Choosing, buying, setting up, using, tips and news on software, digital services, courses and tech gear — written for individuals and small businesses in Vietnam.
News
When moving to Google Workspace, admins can now import past email from Zoho, Yahoo!, iCloud, Hostinger and other IMAP services with just the email address and password, right inside the setup flow.
News
From September 29, organisations on Google Workspace Business Standard or Business Plus get "Take notes for me" automatically in meetings of three or more people, unless an admin changes the setting.
Tips
The 3-2-1 rule for small offices: what to back up, why OneDrive/Google Drive sync isn't a backup, choosing an external drive, NAS or cloud, protecting staff laptops, testing restores and a weekly routine.
Cover image: Microsoft (Microsoft Learn, CC BY 4.0) · Source: learn.microsoft.comBuying
Estimate speed from staff, video calls and cameras; when upload, static IP and mesh Wi‑Fi matter; repair, contract and promotion terms to check; installation steps and a neutral way to compare FPT, Viettel and VNPT.
Tips
A practical order for learning Excel at work: clean data entry, Tables, SUMIFS/XLOOKUP, PivotTables and charts, then Power Query; how to practise with real work files, free Microsoft resources, and what to check in a paid course.
Cover image: Microsoft · Source: support.microsoft.comBuying
Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace for a small company: domain email, documents, storage, meetings, security and migration effort, plus who each suite suits best.
Cover image: Preston Gralla / Computerworld · Source: computerworld.comUsage
Turn on MFA company-wide with security defaults — available in every Microsoft 365 organization — then get staff registered in Microsoft Authenticator. Covers what to check first, printers that stop sending email, lost phones, and when to move to Conditional Access.
Cover image: Microsoft (Microsoft Learn, CC BY 4.0) · Source: learn.microsoft.com
