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Perfectly good computers are being thrown away. Billions in profit are being made. And the company preaching “zero waste” is leading the charge.

My latest deep dive exposes how Microsoft turned “security” into a billion-dollar landfill.

The largest single e-waste event in history Microsoft is hiding behind environmental slogans while profiting, likely BILLIONS, from what could very well be the largest electronic waste event in history. Across offices, clinics, and warehouses, business owners are staring at piles of computers that suddenly don’t “qualify” anymore for th...

Microsoft is in a bit of hot water after announcing a few new features that are riddled with privacy concerns.

BUT.. did you know there's already a feature that is turned on by default to track your computer activity? I'll show you how to disable it

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How to STOP Windows from Tracking Everything You Do | Geek³ IT Support Services Microsoft has found itself in a bit of a PR Nightmare since announcing CoPilot+ a few weeks ago. This "AI" upgrade includes a feature called "Windows Recall"

Woot! More businesses than ever before are being proactive with their cyber security defenses. Buuuuut around half of SMBs have no security measures in place at all. If that’s you, you need to read this…

Uhhh… Cyber Security? | Geek³ IT Support Services I talk to business owners all over Gainesville. Most have made the smart decision to be proactive and invest in their cybersecurity defenses. Many of them

Ever wonder whether it’s best to keep your laptop plugged in while you work or let the battery drain to zero before you charge it? The right way to make your battery live longer…

The secret on how to make your laptop battery live longer… | Geek³ IT Support Services Technology has brought us a long way. We don't have flying cars, but we do have laptops that seem to want to die when we're in the middle of an important

This is a nice touch for going into 2024. A new Chrome Web Store to stop you from wasting time searching through a maze of extensions.

A more efficient way to find Chrome extensions - Gk3 IT You're probably no stranger to extensions in Google Chrome. They greatly enhance productivity and convenience when using the web.

Want to know how you can become instantly more organized starting tomorrow? By using Google's new AI tool. It can summarize, refine, and organize your messy Google Docs in Google Drive. Will it be a time saver?

Google's new AI tool can help organize your messy Google Docs files Summarize your class notes into one easy-to-read paragraph

Got an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook? Please update it now. Apple put out an emergency update last week to fix severe flaws

Hackers attacking iPhones, iPads and Macs — update now Apple pushes out emergency patches to fix severe flaws

This one bugs me. Microsoft has been testing putting ads within your Windows folders. MS says it’s just an experiment. Right.

Microsoft says Windows 11’s File Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’ The test ads weren’t supposed to be live, but could appear in the future.

Oof. Apple and Facebook (Meta) gave hackers user data to hackers. Hackers did so by masquerading as legal authorities.

Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.Most Read from BloombergUkraine Update: Russia Says Kyiv Makes Rare Cross-Border S...

Does anyone in your business use the Firefox browser? It’s time to update after two critical vulnerabilities were discovered this month

Firefox update fixes two nasty security vulnerabilities, so patch now Firefox flaws could be abused to distribute malware

If you use an Alexa in the office or at home, switch off these features

Amazon Echo: 6 Alexa features you should turn off on your smart speaker and display now Disable these six features and watch your Amazon Echo work better than ever.

Are you using tab grouping on Chrome yet? It’s a gamechanger for you and your team. It has been for me, though a bit getting used to.

You can use Google Chrome's tab-grouping feature to keep your browser organized. Here's how Your Chrome browser includes a handy little trick that will help you wrangle your 37 open tabs.