Microsoft Teams jumps 70 percent to 75 million daily active users

“Microsoft said last month that Teams usage had grown to 44 million daily active users during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s now jumped another 70 percent.”

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Western Digital Officially States Which Specific HDD Models Use SMR Technology

“Western Digital has released a statement that states which drives make use of the SMR ( or shingled magnetic recording), which is slower when compared to its newer CMR technology. The company announced that the drives that use SMR technology range from WD Red HDD to WD Black HDDs.”

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Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries

“For the most part, you can no longer use Twitter as it was originally built to be used: over text message. Last week, Twitter turned off the ability to receive SMS messages containing the text of new tweets. The feature was disabled in all but “a few countries” that rely on the feature.”

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Why is video conferencing so exhausting?

“Ever since the pandemic lockdown began, I’ve video-chatted more than I ever have before. If it’s not Google Meet with colleagues, it’s Zoom hangouts with friends and FaceTime with family.”

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Every Microsoft Teams Keyboard Shortcut and How to Use Them

“Like other Microsoft applications, Microsoft Teams is packed with useful keyboard shortcuts. Become a Teams power user with this cheat sheet of useful hotkeys for Microsoft’s workplace (and home) communication tool.”

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Microsoft Teams Add-in for Outlook: How to Download and Install

“If you want to combine Microsoft Teams with your Outlook email client, you can easily with the dedicated Microsoft Teams add-in. But a lot of users are unaware of this tool and have no idea how to use it.”

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Google is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS texts in Messages

“RCS is supposed to be the spiritual successor to classic SMS and MMS texting, but the lack of built-in encryption puts a damper on that — someone could theoretically snoop on your messages where they can’t with services like iMessage. You might get your privacy after all, though.”

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Microsoft tells Chrome users to switch to its Edge browser on Outlook

“For years, Google has placed prominent pop-up ads on its web properties suggesting people switch to Google’s Chrome browser, saying they’ll get better performance, features and security.”

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