If you like looking at all the new features in your Microsoft Teams application, you might have noticed the walkie talkie feature in preview. Maybe you’ve even tried it out on an Android device? It seemed like a fun gimmick. Now Microsoft has rolled it out to iOS devices as well, meaning it can be used by every member of your team.

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft’s increasing its subscription prices for Microsoft 365 in March. It’s the first big price rise for a decade. And you can expect to pay around 20 to 40 per cent more. In fact, it’s not just a price increase.

If your business is the victim of a cybercrime, it’s not just money and productivity you’ll lose. It’s also reputation and trust. Check out this week's video tip and find out why.

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Last week there were stories that a password manager called LastPass had seen some of its customers’ master passwords compromised.

The company denies that happened. And it’s possible that some of the people who reported being affected had old accounts with master passwords they’d used with other services.

Did you get a short break at Christmas? Even if it was just a few days, that break can give you a clear mind about where to take your business this year. We call this the 'January Refresh & Refocus.'

Let us share with you the two technology areas that will be the most important in 2022. They are Defend and Invest.

There’s a cyber-crime called phishing. It’s a major pain. Criminals send emails pretending to be someone they’re not, hoping one of your people will click a link and accidentally give them access to your data.

Do you think your team would spot a phishing email?  Here’s an easy way to check.

You need to design a document for work… but you’re not a designer. And apps like Publisher are too confusing?  Enter Sway. It’s inside Microsoft 365, and makes designing easy for non-designers. Here’s our take on it.

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Pulling together your budgets for next year?

While it might be hard to know how much your business will spend on software – especially as your needs change throughout the year – you can accurately budget for your hardware for the year. Just ask yourself these 5 key questions.

Don’t you often find it’s the small things that make the biggest difference?

That’s certainly the case with technology. Minor updates to the software you and your team use every day can have a surprising effect on your overall productivity.

Microsoft has recently announced a series of small improvements to Teams, Microsoft 365 and Windows 11. It’s keeping its foot on the gas despite the holidays being just a few weeks away.