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Itbeen almost 24 hours since this monthPatch Tuesday patches rolled out. The good news: Almost everybody patching individual machines reports smooth sailing.

Thatremarkable, given the host of problems with last monthdisappearing icons (temporary profile) bug and the unending litany of complaints about the last &optional, non-security, C/D Week& patch. As best I can tell, none of those problems have been officially acknowledged, and if they&re still in evidence with yesterdaypatches, people aren&t complaining about them. Yet.

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Yesterday, on Patch Tuesday, as I was finishing up the column that follows lamenting the sorry state of Windows 10 patches and providing copious examples of things gone very wrong, a big, fat example landed in my lap (but happily not in my laptop). Word emerged that Microsoft had accidentally leaked news about a new Server Message Block (SMB) bug with a maximum severity rating, a.k.a. SMBGhost. The leak also said that this bug wasn&t patched in that dayreleases.

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Therenever been a better time to get into network security. Itexciting, professionals are always in demand, and itlucrative, too. In fact, according to Mondo.com, people in this field can make upwards of $200k or more per year. And you don&t even need a full college degree. You can get by with a little hard work and a certificate or two, like the kind you could earn after completing The Cybersecurity Expert Certification Training Bundle.

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When it comes to modern technology, every second counts.

It may sound silly, but it's true: A second is the difference between an interaction on your phone feeling instantaneous and feeling just a touch too slow. And particularly with how frequently we tend to repeat common mobile tech tasks — switching apps, opening menus, firing up our cameras, and so on — all of those seconds can add up fast.

The good news: Android has no shortage of hidden shortcuts that can help you save time and get stuff done more efficiently. All you have to do is learn how to use 'em.

Ready?

1. Snap between apps

Cut out delays in toggling between apps by putting Android's semi-secret fast-snap function to use: If your device runs Android 10 and has gesture navigation enabled, flick your finger toward the right along the bottom edge of the screen to snap back to your most recently used app.

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If you use a mouse with your iPad, then using Hot Corners and work spaces on your tablet may make it feel as if you are using some kind of Mac — which should be useful if you are working from home and only have your iPad with you.

What are Hot Corners and Work Spaces?

As it does on all its platforms, Apple continues to pump powerful productivity tools into iPad OS.

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Email goes out to all supervisors, asking for feedback on an hourly employee whoapplying for a promotion to management, reports a pilot fish in the loop.

&The e-mail, as always, had ‘DO NOT REPLY TO ALL!& prominently displayed in its message body,& fish says.

&Well, one supervisor replied to all, criticizing the way the employee dressed in great detail.

&This supervisor, for some reason, also cc:&d department secretaries on the email.

&And one of the department secretaries was the employee in question.

&Awkward moment &

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