Microsoft’s Taking a Responsible Leadership Position on AI
Microsoft’s decided to retire and rework an AI tool that could not only recognize our facial features, but also identify our mood. Azure Face is an emotion recognition tool. These are highly criticized by experts who believe they violate human rights. Microsoft has just published the updated version of its Responsible AI Standard. It wants […]
3 easy upgrades to improve your video call setup
https://impacttg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3-Video-Calls-Upgrades.mp4 Early on in the first lockdowns in 2020, did you ever sit at your computer and think “I really like working from home, using video calls and messaging to communicate”? Or were you the opposite; desperate to get back into a building and meet with other people like in the old days? Whichever was […]
Is this the end of passwords… forever?
No-one likes passwords. Creating them. Remembering them. Typing them in. Your whole mood can change when an application you’re using suddenly logs you out, and you have to go through login all over again. It’s frustrating for everyone. So, here’s some very welcome news, courtesy of Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The tech giants have joined […]
What could digital IT transformation do for your business?
We have all seen a LOT of change over the past couple of years. We’ve changed the way we work. The way we shop. And the way we interact with others. How has your business changed? What change do you need to make in the years ahead? And how does your technology help to power […]
Three New Teams Features to Look Forward To
https://impacttg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/WC-20220509-Tech-Tip-Video.mp4 The use of Microsoft Teams has just exploded in the last few years, and it now boasts 270 million people using it every month. Of course, it was the right tool at the right time when we all rushed to working from home at the start of the pandemic. But the growth of Teams […]
Poor Battery Life May Soon be a Thing of the Past
Big Tech is always looking for ways to make our working lives better. And over the past couple of years, that’s been a real challenge. But amongst all the productivity boosting and communication improving tools, we’ve still struggled with one thing: battery life. There’s always at least one device waiting to be plugged in. Last […]
Your Cybersecurity Toolkit
I remember the first time my dad gave me a box of tools. I was moving out for the first time, and he gave me a box filled with an old hammer, two screwdrivers (one flathead, the other Phillips head), a rusty wrench, and a tape measure. It wasn’t much but it showed me that […]
The 7 Ghosts of Cybersecurity
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but it also well known, among the vernacular of the younger generation, as Spooky Season. Most people are more concerned with ghosts, ghouls, and goblins than they are with the dangers lurking in the dark corners of the Internet. Which is understandable, it’s more fun to think about the fake […]
Man-Made Problems in the Digital World
If you’ve watched any sci-fi movie, you probably understand the perceived dangers of the digital world. Primarily the unrealistic dangers of artificial intelligence. Now, I’m not saying that AI won’t be a threat in the future but it’s important to note that right now the people using the Internet pose a much bigger threat than […]
The Secret History of Cybersecurity Awareness Month (And it’s Not-So-Secret Future)
Have you ever wondered where all those weird holidays come from? Like, who got to decide that April 23rd was National Talk Like Shakespeare Day? Or that Squirrel Appreciation Day would fall on January 21st? Or that the last Friday of every April would be National Hairball Awareness Day? An entire day to make sure […]
