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		<title>Copilot AI and the Phishing Email</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AI-on-holiday.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="creat an image of AI on holiday on a beach in the sun with a cold beer and a Kindle" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AI-on-holiday.webp 1024w, https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AI-on-holiday-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AI-on-holiday-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p>Martin and Ben are the Octagon Technology newsletter editors this month and they have chosen artificial intelligence (Copilot AI) as their theme. They asked me to write the first article. Copilot AI and Word I had thought to write about how I use Copilot in Microsoft Edge, to help me with parts of the articles [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.octagontech.com/2024/08/01/copilot-ai-and-the-phishing-email/">Copilot AI and the Phishing Email</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.octagontech.com">Octagon Technology</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Patch Tuesday and Updates</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="802" height="452" src="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/patching.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="patches and updates" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/patching.webp 802w, https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/patching-300x169.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px" /><p>Patch Tuesday, also known as Update Tuesday refers to the established policy set by Microsoft and several other large software providers to push quality and security updates and fixes to their applications and programs. Since 2003 Microsoft have been releasing important updates on the second Tuesday of every month in order to address issues. Very [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.octagontech.com/2024/07/11/patch-tuesday-and-updates/">Patch Tuesday and Updates</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.octagontech.com">Octagon Technology</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Windows Pro – Do you need it?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[IT Support]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="602" height="361" src="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft Windows" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png 602w, https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-300x180.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /><p>For a very long time nearly all Windows computers were sold in one of two flavours, Windows Home and Windows Pro. There have been variations but those two are the most widespread. The use cases are obvious, but that’s not to say you cannot use either for both. If your business I.T. needs are very [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.octagontech.com/2023/11/20/windows-pro-do-you-need-it/">Windows Pro – Do you need it?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.octagontech.com">Octagon Technology</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Don’t Skip That Restart</title>
		<link>https://www.octagontech.com/2023/01/12/dont-skip-that-restart/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clive]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 07:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="698" height="523" src="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/restart.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="restart" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/restart.webp 698w, https://www.octagontech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/restart-300x225.webp 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px" /><p>Restarting&#160; &#8211; Welcome to our new blog Our blog is changing &#8211; more of our team, including our excellent support team, will be regularly contributing articles. Sharing their IT support advice and technology stories with you. However, the support team (and everyone else it seems) are busy this week moving a large office and launching [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.octagontech.com/2023/01/12/dont-skip-that-restart/">Don’t Skip That Restart</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.octagontech.com">Octagon Technology</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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