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NAAEE partners with Microsoft Edge to deliver a compelling storytelling platform The North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) has worked for over four decades to promote excellence in environmental education throughout North America and the world. Its mission is to accelerate environmental literacy and civic engagement through the power of environmental education. The NAAEE relies on the web as their primary channel to reach new audiences to tell the stories of their work. NAAEE’s mission inspired the Microsoft Edge team to create a digital storytelling platform for NAAEE and for the people who build and teach environmental education – to share their stories of impact. Through our partnership, we discovered that the NAAEE needed a better storytelling canvas to reach their audience: a site for other environmental enthusiasts to read the stories of the people who have pioneered new [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Stay on top of your day with the Calendar app It’s the Calendar app – free and pre-installed in Windows 10, so there’s no download needed. Simply search for “Calendar” or look for it in your list of installed programs in the Start Menu. The Calendar app is available offline, so you can check your schedule even when you’re not connected to the internet. Unlike online calendars you check using a web browser, the Calendar app doesn’t require you to login every time. Here are a few ways to get the most out of the Calendar app: View multiple calendars – all in one place: Manage all your calendars – from Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo, work, school or other accounts – all in one place, so you can plan your day and week better. Add as many calendars [ more… ]

Stryker chooses Microsoft HoloLens to bring operating room design into the future with 3D As a member of the Microsoft HoloLens product and engineering team, I get to see some pretty cool things on a regular basis. Any day of the week, I have a front-row seat to see how our teams, customers, and partners are making a world where mixed reality changes the way we live, work, play, and learn. I’m consistently amazed by the creative ways HoloLens is being used to solve complex problems, improve business outcomes and results, and change the way we interact with technology. Today, I have the privilege of sharing with you one of the latest examples of HoloLens innovation that is happening, this time within the healthcare sector. The operating room as it exists today Stryker, a leading global medical technology company, has [ more… ]

Windows 10 injects digital transformation into healthcare This community of health care providers understand how integral a secure and productive IT infrastructure is to the delivery of quality healthcare to individuals and populations. We know the faster practitioners can access data safely and securely, the faster patients can receive care and get critical test results back. This week, I’m pleased to share how some of the country’s top healthcare organizations – ProMedica Laboratories and Adventist Health Systems – are deploying Windows 10 to empower its healthcare professionals to continue delivering quality and timely healthcare. It’s been exciting to see our customers upgrade to Windows 10 at an incredible pace, with a 3X increase in Windows 10 enterprise deployments over the last few months. We also know that protecting and securing patient data is just as important as delivering quality and [ more… ]

Cognitive Service API – Search In the last few posts, we’ve explored a few aspects available to you as part of the wider group of Microsoft Cognitive Services APIs. Microsoft Cognitive Services puts the power of machine learning within your reach with easy to consume REST APIs. Using the APIs and SDKs can add a whole new level of cognitive awareness and intelligence to your applications. Today, let’s take a closer look at the Search APIs and show you how to get started. The five Search APIs available are: Bing Autosuggest Bing Image Search Bing News Search Bing Video Search Bing Web Search You can use the in-browser API test that you see linked after each topic to see these in action now. At the end of the article we’ll show you how to get a free trial and your [ more… ]