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Homegrown Trailers hits the road with Windows 10 Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve been a lifelong adventurer who enjoys camping in the great outdoors with few amenities and the ability to disconnect from the urban world. When I had the first of my two daughters ten years ago, I knew things would change and they did. As the girls got older, I realized that the amount of things you have to bring to keep the kiddos comfortable can be overwhelming. I soon discovered that I was the only one who could deal with a lack of privacy, pitching tents and sleeping on the ground. I knew there had to be a better way to enjoy the outdoors with my family, and as a sustainability consultant, I was determined to find the greenest path. Four years ago after an [ more… ]

Getting Started with a Mixed Reality Platformer Using Microsoft HoloLens The platform game genre has undergone constant evolution, from its earliest incarnations in Donkey Kong and Pitfall to recent variations like Flappy Bird. Shigeru Miyamoto’s Super Mario Bros. is recognized as the best platform game of all time, setting a high bar for everyone who came after. The Lara Croft series built on Shigeru’s innovations by taking the standard side-scrolling platformer and expanding it into a 3D world. With mixed reality and HoloLens, we all have the opportunity to expand the world of the platform game yet again. Standard video game conventions undergo a profound change when you put a platformer in a mixed reality environment. First of all, instead of sitting in a chair and moving your character inside your display screen, you physically follow your character as he [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Import favorites from other browsers to Microsoft Edge Did you know you can easily import your favorite sites from other browsers including Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox with just two clicks, and see them organized in the Hub? Hub lets you to access your favorites, downloads, reading list and history all in one place. Here’s how to get started importing favorites: To import your favorites, go to the Hub  and click Settings on the top right. Select the browser you want to import favorites from and click Import. All your imported favorites will show up in the Hub under the Favorites section. Have a great week! Source: Windows 10 Tip: Import favorites from other browsers to Microsoft Edge