Immersive Spaces in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Immersive Spaces

Microsoft Teams offers more features than you might realize. One standout feature is the Microsoft Teams immersive space add-on, which allows you to customize your avatar and join a 3D virtual environment for a fresh, collaborative experience.

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CrowdStrike: 8.5 million strikes and they’re out!

Windows 11 blue screen on an airport information board.

On Friday July 19th, 8.5 million Window computers displayed the infamous “Blue Screen of Death”, causing global panic. Flights, online transactions, and emergency services all came to a halt. What you might not know is how common these issues really are.

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What is Wi-Fi 7?

Wooden cube blocks flipping from words WiFi 6e to WiFi 7.

Wi-Fi allows people to connect to the internet to talk with their friends across the globe, stream their favorite TV shows, and do a million other things. As you read this blog, most of you likely are using Wi-Fi 5 or 6. But have you heard of Wi-Fi 7? 

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Why are governments banning TikTok and should we be concerned?

Shou Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok Inc., bottom right, during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

TikTok has been banned on government devices in Canada, which allows us to ask this crucial question: Should we been concerned about our data privacy and the Chinese-backed app or does the government have it wrong?

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How do AI companies view your privacy?

robot viewing the charter of data privacy

How will OpenAI’s new option to turn off chat history help protect your data privacy?

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Why has Microsoft Outlook stopped working?

Basic authentication

Starting in January 2023, Microsoft has stopped supporting Basic authentication in Exchange Online to improve security.

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Plan now to replace Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012

As of October 2023, extended support for Windows Server 2012 will be ended, and security updates will no longer be provided by Microsoft. For most businesses still running these old servers, it is time to start planning an upgrade. There have been many technological advancements in the last decade, for both hardware and software, and […]

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The Global Chip Shortage: What It Is, And How It Happened

Many hands reaching for only one chip

By now, you’ve been affected by the global chip shortage directly or indirectly. We’re two plus years into the global chip shortage, and the end is not close. It is affecting most major industries across the globe, due to major strains on supply chains and massive increase in demand. So, what is it? The global […]

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Microsoft issues urgent security update

Opened padlock logo on alphanumeric background

If you are reading this on a Windows computer, first open your Start menu, type “update”, then check for and install all available updates. Now that you can rest assured your computer is safe, let’s talk about PrintNightmare. Windows computers can share printers with devices on the same network, and that’s a great feature, but […]

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Announcement regarding Ontario State of Emergency

Remote IT support

First and foremost, thank you for being a valued client or future client of Dunham Connect. We appreciate working with all of our partners especially during these ever changing and challenging times. Ontario has declared a state of emergency requiring people to stay at home whenever possible. Non-essential businesses and schools are being forced to […]

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