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| | Google’s Latest Chrome Update Delivers ‘Largest Performance Gain in Years’ | The Verge | Google is wrapping up 2020 with what it claims are major performance enhancements to the company’s Google Chrome browser. “This month’s update represents the largest gain in Chrome performance in years,” Matt Waddell, Chrome’s director of product, wrote in a blog post. Sounds pretty exciting on the surface, no? Waddell says a slew of under-the-hood changes and optimizations have led to boosts to Chrome on several fronts. | The Untapped Power of IT Automation: 7 Processes You Should Be Automating (But Aren't) | BetterCloud | Offboarding is more than just revoking a user's access. Additional steps are required to protect mission-critical data and keep the business running smoothly. However, these steps are often overlooked, which introduces the risk of data breaches, failed compliance, productivity loss, and even loss of revenue. In this eBook, we'll share some offboarding best practices that apply regardless of company size or industry. | After Apple’s M1 Launch, Intel Announces Its Own White-Label Laptop | TechCrunch | This week the chip giant is debuting its own laptop, the NUC M15. More properly, the NUC M15 Laptop Kit; the device is actually a white-label system. It’s essentially a reference design so smaller device makers don’t have to commit to the long and expensive process of building a system from scratch. | Chrome for M1 Macs Is Available Again After Being Pulled Last Night | Engadget | The Apple Silicon version of Google Chrome is once again available to download. On Tuesday, you could briefly download it before Google pulled the release later in the day due to a bug that caused the browser to crash. You can download the new and hopefully stable release from the Chrome download page. |
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| 7 Easy Windows 10 Tweaks That'll Make Your PC Feel Like Home | MakeUseOf |Do you need some simple Windows 10 tweaks to enhance productivity? Are you sick of limited customization options? Want to make it look amazing? By using built-in functions and third-party tools, you can make Windows 10 look truly unique, adding your personal stamp, and enhancing productivity. | How to Forward an Email as an Attachment in Gmail | How-To Geek | Instead of forwarding several emails individually, you can send them all at once as attachments. With Gmail, you don’t even have to save the emails to your computer to do it–there’s a built-in option just for you. Note: This feature isn’t available on the Gmail mobile app and on Gmail in mobile browsers. |
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| SaaS Updates Summary: November 16 - 20 | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week, Microsoft announced several new integrations and features for its Teams product. Additionally, Google announced that breakout rooms are more widely available to Google Workspace customers and that users can now raise their hands virtually to ask a question in Google Meet. Learn more in the links here. |
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