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How to use the uniq command: 2-Minute Linux Tips
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the uniq command. It’s a command that’s very useful when you want to reduce or summarize information.
Critical updates to Excel and publicly disclosed exploits make for an urgent November Patch Tuesday
This is a really big update for the Windows platform. And while we don’t have a zero-day vulnerability like September’s Patch Tuesday, there are two vulnerabilities that deserve our attention.
Windows 10 November 2019 Update: Key enterprise features
What business users and IT admins should know about new features in the Windows 10 version 1909.
Microsoft (finally) delivers service pack-like Windows 10 1909
The latest version of Windows 10 is little more than a rerun of the May version of the operating system, though it does offer a few new features.
Apple introduces its new 16-in. MacBook Pro
On the same day it unveiled its newest laptop, the company also announced that the new Mac Pro will ship in December.
Patch Tuesday arrives with Access error, 1909 in tow, and a promise of no more 'optional' patches this year
November's Patch Tuesday packed a wallop — errors in Access; an annoying carousel of never-ending Malicious Software Removal Tool installations, now fixed; several new Servicing Stack updates; another IE 'exploited' security hole...
5 hidden Windows 10 features you should be using
They may not get much press, but these powerful built-in Windows 10 tools can help you work smarter.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to the current version of Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4524570, released Nov. 12, 2019.
IBM: ‘Mac users are happier and more productive’
IBM, which has embraced Apple hardware in a big way, says the employees who use Macs are more likely to stay at the company – and are more productive. The insights came at this weeks Jamf Nation User Conference.
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Windows 10: Answers to your most important issues
Computerworld contributor Preston Gralla and Executive Editor Ken Mingis answered viewers' questions about Windows.
22 worthwhile ways to use Google Assistant on a Chromebook
Google Assistant is finally working its way into the fabric of Chrome OS, and it's bringing with it some interesting new possibilities.
FAQ: Microsoft sharpens Edge
The company's new Chromium-based browser will officially arrive in final form in January. Here's what you need to know about it ahead of the rollout.
Patch Tuesday alert: Make sure Windows Auto Update is temporarily disabled
We’ve seen some very hairy Patch Tuesdays lately. With the added bonus of a Windows 10 version 1909 upgrade waiting in the wings, it would behoove you to get Automatic Update defanged for a while. Here’s how.
Chrome OS: Tips, tools, and other Chromebook intelligence
Your one-stop source for Chrome OS advice, insight, and analysis — from someone who's covered Chromebooks closely since the start.
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How to harden web browsers against cyberattacks
Use these techniques to limit attackers’ ability to compromise systems and websites.
Disappearing Windows Update deferral pane suddenly reappears
An unexplained and unacknowledged bug in Win10 version 1903 Pro Windows Update advanced options made deferral settings vanish. Without any forewarning, it appears as if the bug has been fixed in October’s 'optional, non-security'...
Duck Duck Go offers Mac users even more privacy
Duck Duck Go has revamped its Privacy Essentials extension for Safari users on Catalina.
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