2 Xbox Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99 Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA Discord has an SDK now Google Play Games for PC is adding native games Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store App pick of the week: Files RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly

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Windows Weekly 924: No One Wants To Be Plumbing

Radio Leo (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 139:09 Transcription Available


Did Copilot uninstall from your computer recently? You're not alone. At least Microsoft is working on a fix. Plus, Satya Nadella has created a new Office of Strategy and Transformation to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the AI era. Discord finally has a Social SDK now, Copilot for Gaming is preparing for mobile testing, and a Call of Duty franchise sale that brings savings up to 67 percent off. Lastly, Paul's app pick is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. And it never badgers you to backup to OneDrive. Windows March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11 New Canary build today Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) - Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix Paint is getting new Cocreator features New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all Microsoft Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe AI/Dev Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook) Zoom AI Companion is going agentic Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2 Xbox Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99 Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA Discord has an SDK now Google Play Games for PC is adding native games Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store App pick of the week: Files RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly

Windows Weekly (Video HI)
WW 924: No One Wants To Be Plumbing - Copilot for Gaming, Files, .NET Preview 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025


Did Copilot uninstall from your computer recently? You're not alone. At least Microsoft is working on a fix. Plus, Satya Nadella has created a new Office of Strategy and Transformation to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the AI era. Discord finally has a Social SDK now, Copilot for Gaming is preparing for mobile testing, and a Call of Duty franchise sale that brings savings up to 67 percent off. Lastly, Paul's app pick is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. And it never badgers you to backup to OneDrive. Windows March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11 New Canary build today Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) - Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix Paint is getting new Cocreator features New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all Microsoft Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe AI/Dev Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook) Zoom AI Companion is going agentic Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2 Xbox Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99 Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA Discord has an SDK now Google Play Games for PC is adding native games Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store App pick of the week: Files RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast
How Microsoft Does OneDrive

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 44:38


In this episode of Sync Up, hosts Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra sit down with David Johnson, one of Microsoft IT's key architects, to uncover how the company manages OneDrive and SharePoint at scale. From security and automation to self-service with guardrails, they explore the strategies that keep Microsoft's data secure while enabling seamless collaboration!   Click here for full transcript of this episode   Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host David Johnson| LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter Microsoft Inside Track: aka.ms/insidetrack Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page: Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page: Podcasts & Shows – Microsoft Adoption Microsoft 365 Community Learning: Microsoft Community Learning - YouTube

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur
Disaster Recovery Plan: Protecting Your Business from Unexpected Threats

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 25:11


In the latest episode of the Building Better Developers podcast, hosts Rob Broadhead and Michael Meloche discuss a critical topic that many businesses overlook until it's too late—a disaster recovery plan. When disaster strikes, whether it's a cyberattack, hardware failure, or natural calamity, how well you recover can determine whether your business survives or collapses. Understanding a Disaster Recovery Plan A disaster recovery plan is not just about having backups; it's about having a structured plan to ensure business continuity. Rob and Michael emphasize that disaster recovery strategies have evolved significantly over the past decade. Cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS), and automation have made it easier to protect business-critical data. However, many businesses, even large ones, still have minimal disaster recovery plans. Why a Disaster Recovery Plan is Crucial Imagine losing access to all of your customer data, financial records, and internal documentation overnight. This scenario is not far-fetched; it happens more often than you think. Businesses that lack a disaster recovery plan usually struggle to recover, leading to prolonged downtime, financial losses, and reputational damage. Rob shares a personal anecdote about a company he worked with that had its entire server room destroyed in a fire. The company had no off-site backups, which led to months of lost productivity and revenue. This real-world example underscores the importance of diversifying data storage and having redundancies in place. Strategies for an Effective Disaster Recovery Plan Rob and Michael outline several best practices for businesses looking to enhance their disaster recovery plans: 1. Implement Regular Backups Data should be backed up frequently, both locally and off-site. Cloud-based solutions like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive offer automatic syncing, but businesses should also maintain offline backups to guard against cloud service failures. 2. Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan Having a backup isn't enough; businesses need to verify that they can actually restore data when needed. Rob recalls a lesson from his college days when he diligently backed up his work—only to find that his backups were corrupted. Regularly testing the restore process ensures that backups are usable. 3. Diversify Backup Locations To avoid a single point of failure, businesses should keep copies of their data in multiple locations. Michael shares his approach—using both cloud storage and an external NAS (Network Attached Storage) device. This way, another can be relied upon if one backup method fails. 4. Protect Critical Business Functions Beyond data, businesses should ensure essential functions like payroll, customer communications, and transaction processing continue during a disaster. Michael highlights a situation where a bank locked him out of his account due to fraud concerns, reinforcing the need for financial diversification. 5. Prepare for Cyber Threats Cyberattacks are a growing concern for businesses of all sizes. Ransomware can lock an entire business out of its systems, demanding payment for access. Having secure, offline backups and multi-factor authentication can help mitigate such threats. The Challenge: Develop and Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan As part of the podcast's interactive approach, Rob and Michael challenge listeners to take action: Create a Disaster Recovery Plan – If you don't have one, start by outlining what data and systems are essential, where they are stored, and how you would recover them in case of failure. Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan – Simulate a scenario where your primary system fails. Try accessing critical files from a backup and see how quickly your business can resume operations. Final Thoughts A disaster recovery plan is not a luxury—it's a necessity. Whether you run a small business or manage an enterprise, taking proactive steps to safeguard your business from disruptions will pay off in the long run. Rob and Michael encourage listeners to prioritize resilience, ensuring that when disaster strikes, they can bounce back stronger than before. Stay tuned for the next episode of Building Better Developers, where the conversation continues with a deep dive into business continuity planning. In the meantime, share your disaster recovery experiences and strategies with the hosts at info@developer.com or connect through the Developer website. Don't wait for disaster to strike—start planning your disaster recovery plan today! Additional Resources System Backups – Prepare for the Worst When Coffee Hits the Fan: Developer Disaster Recovery Testing Your Backups – Disaster Recovery Requires Verification Building Better Businesses – With Bonus Content

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Hands-On Windows 130: New Windows 11 Features in 2025

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 15:00 Transcription Available


Can a simple battery icon overhaul revolutionize your Windows 11 experience? You're about to find out! This week, we dive into the transformative features Microsoft is introducing to Windows 11 in 2025. From the vibrant new battery icon color coding that instantly communicates your device's status to the streamlined document-sharing capabilities right from your taskbar jump list, these updates are all about making your digital life more intuitive and engaging. And that's not all—say goodbye to clunky interfaces with a refreshed sharing experience that keeps things consistent whether you're on OneDrive or exploring files on your PC. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Windows Weekly (MP3)
WW 921: Regret as a Service - Drag tray, 3 new Framework PCs, Free Office test?

Windows Weekly (MP3)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 159:02


Week D - If a preview update falls in the woods and no one downloads it, did it really happen? Plus, what is going on with AI for free? Isn't this stuff expensive? Windows 23H2/24H2: Taskbar share, Spotlight updates, Windows Backup snooze in File Explorer, etc. Dev and Beta - Semantic search adds OneDrive photo search to Search (was in File Explorer previously), plus the Recall reboot no one is explaining. And Trim comes to Snipping Tool (Canary and Dev) Beta (23H2) - Share gets a drag tray and Start All apps gets new Grid and Category views Lenovo revenues surge 20 percent Framework announces Ryzen AI-based Laptop 13, plus Laptop 12 and Desktop Opera adds Bluesky, Discord, and Slack to the sidebar Microsoft 365 Microsoft confuses us with a test of a free, ad-supported core Office suite for Windows Amazon kills Chime, will use Zoom, Teams, and more Amazon kills Appstore for Android Google to drop SMS-based 2FA, move to QR codes Paul continues with his SSO removals, an update on whether this impacts account availability AI/Dev Following up the previous discussion with an interesting way to use an AI chatbot Alexa enters the AI era OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users Microsoft cancels some AI datacenter leases, but it's not done spending billions on AI Anthropic releases first reasoning model, with a twist Gemini Code Assist is now free for individuals! ThinkDeeper and Voice in Copilot no longer have usage restrictions OpenAI makes Deep Research available to all paid customers Apple delays biggest Siri advances past iOS 18.4 - Math is hard, but AI is even harder Spotify expands into AI-narrated audiobooks NVIDIA partners to bring free ASL training to everyone .NET 10 Preview 1 arrives with the promise of LTS and not much else Xbox Xbox Cloud Gaming gets its first update in a while, and it's a big one Microsoft delays Fable reboot to 2026 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can view the source code for the oldest machine-readable version of Unix App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop for iPhone RunAs Radio this week: Exchange Server in 2025 with Michel de Rooij Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenrothes 15 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly cachefly.com/twit