Condé Nast has hired Vasanth Williams as its new chief product and technology officer and — at the same time — agreed to join a Microsoft pilot that licenses U.S. text-based editorial content for use inside Microsoft Copilot experiences, moves that together underscore the publisher’s strategy to...
Microsoft’s quiet experiment with a new search experience for Bing — an “AI Search” or Copilot Search mode that replaces traditional blue links with a summary-first interface — is more than a cosmetic tweak; it’s a strategic bet that could reshape search behavior, publisher economics, and the...
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For more than two decades, Microsoft Publisher has served as a cornerstone desktop publishing tool for small businesses, schools, and creative individuals seeking to produce professional-looking flyers, newsletters, business cards, and brochures without requiring the technical expertise of...
Microsoft’s decision to deprecate Publisher, its quietly resourceful desktop publishing app, sent a shockwave through a sizable—if often overlooked—portion of the Office community. For many years, Publisher has sat in the wings of Microsoft’s productivity suite, overshadowed by Word and...
There’s a quiet, persistent anxiety weaving through the video game industry, and the latest jolt comes from Bend Studio, an Oregon-based development house best known for the open-world action game Days Gone. In an already turbulent year for games, Bend has confirmed what had long been feared...
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Microsoft's decision to discontinue Publisher by October 2026 marks a significant shift in the way Microsoft streamlines its application suite. Once celebrated as a straightforward solution for desktop publishing, Publisher is now set to be retired as Microsoft pushes users toward more versatile...
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Since its introduction more than three decades ago, Microsoft Publisher has carved out a quiet but enduring niche in the digital ecosystem. Over its long lifespan, the desktop publishing tool empowered small businesses, home offices, educational institutions, and everyday users to create...
Microsoft Monetize Transformed: How AI is Revolutionizing Digital Ad Monetization
In a decisive leap forward, Microsoft has unleashed a major AI upgrade to its Monetize platform — an essential tool that empowers digital publishers and advertisers to maximize revenue. This transformation takes...
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Due a 'publishing problem' some users experienced problems after installing recent updates. This has now been rectified with details below:
"Microsoft is aware of a publishing issue with the October 10th, 2017 monthly security updates for Windows 10 version1703 (KB4041676) and version 1607...
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Back in March, we revealed the Xbox Live Creators Program. Today, we’re excited to announce that any developer can now directly publish their games to Xbox One and Windows 10. We’ve already had some great games published during the preview program (check out the list below!), but there’s always...
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I am using ArcGIS for server to publish my services the I am reading it by my site. ArcGIS server consist of two products ArcGIS server manager and services directory and all of these are on domain. And I can reach any one of this by using the its own link. Now for safety reason I want...
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Today at GDC we announced the launch of Xbox Live Creators Program, starting with an Insider Preview that gives any developer the opportunity to publish Xbox Live-enabled games on Windows 10 PCs along with Xbox One consoles.
The Creators Program provides game developers access to...
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In the last post, we introduced you to a video series from Bob Tabor that teaches the fundamentals of C#. In this post, you’ll learn how to put those new (or re-sharpened) C# skills to use as we explore UWP (Universal Windows Platform) development in the Windows 10 Development for Absolute...
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I called this project the “Internet of Stranger Things,” but so far, there hasn’t been an internet piece. In addition, there really hasn’t been anything that couldn’t be easily accomplished on an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi. I wanted this demo to have more moving parts to improve the...
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Unity is a fantastic utility for creating graphically-rich high-performance games and apps. Using the editor, you can quickly create 2D and 3D worlds, and define interactions, game logic and physics rules in easy-to-understand C# scripts. Apps created by Unity run on multiple platforms...
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Last week was a very exciting week. The Connect(); //2015 event was held and about a million things were shown and announced. Some of the cooler announcements revolved around VS Code
v0.10.1 (November - Beta 2015)
With this release, we mark our official Beta milestone and the big news is that...