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Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building will skim past Earth just before Christmas
The asteroid, dubbed 216258 (2006 WH1), will pass our planet at about 15:17 on December 20, according to NASA
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Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials

Microsoft will not provide new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials software after it retires Windows 7 in five weeks.

"No, your Windows 7 computer is not protected by MSE ((Microsoft Security Essentials)) after January 14, 2020," the company said in a support document mainly concerned about the Extended Security Updates (ESU) being shilled to enterprises. "MSE is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support."

[ Related: Windows 7 to Windows 10 migration guide ]

Security Essentials, a free antivirus (AV) program that launched in 2008, was originally limited to consumers. However, in 2010, Microsoft expanded the licensing to small businesses, defined as those with 10 or fewer PCs. Two years after that, MSE was replaced by Windows Defender with the launch of Windows 8.

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Patch Tuesdaycoming! Protect your machine by pausing updates

The past couple of months have gone reasonably well in the Automatic Update world — we saw a convincing Keystone Kops rendition in September, which continued into October, but November was relatively benign (unless you&re using Access).

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How to use Google Drive on iPhone, iPad

AppleFiles app is a fantastic solution for Apple users who need flexibility when it comes to the cloud storage services they use, as it supports iCloud, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive.

Why is Google Drive useful?

The promise of cloud storage systems is that it becomes easier to move between different platforms efficiently.You might want to access files using your parentolder Windows PC, even while using a MacBook Pro at home, a Chrome tablet when you travel and an iPhone the rest of the time.

Fortunately, it is becoming easier to access all of these systems & you might use iCloud with Windows, and can also turn to Google Drive with Windows, Mac and iOS systems, as well as Android devices such as that Chrome tablet.

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14 Microsoft Teams apps to help you work smarter
Microsoft Teams now has more active daily users than Slack and offers dozens of third-party tools to make it easier to collaborate without leaving the Teams interface. Here are 14 apps you need to consider.
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Memory-Lane Monday: Sometimes these things just slip our minds

User stomps up to the cubicle of this pilot fish tech whoresponsible for backups and snaps, &You need to restore my spreadsheet!&

&Normally,& says fish, &people start a conversation with hello, but I let that go."

Fish asks user where she stores the spreadsheet. &On my laptop.&

I&m sorry, fish tells her, but we don&t back up laptops. Anything important should be kept on a server.

&No, you don't understand,& user says. &I needthat spreadsheet!&

Fish is about to lose his cool, so he tells uers to speak with his manager, sitting in the cube across the aisle.

At the managercube, user humbly knocks. &Hi, Fred,& she says. &I need to get my spreadsheet back.&

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