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Google this week added features and functionality to a $50 subscription plan, renamed Chrome Enterprise, to position its lightweight Chrome OS as credible competition for rival Microsoft and Windows in the workplace.

Admit it: You've never heard of GigJam.

The Microsoft collaboration tool, which has been flying under the radar for the last 18 months or so, offers forward-thinking ways of sharing information between workers in real time from various sources – everything from Office 365 to LinkedIn, Dropbox, Salesforce and Trello.

As Computerworld Senior Writer Lucas Mearian explained to Executive Editor Ken Mingis, information a user wants to share is circled in GigJam and passed along to others on the same project. Читать дальше...

As Google's Android 8.0 Oreo release makes its way slowly (okay, very slowly) into the world, you may find yourself facing a puzzling new question: "What now?"

PC users looking to upgrade to a secure and modern OS may want to take another look at the MacBook Pro, as you can now use its Touch Bar with some of the most widely used Windows applications.

Pulse Solo is the world's first LED light with dual speakers in one bulb. Pulse Solo combines the energy efficiency of a dimmable LED light with the high-quality audio of JBL Bluetooth speakers. Setup is easy, twist the Pulse Solo into any standard light socket, and adjust both lighting and sound from any Bluetooth enabled iOS or Android device. Experience the soaring highs and the rich stereo sound of JBL combined with warm, dimmable lighting, without the fuss of speaker wires, power cords, or an independent remote control. Читать дальше...

This mini LED tactical flashlight has 3 modes, an adjustable/zoomable beam, and is both rugged as well as water resistant. Its bright, long-lasting light operates on just a single AA battery. The list price on a pack of 6 has been reduced 53% to just $21.99, so for just $3.67/torch you'll have a light tucked away in every room, every car, every backpack, or anywhere else this might come in handy. The flashlight averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 1,200 reviewers on Amazon (see recent reviews here). Читать дальше...

This mini LED tactical flashlight has 3 modes, an adjustable/zoomable beam, and is both rugged as well as water resistant. Its bright, long-lasting light operates on just a single AA battery. The list price on a pack of 6 has been reduced 57% to just $19.99, so for just $3.33/torch you'll have a light tucked away in every room, every car, every backpack, or anywhere else this might come in handy. The flashlight averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 1,200 reviewers on Amazon (see recent reviews here). Читать дальше...

For years, virtual private networks (VPNs) have been the best practice for giving remote workers secure access to corporate data and applications. But VPNs are built on the fundamental idea that enterprises have an inside and an outside—and the more operations your organization moves to the cloud and the more your users are accessing things remotely, the more difficult it's becoming to define what "inside" and "outside" even mean.

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Google Docs is a hugely popular cloud-based productivity suite. And it is much more full-featured than you may think. These 10 great Google Docs tips, including how to collaborate on a Google Doc, will help you get the most out of the software.

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This pilot fish's team is working on the replacement for the aging operator's console in a military system -- and it should be a big improvement.

Microsoft never sleeps. Even before the Windows 10 Creators Update was rolled out, the company began work on the next major update to Windows 10, code-named Redstone 3. As it did with the Creators Update, Microsoft has been releasing a series of public preview builds to members of Microsoft's Insider Program.