Tag: microsoft

  • Adding pronouns to your Microsoft 365 profile

    Adding pronouns to your Microsoft 365 profile

    TDLR: I worked on a project at Microsoft to bring pronouns to user profiles in Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365. If you are an admin, you can find out how to enable pronouns in your organisation’s Admin Center. If you are a user, you can find out how to put your pronouns on your profile.…

  • Know when you are being scammed and how to report it

    Know when you are being scammed and how to report it

    Quite often when people say they have been “hacked” it turns out they haven’t been hacked. They’ve often fallen victim to something called “phishing”. That’s the term used when someone creates a fake website that looks like a real website to trick you. You might often get emails that look like they are from your…

  • The best web browser for iPhone

    The best web browser for iPhone

    Apple have updated (or will soon update) your iPhone to iOS 14 – a shiny new version of everything Apple for your handheld computer. One of the new features of iOS 14 is that you can change your default web browser away from Safari. But why would you want to? To be honest, Safari on…

  • Links of the week: Planting trees, hacker news & self-reflection

    Links of the week: Planting trees, hacker news & self-reflection

    Some weeks you can feel like you can do a lot but have nothing to show for it. This week almost feels like one of those weeks. I have been busy, but I can’t tell you what I’ve done. And not because I am keeping it a secret. This weekend is coming to a close.…

  • Links of the week: Evil tech, hot stuff, good posture

    Links of the week: Evil tech, hot stuff, good posture

    A while ago I bought a health tech device; Upright Go. It’s meant to correct your posture by giving you a little nudge when you’ve been hunched over too long. Last time I used it, all was going well until I messed up my back playing football and then I put the device in the…