I work on the Windows engineering team at Microsoft and help with feedback for Start menu, Settings, taskbar, input + more
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XD https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/18/paint-app-update-adding-support-for-layers-and-transparency-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ #Windows11 #WindowsInsiders https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/087/241/621/549/512/original/c29da1f05c745615.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Aaaand asleep https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/077/322/387/747/730/original/433c56850f9829ff.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Guess who got a new cat tree? #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/077/313/539/859/007/original/af27928f74f03674.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman 15 years ago today I started working at #Microsoft - a lot has changed since then. To this day, I love my work here, and who I've become over the years of experience npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman This gets reposted and goes viral so often, but just because I recognize Windows XP doesn't make me old, right? Right? https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/059/994/142/827/270/original/8e19573309e0fd9d.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Paint's getting the ability to remove backgrounds from images! Details here, just started rolling out to Insiders 😊 https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/09/07/background-removal-in-paint-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ #Windows11 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/026/276/207/150/587/original/cd53966321c00254.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Does anyone else use the Run dialog (WIN + R) if you just need a super quick transient place to write something down? npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Will I still understand New Folder (3) if I haven't seen 1 and 2? npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/008/219/270/747/014/original/93c310a80c33e103.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman Is it possible to have too many cat pictures on your phone? 🤔 #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/997/364/000/249/267/original/96958cfcfe40fb36.png npub1gs7099nvytany2530fm67u77lc0cuzhdhnnn3hu2ksqzz2q73jmsgxt0fz Jen Gentleman A notepad update is rolling out to #WindowsInsiders that adds the ability to automatically save session state! 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