Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 Review

This is a well presented Review of the new Microsoft Surface Pro. If you were thinking of a new purchase this might be a good choice for you.

Lenovo Transform NYC 2017 Keynote

Lenovo Transform 2017 Highlights

Published on Jun 22, 2017

Highlights from Lenovo Transform as we look ahead to the future of enterprise computing. More: http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/lenovo...

The Seven Deadly IT Sins: Mobile Negligence

That flashy little device in your pocket is a big security risk. Hackers are increasingly targeting mobile devices to steal data (emails, contacts, corporate data, financial information) and send premium rate SMS, using up your bandwidth in the process. Android devices are most vulnerable to threat - last year SophosLabs saw an 1800% increase in Android malware. But iOS is also at risk, especially jailbroken devices.

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Wanting to use Amazon Prime Video to help cut the cable?

Amazon Prime users can opt into some of the prime cable channels (HBO, STARX and SHOWTIME) on a subscription basis. Amazon is providing a 7 day free trial to check it out for yourself. After the trial period you be looking at paying $8.99/month for STARZ, $14.99/month for HBO and $8.99/month for SHOWTIME.

If you want to see all the channels available on Amazon Prime click here.

Microsoft Stream for Office 365

Microsoft Stream capabilities vary based on the Office 365 subscription and the below table highlights Microsoft Stream functionality differences by subscription. The Microsoft Stream Plan 2 Add-on is available for Office 365 E1, E3, and E5 subscriptions to enable full Stream Plan 2 functionality.

You can also purchase the Stream License on its own. There are two Plans, Plan 1 is $3/user/month and Plan 2 is $5/user/month. The feature comparison is below:

Microsoft’s Video Application Stream released today

This has been a natural progression from the SharePoint Video library application to a richer more YouTube like application that has deeper integration into the Office 365 Application Library of programs.

This service was designed to make it easier to share Corporate Video. This service provides a secure method of discovery and sharing in the Corporate Environment. 

The basic premise behind the tool is that in a controlled environment, employees can easily upload, share and discover internal videos through one site. The goal of the service is to take the ‘work’ out of sharing video internally and make it accessible to all employees while also maintaining the high levels of security that the enterprise demands.

This application will be available through the following Office 365 licenses:

• Office 365 Education
• Office 365 Education Plus
• Office 365 Enterprise K1
• Office 365 Enterprise K2
• Office 365 Enterprise E1
• Office 365 Enterprise E3
• Office 365 Enterprise E5

If you don’t see it in your Office app launcher, you should see it in the near future.

As part of the announcement today, Microsoft will begin transitioning Office 365 Video to Stream which will be a complicated process. Microsoft outlines the process here and it is worth reading as the transition has potential implications on how you currently use Office 365 Video inside your company.

These major features are offered in Office 365 Video but are currently not available in Stream:

• Videos and channels showing up in Delve, SharePoint Enterprise Search, SharePoint Home, and SharePoint mobile apps
• REST API
• Video view statistics
• Spotlight videos & channels
• SDN support for caching videos from 3rd party solution Hive

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New malware uses old trick – and is a reminder to disable UPnP

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Coming Soon-Microsoft Modern Keyboard

Just caught this on Paul Thurrott’s site and was initially intrigued but… For $129 it is a bit pricey. Granted it is built into an aluminum case, has finger print recognition, is Bluetooth wireless or USB wired connectivity. Short battery life, 4 months when you compare against Logitech’s line of keyboards although the batteries that come with it are rechargeable. And look at what is operating systems that it isn’t compatible with:

Here is Microsoft’s introductory video:

Windows 10S Video Walk Through

Windows 10S overview provided by Windows Central:

Microsoft Surface Laptop Review

Interesting Review of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10S.

This is Microsoft’s newest hardware offering directed to higher education users that is using the new Windows 10S operating system. Microsoft touts that this operating system is more secure so is safer for the users to work with primarily because it only allows applications that are in the Microsoft Store to be installed on the system. Hmmmm…

It all sounds good but I think that the price is a little more than what I would want to pay for Just a LAPTOP! I’d rather spend a few extra dollars and get the Surface Book that gives me Windows 10 Pro (yes I’m a business user) and the detachable screen. I really like those features. I understand that isn’t what everyone is looking for but that’s how I feel.

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News in brief: Facebook moderators revealed to terrorists; WikiLeaks release Cherry Blossom; language-translating earpiece

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news!

OneNote’s new enhancements helps to keep your OneNote experience the same across all the platforms you use it on.

I always love to use applications that are available on all of the devices that I use. OneNote is one of those applications that I rely on ever since it jumped a head of Evernote a few years ago. So here is quick list of the changes that you should see:

• OneNote Reimagined: It's easier than ever to organize your notes with an improved layout. All of your notebooks, sections, and pages can be found in columns on the side of the app, efficiently navigable with screen readers, keyboards and more.
• Resolve page conflicts: Page conflicts sometimes happen in shared notebooks. We've made it easier to find and resolve the differences. Pages with conflicts will be marked with a triangle icon.
• Your pages, your way: Page previews provide a glimpse of what's in your notes by showing the first few words of text on the page, and a thumbnail of any pictures.
• Hide subpages: Create more room in your page list by collapsing your subpages. Select one or more pages, and from the right-click menu, choose Make Subpage.
• Find text on a page: Use Ctrl+F to quickly search for a specific word or phrase on the current page.
• You're the expert with Tell Me: Click the light bulb in the upper right corner of the app window, and simply type what you want to do in OneNote using your own words. Tell Me will guide you through the process as well as offer additional resources such as Help or Smart Lookup.
• See what's changed: When someone else changes content in your shared notebook, we'll make the page or section name bold so you know.
• Nickname your notebook: Add a nickname to your notebook to make it more personal and easier to find.
• Change the notebook color: Red for work, blue for personal? Change the color of your notebooks to keep things organized.

The Real Benefit of Intel Optane Memory

If you have watched any of Intel’s demonstrations of the benefits from using Intel’s new Optane Memory Technology, you would possibly come away with the impression that you could get away with less RAM memory in your system if you use it. They use the fact that accessing files is faster in a system with Optane Memory than without it which is true if it has been cached especially. They also justified the expense by stating that if you decrease the amount of RAM in your system the cost of adding the Optane memory will be about the same without a loss of speed.

This is probably true if you are a one at a time application user. Most of are not so while I agree that the Optane Memory will show the best speed increase with spinning drives, I would suggest that you still shell out the extra cash to get the most RAM possible to help you maximize the speed of the machine.

To learn more about take a look at this Windows Central article.