Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 2, 2025
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Linked – Microsoft Reduces Office’s Functionality to Push You Towards Copilot
Hey, look, Microsoft isn’t just putting Copilot everywhere and forcing personal users to opt in and pay more for it; they’re also turning off features that Copilot can perform instead for anyone who opts out, like Smart Lookup.
This is all part of the “Copilot everywhere” strategy that we are all part of, whether we want it or not
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Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 26, 2025
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Is AI on the Internet of Things Path?
The real question is not whether they add it but how. The Internet of Things created many insecure devices because people slapped an internet connection on things that weren’t needed without considering making them safe or usable. Networks got hacked through fish tanks, and people were terrorized by someone taking control of their smart homes. Forcing internet connections on everything turned out not to be so great.
Will forcing AI into everything have a similar result?
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Never Assume Searches Are Accurate Without Verifying
Technology, especially M365 technology, changes all the time. It’s vast and complicated, and things get broken when new versions are rolled out. When dealing with eDiscovery, security, privacy, etc., we have to stay on top of those changes to understand new features and ensure the old ones still work the same way.
Don’t assume the old ones will always work the same way. I can tell you from this and plenty of other experiences they often don’t.
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec 1, 2024
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