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Beginning with macOS Catalina 10.15, Apple introduced new security controls to better protect your computer. For example, apps are now required to ask your permission before accessing your webcam, microphone, or recording/sharing your screen. This has a direct impact on Microsoft Teams as all of these settings must be allowed to use MS Teams at its full capacity.
To configure your security settings for MS Teams, please do the following:
1. Check your macOS version – the following steps are only available in macOS 10.15 Catalina and macOS 11 Big Sur. To check your macOS version click the menu in the top-left corner, then select “About This Mac“. If you’re running macOS 10.15.x or macOS 11+, continue on:
2. Click the menu in the top-left corner, then select “System Preferences…“. From the window that appears, select “Security & Privacy”
3. Click the padlock in the lower-left corner of the window. Enter your computer username and password – this will allow you to make the necessary changes.
4. You’ll need to allow MS Teams to access your Camera, Microphone, Accessibility, Files and Folders, and Screen Recording. To do this, select the item from the left column, scroll through the list of applications, and make sure that Teams is checked.
5. Repeat this process for:
* Camera * Microphone * Accessibility * Screen Recording
6. Quit and relaunch Microsoft Teams for these changes to take effect. Troubleshooting
U.K. carrier, hammered by the pandemic but pleased with remote work, considers a more permanent flexible-office plan
A sale of British Airways’ headquarters would raise cash and cut costs for a carrier that has been hit hard by Covid-19.
British Airways is considering selling its sprawling headquarters on the periphery of London Heathrow Airport, as the pandemic prompts more companies to embrace remote working in the long term.
The airline, one of Europe’s biggest and the largest unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, has been walloped by the pandemic. The company said the move is being considered in light of enthusiasm by employees over remote working. A sale could also raise cash and help British Airways cut costs amid pandemic-triggered financial…
Purpose: This article provides the default location of the most common Site Recovery Manager (SRM) log files.
Resolution: VMware Site Recovery Manager server logs are located on the server where SRM is installed, in the All Users profile:
For SRM 4.x and 5.x:
On Windows XP and Server 2003:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\
On Windows Server 2008 and 2012:
\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\
On Windows Vista, 7:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\
For SRM 1.0:
On Windows 2000, XP and 2003:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware Site Recovery Manager\Logs\ Installation logs for VMware Site Recovery Manager are located in the Temp directory for the user performing the installation:
Storage Replication Adapters (SRAs) write logs in locations specific to the SRA type and vendor. Contact the SRA vendor’s documentation for more information. Common locations include:
Note: The logs can also be gathered from the GUI of the vSphere Client if connection to the SRM plug-in is still available. The Gather Logs link from the SRM Site window imports the logs from the preceding location(s).
Facebook is considering launching a version of its popular photo social media platform, Instagram, for children under the age of 13.
BuzzFeed News first reported Facebook announced in an internal company post that the company would begin building a version of Instagram for people under the age of 13 years to allow them to “safely” use Instagram for the first time. Currently the company does not allow people who are under this age to create an account on the platform.
A spokesperson for Facebook told the Guardian the company was exploring a parent-controlled version of Instagram, similar to the Messenger Kids app that is for kids between six and 12.
“Increasingly kids are asking their parents if they can join apps that help them keep up with their friends. Right now there aren’t many options for parents, so we’re working on building additional products … that are suitable for kids, managed by parents,” the spokesperson said.
“We’re exploring bringing a parent-controlled experience to Instagram to help kids keep up with their friends, discover new hobbies and interests, and more.”
In a blog post earlier this week, which did not mention the proposed new Instagram service, the company noted that although people were asked to enter their age when signing up for Instagram, there was nothing to prevent people from lying about it at registration.
Facebook said it would overcome that by using machine learning in combination with the registration age to determine people’s ages on the platform.
The company also announced plans to roll out new safety features, including preventing adults from messaging people under the age of 18 who do not follow them, safety notices for teens when messaged by an adult sending a large amount of friend requests or messages to people under 18, and make it more difficult for adults to find and follow teens using the search function in Instagram.
Teens will also be encouraged to put their profiles on private at the point of registration.
A study of Australian teens’ internet usage published by the Australian eSafety commissioner in February found 57% of Australian teenagers use Instagram, while 30% reported being contacted by a stranger, and 20% reported being sent inappropriate unwanted content on the social media sites they used.
This guide provides information about creating cloud software-defined data centers (SDDCs) using VMware Cloud on AWS, configuring basic networking and other parameters for your SDDC, and connecting an SDDC to your on-premises data center.
After you have deployed and configured your SDDC, see the VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security Guide guide and the Operations Guide for information about advanced features that enable you to create a secure hybrid cloud with extended networking, single sign-on, and integration with other VMware and Amazon tools.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for anyone who wants to use VMware Cloud on AWS to create an SDDC that has the basic features required to run workloads in the cloud and can serve as a starting point for your exploration of additional features and capabilities. The information is written for readers who have used vSphere in an on-premises environment and are familiar with virtualization concepts. In-depth knowledge of vSphere or Amazon Web Services is not required.
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(Sharecast News) – Online supermarket Ocado Retail said it expects positive revenue growth in the second quarter after reporting a 40% rise in sales for the 13 weeks to the February 28 as more Britons had their groceries delivered during the current national Covid lockdown.
Revenue over the period, which included the Christmas holidays, came in at £599m against £428.8m a year earlier, the company said on Thursday. Average orders per week rose 2.5% to 329,000.
Melanie Smith, chief executive of Ocado Retail said the second quarter of 2021 represented the one year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic which accelerated the demand for online groceries.
“While this year’s quarterly sales figures will reflect the year-on-year comparisons with periods of full lockdown, we expect strong growth over the coming years as we continue to lead the charge in changing the UK grocery landscape, for good,” she said.
The average order cost £147 as shoppers spent more on home deliveries as stricter coronavirus restrictions were suddenly announced in England, forcing many people to alter their Christmas plans at short notice and during the national lockdown that followed quickly in January.
Group chief executive Tim Steiner repeated his belief that the pandemic had permanently changed shopping habits. “Millions of customers have experienced online grocery shopping through the pandemic and many of them will not be going back to bricks and mortar,” he said.
Ocado Retail, a joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer, said it planned to open opening two standard sized customer fulfilment centres (CFC) in fiscal 2021, having opened a mini warehouse in Bristol as it mapped out plans for expansion of CFC sites.
A minimum of 12 new micro sites are being sought, mainly in London, to support the roll-out of the “Ocado Zoom immediacy concept” which offers deliveries within one hour of ordering, it added.
“A second mini CFC will open in 2022 and progress is being made securing sites for further standard sized CFCs,” Ocado said.
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Sophie Lund-Yates said future comparisons against last year when people were stockpiling “will be a lot tougher”.
“As such, retail revenue and profits are expected to grow at a slower rate. That’s to be expected, but Ocado’s banking on the pandemic having triggered a long-term increase in demand for online groceries. With capacity being ramped up, it’s important there’s enough demand to match.”
“Ocado and M&S’ higher-end proposition sets it apart from other online supermarket offerings, and having a unique selling point in the uber competitive grocery market should hold the group in good stead. Let’s not forget this is important for M&S too – which is in the middle of trying to rejuvenate growth.”
Lund-Yates added that Ocado’s share price valuation “is still some way above the ten-year average” and supporting the share will depend more on brokering new partnerships in its warehouse solutions business and less on the retail business, “which is more of a nice-to-have than a strategic lynch pin”.
One UK growth stock I’d buy right now is Boohoo(LSE: BOO). Its share price has taken a hit recently on the back of reports about poor working conditions at clothing factories linked to the company. I expect Boohoo shares to bounce back though.
One reason I’m confident Boohoo will keep growing is its social media presence. On Instagram, Boohoo has 6.7m followers, while its fast-growing brand PrettyLittleThing has 12.5m. Those figures are up from 6.1m and 11.4m last October. This suggests interest in the brands is not declining.
Another reason I’m confident about Boohoo is that top-level insiders have been loading up on shares recently. In July, Boohoo co-founder and executive chairman Mahmud Kamani spent £10.7m on stock while group co-founder and executive director Carol Kane spent £4.3m on stock. Insiders only buy stock for one reason – they expect it to go up.
A top UK growth stock
Boohoo shares currently trade on a forward-looking P/E ratio of about 41. That’s expensive. But this company is growing quickly. I’d buy the stock today while it’s well below its 2020 highs.
Another UK growth share I’d buy today is Rightmove(LSE: RMV). It operates the largest property sales website in the UK.
There are a number of reasons I like RMV. Firstly, its brand gives it a strong competitive advantage. 2019 was the ninth consecutive year Google reported that more people start their UK home search typing in ‘Rightmove’ rather than ‘Property.’
Secondly, it’s the leader in its field by a wide margin. In its half-year results, Rightmove said it had 940,000 UK residential properties advertised on its site. That’s 50% more than any other UK property website. Additionally, Rightmove is a ridiculously profitable company. Over the last five years, return on capital employed has averaged 734%.
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