OK, OK, so we’ve been here before.
The “Tip o’ the Week” newsletter ran from December 2009 until June 2023 as an internal Microsoft email, before eventually making it online (here on www.tipoweek.com) and to LinkedIn (bit.ly/tipoweek) as well. That first stint went to 688 editions.
After a while, “Tip of the Week” became a part of a commercial enterprise, published by OnMSFT.com. That survived for 8 editions, before OnMSFT was acquired (by WindowsReport.com). A lack of confidence in the new keepers led to it reverting to a voluntary exercise on the previous channels, where it’s been since January 2024 over the last 80 posts. If we add up the “post Microsoft” 89 to the 688 from inside, that brings us to 777 editions. And that feels like a good time to stop completely.
Well not *quite* completely
Tip o’/of the Week will become just “Tip of the Whim” (if you’ve a suggestion for a better name, then I’m all ears) – I’ll still do the occasional thing, when it’s warranted and when I feel like it.
Some thoughts on future topics:
- How OneDrive is Driving One Crazy
- Enshittification part II (and probably more)
- AI tools that change the world even more than the last lot
- Whatever happened to the hype of IoT?
- Where the car industry might go next
- The wristwatch – how is it still a thing?
- Why is the Windows Photos app so bad?
- Where is my flying car, and why is the future not like they said it would be?
Anyway, it’s the weekend (nearly). Why not re-visit my favourite Tip and give yourself something to look forward to?
Thanks to everyone who has commented, liked, provided suggestions or even solutions over the years. See ya!
