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// aguidetocloud.com

brainbar — the microsoft jargon decoder

stop googling microsoft.
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stop googling microsoft. just type. plain-english explainers, rebrand history, and the right portal — for every microsoft acronym, license, and feature.

versionbrainbar v0.1 · phase 1 + launcher
typea microsoft acronym, license, portal, or product
hotkey/ from anywhere · enter to open · ↑↓ to nav · esc to clear

// 35 entries live · 5 picked at random ↻

xdr extended detection and response (formerly microsoft 365 defender)

mde microsoft defender for endpoint (formerly windows defender atp)

autopilot windows autopilot

mdca microsoft defender for cloud apps (formerly microsoft cloud app security)

agent-365 microsoft agent 365

// see all 35 entries →

// drag this to your bookmarks bar

highlight a microsoft term anywhere on the web — click the bookmark — brain bar opens.

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tip: can't drag? right-click the button → add bookmark. browsers may strip the javascript: prefix from a paste — drag is safer.

// turn your url bar into a brain bar shortcut

most browsers will auto-detect brain bar as a search engine on first visit. after that, type bb mde + enter and you're there.

// can't get it to work? manual setup ↓

chrome / edge / brave

  1. settings → search engine → manage
  2. add a new search engine: name: Brain Bar keyword: bb url: https://cmd.aguidetocloud.com/?q=%s
  3. save · type bb <term> in the url bar

firefox

  1. visit this page (firefox auto-detects via opensearch.xml)
  2. right-click the address bar → add brain bar
  3. type @bb <term> in the url bar

safari

  1. safari doesn't support custom keywords natively
  2. use the bookmarklet above instead, or install smart keyword search (extension)