Dropped Bits — Issue #11
Welcome to issue #11 of Dropped Bits, the humble tech newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox. I hope you find here some interesting readings.
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Top News
PSA: Office 2013 products and Skype for Business 2015 reached the end of support on April 11, 2023.
Office 2013 products and Skype for Business 2015 reached EOL — Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Docs — docs.microsoft.com
Announcing the end of support for Office 2013 products and Skype for Business 2015 on April 11, 2023.
Block confirms Cash App breach after former employee accessed US customer data — TechCrunch — techcrunch.com
The digital payments giant is contacting 8.2 million current and former customers about the data breach.
Tips from twitter…
Understanding the last 8% means we now have a full map of our DNA.
The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here’s what that means for humanity. — www.usatoday.com
The previously missing pieces to the human genome could offer insights into aging, diseases such as cancer, as well as human diversity and evolution.
As streaming services increase in number and offer, also increases the struggle to keep up with them. Plex folks offer a solution, for free!
I’ve tested it, and so far it’s quite good. Check their blog post below.
Kiss the Streaming Struggle Goodbye with Plex | Plex — www.plex.tv
Ahhh the app dance. You know the one — where you sit down with the best intentions of watching a movie but…
Tool of the week
The new MacBook Pros and the Pro Display XDR have displays that can go up to 1.600 nits of brightness. By default these levels of brightness can only be reached when watching HDR videos or by using Metal applications. Vivid uses standard Apple APIs to allow you to make your screen more than two times brighter!
Vivid — Double your Brightness! — goodsnooze.gumroad.com
Vivid doubles the brightness of your displays, system-wide!
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