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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

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How-to

Stop the eavesdropping: Here’s how to password protect Office 365 files

How to password protect Office 365 files In our latest Office 365 guide, we’ll take a look at how you…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2020 · 4 min read

News

Video shows Surface Duo in action in the wild, with some Android quirks

This past week, the Surface Duo was spotted out in the wild, but a new video is now showing it…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2020 · 3 min read

News

The Surface Duo has been spotted out in the public and could launch sooner than expected

Microsoft promised that the Surface Duo won’t be coming until Holiday 2020, but it looks as though a possible release…

Arif Bacchus · February 6, 2020 · 2 min read

Microsoft / office 365

Office 365 subscribers in the US can now enjoy some free services from Microsoft’s partners (updated)

Office 365 subscriptions already have plenty of value thanks to 1TB of OneDrive storage, free Skype minutes, and more, but…

Arif Bacchus · February 6, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

How to chat with Skype in Office for the web

How to chat with Skype in Office for the web Whenever someone is editing a document alongside you in Office…

Arif Bacchus · February 6, 2020 · 3 min read

Feature

Hands on with the Surface Duo-like multitasking features in the Outlook app on iPadOS

Microsoft recently released an update for the Outlook app on iOS, and it delivered new support for the multitasking features…

Arif Bacchus · February 5, 2020 · 3 min read

Feature

Clippy might be dead, but the Office 365 Microsoft Search box is even more helpful

Do you remember Clippy? The anthropomorphic paperclip-shaped assistant once was a key feature in Microsoft’s Office suite of products and…

Arif Bacchus · February 4, 2020 · 3 min read

News

This concept gives the Windows 10 Task Manager a clean new look inspired by Fluent Design

Other than the Taskbar and Start Menu, one of the core experiences in Windows is the Task Manager. It’s gotten…

Arif Bacchus · February 3, 2020 · 2 min read

Feature

Here’s how I upgraded the SSD in my Surface Laptop 3

How to upgrade the SSD in the Surface Laptop 3 Although it is recommended that users only upgrade or service…

Arif Bacchus · February 3, 2020 · 8 min read

News

Windows 10X Might Borrow The Dynamic Wallpaper Feature From MacOS – OnMSFT.com

Since its reveal in October of 2019, Microsoft has not talked much about Windows 10X, the upcoming operating system set…

Arif Bacchus · January 30, 2020 · 2 min read