It’s opening week! We are excited for baseball to be back. Get those tickets and come see what the fun is all about! https://mavericksindependentleague.com/tickets/

One week away from opening night, make sure to secure your tickets for opening night if you haven’t already! Tickets start at only $6! https://mavericksindependentleague.com/tickets/

 The Mavericks Independent Baseball League will feature top level non-drafted and released players who hope to someday reach the Major Leagues. The 4-Team League will feature the return of the Portland Mavericks, a notorious and iconic team from the 1970’s. In addition to the Portland Mavericks, the League will …

Have you bought your tickets for opening night yet? Family fun baseball starts May 10th! Get your tickets now for as low as $6! https://mavericksindependentleague.com/tickets/

Instead of hiding your phone away to get some work done, take a look at these productivity-boosting Android widgets

#Android #ProductivityTools #GettingThingsDone

https://www.slashgear.com/1232461/the-best-android-widgets-to-help-boost-your-productivity/

If you or your people spend time working remotely, you may have considered using a VPN. This article explains exactly what a virtual private network does and why it’s important

#VPN #RemoteWork #CyberSecurity

https://www.techradar.com/news/do-i-need-a-vpn-a-comprehensive-look-at-one-of-the-worlds-leadin…

Hard to believe there was a time before the internet. We love this video of NBC presenters seeing an email address for the first time. “Alison, can you explain what ‘internet’ is?”

#NewTech #WhatDoesItAllMean #FunFriday

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1616568918100873216

This week in 1999, The Matrix was first released. Was the movie a bleak vision of the Metaverse where only computer hackers can save us? Or just a bit of high-octane fun?

#TheMatrix #Neo #TechHistory

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-matrix-released

Governments and businesses all over the world have been banning TikTok for security reasons. Should you be doing the same? Would it hurt your marketing strategy?

#TikTok #SocialMediaBan #CyberSecurity

https://www.verdict.co.uk/tiktok-bans-create-growing-tension-between-government-and-business/

Productivity tools are supposed to help speed you up. But for many businesses they’re doing the opposite because they’re not being deployed properly. Ask us for help 

#ProductivityTools #TechPotential #AskTheExperts

https://www.techradar.com/news/most-uk-firms-are-failing-to-realize-the-potential…

Ever wished you could skip a video call? Or maybe you can’t attend thanks to a diary clash. ChatGPT could soon stand in for you and take notes. Will anyone real be listening at all? 

#ChatGPT #Microsoft #Microsoft365Copilot

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/chatgpt-could-soon-attend-meetings-for-you-h…

OneNote is a great collaboration tool, but it’s recently been targeted with malware. Microsoft is adding extra protections, including a warning notification for high-risk files 

#Microsoft #OneNote #CyberSecurity

https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-onenote-is-being-fixed-after-surge-in-malware…

Doing a little work from your Android phone this weekend? Good news. Microsoft is making searches in 365 Mobile more detailed and easier to use

#MicrosoftVideoSuperResolution #MicrosoftEdge #HighResolutionVideo

https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-365-mobile-for-android-searches/

We love this tale from the helpdesk. It turns out that you can’t send a document to print after you’ve stolen everything in the office and sold it all on eBay. Busted! 

#TechFails #TechSupport #FunFriday

https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/11bmcyu/i_cant_print/

This week in 2006 the first tweet was sent. Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, wrote: “just setting up my twttr” 

#Twitter #FirstTweet #ThrowbackThursday

https://ccm.net/apps-sites/internet-archeology/9737-what-was-the-first-tweet-ever/

In a new low, phone scammers are using AI voice replication to call people, sounding like a loved one in trouble. They phone, often pretending to be in jail and desperate for cash

#AI #VoiceReplication #TrustNoOne

https://www.zdnet.com/article/scammers-are-using-ai-to-impersonate-your-loved-ones-heres-wha…

A new type of bot malware is designed to steal user profiles, potentially allowing crooks to bypass strong security. Switch on antivirus, use a password manager + ask us for help

#BotMalware #IdentityTheft #DataSecurity

https://www.techradar.com/news/bot-malware-could-be-the-next-big-security-risk-for-you…

Working with overseas customers and colleagues will soon become easier. Google has plans for an AI translator that supports 1,000 different languages… wow

#AI #Google #LanguageTranslator

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/google-is-building-a-1000-language-translation-ai-it-just-took-a-big-step-forward

If there’s one thing Microsoft is good at – other than, y’know, tech – it’s listening to what we want. Here are 10 of the most requested features it’s already added to Windows 11 

#Microsoft #Windows11 #BusinessProductivity

https://www.neowin.net/news/top-10-most-requested-features-micros…

“Yeah, hi. So I cleaned my mouse with lemonade and now it’s covered with ants.” These tech support disasters are really on another level – we feel bad for laughing! 

#TechFails #TechSupport #FunFriday

https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-tech-support/