Facebook has announced the release of a native Messenger app for both Windows and macOS. While users could access Messenger via their web browser, the new apps will allow users to benefit from a desktop environment, including larger screens and…
Month: April 2020
How to Get Started with Free Web Hosting
If this is your first time hosting your own website, don’t be afraid—there’s really not much to it. Most web hosting services nowadays provide excellent free templates that you can choose from and make designing your own website super simple…
FCC Sets Deadline For Carriers to Fight Robocallers
The FCC has set a deadline for phone carriers to support the STIR/SHAKEN protocol, in an effort to fight robocalls. The STIR/SHAKEN protocol helps combat number spoofing, a favorite tactic of robocallers, whereby they make their number appear as though…
Surviving The Sharp Pivot To Remote Work
More people are working from home these days, and why not? Better schedule, working environment, and commute (what could be better than rolling out of bed and immediately getting to work?). Oh, and avoiding the Coronavirus epidemic! Now everyone, even Gary (we…
Slack CEO: We’ve Seen an Enormous Surge
“In the first 60th percent of this quarter added 9,000 new paid customers,” says Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. “That’s a net number. This is compared to 5,000 for the previous quarter and 5,000 for the quarter before that. That’s an…
Adobe Urging Users to Upgrade to Address Critical Vulnerability
Adobe is urging Creative Cloud Desktop Application customers running Windows to upgrade immediately to prevent hackers from deleting their files. According to a blog post, “Adobe has released security updates for Creative Cloud Desktop Application (APSB20-11) for Windows. This update…