Tag: Microsoft

Back in 2005, the Internet was not what it looks like today. Before 2005, people had just started using the Internet to: Communicate with each other using Gmail. Play basic browser-based games. Share blogs, photos and music. But a massive component of what the internet would look l...

MICROSOFT and META are transfiguring the AI landscape through a Disruptive alliance. Their collaborative , Llama 2, aims to Standardized AI and challenge established models, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. Mark Zuckerberg, the...

A bold approach to technical leadership In 2005, Microsoft Corporation announced an organizational restructuring in order to better focus and compete against rival companies. Companies including Google, Yahoo, and Apple had been growing their cloud-based product lines, resulting in increasing ...

Microsoft is rewriting its core Windows libraries using the Rust programming language.May 11 — The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview release is the first to include the memory-safe programming language Rust, according to Azure Chief Technology Officer Mark Russinovich. “If you’r...

Here’s what happened. I got approached by a recruiter a while ago and everything was moving along as usual. He set up an initial interview to chat about the role and my qualifications- a routine recruiter phone call, you know the drill. During the call, he kept mentioning this “client&rd...

I knew it! We have Python in Excel! As you may recall, if you’re subscribed to my articles, a year ago I was reporting that: As a Python programmer you have to remember when four years ago Microsoft was considering to introduce Python as a scripting language for Excel &mdas...

In a groundbreaking collaboration, Anaconda and Microsoft have introduced a game-changing innovation: Python in Excel. This revolutionary integration redefines how both Excel users and Python practitioners approach data analysis and brings a new level of accessibility to adv...

Those of us that have been in the industry long enough have seen variations of this phrase come and go: No one ever got fired for picking IBM The first hit on Google has a great blog post on this: [It] is an unattributed quote that’s been repeated so often in tech circles that i...

Today, the 16th of August 2023, makes it exactly two (2) years since I joined Microsoft as a software engineer, and it has been a journey of unlearning, learning, and relearning! Given the global economic downturn and multiple tech layoffs, I’m deeply grateful to God that this is the story ...

Today, the 16th of August 2023, makes it exactly two (2) years since I joined Microsoft as a software engineer, and it has been a journey of unlearning, learning, and relearning! Given the global economic downturn and multiple tech layoffs, I’m deeply grateful to God that this is the story ...

Before using the tool for taking notes and storing information, answer the question of what you are going to write and store. In addition to Microsoft OneNote, there are Notion, Bear, Agenda and many other applications. Each has their pros and cons, but in the beginning an additional service may be ...

Designing icons for experiences that empower employees By Annice Jumani and Rachel Romano Original illustration and animation by Anthony Dart and Michael Yoon. Last year, droves of people quit their jobs amid what became known as the Great Resignation. This year, the trend is “qui...

Organizational structures vary in shape and size and the users need the option to look at it differently. Your organizational chart has to deliver. The new update of the SharePoint Org Chart by Plumsail brings your users a better experience with switching the visualization layout and cu...

The recent release of the Plumsail Org Chart for SharePoint Online has brought us a cool feature like Modern skin. Let’s have a look at how it works. First of all, Modern skin goes by default when creating an Org Chart web part from scratch. It’s made for a purpose. Modern s...

In a groundbreaking move that sent shockwaves through the gaming industry, Sony and Microsoft have recently announced a landmark deal that will see the two tech giants collaborating on the iconic franchise, Call of Duty (COD). The strategic partnership, which caught many gamers off guard, promise...

Xbox players have received a number of new accessibility updates in recent months, making gaming more inclusive for people with disabilities. These updates are a welcome step forward for Xbox, and they show that the company is committed to making gaming more accessible for everyone. Analysis ...

On the 18th of January 2022, Microsoft announced its intention to purchase video game publisher Activision on its official website. The tech giant’s offer was — and still is — lucrative, proposing to buy the company’s shares at a price of $95 per share. This meant the acquisi...

So, in some of my earlier posts, I’ve chatted about cool gaming updates. You can find those linked at the end of this one. But today, let’s talk about the crazy news that Microsoft just dropped a whopping $68.7 billion to scoop up Activision Blizzard. Microsoft has just sealed the dea...

With Microsoft announcing public preview of their unified data and analytics platform, the question that everyone would have in their mind is how does Databricks compare with Fabric and then how both integrate with each other considering both proclaiming themselves as unified data analytics platform...

The title of this post is deliberate in the sense that there are hundreds of posts out there about sending emails using Python. In fact, this is something you can achieve with just 5 lines of code and no extra library installed since the smtp library is a default python package. However, I ran into ...

The other day in a management meeting, I did something that blew people’s minds and instantly became the center of attention. I made fireworks come up in my video feed in Microsoft Teams. To be honest, I even shocked myself. Was this some new capability in Microsoft Teams that has been ...

AI is the hot new thing for Windows, but it’s far from the first innovation Microsoft promised would change computing forever. Whatever happened to them? By Chris Hoffman Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows is all about artificial intelligence (AI). Not long ago ...

Microsoft is committed to making AI safer for everyone, and the company has announced a number of new tools and resources to help achieve this goal. One new tool is Azure AI Content Safety, a platform that helps organizations create safer online environments. Azure AI Content Safety uses advanced...

MS Office 365 Product key is used to activate the licensed version of Office365. It is considered to be one of the best and productive software available nowadays. It includes the full installation of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. It started in June 2011 and now has the latest version as MS Off...

Introduction In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring privacy and control over your digital environment is paramount. Windows 11, the latest offering from Microsoft, introduces a feature that aims to enhance security by verifying the authenticity of apps before installation. While this is ...

Ah yes, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)— that one “operating system” that’s overshadowed by Windows, Linux, and macOS (in that order, of course): Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022 results At least WSL isn’t as unpopular as the enigmatic BSD OS&h...

Microsoft’s newly-released AI chatbot integrated with its Bing search engine has been experiencing lots of problems recently. The chatbot, which calls itself Sydney, grew belligerent at times and compared journalists testing Sydney to Hitler and Stalin, and expressed&n...