Month: May 2018

Solitaire is the classic card game that has been played for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until 1990 when Microsoft included it in Windows 3.0 that the game truly went viral. Microsoft Solitaire successfully helped teach computer users how to use a mouse and, in the process, ended up becoming one of the most played video games in history. Over the past 28 years, Microsoft Solitaire has been providing great entertainment to hundreds of millions of players in every corner of the world, and we’re happy to announce that May 22 of each calendar year will officially be designated… Continue reading Celebrating National Solitaire Day on May 22→

Hello friends! Yes, the rumor-mill was right (this time!). It’s time for the Insider Dev Tour. Each year after Build, we run a world-wide event tour to bring all the latest technology to you, in person. This year we’ve extended the event to even more locations through our partnerships with Windows, the Windows Insider program, […] Continue reading Announcing the Insider Dev Tour 2018!→

There is a team within Azure working closely with customers on special projects, integrating latest Azure technologies. The IoT Show got the chance to visit their lair just before Build to get a sneak peak at some of the demos they were preparing for t… Continue reading IoT Projects by the Azure CAT E2E team | Internet of Things Show→

To celebrate the release of State of Decay 2, the ultimate zombie survival game on Xbox One and Windows 10, we created an amazing experience for fans to put their survival skills to the test in an environment unlike any other: the world’s first Xbox Gaming Bunker. The bunker is an authentic World War II-era Quonset bunker just seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Originally built to house military personnel in 1947, the 4,000 square-foot space perfectly embodies the feeling of the dangerous, unpredictable dystopia inspired by State of Decay 2. To give fans a firsthand look at all… Continue reading Xbox Creates World’s First Gaming Bunker for State of Decay 2→

Editor’s note: The following post was written by Visual Studio and Development Technologies MVP Terri Donahue as part of our Technical Tuesday series. Albert Duan of the MVP Award Blog Technical Committee served as the technical reviewer for this piece. As System Administrators, how many times have we checked our event viewer logs to see tons of… Continue reading Using PowerShell To Maintain Windows Firewall Rules For Remote Access→

A new culture of work is emerging. One where unlocking the power of the team has never been more important. I see it with our team daily. People coming together, creating together. Making products stronger through collaboration, whether they’re in the same room or separated by thousands of miles. Today’s most effective businesses have a […] Continue reading Meet Surface Hub 2→

This week Hosts Mark Kashman and Naomi Moneypenny discuss SharePoint search and how intelligence on the back end brings forward content and people discovery – no more hunting and foraging for stuff throughout the intranet. Search is becoming a more per… Continue reading When Search Becomes Intelligent→

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This may be a controversial stance, but, I actually love Mondays. It’s a chance to start fresh, get organized, and set new goals! My Monday morning routine always consists of: coffee, sorting through emails, and organizing my Planner… Continue reading Copy tasks between Plans in Planner→