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So with Slack currently down so hard their website is spitting 503s, it seems an opportune time to attempt to attempt once again to use @MicrosoftTeams. Let& #39;s see how it goes!
I have an invite to a Teams space from a Microsoft person; this isn& #39;t something I& #39;m doing by choice.
I have a temporary set of credentials emailed to me that I& #39;ll have to change. Yikes, that& #39;s a bit regressive but I can handle it.
I have a temporary set of credentials emailed to me that I& #39;ll have to change. Yikes, that& #39;s a bit regressive but I can handle it.
The PDF on "how to get started" has a "click here" style link to Teams.
The link is of course not clickable.
The link is of course not clickable.
Microsoft has demonstrated a newfound commitment to non-Windows operating systems.
The macOS installer is called "Teams_osx.pkg," referencing a name that Apple hasn& #39;t used for its desktop operating system for four years.
The macOS installer is called "Teams_osx.pkg," referencing a name that Apple hasn& #39;t used for its desktop operating system for four years.
"Now that you& #39;ve installed the webapp, go type your credentials in over there because we have no idea what a webhook might be."
"All logged in? Great. We& #39;re going to run full screen on your 5K display because we know what good UX is. Your system is set to Dark Mode? Go to hell, we& #39;re Microsoft." I& #39;ll miss my retinas. Yowza that& #39;s a lot of white.
You know you& #39;re lost when "open in Sharepoint" is used in any other context than an attack ad.
188 users in this thing and other than the moderator posting some files not a one of them has said anything approximating a "hello."
God this is depressing.
God this is depressing.
"Here& #39;s a QR code you can use to log in from the mobile app!"
Hahaha just kidding of course it doesn& #39;t work that way. It takes you to @MicrosoftTeams in the App store, then you get to log in manually again.
Hahaha just kidding of course it doesn& #39;t work that way. It takes you to @MicrosoftTeams in the App store, then you get to log in manually again.
I& #39;m looking at a "Post" which is different than a "Teams" channel with a bunch of people in it. There& #39;s a sidebar labeled "Chat" but that& #39;s just for private messaging.
There& #39;s an empty calendar for god alone knows what, and some Microsoftian icons of horror.
There& #39;s an empty calendar for god alone knows what, and some Microsoftian icons of horror.
Now my computer is incredibly confused. I was given this Microsoft account for my use, but apparently I& #39;m a beautiful corner case of a snowflake and have a pre-existing Microsoft account I use for my office suite.
Teams. Is. PISSED.
Teams. Is. PISSED.
Because I& #39;m a glutton for punishment, let& #39;s go one further. It& #39;s iPhone app time!
Of course it wants a username and password set all over again. I have no idea if MFA is an option; at the moment I& #39;m just glad to be here, y& #39;know?
Of course it wants a username and password set all over again. I have no idea if MFA is an option; at the moment I& #39;m just glad to be here, y& #39;know?
I feel like somewhere a @MicrosoftTeams PM is sad because iOS / macOS share clipboards, so I don& #39;t have to go rooting around in 1password to sign in.
Sorry, I didn& #39;t mean to spoil your "fun."
Sorry, I didn& #39;t mean to spoil your "fun."
…what on earth?
I see my manager has not scheduled me for a shift.
This is a normal thing to put in an app you’re kinda hoping people adopt outside of work.
This is a normal thing to put in an app you’re kinda hoping people adopt outside of work.
There I fixed your website.
"Hey marketing, the code bloat and RAM usage on this app is UNREAL. How do we spin that into a positive?"
"I got you covered."
"I got you covered."
This concludes my experiment.
I leave humbled, and strangely concerned that maybe my "Amazon Chime has no customers" schtick isn& #39;t going to age so well after all...
I leave humbled, and strangely concerned that maybe my "Amazon Chime has no customers" schtick isn& #39;t going to age so well after all...
I will now take questions and comments from the peanut gallery.
"It& #39;s better than Lync!" is possibly the best way to start an argument I& #39;ve heard in years. https://twitter.com/michael_mantis/status/1260369123391004674?s=20">https://twitter.com/michael_m...
"It& #39;s better than Lync!" is possibly the best way to start an argument I& #39;ve heard in years. https://twitter.com/michael_mantis/status/1260369123391004674?s=20">https://twitter.com/michael_m...
I& #39;m totally on board for it. Anything that makes it harder to accidentally sign into Teams is okay in my book! https://twitter.com/johnlkinsella/status/1260368556589375488?s=20">https://twitter.com/johnlkins...
"You just need to play slap and tickle with your email address to get Teams to leave you alone" is uh... not a great workaround, as these things go. https://twitter.com/Lost_Signal/status/1260367160171474946?s=20">https://twitter.com/Lost_Sign...
My wife thinks our printer is shitty because she can& #39;t print to it from her corporate Windows laptop.
She is correct; the "shitty printer" can& #39;t hop VLANs onto the kill-it-with-fire network. Thank god. https://twitter.com/MarkRiffey/status/1260366458921467905?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkRiffe...
She is correct; the "shitty printer" can& #39;t hop VLANs onto the kill-it-with-fire network. Thank god. https://twitter.com/MarkRiffey/status/1260366458921467905?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkRiffe...
This Team is full of Microsoft people. I think they& #39;re too scared to talk to me. https://twitter.com/vaficionado/status/1260366418790383616?s=20">https://twitter.com/vaficiona...
How do I hook this up to my IoT cat door?
"Your cat has left the building. Your cat has re-entered the building. Your cat has..." https://twitter.com/nixzusehen/status/1260365562456289281?s=20">https://twitter.com/nixzusehe...
"Your cat has left the building. Your cat has re-entered the building. Your cat has..." https://twitter.com/nixzusehen/status/1260365562456289281?s=20">https://twitter.com/nixzusehe...
I don& #39;t think punching down at interns is a great look, personally. https://twitter.com/nixzusehen/status/1260364945599819777?s=20">https://twitter.com/nixzusehe...
I don& #39;t buy it. This is "I used the product for five minutes" stuff. Any product person who hasn& #39;t gathered this from usability studies should probably find another line of work. https://twitter.com/MarkRiffey/status/1260364813416321024?s=20">https://twitter.com/MarkRiffe...
"Use Discord!" Oh yes, because my embarrassing video game username is exactly what I want to show to clients.
Along with my incredibly inappropriate avatar. https://twitter.com/Baris/status/1260362612434333696?s=20">https://twitter.com/Baris/sta...
Along with my incredibly inappropriate avatar. https://twitter.com/Baris/status/1260362612434333696?s=20">https://twitter.com/Baris/sta...
...what& #39;s about to upset me? https://twitter.com/colinmat/status/1260370642664214528?s=20">https://twitter.com/colinmat/...
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