Blog Google Forcing Accounts To Use Two Factor Authentication October 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google recently announced that they’re planning to auto-enroll some 150 million user accounts into two factor authentication (2FA). The company prefers the term two-step verification (2SV). The company had this to say about the planned move: “…because we know the best way to keep our users safe is to turn on our security protections by […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security
Blog With Upcoming Release, You Can Sync Excel And Quickbooks October 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a QuickBooks user? If so you’re going to be thrilled by the company’s recent announcement that Excel integration is coming soon. You read that correctly. Soon you will be able to sync QuickBooks and Excel which should simplify your life a great deal. This is but the latest in a long line of […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft New Technology Office 365 Recent News Technology News
Blog Youtube Video Downloads May Be Coming To Computers October 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you use the YouTube app on your phone and you’re a premium subscriber you’ve currently got the ability to download videos from the service. As of this date however those are the only people who have the ability to download videos. Even if you’ve subscribed to the premium service there is no download function. […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Social Networking YouTube
Blog Apple Has Released iOS 15 With New Features October 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion Apple recently released iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 for its phone/pad products. The latest update brings a number of new features to Apple users. Here’s a quick overview: Improvements to Do Not Disturb This feature has been re-branded as “Focus” and it silences your phone or tablet in a bid to help limit interruptions when […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone New Technology Recent News
Blog Android Users Will Get Additional Gmail Features October 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you access your Gmail account via your PC it currently has features that simply don’t exist on the Android Gmail app. Specifically with regards to its email search options. These make it easy to find the exact email you’re looking for no matter where it might be buried in your inbox. The good news […] Read more » Android General Interest Google New Technology Recent News
Blog Installing Windows 11 On Unsupported Devices May Have Security Risks September 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft raised hackles worldwide when they placed stringent hardware requirements on their recently announced Windows 11 OS. Many chipsets that are more than capable of running the new software aren’t on the list. That doesn’t mean that you can’t still install Windows 11 on a machine with unapproved hardware. However Microsoft has stuck to its […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Windows 11
Blog A Number Of Netgear Routers Get Security Fixes September 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Dozens of Netgear routers are vulnerable to a very old security flaw. The DNS rebinding flaws that these routers have date back to models the company put out as early as 2007. That means this issue has been lurking in the background for a very long time. It was recently brought to light by the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest New Technology Recent News Security
Blog Microsoft Teams Adds A Number Of New Features September 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you use Microsoft Teams? If you do then you’re going to love the August update. It offers a number of new high value features that will improve the quality of your online meetings. Here’s a quick overview: Two New Presenter Options In Presenter Mode you’ll find two new options available: A Reporter mode and […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Office 365 Recent News
Blog iPhone Users Getting Secure IDs And Digital Drivers Licenses September 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Have you ever wished you had a digital ID like a driver’s license? Apple is working to make that a reality. The company is currently in talks with officials from eight different state government to fold state IDs and driver’s licenses into Apple Wallet. The states in question are: Arizona Connecticut Georgia Iowa Kentucky […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone New Technology Recent News
Blog Windows Server 2022 Has Been Released September 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Some products are released with lots of fanfare. Others with very little. There was almost no fanfare behind the release of Windows Server 2022 but it is currently available to customers. Windows Server 2022 has been in development for more than a year and comes in three different variants depending on your needs: Standard, Datacenter […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Technology News Windows
