Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending – YouTube goes down for the count; New device puts music in your head; Arm-based MacBook Air speed controversy

YouTube experiences widespread technical problems playing videos, a new device can apparently inject the music into your head without headphones, and the internet argues over how fast the new Arm-based Macbook Air really is.

Coffee Briefing, November 13, 2020 – MFA tips from Microsoft, news from OVHcloud and Google, and a new privacy bill

MFA warning from Microsoft, news from OVHcloud and Google, and ISED is set to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act.

Coffee Briefing, November 10, 2020 – Dell EMC Ready Solutions get a facelift, MSPs talk Azure, and more

Dell EMC Ready Solutions get a facelift, MSPs talk Azure, and more in today's Coffee Briefing.

Hashtag Trending – Canada takes aim at streaming giants; AI helps identify COVID; Vatican enlists bots

Canada is holding streaming giants’ feet to the fire, a new AI program can spot COVID from a cough, and the Vatican is turning to bots for help to combat an onslaught of cyberattacks targeting its libraries.

Coffee Briefing, November 6, 2020 – Ontario budget highlights, telco news from IBM, free tools for MSPs

We hope you're doing okay, thank goodness it's Friday. Today's Coffee Briefing delivers you the latest on the Ontario budget, IBM, and so much more.

Hashtag Trending – General Motors to reopen assembly plant; Facebook’s global impact; Small biz hammered by online fees

A $1.3B deal will return vehicle production to an Oshawa plant, Half of Facebook employees are pretty sure the company has had a negative effect on the world, and small businesses are having trouble competing with big tech in online sales.

Coffee Briefing, November 3, 2020 – New AWS instances, Canada and robots, partner program updates, election chatter, and more

New instances from AWS, the effects of robots in Canada, partner program updates, and more

Hashtag Trending – Ranting about printers; AI camera snafu; A Google Drive scam

Reddit rants about printers, an AI camera mistakes a referee’s bald head as the ball leading to a very different viewing experience, and a Google Drive scam is making its rounds.

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