Beware these “alerts” from Microsoft Azure

Beware these “alerts” from Microsoft Azure

There’s a new type of scam doing the rounds… and this one’s a little more convincing than most. It looks like a genuine alert from Microsoft Azure Monitor. 
It comes from a real Microsoft domain, and it lands in your inbox without being flagged as suspicious. That’s...
Windows 11’s new focus on efficiency

Windows 11’s new focus on efficiency

For the past year or so, it’s felt like every Windows update came with three new AI features attached. Some of them are genuinely useful. Some feel like they’re there because they can be. So, it’s interesting to see Microsoft take a slightly different tone with recent...
Is data security your top priority?

Is data security your top priority?

There’s an interesting disconnect happening in the business world right now. Most IT leaders say data security is their number one concern when upgrading or modernizing systems.  In fact, nearly seven in ten rank it at the top of the list.  Yet only around a...
Teams update: No more accidental quitting

Teams update: No more accidental quitting

Have you ever accidentally left a Teams meeting? You go to click something, maybe Share to present your screen, and suddenly you’re staring at your desktop while everyone else is still mid-conversation. Awkward. For a long time, that was a perfectly believable...
Is this the top productivity app in Windows 11?

Is this the top productivity app in Windows 11?

If you use Windows every day for work, I’ve got a question for you. What’s the one app you couldn’t live without? Microsoft’s latest marketing says the answer should be Microsoft Copilot.  They’re calling it the number one productivity app in Windows 11, ahead of...
Don’t trust AI with this security essential

Don’t trust AI with this security essential

Let me start with a question: If you needed a strong password, would you ask AI to generate one for you? It sounds reasonable enough.  Tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can write reports, draft emails and even create bits of code. Asking them for a 16-character...
How to stop AI projects stalling

How to stop AI projects stalling

Have you noticed how many AI projects start with excitement… and then quietly go nowhere? I’m seeing it a lot.  A demo here, a pilot there, plenty of internal chatter, but very little that makes it into day-to-day use.  And it’s not because AI doesn’t work...
Small habits to make your Windows 11 PC last longer

Small habits to make your Windows 11 PC last longer

When was the last time you replaced a perfectly usable work computer, simply because it had become slow or unreliable? For a lot of businesses, that moment is coming sooner than it used to.  Hardware prices have risen, upgrades cost more, and replacing machines...
Beware the next generation of phishing attacks

Beware the next generation of phishing attacks

If phishing scams are supposed to trick people, why do so many of them still feel clumsy? For years, the answer was simple: Most scams were mass-produced.  The same email, the same fake website, sent to thousands of people and hoping a few would fall for...