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Amazon Amazon is going all out for Prime Day 2024, including launching a new Echo speaker that will be 40% off until after the sales event next week. The new Echo Spot<!–> is a smart alarm clock that looks like a mix of an Echo Pop–> and Echo Show<!–>, giving Alexa fans the best of […] More
Artie Beaty/ZDNETAfter more than four decades, Windows Notepad is getting a significant update.First released in 1983 in MS-DOS, the simple text editor predates Windows itself and has been available in every version of the operating system since 1985. The program has remained largely unchanged over the years, but now it’s finally getting spell check and autocorrect features.Microsoft announced the features back in April, initially rolling them out to Windows Insiders. According to Tom’s Hardware, the new Notepad is now available for all Windows 11 users.Also: The best note-taking tablets you can buy: Expert testedThe features work just like in other word processors or text editing apps. Notepad underlines misspelled words in squiggly red, and you can right-click them if you want to see suggestions for the correct spelling. There’s also an autocorrect option that fixes mistakes as you’re typing, you can ignore a flagged misspelling for a whole document, and you can add custom words to the built-in dictionary.For many people, the value of Notepad is that it’s a stripped-down text editor. It opens instantly, works quickly, and is perfect for jotting down notes. Windows 11 has brought several changes to Notepad, including a dark theme, autosave, AI with Copilot, and tabs, but it’s still very basic compared to other options. More
Score a Microsoft Office license now for 82% off. StackSocial Whether you’re setting up your new laptop or using a machine you’ve had for years, access to Microsoft Office is a necessity for many of us to get things done. Right now, you can buy a lifetime license to the 2019 version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus for […] More
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETMicrosoft has yet again revised a webpage that explains how to manage a Windows account, but this time for the better. Just two weeks after removing the instructions on how to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account, the company has magically restored that information, as spotted by Neowin.Those steps had been part of the page until just recently. A version of the page from June 12 seen by Tom’s Hardware, courtesy of the Wayback Machine, contained the directions for changing from a Microsoft account to a local account. Those steps vanished on June 17 with no explanation from Microsoft, only to return sometime this past weekend.The page in question tries to explain how to add, remove, and otherwise manage an account to sign in to Windows. Deleting those instructions triggered criticism from concerned Windows users and several media outlets, likely creating undue attention that Microsoft hadn’t anticipated. I emailed Microsoft’s PR people on June 26 asking why the information was removed, but never received a response. Still, the backlash may have prompted Microsoft to quietly bring back the information.Also: Windows 11 now turns on OneDrive folder backup without your permissionAt the same time, Microsoft has added a couple of helpful new sections to the page. One section explains how to change or reset your PIN in Windows, while another tries to help you change your password, either for a Microsoft account or a local account.Microsoft has fought hard to push people toward signing in to Windows with a Microsoft account, claiming its superiority over a local one. On the prior and new version of its support page, the company touts such an account as enabling the “seamless integration of Microsoft services, enhanced security, and sync across devices, unlike a local account.” More
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETWe’re fully into summer, and in the tech world, that means new product launches, announcements on the horizon, and best of all, deals. Case in point: right now, the M2 Apple MacBook Air More
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be back July 16 and 17. Adam Breeden/ZDNETThe 10th anniversary of Amazon’s popular Prime Day sale More
Just_Super/Getty Images Singapore plans to soon release instructions it says will offer “practical measures” to bolster the security of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems. The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) is slated to publish its draft Technical Guidelines for Securing AI Systems for public consultation later this month, according to Janil Puthucheary, Singapore’s senior minister […] More
welcomia/Getty Images A massive cyberattack caused chaos for US car dealerships, and it’s still affecting both dealers and customers. According to BleepingComputer, a notorious extortion organization called the BlackSuit ransomware gang carried out a cyberattack on CDK Global on June 19. BlackSuit has conducted a number of high-profile attacks in the past several years, mostly against health […] More
