Office Archives - Thomas Maurer

Azure Unblogged – Microsoft Feedback and Customer engagement programs

Thomas Maurer — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:01:53 +0000

You might have seen that I started a video series called Azure Unblogged, in which I talk to people in Microsoft and the Microsoft community about different products, services, stories, and much more. This week I am releasing a video on Azure Unblogged in which I had the chance to talk to Holly Lehman (Program …

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How to take a Microsoft Certification Exam Online

Thomas Maurer — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:06:17 +0000

Many people these days are looking in to taking Microsoft certification exams and get certified. You can take the Microsoft certification exam locally in an official test center, or online. In this blog post, I want to give you some tips and tricks on how to take a Microsoft certification exam online, from home or …

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My Home Office Setup 2020 – How does yours look like?

Thomas Maurer — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 12:43:44 +0000

A couple of days ago, Microsoft and other companies recommended that people work from home (if they can) due to the Corona disease (COVID-19). Since I am part of a remote team, I work mostly from home when I am not traveling, and so let me share my home office setup 2020 with you. I …

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Handwritten Emails and Drawings using Outlook

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:06:59 +0000

In the latest Office Insider Fast build for Outlook (1907 Build 11727.20034), you now get the feature to create drawings or handwritten emails in Outlook using your finger or pen. This is great if you want to give your email a more personal touch or quickly create a drawing to explain something quickly. It works …

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My Workplace 2018 – How does yours look like?

Thomas Maurer — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:34:41 +0000

Last week I was browsing the web and I found a lot of cool looking home office setups. I realized it is quiet interesting to see how people workplaces look like. With that I want to give a quick look at my home office and my workplace setup. Secondly, I would like to share your …

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Use the Surface Pen as remote for PowerPoint

Thomas Maurer — Wed, 02 May 2018 13:15:44 +0000

As some of you may know, I am giving a lot of presentations using PowerPoint on my Surface Pro or my Surface Book. And since I am using Surface devices, I also added a Surface Pen to my setup. I can draw on my screen in meetings or take notes. And the Surface Pen does …

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FindTime for Outlook – Doodle for Business

Thomas Maurer — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:51:45 +0000

Scheduling meetings can be a real pain you have to do calls, ask people and check calendars which can be a huge time effort. Lucky there are solutions like Doodle to schedule meetings and a lot of us are using Doodle in our personal life which is great, but it could be a lot better, …

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My Microsoft Surface Hub Review

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:27:24 +0000

Last week we finally go our Microsoft Surface Hub for our itnetX office in Bern and I had the chance to do some testing. The Surface Hub is an interactive whiteboard developed by Microsoft ideally for business meetings. Before I get started let me show you the specs for the Surface Hub devices. Microsoft offers two models …

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First Impressions of the new Microsoft Lumia 950 XL – Microsoft did not compromise

Thomas Maurer — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:59:07 +0000

For the past year I was using the Nokia Lumia 930 and the Lumia 1520 and I was really waiting for a new Windows Phone flagship. Microsoft finally released the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL last week in several countries including Switzerland. I am one of the lucky few, who got one last …

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The best Windows 10 Features – Why you will love Windows 10

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:31:52 +0000

Since the first release of the Windows 10 Preview in the Insider program, I was using the Technical previews on my Surface Pro 3, and it is excellent how Microsoft is improving Windows 10 over the last several months based on research and feedback from the Windows Insider program. In some days, on July 29, …

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