Microsoft PowerPoint on the Web Has a New Video Feature
PowerPoint has supported adding videos to presentations for years, but the web app hasn’t had all the functionality of desktop PowerPoint. Microsoft is trying to change that with a new update.
Microsoft Loop is The Ultimate Team Collab Tool
Microsoft already has a comprehensive work suite under Microsoft 365. The best part of it, though, is that it gets constantly updated not only with new features, but occasionally with new software as well. The newest member …
The New Bing AI Is Coming to More Microsoft Apps
Microsoft announced earlier in February that it was upgrading Bing with a new ChatGPT-like AI engine, providing conversational responses to queries. The technology is heading to other services, too.
Skype Is Getting a Speed Boost on Apple Silicon Macs
Skype isn’t quite as popular as it used to be, and Microsoft has shifted most of its attention to Teams, but Skype still receives the occasional update. It took a while, but Skype is finally testing proper support for M1 and …
Microsoft Is Transforming Bing Into an AI Search Engine
Google is working on AI-powered responses for web searches, a bit like how ChatGPT works when answering questions. It turns out Microsoft also has big plans for AI-powered search, with major changes coming to the Bing search …
You Can Now Buy an Official Clippy Holiday Sweater
It wouldn’t be surprising if hundreds of years from now, people were under the mistaken impression that Microsoft was founded by Clippy, and not Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The little metal guy seems to continually reappear….
Microsoft’s New Surface Pro Is Much More Repairable
Surface devices, as great as they are, have always been infamous for being unnecessarily hard to repair. Thankfully, if you were looking to buy a Surface Pro 9, you’ll be glad to know repairs are slightly easier compared to M…
Microsoft 365 Might Be the Best Tech Subscription
Most of us are drowning under a sea of subscription services, whether they be streaming platforms, cloud storage, phone plans, or anything else. However, there is one right now that is a shockingly good deal, and might even s…
Microsoft 365 Subscribers Now Have a Premium Video Editor
Windows 11 ships with the Clipchamp video editor, which has basic features available for free, and more functionality behind a paywall. If you subscribe to Microsoft 365, you can now use those features at no extra cost….
OneDrive’s New Features Are Catching Up to Google Drive
OneDrive is one of the best cloud storage services around, with apps on all major platforms (except Linux) and Office app integration. During the company’s Ignite event, Microsoft revealed new features coming to OneDrive….
Microsoft Designer Fuses PowerPoint With Dall-E 2 AI Art
AI Image Generators have become increasingly popular over the past few months, especially with the availability of Stable Diffusion and its many offshoots. Microsoft is officially entering the AI art game with a new app, Desi…
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 Arrives With 12th Gen Core CPUs
Microsoft finally unveiled new Surface products today at the company’s hardware event, where it also commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the first Surface in 2012. The next laptop in the series is the Surface Laptop 5, wh…
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Comes in New Colors and an ARM Version
The Surface Pro is Microsoft’s best tablet Windows PC, and the most recent model arrived alongside Windows 11 last year. Now the Surface Pro 9 is official.
Microsoft Will Launch New Surface PCs on October 12
Microsoft’s Surface lineup of PCs is often regarded as the closest parallel to Apple’s Mac computers that exist in the Windows ecosystem, and among the best laptops you can get. And the Redmond-based giant is gearing up for i…
Surface Laptop Go 2 Is Microsoft’s New Budget Windows 11 PC
The original Surface Laptop Go was one of the best laptops for students and anyone else not interested in dropping $1,000 or more on a PC. Now the laptop has received a much-needed upgrade.
Microsoft Edge Is Improving Your Installed Web Apps
Chrome has offered the ability to “install” web apps to your computer for a while now, and the feature is also available on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Now the Edge browser has an easier way to manage web apps, wit…
Here’s the New Microsoft Outlook App for Windows and Mac
Microsoft has reportedly been working on an updated mail client for desktop platforms, based on the company’s Outlook service. Now we have our first look at the app in action.
How to Setup VS Code to Be Portable
In an increasingly agile world of programming and DevOps, not only do the applications and tools you code need to be modular, you may find yourself and the programs needing to be modular as well.
How to Manage WSUS Updates with BatchPatch
Suppose you don’t have access to enterprise-grade Windows patching solutions. In that case, this gem may stand in the gap for SysAdmins that need to mass-manage WSUS updates on a budget.
How to Detect and Defeat Cryptominers in Your Network
Mining for cryptocurrency isn’t illegal. But using a computer or network to do so without permission is. Here’s how to tell if someone is cryptojacking your resources for their own benefit.
How to Mount Your Microsoft OneDrive in Linux
Imagine having your Microsoft OneDrive mounted like any other part of your Linux file system. With onedriver you’re not reduced to using OneDrive in your browser. Here’s how to set it up.
What’s New In Visual Studio 2022?
Visual Studio 2022 has now been officially released alongside .NET 6, which it supports. It includes many new features and improvements, such as AI IntelliCode that can auto-complete chunks of code for you….
How to Develop on a Remote SSH Server With Visual Studio Code
Editing files stored on a remote server doesn’t need to be a clunky mess of shell commands and basic text editors. Visual Studio Code is one of the most popular developer IDEs and an officially supported extension lets you ad…
How To Reset Your Forgotten Linux Password in WSL
Forget your Windows Subsystem for Linux user password and you’ll be locked in a loop. To reset your password … you need to know your password. Here’s how to escape from that cycle.
What Is Microsoft’s Blazor Web Framework, and Should You Use It?
Blazor is a new web framework from Microsoft designed to compete with industry-leading platforms like React. Except, instead of using JavaScript, it runs on the .NET runtime, and allows developers to make interactive web apps…
