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2 hours ago
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Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just A$23
The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Modernize your old computer with a A$23 lifetime Windows 11 Pro license TL;DR: Upgrade your PC for just A$23 with this Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license, on sale through June 1. Do you have an old computer that could use a refresh? Upgrade its operating system and give it new life with Windows 11 Pro, now just A$23 (reg. A$310) through June 1. If you've got an older device lying around, you don't need to shell out hundreds of dollars for a brand-new laptop. Just give it a new lease on life with this Windows 11 Pro upgrade. This new operating system is filled with features that can help you tackle both work and play. What's new in Windows 11 Pro? Microsoft Windows 11 Pro was created with modern professionals in mind, but you don't have to be tackling work to appreciate the new features. It offers a seamless interface that's easy to navigate, snap layouts, improved voice typing, and a more powerful search experience everyone can benefit from. We should all be taking our cybersecurity more seriously, and Windows 11 Pro offers advanced security measures like a biometric login, encrypted authentication, and advanced antivirus defenses to beef up your protection. Need to get work done? Windows 11 Pro includes Microsoft Teams, and also offers some unique professional features. Azure AD lets you manage logins and permissions for employees, while Hyper-V makes it possible to create and run virtual machines to test things. You'll also get Windows Sandbox, a way to test files safely without risking your computer. If you'd like to ditch the mouse and keyboard, Microsoft Windows 11 Pro gives you the option to go touchscreen. And it also puts Copilot, Microsoft's AI-powered assistant, right on your desktop. Once you tackle all your responsibilities, it's time to start gaming. Windows 11 Pro includes DirectX 12 Ultimate, with graphics that make you feel like you're right there in the game. Note: You'll need 4GB RAM and 40GB of hard drive space to run Windows 11 Pro, and if you're running Windows 11 but can't install upgrades via Windows Update, you won't be able to install this version either. Elevate your PC experience with this lifetime license to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, now just A$23 (reg. A$310) through June 1. StackSocial prices subject to change. Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Opens in a new window Credit: Windows Microsoft Windows 11 Pro AU$23 AU$310 Save AU$287
Sunday Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday Post
Life according to... Myra Dubois
Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Myra Dubois on cosmic powers, Paris in spring and Scotland in autumn… How are you, Myra? I am very well thank you, how are you? I love how professionally blurred your background is (on Teams). I feel like I'm watching a very important piece of independent cinema. Thank you! Can you tell me about your new show? Your past shows focused on helping people, but this one seems more introspective. The shows relate to each other, because that's just my natural progress as a creative person. My previous show, Be Well, I was manifesting my manifesto of 'Ad-Myra-ism' across the UK and Ireland (I have to say 'and Ireland' even though I only played Dublin). People started asking questions, I started asking questions – where does this gift of compassion that has been bestowed upon me come from? And my only conclusion is that it comes from the stars. That's nice, isn't it? That's a nice bit of poetry. So, it's really an exploration on where these powers that I have come from, and our connection to the cosmos. There's a little bit of spirituality in there as well, and a lot of reflection on the self. But it's not just going to be a sermon of self. I invite the audience to talk to me, and we'll be discussing some things and having fun along the way. Lest we forget that it's also a fun night out at the theatre. Your fans look to you for advice. Is there anyone you look to for guidance? Oh, yes. Did you see my last show? Don't be bashful if you didn't. I didn't! I was making it easy for you to say you didn't, but you came in there fast like a freight train. Well, I talked about this in my last show, if you'd have been there. I have my own personal wellness guru, Malcolm. He has a practice, a wellness detention centre, that's just on the north-west… it's south… well, it's in Blackpool. But I go there to rebalance myself and bring myself back to me as well with a mixture of things. We do little bit of Reiki, little bit of yoga, and every Thursday, they do bingo. Are you excited to come back to Scotland? Well, I'm not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, but I'm doing a few shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow in October. And when you're at the Fringe, you're playing to, you know, Jean and John from Swindon who've come up for the weekend, and they sit there in their cagoules, and you only really get the Scottish audiences towards the end of the Fringe. I like coming to Scotland outside of Fringe season to meet genuine Scottish audiences because I find that they're a little more up for fun, a little rowdy in a positive way, a little more engaging than your standard Edinburgh Fringe audience. People say: 'Aren't you going to the Fringe?' and I'll say: 'No, I'm going in October.' And they'll say: 'Oh, we won't be there then,' and I'll say: 'Well… exactly!' Are Scots really rowdier? Every time I do a press interview, it doesn't matter where it is, they'll always ask 'how do audiences here differ?' and, for the most part, people are people – I think people are largely the same and usually wonderful. However, Scotland does have a reputation. People used to say that Glaswegian audiences in particular would let you know if you're not very good, and that's probably true, but I'm very good, so I've never experienced that. What surprises people about you? People might be surprised to know that I've never visited Paris, it does surprise people – I think it's the Dubois name. But I am rectifying that this year, although I shouldn't say that because I'm not going professionally, I'm going privately, and I can't assure the same international security that I might do if I was going publicly. So – maybe – I'm going to Paris in August. Who can tell… Myra's new show, Cosmic Empath, will visit Glasgow and Edinburgh on October 25 and 26.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
It's okay to work from home to supervise gardeners, tribunal says
Employees should not be disciplined for working from home to supervise gardeners, a tribunal has ruled. While trying to hold an important meeting remotely so workers can supervise tradesmen might be a 'mistake', it is not necessarily 'blameworthy' conduct, the panel said. The ruling came in the case of an IT company director who argued with his boss after asking to move a planning meeting to the online app Teams because he was having 'work done' in his garden. Ben Wicken had been scheduled to meet Christophe Boudet, the founder of his company Akita Systems, in person to try to resolve a work disagreement, the employment tribunal heard. But he asked to hold it on Teams because he needed to work from home for the rest of the week. Mr Boudet told the tribunal he was 'very disappointed' by this because it made it seem as if Mr Wicken, the company's technical director, was not taking the process seriously. Shortly afterwards, his co-directors announced that they had 'lost trust and confidence' in Mr Wicken, leading to his eventual resignation. Mr Wicken is now set for a payout after winning his case against Akita Systems for constructive unfair dismissal. The tribunal, in Croydon, south London, heard Mr Wicken began working at the company in March 2014 as a junior network manager and later became technical director. In March 2022, he argued with Mr Boudet about holiday cover and the pair entered a mediation process. However, when a meeting was scheduled on May 3 2022, Mr Wicken rang to ask if it could be moved to Teams 'as he needed to work from home for the rest of the week because he had work being done in the garden and so he would need to be there', the tribunal said in its findings. 'The tribunal accepts the evidence of Mr Boudet that he was very disappointed about this and told [Mr Wicken] that it appeared he was not taking the process seriously. [He] did then attend the office,' the ruling went on. 'After lengthy discussion [he] conceded that in hindsight he should have communicated better with Mr Boudet and he should have attended the office for the 1:1 meeting.' The tribunal heard that Mr Wicken felt 'attacked' during the meeting and broke down in tears following an 'off the record' discussion with his boss afterwards. Subsequently, Mr Wicken agreed to draft an 'improvement plan' for his relationship with the founder. However, it was considered that his plan did not address the key issues around his capacity as a technical director, and Mr Wicken was told the directors of the company had a 'unanimous view' that they had lost trust and confidence in him. Two days later, Mr Wicken submitted a grievance, claiming that Akita had 'unambiguously announced' its intention to dismiss him before any process had been followed. David Charity, an external HR consultant, was appointed to investigate but he was also a longstanding friend of Mr Boudet. Mr Wicken said instructing him was therefore 'unfair and pointless'. A lengthy process then followed between Mr Wicken's solicitors and Mr Charity. Eventually, Mr Charity unilaterally closed Mr Wicken's grievance because he had failed to 'actively pursue' it. This was the 'last straw' for Mr Wicken, who had been off sick for two months, and he chose to resign on June 28 instead of returning to Akita. He listed the reasons for his resignation as conduct towards him since February, a 'sham' performance improvement plan, and the appointment of Mr Charity to investigate his grievance. The tribunal found Mr Wicken's treatment did lead to his constructive unfair dismissal. Lisa Burge, the employment judge, said that although Mr Wicken acknowledged prioritising his gardener over the one- to-one meeting was a 'mistake', it was not 'blameworthy' on his part. She said: 'The tribunal concludes that [Mr Wicken] did not contribute to his dismissal... '[Akita] submits that [Mr Wicken] admitted that his decision to prioritise arrangements with his gardener over attendance at a one-to-one mediation follow-up meeting was a mistake and that he refused to cooperate with the grievance investigation. 'However, these actions, in the context of the facts found and detailed above, do not constitute 'culpable or blameworthy' conduct.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
SuperCoach NRL: Waiver Watch Round 13
State of Origin is here and Draft players have to deal with three teams on bye. Here's the best players to help you get survive the week.
Business Insider
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Putin said Russia needs to 'strangle' Western tech firms still operating in the country
Russian leader Vladimir Putin signaled punishment on Monday for Western tech firms still operating within his country's borders. "You just have to strangle them. I agree completely," Putin said at a meeting in the Kremlin with Russian business leaders. "I say it without any embarrassment, because they are trying to strangle us. We need to reciprocate. That's it," he said. Putin made the remark after Stanislav Yodkovsky, who runs a Russian company offering videoconferencing services, said at the meeting that some of his Western competitors still had services available in Russia in some capacity. "Slightly limit the work of services that have left Russia, such as Zoom and Microsoft," Yodkovsky urged. He told Putin that local analysts had assessed the international competition in the local market was costing Russian companies "billions." Responding to Yodkovsky, Putin said Russian companies and consumers who used Western services should give up their "bad habits." "No one was expelled from Russia, no one was interfered with," Putin said of the Western companies that left Russia in 2022. "We provided the most favorable conditions for them to operate here, in our market, and they are trying to strangle us. We need to respond in kind, act as a mirror," he added. Microsoft officially closed its office and operations in Russia amid the 2022 Western exodus brought on by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. In March of that year, the firm said it had suspended all new sales in the country and was "stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions." However, it's unclear how widely Russian consumers still use the firm's services, such as its popular videoconferencing tool Teams. Zoom similarly banned its distributors in April 2022 from selling services to Russia's government and state-owned conglomerates. In October 2022, it stopped selling new licenses to Russian consumers. But the company was fined 115 million rubles in October 2023 by a Russian court for what a local judge said was operating in the country without a local office. Neither Zoom nor Microsoft responded to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Putin's comments on Monday come as the Kremlin has said that departed international firms hoping to re-enter the Russian market in the future wouldn't be welcomed so easily. "We are not waiting for anyone with open arms. There will be a price to pay for past decisions," Anton Alikhanov, the Russian industry and trade minister, said in February. Nearly 475 foreign companies have fully left the Russian market since the war began, per the Leave Russia database from the Kyiv School of Economics.
