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If you’ve got a desktop Word document that you need to share externally, and you want a fast way to check for (and remove) personal information, comments, or other hidden data that you might not want to distribute, Document Inspector can help. Here’s how to use it: – Click on the ‘File’ tab. – Click … Continue reading Tech Tip – Remove Hidden And Personal Data Before Sharing A Word Document →

With newly expanded Google and Yahoo guidelines for high-volume emailers coming into force from the 1st of February, we look at what needs to be done to comply. Why? As Google says about the reason for the new guidelines: “we’ll require bulk senders to authenticate their emails, allow for easy unsubscription and stay under a reported … Continue reading Featured Article : New Yahoo & Google Guidelines For Bulk Emails →

Following Microsoft’s recent announcement that it is expanding its Copilot product line-up to appeal to a larger range of businesses, we take a look at what this means and some of the stand-out pros and cons. Copilot  In November last year, Microsoft, a major investor in AI through its partnership with OpenAI (ChatGPT’s creators) announced … Continue reading Tech Insight : Copilot Product Update – Some Pros And Cons →

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have reported making a two-legged “biohybrid robot” after combining an artificial skeleton with biological muscle, which can walk and pivot underwater. Biohybrid  Whereas ‘typical’ biohybrid robots can only move in straight lines or perform large turns (making them unsuitable for use in areas with many obstacles), the Tokyo University biohybrid robot … Continue reading Tech News : Cyborgs One Step Closer →

Included in a recent major update to Google’s Gmail on Android (for now), a new feature can help users to declutter and remove annoying spam from their inbox. Select All Option The new feature (currently being rolled out) enables users to use a “Select all” tick box that appears above (top left) in the inbox (on the … Continue reading Tech News : New Feature To Declutter Your Gmail Inbox →

To keep its App Store appealing to developers after they gain the right to distribute apps through their own channels when the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force, Apple is introducing a pilot test of “contingent pricing.” This means that developers can bundle subscriptions for two apps at a discounted price in the … Continue reading An Apple Byte : Apple Tests Contingent Pricing To Retain Developers →

Security researchers, Arctic Wolf Labs, have reported that victims of Royal and Akira ransomware are being targeted in follow-on extortion attacks. In these follow-on attacks (starting in October 2023), two of which were documented by Arctic Wolf Labs, the threat actors falsely claimed they were trying to help victim organisations. They even claimed they would … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Follow-On Extortion of Ransomware Victims →

A report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that almost one-third of electricity demand in Ireland is expected to come from data-centres by 2026. Doubling Of Electricity Demand  The IEA’s ‘Electricity 2024 – Analysis and forecast to 2026’ highlights how having one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the EU (12.5 per cent) … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Data-Centres Using One-Third Of Ireland’s Electricity By 2026 →

If you’re involved in an email conversation in Microsoft Outlook and you want a fast and easy way to introduce other colleagues to certain parts of your message without having to start a new conversation, here’s how: In the body of your email, type the ‘@’ symbol followed by the person’s name (their email address … Continue reading Tech Tip – Bring Someone Else Into Your Outlook Conversations →

Following many legal challenges to AI companies about copyrighted content being scraped and used to train their AI models (without consent or payment), a new certification for copyright-compliant AI has been launched. The Issue  As highlighted in the recent case of the New York Times suing OpenAI over the alleged training of its AI on … Continue reading Featured Article : New Certification For Copyright Compliant AI →