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| | | Google May Add Windows 10 Dual-Boot Option to Chromebooks | | The Verge | Google appears to be working on dual-boot support for Chromebooks. XDA-Developers has discovered that Google has been working to support an “alt OS mode” for its Pixelbook laptop for months now. Dubbed “Campfire,” an obvious nod to Apple’s own Boot Camp feature, Google’s dual-boot is rumored to support Windows 10 on Chromebooks. | | Three A’s Of SaaS Adoption, and Why Every Company Goes Through Them | | Help Net Security | Companies go through distinct stages of SaaS adoption. As your SaaS environment matures, needs shift and challenges evolve. But if you know what to expect at each stage and what’s coming around the corner, you can better prepare for it. You can mitigate security risks by cutting them off at the pass. Here’s a glimpse into the key challenges every company encounters as they adopt SaaS, why they occur, and how to solve them. | | Patch Tuesday’s Coming: Block Windows Update and Pray We Don’t Get Fooled Again | | Computerworld | "On the heels of arguably the worst Windows patching month in recent memory, another Patch Tuesday is approaching. Make sure Automatic Update is turned off so you can dodge the initial batch of bugs," writes Woody Leonhard. | | Google Records Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To | | The Guardian | Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you've used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from doing so. |
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| | | Simple Steps to Protect Yourself on Public Wi-Fi | | Wired | A public Wi-Fi network is inherently less secure than your personal, private one, because you don't know who set it up, or who else is connecting to it. Ideally, you wouldn't ever have to use it; better to use your smartphone as a hotspot instead. But for the times that's not practical or even possible, you can still limit the potential damage from public Wi-Fi with a few simple steps. | | How to Create a PDF File in Windows | | How-To Geek | Creating a PDF in Windows is extremely easy, whether you’re building one out of word documents, web pages, images, or whatever else you have. |
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| | | Millennials Say No to Legacy Software | | CIO | For your upcoming software purchases, think beyond the feature set and cost axes. Make it a strategic goal to have a modern ecosystem using ubiquitous, current technologies. Top talent wants more than high pay. Give them something to get excited about. |
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| | | Get Where You’re Going Faster with SAP Concur’s Travel App | | Several People Are Typing | It goes without saying that booking travel for business can be a hassle. If you’re one of the over 46 million people using SAP Concur for booking business travel, this is exactly what their new Travel App for Slack can do for you. |
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