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March 3, 2014
Actor-comedian Will Arnett after checking out ‘Titanfall’: ‘The game is incredible’

Turns out, Will Arnett (“The Millers,” “The LEGO Movie”) loves “Titanfall,” and so do some of his gaming friends and celebs, who got a sneak peek and chance to play the game, coming March 11 to Xbox One. Arnett said he has been looking forward to “Titanfall,” but playing it “not just met my expectations, but blew them away. The game is incredible.”

March 3, 2014
Workplace cloud file storage and sharing now easier with OneDrive for Business

A new standalone OneDrive for Business subscription plan was announced Monday and it includes Office Online and enhancements to SharePoint 2013 in Service Pack 1 that enable on-premises SharePoint users to configure OneDrive for Business with just a few clicks.It also includes improvements that make OneDrive for Business easier to use, including the addition of simple controls and new search capabilities.

March 3, 2014
Fresh Paint a Day

For an artist living in the seaside city of Brighton, England, space to store huge paintings can be hard to come by. Lucky for Natasha Nicole, creator of Fresh Paint A Day, she discovered the Windows Fresh Paint app, which gave her an artistic outlet close to the texture of real paint.

March 3, 2014
SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1 helps move to the cloud

As Office Blogs reports, SP1 includes performance, reliability and security improvements. It’s going to be easier for SharePoint 2013 on-premises customers to use OneDrive for Business in the cloud alongside their existing SharePoint deployment. Also, customers can replace the out-of-the-box SharePoint 2013 social experience (Newsfeed) with Yammer.

March 3, 2014
New Microsoft retail store opens at Westfarms mall in Connecticut

On March 1, Microsoft opened the doors to its 53rd full-line retail store at Westfarms in West Hartford, Conn. That morning, Microsoft welcomed more than 1,312 customers, partners, community organizations and onlookers who lined up to celebrate the opening of the newest store.