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Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

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On Saturday, Tableau ran up a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars as its virtual celebration amounted to 3,500 takeaway dinners from 40 local restaurants. ” Restaurateur Ethan Stowell during a virtual holiday “carol-oke” gathering with the Tableau team. Tableau Photo). Photo courtesy of Smartsheet).

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 17, 2020

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Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 17, 2020. Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible. Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and the company’s first original big-budget game.

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HP Envy x360 (2020) review: AMD wins again

The Verge

Traditionally, the Envy line has been HP’s midrange option; it’s a rung above the budget Pavilion, but a rung below the flagship Spectre. The system did not prove as well-optimized for video editing, unfortunately. AMD processors have mostly been fodder for budget and midrange laptops for the past few years.

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‘That rhythm is gone’: Washington state legislators on the pros and cons of virtual government

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The Washington State Capitol is quiet amid the pandemic as legislators work virtually. But the capitol grounds were eerily quiet in Olympia as the committee hearings took place virtually, like nearly all of the legislature’s proceedings this session. It’s not really working,” Barkis concluded of virtual legislating.

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26 great apps for your new 2020 Windows PC

The Verge

Video Chat. If there’s an app that defines 2020, it must be Zoom. I use this service two or three times a day for work meetings, virtual events, or just chatting with friends. If you’re experiencing connectivity issues, turning off your video feed usually helps.) And there are all kinds of neat features to make it easier.

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Top Stories of 2020: How the events of this year upended the worlds of tech, science and more

GeekWire

The pandemic, race, cybersecurity and economic issues dominated headlines in 2020. To say that 2020 unfolded in unexpected ways would be an epic understatement, as illustrated by these GeekWire headlines from the spring. Microsoft’s new coronavirus plan: Seattle-area employees to work from home for next 3 weeks — March 4, 2020.

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Top 10 video game stories of 2021: Successes, surprises, big hits — and what could have been

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The video game industry came into 2021 with a lot of momentum , with millions of new customers, high sales, and venture capitalists falling over each other to put more money into the system. This hasn’t meant that games have lost their audience gains from 2020, as was initially the question. It couldn’t last forever, though.

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