Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Gartner lets slip what corporate users really think about Windows 11, Microsoft invests big time in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, Windows revenue plummets in FY23 Q2 and Azure and Microsoft 365 go offline for many users around the world.

In this article, I’ll show you how to successfully install Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022 in VMware Workstation 17 Pro. It’s taken more than a year for VMware to release a new version of VMware Workstation Pro that officially supports Windows 11. But there are still some issues that haven’t been resolved since the…

This Week in IT, researchers claim ChatGPT could be used to create malware that can morph to evade detection. So, I discuss what you might do about that today. Googles says Chromium will start to phase in the use of Rust to improve security without affecting performance. And Twitter officially bans third-party developers using its…

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,…