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The Rise of Excel as an eSport
It's fair to say most of us don't like spreadsheets, but the people who do like them, like them a lot. And while many of us use Microsoft Excel in our day-to-day work, an elite few have adapted the world's most popular spreadsheet software into an eS...
Kelly · 12 November 2023 · 83
Microsoft's Pushy Web Browsers
Nobody likes pushy notifications from software, but I got to give Microsoft credit for positively turning this into an art form. Like when you go to install Google Chrome, Windows might hit you with zingers like, "That browser is so 2008," or, "'I ha...
Alex · 04 February 2022 · 107
The Evolution of Microsoft Mice: From Green-Eyed to RGB
In 1983, when Microsoft introduced its original green-eyed mouse to the market, computer mice were not yet common peripherals. However, Microsoft saw an opportunity to be a pioneer in the upcoming surge of graphical operating systems and aimed to mak...
Jacob Enderson · 02 October 2023 · 72
1 In 5 Steam Users Are Now Using Windows 11
As the most widely used operating system on Steam, Windows 11 has passed Windows 10. Steam players have become 2.5 times more likely than they were annually ago to be using Glass doors 11, and they are also twice as likely to have done so in the pas...
Alex · 22 August 2022 · 199
The Truth Behind the Cost of Microsoft Office
Have you ever considered the cost of having a standalone version of Microsoft Office? If you've explored this option, you might be surprised to find a price tag of $150. That's right, $150 for a single purchase, and if you require an office license f...
Jacob Enderson · 16 January · 139
Sinking Data Centers: A Dive into the Depths
Data centers, the unseen giants powering our digital world, have taken an unexpected plunge—literally. At the bottom of the ocean, where depths and darkness prevail, some of the most advanced servers are silently humming away. It might sound like a p...
Jacob Enderson · 01 December 2023 · 66
ChatGPT becomes central part of Windows
Microsoft has already taken its first steps with artificial intelligence in Windows with a prominent placement of the new Bing search. But now ChatGPT is coming as a permanent part of the system. Windows is getting an AI co-pilot that sits firmly in...
Jacob Enderson · 11 months ago · 88
Microsoft wants to move Windows 11 completely to the cloud
Based on Windows 365, Microsoft plans to run Windows 11 in the cloud. This is how Microsoft aims to provide the operating system with improved AI services more easily. In the enterprise sector, Windows has increasingly migrated to the cloud, where, f...
Kelly · 28 June 2023 · 52
Microsoft expects to launch Xbox cloud gaming hardware
Microsoft has confirmed today, that a dedicated game streaming device will be released soon. Microsoft is also collaborating with a number of TV manufacturers to integrate the Xbox experience directly into their internet-connected displays, and it ex...
Brown Wolf · 10 June 2021 · 62
Meta, Amazon and Microsoft release open maps dataset
The Overture Maps Foundation is made up of high-profile tech companies and aims to make map data freely available. Now there is a first dataset. The Overture Maps Foundation has released its first open maps dataset. The dataset is intended to lay th...
Kelly · 27 July 2023 · 49
Microsoft renamed Windows Virtual Desktop as Azure Virtual Desktop
Microsoft stated today that Windows Virtual Desktop will be renamed Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). It also highlighted a few new features that will be added to the service. According to the company, the changes and new features are intended to support...
Brown Wolf · 07 June 2021 · 89
Microsoft integrates Python into Excel
Microsoft is bringing its Excel spreadsheet and the Python programming language together. How this works and what exactly is planned. The Python programming language can be used in the Excel spreadsheet program in the future. Microsoft has published...
Kelly · 24 August 2023 · 40 · 2
Wild Xbox rumor: Microsoft is said to be working on new console
Is Microsoft working on a new Xbox? According to a new rumor, the company is currently working on another console model, with which Xbox would follow the example of the PlayStation 5. A new rumor has the Xbox community in an uproar. According to the...
Kelly · 07 August 2023 · 46
Christmas update for Windows: Microsoft fixes 6 critical vulnerabilities
Microsoft traditionally ends the last Patch Tuesday of the year with fewer patches for Windows, Office & Co. This is also the case this year, although the number of closed security holes has rarely been so high. In addition, however, there are always...
Jacob Enderson · 14 December 2022 · 106
Microsoft gives the Xbox a feature that no one expected
Microsoft has once again given the Xbox a new feature update - at least if you are part of the Xbox Insider Program. The patch allows you to map keyboard keys to your controller. How useful the feature is in practice is in the eye of the beholder. C...
Kelly · 28 July 2023 · 61
Windows 11: Microsoft ends support for quite a few processors
Microsoft has updated the list of processors that are compatible with Windows 11. Some older models are now no longer supported. As the website "XDA-Developers" reports, Google has updated its list of Intel processors that are supported by Windows 11...
Jacob Enderson · 08 August 2023 · 53