Maintaining positive communication and mental health during quarantine is harder than ever considering COVID-19 has scattered the workforce from their usual congregation points. Now more than ever, managers have to pay attention to employee wellness and productivity — and technology plays a huge role in those areas. Mental health in quarantine “Social distancing” is a […]
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to see up to nine faces on the screen at once during a video call. On its UserVoice Site, a Microsoft Teams engineer said the company will start rolling out its first update to view nine meeting participants simultaneously by the end of April. The company is also […]
If you use your go-to password for Zoom, you should consider changing it, according to a new report about cybersecurity researchers finding credentials for more than 500,000 Zoom accounts on the dark web. Business Insider reports cybersecurity firm Cyble discovered the accounts, many of which were being sold for less than one cent per account. […]
The world is now becoming familiar with videoconferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, Slack and others thanks to COVID-19 and government-imposed restrictions on pubic gatherings. While the world learns how to set up a videoconferencing call and how to screen share, the world is also learning about the inherent security vulnerabilities with […]
Managing employees can already be challenging, Now, factor in remote work, and this becomes even more challenging. COVID-19 has closed offices around the world and forced many of us to work from our homes, meaning your employees are unsupervised and are left on their own to get their work done. Managers and team leaders haven’t […]
Google has rebranded its unified communications and collaboration platform Google Hangouts Meet to just Google Meet as it expands free access to advanced features until Sept. 30. The company announced last month its Google meet videoconferencing services would be available at no cost to all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers. That is […]
LogMeIn, providers of videoconferencing platform GoToMeeting, have added several updates to both desktop and mobile experiences, including new integrations with Microsoft Teams, noise suppression, better audio and other improvements. The upgrades come as the company — like other unified communications and collaboration providers — reports a huge uptick in usage due to COVID-19 and an […]
Government agencies all over the world are urging us to practice social distancing, which is essentially staying home and not seeing anyone outside of the house. When you must go out, guidelines dictate that you keep at least six feet from you and other people to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that […]
Teachers in New York City are being told to stop using Zoom to connect with students for remote learning because of security concerns over the platform. New York City teachers have been told to stop using Zoom to connect with their students for remote learning due to concerns about security and privacy breaches. The city’s department […]
Year after year, more workers are setting up shop at home. According to multiple surveys, remote work options are a key component of job satisfaction; nearly half of all workers work from home at least once a week, and a third of all workers work from home nearly 100% of the time. However, one event […]
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