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This month, the Tech Tree team have been busy migrating several new clients to a cloud-based environment; perfect timing for Perth businesses after a snap lockdown and temporarily increased COVID-19 restrictions. Our clients now have the piece of mind that they can work from anywhere at anytime.
Read below to see what’s new in Microsoft’s world and find out how you can have your say!
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Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font
Default fonts are perhaps most notable in the absence of the impression they make. We seldom give them much thought, and therein lies their greatest gift. When a font blends into the background of a user experience, people can jump right into the creative process and stay grounded in their thoughts rather than thinking about the form those thoughts take.
Still, while default fonts may not have the same flair as some of their more eye-catching cousins (we’re looking at you, Bauhaus 93 and Showcard Gothic), they communicate a distinct personality in their own quiet way - a personality that by extension becomes our personality as well. A default font is often the first impression we make; it’s a visual identity we present to other people via our resumes, documents, or emails. And just as people and the world around us age and grow, so too should our mode of expression.
Calibri has been the default font for all things Microsoft since 2007, when it stepped in to replace Times New Roman across Microsoft Office. It has served us all well, but it’s time to evolve. Microsoft have commissioned five original, custom fonts, one which will eventually replace Calibri as the default. You can have your say on the new fonts here. And don’t worry, if the font you love best isn’t chosen as the next default, all of them will be available in the font menu, alongside Calibi and your other favourite fonts in you Office apps in Microsoft 365 and beyond.
Five new fonts: Meet Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview
TENORITE by Erin McLaughlin and Wei Huang
BIERSTADT by Steve Matteson
SKEENA by John Hudson and Paul Hanslow
SEAFORD by Tobias Frere-Jones, Nina Stössinger, and Fred Shallcrass
GRANDVIEW by Aaron Bell
REMINDER!
Windows Users
It is very important to ensure your devices are being updated which should be happening automatically even whilst working from home, depending on your home internet. Most of you should have the latest Windows 10 version 2009 (20H2). If you want to know more about what is new in this version click here. We are now seeing that most modern devices are now supported including the new Surface models.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft regularly releases software patches usually every second Tuesday of every month for its software products. Please make sure you apply and restart you computer this week to have these updates applied to your device. For those of you who we managed under a service agreement we will be monitoring and will be in touch if they’re not being applied.
How to update: Allow yourself at least 10 – 15 minutes to fully shutdown and restart your system. This ensures patches are applied, this can also address (and solve) some problems you may be having with your system. You can also manually check by following steps that can be found here.
Apple Users
Mac users: the latest version of macOS Big Sur is 11.3.1.
iPhone users: the latest version of iOS is 14.5.1.
iPad users: the latest version of iPadOS is 14.5.1.
Apple TV users: The latest version of tvOS is 14.5.
Apple Watch users: The latest version of watchOS is 7.4.1.
As always, feel free to contact us at the office on 08 6161 7113 or email the team at support@techtree.com.au for any assistance with your queries.
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