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Continue reading →: Gmail not activated for Gsuite because of high loadOk file this in the department of strange things. With so many people working from home Gsuite is just jammed. In bringing up a new Gsuite account (for yet another company), I ended up in a strange loop. I would login to gmail and it would say “This account does…
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Continue reading →: Zoom Lessons No. 3: On Security and PresentingOK, listened to Erc Yuan, the CEO of Zoom do his webinar. Wow, it is always interesting to see CEOs in person. I had not realized he was part of the original WebEx team. And he is a true engineer in every sense. You can’t judge people by their cover,…
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Continue reading →: How to wish some well at PassoverWell, I learned how to say this last year, but in Hebrew its: chag Pesach kasher vesame’ach. Indianapolis Star, 7 April 2020 I’ve no idea how to actually pronounce this, but phonetically it’s “CHAG PEH-sach kah-SHER ve-sah-MAY-ach” Google Translate
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Continue reading →: What can a startup or small business do to stay alive in the Covid catastropheOk hat tip to Tom, Rick, Will and Keith for inspiring this post. But if you are a small business what can you do. FWIW I’ve never run a small business so I don’t know much about that, but I have worked with startups (and even been in one), but…
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Continue reading →: Running Secure Zoom Meetings 1, 2 and 3Everyone is now worried about Zoom security and how to make sure that you are really running end-to-end encrypted and there is no possibility for anyone to see what you are talking about. Zoom included. First of all, Zoom is inherently secure if used well, you just make sure that…
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Continue reading →: Zoom video backgrounds are back!They removed it for a while. You can access this on a Mac or PC by going to Preferences > Video > Background. But where do you get footage that looks good? Well, Pexel to the rescue. While Unsplash does photos only, Pexel also does royalty-free video, so that’s a…
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Continue reading →: Zoom Security and Privacy Problems, Fixes and Response and a Lesson in PRWell, Zoom has exploded in usage and has just been hammered in the last week culminating in bans. There have been countless stories about Zoombombing where kids and conferences have been inundated. Not to mention privacy problems and security holes. And most importantly, it’s not been if Zoom is a…
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Continue reading →: The ultimate Covid-19 Home OfficeOK, I’ve gone from spending an hour in my home working to nine Zoom calls on Friday and then working until 10PM on various projects (Covid response, helping companies survive, investment funds, etc.). So suddenly having the right home office setup has become really important. So help the economy and…
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Continue reading →: Gaming and Gaming Builds in Covid-19 Era of 2020Well there is so much to write about here. In this Covid crisis, gaming at home is on the rise. Most sites are reporting a 50% increase in traffic. Certainly it does seem like virtual reality might very well finally find its niche as people look for escape from their…
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Continue reading →: Tips for Aliases in GSuiteOk, this is a confusing topic because there are two distinct things you could mean by this. The first is if you want rich@foo.com to actually go to rich.tong@foo.com. And the second is if you want hr@foo.com to actually go to a group of people in the company like rich@foo.com…
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