This Week in IT

This Week in IT

Join Russell Smith, Editorial Director of Petri.com, to take a look at the most important news for IT pros in the past week.

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This Week in IT Episodes

Microsoft Edge
Episode Jan 6, 2023

Open Tab Overload? Here’s How to Conquer It

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...

Network Security
Episode Jan 13, 2023

Windows 12 – A.I. Is Going To Reinvent Everything You Do

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.

Security
Episode Jan 20, 2023

The Darkside of ChatGPT

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...

Windows 11
Episode Jan 27, 2023

What Users Really Think About Windows 11

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.

Tauri logo
Episode Feb 3, 2023

Is Tauri the Future of Cross-Platform Apps?

This Week in IT, could a new framework based on Rust spell the end of slow, resource-intensive apps, like Microsoft Teams that are based on Electron? I look at Tauri, and how in the future it could replace Electron to improve the end-user experience in many popular consumer and enterprise apps. What is Tauri? on...

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac
Episode Feb 17, 2023

Windows 11 Comes to Apple Silicon and Updates Get Faster

Windows 11 on Arm is now officially supported on Apple Silicon, but it’s not all good news if you want to run Windows on Apple’s M1 or M2 Macs.

Hero Approved GitHub – 2
Episode Feb 10, 2023

Maximizing Developer Productivity with Platform Engineering

Could internal developer platforms (IDP) revolutionize software delivery with the power of platform engineering? Or is it just a fancy name for DevOps? This Week in IT, I look at how platform engineering could mean saying goodbye to complexity and uncertainty, and saying hello to improved developer productivity and streamlined workflows. From building IDPs to...

Microsoft Edge Bing AI ChatGPT
Episode Mar 3, 2023

Why ChatGPT and A.I Are the Future of Search

This Week in IT, I show you the future of search engines in action! Microsoft’s Bing Prometheus is set to revolutionize search with its integration of ChatGPT. Join me as I unveil the lightning-fast speed and accuracy of Bing Prometheus in answering your questions!

Bing Prometheus
Episode Feb 24, 2023

Microsoft Bing ‘Prometheus’ – A First of Its Kind A.I. Model

This Week in IT, Microsoft reveals details of how its new Prometheus A.I. model for Bing works and a faster more efficient Teams client is coming in preview to users in March.

Apple iOS 16
Episode Mar 10, 2023

Microsoft Phone Link Gets Limited iOS Support

This Week in IT, I talk to Stephen Rose about whether ChatGPT is just marketing hype or will it really change the way we do everything. Plus, Stephen shows me the new integration between Windows 11 ‘Moment 2’ Phone Link and iOS, and we discuss whether organizations will be willing to pay a premium for...

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