Saturday activities…

Learning C# for the first time!

Teaser | Star Trek x Lego

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Microsoft 365 Personal is now free for US college students for a year Students will also get a 50 percent discount if they want to keep a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription.

www.theverge.com/news/772385/...

Introducing Sky for Mac.

Watch this 90-second sneak peek:

RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything | The Verge Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance.

It’s the end of an era… RIP Skype

www.theverge.com/microsoft/66...

What a special day! After an amazing 50 years, we’re looking ahead to the future and this incredible era of AI. Today we take the next step to make Copilot truly Your AI Companion.

Here are some of my favorite features we’re announcing today. 🧵

How Microsoft made it through 50 years “We’re still around and leading things because we accept change.”

How Microsoft made it through 50 years

Cheers to 50 years Celebrating 50 bold, curious, exhilarating, groundbreaking, unpredictable, unforgettable years of Microsoft—and the changemakers that make it happen.

Happy 50th birthday, @microsoft.com !

Although I’ve only been around for about half of it, it’s been amazing to see all the innovations and iconic products released along the way!

Pumped to see what the next 50 years have in store!

unlocked.microsoft.com/50th/

The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made Yes, Clippy made the cut.

Microsoft is turning 50 years old this week, so we’ve rounded up and ranked the best stuff from its first 50 years. A lot of memorable, fascinating, or simply excellent products are in the list 👇 www.theverge.com/microsoft/63...

The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made Yes, Clippy made the cut.

This was an awesome and lovely look back at a quite fun history of Microsoft.

A few of my personal favorites from this list include Windows Phone (obviously!), Contoso, and the famous “Developers” chant from Steve Ballmer.

Link: www.theverge.com/microsoft/63...

Microsoft is holding a 50th anniversary and Copilot event in April Microsoft leaders from past and present will be at the event.

Microsoft is holding a 50th anniversary and Copilot event in April. The Copilot event is taking place amid rumors of Microsoft developing its own AI models. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/627077/...

Visual Studio 2022 in dark mode with the File menu open and GitHub Copilot Chat visible for AI assisted coding. The File menu's New menu is expanded with the Bluesky Account... option highlighted for selection.

File > New > Bluesky Account...

Plus, I remember having some fun Skype hardware - might need to dig some of it up and show it off!

Microsoft is shutting down Skype The end of the Skype era.

Dang. It’s been a minute, but Skype was so ahead-of-it’s-time. Sad to see it go, but pumped to see what’s next with Teams!

www.theverge.com/news/621353/...

Originally the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP, this photo shows green rolling hills with a vibrant blue sky and white clouds in the background. Charles O'Rear took the photo in California, USA.

We've always been a fan of blueskies.

This is the only true cranberry sauce.

I will not be taking questions at this time.

All in all, I’m pumped to see these new updates in action, and excited for the future of these tools ahead!

Microsoft Ignite 2024: Embracing the future of Windows at work Windows has been at the heart of modern computing for nearly 40 years. It is the ubiquitous, open platform that powers computing experiences around the world and plays a significant role across multip...

Lastly, Microsoft integrating Entra ID into Winget is awesome! Imagine giving the opportunity to users to download verified apps, and maintain them!

Plus, being able to keep authentication and access secure is a huge win!

Source: blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2024 | Microsoft Community Hub Welcome to Ignite 2024! We’re excited to share a LOT of really innovative and useful new features with you. Getting everything ready to present at Ignite...

This one seems straight out of Star Trek…

#MicrosoftTeams now intelligently transcribes multilingual meetings (if that wasn’t already cool already!)

Source: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

Ignite 2024: Transform your workday with the latest Edge for Business features Today's work environment doesn't look the same as it did a few years ago. You're supporting flexible work patterns, with remote users who are often using personal devices. Cybersecurity threats are mo...

Another pretty cool addition is the #MicrosoftEdge scareware blocker! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people fall prey to support scams and other internet-based scary sites.

Source: blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/20...

Redefine development: AI-first innovation with agents and Microsoft Copilot in Power Platform - Microsoft Power Platform Blog AI-first innovations like Microsoft Copilot and agents in Microsoft Power Platform change how and what we build with new AI features across Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Power Apps.

For one, Microsoft #Copilot s new autonomous agents look awesome! It seems so futuristic and cool that there’s now a way to have AI agents autonomously complete actions, learn, and make decisions based on the task at hand.

Source: www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-...

Finally catching up on the latest from #MSIgnite and wow was it an awesome day!

Some of my personal favorite highlights below!

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If you missed Microsoft Ignite 2024's first day:

✅ Read the Book of News (https://aka.ms/Ignite24/BON for the full set of announcements, and the Official Microsoft Blog (https://aka.ms/Ignite24/OMB to learn more about our key announcements.

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#Microsoft #MSIgnite #bookofnews #msftadvocate

Maybe going to give this platform another try…

First post on bluesky!