This globally-recognized day is our annual reminder to consider the environment and take stock of our efforts to preserve the planet’s future. Most tech companies aren’t huge organizations with international influence, thousands of employees, and billion or even trillion-dollar market capitalization. So what can smaller companies do to elevate their environmental stewardship? Here are some ideas. Reuse or donate old electronics Some organizations throw away functional electronics on a regular schedule....

What if you’re on the other end of the spectrum? Perhaps your needs are less demanding and you’d rather spend the RAM money on something better suited. Here is a definitive guide to how much RAM your Windows 10 PC needs. Chances are, you already have enough. Also: How much RAM does your Windows 11 PC need? The bare minimum for the 32-bit version of Windows 10 1GB of RAM is the minimum system requirement for the 32-bit version of Windows 10, and while I’ve gotten Windows 10 to run on this much RAM, I don’t recommend it....

That primary backup also picks up specific folders from other machines I have synced to Drive, which is taken care of via the Google Drive Desktop app. What I do not do is sync the entire contents of Google Drive to my desktop. Why? First off, there is no Google Drive Desktop Client for Linux. Second, my MacBook Pro M1 is limited in storage space, so syncing the entire contents of my Google Drive account wouldn’t exactly be prudent....

However, when the cursor moves to the secondary monitor, things get a bit tricky. Part of this is because my second monitor is considerably smaller than the primary (and is only used for smaller-footprint applications, such as Spotify and Slack). When I shift the cursor to the secondary monitor, sometimes it’s just too hard to find and I wind up having to move the mouse around until the cursor becomes obvious....

This four-course bundle provides comprehensive training to help you ace the certification exam. You get 126 lessons – over 10.5 hours – all online, including the course material. So there is no special software to download. The certification exam’s domain objectives are covered in this series of courses, and Part 1 covers around 55% of it. You’ll begin by learning the fundamentals of continuous delivery and process automation. These courses are offered by the Mclearn team, which was created in 2018 to provide people around the globe with access to excellent learning anywhere, anytime, and on all devices....

If you don’t keep your files backed up, the consequences could be devastating. And there are numerous ways to lose your essential files — computer malfunctions, malware, accidents, and more. But with a cloud storage plan, you don’t have to take any chances. Degoo is offering 15TB of lifetime cloud storage and encrypted backups for just $149.99, the best price on the web. With a 15TB Degoo plan, you’ll get more cloud storage than Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive combined....

Now, American Express has loosened its grip on the Black card ever so slightly. If you’re not familiar with the Centurion Card, you’re not alone. There’s an air of mystery surrounding the card’s perks, but what sets the card apart from others is the personal concierge service it offers cardholders. You may get a glimpse of what it’s like to be a cardholder in Reddit posts or occasional articles. Delivering ice for your drinks, dropped off by helicopter to a remote island resort, is just one example of the lengths a Black card concierge will go to....

In this post, I list seven steps you can take to help you lock that account down so it’s safe from online attacks. As always, there’s a balancing act between convenience and security, so I’ve divided the steps into three groups, based on how tightly you want to lock down your Microsoft account. (It’s worth noting that this article is about consumer Microsoft accounts used with Microsoft 365 Family and Personal editions....

But Google’s privacy stance comes on the heels of censorship and ethical controversies, including a “failure” to list its inclusion of the Assistant in the Google Nest Secure hub on the Google Nest spec sheet and continuing to track users after they’d turned off location history settings. While we did not receive a response from Google for this piece, we have been told in prior exchanges with spokespeople that the company “takes privacy and security seriously in all of its products, including the Google Assistant, and will not share information without user consent, except in the limited circumstances laid out in Google’s Privacy Policy....

Also: How to set up your first Raspberry Pi But sometimes I like to squeeze a bit more power out of the hardware, and the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B gives the scope to overclock the hardware to get more performance out of the board. What is overclocking? Chipmakers are always balancing performance, power, and the amount of heat being generated, and as such tend to run their processor (CPU) or graphics (GPU) chips at a lower speed than they are capable of achieving....

Also: The best Android phones For such images, you can set up a locked folder in Google Photos on Android and tuck those documents and other images away for safekeeping. Once you do this, the only way to view the images is via your default screen unlock authentication (such as the fingerprint scanner). There is, of course, a caveat to using a locked folder. Any photo or video stored within that folder is not backed up to your cloud account....

Here’s a secret: you can make these stop by using a feature already in iOS. It’s just a little hidden. Also: This hidden iPhone feature can help you fall asleep faster Here’s how you do it. How to stop spam text messages on iPhone Warning: Once “Filter Unknown Senders” is enabled, it becomes very important to add all legitimate senders to your address book. Any message from a number not in your contact list will go to the Unknown Senders tab....

I have another confession. The Opera browser absolutely spoiled me with the Workspaces feature, which makes it incredibly easy to better organize your tabs. After using Opera for a few months, I had a lot of trouble going back to any other browser, simply because they had no idea how to truly manage tabs. Fortunately, with my default Firefox browser, a serviceable extension was created to make this task a bit easier....

Also: How to add an AirTag to your Apple TV remote Before getting started, make sure your television is on and connected to the same network as your iPhone. When you use your iPhone as a remote control, note that not all televisions will feature all the controls. Depending on the television, you may not be able to turn it on or off, or have access to volume. How to use your iPhone as your TV remote I’ve been trying to make “remote boats” a thing ever since that Everybody Loves Raymond episode where Frank gets one, and I don’t understand why no one in my house wants to make it happen....

The portfolio, HP Presence, includes meeting space bundles, PCs, 4K cameras, audio and video bars and microphones, as well as room controllers. Here’s the breakdown of HP Presence offerings: HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions, a suite of hardware and software designed for large meeting spaces down to huddle rooms. HP’s meeting space kit includes:HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC that has integrated management and HP Wolf Security for Business. HP Presence Control and HP Presence Control Plus room controllers for adaptive audio....

The PC and printer company launched the HP Subscription Management Service, which enables smaller enterprises to manage costs and usage of SaaS applications. HP’s subscription management offering provides license management for Microsoft 365 and the software giant’s cloud catalog. HP also provides analytics and usage data by user, department and geography so IT teams can shift and scale subscriptions. Apple last week also announced an SMB service aimed at making its hardware easier to manage....

Deloitte’s analysis upholds the message in its title: For women in tech, media, and telecom, hybrid work may not be working. The analysis found that 51% of women in tech, media, and telecommunications work in a hybrid setting, while 39% work remotely. The same study concluded that women find it more challenging to work in a hybrid environment than to work fully remote or entirely in-person. At the same time, just one-third of women in tech, media, and telecommunications said their productivity and motivation were good or extremely good at work, and only one-third are satisfied with their work-life balance....

Perhaps McDonald’s had slipped this thing out just before Christmas in the hope that people would be in too good a mood to get mad. But people always find a way to get mad. Social media encourages it. And when images of this appeared on social media, well, there was a reaction. Wait, what are we talking about? McDonald’s presenting a new, largely automated, drive-thru and takeaway-focused version of the restaurant in a tiny part of Texas....

If you’re missing the links once the snow falls, the TruGolf Mini Golf Simulator uses advanced software and sensors to give you a full experience on real-life courses. The core of TruGolf is the E6 CONNECT software. It offers a full range of analytics to parse your game in minute detail, with 97 carefully simulated full courses, practice ranges, and other tools to keep your mind on the course. The software gathers data from the TruGolf Mini sensor....

Veriff is an AI-assisted identity verification and know your customer (KYC) platform used by companies around the world to ensure their customers are who they claim to be. Most of the company’s biggest customers are in global fintech, where it faces competition from the likes of authentication and verification services Jumio and Fido. SEE: What is digital transformation? Everything you need to know about how technology is reshaping business Today, Veriff is valued at $1....