Shades Of Brown

This week on Shades Of Brown, we talk about AIM being shut down, Groove Music also being shut down, and an unreleased released Windows Phone device. We also discuss Microsoft Mixed Reality on Windows 10 and Edge for iOS and Android. Plus a bit on controlling notifications.

Show Notes:

AIM Being Shut Down
RIP Groove Music
A look at Microsoft's unreleased 'all screen' Lumia Windows phone
Microsoft Mixed Reality News:

Kipman detailed a new headset from Samsung, dubbed the HMD Odyssey, the coming of SteamVR to Windows Mixed Reality this holiday season, the acquisition of leading VR social platform AltspaceVR, and the arrival of Halo: Recruit, a VR experience for Halo fans coming on October 17, the same day the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is expected to arrive.
Windows Mixed Reality - Demo


Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android
OREO REVIEW

I GOT HALLOWEEN ONES IDK THO
IS THIS SEGMENT STILL RELEVANT?


Taking control of your Notifications:

Social Networks

Twitter/Mastodon
Facebook (use web app, Messenger for messaging)
Instagram


E-mail

Unsubscribe from all unnecessary newsletter and service e-mails
Use filtering abilities
Clean up email accounts that you don’t actually read


News Alerts

Turn off sound/vibration/badge icons, only notification history


Messaging Apps

Turn off notifications for large group chats where possible


iOS Notification Management

Badge icons, notification center, banners
Apple watch


Android Notification Management

All the New Ways to Use Notifications in Android 8.0 Oreo





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* Cristian on Twitter
* Sadiq on Mastodon
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