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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

These top tips will help you reduce work fatigue and stay productive in Microsoft Teams

How to stay productive in Microsoft Teams As you use Microsoft Teams for work or school, you might experience a…

Arif Bacchus · November 12, 2020 · 4 min read

News

Windows Holographic version 20H2 brings auto eye positioning and more to HoloLens 2 users

Microsoft has announced the rollout of Windows Holographic version 20H2. Now available via Windows Update, the release brings some new…

Arif Bacchus · November 11, 2020 · 2 min read

News

Legacy Microsoft Edge’s ability to pin websites to Start Menu returns in latest Edge Dev release

Microsoft today announced the release of Edge Dev version 88.0.692.0, and with it comes a fan-favorite feature from the Legacy…

Arif Bacchus · November 10, 2020 · 2 min read

Feature

Wondershare Filmora X Review: An IMovie Competitor On Windows 10 – onmsft.com

For amateur and hobbyist video editors like myself, the most common video editing software is iMovie. This software is exclusive…

Arif Bacchus · November 9, 2020 · 8 min read

News

Surface Duo gets a usability upgrade as Swiftkey now supports thumb typing/splitting across both screens

According to a tweet from @TheSurfaceGuide (via Windows Central,), Microsoft’s Surface Duo just got a small usability update. The custom…

Arif Bacchus · November 6, 2020 · 1 min read

News

Windows 10 May 2020 Update, October 2020 Update get a new upgrade block

If you’re a bit behind on your Windows 10 upgrades and are now looking to install either the Windows 10…

Arif Bacchus · November 6, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

Become an expert in Microsoft Teams with these best practices for chats

Best practices for chatting in Microsoft Teams Today, we’ll be revisiting our series of best practices for Microsoft 365, and…

Arif Bacchus · November 5, 2020 · 4 min read

News

Fortnite will return to iOS via Safari/Nvidia GeForce Now, does this leave an opportunity for Microsoft’s xCloud, too?

A couple of months ago Apple banned the developer Epic Games and the popular game Fortnite from the App Store…

Arif Bacchus · November 5, 2020 · 1 min read

Feature

HP Envy 15 Review: The real ultimate laptop, with everything I want in the next Surface – onmsft.com

Last year, I reviewed the Surface Laptop 3 for Business and called it "the ultimate laptop I’ve always wanted." For…

Arif Bacchus · November 2, 2020 · 13 min read

Microsoft / office 365

Spotlight feature improvements, pinned posts, and more. Here’s what’s new in Teams for October 2020

With Halloween now just one day away, the month of October is coming to a close. That means it’s time…

Arif Bacchus · October 30, 2020 · 3 min read