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  1. Copilot 3D: Turn a Photo into a Textured 3D GLB in Seconds

    Microsoft’s Copilot 3D turns a single flat photo into a downloadable, textured 3D model in seconds — a practical, browser‑based experiment inside Copilot Labs that aims to make 2D-to-3D conversion accessible to hobbyists, educators, indie developers and designers without a background in Blender...
  2. ART Young Boy Learning The Gentle Art Of Angling

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    Windows Server Network Discovery

    Hi, I have two PC's running Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition. Except for the CPU, they are almost identical. They are both serving the same AD Domain. In Settings -> Network & Internet -> Sharing Options, both have "Turn off network discovery" selected, and I cannot turn it on. That is, I...
  4. How to import mysql database in phpmyadmin - windows server 2008

    I am playing around with windows server 2008 and learning how to use it. Just a hobby on weekends. I was able to successfully install: php, mysql & phpmyadmin Now the problem is i'm trying to import a database into phpmyadmin, the database is 42.6mb therefore i am unable to import...
  5. "All your device are belong to us"

    In the last post of our Microsoft MVP Theme week, as all the MVP's start making their way home after a great, but brain filling week, we highlight Link Removed, Microsoft MVP Embedded and awesome IoT teacher.. Microsoft Ignite NZ session with Netduino devices Last week I did a session about...
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    Windows XP Working from the console on WinXP

    I recently purchased a budget business PC with Windows XP installed for the main purpose of hobbying, specifically learning how to take a more technical approach using Windows from the console. Would anyone be able to highlight any books/media that offer good insight into the command-driven...
  7. Windows XP QIC & Tavan Question

    I know, very old technology (QIC) but please don't tell me to upgrade, this is a hobby of mine. My question, did any company ever make a QIC OR Travan Tape Library/Autoloader?
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    Movie/TV/Actor Association

    Thought this game would be fun and informative. As the title states, Movie/TV/Actor Association. How do you play? I will start off by naming an Actor from a Movie/TV program, the next person will reply with a Movie/TV program that, that Actor starred/played in, the next person will reply with...
  9. Windows 7 Show Us Your Tech: Nuclear Edition

    Carl Greninger works in Microsoft IT Operations as a PM. Carl is also the closest I've met to a real life "Doc Brown". He even has his own version of a Mr. Fusion, except his really works. Carl spent about a year along with a group of 13-17 year old students building his own nuclear reactor...
  10. Windows 7 Show Us Your Tech: 'Softie Builds 737 Cockpit In His House

    Microsoft employees are often as passionate about their hobbies as they are with their work. Salvador Patuel is an ADM out of our UK office during the day, but he's a hobbiest commercial airline pilot at night. Salvador loves flying so much he decided to build an elaborate controller to make his...
  11. VIDEO Conspiracy Theory: Why, Really, Did Nevada Remove Geocaches?

    This lonely stretch of road in central Nevada draws conspiracy buffs from the world over who ponder such unknowables as whether aliens have landed on Earth and what the feds really do at nearby Area 51. But lately there's been another mystery among locals: Why did the Nevada Department of...
  12. Largest home aquarium

    Exotic fish enthusiast Jack Heathcote owns the largest home fish tank in the country, which he has to dive in to clean out. The salsa teacher from Nottingham was not happy with a simple goldfish bowl so instead splashed out on a massive tank, which he installed in his basement. It cost...
  13. VIDEO Record-breaking breast doctor enjoys knife-throwing in his spare time

    Dr Ted Eisenberg holds the world record for the most breast operations – and finds time for a spot of knife-throwing in his spare time. Dr Eisenberg has conducted 3,460 breast ops and has a Guinness World Records certificate to prove it. ‘I absolutely love my work,’ said the...
  14. VIDEO The world's smallest aquarium

    It can only hold two teaspoons of water, it can sit in the palm of your hands, and there's only room for the smallest of fish in it - it's the world's smallest aquarium. It might not be the most spacious environment - it's a far cry from, you know, the Amazon or the Atlantic Ocean - but the...
  15. Windows 7 The Garage Science Fair

    The Garage Science Fair is a quarterly event at Microsoft that gives employees an opportunity to showcase their work. In this video we take a look at three of this year's demos: (1) .NET Gadgeteer has a ton of cool, visually interesting, gadgets they’ve built, and they tap into hobbyist hardware...
  16. Walk the dog around the world

    Who doesn't like a neat yo-yo trick? Even the names of the tricks are neat: "Walk the Dog," "The Throwdown," "The Three Leaf Clover," "Around the World." But the question is: Could you do all those neat tricks with a 12-foot yo-yo? Apparently, a couple in Florida wanted to find out pretty...
  17. VIDEO DIY Airsoft M134 Minigun

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