Recent content by Kaymd

Thanks for the good interview of these awesome guys. It always amazes me what individuals can accomplish while entire corporations seem to struggle with the same thing. Reminds me of the passion behind the WinoMail project.

There's actually also the very annoying case of newly installed apps. In Windows 10, any newly installed app (Win32 or UWP) automatically shows up at the top of the all apps list. Simple, fast and elegant solution. Immediately visible and accessible on clicking the Start button. You don't even...

Thanks for all the Windows info Zac. I hope the AI mania is here to stay and really deliver useful functionality. Imagine asking Windows with natural language like "set my desktop background to a gorgeous picture of the Eiffel tower and change every 2 hrs with other great landmark pictures"...

As usual, some people will abuse anything, given the smallest opportunity. The rewards program as others have pointed out, was supposed to be a small perk, a side bonus for using some MS products for activities you'd normally be doing anyway. Regular web searches, online shopping etc. An added...

I would argue that the second claim is also absolutely true: The optimization innovations that the existence of the Series S is forcing are far better than would have ever been achieved had the weakest console been the PS5/XSX. This is natural and quite self-evident. Human beings typically...

But it can be argued that Surface was responsible for revitalizing the PC market. Before Surface, most mainstream notebooks PCs were plastic garbage. Only Macs had any real 'premium' offerings. Now, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS etc. have commonplace 'premium' products. It's as if Surface injected...

The problem is that modern physical games are just glorified plastic cd keys. Their only value today is maybe as a decorative accessory to line your bookshelves (which I don't mind :) ). Can you imagine trying to play the launch version of say Cyberpunk 2077 that was on the physical disk? I...

Guess he headed for a bigger scope and opportunity at Amazon. He may even have greater 'freedom' to do what he wants there, who knows? Wish Panos the best, and thanks for all the Surface goodness.

The developers did not prioritize the Series S. There is no reason Baldur's Gate 3 can't run on a Series S. That would automatically rule out a huge number of PC gamers going by raw specs. If Elden Ring and Halo Infinite can run on the Series S, so can Baldur's Gate 3.

Thanks for this reply. I've been seeing everyone blaming the Series S. But its specs are actually superior to the min PC specs. I wonder how the game has been running on the min PC specs?

MS Office is good software. I'd even say great. Visual Studio is awesome. No other developer tool I've used over the years comes close. Who else is doing what Microsoft does with Windows? It's the only desktop grade OS that is attempting to scale from tablets/touch to desktops and servers. And...

This made me go back to take a look at my collection of special edition Xbox controllers :-) I would definitely include the 'Sport White' XB1 controller in the list. For some reason, it's been one of my favorites of all time. I'd also consider including - 'Gears 5 - LE controller', 'Minecraft -...

Thanks a lot for this comment! I thought I was the only person who's been far from impressed with the 'New Outlook Experience'. It's a terrible downgrade from the super-fast, fluid, light, touch friendly (and pinch to zoom friendly as well) Mail and Calendar app. It can't even sync consistently...

This is hilarious! Very well written, I was laughing all the way through the article :ROFLMAO: Yeah, I'm prepared for Diablo 4!

In my experience, I still think Live Tiles are a superior implementation of Widgets - if done right. Reference examples of excellent Live Tiles implementation are myTube, Newsflow, Reddplanet (when it was actively developed), and built-in apps like Mail and Calendar, Weather, Photos, MS Money...