Newsletter Archives

• What is Microsoft saying to SMBs?

  Posted on October 11, 2020 at 21:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  SMALL-BUSINESS COMPUTING

  By Amy Babinchak

  Microsoft’s 2020 Inspire and Ignite conferences are now literally history; as with most other major tech meetings this year, they were, for the first time, both entirely virtual.

  Inspire is focused on Microsoft-partner marketing, while Ignite is more about technology. Both events showcase the company’s vision of future business computing. But sometimes you have to read between the lines, too. Here’s what I think Microsoft is saying to small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and IT professionals.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.40.0 (2020-10-12).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Small Business Computing AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Business security, Data privacy, Desktop management, Remote computing, Remote printing

• COVID-19: The challenges of working from home

  Posted on March 26, 2020 at 14:20 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  Note: Here’s Patch Lady Susan Bradley’s comprehensive guide to working from home, from an Enterprise point of view. This story will appear in the March 30 AskWoody Plus Newsletter. But given the timely value of the information, we’re posting it early.

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  On Security

  

  By Susan Bradley

  “Social distancing” — such a simple-sounding phrase. But it’s having a titanic impact on our social and economic fabric. By any measure, we’re now living in uncertain times.

  With so many folks being furloughed or laid off, consider yourself fortunate if you can work from home. For those who can, there’s a wealth of online information on remote computing. Here are some highlights for making the experience effective and safe.

  And for all of you with kids staying home, I’ve included some information on home-learning resources.

  Read the full story here.

  On Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, COVID-19, home learning, Remote computing