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Microsoft revives “Clippy” as a sticker for Microsoft Teams

72 points by Dowwie 8y ago

w0m 8y ago
... want.
Rychard 8y ago
The linked Github repository[1] seems to 404 for me. I guess it wasn't meant to be made public? [1]: https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-clippy-app
- bovinegambler 8y ago
  Looks like there's a fork here: https://github.com/mampgmbh/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/mampgmbh/microsoft-teams-clippy-app
  - Algent 8y ago
    All the gifs links in the json seem dead.
  - mpnordland 8y ago
    I installed it in my Teams instance, but none of the content loads. Just an error message saying something went wrong.
nlstitch 8y ago
As others said, it isn't working.
tempodox 8y ago
Oh the horror!
g45y45 8y ago
His name is clippit, not clippy :-)
Finnucane 8y ago
Windows 3.0 had a file manager? I remember trying to use Windows 3.0. My memory is that file management was basically dropping down to the MS-DOS layer and using the DOS prompt to do it.
- zamadatix 8y ago
  Yep, and even weirder Microsoft recently MIT licensed the source for the NT4 version of that file manager (with changes so it runs/compiles on modern Windows) https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile
  - Crinus 8y ago
    There is also a retro branch to make it work in earlier versions of windows (i think the goal is to backport it to Windows 3.x).
    - anoncake 8y ago
      Theyre porting the NT port of the 3.x file manager to 3.x?
      - Crinus 8y ago
        Yes, the codebase had several changes and improvements since 3.x.
  - tracker1 8y ago
    Wild, IIRC, the NT version had an option to "unlock" files and show you who's accessing a given file... I also happened to like aspects better than later Explorer versions, here's hoping for some interesting enhancements and a better File Manager.
Renaud 8y ago
Is anyone actively using Teams? We're in a fairly large organisation on Office365 and apparently no-one is really using it.
- goda90 8y ago
  My company has some groups using Skype, and a few development teams, like mine, that are pilot testing Mattermost. But word on the street is that our IT department is looking to put everyone on Teams. Everyone I've talked to that uses Skype regularly hates it. My team seems to love Mattermost and I think it helps bring us together. I really hope Teams can keep up that feel at least on my team.
- tdb7893 8y ago
  I used it in my previous job and actually really liked it and preferred it to slack
- bovermyer 8y ago
  Both my employer and the client my employer has me working for are evaluating it.
  - techntoke 8y ago
    Suggest that they evaluate Mattermost and Zulip as well.
- wickchuck 8y ago
  Were a team of 40 and we are using teams. It does work pretty well for most things, and I like all of the integration options. We had been using Mattermost prior to switching and a few of us still use that instead. The biggest issue I have with teams is the markdown support is not good. It tries to format as you type instead of letting you type markdown and have a type/preview mode. I've raised this on their forum and it doesn't appear to be anything they want to fix either. If they fixed that issue I wouldn't have any complaints.
- sbjustin 8y ago
  I use Teams with one of my customers and Slack for most of my customers. I personally prefer Slack but Teams seems to get better day by day. Teams has threads down better than slack which can make it more advantageous. I think slack is better when it comes to being involved in different projects with different customers. I also prefer the ease of onboarding people to slack.
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creamhackered 8y ago
did anyone save the GIFs in the JSON file?
- nabakin 8y ago
  Looking for the same. This [1] is all I've found so far and a couple gifs [2][3] [1]: https://github.com/theuserbl/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/theuserbl/microsoft-teams-clippy-app [2]: https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/u/1109292/March%202019/Clippy%20Microsoft%20Teams.gif https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/u/1109292/March%2020... [3]: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCk6EzysWVjlOaJJ2bkS89W1nbw=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15979212/Clippy_ShipIt.gif https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCk6EzysWVjlOaJJ2bkS89W1nbw=...
- zeeZ 8y ago
  This? https://imgur.com/a/gJsji6z https://imgur.com/a/gJsji6z

72 points by Dowwie 8y ago

w0m 8y ago

... want.

The linked Github repository[1] seems to 404 for me. I guess it wasn't meant to be made public? [1]: https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-clippy-app

bovinegambler 8y ago
Looks like there's a fork here: https://github.com/mampgmbh/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/mampgmbh/microsoft-teams-clippy-app
- Algent 8y ago
  All the gifs links in the json seem dead.
- mpnordland 8y ago
  I installed it in my Teams instance, but none of the content loads. Just an error message saying something went wrong.

nlstitch 8y ago

As others said, it isn't working.

tempodox 8y ago

Oh the horror!

g45y45 8y ago

His name is clippit, not clippy :-)

Finnucane 8y ago

Windows 3.0 had a file manager? I remember trying to use Windows 3.0. My memory is that file management was basically dropping down to the MS-DOS layer and using the DOS prompt to do it.

zamadatix 8y ago
Yep, and even weirder Microsoft recently MIT licensed the source for the NT4 version of that file manager (with changes so it runs/compiles on modern Windows) https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile
- Crinus 8y ago
  There is also a retro branch to make it work in earlier versions of windows (i think the goal is to backport it to Windows 3.x).
  - anoncake 8y ago
    Theyre porting the NT port of the 3.x file manager to 3.x?
    - Crinus 8y ago
      Yes, the codebase had several changes and improvements since 3.x.
- tracker1 8y ago
  Wild, IIRC, the NT version had an option to "unlock" files and show you who's accessing a given file... I also happened to like aspects better than later Explorer versions, here's hoping for some interesting enhancements and a better File Manager.

Renaud 8y ago

Is anyone actively using Teams? We're in a fairly large organisation on Office365 and apparently no-one is really using it.

goda90 8y ago
My company has some groups using Skype, and a few development teams, like mine, that are pilot testing Mattermost. But word on the street is that our IT department is looking to put everyone on Teams. Everyone I've talked to that uses Skype regularly hates it. My team seems to love Mattermost and I think it helps bring us together. I really hope Teams can keep up that feel at least on my team.
tdb7893 8y ago
I used it in my previous job and actually really liked it and preferred it to slack
bovermyer 8y ago
Both my employer and the client my employer has me working for are evaluating it.
- techntoke 8y ago
  Suggest that they evaluate Mattermost and Zulip as well.
wickchuck 8y ago
Were a team of 40 and we are using teams. It does work pretty well for most things, and I like all of the integration options. We had been using Mattermost prior to switching and a few of us still use that instead. The biggest issue I have with teams is the markdown support is not good. It tries to format as you type instead of letting you type markdown and have a type/preview mode. I've raised this on their forum and it doesn't appear to be anything they want to fix either. If they fixed that issue I wouldn't have any complaints.
sbjustin 8y ago
I use Teams with one of my customers and Slack for most of my customers. I personally prefer Slack but Teams seems to get better day by day. Teams has threads down better than slack which can make it more advantageous. I think slack is better when it comes to being involved in different projects with different customers. I also prefer the ease of onboarding people to slack.

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creamhackered 8y ago

did anyone save the GIFs in the JSON file?

nabakin 8y ago
Looking for the same. This [1] is all I've found so far and a couple gifs [2][3] [1]: https://github.com/theuserbl/microsoft-teams-clippy-app https://github.com/theuserbl/microsoft-teams-clippy-app [2]: https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/u/1109292/March%202019/Clippy%20Microsoft%20Teams.gif https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/u/1109292/March%2020... [3]: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCk6EzysWVjlOaJJ2bkS89W1nbw=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15979212/Clippy_ShipIt.gif https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCk6EzysWVjlOaJJ2bkS89W1nbw=...
zeeZ 8y ago
This? https://imgur.com/a/gJsji6z https://imgur.com/a/gJsji6z