TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without breaking the bank, Microsoft Office 2021 is now available for just $69 until the end of the month – a significant price drop and the lowest we've seen this year. This offer provides all the essentials you need for work or personal projects, and it's over 70% off the regular price.
In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive objects into Windows applications and Internet Explorer. However, ActiveX eventually became a security threat that the tech giant's engineers are understandably trying to remove.
WTF?! When James Vowles took over as team principal for the Williams F1 crew in early 2023, he knew they lagged behind the competition in several key areas. Pat Fry joined the team later that year as chief technical officer, and the two quickly determined that Williams' use of Microsoft Excel to manage its car build workbook was a problem.
Turns out, Excel is a lot more interesting than we ever imagined
In a nutshell: In an impressive display of creativity and technical finesse, a hobbyist has managed to build a fully functioning 16-bit CPU entirely within Microsoft Excel. The project provides a unique hands-on way to explore low-level computing concepts and highlights Excel's flexibility beyond boring spreadsheets, letting anyone download and tinker with a miniature computer architecture.
OneNote is a free to download digital notebook app that can be used independently of Microsoft Office. Microsoft recently updated OneNote for Windows with an improved meeting selection experience, with more upgrades to come soon.
Aptos is the new default font for Microsoft Office, replacing Calibri. If you are running an older Office version or you want to install it on your system to use with any other applications, you can download it here.