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Kip Kniskern

Kip has been a Microsoft enthusiast since forever, and worked on/ran LiveSide.net, a website dedicated to all things Windows Live, for 9 years. Kip came to (WinBeta.org) onmsft.com in December 2014, and is loving every minute of it. Twitter email

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Microsoft isn’t relenting on cutting off internal user rights for Microsoft Partners

Earlier this week, just a week before Microsoft’s annual Inspire Partner conference, word got out that the company was cutting…

Kip Kniskern · July 11, 2019 · 3 min read

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Here’s what’s fixed and changed in Windows 10 Insider build 18932 for the Fast Ring, including some important Settings Sync news

Yesterday, Slow Ring Insiders got some love with the first 19H2 build, but if you’re in the Fast Ring, there’s…

Kip Kniskern · July 3, 2019 · 5 min read

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Latest AdDuplex report shows small but growing use of Windows 10 May 2019 Update

Every month, AdDuplex, a company that provides ad services for some 5,000 Windows Store apps, releases a breakdown of Windows…

Kip Kniskern · June 27, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft introduces Azure Bastion, a new way to connect to virtual machines more securely and easily

Microsoft has just released a preview of a new service for Azure called Bastion, a new way to connect to…

Kip Kniskern · June 18, 2019 · 2 min read

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Microsoft beefs up GitHub with PullPanda acquisition, makes code review tools free

Last year, Microsoft acquired GitHub in a $7.5 billion acquisition, aiming to continue its long tradition of supporting developers, and…

Kip Kniskern · June 17, 2019 · 1 min read

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Microsoft, the trillion dollar company, gives back to investors with $.46 per share dividend

The nip and tuck race to a trillion dollar valuation seems to be firmly in Microsoft’s control, at least for…

Kip Kniskern · June 13, 2019 · 1 min read

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Windows 10 Insider build 18917 for 20H1 Fast Ring is out: Here’s the list of fixes and known issues

Microsoft took their time today to release Windows 10 Insider build 18917 for the 20H1 Fast Ring, perhaps they were…

Kip Kniskern · June 12, 2019 · 3 min read

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Microsoft’s Power Platform introduces a new look for Power BI just as Salesforce turns up the heat with Tableau acquisition

Microsoft opened its Business Applications Summit in Atlanta today, and announced a number of new features to the Power Platform,…

Kip Kniskern · June 10, 2019 · 1 min read

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Watch the full Minecraft Earth demo from yesterday’s WWDC keynote

Yesterday, along with news about iOS 13, the new iPadOS, and a $12,000 Mac Pro computer, Tim Cook and the…

Kip Kniskern · June 4, 2019 · 1 min read

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Another oops? Now Google Drive is calling Edge Insider “unsupported”

Google has been having what appears to be a bit of a love/hate relationship with its new cousin, Microsoft’s Edge…

Kip Kniskern · May 31, 2019 · 1 min read