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Give Chrome a time-saving tab switcher
Your browser has basically become your desktop. Here's how to make it start acting like one.
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Microsoft Teams cheat sheet
Microsoft's answer to Slack, Teams provides group messaging, voice and video calls, and useful integrations with other Office 365 apps. Here's how to get set up in Teams and find your way around.
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Microsoft claims ‘inflection point’ for remote work as Teams surges to 44 million daily active users
Microsoft adds a range of features, including noise suppression for video calls, on Teams’ third anniversary.
Slack targets non-tech users with UI design tweaks
Amid competition from Microsoft for enterprise users, Slack aims to make its team collaboration app more accessible to a wider range of business users.
6 useful Chrome OS features you probably aren't using
Teach your Chromebook some helpful new tricks and set yourself up for more effective work — and play.
Atlassian adds no-code automation to Jira Cloud products
New workflow automation capabilities are a result of Atlassian’s acquisition of Code Barrel last year.
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How to automate repetitive tasks in Slack
A step-by-step look at how to automate common tasks and processes in Slack’s Workflow Builder.
As coronavirus worsens, companies renew focus on collaboration, remote work
While some companies and organizations are cancelling big events such as MWC and Facebook’s F8, others are looking to see what’s in their collaboration toolbox to keep workers healthy and productive.
Coronavirus (and 5G) will boost telecommuting, change our tech future
The coronavirus is already changing how and where people work – and 5G will add to the options we have for telecommuting. Both will force companies to rethink how aggressively to promote telecommuting and how we provision remote...
Enterprise resilience: iOS, Mac tools for remote collaboration
The coronavirus threat suggests enterprises should put remote working and collaboration systems in place.
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Microsoft looks to give Yammer a new lease of life; can it?
The once-popular enterprise social media app is getting a redesign and new focus on communities, but faces competition from the likes of Slack and even Microsoft Teams.
Give Google Docs a distraction-free upgrade
This 60-second upgrade will give Google Docs a minimalist makeover and bring newfound focus to your word processing world.
Asana targets sales and ops teams with new integrations
The Salesforce, Jira Cloud and Tableau integrations are designed to help the work management app appeal to specific business functions.
10 steps to smarter Google account security
Give yourself some added peace of mind by giving your Google account a thorough set of security reinforcements.
Why HyperloopTT uses Facebook’s Workplace for team communications
Companies looking to better connect workers spread across time zones have a variety of options; Microsoft, Google, Slack and Facebook all compete in the collaboration arena. Sometimes, one of those options stands out among the others....
CERN bails on Facebook’s Workplace, cites cost
The research organization, which operates the large hadron collider, will instead opt for open-source messaging app Mattermost to replace its trial test of Workplace.
The best Google Chrome extensions for business pros
From email tamers to scheduling aids to privacy protectors, these 20 Chrome extensions make the most popular web browser even more powerful and useful for business.
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