Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft’s Panos Panay revealed what the future of Windows might look like at CES. In today’s episode, I look at how A.I will affect the rollout of Windows 12 and what it might mean for those on old hardware.

In this article, you will learn how to edit the Windows 11 hosts file.  The Windows 11 hosts file is an essential tool that allows you to override DNS settings. There are several easy ways that you can edit the file, and in this article, I will take you through each method step-by-step. In the…

Do you have a zillion browser tabs open at the same time? Learn how to find open tabs quickly using the address bar and a hidden keyboard shortcut in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Plus, I’ll talk about how to find browser tabs when you are working with one or more browser profiles. This Week…

Microsoft PowerToys is a free download for Windows that adds features for power users that are not included in Windows 10 or Windows 11 by default. In this article, I’ll show you my favorite PowerToys tools and why once you start using them, you won’t be able to live without them. What is Microsoft PowerToys?…

I’ve been using Bitwarden for the last couple of years and in this overview, I’ll look at why you might consider Bitwarden as an alternative to proprietary solutions like LastPass and 1Password. And I’ll give an outline of the pricing, architecture, and features for business and personal use. What is Bitwarden? Bitwarden is an open-source…

December was relatively quiet as Microsoft shuts down for the last two weeks of the year. But we did get some interesting information about updates coming to Windows 11 in 2023, OneNote for Windows will get support for vertical tabs, Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, and more! So,…

This Week in IT, I’m going to be looking back at the best and worst tech news of 2022! Including: The first major update to Windows 11 which brought File Explorer tabs and changes to the Start menu, iOS 16 with its new lockdown mode and customizable lockscreen, the rise of Mastodon after Elon Musk’s…

This Week in IT, I look at Mastodon, a popular open-source social network that is becoming a common alternative to Twitter. I look at how the decentralized service works, how to sign up, and how to find users and interesting content.

Notion is a cloud-based productivity and collaboration all in-one workspace tool. In this article, I’ll answer the question ‘what is Notion?’ and provide some examples of how it can be used for productivity, real-time collaboration, and project management in your organization. Notion allows small teams of people to work together in real-time on documents, tasks, notes,…

Could ChatGPT replace programmers and writers? In this article, I’ll take a look at the new technology and how it might affect programmers and content creators now and in the future. ChatGPT is a new tool that’s currently available in preview. It is an advanced chat bot based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning….

With talk of a recession just around the corner, IT departments need to find ways to do more with less as budgets get tightened. As we move more towards automated technologies, tools designed to lessen the burden on manual operations, and artificial intelligence (A.I.), tech often available to IT departments in large enterprises, the organization…

This Week in IT, Paul Thurrott and I discuss some alternatives for Microsoft Teams in the SME space, including Canva Docs, Notion, and ClickUp. We also talk about our experiences with Microsoft OneNote and the challenge Microsoft is laying down to Notion with Loop.