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  1. Microsoft Revives Clippy: A Nostalgic Look at Digital Assistants

    In an unexpected twist that’s stirring a wave of amusement among Windows users, Microsoft has recently posted a hand-drawn image of its once-infamous assistant, Clippy, on social media. This isn't just a nod to the past—it's a full-blown throwback to the clippy era of productivity software, a...
  2. Microsoft Copilot: Revolutionizing Productivity or Channeling Clippy's Ghost?

    Imagine a ubiquitous AI assistant that shoulders the metaphorical burden of productivity. For many, this might bring an air of 21st-century efficiency to their work. For others, it evokes the cringe-inducing specter of Clippy, Microsoft’s much-memed assistant from the late ’90s—revived in spirit...
  3. AI vs. Clippy: A Debate on the Future of Generative AI

    Ah, Clippy. The original paperclip-shaped assistant who lived rent-free in Microsoft Word during the late '90s and early 2000s. Whether you adored it or jeered at it, Clippy etched itself into the annals of tech history as an infamous example of early digital assistance. But could it be that...
  4. Microsoft Copilot: Transforming Microsoft 365 with AI and Learning from Clippy

    Microsoft is diving deeper into AI-powered tools with its rollout of Copilot for Microsoft 365. However, as the tech giant introduces this next-level assistant to the masses, one can’t help but notice whispers of nostalgia—or perhaps dread—that recall the infamous 'Clippy' era of the 1990s...
  5. Clippy's Comeback: Nostalgia and the Future of Digital Assistants

    Ah, Clippy—Microsoft's infamous paperclip assistant—has had a notoriously rocky reputation. For those of us who navigated the vast landscape of Microsoft Office in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Clippy stands as a nostalgic, albeit cringe-inducing, benchmark of a bygone digital era. But what if...
  6. Windows 7 2 Monitor Panoramas Not working

    I have a 2 monitor system and I'd like to put a panorama from a game across the two monitors. I looked it up on the web found that I could build a double size image - 3840x1200 in my case - and the Tile it across the two monitors. So I made a test image and it worked. But since my primary...
  7. Windows 7 Ribbon Hero 2

    Link Removed is a new game from the office team. It's played inside the office applications. It's a way for the office team to get users to explore the office applications in an entertaining way. Ribbon Hero 2 has a narrative with Clippy, yes he is back and if you played Ribbon Hero 1 then...
  8. Windows 7 Ribbon Hero 2: Clippy's Second Chance

    Ribbon Hero 2 follows the story of Clippy (yes, he’s alive!) and his travels through time as he explores different time periods and tries to get back home. With each time period, the player gets to explore a new game board with challenges they must complete to get to the next level. Each...