| | ZDNet | Microsoft is making changes to the way it will be rolling out feature updates for Windows 10 starting with the 19H1/1903 release, which is now officially known as the "May 2019 Update." Here's what's new. | | PCWorld | Now that the upcoming USB4 spec promises to “adopt the Thunderbolt 3 protocol,” some hope it means an end to our international nightmare of USB confusion. | | ZDNet | The security flaw has been fixed in V8, Chrome's JavaScript engine, but the fix has not yet reached the browser's stable version—v73—the one used by an estimated over one billion users. | | Gizmodo | Last year, a borked server migration resulted in MySpace losing all of the music uploaded to the website between 2003 and 2015—a loss estimated at more than 50 million tracks from 14 million artists. But now a small fraction has been recovered thanks to an anonymous group of academics and uploaded to the Internet Archive. |
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| | How-To Geek | The rm and rmdir commands delete files and directories on Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems. They’re similar to the del and deltree commands in Windows and DOS. These commands are very powerful and have quite a few options. | | MakeUseOf | Want to learn basic coding? Right now, there are too many courses to choose from. You can have your pick of programming languages but you also need to find out if you have the passion for it. Like any other skill, coding requires deliberate practice and patience. That’s why bite-sized coding courses fit the bill. |
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| | Enterprisers Project | Your leadership career will hit a wall if you lack strong soft skills. Ask yourself these questions about how yours stack up. |
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| | InformationWeek | Non-traditional IT roles continue to emerge with new business models and technology. Is your career on track? |
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| | G Suite Updates | Google is improving how invitation forwarding works in Google Calendar. Now, if guests of a Calendar event have been granted permission to invite others, recipients of forwarded invitation emails can RSVP to the event. This will also then add them to the event as a guest. | | G Suite Updates | Smart Compose can now make suggestions for the subject of your email. | | G Suite Updates | Google is improving the side panel on Hangouts Chat, making it easier to keep track of your chats and stay organized. In addition to Starred, you’ll now see the following sections in the left-hand side panel: People, Rooms, and Bots, with corresponding chats grouped accordingly. |
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