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Block Friday Sale now underway in Minecraft Marketplace Between now and 10 a.m. PT on Nov. 30, the Minecraft Marketplace is holding its annual Block Friday Sale. Each day three items will be marked down by 75%, so it will pay off to check in regularly throughout the week. And while you’re there, pick up the free Cozy Animals skin pack by 57digital. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more. Source: Block Friday Sale now underway in Minecraft Marketplace

Full-time food and travel vlogger hopes others can learn from her journey In the few years since TJ Lee left everything behind to travel the world – and share her adventures with an ever-growing number of online fans – with only a carry-on suitcase and a backpack, she’s learned a lot. The first year she worked entirely remotely and took on all sorts of freelance gigs to make money: social media management, photo headshots and building websites. But she spent days working on videos – only to be disappointed in the number of views they got. She’d get free products and experiences in exchange for making videos about them – but they’d end up taking much more time than the value of the things she got. Then, by more trial and error, she realized she could do a better job [ more… ]

Express yourself with new emoji now available in Windows 11 Today, new emoji are starting to become generally available in Windows 11. As our PCs continue to play a central role in our lives enabling us to connect with one another, using emoji in conversation brings personality and personal expression to our messages. Emoji has become more common across various forms of communication where many of us are working, learning and connecting remotely and want to bring friendliness and human touch to our conversations. These new Fluent style emoji being released in Windows 11 today feel personal and familiar, two of our Windows 11 design principles. A team of emoji designers, program managers, font experts and developers focused on creating this new emoji system. From color palettes to modular features, designers built out a system that would scale to the [ more… ]

Sea of Thieves Feast of Bounty event underway through Nov. 29 Ahoy Sea of Thieves fans: In this time of year for giving thanks, come together with your fellow pirates for the Feast of Bounty, a cornucopia of activities first to prepare for the feast, then to celebrate it heartily. The Preparation phase began Nov. 22, with pirates completing challenges such as cooking meat and collecting the Feast of Bounty Flag to ready themselves for the upcoming revelry. Then it’ll be time to party, with the Celebration phase kicking off Nov. 25 and running until Nov. 29, with a new set of challenges to help all pirates enjoy the feast as much as possible. Head over to SeaOfThieves.com for the details and to get started. Source: Sea of Thieves Feast of Bounty event underway through Nov. 29

Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.348 to Beta and Release Preview Channels Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.348 (KB5007262)to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes all the improvements previously noted here plus this additional fix: We fixed a known issue that might prevent apps, such as Kaspersky apps, from opening after you attempt to repair or update the apps using the Microsoft Installer (MSI). Thanks, The Windows Insider Program Team Source: Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.348 to Beta and Release Preview Channels