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Since the turn of the year, Microsoft Teams has gone from being a standard collaboration tool, to an industry-leading one-stop shop for any business, or any group of friends. Working alongside Microsoft 365, Teams has made remote working more of a pleasure than an inconvenience, with features ranging from 250 person chat rooms, to recurring surveys. Let's discuss what's new in Microsoft Teams: Group calling expanded You can now operate conference calls with a 7 x 7 display of

In the world of cloud, there are many great features and benefits, one of them is a cloud desktop service - What is this, and how does it work? A cloud desktop, or sometimes called a "remote desktop" - Is essentially a private server that allows members of a group, company, or organisation to access the same virtual device from any physical device. To put it simply, if you wanted to use the equivalent of your work PC at home, you would be able to do so using a cloud desktop s

You have your most professional outfit on, a sleek laptop and an excellent presentation lined up for your client. Please don't ruin it with a cheap-looking wireless presenter. What does it take to win a pitch meeting these days? What if the competition has better graphics on their presentation or a presenter with a mesmerizing voice? Many of us are familiar with a wireless presenter. We use them to transition from one presentation slide to the next. Just using one during a pi

In this tutorial, IT Block assists you in setting up an L2TP over IPSec VPN access to your Synology NAS server and connect with your Mac. L2TP over IPSec is a much more secure connection method, especially in comparison to PPTP. Please note the prerequisites: You require a static IP address for this to work. If you do not, a great workaround would be to set an account at no-ip.com. It is thus allowing you to more affordably point your L2TP over IPSec connection request to a h

With more and more users using mobile devices such as tablets and phones to do work.

Working at home is excellent for those who enjoy mixing a relaxing atmosphere with productivity. Working from home requires discipline above all else, and good discipline can be made more accessible with comfort and practicality. Conferences or video meetings from home can take up the entire day; quality connections are not always available, so you need a headset to cancel the surrounding noise, allowing you to focus on the task at hand—what better way to do that than a Bluet