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Reality check: Microsoft, David Bowie, Bill Gates, and a creepy video game called ‘Omikron’

GeekWire

Yes, there was a game called Omikron: The Nomad Soul, starring a virtual David Bowie, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. Suggesting that Bill Gates had anything to do with it is like calling Apple CEO Tim Cook the mastermind behind Facebook because the social network runs on iPhone. No, the game was not made by Microsoft.

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That’s a bomb sweater: Microsoft’s ‘Minesweeper’ soft-wear is a throwback to vintage video game

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The video game, which involves uncovering squares on a grid and avoiding getting blown up by mines, was first released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990 and included in the standard install of Windows 3.1 In 2019, Microsoft busted out a Windows XP ugly sweater. Microsoft Image).

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How to watch videos with friends online

The Verge

If you’re looking for a way to make your social-distancing series binge more, well, social, there are browser extensions that let you host watch parties digitally. These extensions work on top of your existing subscription to sync the videos with your friends — they don’t provide non-subscribers with a free viewing. Metastream.

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HBO adds co-watching feature to HBO Now and HBO Go, with help from Seattle startup Scener

GeekWire

HBO added a new video chat feature to its HBO Now and HBO GO apps, allowing subscribers to watch shows and movies “together” via a Google Chrome extension. The “virtual movie theater” technology is powered by Scener , a two-year-old Seattle startup that was incubated inside RealNetworks. (Scener Photo).

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23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

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19, as both a virtual-reality adventure on the Meta Quest 2, and a 2D first-person game that’s available on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, and Epic. 23 for Windows PC, with console versions for Xbox and PlayStation coming at an unspecified point later in the year. Fire Emblem Engage Engage , released Jan. Created in Portland, Ore.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Windows Server Codename ?Aurora? Video.

Sean Daniel

Windows Server Codename “Aurora” Video Walkthrough. Wow, over on WeGotServed , Terry found an awesome video that talks about Aurora from our very own Michael Leworthy, product planner for SBS. Labels: Aurora , Beta Announcement , SBS 2011 Essentials , Small Business Server , Videos. Windows 7. (47).

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Beware Social scammers that call.

Sean Daniel

Beware Social scammers that call pretending to be the Microsoft HelpDesk. On 9/21/2012, I received my first social engineering hacking attack. Nice try, you obviously dont know that im running Windows 8, and there is no start button, SCAMMER! That's awesome that you have Windows 8! Windows 7. (47). Windows 8.

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