WW 881: Big Boy Teams - Snipping Tool and Word updates, Snapdragon X Leak

Published: May 15, 2024, 11:09 p.m.

Windows 11

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  • Patch Tuesday
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  • Windows 11 gets those stupid lock screen widgets
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  • Snipping Tool is being updated with emojis and QR code scanning
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  • Microsoft is testing widgets in the Windows 11 Start menu
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  • New Dev and Beta builds
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  • Dell PCs based on Snapdragon X leak
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  • Microsoft 365
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  • Microsoft Word gets a long-overdue overhaul to default paste
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AI

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  • OpenAI kicks off the week with its Spring Update
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  • Google I/O follows up with a Microsoft-style keynote
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Xbox

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  • Microsoft to launch Xbox mobile games store in July
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  • Xbox consoles will support game update pre-loads, finally
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  • Microsoft discounts Xbox 360 titles ahead of Store closure
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  • We have another round of Game Pass titles and you're never going to believe what we didn't get, again
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  • Starfield May Update is here with 60 fps support on Series X
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  • Xbox Cloud Gaming supports keyboard and mouse with 26 games
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  • Xbox app gets more improvements tied to handheld gaming PCs
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  • Sony has now sold almost 60 million PS5s, roughly even with PS4 at this point in
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Tips and picks

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  • Tip of the week: Remote Desktop is another feature semi-broken by MSA sign-ins
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  • App pick of the week: VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are free
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  • RunAs Radio this week: MLOps + DevOps + Kubernetes with Annie Talvasto
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  • Brown liquor pick of the week: Lagavulin 16
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