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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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Articles by Arif Bacchus

How-to

How to password protect notebook sections in OneNote on Windows, iOS, Android, and MacOS

How to password protect notebook sections in OneNote In some cases, you might want to password protect a specific section…

Arif Bacchus · February 11, 2020 · 4 min read

News

Real time co-authoring is now available in Visio for the web

Collaboration is the core of any business operation, and now another Office 365 service is getting in on that action.…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2020 · 1 min read

News

Microsoft looks to bring the news right to the side of your desktop with Project Newsbar app

There are many ways you can get your news these days, but a new app for Windows 10 might soon…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2020 · 2 min read

News

Oscar-winning writer Taika Waititi wants to switch back to a PC because “Apple needs to fix those keyboards”

For all its success with the iPhone and iPad, Apple has had lots of troubles with the MacBook keyboard. Users…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2020 · 2 min read

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