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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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Articles by Kip Kniskern

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The Wider Web: Trump attacks Google and Apple News abounds

Each week we take a few moments away from the latest coming out of Redmond to note some happenings around…

Kip Kniskern · August 31, 2018 · 2 min read

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Is Microsoft’s new Xbox All Access plan a good deal?

Microsoft made it official today with the announcement of All Access, a limited time, US only offer to bundle an…

Kip Kniskern · August 27, 2018 · 3 min read

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The Wider Web: iPhone rumors and robot dogs

Another week is in the books with lots of Microsoft/Xbox news coming out of Cologne, Germany and gamescom, but there…

Kip Kniskern · August 24, 2018 · 2 min read

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New Builds Are Coming Fast And Furious Now: Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Build 17744 For The Fast Ring – onmsft.com

Hot on the heels of the last Insider build, released Friday, Microsoft has just dropped another new Windows Insider build,…

Kip Kniskern · August 21, 2018 · 2 min read

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Bing Eats Its Own Dogfood, Now Runs On .Net Core 2.1 – onmsft.com

Microsoft prides itself on running on its own code, for the most part, and likes to point out successes when…

Kip Kniskern · August 20, 2018 · 2 min read

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The Wider Web: Google’s Location History, Twitter tightens 3rd party access, and more

As usual, there’s lots happening in the tech world, and not all of it involves Microsoft. Of course, there was…

Kip Kniskern · August 17, 2018 · 2 min read

Time for another Windows 10 Insider Skip Ahead build for 19H1 as Microsoft releases version 18219

Microsoft has just announced another new Skip Ahead build for the next version of Windows 10 after RS5, now known…

Kip Kniskern · August 16, 2018 · 2 min read

Microsoft recognizes top contributors to security research at BlackHat 2018

At the BlackHat security conference held in Las Vegas this week, Microsoft released its latest list of “Top 100 Security…

Kip Kniskern · August 9, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft Releases Windows Insider Build 17733 For The RS5 Fast Ring – onmsft.com

Hey, a Wednesday 10am new build, woohoo! Microsoft has just released a new RS5 build, version 17733. Included are a…

Kip Kniskern · August 8, 2018 · 1 min read

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Minecraft invites you to redesign the game’s menus, offering paper prototyping kits

Minecraft announced today that they’re looking for your help in redesigning its iconic menus for the Bedrock Engine based games…

Kip Kniskern · August 6, 2018 · 1 min read