Coming up on today’s episode, we’re talking about WSL, new Microsoft Store, Apple announcements, and Ubuntu for Enterprise.

Microsoft brings Linux GUI apps to Windows 10

Microsoft is planning huge overhaul to the Microsoft Store

Apple announces new iMac and iPad Pro with M1 chips, more.

Ubuntu is making Enterprise moves with Desktop features for business

Coming up on today’s episode we’re talking Azure, Admin Center, patches that fix printing, and a whole lot more. Get subscribed so you don’t miss another episode!

Microsoft is making it easier to adjust link permissions

Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal is now in public preview

Huge outage hits Azure AD

Issue that made some systems crash when printing fixed in Windows 10

Windows 10 21H1 is now available for commercial pre-release validation

In today’s episode, we’re talking Exchange hacks, Teams encryption, iOS data leaks, and a whole lot more. Get subscribed so you don’t miss another episode.

Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/tens-of-thousands-of-us-organizations-hit-in-ongoing-microsoft-exchange-hack/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social

Teams is getting end-to-end encryption

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/3/2/22308915/microsoft-teams-end-to-end-encryption-support-e2ee?__twitter_impression=true

Some iOS apps are leaking data due to misconfigured cloud services, research shows

https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/04/some-ios-apps-are-leaking-data-due-to-misconfigured-cloud-services-research-shows/

Microsoft to Move to a Single Edge codebase (except for iOS)

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/web-browsers/microsoft-edge/247834/microsoft-to-move-to-a-single-edge-codebase

Visual Studio Code Now Supports M1 Macs

https://www.thurrott.com/dev/247821/visual-studio-code-now-supports-m1-macs

Google is Speeding Up the Chrome Release Schedule

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/web-browsers/google-chrome/247810/google-is-speeding-up-the-chrome-release-schedule

Coming up on today’s episode we’re talking about Firefox 86, Mac EC2 updates, Microsoft announcing new industry clouds, and more. Subscribe so you don’t miss another episode!

Firefox 86 adds total cookies and other features

Mac EC2 instances now support Big Sur

Microsoft announces more ‘industry clouds’ for Azure

Final Cut Pro subscriptions may be coming

Microsoft updates Remote Desktop for the first time in 2021

Coming up on today's episode, Microsoft is changing the definition of LTSC, Office 2021 is coming, Windows 10 21H1 is coming this spring, and a whole lot more. Get subscribed so you don't miss another episode!

Microsoft is making changes to LTSC branch for Office and Windows

Microsoft announces Office 2021 for Windows and Mac

Microsoft announces Windows 10 21H1, arriving this spring

LastPass Free is about to get less useful

Microsoft brings “Office” app to the iPad

No payload yet, but there’s malware in the wild for Apple Silicon Macs

It was a slow news week, but that didn't stop me! Microsoft announced Viva (what is it?!), SolarWinds patched some holes, Google Meet now has a pre-check, and a whole lot more. 

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Google Meet now has a pre-check feature called “green room” that helps you check your camera and mic before joining a meeting or call

Microsoft Defender ATP is detecting latest version of Chrome as a Trojan

SolarWinds issues 3 patches to address vulnerabilities

Here’s why some get new features in Teams and others don’t

Microsoft makes available Windows 10 ‘in cloud’ configuration settings for IT admins

AlmaLinux is CentOS’s replacement

Microsoft Announces Microsoft Viva, an Employee Experience Platform

This is the IT Now Podcast Episode 1, recorded on January 27, 2021.

On today's show, we've got a lot of IT stories from Google, Microsoft, SAP, CISA and more. Get subscribed so you don't miss future episodes!

You can now sign into websites with your finger on Chromebooks

Windows 10X is edging closer to completion

Microsoft is rolling out password monitoring and more in Edge

Outlook is going to be all in one place soon

PWA functionality is leaving Firefox

Microsoft and SAP will integrate Teams in mid-2021

CISA and CrowdStrike Tools Make Detecting Compromised Microsoft 365 Accounts Easier