I know this is what all of you have been waiting for…I am so excited about this…ok, not. Microsoft is launching a single, unified Teams app that lets you switch between personal and work accounts. A show of hands…who ever uses Teams for personal communication outside of work. Yeah, I didn’t think so. At any rate, theverge.com reports that the app is out for both Windows and Mac users today. The app update not only supports work, personal, and education accounts in a single Teams app, but it also improves the experience of switching between different Teams tenants. According to Microsoft, “You can also join as a guest without signing in. “Whether you’re joining a call to connect with a customer or discuss your school’s fall fundraiser, simply select your preferred account the moment you join the meeting.” Of course, if you use Teams and it is on your work computer, they will push out an automatic update…yeah, I’m still not using it for personal… thanks anyway, Microsoft!

Ford, like a lot of manufacturers, has throttled back on EV production due to sales tapering off after the early adapters bought in…and like other makers, is building more hybrids. According to TechCrunch.com, this doesn’t mean Ford is taking its foot off the gas on EVS…Dearborn is planning a new EV pickup based on its low-cost EV platform being developed by a skunks work crew. That EV will bow in 2027. Ford is delaying the next generation of EV F-150 Lightning pickups a couple years from 2025 to 2027 now. They say they the next gen F-150 will “utilize lower-cost battery technology” and take advantage of other unspecified “cost breakthroughs.” Meanwhile, they are seeing a big boost in hybrid sales, with the F-150 hybrids up 25% and the Maverick compact pickup now running about 70% hybrid.

Samsung has brought a feature to its new Odyssey monitors that let you play games in glasses-free 3D. Theverge.com notes that the monitors use eye-tracking tech to convert 2D visuals to glasses-free 3D. The Odyssey 3D is due for a global release before the end of the year, and Samsung claims that it will allow users to “seamlessly switch between 2D and 3D modes” based on preference — which may tempt folks who are curious about 3D gaming, but apprehensive to commit. It will come in 27 and 37 inch sizes and has a 4K QLED panel. How much? No pricing has been released, but you can bet it won’t be in the bargain bin range!

In its latest monthly patch update, Microsoft patched a 2 year old vulnerability in GRUB…an open source boot loader used to start many Linux devices. Arstechnica.com reports that the intended fix has now made it so dual boot devices…ones running Windows and Linux can no longer boot into Linux when Secure Boot is enforced. Users have gotten a message…“Verifying shim SBAT data failed: Security Policy Violation. Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.” Windows had said that the update wouldn’t to apply to dual boot systems running both systems, but many user found that isn’t the case. So far, Redmond hasn’t responded to numerous complaints about this. The Linux user base is a small group, but very computer literate and very noisy. Microsoft had best address this soon!

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now. Technified…better than being petrified…