Gregg Keizer
Microsoft discounts M365 Business Premium by 25%
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November 24, 2020
Microsoft discounts M365 Business Premium by 25%
Microsoft on Monday announced it had discounted the first 25 seats of Microsoft 365 (M365) Business Premium by 25% when…
What's in the latest Chrome update? Big performance boost, tab search and tab actions, native app for new Macs
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November 20, 2020
What's in the latest Chrome update? Big performance boost, tab search and tab actions, native app for new Macs
Google this week released Chrome 87, boosting performance with “the largest gain … in years” and featuring a reworked user…
What's in the latest Firefox upgrade? Browse only over HTTPS
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November 19, 2020
What's in the latest Firefox upgrade? Browse only over HTTPS
Mozilla this week upgraded Firefox to version 83, adding an “HTTPS-Only Mode” that tries to connect to all websites through…
Microsoft exhorts enterprises to quit text, voice multi-factor authentication passcodes
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November 16, 2020
Microsoft exhorts enterprises to quit text, voice multi-factor authentication passcodes
A Microsoft executive is urging enterprises to abandon the most popular multi-factor authentication (MFA) method — one-time passcodes sent to…
Microsoft readies Office for Big Sur, M1-based Macs
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November 13, 2020
Microsoft readies Office for Big Sur, M1-based Macs
Microsoft on Wednesday issued a preview of Office for the Mac that will run natively on Apple’s upcoming ARM-based laptops.…
Apple sets Big Sur release for Nov. 12
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November 10, 2020
Apple sets Big Sur release for Nov. 12
Apple Tuesday plans to release its next desktop operating system, macOS 11, on Nov. 12. Better known as “Big Sur,”…
Google's Chromium browser explained
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November 9, 2020
Google's Chromium browser explained
While the names are similar — Chrome and Chromium — the labels represent two different web browsers. But they are…
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 rolls on past 70%
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November 4, 2020
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 rolls on past 70%
Windows 10 breached the 70% share barrier last month when calculated as a portion of Windows-only desktops and laptops, putting…
Top web browsers 2020: Edge makes double digits
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November 3, 2020
Top web browsers 2020: Edge makes double digits
Microsoft’s Edge last month posted its first ever double-digit browser share, while Google’s Chrome slid for the third month straight.…
IT can now force Window 10 feature upgrades past Microsoft blockers
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October 30, 2020
IT can now force Window 10 feature upgrades past Microsoft blockers
IT admins can now force a feature upgrade onto a Windows 10 machine even in the face of a Microsoft…
Microsoft expands anti-IE tack, compels 1,000 sites to open in Edge
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October 27, 2020
Microsoft expands anti-IE tack, compels 1,000 sites to open in Edge
Microsoft will amp up its damnation of Internet Explorer (IE) and solidify that very aged browser’s second-rate status by soon…
Mozilla sees 'collateral damage' in DOJ antitrust fight with Google
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October 23, 2020
Mozilla sees 'collateral damage' in DOJ antitrust fight with Google
Mozilla, maker of Firefox, this week issued a carefully-worded statement that implied it might be harmed by “collateral damage” if…
Microsoft previews Edge browser on Linux
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October 22, 2020
Microsoft previews Edge browser on Linux
Microsoft on Tuesday released its first-ever browser for Linux, delivering a preview of Edge on its Dev Channel that runs…
Warning: Multiple Windows 10 retirements ahead
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October 20, 2020
Warning: Multiple Windows 10 retirements ahead
Two Windows 10 feature upgrades will reach end of support in the next seven weeks, the congestion caused by decisions…
What’s in the latest Edge update? Rollbacks and new browser telemetry policies
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October 19, 2020
What’s in the latest Edge update? Rollbacks and new browser telemetry policies
Microsoft earlier this month released Edge 86, adding a “rollback” function that will let IT admins restore an earlier version…