Author: Richard Hay

Hands On: Sticky Notes Version 3.0 for Windows 10

Over the last five weeks or so, Microsoft Engineering Manager for Sticky Notes, Reza Jooyandeh, has been mercilessly teasing Windows Insiders on Twitter about the upcoming release of Sticky Notes Version 3.0. well, the app update has finally been made available to Windows Insiders who opted into the Windows 10 19H1 Skip Ahead ring. This is my hands on experience with the new version of sticky notes – Windows 10 style.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 279 #OTP

This week’s show begins with a stroll down memory lane to about 23 years ago when Windows 95 was released to the public. It corresponds with the early beginnings of this very website and where I am today. Next we talk about Windows Insidering with new Redstone 5 Fast Ring Builds, two of them this week once again, as we get closer to the public release of what is expected to be called the October 2018 Update. We also have news about a new Office 365/Microsoft 365 merged roadmap before Ignite next month and a bunch of Xbox related news from Gamescom in Europe this past week. Of course, those are just snapshots into the content in this weeks show so be sure to listen all the way until the end for all the details. As always, thanks for listening.

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Hands On: Xbox Game Pass Android App

At the annual Gamescom gaming event in Cologne, Germany this week, Microsoft unveiled a new mobile app for Android and iOS devices that gives users full access to the Game Pass library including the ability to push titles to the users home Xbox One console.

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