Public Enemy #1: Your Computer

The Biggest Time Suck at the Office Might Be Your Computer

Bloomberg | We call it Friction, and here it is on full display. "Slow, outdated computers and intermittent internet connections demoralize workers, a survey of 6,000 European workers said. Half of U.K. employees said creaking computers were 'restrictive and limiting,' and 38 percent said modern technology would make them more motivated."

Critical Security Updates from Adobe, Microsoft

KrebsonSecurity | "By my count," writes Brian Krebs, "Microsoft’s patches this week address some 46 security vulnerabilities, including flaws in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Windows, Office, Visual Studio for Mac, .NET Framework, Silverlight and Adobe Flash Player."

Amazon Cloud Chief Jabs Oracle: 'Customers are Sick of It'

CNBC | Cloud drama is the best drama.

The 5 Best Chromebooks You Can Buy Right Now

Paste Tech | If you use your computer primarily for internet access, Chromebooks are a steal.

ICYMI: 3 Time-Saving Shortcuts for Word and Excel That You Had No Idea Existed

BetterCloud Monitor | You probably know the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste, but here are a few little-known shortcuts for Microsoft Word and Excel (on Windows) that you may not have known before.

Office 365 ProPlus Updates

Office 365 | Here's what's coming to Office 365 ProPlus: 1) Two updates a year instead of three 2) Support extended to 18 months 3) Now comes with System Center Configuration Manager support. Also, Microsoft is now offering a limited preview of new upgrade assessment tools "that will catalogue the add-ins and VBA solutions in use in your organization, identify potential issues with the upgrade to Office 365 ProPlus, and recommend steps for remediation."

Salesforce Spring ’17 Release Notes

Salesforce | This ongoing document includes every Salesforce update for Spring 2017. It's 528 pages long! Very helpful for Salesforce admins and users.

Tomato, Tomahto. Google Home Now Supports Multiple Users

Google | Now, you can connect up to six accounts to your Google home. Google Product Manager for Google Voice Yuri Pinsky writes: "So now when I ask my Google Assistant for help, it can distinguish my voice from my wife’s and I can hear my own personal playlists, my own commute time, my own schedule and more."

This might be the most useful thing I've stumbled on in a while.
Sideways Dictionary: A Dictionary, But Using Analogies Instead of Definitions.