Internal auditing to help identify potential cyber threats.
“You’re giving me the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them not me; if it’s anybody, it’s me.”
Internal auditing to help identify potential cyber threats.
“You’re giving me the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them not me; if it’s anybody, it’s me.”
Are your AI problems business problems in disguise?
By now, you’ve probably experimented with AI in some form.
Maybe it’s helping write documents, summarize meetings, analyze spreadsheets, or speed up customer service.
You see the potential very quickly…
But then the excitement fades.
A handful of people keep using it every day, a few others stop using it altogether, and before long you’re left wondering why the big AI transformation never fully arrived.
It’s tempting to blame the technology, but the problem is often much more human.
Businesses struggle because they haven’t changed the way work happens around AI tools.
Imagine introducing a new piece of machinery into a factory but keeping the same production process around it. You’d never see the full benefit.
AI works in the same way.
If employees are expected to experiment but still judged entirely on speed, consistency, and avoiding mistakes, most will stick with the methods they already If nobody takes ownership of how AI fits into the business, good ideas can stay trapped inside individual departments instead of becoming part of everyday work.
The same challenge appears when there isn’t a clear approach to how AI should be used across the business.
Employees want to know what they’re allowed to use, what information can be shared, and where the boundaries are.
Without clear guidance, many people become cautious. Others simply make up their own rules.
Getting the best results from AI usually means changing the way work gets done, not only adding new software.
Give people permission to experiment, create clear ownership, and build AI into existing processes rather than leaving it as an optional extra.
AI is moving into workplaces quickly.
Giving people the skills, confidence, and guidance to use it well may turn out to be as important as the technology itself.
If you’d like help putting the right foundations in place, get in touch.
What's happening at RCT this month?
September is here, and with it comes the buzz of back-to-school season, whether you're sending kids off with new backpacks or just enjoying the shift in energy that fall brings. We're wrapping up summer on a real high note at RCT, and heading into the season with a lot of momentum. We have some exciting things in the works this month, so make sure you stay tuned to find out what we've been up to!
Productivity Tool of the month
iFLYTEK AINOTE Air 2
Have you ever come out of a meeting with pages of notes, only to discover later that you missed the one action point you needed?
AI-powered E-ink tablets are designed to solve that problem.
The iFLYTEK AINOTE Air 2 combines the familiar feel of pen and paper with features like meeting transcription, handwriting recognition, AI summaries, and cloud syncing. You can scribble notes, record discussions, and let the tablet turn everything into searchable text and action points automatically.
Microsoft is making it easier for developers to run Linux software directly inside Windows.
A new preview feature lets Linux applications and containers run more naturally alongside Windows apps, without needing separate systems or complicated setups.
You may never use these features, but they make Windows a more flexible platform for the tools your business relies on every day.
Tech facts
In the 1990s, Microsoft had a secret weapon for making Windows feel faster on modest hardware. Engineers used an internal tool nicknamed “Microsoft Lego” that would take chunks of code inside Windows and rearrange them so the parts the computer needed most were stored closer together. The software still did the same job, but it loaded faster and felt more responsive because the PC spent less time hunting around for the code it needed.
The first 5MB hard drive was released in 1956 and weighed around 2,000 pounds. It took up 16 square feet of floor space and used 50 giant 24-inch platters to store its data. Accessing information took around 600 milliseconds, which felt fast at the time. For comparison, a modern smartphone photo can easily be larger than 5MB, and your phone probably has enough storage to hold the equivalent of millions of these early hard drives in your pocket.
Before there was Google, there was Archie. It launched on September 10, 1990 and was the world’s first internet search engine. The World Wide Web hadn’t even been invented yet. Instead, Archie acted more like a giant contents page for the early internet, making it easier to track down files hidden away on servers around the world.
Inspirational quote of the month
“Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning.”
— Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO.
A New Month, A New Tech Quiz
What’s the most used password?
Which tech company invented work-from-home(then killed it)?
Which mobile app was the first to reach 1 billion users?
Guess who said this in 2004: “Two years from now, (email) spam will be solved”
Which is the best-selling desktop computer of all time?
The answers are below.
123456
IBM
Facebook
Bill Gates
Commodore 64
New to Microsoft 365
Microsoft will make your screen more comfortable
Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature called Screen Tint. It’s designed to make long days in front of a monitor a little easier on the eyes.
Unlike Night Light, which changes the colour temperature of your display, Screen Tint adds a soft colour overlay across the whole screen.
You can choose from preset colours or create your own and adjust the strength of the effect to suit you.
It could be a simple way to reduce eye strain and make screens feel more comfortable to use throughout the day.
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