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Microsoft extends Office 365 benefit to nonprofit volunteers
Thursday's announcement extends the company's September offering of 10 free Microsoft 365 Business licenses for nonprofits' employees to their volunteers.
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- Customizing New Win10 Laptop
After plunking down some hard-earned cash on Black Friday, I find myself customizing new Win10 laptop -- a Lenovo X390 Yoga -- for "the Boss" to replace her 2011/2012 mini-ITX desktop.
- Cut through confusion of the digital workspace market
What is a digital workspace, exactly? Find out the definition of this new technology, what it means for the future of end-user computing, and how organizations should prioritize it.
- Is macOS Catalina stable enough for enterprise use?
Apple released macOS Catalina in October 2019, but it has some issues. Here are some factors to consider before deciding to implement the OS in an organization.
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- digital workspace
A digital workspace is an integrated technology framework that centralizes the management of applications, data and endpoints and provides users with self-service, out-of-the-box experiences that scale across platforms, locations and device ownership models.
- Network File System (NFS)
The Network File System (NFS) is a client/server application that lets a computer user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though they were on the user's own computer. The NFS protocol is one of several distributed file system standards for network-attached storage (NAS).
- device driver
A device driver is a software program that controls a particular type of hardware device that is attached to a computer.
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Desktop OSes
Windows may be the most common desktop operating system in the enterprise, but it's not alone. Linux and macOS are two other OSes IT pros could run into. As a result it's important to understand the inner workings of each OS to ensure that whatever a user is working with functions at its peak and keeps corporate data secure.
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- Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) is a tool for managing multiple remote desktop sessions. It creates a single location for IT administrators to organize, group and manage connections.
- Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Windows Explorer is a graphical file management utility included with Microsoft Windows 95 and later; finally renamed File Explorer with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
- Windows 7
Windows 7 is the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) released commercially in October 2009 as the successor to Windows Vista.
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- Is macOS Catalina stable enough for enterprise use?
- Windows 10 issues top list of most read stories for IT pros
- When not to convert basic disks to dynamic disks
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- Alternative operating systems
- Microsoft Windows 7 operating system
- Windows 8 and 8.1
- Windows legacy operating systems
Desktop management
Enterprise desktop management is a critical component for any organization's IT department. Whether its Windows desktops or other OSes such as Linux, IT pros must know how to keep everything up and running so users can remain productive.
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- digital workspace
A digital workspace is an integrated technology framework that centralizes the management of applications, data and endpoints and provides users with self-service, out-of-the-box experiences that scale across platforms, locations and device ownership models.
- Osborne Effect
The Osborne Effect is a reduction in sales of current products after the announcement of a future product.
- Windows Autopilot
Windows Autopilot is a desktop provisioning tool native to Windows 10 that allows IT professionals to automate image deployment of new desktops with preset configurations.
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- Cut through confusion of the digital workspace market
- Windows 10 issues top list of most read stories for IT pros
- HP rolls out new remote workstation product ZCentral
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Back to TopWindows 10
After the popular Windows XP and Windows 7, Microsoft encountered adoption challenges with Windows Vista and Windows 8. In the Windows 10 operating system, the vendor hopes to bridge the divide between desktops and laptops on the one hand and tablets and smartphones on the other. Universal apps, a device-aware interface and other new features will make or break the Windows 10 OS.
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- chiplet
A chiplet is a sub processing unit, usually controlled by a I/O controller chip on the same package.
- Network File System (NFS)
The Network File System (NFS) is a client/server application that lets a computer user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though they were on the user's own computer. The NFS protocol is one of several distributed file system standards for network-attached storage (NAS).
- Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine (VM) to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the desktop.
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- Customizing New Win10 Laptop
- Windows Graphics Card Reset Key Sequence
- Windows 10 issues top list of most read stories for IT pros
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- Windows 10 features
- Windows 10 security and management
- Windows 10 troubleshooting
- Windows 10 updates
- Windows 10 upgrades
Windows applications
Windows applications, including Microsoft Office and Exchange, are the lifeblood of many organizations. If there are problems with Windows apps or users can't access them, productivity can grind to a halt. As a result IT professionals must know how these apps work, what they can do to prevent problems and how to make the user experience top notch.
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- device driver
A device driver is a software program that controls a particular type of hardware device that is attached to a computer.
- Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Windows Explorer is a graphical file management utility included with Microsoft Windows 95 and later; finally renamed File Explorer with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
- autofill
Autofill is a feature in software programs and applications that automatically inserts previously-entered information for the user’s convenience.
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- Microsoft extends Office 365 benefit to nonprofit volunteers
- Microsoft Teams Jumps to 20M Active Users
- New Microsoft Edge browser gets competitive with Chrome
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- Collaboration software
- Enterprise application management
- Enterprise software
- Microsoft email administration
- Microsoft Office and Office 365
- Unified endpoint management
- Web browsers and applications