Fortnightly Recap: - We signed up a new client all within a 24 hour period; from seeing our advert, visiting our website, jumping on a video call to a new client. - First visits since the lockdown got relaxed to clients who can't work from home. In The News: - Keep tabs on your tabs in Google Chrome - https://kimbl.es/36068zR - Twitter is now letting employees work from home indefinitely - https://kimbl.es/2YZfwCq - Club Penguin Online shuts down after receiving copyright claim from Disney - https://kimbl.es/3e0TnrH - Universities' move online 'must be done the right way' - https://kimbl.es/2X9Rbr9 Conversation Time: A discussion about the rise of contactless payments and how COVID is helping in the adoption. Recommendations: Podcast - How I Work Netflix - Trial By Media

Fortnightly Recap: - An odd "bug" James stumbled upon in the Google Meet mobile apps. - All the new "Try This Now" videos we've been putting out for clients - New blog posts based on commonly asked questions - The current nightmare of trying to ship product to clients In The News: - National Cyber Security Centre publishes scam-busting address https://kimbl.es/2WuaXx5 - Google readying Chat, Meet, & Tasks functionality directly inside Gmail for Android https://kimbl.es/35axGSU - Elon Musk says Starlink internet private beta to begin in roughly three months, public beta in six https://kimbl.es/2Wnq23i - Microsoft Word now flags double spaces as errors, ending the great space debate https://kimbl.es/3fnpjrL - Google Drive adds Face ID and Touch ID protection on iPhone and iPad https://kimbl.es/2WoQ6eA - UK COVID-19 contact-tracing app data may be kept for 'research' after crisis ends, MPs told https://kimbl.es/2Wq027A Interview Time: We have our first interview in many months with Aimee Payne of Power Minerals. Power Minerals have been partnered with Kimbley IT for nearly four years. Recommendations: - A mixture of recommendations - have a listen to the end to find out what they are!

In this episode, we talk about how we are able to keep in contact with each other and clients during the lockdown. Fortnightly Recap: - New features coming to Google Meet - An additional focus on home working - A Special Kimbley IT Logo commemorating critical workers - We decided to change backup providers In The News: - Why everyone should be using Signal instead of WhatsApp - https://kimbl.es/2yWRw7V - Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app to target 80% of smartphone users - https://kimbl.es/2K8tWrd - Google details what coronavirus-related spam, malware Gmail is blocking - https://kimbl.es/3ah07zs - Demand for Sharp’s face masks crashes website and smart home gadgets - https://kimbl.es/2VpwgRb - Netflix adds a ‘screen lock’ feature to prevent accidental pauses - https://kimbl.es/2x03jSu Conversation Time: A discussion on how we have been able to keep in contact with the team and clients, using instant messaging, video calls and emails. Recommendations: - Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy available on Audible - Get Lamp - A documentary on text-based adventures available on YouTube

The show starts with our fortnightly recap of whats happened at Kimbley IT, followed by technology news which has caught our eye. We then have a conversation about a hot topic and finish up with our recommendations. Fortnightly Recap: Onboarding a new client during the lockdown G Suite training during the lockdown Kimbley IT is very quiet at the moment with minimal support issues. In The News: Improvements coming to Hangouts Meet - https://kimbl.es/3e4LPEY Cloudflare Launches a DNS-Based Parental Control Service - https://kimbl.es/2UA8yB4 Must Watch: Bill Gate Coronavirus Interview on The Daily Show - https://kimbl.es/3e7S1MP Conversation Time: Short conversation time this week as we discuss most the stuff we wanted to cover in this section at the top of the show. Recommendations: Netflix - Tiger King! BBC iPlayer - Spooks

This episode is dominated by Coronavirus and working from home - so if you are fed up with those topics, give this episode a miss.

Fortnightly Recap:

Coronavirus: Extending support to all users personal devices

Coronavirus: Activating Enterprise Hangouts Meet to all clients

Results from my experiment of not running and adblocker in the last show

In The News:

How coronavirus could lead to a permanent remote workforce - https://kimbl.es/3b0Dnob

Google now integrates official NHS information directly in Search in the UK - https://kimbl.es/337JzYI

A UK court IT system running Windows XP - https://kimbl.es/2UeoUiH

Conversation Time:

A discussion about Working From Home with tips and advice from Kyle who found it hard initially to work from home when he joined Kimbley IT.

Recommendations:

Podcast - Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders - https://kimbl.es/3doFwfe

We start with the regular review of the last two weeks. How Coronavirus changed our travel plans, Kyle's new fitness regime and a bug with UniFi Cloud Controller which brought down an offices WiFi. In the news we discuss: Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off Rubber - https://kimbl.es/2TBZCLe How a Shot of CRISPR Could Restore Sight to the Blind - https://kimbl.es/39H9oBh A new tiny computer injected into the body could help millions of people suffering from heart failure - https://kimbl.es/2TRia93 Amazon is reportedly working to find a cure for the common cold - https://kimbl.es/2TBypZ5 Amazons Just Walk Out till-free tech offered to rivals - https://kimbl.es/39FaVb6 Conversation Time: This week's conversation time is all about Coronavirus and the good it is brought to business and business use of technology. Yes, that's right the good! It is the stimulus needed to force a global experiment in remote working. Recommendations: The Bottom Line - BBC Sounds Hitler's Inner Circle - Netflix

We start with the regular review of the last two weeks at Kimbley IT along with Kyle's new look!

In the news we discuss:

Google ordered to reveal the author of Australian dentist's bad review - https://kimbl.es/3bx780V

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses - https://kimbl.es/2PlJoTK

Get Ready for Lots of Technology Delays and Shortages This Year - https://kimbl.es/2UNNaZU

Google shifts authority over UK user data to the US in the wake of Brexit - https://kimbl.es/2vPlB7U

This week's conversation time was spiked by a post James read on LinkedIn asking about hidden charges. Leading us to talk about hidden charges in the world of IT.

Recommendations:

Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle - BBC Sounds

We Worked - Wondery

And some book Kyle found

Starting as normal with a recap of everything that has happened at Kimbley IT since the last episode.

In the news we discuss:

An Eerie Historical Deepfake Imagines Nixon Telling the World the Moon Landing Failed - https://kimbl.es/2SC8cI3

Tesla remotely disables Autopilot on used Model S after it was sold - https://kimbl.es/2OM6uCW

How Google Got Its Employees to Eat Their Vegetables - https://kimbl.es/2UIkRf7

Coronavirus: How can China build a hospital so quickly? - https://kimbl.es/2UHr7E7

In this episodes Conversation Time, we decided to talk about Kimbley IT and how the company operates.

This week's recommendations:

JRE #1422 - LEX FRIDMAN - https://kimbl.es/2OLMJv6

Star Trek Picard on Amazon Prime - https://kimbl.es/39riSju

As usual, the podcast starts with a recap of everything that has happened at Kimbley IT since the last episode.

Looking for someone to join Kimbley IT and create a sales team

New onboarding and offboarding user forms

Invited by Google to Dublin for this years G Suite Partner Meetup

Having a lot of demand for Google Voice

In the news we discuss:

Spotting Guns With Artificial Intelligence - https://kimbl.es/2U75AnM

Don't let TfL drive Uber out of the market - https://kimbl.es/36avFEV

Google announces 8 years of Chrome OS software updates for all new Chromebooks - https://kimbl.es/2RRFQJz

G Suite Add-ons now generally available in Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive - https://kimbl.es/2U3YoZJ

This is Microsoft’s vision for dual-screen apps on Windows 10X and Android - https://kimbl.es/38JNv3w

Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law - https://kimbl.es/38G9d8r

Fraud victims 'failed' as criminals 'operate with impunity' - https://kimbl.es/2O4rxAb UK to decide on Huawei 5G ban - https://kimbl.es/2TXi8hH

Microsoft Edge Chromium - https://kimbl.es/3aLg7v1

Conversation Time:

In this weeks conversation time, Kyle and James discuss the benefits of purchasing and using refurbished computers. When you by A grade refurb computers they are essentially brand new computers, but are many hundreds cheaper, better for the environment, with typical warranties you get with a brand new machine.

This week's recommendations:

Give the new Microsoft Edge browser a go, it is very good!

Here is our first show of 2020. Starting as normal with a recap of everything that has happened at Kimbley IT since the last episode. In the news we discuss: Maze Ransomware Sued for Publishing Victim's Stolen Data - https://kimbl.es/2sPBB8Y Toyota will transform a 175-acre site in Japan into a ‘prototype city of the future’ - https://kimbl.es/2QWi1zA Impossible Foods is launching plant-based pork and sausage this year - https://kimbl.es/2N181ny This episodes conversation time we discuss why #CCTV #installers seem to have no knowledge of how the hardware they install works, are happy to punch holes in firewalls, and generally flogged you data, unsecured Chinese hardware. Our recommendations include: #Permanent #Record by Edward #Snowden - https://amzn.to/2vahVxj This is Personal. The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper