Microsoft Bookings helps you spend less time scheduling and more time meeting with customers. If you run a small- to medium-sized business that provides services by appointment, Microsoft Bookings is an online app that can help you manage them. It’s available with Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Business Premium subscriptions – there’s no need to pay extra for online scheduling…
New features in Microsoft Teams: May roundup
April showers bring May flowers, and sometimes more Microsoft Teams features. Here are the handy features that Microsoft released in May for Microsoft Teams. Check them out the next time you hold a Microsoft Teams meeting: 1. Got a question? Raise your hand in a meeting If you have a question or comment, but don’t want to interrupt the person speaking,…
Don’t just blur your background in Microsoft Teams, replace it!
This year’s model: our very own Purchasing Manager, Kent Reimer. Microsoft Teams now allows you to customize your background with one of its video chat background images. This feature only works in Windows or Mac Microsoft Teams desktop applications. Here’s how to do it: Launch or join your video chat. Click the three dots (…) in the meeting bar. Select…
Tech Tips: Microsoft Teams Keyboard Shortcuts
365 Technologies Tech Tips In this training tutorial, we show you how to access Microsoft Teams “keyboard shortcuts” and useful shortcut keys to help you navigate the interface quickly and make you Microsoft Teams pro. We provide Worry-Free IT™ for small- to medium-sized businesses in Winnipeg, Manitoba. If you have any questions about your organization’s IT service or how to…
Cybersecurity tips for remote workers
Moving to a home office can be overwhelming and create cybersecurity issues for you, your team and organization – particularly on short notice! Here are some tips to make your home office and organization more secure: Virtual Private Network (VPN): Provide a VPN for staff to connect securely to your organization’s network. Remote-work plan: If you have a remote-work plan,…
Microsoft Teams Quick User Guides
Quick guides to help you set up remotely To help you, your team, and organization set up quickly with Microsoft Teams, here are some useful quick guides for you to download and share: Teams Meetings Quick Start Guide Teams App Quick Start Guide If you have any questions about your IT service or how to set up your team remotely,…
Coronavirus and the workplace: Why every business needs an emergency remote-work plan
As the old saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” According to the World Health Organization, the coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan City, China is still mostly affecting people in that country with outbreaks in others, including 33 confirmed cases in Canada as of March 3 (10 a.m. CST). While we don’t yet know a lot…
Seven life-changing tech habits for 2020
Why not start 2020 with a resolution to incorporate tech habits to make you and your organization smarter and safer? Here are seven recommendations: 1. Be Suspicious of Unexpected Emails If you get an unusual-looking email, don’t open it. The goal of phishing emails is to gain information about you, steal your money, or install malware on your devices. For…
Lessons from the Canva hack
We recently discovered one of our email addresses on the dark web following a hack of Canva, an Australian-based company that provides a simplified web design tool. In May, hackers breached Canva’s data, leaving approximately 139 million users’ data compromised, including names, usernames, email addresses, city, and country information. Although Canva has confirmed hackers didn’t access passwords, it still urged…
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