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Daekar

Member Since Oct 2016

15 Posts
1284 Comments
Upvotes 82%
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    Windows 3D Builder
    By Daekar, 2 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    Daekar Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 1 Reply
    A device to replace your phone (musings)
    By Daekar, 2 years ago
    17 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    Daekar General Discussion Hardware 2 years ago 17 Replies
    Internet Explorer Mode on Edgium
    By Daekar, 2 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    Daekar Microsoft Uncategorized 2 years ago 2 Replies
    New O365 Tab Page in Edgium!
    By Daekar, 2 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    Daekar Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 2 Replies
    Dark Mode Browser Extension
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    Daekar General Discussion Mobile 3 years ago 2 Replies
    Vivaldi More Compatible Than Chrome?
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Google
    Daekar General Discussion Google 3 years ago 0 Replies
    When is Cloud Clipboard Coming?
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    Daekar Microsoft Windows 3 years ago 4 Replies
    How Long Do Samsung Phones Get Updates?
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    Daekar General Discussion Hardware 3 years ago 2 Replies
    Today I Learned
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    8 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Office
    Daekar Microsoft Office 3 years ago 8 Replies
    Neat WIndows 10 Trick – Don’t Reinstall the OS
    By Daekar, 4 years ago
    11 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    Daekar Microsoft Windows 3 years ago 11 Replies
    The 5G Hype Is Inexplicable to Me
    By Daekar, 3 years ago
    16 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    Daekar General Discussion Hardware 3 years ago 16 Replies
    Cloud Mp3s in YouTube Music
    By Daekar, 4 years ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Google
    Daekar Google Google 3 years ago 5 Replies
    Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow!
    By Daekar, 4 years ago
    15 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    Daekar Microsoft Microsoft 4 years ago 15 Replies
    What Cross-Platform Microsoft Solutions Are Missing?
    By Daekar, 4 years ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    Daekar Microsoft Microsoft 4 years ago 7 Replies
    Cheap W10 Tablets at MicrosoftStore.com
    By Daekar, 5 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    Daekar Microsoft Hardware 5 years ago 4 Replies

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    If anyone still has a reality distortion field after most tech has become commoditized, it's Apple. I can't im

    Posted 1 week ago on Report: Apple’s AR/MR Headset Could Be Announced in January 2023 – 15 Comments

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    I think I would have to figure out a way to get Dame Maggie Smith's voice in there...

    Posted 1 week ago on Amazon’s Alexa May Soon Be Able to Imitate Any Voice – 16 Comments

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    Why the sound meter? I don't understand, are they targeting deaf users with this product? Usually I don't need

    Posted 2 weeks ago on Hands-On: Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa – 8 Comments

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    I wouldn't trust that trio to babysit a plastic cactus for a day, let alone understand anything about technolo

    Posted 2 weeks ago on US Senators Advocate for Common Charger Law – 45 Comments

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    I can't imagine how they come up when this stuff. An unpredictable browser UI is at the bottom of my wish list

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Google Plans to Improve Chrome With Machine Learning – 5 Comments

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    So... I have used other app stores on Android whenever I want to. I don't understand how they lumped Google in

    Posted 3 weeks ago on UK Finds Apple and Google Compete Unfairly in Mobile – 20 Comments

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    I can't think of a thing I need less of than an interface with unpredictable content. I don't have time during

    Posted 3 weeks ago on Outlook Mobile is Getting an Algorithmic Newsfeed – 6 Comments

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    This will probably be good in the short term. It will be very interesting to see how it affects the transition

    Posted 4 weeks ago on EU Will Make USB-C Mandatory on All Phones By 2024 – 50 Comments

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    So... what I'm hearing is that the streaming services all have pretty much the same problem and will have the

    Posted 1 month ago on Apple Music has betrayed its most loyal listeners – 12 Comments

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    I know exactly how I am going to use this, can't wait to see how well it works. Thanks for the tip!

    Posted 1 month ago on Tip: Use Word for the Web to Transcribe Audio and Video – 5 Comments

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    This is probably chip shortage plus the end of COVID. If we assume the games market behaved like others, then

    Posted 1 month ago on Sony Has Sold 19.3 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles – 2 Comments

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    You just know that even if they go USB-C, it's not going to be normal, and there will be some kind of compatib

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Apple Could Ship First iPhone With USB-C Port in 2023 – 26 Comments

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    This seems like a step backwards... I agree that the whole thing is a bit tone deaf, given the timing.

    Posted 1 month ago on Amazon to Remove Kindle Purchases on Android – 20 Comments

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    I still use the full featured Outlook client at home, but I really do like Outlook on the Web. If this is like

    Posted 1 month ago on Quick Hands-On: Outlook (Pre-Release) – 39 Comments

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    This. Our IT folks have rolled out a number of addins to Outlook, and I personally use the ability to power fu

    Posted 1 month ago on Quick Hands-On: Outlook (Pre-Release) – 39 Comments

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    I guess I am just old fashioned, but this does seem stupid to me. Are they really screwing with their platform

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Explains Why Outdated Apps Disappear from the App Store – 20 Comments

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    I'm confused. Why are people acting like we just found evidence that Microsoft runs concentration camps? I'm j

    Posted 2 months ago on Care About Windows? Do Not Watch This Video – 90 Comments

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    There is now a chance that Twitter will be something other than an echo chamber of nastiness. Will keep my fi

    Posted 2 months ago on Elon Musk to Buy Twitter for $44 Billion – 43 Comments

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    There isn't a way to record phone calls on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, and there wasn't one on my S7 after Goo

    Posted 2 months ago on Google Play Policy Update Targets Third-party Call Recording Apps – 2 Comments

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    Does anyone remember when "unlimited" meant you could use unlimited data without paying more? I don't understa

    Posted 2 months ago on Google Fi Gets Some Upgrades, Some Price Cuts – 9 Comments

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    Yeah, and millions still watch reality TV and use algorithm-driven social media. Doesn't make it less of a bad

    Posted 3 months ago on Google Claims Microsoft Makes Governments Less Secure – 40 Comments

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    Ha, over my dead body would I agree to that. The company wants me to use a phone for work, they can give me on

    Posted 3 months ago on Google Claims Microsoft Makes Governments Less Secure – 40 Comments

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    I have literally never needed or wanted to send voice messages like that. Guess it's good to speak English.

    Posted 3 months ago on WhatsApp Announces Big Updates for Voice Messages – 4 Comments

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    This is going to lead to negative outcomes even though the intentions are good.

    Posted 3 months ago on EU Aims to Open Up Big Tech’s Walled Gardens with Digital Markets Act – 25 Comments

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    Anyone who is surprised by this is culturally ignorant. American culture holds bribes to be unacceptable, but

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft Accused of Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Again – 16 Comments

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    Now, we just need folks to make all thei content available on their websites instead of requiring an app, and

    Posted 3 months ago on Apple TV App for Android TV Drops All In-app Purchases – 24 Comments

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    We'll stop using Netflix before we stop sharing the password with my mother. Same goes for Disney+.

    Posted 3 months ago on Netflix to Test Paid Alternative to Password Sharing – 4 Comments

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    Are these really podcasts that I can play on my own podcast client? Or do I have to watch them in the LinkedIn

    Posted 4 months ago on LinkedIn is Getting Into the Podcasting Business – 2 Comments

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    I haven't played Call of Duty since the first one, but this seems like a positive step to me. Why on God's gre

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Next Year’s Call of Duty Game Has Been Delayed – 6 Comments

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    Wait... so... how is Google Chat different from Google Messages? Does it have SMS fallback? Is this a thing

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Chat to Become the Default Chat App for Workspace Users in March – 7 Comments

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    How many different ways can you spell "censorship?" This nonsense is getting old, they just need to make a pre

    Posted 4 months ago on YouTube Wants to Address Misinformation Coming From ‘Borderline’ Videos – 35 Comments

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    Hilarious to me that this is news. Most of the world has been back in the office for ages. With the exception

    Posted 4 months ago on Microsoft is Fully Re-opening its Washington And Bay Area Offices on February 28 – 8 Comments

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    If this enjoys wide hardware compatibility, it's possible it could compete with consumer-targeted Linux distro

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Wants to Turn Old PCs Into Chromebooks With Chrome OS Flex – 55 Comments

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    This. I don't use the Samsung apps (although I know plenty of people who do) and they never get in the way. Sp

    Posted 4 months ago on Samsung Announces new Samsung Galaxy S22 Family and Galaxy Tab S8 Series – 13 Comments

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    So... I don't really care one way or another about Facebook, but this seems an odd response to data sovereignt

    Posted 4 months ago on Meta Could Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Due to Data Sharing Ban with U.S. – 41 Comments

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    Am I the only one that thinks the one from 2008 is the best of the bunch?

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Updates the Chrome Icon – 17 Comments

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    It's interesting, the only thing that we use Prime for is the free shipping, and I watched The Wheel of Time.

    Posted 4 months ago on Amazon Posts Massive Quarter, to Raise Prime Prices – 38 Comments

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    In my opinion, the Switch + PC is the best combination for experiencing everything interesting in gaming. The

    Posted 5 months ago on Switch is Now Nintendo’s Best-Selling Console of All-Time – 10 Comments

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    I think anytime claiming that tablets with iOS or Android are the future of computing has something to sell. I

    Posted 5 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    You know what they should do? Drop the damn tracking. Let ME tell YOU what kind of ads I want to see. Give m

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Kills FLoC, Pushes Forward with Topics – 14 Comments

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    As someone who enjoys PC games and would be biased toward Xbox in the console arena, this makes me excited for

    Posted 5 months ago on Sony Stumbles in Wake of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Announcement – 24 Comments

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    I would settle for comprehensive RCS support across all wireless networks and Android devices/apps. When that

    Posted 5 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    This is a non-issue for most folks. Not only do most people listen to music on devices that are incapable of s

    Posted 5 months ago on Spotify HiFi is MIA – 17 Comments

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    Ouch, that's a lot harsher than I expected to see... not that it hurts my feelings one way or another. If the

    Posted 5 months ago on Sonos Wins Big Against Google in ITC Ruling – 12 Comments

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    Why would the selfie camera be so much higher resolution than the main sensors?

    Posted 5 months ago on Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699 – 10 Comments

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    I hope you have better luck than I do with battery life on the iPhone, two hours of photos and it's down to 30

    Posted 6 months ago on I’m Switching to the iPhone – 147 Comments

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    Not surprised at all. I have been to houses which are chock full of assistant devices (both Alexa and Google A

    Posted 6 months ago on Report: Amazon Alexa Has an Engagement Problem – 52 Comments

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    Apparently the best the mobile ecosystem has to offer is far below what I would consider worthy of notice...A

    Posted 7 months ago on Google Announces Play Store’s Best of 2021 – 8 Comments

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    I don't really see much value in Netflix - it's mostly filler nonsense to me - but I also struggle to find con

    Posted 7 months ago on Disney+ Growth Slows – 9 Comments

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    The thing people don't pay attention to is phone calls. I estimate that 90% of the calls I receive are spam.

    Posted 8 months ago on Apple Implements App Store Changes from U.S. Settlement – 6 Comments

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    This kind of thing is one reason why I have never embraced streaming devices like that. Cast from your phone o

    Posted 8 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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    I have been using Neeva too. Not sure I can go back.

    Posted 8 months ago on Brave Removes Google as its Default Search Engine – 9 Comments

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    And here I was looking forward to something where I could largely make my phone look like a black and green te

    Posted 9 months ago on Here Come the Material You Apps – 15 Comments

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    If they had integrated something like Feedly into Windows, where you could customize it with practically any s

    Posted 10 months ago on Windows 11 Feature Focus: Widgets – 19 Comments

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    So if I wanted to buy the OG Quake for $9.99, where would I do that? The Microsoft Store?

    Posted 10 months ago on OG Quake, Quake II, and Quake III Arena Come to Xbox Game Pass – 7 Comments

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    This is the deal breaker on the Windows 10 version for me. At work, we have to host our notebooks explicitly o

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft to Revamp OneNote Desktop, Kill Windows 10 Client – 46 Comments

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    This is really a great example of how diverse people's needs are, even at work. As someone who lives with two

    Posted 11 months ago on iPad Sales Fell in Q2, But It Still Dominates – 22 Comments

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    This is yet another market that is completely inexplicable to me. Years after this product category was reall

    Posted 11 months ago on iPad Sales Fell in Q2, But It Still Dominates – 22 Comments

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    Paul, you had to know the comments for this article would be terrible... I hope you don't have to spend too mu

    Posted 11 months ago on Google Will Require Employees to be Vaccinated – 163 Comments

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    Omg, the GPU drivers. I have swapped back and forth between Nvidia and AMD for my GPU over the years, and I ha

    Posted 11 months ago on AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter – 15 Comments

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    I guess they take the same philosophy to Windows as they do to Android - put Samsung software everywhere.I mig

    Posted 11 months ago on Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 First Impressions – 16 Comments

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    What I don't understand is, how are these bots and scalpers making any money? Who are the ignorant schmucks th

    Posted 11 months ago on Furious trying to reserve a Steam Deck unit – 9 Comments

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    Hey Paul, One of the reasons why we stick with Windows at our house is hardware compatibility. How would that

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft Announces Windows 365 – 96 Comments

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    Huh... I was hoping for more. As much as I would love some high contrast OLED goodness, I can't see upgrading

    Posted 11 months ago on Nintendo Unveils OLED Version of Switch – 11 Comments

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    Paul,Thanks for drawing my attention to this one, hadn't seen it before. I jumped through their hoops to get

    Posted 11 months ago on Neeva is Yet Another Search Engine Not Named Google – 27 Comments

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    So... I am inclined to be grumpy if my PC can't upgrade, but I also understand that sometimes a line in the sa

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft May Change the Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements – 78 Comments

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    Why am I excited about this? It probably won't change anything significant about how I use Windows in my pers

    Posted 1 year ago on Join Us to See What’s Next for Windows! – 22 Comments

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    I have never really understood the need for style refreshes as they are often executed. 6 years ago (that seem

    Posted 1 year ago on Lipstick on a Pig? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So, I don't really have an opinion on whether this is good or bad.... I can get used to anything. But I am no

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11 First Impressions – 136 Comments

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    Great news!

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Quietly Gives Up on URL Shortening in Chrome – 13 Comments

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    If you can't compete, litigate. Especially if you can swing it so that no evidence of your claims need be prov

    Posted 1 year ago on The Pentagon May Cancel Microsoft’s JEDI Contract – 57 Comments

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    I love imagining what your wife was thinking while you were doing this. I feel like you probably should have u

    Posted 1 year ago on Taking Xbox Cloud Gaming to the Road – 8 Comments

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    In reply to t-b.c:I have this question as well. I still don't feel like I understand exactly what role th

    Posted 1 year ago on Viva Learning Enters Public Preview – 4 Comments

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    Would be interesting if you could customize it to be a combination of the sources you want to see rather than

    Posted 1 year ago on News and Interests Flyout Comes to Beta and Release Preview Rings – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Calibr21:Everyone seems to accept this idea that some degree of tracking is necessary... But why i

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC – 42 Comments

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    I thought Timeline was a neat feature, but I never ended up using it. For the sake of simplicity, I don't

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too (UPDATED) – 58 Comments

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    I have used iMessage and regular SMS/MMS. Other than the lower resolution of photos and videos, there is reall

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Didn’t Bring iMessage to Android Because of its Lock-In Strategy – 118 Comments

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    What cracks me up is that we've had emoji since at least the AOL Instant Messenger days, the only differe

    Posted 1 year ago on You know the world is going to Hell when . . . – 23 Comments

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    Wow... I'm not a subscriber to GamePass, but they are really kicking things up a notch across the board.

    Posted 1 year ago on EA Play Lands on Xbox Game Pass for PC Tomorrow – 3 Comments

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    Been doing this for a while, and it is the best password experience I've had so far. Great recommendation

    Posted 1 year ago on Tip: Switch to Microsoft for Password Management and Autofill – 62 Comments

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    Been using KeePass for a while now, with the file hosted in OneDrive. It has been wonderful. I tried using Las

    Posted 1 year ago on The Free Version of LastPass is About to Get Less Useful – 130 Comments

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    That's a headset I might actually buy! Good on Microsoft.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces the Xbox Wireless Headset – 22 Comments

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    Can't wait for this

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Testing a New Dark Mode for Word – 18 Comments

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    Gonna be honest, the free games hooked me. I haven't spent any money on the EGS, but I have spent a reas

    Posted 1 year ago on Epic Saw Big Game Store Success in 2020 – 3 Comments

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    Yep, this is definitely what we need. In a world where you can get deplatformed at the drop of a hat because a

    Posted 1 year ago on Brave Adds Integrated IPFS – 13 Comments

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    "Shot in the arm" - best pun I've read all week. I'm glad to see that Intel is taking their precari

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Hires Pat Gelsinger as the New CEO – 7 Comments

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    I'm sorry, but if I want to "discover" something I will get Curiosity Stream, Nebula, the Great Courses P

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Discovery Has a Subscription Service Because Everyone is Doing It – 35 Comments

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    Glad things are going well, Brad. I hope that my next car will be a BEV, big environmental impact or not - it

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: 1500 Miles Later (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Jim_Lewis:To be fair, they've been writing those same articles for over 40 years. The ice cap

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: 1500 Miles Later (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I can't wait to see the local college students wandering around with these. The airpods are already funny

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Announces AirPods Max – 86 Comments

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    I think this is neat, but I also think that my inability to understand why game streaming is so popular is a s

    Posted 1 year ago on Stadia Can Now Stream Directly to YouTube – 7 Comments

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    I feel like this concept could have been better executed. The implication of the first part of the ad is that

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Holiday Commercial is for the Dogs – 12 Comments

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    In reply to walterwood44:Probably not. Although I would worry less about that and more about the security risk

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces Several New Android Features – 12 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:OH, I totally agree. This is almost completely irrelevant for me - I am a gamer who buil

    Posted 1 year ago on Impact of the M1 chip on Windows and PCs – 156 Comments

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    There is zero reason to ever go to the theater, at least for me...virus or no virus. This is a great thing for

    Posted 1 year ago on Warner Bros. to Bring All 2021 Movie Releases to HBO Max and Theaters – 17 Comments

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    I have been using Slack for a text RPG game with some friends, and I really don't get why the industry th

    Posted 1 year ago on Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion – 32 Comments

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    And the question everyone wants answered: does the performance of this chip give any sign that Qualcomm will h

    Posted 1 year ago on Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 888 – 22 Comments

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    A shame. I hope its successors live up to the legacy of the Note series, my Note 10+ has turned out to be near

    Posted 1 year ago on Note No More? – 13 Comments

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    The real hammerblow hasn't even come yet. The next version, whenever it comes, is probably going to embar

    Posted 1 year ago on Impact of the M1 chip on Windows and PCs – 156 Comments

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    I feel like this is yet another validation of our decision not to purchase smart devices. The whole sector has

    Posted 1 year ago on Sidewalk is Amazon’s Latest Creepy Service – 43 Comments

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    Great PR move that won't affect the bottom line that much. It might be 98% of the developer population wh

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple to Reduce App Store Fee to 15 Percent for Most Developers – 72 Comments

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    The MCC is probably the best value in games I have ever shelled out money for. So glad I got to experience mos

    Posted 1 year ago on Halo 4 Remastered Arrives on PC – 5 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:If I am going to watch something that isn't educational, shows where everyone is p

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Now Has Over 73 Million Subscribers – 21 Comments

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    I have been pleased with the content on Disney+, although I have to admit that it is definitely in the backsea

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Now Has Over 73 Million Subscribers – 21 Comments

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    Well, I knew this could happen someday, which is why Google Photos was always secondary. Like hell am I payin

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Photos Will No Longer Offer Free and Unlimited Storage – 25 Comments

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    I am right there with you on cameras, Paul. We have a decent (or it used to be decent) consumer SLR with a nic

    Posted 1 year ago on Inconsistency (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    It is more important that the large tech companies be reigned in a bit than Firefox continues to exist. That&#

    Posted 1 year ago on Mozilla Says It Will Be Victimized by U.S. Action Against Google – 38 Comments

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    Wow, that is... bad.Really, what were they thinking? If you're using this kind of magnetic connector and

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Introduces New MagSafe Wireless Charger for iPhone 12 – 9 Comments

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    Love the look of the X1 Fold. It will be a cold day in hell before I spend $2500 on PC that doesn't have

    Posted 1 year ago on A Great Week for the PC – 18 Comments

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    Two thumbs up for plastic. Now if we can get the flagship phones back into plastic too...

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Takes on OnePlus with Galaxy S20 FE – 13 Comments

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    Been waiting for this forever. Must find time to enjoy it!

    Posted 1 year ago on Halo 3: ODST Remastered for PC is Now Available – 1 Comments

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    I have a Note10+ that I am very happy with. I hope the prices of the Fold series comes down if it's going

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review – 32 Comments

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    I know this is an unpopular position, but I love SharePoint. I had no idea that Lists existed, nor that someth

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft 365 First Steps: Microsoft Lists – 7 Comments

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    Well, add that to the list of compatibility checkboxes to tick on my next PC build.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Bringing Xbox’s DirectStorage to Windows 10 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:The thing that many fail to understand is that on the internet, the incremental co

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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    At this point it doesn't really matter if Apple is legally correct. This is a sterling example of why I w

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Terminates Epic’s Developer Account – 63 Comments

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    I'm with you on the initial reaction, I got my first Note this last time around and the large screen was

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: Day Two – 42 Comments

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    So much of what is on Audible is utter trash, especially most of the Originals, but there are enough diamonds

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Rolls Out Audible Plus – 14 Comments

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    Again... WHY do you need an app for this functionality? I don't know how many illustrations we need for

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    100% reach... Lol. They wish. Personally, I can see both sides of the argument. But Apple is under no obligati

    Posted 1 year ago on Publishers Demand Lower Fees in Apple’s App Store – 41 Comments

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    Optical Zoom: Yes please. It doesn't have to be crazy, but even a 2X zoom is super useful. Likewise the

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    Windows 3D Builder

    I have been 3D printing for a little while now, but I had always either created my own models or used them as they came from sites like Thingiverse or MyMiniFactory or wherever. However, when I got my hands on a model of a Churchill tank to complete my set of WWII models for my desk, I found the thing unsuitable for printing because it was all in one piece... This meant unavoidable and messy support structures that scarred the complicated wheel/tread assembly. I really needed to cut it apart so the treads could be printed in a separate position from the hull of the tank. I found that Windows 10 includes one of the best pieces of software for slicing up 3D models I have ever seen... 3D Builder. You load the thing in, select the Split command, position your cutting plane arbitrarily in space, and poof, done. The UI is easy and intuitive, and the program even includes and automatic function that will repair mesh errors for you.


    I know that this program fits in the "shouldn't be included in Windows" category for some, but... Man, credit where it is due, I'm sure glad it's there just because of this one function that they did so well.

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows 3D Builder – 1 Comments

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    This is actually really darn cool. Good on them for adding this functionality.

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    A device to replace your phone (musings)

    I was reading a comment by a poster on another tech site, and they made a comment about phone design that got me thinking. The gist was that phones are kind of like pistols... their entire design is an exercise in extreme compromise in order to achieve portability. Pistols are total crap compared to rifles even if they use the same cartridge, but we put up with them because they're convenient. Same thing with phones... we tolerate the small screen because we have to for portability, not because it's some grand virtue of enlightened design.


    They went to discuss folding screen technology, comparing and contrasting the Galaxy Fold with Surface Duo. Fine, we can have that discussion. But that's still a compromise... even with the folding screen and all its associated engineering issues, that's still a pretty little screen. So what if you wanted to stop making that screen-size compromise while maintaining portability? What would that look like?


    I'm thinking it would look like AR glasses. Stop, stop, don't hit the back button, hear me out. We know from Hololens and other AR technologies that you can achieve fairly decent-sized virtual displays when the projector is close to your eyes but the utility of such a thing has so far been limited because frankly, the UI is terrible for anything with significant bandwidth. Hand/finger tracking is great, but it's not good enough, and I don't believe that it will be for years, if ever. Why do we never see demos of HMD products where the user has a bluetooth mouse and keyboard? Seriously.


    Think about it. We heard endless complaints about the mailslot in the original version of Hololens, but step back and think... even if you are using two 24" monitors side by side for productivity, doesn't that look like a mailslot to you? What if you had a pair of smart glasses that could do no more than overlay two 1080p screens as if they were 24" displays viewed from normal distance? That's not immersive, but that's not really the idea. Now add some hand/finger tracking for phone-like interactions (let' say this device runs Android) when out and about (perhaps you use a Swype keyboard in the air, on an arbitrary surface, or on the palm of your other hand if you don't like voice for composition - I don't, personally). And then when you need to be productive, you pullout a keyboard and bluetooth mouse, or bluetooth keyboard with built-in trackpad if you're a real sucker for punishment.  


    I'm not talking about a transformative computing experience here, simply a way to get around the main compromise of the smartphone. Thoughts? What problems do you see?

    Posted 2 years ago on A device to replace your phone (musings) – 17 Comments

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    It's really not that different. I've never understood what the big deal was. Honestly, I think the

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    Have the regular Office apps on my phone, but wanted to check out the unified one. Apparently you need a phon

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Office Mobile App is Coming to iOS Too – 22 Comments

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    I hope Apple does well with this project. I have no intention of switching to iOS, but if they knock it out of

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple’s AR Headset Expected in Second Quarter of 2020 – 15 Comments

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    In reply to MattHewitt:It's really funny that you feel that way, because I feel the exact opposite. Appl

    Posted 2 years ago on The 2019 Event Was A Disaster – 49 Comments

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    So... I'm going to say you're 100% wrong, but you're most of the way there from my perspective.

    Posted 2 years ago on The 2019 Event Was A Disaster – 49 Comments

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    It would've been naive of Microsoft to release a phone running anything other than Android. I can tell y

    Posted 2 years ago on was Microsft naive to adopt android for the surface Duo – 50 Comments

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    I am usually down on dual-screen laptop schemes, but I could see myself using a Neo because it has the deloyab

    Posted 2 years ago on Pumped (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    My wife instantly wanted one of these. Unless they don't tick some pretty major boxes in their final for

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Making a Foldable Android Phone. Yes. – 151 Comments

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    Will be watching carefully. By the time this thing comes out, I will be due to replace my Galaxy S7...

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Is Making a Foldable Android Phone. Yes. – 151 Comments

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    I will look forward to the new mice. I have one of the bending surface mouse thing-a-ma-jigs, and and I have

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    In reply to wright_is:Ha, I bet that was really satisfying. Not even any exhaust for him to suck. :-) I'

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to Chadwick:Do you have any suggested sources to learn about solid state batteries? They sound perfe

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    In reply to MikeGalos:My wife's Surface Pen finally needed a new battery the other day. She's used a

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:Dude, AGW might be real, but you're not going to help it by using the preachy la

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    In reply to wright_is:I doubt your crossover had a 6.2L engine or could tow 35,000 pounds with a gooseneck tra

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    In reply to tboggs13:This is something I should have mentioned. We usually use Dell hardware where I work, an

    Posted 2 years ago on Thunderboltable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I use a USB-C port to drive two 1080p displays from my work laptop. That's it. I've got the ports on

    Posted 2 years ago on Thunderboltable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Jesus H. Christ... that's 2.5 to 3 times as much as it costs in the US. That is an

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    Google lost me as a music app user when they started this YouTube Music nonsense. Lesser feature set, worse UI

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube Music Replaces Google Play Music in Android 10 – 30 Comments

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    In reply to Greg Green:They're big and bulky, sure, but they're not necessarily dangerous at all. S

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Now THAT is hilarious. You literally wore out their cars in 3 weeks each, I love it.

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914:I'm also in the "You can pry my third pedal from my cold dead hands" crowd because

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:And I don't necessarily like that in all contexts either. The biggest issue is that

    Posted 2 years ago on Mario Kart Tour Arrives with a Subscription and Confusion – 11 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Gag me, that show was, is, and always will be too stupid for words.

    Posted 2 years ago on Mario Kart Tour Arrives with a Subscription and Confusion – 11 Comments

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    This is why I don't play games on iOS or Android. They are almost universally terrible. The day all gam

    Posted 2 years ago on Mario Kart Tour Arrives with a Subscription and Confusion – 11 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:Just wait until Ford releases a BEV F-150. The normal car manufacturers know the use ca

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I remember hearing about a neat battery technology in development now that would facilit

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    I didn't realize the new Samsung handsets needed to be unlocked to use the camera. Our S7 phones just req

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Review – 27 Comments

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    So... I still don't want to buy a choice assistant device beyond my phone, but this is incredibly promisi

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Announces Voice Interoperability Initiative – 10 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I don't have anything meaningful to add to this response other than to say that I a

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to paradyne:The OP asked why people aren't buying BEVs now, and they got answers. I don't

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to crp0908:One of the most interesting experiences I've had in the last 15 years was helping my

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Distances between places are larger in areas with varied geography or population density

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    This is a victory for common sense, the EU ruled rightly. If other sovereign entities want that kind of prote

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Wins Key “Right to be Forgotten” Ruling – 37 Comments

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    I look at this and my first impression is, "oh neat!" My second impression is, "but why, though?"

    Posted 2 years ago on Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha Is a Crazy Phone With 180% Screen-to-Body Ratio – 10 Comments

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    In reply to txag:They're not magical, they already exist in a number of places. Even Lockheed Martin is

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:There is a big difference between "melting faster than it used to" and "gone," as so

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    Crazy thought: what if we stopped obsessing about electric cars and started putting all that time and energy i

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:It can be done, but it can't be done quickly. It's going to require many y

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I haven't had a wreck, but my limited experience on one of these scooters agrees wi

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:This. I think people in cities or other parts of the world have a hard time comprehending h

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to chocolate starfish:It would be silly to deny that the climate changes. It always has and always w

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    Too expensive, and almost none in the used market which prevents the poorer folks who are interested from jump

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:30 minutes to recover 40% charge offering what range? That's a LONG time, and 4

    Posted 2 years ago on Why are people not buying electric cars – 161 Comments

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    Been using this for a while now and very happy with it. It works on my company's intranet sites including

    Posted 2 years ago on Tip: Get Dark Mode on Thurrott.com (and Elsewhere) – 21 Comments

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    So... This will obviously amplify the echo chamber effect considerably. There should be flag visible on each t

    Posted 2 years ago on Twitter Now Lets You Hide Replies in U.S., Canada, Japan – 9 Comments

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    You know, trade disputes affect businesses... That's the whole point of the trade thing... It's to c

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Mate 30 Bootloader Will Be Unlockable So You Can Sideload Google Apps – 15 Comments

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    I've been hoping for OneDrive on Linux for a while now. Would be neat to see.

    Posted 2 years ago on Cortana on the Down Low – Windows Weekly 639 – 2 Comments

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    I love the zero, that's great!

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Launches New Open-Source Font for Programmers – 14 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:Ah, interesting! So possibly this isn't an Edgium thing, but a "catching up on featur

    Posted 2 years ago on New O365 Tab Page in Edgium! – 2 Comments

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    New O365 Tab Page in Edgium!

    I just logged in at work this morning and when I opened Edgium Dev build 78.0.276.2 I was greeted by a tab (in addition to my usual ones) which asked if I wanted to reconfigure the New Tab page... it defaulted to an Office 365 page for my company with the company logo, my recently used documents, and a link that took me to my Delve page! Very cool, and way more useful than the horrible news feed (I turn those off in every browser from every company...) that used to be the default. I assume that this would not have happened if I had not been signed into my corporate identity in the browser, but what's interesting to me is that it happened despite the fact that my organization has sync turned off.


    I tried to get this kind of thing to pop up in Chrome and IE, the main browsers most people use here, but was unsuccessful, so I'm thinking it's an Edgium thing.


    Has anybody seen this yet?

    Posted 2 years ago on New O365 Tab Page in Edgium! – 2 Comments

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    I feel sorry for these folks... this might be too little, too late. I enjoyed using the PocketCasts web clien

    Posted 2 years ago on Pocket Casts is Now Free on Mobile – 24 Comments

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    I have never seen anything even approaching good science that indicates anything beyond CD quality is detectab

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Music HD Offers Lossless Quality – 17 Comments

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    So... am I the only one wondering why we absolutely must decide this with no real-world data? I mean... would

    Posted 2 years ago on Apples 5 Hours More Battery Life Claim – 43 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D:This 100%. Old laptops are great as long as you can address battery capacity issues tha

    Posted 2 years ago on Used Laptops – 17 Comments

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    I will eagerly look forward to your evaluation of the 3D scanning function. This phone might be my next 3D pri

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ First Impressions – 9 Comments

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    Sounds like a lot of people are going to be very happy as long as they don't buy a new iPhone this year.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Working on In-Display Fingerprint Scanner for 2020 iPhones – 12 Comments

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    Keep your fingers crossed they work better this time. It will be years before something like this ends up in m

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Galaxy Fold Launching in Korea Tomorrow, US Launch Expected Soon – 3 Comments

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    No R-rated content? Where do I sign?

    Posted 2 years ago on Disney+ Will Offer Four Simultaneous Streams and Free UHD Content – 38 Comments

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    One of the best non - mainstream games I have played in a long time. In some ways it reminded me of Journey. I

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft is Bringing Ori and the Blind Forest to Nintendo Switch – 5 Comments

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    In reply to CajunMoses:I think you're looking for the old cut-throat Microsoft, which died in the gutter

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Has First Major Impact on Chrome – 50 Comments

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    I've noticed that cheap bluetooth chipsets tend to work poorly with Windows. When I purchase a nice prod

    Posted 2 years ago on Windows Really Needs A Bluetooth Interface Overhaul – 10 Comments

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    I use this feature quite frequently, and the neural voices really are amazing. I often choose the UK or India

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft to Improve Read Aloud in the New Edge Browser – 3 Comments

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    It just occurred to me... instead of a Chromebook, wouldn't most people be better served with a Chromecas

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Enlists Bill Nye to Push Chromebooks – 70 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:The reason everyone my age left our education system hating Macs is that the ones we wer

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Enlists Bill Nye to Push Chromebooks – 70 Comments

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    Why on earth does anybody listen to Nye? He's not a scientist! He's a show host! He's no mor

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Enlists Bill Nye to Push Chromebooks – 70 Comments

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    Who in the hell is designing these things? I wouldn't put something that looks like that on the face of

    Posted 2 years ago on Snap Launches Spectacles 3, Coming This Fall for $380 – 6 Comments

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    I never understood why they dropped the adult content. It's a legitimate industry that is totally recess

    Posted 2 years ago on Verizon Sells Tumblr to WordPress Owner – 3 Comments

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    The 3D-scanning thing has me really excited, not because I want to animate stuffed animals, but because I want

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 10 with upgraded design, S Pen, camera – 7 Comments

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    Internet Explorer Mode on Edgium

    Several weeks back I enabled the flag for this mode and the option appeared under "More Tools" in the ellipsis menu. When I tried to do this on my work PC (the only place I need it) I was told that it wouldn't be able to work since the application was installed in a restricted user mode rather than installed in administrator mode. I got a chance to grab one of the IT folks when they were nearby setting up a workstation, and when I brought him over and was going to show him the problem, I found that this option no longer appeared in the same place. I made sure the flag was enabled but I still can't find it. Did they move/remove the IE integration on a recent Dev channel release?

    Posted 2 years ago on Internet Explorer Mode on Edgium – 2 Comments

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    Generally tech reporting is fairly ethical - they're good people, overall, like most everybody else, and

    Posted 2 years ago on Ethics in tech “journalism” – 5 Comments

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    Jesus, Microsoft might shut stuff down but at least they give you some warning. Crazy.

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Trips Takes Its Final Trip – 21 Comments

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    The fine print makes this a far cry from fully carbon neutral... Oh well, baby steps.Wouldn't it be nice

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Hardware to be Carbon Neutral by 2020 – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:Windows Phone was never intended to be the backup pistol nestling in your boot. Diff

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Could Release Phone with Its Own OS This Year – 24 Comments

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    They should do this. Even if it's a loss leader, getting this thing out in the wild is the only way to mo

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Could Release Phone with Its Own OS This Year – 24 Comments

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    So you can effortlessly give them money for the privilege of conforming to whatever the crooks in the fashion

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Now Wants to Send You Curated Clothing Boxes – 5 Comments

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    Was I the only one that enjoyed that?

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Made a REALLY Lame Surface Ad Comparing It With the MacBook – 41 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Everyone I know who isn't a nerd uses iMessage on their iPhone. If they're be

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Beats Estimates as iPhone Revenue Drops Below Fifty Percent – 41 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:What makes you think they're failing?

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Certainly, when they're relevant. In this case, the comparison is putting the Allie

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Don't be intentionally obtuse. Those details have nothing to do with the compariso

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Amen, brother. Small foreheads and chins? Sure! Why not? But this nonsense... *sigh*

    Posted 2 years ago on Oppo Shows Off New Prototype With Almost No Side Bezels – 12 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:That perspective flies in the face of the previous two centuries of history, particularl

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:The regime is composed of and supported by people, and relies on their labor and ability

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    So... It's like the screens Samsung has been making for years, just even more annoying and likely to make

    Posted 2 years ago on Oppo Shows Off New Prototype With Almost No Side Bezels – 12 Comments

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    If people weren't upset by it, they wouldn't be very effective sanctions, would they?Newsflash! Peop

    Posted 2 years ago on GitHub Restricts Developers in Iran and Syria Following U.S. Sanctions – 26 Comments

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    Squarehome 3 is pretty fantastic, and if you paid for SquareHome 2 you get the full functionality of the third

    Posted 2 years ago on Android Launcher Review from a Windows Phone Live Tile Refugee – 8 Comments

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    In reply to crp0908:That is exactly what I thought myself!

    Posted 2 years ago on Internal Windows 10 Build Shows Off New Start Menu Design Without Live Tiles – 61 Comments

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    They're all pretty dumb, honestly. I get what I want less than half the time it occurs to me to try some

    Posted 2 years ago on Siri is dumb – 14 Comments

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    I would like to win a Huawei MateBook 13.

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Win a Huawei MateBook 13! – 769 Comments

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    In reply to remc86007:I buy, rip, and give away the CDs to the less fortunate. Even if that's illegal, I

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Music Growth Outpaces Spotify, Apple Music – 38 Comments

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    If I spent more time in handheld mode and less time on the dock with the Pro controller, I would seriously con

    Posted 2 years ago on Nintendo Announces Switch Lite – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Thom77:Game lineup is great, maybe you're just a "hardcore" gamer and lighter Nintendo stuff

    Posted 2 years ago on Nintendo Announces Switch Lite – 22 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:I recently purchased by first 144Hz monitor, and I wish I had gotten one years ago

    Posted 2 years ago on Gaming Rig Upgrade Planning – I’m an Intel Guy, Should I Be? – 54 Comments

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    I've seen other apps do this. Doesn't impress me, but it's not unheard of regardless of what An

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Microsoft Cheapening Android with Ads Too? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'll put another word in for Ryzen 3000. Wait until the independent tests come back on them from places l

    Posted 2 years ago on Gaming Rig Upgrade Planning – I’m an Intel Guy, Should I Be? – 54 Comments

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    So... it never occurred to me that this could be a problem. Really. In fact, on the occasions I watch FRD in

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Just Fixed One of My Biggest Annoyances With FaceTime – 20 Comments

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    It's a sad day when Apple is stealing Microsoft ad ideas.Or maybe that's a good day... for Microsoft

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Explains What the iPhone Can Do in New Campaign – 13 Comments

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    I enjoy using both versions, but I would really like to know which one is going to be developed moving forward

    Posted 3 years ago on Future of OneNote – 28 Comments

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    And another move is made in the trade negotiation chess game. Will be interesting to see what he gets out of i

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. Government to Allow Huawei to Buy From U.S. Suppliers – 41 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I think you should go back to school and study logic. Those two statements are not depen

    Posted 3 years ago on This New Windows App Lets Anyone Make Deepfake Nude Images of Women – 46 Comments

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    Wow, I don't think I can remember any more sensationalistic reporting on this site before. Not only does

    Posted 3 years ago on This New Windows App Lets Anyone Make Deepfake Nude Images of Women – 46 Comments

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    Well, the prices are disappointing. Hopefully by the time I need that extra space it will be cheaper.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Doubles OneDrive’s Standard Storage Plan, Introduces New Options for Office 365 Customers – 30 Comments

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    So... it seems that the blacklisting doesn't affect supplying updates, since everyone is going to be doin

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Vows to Support Huawei PCs – 29 Comments

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    This shouldn't surprise anyone. It's not like the blacklisting is retroactive to some arbitrary poi

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Pledges to Keep Smartphones Updated – 14 Comments

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    When I flag my Outlook.com mail it automatically appears in To-Do on the "Flagged Email" list... is that what

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Todo – simple feature that is glarin in its omission… – 9 Comments

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    In reply to illuminated:This. I'm lost myself.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Todo – simple feature that is glarin in its omission… – 9 Comments

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    In reply to cuthbert51:It terrifies me to think that in some unfortunate jurisdiction, you can vote.

    Posted 3 years ago on Morse Code Helps Prove Google is Stealing Content from Genius.com – 25 Comments

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    When in doubt, look at the incentive structure. By my estimation, there is no reason to believe anything Goog

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Says It is Not Killing Ad Blockers – 34 Comments

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    In reply to the escalation:Looks like it doesn't include the magstripe functionality that makes Samsung P

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Mid-Range A-series Phones Are Coming to the US – 11 Comments

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    In reply to kenkobra:If they did I might not buy a flagship model. That's the main feature keeping me wit

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Mid-Range A-series Phones Are Coming to the US – 11 Comments

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    I bet 99% of the people that buy Galaxy S phones could get along with an A50 without even noticing. Those are

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Mid-Range A-series Phones Are Coming to the US – 11 Comments

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    Will be interesting to see how this plays out. It might be very awkward indeed for Google to face a competing

    Posted 3 years ago on Report Details Huawei’s Plans for an Android Alternative – 31 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Italy must be different than the rest of Europe. We went last year and cash was ever

    Posted 3 years ago on The End of Ownership? (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    And to think, I am still playing games at 1080p. I wonder what the framerate will be at that resolution?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Unveils Next-Gen Xbox Details – 27 Comments

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    You know, I'm not usually impressed by the trailers the industry puts out these days, but they did a good

    Posted 3 years ago on Halo Infinite to Release Next Year With Xbox Scarlett – 6 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Fair enough. It's a shame that it's not worth tolerating limitations that come

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:You misunderstand. Not having access to Google Play is a huge deal. Not having the

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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    In reply to SebastianZHD:Let's be honest, this is making a mountain out of a molehill. If people care ab

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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    So... hilarious that this is pitched as a bad thing. Pre-installed apps are terrible, I wish I could buy a ph

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Blocks Huawei From Pre-Installing Instagram, WhatsApp on Its Phones – 33 Comments

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    This is one of those things that makes me shake my head. What will really make me wonder about people is if a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launches Xbox-branded Shower Gel, Deodorant, Body Spray – 42 Comments

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    I am looking forward to The Master Chief Collection...Haven't played Halo since the second game, so I hav

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Aims to Set the Bar High at E3 – 15 Comments

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    I'm glad to see this. Privacy settings need to be less permissive by default, and this is a great step.

    Posted 3 years ago on Firefox Now Enables Enhanced Tracking Protection by Default – 13 Comments

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    Do you still have to use iTunes to put mp3 files or video files on an iPhone? Because if you do, Good Lord, I

    Posted 3 years ago on The End of iTunes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:So you've already decided that Alex doesn't have freedom of speech, then, beca

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Could Be Facing a New Antitrust Investigation in the U.S. – 18 Comments

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    No interesting in wearables here either. Unless you have a serious health condition, even fitness tracking is

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Huawei Saw Huge Growth in Wearables, Too – 18 Comments

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    I can see my wife and I using this during dance practice if the sync is precise... a couple pairs of earbuds a

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Will Soon Let You Listen Along With Your Friends – 4 Comments

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    Give me more ubiquitous wireless charging points out in the world, and you can stop putting in the USB-C port

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Next Galaxy Note Won’t Have Any Physical Buttons, or a Headphone Jack – 25 Comments

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    So... how do you access this function? I've looked at both the Android and iOS clients and I can't

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Excel Can Now Turn Pictures of Your Tables Into Real Data on the iPhone – 4 Comments

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    Eh, there goes half their heavily-evangelizing userbase. If they cripple adblocking, I will never use Chrome

    Posted 3 years ago on Google proceeding with adblocker-crippling V3 changes unless you pay – 27 Comments

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    In reply to Passinttd:So, the funny thing is that I think both Windows 10 and Modern OS are going to be for me

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Announces Modern OS – 104 Comments

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    So.... I would love to see this succeed, but I can't see any reason to believe that it will. Maybe if it

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Announces Modern OS – 104 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:That's not what I said at all. I never mentioned backdoors. Reducing the issue to

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:Ah, Dunning-Kruger at its best. Come back after you've taken a few courses on modern

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:You're correct, of course, both in that ARM isn't American and that cross licen

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir:They must obey the laws of the United States, including those about export restrictions.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to nbplopes:ARM is complying because some of their technology is based on American tech. The company

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader:So... This is like what the EU does on a routine basis then?

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:That's inaccurate. The US cannot ban them from all markets, they can only control o

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    It amazes me the noise that has been made over this when there is no noise at all made over the fact that ther

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Runs Into More Roadblocks – 33 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:They don't earn a living doing anything that requires navigating a filesystem, and they

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets – 35 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:Well... wouldn't everybody? Just because an iPad is a better product in almost eve

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets – 35 Comments

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    In reply to akcanuck:Easy for you and me, but if you gave those directions to any of my co-workers or family (

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets – 35 Comments

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    The most important thing about these, to me, is that they're running full Android 9, not a fork without t

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Launches a Line of Low-Cost Tablets – 35 Comments

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    Whether or not you believe that anthropogenic climate change is real, in the larger context of limited fossil

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Shareholders Rejected Proposals on Climate Change – 46 Comments

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    In reply to zybch:Except that it doesn't if you want to stay on top of the market.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Shareholders Rejected Proposals on Climate Change – 46 Comments

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    I have been accessing Outlook.com via New Edge as a web app and it's been a good experience. Still don&#

    Posted 3 years ago on The Email Experiment Isn’t Over – 69 Comments

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    Comments about the UWP app notwithstanding, it mystifies me that Pandora would be launching anything except a

    Posted 3 years ago on Pandora Launches Native Mac App, Windows Support Coming – 7 Comments

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    Not surprising. They have to achieve a bit of brand recognition before being able to play in the same market a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Cuts the Price of Surface Headphones by $100 – 38 Comments

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    They both must be scared over Stadia. I never thought I would see the day...

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?! – 48 Comments

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    I've tried a bunch of podcast apps, but after Pocket Casts screwed up their UI, the only one I really lik

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Podcasts is Finally Growing Up – 23 Comments

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    They need to NAIL the software keyboard for this to be anything but a waste of cash. Still, I'm glad to

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo Previews a Foldable ThinkPad Tablet – 49 Comments

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    It will be interesting to see how much the press reports on this, and how. I view this as a fairly big preced

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Apple, Allows Antitrust Suits – 59 Comments

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    Curious that they left wireless charging off, considering that plastic backed phones can handle that just fine

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3a XL Preview – 54 Comments

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    So... Treble makes it faster for OEMs to roll out new versions to the tiny portion of handsets they bother rol

    Posted 3 years ago on Android 9 Pie Adoption Up 250 Percent Over Previous Version – 23 Comments

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    I wouldn't shed a single tear over this. I couldn't believe they let Facebook buy those companies in

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Co-Founder Calls for Breakup of Company – 50 Comments

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    Would love to see the power of the ad companies curbed a bit. It is disturbing to see so much wealth flowing

    Posted 3 years ago on Ethics Matters (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... For those of us who aren't software devs, what does this mean? Am I going to be able to run Linux s

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 to Include a Linux Kernel for WSL – 62 Comments

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    That IE compatibility thing will make this a no-brainer at my company. Not having to juggle multiple browsers

    Posted 3 years ago on Build 2019: New Edge to Pick Up IE Mode, More – 14 Comments

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    Edgium will win the day.

    Posted 3 years ago on JUST STOP – 21 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:I don't see this happening, they would face instant mutiny from pro-sumers and bus

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Is Expanding its Advertising Ambitions with a Re-branding and AI – 14 Comments

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    Will be good as long as we can control which notifications come through. I am really looking forward to the s

    Posted 3 years ago on Phone Notification Sync is Rolling Out to Windows 10’s Your Phone App – 19 Comments

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    Well, I can't vouch for anybody else, but when the next iteration of the Switch comes out, I will serious

    Posted 3 years ago on Switch Sales Cool as Nintendo Plots New Models – 6 Comments

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    Very sad to see. There must have been considerable pressure to deliver the Fold as quickly as possible... Yet

    Posted 3 years ago on Galaxy Fold Teardown Reveals That Samsung Has Big Problems – 25 Comments

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    If the PWA Renaissance happens this will be a moot point regardless.

    Posted 3 years ago on Sorry, But Sets is Dead – 52 Comments

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    Would rather see them do this than just push foward blindly. Everyone makes mistakes, so as Steve Gibson says

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Expected to Delay Galaxy Fold Release – Updated – 26 Comments

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    What applications would you be running on a Chromebook that call for hardware that expensive? I wish I could g

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Chromebook x360 14 First Impressions – 44 Comments

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    I think the question regarding Chromebooks isn't whether or not they're good enough for the needs of

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: April 19 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    You know, this doesn't interest me the least tiny bit, but I would be willing to bet that people who are

    Posted 3 years ago on Alexa Users Get Free, Ad-Supported Version of Amazon Music  – 3 Comments

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    Paul, you get major nerdpoints for knowing who Bossk is. Well done sir!

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Pronounced XBox One “Sharday” – Windows Weekly 617 – 4 Comments

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    This appears on my home PC running canary but not my work PC running the dev build. I will look forward to se

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: Reading – 15 Comments

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    I think the major tech companies are incapable of seeing the world through any lens except identity politics a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Will Not Provide Facial Recognition Software to California – 19 Comments

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    Ummmm... 8K? Really? What, is part of gameplay going to be using a real magnifiying glass on your screen to

    Posted 3 years ago on Sony PlayStation 5 Will Feature 8k Graphics, Ray Tracing, and PS4 Compatibility – 32 Comments

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    Been using it since the canary and dev versions became available and I'm very impressed. I'm lookin

    Posted 3 years ago on Everyone Needs the New Microsoft Edge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Xatom:And how much have you seen?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:The fact that a word has a gender assigned to it does not make the use of it sexual harassm

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to ShaneR:Actually, I never added Google to my Microsoft Authenticator the last time I did a factory

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Use Your Android Phone As a Security Key – 13 Comments

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    In reply to ShaneR:Actually, I am not. This is built in to Android, I don't have my Google account added

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Use Your Android Phone As a Security Key – 13 Comments

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    I have a friend who kept a scammer on the phone for like 30 minutes while presenting to be super-depressed. H

    Posted 3 years ago on Just lost my temper with a tech support scam caller – 40 Comments

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    So... how is this different than what I already have, exactly? I already use my phone as a second factor on m

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Now Use Your Android Phone As a Security Key – 13 Comments

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    Looks pretty neat. While I would rather just have a phone without a selfie camera, this has potential if they

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Galaxy A80 Brings the Company’s First New Infinity Display and Rotating Camera – 18 Comments

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    When I realized sync was only between versions of pre-release Edge, I started using it at work instead of at h

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: What Syncs, What Doesn’t – 8 Comments

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    Been using the dev build with our company's SharePoint deployment and so far so good. Everything works a

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: Getting Started – 45 Comments

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    Fester? Damn, Paul, this WaaS stuff must still be burning your biscuits pretty badly...

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 May 2019 Update Heads to the Release Preview Ring – 17 Comments

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    Installed the Dev version, very impressed. I will consider switching from Firefox depending on how the final v

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: Getting Started – 45 Comments

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    Why are the bands breaking? I have owned a number of different watches over the years and have only broken a h

    Posted 3 years ago on When Customer Support is Your Achilles Heel (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:Well put. It all needs to be taken seriously - the possibility of guilt AND innocence.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    So... some of that is pretty bad. The death threat is pretty damn surreal... I would've liked to see MS

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to falonyn:I always liked the Linux update model too, it seems sensible to me. Of course, I never tho

    Posted 3 years ago on Declaring Victory Against WaaS (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Part of me would be amused to yell from the rooftops how this is the demise of the iPhone, but I don't th

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s 5G iPhone Plans Could Be Delayed by Intel – 17 Comments

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    Larger battery: Yay! 2-way-wireless charging: ... uh... OK...

    Posted 3 years ago on 2019 iPhones Will Reportedly Include Two-Way Wireless Charging, Larger Batteries – 8 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I agree, Edgium is much better. Of course, Paul's idea to call it by the primary

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D:Have you seen the most recent version of Outlook.com? I did my own side-by-side with Gm

    Posted 3 years ago on When Google announced Gmail, it was brushed off as an April Fools’ Day joke – 3 Comments

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    Don't know why people tolerate the algorithm. I have lost track of how often I have heard people complai

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Finally Explains Why You Are Seeing Certain Posts on Your News Feed – 2 Comments

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    In reply to beatnixxx:You know... that sounds crazy but I bet it would work well if for some reason you just h

    Posted 3 years ago on R.I.P., Google Inbox (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I signed up for the insider program, that's about it. I'm not as brave as Paul and Mary-Jo when it

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    In reply to Matthew_Hair:Me too. We have Verizon S7s, and they've been updated more often than I expecte

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S10 Users Promised Monthly Updates As Galaxy S7 Updates Get Demoted – 4 Comments

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    I logged in to my Gmail account on the web for the first time in years yesterday as a part of my "getting over

    Posted 3 years ago on R.I.P., Google Inbox (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm mystified that all the configurations listed were with 8GB of RAM. Is that the amount usually conside

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface Book 2 Now Offers an 8th-Generation Core i5 Configuration – 19 Comments

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    As long as they keep making headphones... I'd hate to see them stop making those, they're right up t

    Posted 3 years ago on Sony Scales Back on Smartphones – 11 Comments

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    In reply to provision l-3:It doesn't seem that unreasonable to me. I have refused to buy phones without Q

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:They wanted to make it WAY more difficult to manufacture than necessary for minimal g

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to provision l-3:And other purchases were affected. For instance, my Mom has an Apple house and we he

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to cheetahdriver:I think you misread my post. I didn't say they were or were not trustworthy, an

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury:Lord, you're not spouting that ridiculous xenophobia line too, are you? Jesus, p

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to remc86007:Samsung has done just that. My wife and I have them on our nightstands so we can charge

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    So... what the hell, Apple? You finally started selling phones with wireless charging two whole years ago and

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cancels AirPower – 101 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Yes, I remember hearing Steve Gibson talk about those vulnerabilities. Scary to hear abo

    Posted 3 years ago on British Report Highlights Security Issues in Huawei Networking Gear – 10 Comments

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    Looks like due diligence to me, glad to see it. The proof will be in the pudding, but it's good to see t

    Posted 3 years ago on Galaxy Fold Lasts 200,000 Folds, Samsung Says – 11 Comments

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    Seems like the kind of thing that will work via the market to keep Huawei from dominating the 5G landscape - b

    Posted 3 years ago on British Report Highlights Security Issues in Huawei Networking Gear – 10 Comments

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    So... this is kind of a non-event then? The EU is saying, "Whatever you wanna do is fine with us, guys, as lo

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Rejects U.S. Call for Huawei Ban – 57 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:You know that moment when you're ashamed of the myopic behaviour of your fellow countrym

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Rejects U.S. Call for Huawei Ban – 57 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:I was recently issued an iPhone for work. There was literally no transition to make... I

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Announces New Smartphone Flagships – 25 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Hey, get out of here with those facts of yours. They have a narrative to cling to!

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Announces New Smartphone Flagships – 25 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:If I had to open a different app to listen to different podcasts, I wouldn't listen to

    Posted 3 years ago on BBC is Blocking Google Podcasts – 29 Comments

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    Would love to see the 10X zoom, especially if it has OIS. 40MP doesn't impress me unless they've ma

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Announces New Smartphone Flagships – 25 Comments

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    Wow.. That list of originals is SAD. Nothing in there I would even remotely care about. Ho hum, yet another st

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces Apple TV+, the Company’s New Video Streaming Service – 27 Comments

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    So... is it cross-platform?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces Apple News+, Its New Magazine Subscription Service – 12 Comments

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    In reply to LurkingGrue:This is the one feature that will keep me with Firefox. I have 4 identities for differ

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Built on Chromium – 38 Comments

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    If the new Edge is good enough, there will be no reason to install Chrome.Brad,Does it support multiple identi

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Built on Chromium – 38 Comments

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    My wife would probably be fine with that service, she never watches on anything but her phone anyway.

    Posted 3 years ago on Netflix Testing Low-Cost Mobile Only Subscription Options – 6 Comments

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    Wow, glad I already dropped the app. This will make the experience even worse than it was already.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Could Be Putting Video Ads Into Its Mobile Apps – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Kudupa:We've moved to Walmart for a lot already and it's been a good experience. They s

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Could Be Putting Video Ads Into Its Mobile Apps – 7 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:You could be right there, thank you for pointing that out. Must read more carefully!

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. News Giants Opt Out of Apple News Service – 56 Comments

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    The "save state" function on the Nintendo Switch may be the single most awesome feature I have ever run into w

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Shares a Few More Details about xCloud at GDC – 20 Comments

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    So... hasn't almost everybody been caught doing this? I mean, I'm happy to have a discussion about

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei busted again – 14 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Absolutely untrue. There is the defacto lock in that occurs any time an aggregator is su

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. News Giants Opt Out of Apple News Service – 56 Comments

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    I'm still waiting for proof that the latency and normal connection speed issues won't render the UX

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 585: Google Stadias, Apple Pods – 6 Comments

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    In reply to StevenLayton:If it had been techinically feasible, I would have supported them doing just that...T

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Hilarious thing: most of the people presented with that ballot have no idea what Chrome or Edge are. I'v

    Posted 3 years ago on Google to Introduce a Browser Ballot on Android in the EU – 26 Comments

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    Glad to hear it. Does Chrome eliminate these annoyances too?

    Posted 3 years ago on Firefox 66 Blocks Autoplaying Content by Default – 9 Comments

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    Wow, I don't usually have an opinion on icons, but that one is a real turd.Oh well.

    Posted 3 years ago on Outlook’s New Logo Is Now Live on iOS – 24 Comments

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    I have no interest in, nor the infrastructure to support, streaming games, but everybody else seems to. I

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Launches New Stadia Game Streaming Service – 50 Comments

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    The iPad Mini pricing sort of puts the new folding phones in a new perspective. Do you really want to juggle

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Announces New iPad Air and iPad Mini – 83 Comments

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    Come on now, Paul, don't bring that reality and fact nonsense into this discussion. They've got a n

    Posted 3 years ago on Trusting in Antitrust: Actions Against Big Tech Are Now Palatable – 3 Comments

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    In reply to Pierre Masse:Dude, have you seen the 365 season pass? They put in some sick new features, and ther

    Posted 3 years ago on Taking a Black Ops Pass: Call of Duty is Losing Me (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Rycott:Single player games are the only reason why I am still a gamer. With you all the way on th

    Posted 3 years ago on Taking a Black Ops Pass: Call of Duty is Losing Me (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This is another example of the live services model of game sales from EA or Activision/Blizzard being bad for

    Posted 3 years ago on Taking a Black Ops Pass: Call of Duty is Losing Me (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Rob_Wade:If you use Android, take a look at CloudPlayer.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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    Paul,If you would like to continue streaming from OneDrive, you can try Cloudplayer... at least on Android, no

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: Apple Responds, We Probably Offend – 5 Comments

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    In reply to JosephDickerson:I'm not sure about iOS, but there are apps on Android that can still stream f

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Kills OneDrive Music Streaming in Groove Music – 85 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:From Polycrastinator:"You can't both own the platform and publish applications

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:Define "platform." And now tell me how you would do this without making Office 36

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I get where you're coming from on the Apple/Spotify issue, but I also can't imagine any solutions to

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday (March 15) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau:Do you have raccoon-like nerve density in your fingertips? Or maybe you don't use

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday (March 15) – 15 Comments

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    The ramifications of this are going to be a good deal more profound than helping Spotify compete on iOS. What

    Posted 3 years ago on Tearing Down Apple’s Feeble Response to Spotify (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Is it bad that I'm seriously enjoying watching Facebook flounder so much?

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook’s Chief Product Officer and Head of WhatsApp Just Left the Company – 11 Comments

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    I was recently issued my first personal iPhone for work (a regular iPhone 8), and I'm actually enjoying u

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday (March 15) – 15 Comments

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    Smart to have a contingency plan. It's unlikely that they'll ever need them, but it shows that they

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Has Made Its Own Smartphone and PC OSes … Just in Case – 47 Comments

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    A Microsoft/Nintendo platform would be very tempting for me as a consumer. I don't game on my phone beca

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Bringing Xbox Live to Android and iOS – 4 Comments

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    Would rather see this than ChromeOS. Would make Android tablets a good bit more palatable, that's for su

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Q Has a Built-In Desktop Mode – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:I can't speak for the other companies, but I can absolutely say with confid

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Hardware Failure is Inevitable (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This is actually one of my favorite Microsoft apps now. It took me a little while to realize how useful it wo

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Now Keeps Track of Your Flagged Emails – 8 Comments

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    In reply to will:The web client is great. It's all I use on Windows.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Now Keeps Track of Your Flagged Emails – 8 Comments

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    It's mind boggling to me that there are people still clinging to Windows 7. At one point I was using XP,

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft to Nag Windows 7 Users to Upgrade – 34 Comments

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    I'm actually excited about this functionality. Hopefully it rolls out widely.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10’s Phone Mirror Feature Could Arrive This Week – 12 Comments

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    Another one bites the dust. I bet Reddit is really enjoying this.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Allo Is Officially Dead – 7 Comments

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    In reply to bennett_cg:I thought I was the only one that noticed that change. HUGE pain in the tail, I have n

    Posted 3 years ago on I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    It will be interesting to see if Apple has sufficient leverage with its vendors to upend the entire supply cha

    Posted 3 years ago on Behind the Hype of Apple’s Plan to End Mining – 1 Comments

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    I don't think most people worry about wires, honestly, and most people at work that I've asked think

    Posted 3 years ago on Smart Lights Are the One Smart Home Gadget for Everyone – 5 Comments

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    There is absolutely no reason to purchase any devices or use any services that are not cross-platform. It

    Posted 3 years ago on Are You an Amazon or an Apple Family? – 10 Comments

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    In reply to VigilantTomWard :Podcast Addict for Android does.

    Posted 3 years ago on I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm not a big fan of the new PocketCasts UI at all. I might go back to Podcast Addict. It doesn't

    Posted 3 years ago on I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    It would be nice to see this across all the Chrome derived browsers, Edge certainly does this better than Chro

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Plans to Bring Smooth Scrolling to Chromium – 30 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:If you think the US has unchecked capitalism, then nobody has even taught you what pur

    Posted 3 years ago on Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google – 149 Comments

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    In reply to ggolcher:I have continually been amazed as I've watched people whose perspectives haven'

    Posted 3 years ago on Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google – 149 Comments

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    I can't say that part of me wouldn't love to see this happen. She's not wrong that they'r

    Posted 3 years ago on Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google – 149 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:You're missing the point entirely. To the folks in power at the time, it wasn

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Is Cracking Down on Anti-Vax Hoaxes – 48 Comments

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    Sounds like a sensible way to achieve consumer AR, especially if you're not going for huge immersion. Go

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple to Release an AR Headset Next Year – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:I'd like to know this too. A trip to NYC for this is beyond unrealistic for me, but I&#

    Posted 3 years ago on Live from New York, It’s the Health of Tech! – 11 Comments

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    Does this mean I will be censored if I tell people that the flu vaccine doesn't work? Because from my ex

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Is Cracking Down on Anti-Vax Hoaxes – 48 Comments

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    So... I think that it's a no-brainer for precisely the reason that Paul has a problem. I live in the Mic

    Posted 3 years ago on Is Microsoft Edge on Chromium a No Brainer? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    It's sort of getting to the point where it's not worth reading anything from Paul about this company

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Sues the U.S. Government – 62 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I don't disagree. But given the incentive structure that's present as a res

    Posted 3 years ago on Worldwide Mobile Data Prices – 12 Comments

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    In reply to codymesh:So you're condemning an entire generation of people for the views of a part of them,

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Announces Major Privacy-Focused Transformation – 30 Comments

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    Given that the US has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world and that prices for services with ela

    Posted 3 years ago on Worldwide Mobile Data Prices – 12 Comments

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    I hope they roll this standard out quickly. I have a single USB-C port on my PC and I have no idea what it do

    Posted 3 years ago on USB4 = USB 3.x + Thunderbolt 3 – 30 Comments

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    I'm confused. Is it a crime for Apple to want to keep their branded content on the Disney side of things

    Posted 3 years ago on Yep, Apple is the Problem with Apple’s Video Service – 90 Comments

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    I'm going to give a cop-out answer here. Voice assistants are, despite the insistence of some, far from

    Posted 3 years ago on Personal Assistant(s) – 22 Comments

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    I find it very difficult to believe that next gen consoles will deliver 4k 60fps with good detail settings. Th

    Posted 3 years ago on What We Know and Don’t Know, About Microsoft’s Next Gen Consoles – 19 Comments

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    It's like they're not even trying. It blows my mind people still use this service. There is practi

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Isn’t Keeping Your 2FA Phone Number Private – 13 Comments

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    Controlling the power of the content aggregation companies is going to take some legislation with serious teet

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Lashes Out at New EU Copyright Rules – 22 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:That's a good perspective on things. In retrospect, it was completely ridiculous t

    Posted 3 years ago on USB Couldn’t Be More Screwed Up (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to agt4:I agree. What I'd love to see if a Surface Connector with Thunderbolt 3 capability. I

    Posted 3 years ago on USB Couldn’t Be More Screwed Up (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Hoomgar:Reminds us of Gollum, Precious, yes yes! We smiles at it, like sweet fishes in our fingers

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 571: We Talk About Food for Awhile – 3 Comments

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    And people wonder why I don't see the lack of USB-C on PCs as a big problem. Until I can actually unders

    Posted 3 years ago on USB Couldn’t Be More Screwed Up (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I am so glad to hear that you were impressed! I knew that you were completely unimpressed with V1, so it'

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with HoloLens 2 – 60 Comments

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    Nice to see wireless charging finally getting some serious traction. I've been using it since my Galaxy S

    Posted 3 years ago on Qualcomm Is Bringing Quick Charge to Wireless Charging Pads – 2 Comments

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    The idiots better stop paying their taxes then, because that partially funds the military. Seriously, 100 moro

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft CEO Defends U.S Military Contract Following Employee Pushback – 37 Comments

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    This entire thing is an object lesson in keeping a grain of salt handy when you read these articles. The tech

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei’s Mate X Is the Foldable Phone You Might Actually Want – 33 Comments

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    In reply to bassoprofundo:Another one is that there is a lawsuit by Samsung against (one of their suppliers I

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:What's scary is that this is proof you can convince intelligent people simply by re

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Or anybody with a Verizon phone. Their bloat is even worse. At least a few of the Samsung apps are useful, t

    Posted 3 years ago on How to disable pre-installed system app bloatware on Android without root – 1 Comments

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    Nice to see Android One getting some love, and the RCS stuff might actually solve part of the Android messagin

    Posted 3 years ago on Android is Getting Official Support for Folding Displays, 5G, More – 4 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Since when did protectionist and xenophobic become the same thing? Seriously, people, w

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    "...xenophobic..."Please lay off this nonsense Paul, it makes you look ridiculous. It makes sense if you'

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Meh, it's different but I don't know that it's better. I feel like the large screen is incredib

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Mate X Unfolds the Future of Smartphones Today – 41 Comments

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    Anybody who thinks 2019 is going to be the year of 5G is appallingly naive. Intel will miss out on almost not

    Posted 3 years ago on Yep, Intel Will be Late to the 5G Party – 20 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Does Huawei have events similar to Unpacked where Ren speaks? I'd be interested in

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    I recently was able to quintuple my internet speed to 50mbps down, and that suddenly feels inadequate. Would

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Could Go Beyond the Xbox – 5 Comments

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    I think they were wise to position the Fold as a luxury device for the first generation. I agree that the sma

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 567: Galaxy Folds, Apple Spends – 1 Comments

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    Is it just me, or is DJ Koh a lot easier to like than Tim Cook? I always look forward to hearing his part of U

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday (February 22) – 14 Comments

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    In reply to jbuccola:I didn't realize I was experiencing any friction using my existing credit card with

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch Its Own Credit Card – 36 Comments

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    In reply to scrooge mcduck:It's been that way for 3 or 4 years, easily.

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s 2019 Flagships are More Expensive than Last Year’s Models – 22 Comments

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    So lets be clear, this is just a MasterCard used to promote Apple products. Everybody and their brother does

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple to Launch Its Own Credit Card – 36 Comments

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    For commodity items like phones, the correct price is the price that people will pay. The market will correct

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s 2019 Flagships are More Expensive than Last Year’s Models – 22 Comments

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    So basically, the Chinese are fated to eat the world and we should all just give up now because we can never p

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Vision for the Future Will Hit a Chinese Wall (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to prjman:Then you haven't been buying Samsung phones for a number of years now...

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Officially Launches Galaxy S10, S10+ With New Design, Reverse Wireless Charging, More – 11 Comments

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    Do we really need another streaming service with more content? There is SO MUCH out there already, and people

    Posted 3 years ago on TV Shows Have Nothing to Do with Apple’s Brand (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    You know, the regulators in this world just blow my mind sometimes. I'm against monopolies and believe c

    Posted 3 years ago on Qualcomm Again Seeks a U.S. iPhone Sales Ban – 9 Comments

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    The touchly-feely part of open-source has always given me the heebeejeebees (can you spell that word wrong?).

    Posted 3 years ago on Use the Inner Source, Luke (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Those are well-written statements from Ren. Too bad that doesn't give us any information about whether o

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Hits Back at U.S., Pledges Autonomy from China – 57 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:If someone offered that, they would get a much more serious look from me. I'm

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    In reply to evox81:It does, but does not support walking navigation when using offline maps. We didn't f

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    Damn, those are beautiful. I could see myself wearing one of those once my solar-powered Casio finally bites

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Smartwatch Delivers 2 Weeks of Battery Life – 17 Comments

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    I almost hope that Google goes through with it. An incredible exodus of power users will ensue that will abso

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Retracts Proposal That Would Have Hobbled Chrome Ad Blockers – 22 Comments

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    In reply to yoshi:OneDrive alone justifies the price. As Paul says, Office 365 really is a no-brainer.

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Zoho Suite is Free for Individuals – 16 Comments

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    Huh. I could actually see myself buying this one. Never thought to see an Android tablet in my target price

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Newest Android Tablet Features a Thin Design and Bixby 2.0 – 13 Comments

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    Well... this could be messy. I can see both sides of the issue, so I'm glad they're not forcing me

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Targets Big Tech with New Copyright Rules – 25 Comments

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    It better be cross-platform and web-enabled or it's basically worthless.50% cut is crazy.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Plans to Launch Its ‘Netflix for News’ Service Next Month – 38 Comments

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    Nice to have some official Google themes for those who are weirded out by using 3rd party extensions/themes.

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Personalize Chrome with Google’s Colorful New Themes – 5 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:Holy smokes, that's a scary level of mindless lock-in.

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: iPhone Sales Fell 20 Percent in China in Q4 – 16 Comments

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    You know, that was actually a good bit of animation. And it did leave me curious, mission accomplished.

    Posted 3 years ago on Alex Kipman Teases Microsoft’s MWC Announcement – 18 Comments

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    Disappointed in Apple for going along with it. I expect better.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Going Along With AT&T’s Fake 5G E Network – 9 Comments

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    This is big for me. Google Maps is probably the best, most sticky service Google offers, and some competition

    Posted 3 years ago on TomTom Partners With Microsoft to Offer Location Data for Azure – 11 Comments

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    I would welcome this on the Switch. I am a PC + Nintendo gamer, so this is a solid win for me if it works.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Looking to Bring Xbox Live to Everywhere you Game – 10 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:I'm not sure what browser you were using, but it doesn't seem to have much in comm

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul, do you still endorse Firefox? – 51 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Exactly.

    Posted 3 years ago on The Email Experiment: Another Quick Check-In – 68 Comments

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    I am cracking up that the solution to your problem is the mail client I would be least likely to use, ever. I

    Posted 3 years ago on The Email Experiment: Another Quick Check-In – 68 Comments

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    Glad to see this. Hopefully everyone will take this seriously from now on forward.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Bans Google From Distributing Internal iOS Apps (Updated) – 24 Comments

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    I'm anti-advertising for a number of reasons, but this doesn't seem to be anything to get worked up

    Posted 3 years ago on Installing Microsoft’s Phone Companion app on Android places an ad for OneDrive in the share menu – 3 Comments

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    On my Audible wish list!

    Posted 3 years ago on Beneath A Surface – Audio Book Now Available – 16 Comments

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    Great charts Paul. I think this illustrates another weirdness of the financial world... given the relative ma

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    In reply to lvthunder:Link to Goggle stuff? More than willing to burn them at the stake too.

    Posted 3 years ago on Dueling Views on Apple v. Facebook (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm amazed that there is even discussion on this. I'm happy to bash Apple all day long for the thin

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    In reply to markbyrn:I don't know, if you spin it right it could be fine. Advise people that the apps ar

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    In reply to James_B:I don't think you've used Firefox in a long time.

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul, do you still endorse Firefox? – 51 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:I was wondering if anybody else was going to notice that particular bit of nonsens

    Posted 3 years ago on The State of iPhone (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm beginning to think that all the lawyers in hell are kept company by both CEOs and people who write pr

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Says It Will Lower iPhone Prices in Certain Markets – 17 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:The web apps are going to be the most important platform in short order. This especiall

    Posted 3 years ago on American Airlines to Offer Free Apple Music Streaming for Subscribers – 16 Comments

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    This could be enough to get frequent-fliers to switch. I think Schusser's statement is a bit hyperbolic,

    Posted 3 years ago on American Airlines to Offer Free Apple Music Streaming for Subscribers – 16 Comments

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    Ouch. We're solidly into the "not growing anymore" phase of things, that's for darn sure. I bet Wa

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Quarterly Earnings Report Includes a Huge iPhone Shortfall – 56 Comments

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    Amazing. We buy 10s of thousands of screws all the time where I work and we have no problem despite the fact

    Posted 3 years ago on A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ – 5 Comments

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    I think many self-aware people have been heading towards digital minimalism for a while now. The problems with

    Posted 3 years ago on Actually, Steve Jobs Did Want Us to Use Our iPhones Like This (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I've been doing this for years, and it really is the best way to do things as far as I can tell. No comp

    Posted 3 years ago on Office 365 to Use OneDrive as Default Save Location Going Forward – 31 Comments

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    And people wonder why I support Firefox. They're not perfect, but this kind of user-hostile nonsense wou

    Posted 3 years ago on Google proposing changes to Chromium to disable ad-blocking – 23 Comments

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    Agreed. I much prefer this solution.

    Posted 3 years ago on Is a Punch Hole Camera Better than a Notch? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... Paul... I understand that you find value in the home automation and assistant stuff, and I understand th

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 548: Never Locked In – 5 Comments

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    In reply to harmjr:I agree, to me the kind of fake news Paul is referring to is not what I think of when I hea

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Fighting Fake News? Hilarious (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Well written, Paul, thank you for this. You're spot on... And I agree, the new tab page is TERRIBLE. I fe

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Fighting Fake News? Hilarious (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    How this doesn't terrify everyone is beyond me. It's like nobody understands human psychology OR hi

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Edge Partners With NewsGuard to Warn You of Fake News – 26 Comments

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    It's wild to see numbers like this. My subconscious concept of video games was formed back when only we

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. Video Game Sales Hit $43.4 Billion in 2018 – 9 Comments

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    Office 365 Home is a no-brainer for us. The apps are great, cross-platform, web-enabled, the storage space is

    Posted 3 years ago on O365 vs G Suite for family use – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Darekmeridian:I think you've got it easy on the photo front... We took over 6000 pictures on

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2019 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Harrymyhre:Agreed! I use a SwiftKey theme that is precisely that green on black, and I love the ae

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant’s New Dark Mode Cards Look Horrible – 12 Comments

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    Hard line to walk, I think. I would try to encourage activities in which technology has almost no real role a

    Posted 3 years ago on Raising Tech: Exploring the Laptop Boundaries – Premium – 0 Comments

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    In reply to JerryH:The threat of that really varies with where you live. I get the impression that Paul'

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2019 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm interested in your decluttering efforts because it has direct relevance to my own life. We have made

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2019 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to mattbg:No big loss in my opinion...

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Will Soon Let You Block Artists – 14 Comments

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    Dark Mode Browser Extension

    The folks over at Linus Tech Tips (or one of the associated channels, can’t remember which) did a bit on dark mode recently, and they mentioned an extension for Chrome and Firefox called “Dark Reader” which dynamically darkens up webpages as you browse to them. I’m a Firefox user for personal stuff, so I loaded it up and it works great on all the sites I routinely browse, including Thurrott.com. Because Firefox for Android can use the desktop extensions, it works on my Galaxy S7 too, very nice. You can turn it off per site and change a few other visual parameters to your own liking. If you’re interested, it’s in the regular Firefox add-on store.


    EDIT: Thought I'd add a correction, I prefer the native Outlook.com dark mode after fiddling around a bit, so I disabled it for that site. However, I added it to the installation of Vivaldi I use to access SharePoint and our enterprise systems at work, and it is fantastic. Not a hiccup, and it looks wonderful.


    Posted 3 years ago on Dark Mode Browser Extension – 2 Comments

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    Great step in the right direction. Now, let me block explicit songs too. Maybe that's a premium thing...

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Will Soon Let You Block Artists – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Make it sound like it had benefits that are somehow unique and special when they're not

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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    In reply to PCDoesWhat:Look into adding Bluetooth. I did for my 2003 Volkswagen, and it's hands down the

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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    So... How is having my phone automatically connect to my car's Bluetooth a hardship, exactly? It requires

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify’s In-Car Music Player Reportedly Launching Later This Year – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:This. I don't understand why some people don't see this obvious truth. They jus

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I should have said, "Do not provide a meaningful increase in functionality or usabil

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    I use Cortana as my voice assistant, and I'm OK with this. As long as there is a way I can use the visib

    Posted 3 years ago on It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat – 136 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I suspect that it would be more effective if your viewing distance was a bit more modera

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Is Getting a System-Wide Dark Mode, and a Potential Desktop Mode – 25 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Hold your horses. Clear and logical thinking isn't needed here, take that somewhere

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area – 26 Comments

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    So... their solution is private and government subsidizing housing rather than decreasing demand by dispersing

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area – 26 Comments

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    A plastic phone! Hot damn, that's the best thing I've seen in ages.Hilarious that the cheaper phone

    Posted 3 years ago on New Pixel 3 Lite Leak Reveals More Details – 28 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Then the press is doing their job to create trouble. The real people here just want to h

    Posted 3 years ago on China Rising (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I personally agree - there is no way Android and it's clunky interface will ever re

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Is Getting a System-Wide Dark Mode, and a Potential Desktop Mode – 25 Comments

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    In reply to tonchek:An OLED screen only uses no power for a pixel if the pixel is a perfect black, not if it i

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    I would love to see a dark mode. Please please. With real OLED blacks, please.If Android gets a desktop mode

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Is Getting a System-Wide Dark Mode, and a Potential Desktop Mode – 25 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:Just to clarify the point on your second-to-last paragraph: the point about market sizes wa

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    That is an awful lot of words to say, "The Chinese are smart folks who can make some great stuff now, and anyb

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    In reply to robincapper:If I could get A Galaxy S phone made of plastic I would. This glass nonsense is just r

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Now Sells Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR – 26 Comments

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    So... Is Apple just incapable of making attractive accessories? Because those are terrible looking. Glad to se

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Now Sells Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR – 26 Comments

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    Hopefully Apple Maps has improved enough that this isn't a liability. I would love to see DuckDuckGo gra

    Posted 3 years ago on DuckDuckGo Integrates Apple Maps Into Search Results – 21 Comments

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    I don't expect that this will matter in the slightest. The demand curve for this stuff is remarkably ela

    Posted 3 years ago on Netflix is Raising Prices by 13 to 18 Percent in the U.S. – 25 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:Apple wanted to pay next to nothing, and ended up paying less than half of what the

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Its Chips for the Newest iPhones – 53 Comments

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    In reply to ryandevega:It is that simple. Read the article. Apple wanted to pay next to nothing, and ended u

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Its Chips for the Newest iPhones – 53 Comments

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    So... how is Qualcomm refusing to sell its chips to Apple relevant at all, regardless of the reason?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Claims Qualcomm Refused to Sell Its Chips for the Newest iPhones – 53 Comments

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    In reply to Eric_Rasmussen:I can't imagine looking at alternative platforms in 2020, but my comment is re

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    So... I know this is a big deal because it takes effort, but I don't understand why it's going to be

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 7 Enters Its Final Year of Support – 75 Comments

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    Another Google product bites the dust. Anyone who invests heavily in the products from Google is crazy. They

    Posted 3 years ago on Google is Killing Chromecast Audio for Some Reason – 57 Comments

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    In reply to mmcpher:I agree with you on this one. Unless you've got lots of money to burn, a $1,500 phon

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Galaxy S10, Foldable Phone Coming February 20th – 9 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:I feel like a fairly user-friendly email client that works with multiple email pro

    Posted 3 years ago on An Outlook.com PWA could not replace the Windows Mail app – 11 Comments

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    Surface Headphones

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware – 2088 Comments

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    Good gravy, how many megabytes is that per photo?

    Posted 3 years ago on Xiaomi Launches $150 Phone With a 48-megapixel Camera – 9 Comments

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    LOL. I want this on FRD. It might be worth loading up the 1080p version for such an epic smackdown. ;-)

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul and Brad have contradictory takes on the cause Surfacegate – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Untitled1:I might actually buy Apple hardware then. I think there are a lot of people would be in

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Embrace of Smart TVs is Smart, Necessary, and Late (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:If I'm paying a monthly fee I want native apps on Android and Windows, and a PWA.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Embrace of Smart TVs is Smart, Necessary, and Late (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to madthinus:Did they buy the Core architecture from a company in Israel? I'm a bit fuzzy on th

    Posted 3 years ago on Intel Demonstrates 10nm Chips at CES – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:Some of these things mystify me. The weather, for instance. Beyond a compulsion to k

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Just Kicked Alexa’s Ass. And it Doesn’t Matter (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I haven't read many of them, but their presence doesn't hurt me - I just get to see a few more prett

    Posted 3 years ago on Too many CES articles – 19 Comments

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    In reply to ryandevega:This. Oh my God, this.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Just Kicked Alexa’s Ass. And it Doesn’t Matter (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Still boggles my mind that anyone pays much attention to any of these products at this point. It's not t

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Just Kicked Alexa’s Ass. And it Doesn’t Matter (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This is more for image management than anything else. SIlly, really.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows devices aren’t allowed at Google’s HQ due to security reasons – 21 Comments

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    Vivaldi More Compatible Than Chrome?

    I started using Vivaldi at work a few weeks ago and I have been surprised at how well it works recently when I realized that company websites/tools that previously only worked in IE actually work in Vivaldi even though they don't work at all in Chrome. Has anybody had a similar experience?

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    In reply to wolters:Wow. You poor thing, in my experience using desktop shortcuts nowadays is largely indicat

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:This is what I've seen too. I still don't understand how salary is lega

    Posted 3 years ago on Americans Work Too Hard – 58 Comments

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    You know, it's amazing that the people that run these companies can lie without batting an eye. I wish I

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Warns of Quarterly Revenue Shortfall – 78 Comments

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    Regarding Notepad in the Store... couldn't they just... do that? Package up the program, stick in the St

    Posted 3 years ago on The State of Windows 10 in 2019 – 77 Comments

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    In reply to IanYates82:Another excellent reason not to run anything except the built-in Windows solution.

    Posted 3 years ago on Why iOS feels faster than Android, and why computers don’t feel as fast as they used to – 26 Comments

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    I appreciate the drastic increase in computing power, but I hate that the rate at which we have piled addition

    Posted 3 years ago on Why iOS feels faster than Android, and why computers don’t feel as fast as they used to – 26 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau:Amen, brother. This is one of the reasons I'm keeping my old car - I do NOT want a

    Posted 3 years ago on Why iOS feels faster than Android, and why computers don’t feel as fast as they used to – 26 Comments

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    Welcome to the other side. You'll be amazed how much better life is without Facebook.I have sort of take

    Posted 3 years ago on Deleted My Facebook Account – 31 Comments

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    And this one of the reasons I refuse to use a mobile browser without adblocking. Firefox for Android gives yo

    Posted 3 years ago on 1st World Tech Problems – 8 Comments

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    In reply to UK User:This is one thing that I like about OneDrive... Since everything I care about is stored lo

    Posted 3 years ago on These are the Online Services I Rely On (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    240fps @ 4k from any GPU??? LOLFixed that for you.

    Posted 3 years ago on A 240 FPS Xbox Console? Let’s Talk Next Gen CPU – 22 Comments

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    Just happened to switch to this from SquareHome 2 today, and was pleased to find the sticky note functionality

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launcher’s Digital Health Features, To-Do Integration, Now Available to All Users – 9 Comments

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    I can only agree. I remove (or never install) most software for things unless I absolutely can't avoid i

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    I can't imagine ever wanting to trust Facebook with this kind of thing. Besides, "stablecoin" is total m

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Is Building Its Own Digital Currency for WhatsApp – 8 Comments

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    Not throwing my hat in the ring, but just wanted to thank both Chris C. and Paul for doing this little giveawa

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway: Office 365 Home and Xbox Game Pass – 491 Comments

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    Ouch. Have one country ban sales, that looks bad. Have two ban sales, it's harder to claim that it'

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Will Stop Selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany – 27 Comments

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    Wow, that was seriously nice of Chris. I love it when you guys have Microsofties on the show, and I really en

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    Installing. It's been YEARS since I've been able to play this!

    Posted 3 years ago on Lemmings Finally Comes to Mobile – 13 Comments

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    While I agree with you about this particular conspiracy theory, I don't think that we should always total

    Posted 3 years ago on No Virginia, Google Didn’t Undermine Microsoft Edge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Amazing. The arrogance is just amazing.Apple, these premium products cost an incredible amount of money. Don

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Says Some iPad Pros Are Bent Out of the Box, Claims It’s Not a Defect – 39 Comments

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    FWIW, I like Bing better too. The results are just as good with a better UI, especially for images and videos

    Posted 3 years ago on How do you decide what ecosystem(s) to buy into? – 15 Comments

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    I will look forward to the new direction they're taking Cortana. These are the kind of integrations they

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    In reply to John_Craig:I think that moves it from spam (minor infraction) to serious crime. How does the scum

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Spam Phone Calls Jumped 300 Percent in 2018 – 16 Comments

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    I can't imagine having to deal with this without one little think I lucked into: I have the wrong area co

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Spam Phone Calls Jumped 300 Percent in 2018 – 16 Comments

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    This would actually be something I would consider buying Pro for, or even better, subscribing to Microsoft 365

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Will Soon Let You Create Temporary Windows Sandbox Environments for Testing – 12 Comments

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    Are we surprised? No, not a bit. The reasons to drop Facebook and its services like a rock just keep piling

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Drags Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon Into Latest Privacy Controversy – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Xatom:Heresy! How can you possibly know you're in shape or sleeping well if a little computer

    Posted 3 years ago on When S%^t Don’t Work (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I think a lot of people will come to the same conclusion after the novelty of a wearable

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    And this is why I am no longer an early adopter of ANYTHING. Almost everything we buy is half-baked, and not

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    In reply to skane2600:You haven't been paying attention very well. They both want to control both.

    Posted 3 years ago on One Year Ago Today, the FCC [Did Not] Kill the Internet – 74 Comments

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    Somehow I feel Paul's experience with Philips Hue newly entitles me to feel smug about not jumping on the

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 529: Hues of Xbox – 11 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Because some people believe that it's a core part of a person's identity. I d

    Posted 3 years ago on The Elitism Of Current Day Tech/Software/Gaming Companies – 42 Comments

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    This is exactly what they should do if they actually believe their case is legitimate. Are these actually...

    Posted 3 years ago on Qualcomm Seeks to Ban Sale of iPhone XS, XR in China Too – 14 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Please explain how advocating for racial/gender blindness (true equality) is denying fac

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    In reply to skane2600:You want to punish people for the sins of their great grandfathers? Seriously? By that l

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    In reply to skane2600:So we start doing the right thing today. Why does the existence of history justify doin

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    In reply to skane2600:If we were fresh out of the Middle Ages, where anybody above the merchant class usually

    Posted 3 years ago on The Elitism Of Current Day Tech/Software/Gaming Companies – 42 Comments

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    In reply to vernonlvincent:The end result of universal prosperity and happiness is desired by anyone with half

    Posted 3 years ago on The Elitism Of Current Day Tech/Software/Gaming Companies – 42 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:SJW extends far beyond the exclusion of people of particular race and gender because o

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    Well... I can't do much more than agree with you. The number of games I'm willing to support is at

    Posted 3 years ago on The Elitism Of Current Day Tech/Software/Gaming Companies – 42 Comments

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    I'm very glad this has been a bungle. We do NOT need the same companies dominating content delivery AND

    Posted 3 years ago on Verizon Writes Down $4.6 Billion from AOL and Yahoo Acquisitions – 22 Comments

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    I was actually surprised that this got passed its current form, despite the heavily centralized nature of gove

    Posted 3 years ago on Tech Industry Consortium Opposes Australian Encryption Law – 24 Comments

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    Well, I don't think anyone in their right mind and historical perspective can argue that 2018 has been te

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Embrace of Chromium is Historic (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:I'm curious to hear the reason you feel this way. I agree with you about Linux, for

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    In reply to StevenLayton:I don't think that you're in as much of a minority as the game publishers w

    Posted 3 years ago on PC Gamers Can Get Most of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Just $30 – 8 Comments

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    In reply to ben55124:This. They can pry my full-function Firefox extensions from my cold dead hands, it'

    Posted 3 years ago on Game Over for Firefox? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Oasis:This happened to me when I clicked on the link for the Amazon deal for Office 365, too, and

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Join the Microsoft Edge Insider Program – 31 Comments

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    Huh. Would be really nice to see Edge on Linux. Also will be great to see the increased patch cadence.

    Posted 3 years ago on What It All Means (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Your last point is what completely puzzles me about this too. This problem was solved

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Says Goodbye to Allo – 28 Comments

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    *facepalm* Another one bites the dust. It does sound like they're barking up the right tree this time, e

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Says Goodbye to Allo – 28 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:I use trackpad two-finger scrolling on my 5 year old laptop in FIrefox and it performs j

    Posted 3 years ago on Edge using Chromium might force me to switch to a Macbook – 21 Comments

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    $1000 for a machine with 8GB of RAM? Seriously? They have GOT to lower their prices.

    Posted 3 years ago on Lenovo Yoga C630 First Impressions – 31 Comments

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    Well, nice to see progress continuing. Is it bad that I don't really care, though? I'm actually more

    Posted 3 years ago on Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Launches With 45% Performance Boost, 20% Faster Graphics – 22 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:That's true for some parts of 5G. It's absolutely not true for other parts of

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    In reply to skborders:Rural areas have lower income on average, but not THAT much lower. It's not like w

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    So this is interesting, although not unexpected if many rural folks have similar choices to what we have. The

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Takes on the Digital Divide, This Time with Data – 67 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I agree with you there. If PWAs are the future, there is no reason to tolerate ChromeOS

    Posted 3 years ago on Rest in Pieces, Microsoft Edge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'll put it bluntly, I don't trust Google as much as I trust Microsoft (splitting hairs in some ways

    Posted 3 years ago on Don’t Let Fear and Loathing Push You Over the Edge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:As long as the various engines comply with the web rendering standards, having more

    Posted 3 years ago on We all must switch to Firefox – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Siv:This is 50% of the reason I use Firefox. The other 50% is multi-account support.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    I really don't understand this, because I don't believe for a second it will make a material differe

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    They should just use SQRL.

    Posted 3 years ago on Mastercard Partners With Microsoft for New Digital Identity Platform – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:I agree. This is what drives me nuts about our current printer as well.

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Tango First Impressions – 29 Comments

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    In reply to difelicem:This. Our printer is several years old and does everything we need and want, including

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Tango First Impressions – 29 Comments

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    I know 5G is supposed to be up there with AI as the bestest thing ever in the whole wide world in a million ye

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Won’t Support 5G Until at Least 2020 – 28 Comments

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    As long as whatever they switch to doesn't take away capabilities from the user or hobble the UX with sub

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    This is why we've been starting to move some purchases away from Amazon and patronizing other vendors. A

    Posted 3 years ago on An Amazon revolt could be brewing – 6 Comments

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    In reply to Pierre Masse:Leaving aside the fact that we evidently place different values on personal freedom a

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 30 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Xatom:Face it, most of the subscribers here believe what they're told by large media interest

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 30 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Would rather buy a nice HP or Lenovo and just put Elementary OS, Mint, or something similar on it. Especially

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple MacBook Air (2018) Review – 51 Comments

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    I'm not the target audience for any of the devices except the Laptop and Book, because I place a huge pre

    Posted 3 years ago on What Does Surface Need for You to Buy In? – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:I think you're assuming that an app that would be useful on a tablet has to be a mod

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 is a better tablet OS than Chrome OS, huge opportunity for Microsoft – 58 Comments

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    In reply to MutualCore:Shoot, it's worse than that. It's numerical evidence they're getting scr

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Orders Second Round of iPhone Cuts – 41 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:There is nothing safer to do on the internet than to criticize Trump or his policies. No wo

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Orders Second Round of iPhone Cuts – 41 Comments

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    Hmmm... well, if this is true, I hope the cuts aren't too extensive. We need a strong Apple to stand as

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Apple Orders Second Round of iPhone Cuts – 41 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:I guess it depends on how you measure leading. If you're talking about volume, it&

    Posted 3 years ago on The Best Smartphone May Be the One You Already Own (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:I keep on hearing that Windows 10 isn't suitable for a tablet, but if it works on ta

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 is a better tablet OS than Chrome OS, huge opportunity for Microsoft – 58 Comments

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    In reply to DaddyBrownJr:Depends on whether or not you're buying shoes priced between $500 and $500,000 w

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    In reply to dcdevito:My laptop has a 5th-Gen i5 in it (however old that makes it) and it does everything I wan

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    In reply to melinau:It occurred to me that there might be more geek-cred to be had from keeping an older phone

    Posted 3 years ago on The Best Smartphone May Be the One You Already Own (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    The secret to happiness in life: never buy a new car, house, laptop, or phone. Not even close to worth it.Gla

    Posted 3 years ago on The Best Smartphone May Be the One You Already Own (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to remc86007:Maybe all these people don't know their phone does all that already.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Confirms Monday was its Biggest Day Ever – 16 Comments

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    Out of all the incredible literature collectively created by humankind and available at our fingertips, consum

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    I'm just as happy to see a bit of smug wiped off Apple faces as the next thinking person, but I do wonder

    Posted 3 years ago on Sorry Haters, But Apple is Not a Monopolist (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    What the actual f#$k? This is getting stupid, having moved beyond exasperating.What bothers me is that I don&

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1809 Breaks Windows Media Player – 56 Comments

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    In reply to Bob_Shutts:That's what my Mom has and she doesn't want to get rid of it.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Needs an iPhone Classic (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This... this is actually a really good idea. I feel like I should've thought of it myself, in retrospect

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Needs an iPhone Classic (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jwillis84:Most people I know rarely talk on their phones, and simply let voicemail pick up if they

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    In reply to KingPCGeek:How has it made Apple Pay useless?

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    In reply to solomonrex:I have found little to no meaningful difference between text search results on Bing and

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    I wasn't sold on the Switch until I was given one, and then my opinion changed to "Wow... this was totall

    Posted 3 years ago on Is it smart for Nintendo to sit out Black Friday? – 12 Comments

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    I use most of the features that OneNote allows on both Windows and Android, I couldn't really go to somet

    Posted 3 years ago on I moved all my OneNote notes to Apple Notes – 13 Comments

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    Aside from the large screen, all of these features are firmly in the "wait and see" category for me. Samsung

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Next Galaxy S Flagship to Have Six Cameras, Reverse Wireless Charging, 5G – 17 Comments

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    So... you can look stupid, be creepy, AND have people know you spend wastefully... ALL AT THE SAME TIME! I th

    Posted 3 years ago on Snap’s Next Spectacles to Feature Two Cameras – 5 Comments

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    I like the roaming feature, that's very cool. I definitely will look forward to hearing your impressions

    Posted 3 years ago on Latest OnePlus 6 Open Beta Adds a Ton of New Features – 8 Comments

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    You're right, it is getting comical. Google is making it very easy for the competition...

    Posted 3 years ago on Yet Another Pixel 3 Flaw Emerges – 39 Comments

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    More and more people I know are buying used phones. In fact, one of my inspectors Skyped me today to ask where

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cuts New iPhone Production by 30 Percent – 75 Comments

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    I have two observations:1) Walmart has seriously upped its game and pushed the advertising for its online shop

    Posted 3 years ago on Walmart Overtakes Apple as No. 3 Online Retailer in US – 3 Comments

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    I showed this article to my wife, and this device immediately jumped to the top of the short list for her next

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Spectre Folio First Impressions – 34 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I'm sorry, but as a blanket statement this is not true. I've been keeping u

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    In reply to JHeredia:Include me in the list of people who will buy an Audible version. My life is so busy tha

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: November 16 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I don't know how to feel about this, honestly. I don't use assistants with any frequency, but when

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Now Selling Amazon Echo Smart Speakers – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:Certainly, that's all our company issues even though a lot of people grumble about it.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel/Android quality is somehow even worse than Windows’ – 28 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:The company I work for does this. They give everybody who doesn't need mobility a desk

    Posted 3 years ago on Rant about picking a laptop and MSFT and Apple in general – 53 Comments

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    Holy Smokes, what an improvement! So much faster and more responsive, it's like a whole different assista

    Posted 3 years ago on Cortana Gets Big Redesign on the iPhone and Android – 9 Comments

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    In reply to DLF:I'm not Rob_Wade, but:Assistant: Cortana or Bixby (all Assistants are pretty useless curr

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google: Where I’m At – 45 Comments

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    I feel like we literally can't know the answers to some of your questions, Paul, without far more data th

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google: Where I’m At – 45 Comments

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    In reply to jtyjyj:Even that is highly dependent on social grouping or economic status, particularly the latte

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel/Android quality is somehow even worse than Windows’ – 28 Comments

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    In reply to Bdsrev:Uh... yes. Samsung is the vast majority of Android phones, and despite the bad rap they ge

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel/Android quality is somehow even worse than Windows’ – 28 Comments

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    It's unfortunate that Google can't get their act together, but fortunately the iPhone isn't eve

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel/Android quality is somehow even worse than Windows’ – 28 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Thank you! This is one of the features that I have been looking forward to most for

    Posted 3 years ago on When is Cloud Clipboard Coming? – 4 Comments

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    When is Cloud Clipboard Coming?

    I was reminded of this by the Clipboard feature in SwiftKey, which is possibly one of my favorite enhancements to Android. I seem to remember hearing that Cloud Clipboard was coming soon, but haven't heard Brad talk about it lately. Are we getting it in 1809? Has anybody see how it integrates with SwiftKey yet?

    Posted 3 years ago on When is Cloud Clipboard Coming? – 4 Comments

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    I have to say, I agree that this is a big disappointment to me as well, even though I don't personally kn

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is the TSA of Software Development (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    The interesting difference is that Apple is taking steps to prevent third-party refurbishers from selling thei

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple confirms it can block some third-party repairs of new Macs – 1 Comments

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    So... to play Devil's Advocate.... they do have some good points. The privacy issues are so obvious that

    Posted 3 years ago on Voice tech like Alexa and Siri hasn’t found its true calling yet – 1 Comments

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    Sounds reasonable. If performance per dollar isn't one of the metrics you care about maximizing and the

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple MacBook Air (2018) Check-In: Performance – 55 Comments

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    In reply to ponsaelius:This. I will never use the Outlook app until it can do basic functions properly. There

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Touts AI Advances in Outlook – 28 Comments

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    This is why I build desktops. I have never seen a laptop that I would ever want to use as a primary machine.

    Posted 3 years ago on Rant about picking a laptop and MSFT and Apple in general – 53 Comments

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    It amazes me that people are actually subscribing to multiples of these services. It is SO transparently a ba

    Posted 3 years ago on Disney Announces Its Own Streaming Service, Will Pull Content From Netflix – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:Yeah, whenever I see the un-modified homepage of recommendations it's all pointle

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube Lands on the Nintendo Switch – 6 Comments

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    As much as I don't care about this, I think it makes it a better thing to give a child who you don't

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube Lands on the Nintendo Switch – 6 Comments

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    I will definitely use the "TODO:" function. @ mentions aren't really a thing for the way any business I&

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Adding AI-Powered Placeholders to Word – 11 Comments

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    After seeing the video, my wife wants one. If they manage to get this right, the tablet market is going to be

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Infinity Flex Display Looks Like a Winner (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Wow, that was a trip down the rabbit h - errr, I mean Gopher hole...Thanks for sharing!

    Posted 3 years ago on Used Gopher for the first time the other day – 7 Comments

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    I always liked e-ink screens.Never thought ebook readers made sense though. They were so obviously a transiti

    Posted 3 years ago on Barnes & Noble Announces a New Nook Tablet For Some Reason – 35 Comments

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    I hesitate to say that this was obvious or to declare that the sky is falling, but it certainly is interesting

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: iPhone XR Sales are Much Softer Than Expected – 42 Comments

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    In reply to mrdrwest:SquareHome 2. Endlessly customizable tiles. Best dang upgrade to Android even for someo

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Would be interesting to see how much battery life increased if you did this.

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Can you actually use an Android phone without signing in to a Google account? I was

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Just doing this goes a long way to de-cluttering a phone and cutting down on tracking.

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:I hadn't heard about this one, it looks promising. When I replace my S7 I might put thi

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    In reply to Watney:My wife, who is not anti Google, runs with location turned off at the system level almost a

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    What I have done:1) Drop all the Google apps except for Photos and sometimes Maps. I rarely use a nav app, bu

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Without* Google? – 149 Comments

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    How Long Do Samsung Phones Get Updates?

    I continually see Samsung lumped with other handset makers in that they are derelict of their duty to release OS/security updates. Well... I don't have any definite numbers, but I have a Galaxy S7 on Verizon which just received an OTA update bring it up to the October 1 Security Patch. It appears that Samsung does go beyond the 2 year mark if this is consistent behavior, because the S7 was released back in March of 2016 according to Wikipedia. It will be interesting to see when I stop getting patches.


    What is the oldest Samsung device people have gotten updates on?

    Posted 3 years ago on How Long Do Samsung Phones Get Updates? – 2 Comments

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    So we can add hypocrisy to the list of Google's faults, in addition to being rabidly anti-diversity if it

    Posted 3 years ago on Google workers around world protest harassment, inequality – 2 Comments

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    Same performance for more money? Sign me right up! Sure, I'll buy AppleCare too, why not? *sigh*

    Posted 3 years ago on Our First Peek at New MacBook Air Performance Isn’t Pretty – 38 Comments

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    I continue to be mystified why anyone spends money on these devices. I don't buy the 10nm excuse I'

    Posted 3 years ago on So, About the New MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Nice to see that Microsoft isn't the only one that can botch an update in a critical way...

    Posted 3 years ago on Latest watchOS Update Pulled After It Bricked Some Apple Watch Devices – 11 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:Actually yes! I'm not sure why I'm surprised, you can perform the same drag-and-

    Posted 3 years ago on Today I Learned – 8 Comments

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    You know, I have always thought it was weird that people cast doubt on Samsung phones getting updates. There

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s demands for updates don’t go far enough – 3 Comments

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    In reply to skborders:So the large screen mirrored the small one?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Unveils New iPad Pros With Edge-to-Edge Display, Face ID, USB-C More – 88 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:I love that functionality! I was really pleased when I noticed that it grabbed more tha

    Posted 3 years ago on Today I Learned – 8 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Hmmm... I wonder if they used a sub-par part in addition to skipping the second spea

    Posted 3 years ago on Thinking About the OnePlus 6T (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... this may vary by person, but I don't feel that the Switch is actually competing with the PS4 at all

    Posted 3 years ago on Nintendo Switch Surpasses GameCube, But … – 18 Comments

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    In reply to overseer:I think if everybody goes to OLED screens, you'll see more always-on screens like on

    Posted 3 years ago on Thinking About the OnePlus 6T (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... IP68 is a must have (at LEAST IP67) and so is wireless charging. But stereo speakers? Really? Unless

    Posted 3 years ago on Thinking About the OnePlus 6T (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:As if Twitter didn't suck hard before Trump. It's been a dump for many years

    Posted 3 years ago on Twitter Reportedly Thinking About Killing The…Like Button – 30 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:They have managed to convince people that freedom of speech is bad. Amazing, I neve

    Posted 3 years ago on Twitter Reportedly Thinking About Killing The…Like Button – 30 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:I think that's the general idea... drop Twitter along with all the other social

    Posted 3 years ago on Twitter Reportedly Thinking About Killing The…Like Button – 30 Comments

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    Today I Learned

    Today, I learned that if you have a SharePoint library open on one monitor and Outlook 2016 open on the other, you can drag an attachment file from the email directly over the SharePoint window to upload to the library without saving the file separately first. How much time have I wasted!?

    Posted 3 years ago on Today I Learned – 8 Comments

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    Thank you!!

    Posted 3 years ago on Comment Upgrades – 23 Comments

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    I wasn't aware that IBM needed saving...

    Posted 3 years ago on Forget Watson, the Red Hat acquisition may be the thing that saves IBM – 1 Comments

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    The time to move away from Google, regardless of the quality of its services, is long past. They're too b

    Posted 3 years ago on Trusting Google (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:That's my prediction as well. Better than 80% chance.

    Posted 3 years ago on Reevaluating the Samsung Galaxy S9+ – 43 Comments

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    So... was he having an affair with this woman? Was it against her will or not? If she truly was coerced by b

    Posted 3 years ago on How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ – 3 Comments

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    I tried Twitter. I simply do not understand the attraction to this product, and the fact that it is even as p

    Posted 3 years ago on Good News, Bad News in Twitter’s Earnings – 7 Comments

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    I saw an article this week (on ZDNet, I think) calling for Microsoft to resurrect Windows Mobile. I was surpr

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (October 26) – 25 Comments

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    Wow. Well, that's encouraging.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Credits Digital Transformation for Strong Earnings – 10 Comments

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    It is amazing to me that it took the press artificially inflating the impact of the Cambridge Analytica crooks

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Biggest New Product Under Tim Cook? Your Privacy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to spacein_vader:For this article, it shows 11 items blocked based on my settings. As far as I'

    Posted 3 years ago on Firefox 63 Introduces Enhanced Tracking Protection – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:We cleaned out our bookshelves a while back. We still have quite a few, but the

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:This makes total sense to me. However, I keep on hearing reports that more and more peo

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Your first point is really the thing that has made the subscription services unpalatable

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    In reply to provision l-3:Good point. And to be clear, I use the free tier of Spotify too. We buy music we n

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Yes, Audible is probably the best investment of money I make every month outside my mort

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    This is why I buy physical media and make my own rips. My content is mine, thank you very much, and I'll

    Posted 3 years ago on No movies for you… – 27 Comments

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    Me too. Been using Pocketcasts and haven't gotten anything. Had to watch this most recent episode via Y

    Posted 3 years ago on FRD feed not updating – 6 Comments

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    Better be cheaper than whatever Nintendo is offering then, otherwise they're screwed.

    Posted 3 years ago on A New Intellivision Games Console is Coming … in 2020? – 15 Comments

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    You know, I get that Chrome is still the cool new kid on the block with stylin' hair, but things like thi

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Qualcomm is Working on an ARM Version of Google Chrome – 21 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:Bad logic. In this case they are precisely the same.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Will Not Sell New Flagship Smartphones in the U.S. – 63 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:I think you may need glasses.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Will Not Sell New Flagship Smartphones in the U.S. – 63 Comments

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    In reply to Matt Lohr:Amen. Most of them are appalling. It's weird that Paul has clung to this weird xeno

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Will Not Sell New Flagship Smartphones in the U.S. – 63 Comments

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    In reply to djross95:Wait... no Micro-SD card? WTF Google?That's a 100% deal killer right there.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL First Impressions – 28 Comments

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    My heart aches for you, Paul, that you'll have to deal with that chasm of useless space on your phone. A

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL First Impressions – 28 Comments

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    In reply to brad-sams:Damn! In the time between posting my question and seeing your reply, they're all s

    Posted 3 years ago on Harman Kardon Invoke $50 at Microsoft Store online – 10 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:So... I can't agree. I mean, their hardware was already remarkable, with the best chi

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Event Scheduled for 10/30, New iPads Expected – 15 Comments

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    I have no intention of hooking a speaker up to the internet in my house - we use bluetooth. Do you think this

    Posted 3 years ago on Harman Kardon Invoke $50 at Microsoft Store online – 10 Comments

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    In reply to dstrauss:And what are they going to deliver? More power isn't enough.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Event Scheduled for 10/30, New iPads Expected – 15 Comments

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    Almost no matter what they announce, this will be nothing but an "S" year for iPad. They can shrink the bezel

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Event Scheduled for 10/30, New iPads Expected – 15 Comments

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    I would love to see you review this hardware. My first impulse is to be disappointed with the 4GB of RAM, but

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Galaxy Book2 is the newest addition to ARM-PC Family – 24 Comments

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    I never understood why people thought this company would make a big splash. They never showed off any hardwar

    Posted 3 years ago on Essential Lays Off 30 Percent of Workforce – 16 Comments

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    In reply to Bart:If Samsung really wanted to stick it to Google, I can see them using their own browser (actua

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to david.thunderbird:No activation trouble several months on. Seems OK.

    Posted 3 years ago on Neat WIndows 10 Trick – Don’t Reinstall the OS – 11 Comments

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    In reply to simont:I would be very surprised if this were the case, especially right out of the gate. As Paul

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Now Lets You Uninstall More of the Pre-Installed Apps – 65 Comments

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    Let's say you accidentally remove Mail and Calendar. Are all of these apps available in the Store to re-

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Now Lets You Uninstall More of the Pre-Installed Apps – 65 Comments

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    In reply to Trickyd:There are certain contractual terms and contracts that are outright illegal, for the reaso

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Sprtfan:I agree... I'm completely gobsmacked that such a requirement is legal at all.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Sprtfan:This. The terms of Google's arrangements for Android are very restrictive, and have

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Response to the EU is Brilliant (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Phuor:Well, they don't explicitly say that. What they do talk about is separating the Store

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Google is sort of distorting the narrative. It's not about charging for the s

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    I feel like 1) This is just more evidence that Google are a bunch of dangerous monopolistic asshats willing to

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    I wonder if this means my next Samsung device will only have the Play Store on it, and no other Google bloat?

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    In reply to prjman:That sounds ideal. I can install the things from the Store that I care about and leave the

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Complies With EU, Will Charge More for Android in Europe – 35 Comments

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    Does the iPad actually have the RAM for people to edit large files without wanting to stab themselves with the

    Posted 3 years ago on Full Photoshop on iPad Pro May Be a Game Changer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    How does this kind of thing even get past the committee brainstorming stage? The advertising angle, at the ve

    Posted 3 years ago on Palm Now Makes a Tiny Companion Phone – 19 Comments

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    Are people allergic to the word "pink" or something?I also think this would sell well in the US. Lots of wome

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Unveils ‘Blush’ Surface Laptop 2 for China – 8 Comments

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    So... this is confusing. If Alexa were running on Azure, it would make sense. Is this Microsoft making a def

    Posted 3 years ago on Get a Free Amazon Echo Dot With a New Xbox One – 3 Comments

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    I was reading Mary Jo's article about the accidental deletion problems with the October Windows Update, a

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (October 12) – 18 Comments

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    They are going to have to do a lot more than use some warm fuzzy design language to regain my trust.Also, I do

    Posted 3 years ago on Made by Google 2018: It’s About More Than Hardware (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:You know, I know this sounds like I'm part of the desperate broken record of bitter

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS Review – 60 Comments

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    In reply to Yaggs:If it makes you feel better, it's not mainstream across all the working classes to spen

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS Review – 60 Comments

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    In reply to lordbaal1:Don't forget SPAM sausages, they go great with SPAM.

    Posted 3 years ago on Forum Spammers – 21 Comments

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    Good grief, who the heck has so little to do that they work to bypass comprehensive spam filters? Definitely

    Posted 3 years ago on Forum Spammers – 21 Comments

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    If they screw up the UI, this will be awful, never get used, and they will drop it. If they do it well, it wi

    Posted 3 years ago on OneNote Will Soon Sync Your Sticky Notes – 30 Comments

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    Ouch, better start digging the grave for this company now. Or on second thought, it's going to make an i

    Posted 3 years ago on Essential’s Next Phone Reportedly Different Than Any Other – 22 Comments

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    What amazes me is that anybody actually uses the Documents, Pictures, and any of those other special folders.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Begins the “Re-release” of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update – 72 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:That's what we use. I love how much control it gives me over practically everythin

    Posted 3 years ago on A Better Password Problem – Premium – 0 Comments

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    And we were all hoping that the ridiculous notch size was a joke. Ah well, it will make Google fanboys easy to

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Phones Are Finally Official – 17 Comments

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    If you review this, I want to hear about the experience using not just the Google ecosystem, but Microsoft stu

    Posted 3 years ago on HP Chromebook x360 14 Might Be the Chromebook I’ve Been Looking For – 10 Comments

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    I'm curious about the Bluetooth capability on the Chromecast. All the other stuff is kind of meh. They

    Posted 3 years ago on What to Expect at Google’s Massive Hardware Event Tomorrow – 9 Comments

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    I don't see how putting Chrome in the Store is relevant if the UWP app platform has already hit its apoge

    Posted 3 years ago on Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:I'm right there with you. I still haven't figured out why so many peopl

    Posted 3 years ago on How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – 8 Comments

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    To somebody that still builds desktops, this is unimaginable. I cannot imagine being in a situation where I w

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Taking Away Your Ability to Repair Your own laptop – 70 Comments

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    In reply to mattbg:I can't agree. It's not like they have to stand behind repairs from other places

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Taking Away Your Ability to Repair Your own laptop – 70 Comments

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    In reply to Scott_Ladewig:Apple-authorized service centers are having a very hard time lately. My understandi

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Taking Away Your Ability to Repair Your own laptop – 70 Comments

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    If I had ever considered switching to a Mac before, this would be the nail in the coffin for that idea. This

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Is Taking Away Your Ability to Repair Your own laptop – 70 Comments

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    In reply to Illusive_Man:Almost certainly not. Apple doesn't play well with others. Microsoft didn'

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Will Soon Let You Mirror Your Phone’s Screen – 13 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:Welcome to the world where your illusions about the accuracy of what you're told

    Posted 3 years ago on How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – 8 Comments

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    I will be watching this closely. My wife's Surface Pro 3 isn't getting any younger, and this might

    Posted 3 years ago on Surface All Access: Love the Idea, Need Details (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    As much as it surprises me to say this, if it's not hard to disassociate your Nintendo Account with an ex

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Nintendo Plans a New Switch for 2019 – 7 Comments

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    In reply to SeattleMike:It really depends on what you like. I really enjoyed Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Nintendo Plans a New Switch for 2019 – 7 Comments

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    I had no idea things were anywhere near this complicated. Can't you just migrate all the nonsense attach

    Posted 3 years ago on The Email Experiment: A Quick Check-In – 43 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:Wow, that is a fantastic explanation of why I would never trust Google with anyt

    Posted 3 years ago on The Myth of Apple Knowing What People Want (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to rfog:I get the feeling you believe that Pro is simply better, whereas they have repositioned it to

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to nappin:Don't get me wrong, more capability isn't bad. I was pleased to see that the mid

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About Surface (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I was completely surprised people made a big deal over this. It's not like you can't do an in-place

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... the only thing stopping this from being a no-brainer, in my opinion, is that after the 24 months there i

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Announces New Surface All Access Subscription Service – 25 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:There is literally no one in my personal life that would know what to do with a USB-C po

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About Surface (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to ebnador:They look like Beats cans without the ridiculous color. But I somehow like them better now

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About Surface (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Nonmoi:Yes, why on God's green earth does everyone think Beats are anywhere near as good as t

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About Surface (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I can see really excellent microphones and clear calls being the killer app on these. Cortana isn't usef

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Unveils Surface Headphones – 31 Comments

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    I might actually use this frequently. If it works conveniently and reliably, I might ditch the Google Message

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 Will Soon Let You Mirror Your Phone’s Screen – 13 Comments

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    This might be enough to get me to switch back to the Microsoft Launcher, especially because you can use an add

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows Timeline Comes to Android Devices – 5 Comments

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    If this brings us one step closer to a unified list and task solution for the Office ecosystem, I'm all f

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Coming to Outlook.com – 8 Comments

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    In reply to jprestig:This. I really like the web version of Office, but the calendar is cripplingly bad.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Coming to Outlook.com – 8 Comments

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    I may be in the minority, but I'm not in a hurry to ditch USB-A. There's nothing wrong with it, and

    Posted 3 years ago on Here We Go Again (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:I think because people aren't used to treating any technology companies as if they

    Posted 3 years ago on In Open Letter, Intel Talks Around PC Sales Growth – 12 Comments

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    I would feel sorry for Intel if they hadn't proven time and again in the past that they are willing to re

    Posted 3 years ago on In Open Letter, Intel Talks Around PC Sales Growth – 12 Comments

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    I have to confess that Edge sync issues are one of the two issues that keep me using Firefox for now. Across m

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: September 28 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This makes perfect sense. Hopefully a time will come when they can drop the native apps on iOS and Android, a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Moves Away From Office Mobile – 48 Comments

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    This is the browser I will encourage my non-techie family to use when it goes to 1.0. If for some reason I ha

    Posted 3 years ago on Brave Beta is Now Available – 14 Comments

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    I would love to use Skype, but it's way too flakey, and contact discovery is a colossal pain. I have utt

    Posted 3 years ago on Now Microsoft Will Kill Skype 7 in November – 26 Comments

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    Huh, I might actually be able to buy a Sony platform in the future now.Welcome to the modern world, Sony.

    Posted 3 years ago on Sony Enables Cross-play for Fortnite on PlayStation After All – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:I dare you to try to take away the dual 24" monitors the folks in our offices use and

    Posted 3 years ago on Why the iPad can’t replace a PC – explained by Apple – 56 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Oh, I certainly agree with your comparison to traditional desktop environments, you'

    Posted 3 years ago on Why the iPad can’t replace a PC – explained by Apple – 56 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Do you have reasons? Or are native file managers, excellent Office apps, and significan

    Posted 3 years ago on Why the iPad can’t replace a PC – explained by Apple – 56 Comments

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    What amazes me is that we even bother to have this conversation about iPads at all. Android supports mouse an

    Posted 3 years ago on Why the iPad can’t replace a PC – explained by Apple – 56 Comments

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    I'm feeling more and more validated in my decision to drop Google stuff where it's practical. Firef

    Posted 3 years ago on Oh, Google (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to curtisspendlove:Not many years, but yes it's been around for a good while. It's app-spe

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple iPhone XS First Impressions – 51 Comments

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    Good family friendly programming would put Apple at the top of the short list for my household. Half the reaso

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Says No to Sex and Violence for Its Streaming Service – 56 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:You had to replace every bulb in your house or every fixture to achieve that, which includes

    Posted 3 years ago on The Thing About Amazon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Those of us who keep up with technology but hold products to a higher standard of utility ar

    Posted 3 years ago on The Thing About Amazon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to locust infested orchard inc:You might have a lot of downvotes, but you're not wrong.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Announces a Smart Home Tsunami – 50 Comments

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    I cannot imagine a world where I would want to infect simple devices like these with the complexity inherent i

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Announces a Smart Home Tsunami – 50 Comments

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    In reply to MikeGalos:Thank you for saying that. It absolutely boggles my mind that everyone seems to believe

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s New Galaxy Phone Has a Triple Camera Setup – 29 Comments

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    God that is homely looking. If I were a coffee shop hipster, I would be ashamed to show up with one of those.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Pixelbook “Nocturne” Leaks – 39 Comments

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    Have you ever been able to find a full-function OneDrive sync client for Linux? I found a proper one for Andr

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (September 21) – 25 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:That's because iPhone Eks and Oh Es Eks rolls off the tongue a lot better than the alte

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm shocked it took this long. Amazon is just as scary as Google, and has expanded into a shocking numbe

    Posted 3 years ago on Now the EU is Investigating Amazon Too – 28 Comments

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    Please please please. I know a few folks who I would block almost immediately....

    Posted 3 years ago on Feature Request – ignore user – 11 Comments

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    I have given up trying to predict what services or companies will be around the longest. My policy is, use wha

    Posted 3 years ago on Evernot? The Problem with Cloud Services (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:So, it's not that I don't understand that they have any appeal at all, especially

    Posted 3 years ago on Surrender as a strategy – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:You're describing the old Windows experience. You haven't had to do all that since

    Posted 3 years ago on Chrome OS 69 Brings New Look, Linux App Support – 71 Comments

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    In reply to red.radar:I can't speak for this specific case, but when that term is generally used, it refe

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... in my world Apple is like the loyal opposition that is, despite their merits, totally irrelevant because

    Posted 3 years ago on Let’s Talk About the iPhone XS (and XS Max) (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to ErichK:I really liked that idea too.

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Get yourself an Intel Compute Stick – 10 Comments

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    These are really neat but I was never able to come up with a use case sufficient to justify the purchase. I c

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Get yourself an Intel Compute Stick – 10 Comments

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    What blows my mind is that these companies have somehow convinced people that any of these services are materi

    Posted 3 years ago on Surrender as a strategy – 22 Comments

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    In reply to paulkbiba:I agree. In fact, before I started paying I would bookmark the Premium articles that I

    Posted 3 years ago on Make Premium articles free after a while – 17 Comments

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    I can honestly say that, since many of your Premium articles are bigger picture and not as intimately tied to

    Posted 3 years ago on Make Premium articles free after a while – 17 Comments

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    I'm sorry, but I feel like iOS is far more user-hostile than Windows. They don't even ask you to tr

    Posted 3 years ago on Finally, Microsoft Takes a Step Back from the Windows 10 Cliff (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:While there is some truth to that, the main reason is that the supply of written me

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: September 14 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to UbelhorJ:The best modification I have ever done to any vehicle was to add Bluetooth to the stock s

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Shouldn't we be demanding more of the phone vendors then?

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Get OneSync and use it to sync your OneDrive music files to your phone. Then play the files in MediaMonkey.

    Posted 3 years ago on Groove Replacement on Android? – 6 Comments

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    In reply to bdollerup:Couldn't disagree more. I love my bluetooth headsets (I have several) for some thi

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Except that waterproof 3.5mm jacks have been around for ages and they don't cause t

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:The waterproof thing is a bunch of smoke. My Galaxy S7 has a headphone jack and it hasn&

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Just got back from a two week trip to Europe in which a bluetooth headset would've been a liability. Not

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Jacks Another Victory (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Always hated Inbox, but I agree that the Outlook.com web client is really great now.

    Posted 3 years ago on No, I Will Not Use Gmail (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Why are people obsessed with email clients with as few functions as possible? I tried Inbox, and all I really

    Posted 3 years ago on Google is Killing Inbox – 26 Comments

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    Agreed. Mobile browsers are still trash compared to full desktop versions. Firefox is the only tolerable bro

    Posted 3 years ago on If my iPad had real browser then I wouldn’t need a PC – 19 Comments

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    I wonder what happens on ChromeOS when you try to install other browsers?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Can’t Stop Punching Windows 10 in the Face (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Microsoft pushes me to use Edge far less than Spotify pushes its premium subscription or Google harasses me to

    Posted 3 years ago on Oops, Microsoft Is Doing It Again – 62 Comments

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    The fact that these dongles decrease playback time by that much blows my mind. Who the @$&# thought gettin

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Quietly Revs Its USB-C Headphone Adapter – 15 Comments

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    So... Does anybody else absolutely not care at all about this? To me, it represents nothing more than another

    Posted 3 years ago on Audible Members Now Get Two Free Audible Originals Each Month Too – 12 Comments

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    In reply to SupaPete:I am puzzled by this insistence that Samsung apps are terrible. Have you actually used th

    Posted 3 years ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:If you think the Samsung apps are junk, you haven't used them.

    Posted 3 years ago on What If the EU Actually Fixed Android? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Wtf, they're going to confuse my mother. The base model should just be iPhone with the year. The others s

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple to Limit Availability of New 6.1-inch iPhone Called iPhone Xr – 17 Comments

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    In reply to dstrauss:I have all that via OneDrive and email already. The idea that texting apps are somehow di

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Your Phone for Windows 10, Take 2 – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Hal9000:I have utterly failed to move my family and friends away from SMS despite several tries. I

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Your Phone for Windows 10, Take 2 – 46 Comments

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    URLs do not suck. People are just stupid. This is a non issue.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Wants to Kill URLs in Chrome – 33 Comments

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    I think maybe "on trend" might be more accurate than "normal." Of course, the current fashion was bad the firs

    Posted 3 years ago on Snap Launches New Spectacles Styles That Actually Look Normal – 6 Comments

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    So... I think this means Twitter has no idea how and why people use Twitter.

    Posted 3 years ago on Twitter Unfollows: This Time It’s Personal – 18 Comments

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    I got this update this morning on my Galaxy S7. Not a fan of the standard look, but the dark mode is OK. Unf

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Messages Gets a Material Design Refresh Overhaul – 22 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:So... mouse cursors also possess speed, direction, and acceleration. Is 3D Touch r

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple is stupid for not bringing mouse support to the iPad – 54 Comments

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    I would buy an iPad with mouse support and a keyboard before I bought a Chromebook. Without mouse support, an

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple is stupid for not bringing mouse support to the iPad – 54 Comments

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    In reply to chrisrut:Tempting. However, that's like blaming the person that pointed out an unlocked safe

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Acknowledges New Windows Zero-Day Flaw – 20 Comments

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    So... I know this isn't exactly what the OP meant, but I would submit that for many muggles, all they

    Posted 3 years ago on "Good Enough" Computing – 36 Comments

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    I have to say, Microsoft is making it easy to be pleased that my household is committed to using OneDrive for

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Brings Video Transcription to OneDrive’s Business Users – 6 Comments

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    In reply to neunmalelf:This seems the ideal solution to the OP's problem, and would allow him to ditch th

    Posted 3 years ago on "Good Enough" Computing – 36 Comments

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    In reply to jchampeau:Ah, it never occurred to me that someone would choose a magazine over an audiobook or eb

    Posted 3 years ago on "Good Enough" Computing – 36 Comments

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    You know, I hear people talk about how "clean" the Google launcher is, or this or that other one. What in the

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Bring the Pixel Launcher to Your Android Handset – 18 Comments

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    So... doesn't Wired have a website?

    Posted 3 years ago on "Good Enough" Computing – 36 Comments

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    I will be very pleased if things come to pass the way you're predicting. Talk about transformative.

    Posted 3 years ago on This is When Windows 10 on ARM Will Finally Make Sense (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Except the question is always, "who determines what's credible?" For example, scie

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Starts Giving Users a Reputation Score to Tackle Fake News – 18 Comments

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    These little ports, of ALL kinds and varieties, including the Lightning port, all are terrible for endurance i

    Posted 3 years ago on Resisting the Urge (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    You know, years ago I used to think I was a bit paranoid when it came to large companies and censorship. If t

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Starts Giving Users a Reputation Score to Tackle Fake News – 18 Comments

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    I love that the platform holders are starting to lose control a bit. Can only be good.

    Posted 3 years ago on Netflix Wants to Avoid Paying the Apple Tax – 22 Comments

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    So... I have a question. If I only disable location history and not the other setting, what does that actuall

    Posted 3 years ago on Google is Sued for Location History Deceptions – 17 Comments

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    I will never buy a new laptop again when refurbs are available. It's incredible what you get for your mo

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft needs a real Chromebook alternative – 85 Comments

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    These services all keep getting worse than they were when they started, not better. They're doing away w

    Posted 3 years ago on Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series – 5 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I'm guessing it has a lot to do with the quality of your wifi network and land-

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Consumer Cellular – 33 Comments

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    How do you manage to burn so little data? My God, I go through 5X to 10X that easily in a month without tryin

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Consumer Cellular – 33 Comments

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    So... I never had a Windows Phone of any description. In fact, I've never had any except various flavors

    Posted 3 years ago on Android is Using AI to Fulfill the Promise of Windows Phone (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Opera is the only Chromium-based browser I would consider using if I had to drop Edge and Firefox for some rea

    Posted 3 years ago on Opera 55 Eases Install of Chrome Extensions, More – 5 Comments

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    Wait, you say that right now it's basically a storage plan with some special customer service (which you

    Posted 3 years ago on Google One Launches for Everyone in the US – 6 Comments

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    In reply to lecter:Performance is pretty poor compared to a real local app playing local files. No comparison

    Posted 3 years ago on Recommended Free Music Player for Windows – 25 Comments

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    I really like MusicBee. It's like... what iTunes should be. MediaMonkey would be my second favorite. I

    Posted 3 years ago on Recommended Free Music Player for Windows – 25 Comments

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    I suffered with kidney stones for years. Switched to keto and not a single stone or pang of pain. Ask Paul, I&

    Posted 3 years ago on The Sams Report: Go Sales Go – 4 Comments

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    In reply to MartinusV2:What do you mean, no monthly security updates? I'm still rocking an S7 and I get s

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Officially Launches the Galaxy Note 9 – 19 Comments

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    You're mad and wrong about this.I suggest taking the suggestion from wright_is. The sync isn't supe

    Posted 3 years ago on Am I going mad or is sync between Outlook.com and Outlook 2016 useless? – 4 Comments

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    The moment they put ads in a smart speaker is the moment they lose all potential sales to me.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Echo Data Leaks, Shows Poor Engagement – 27 Comments

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    Absolutely agree. They'd need to change almost nothing, and iOS would instantly become a more viable pla

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple is stupid for not bringing mouse support to the iPad – 54 Comments

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    In reply to wolters:So, to me, the Google apps are bloatware. I don't want any Google apps except Maps an

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Totally Didn’t Leak This Note 9 Launch Video – 9 Comments

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    So... if you ever needed evidence that you were being gouged when buying Apple devices, this would be it.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Becomes the First $1 Trillion Company – 34 Comments

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    So... when am I going to be able to listen to my uploaded Google Play Music library? Because without that YTM

    Posted 3 years ago on Google to Aggressively Improve YouTube Music – 8 Comments

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    In reply to Shmuelie:Me too. They work better than the web site in any browser

    Posted 3 years ago on Edging Closer to Using Microsoft’s Web Browser (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I like Edge but I can't use it because it doesn't support multiple user profiles. If that day comes

    Posted 3 years ago on Edging Closer to Using Microsoft’s Web Browser (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'd be far more likely to buy this than an iPad Pro or Chromebook. Android already has keyboard and mous

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Targets iPad Pro with Galaxy Tab S4 – 23 Comments

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    Personally, I feel like all the personal assistants are worthless. Cortana just happens to be slightly worse

    Posted 3 years ago on Drifting away from Modern Life – 13 Comments

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    Differential sync. I am not going to be excited about anything else. There is absolutely no reason I have to

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Improved OneDrive for Windows 10 – 26 Comments

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    Have to say, I've been loving my Switch. The flagship games are great, and the indy game selection is ph

    Posted 3 years ago on Nintendo Switch Hits 20 Million Units Sold – 9 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:That was the brilliant thing they did. Claim that they were separating out the

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9 Not Selling as Well as Expected – 29 Comments

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    It shouldn't be a surprise that they're not outselling the S8. It was a game-changer that stimulate

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9 Not Selling as Well as Expected – 29 Comments

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    So... what do you get out of this, exactly? The ability to use Assistant a little bit better by combining a w

    Posted 3 years ago on You Might Be Able to Use the Pixel 3 As an Assistant-Powered Smart Display – 2 Comments

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    In reply to zybch:You can switch back to 1PV using the X button on PC. It brings up a little menu at the botto

    Posted 3 years ago on “No Man’s Sky” Finally Comes to Xbox One – 6 Comments

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    In reply to Siv:Never, too many businesses literally cannot use the cloud for legal or contractual reasons. We

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Raises Prices on Core Enterprise On-Premises Offerings – 11 Comments

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    This is the kind of nonsense that constantly reminds me that most technology publications are little more than

    Posted 3 years ago on The Office-Messaging Wars Are Over. Slack Has Won – 3 Comments

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    In reply to ibmthink:I didn't realize anything except the i9 Macbook Pro had heat and throttling issues,

    Posted 3 years ago on Looking Ahead, Good News/Bad News for Intel – 11 Comments

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    Haven't played the new patch yet, but I sunk many hours into the initial few releases. Don't care a

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    Regarding the discussion about the new Modern Life direction Microsoft is taking, what is a "professional cons

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    In reply to evox81:I'd like to see this happen, since I'm suffering from the results of lack of home

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Good Lord, I hope you're in a boring and forgiving industry that never gets

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    In reply to rmlounsbury:I have seen precisely one Chromebook in the wild, and that was several years ago. The

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    In reply to Igor Engelen:This is the illusion of choice - or rather, it's hardware choice only. But we d

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    In reply to christian.hvid:That was the line that threw me for a loop too. If there is evidence to support th

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    In reply to BigM72:I agree with everything you said except for one possible nitpick: I wouldn't have used

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    In reply to Patrick3D:I've wondered this too. There's nothing magical that needs to happen here tha

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    Where exactly are these mythical IT departments that give you whatever you want and don't control anythin

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    And so it begins. My crappy internet connection will become more and more of a liability from here on out.

    Posted 3 years ago on A Few More Details About Microsoft’s Xbox Scarlett Game Streaming Service – 19 Comments

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    The 5G Hype Is Inexplicable to Me

    The more I read about 5G – supposedly the next coming of internet-connection-Jesus – the more I’m like, “Do they really expect the UX for this not to suck? Terribly?” I just saw an article discussing the millimeter-wave spectrum that makes this stuff work, and the beam gets blocked if a person walks between the transmitter and the device. Seriously.


    In order to get around this problem, they are having to form and track countless beams and look at the reflections of the beams off of every object in the environment to try to maintain a connection outside of controlled conditions… and one of the supposed benefits of this is that it’s going to save electricity! What in the heck do they think is going to power all that tracking and processing, unicorn giggles?


    4G is bad enough, dropping out if you walk into the wrong part of a building. 5G is going to require in incomprehensible amount of very densely-packed infrastructure all over the place to even work, let alone have a good experience.


    How is it that people think this scheme is going to work out?

    Posted 3 years ago on The 5G Hype Is Inexplicable to Me – 16 Comments

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    And here I thought I was the only person who did that kind of thing with eggs... except I remove them in such

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    In reply to cayo:I agree. I've seen 1 Chromebook in the wild, several years ago, owned by a hipster in a

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    In reply to lvthunder:That's a great point. I'm hoping that, since Samsung is overwhelmingly the bi

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    The fact that the marketing department isn't happy about privacy and security features is reason enough t

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    In reply to lvthunder:This is true. Also, the Samsung apps are actually quite good. I usually don't use

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    In reply to dcdevito:The assertion that Google is dominant in the market exclusively because all of their serv

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    In reply to dcdevito:You are well-informed and have been around long enough to be familiar with "the tyranny o

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    So... if Andromeda doesn't do well, this phone won't be the reason, I can guarantee that.Honestly, I

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Foldable Phone Coming Early Next Year – 17 Comments

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    As much as the technology sphere seems to hate Bixby, I'd be willing to bet most users don't know th

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    In reply to Robert_Wade:This. I have Cortana set as my default assistant in Android, and the lack of progress

    Posted 3 years ago on Details of Samsung’s $300 Bixby Speaker Revealed – 15 Comments

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    Looking forward to seeing what Samsung does with the freedom this will give them. Might even see a future whe

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    In reply to arunphilip:The implication is that this may enable Samsung to do what it's wanted to do for a

    Posted 3 years ago on EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Android Abuses – 45 Comments

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    Well... it's what I was hoping for. Now we'll see if they can enforce it. I can't imagine how

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    In reply to woelfel:If only.

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    In reply to Jhambi:IT where I work only give out laptops/Surfaces to those who must have the portability. Eve

    Posted 3 years ago on surface desktop – 14 Comments

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    Damn, I knew my connection at work was good, but I didn't know it was over 550mbps.That makes the nominal

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    You know, I've never understood this kind of feature, on ANY platform. It requires that you leave the TV

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    Wait, the people working at a tech company find Office difficult to use? WTF? Who in the hell are they hirin

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    In reply to Jwilcox1701:It's funny, I feel like in a world where Amazon and Google seem poised to devour

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft and Walmart Take on Amazon With New Partnership – 27 Comments

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    The question is, does Walmart offer approximately the diversity of products available on Amazon? Obviously th

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft and Walmart Take on Amazon With New Partnership – 27 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:My company has thin clients deployed with VMware software to run Windows sessions in the o

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    Hoping to see Google slapped hard. Disappointed to see that our anti-trust regulators are asleep at the wheel

    Posted 3 years ago on Moment of truth for Google as record EU antitrust fine looms – 6 Comments

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    Great find! Just installed, thanks for the heads up.

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    I want so badly to use Skype... But every time I do, something goes wrong. My wife is so thoroughly disguste

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    So... I'm on board with you for almost everything here whether or not I actually like it - the logic is h

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    Great tip, Paul.I think the question everyone should be asking is, why did they bother with the eMMC configura

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    Appearance looks nice, and the performance is probably sufficient for most people. Nobody expects a full-size

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    I want to love this idea. I really do. But I already have an Android phone I'm not giving up, a desktop

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    In reply to Jaxidian:Use the Windows Weekly URL, casper.com/Windows. Then just use the promo code they show i

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    This drives me batty. Absolutely this. I use Edge, I have the Microsoft Launcher on my phone, I have Cortana

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I have shared your concern with my ability to read normal books of any significant l

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:This, definitely. When I was younger, I remember wondering how on earth my father c

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    In reply to rbwatson0:I'll second this. I don't mind the JoyCons, but I prefer the familiar topograp

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    In reply to EvangieWilde:Why on earth would you even notice that? Seriously, unplug from the news cycle and du

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    In reply to StevenLayton:A well-built and well-functioning tool is absolutely a thing of beauty that evokes an

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:I've never understood this mantra. Is cloud important? Certainly. But this id

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    In reply to bassoprofundo:I think the only difference will be that there is now a slightly higher percentage o

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    In reply to red.radar:This is what we do. The most-watched things for us are a small handful of TV series tha

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    In reply to johnlavey:I think you'd be surprised how much spare listening time you have. I got through G

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    I'll put in another good word for "The Obesity Code"... it really is a must-read in the truest sense if y

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    Looks good to me. I was never going to use Sets anyway. Better that they get things right from the get-go th

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    In reply to plibken:I agree about the duplication. But the nature of the market and app availability now is s

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    There is no reason that the content creators should allow the cord-cutter vendors to undercut the traditional

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    I'm glad to see this happen. I was shocked they were messing with this thing at all, and it looked to me

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    In reply to Jonne70:It doesn't support widgets? You should be able to get all that functionality via widg

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    I've used a launcher like this before, although it was one called SquareHome 2, I think. It proved to be

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Bummer, thanks for the confirmation!

    Posted 4 years ago on Cloud Mp3s in YouTube Music – 5 Comments

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    I bought one based on the ads on the various TWiT podcasts. I really love mine, but even though I am already a

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    Cloud Mp3s in YouTube Music

    I've been checking periodically to see if I can access my uploaded mp3 library from Play Music via YouTube Music, but so far no luck. Does anybody else have this functionality yet?

    Posted 4 years ago on Cloud Mp3s in YouTube Music – 5 Comments

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    I haven't played a Halo game since Halo 2 (no Xbox since college) but unless they butcher this, I'm

    Posted 4 years ago on Halo TV Series is Coming to Showtime – 21 Comments

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    You seemed to be intrigued by the mobile gaming experience you had lately, and I have to say I have been total

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (June 29) – 18 Comments

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    And this is why there are no social media apps on my phone. I suffered the compulsion you describe with Facebo

    Posted 4 years ago on Digital Health is Too Important to Trust Apple and Google – 14 Comments

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    When my S7 finally dies, I would be very happy to get a Note of whatever generation is current. Samsung Pay is

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    In reply to Stooks:Ummm,.. no. I would never work for those self-righteous virtue-signaling twits, no matter

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Delays AirPower Charging Mat Once Again Due to Technical Hurdles – 45 Comments

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    So... couldn't they just make one housing with two or three different chargers/sensors inside that operat

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    This is the first thing from Google I've been looking forward to in a while now, and it will promptly tak

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    I don't understand how people use Chrome on Android. It's appalling to surf the web now without an

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    In reply to F4IL:This. You got burned by Microsoft and it hurt more because you were heavily invested there.

    Posted 4 years ago on Moving to the dark side… – 14 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, how do you propose they overcome the latency issue? I've seen your declar

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    In reply to bassoprofundo:Oh, that's fair. It just seems like even the basic SMS version should have bee

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    Pulse SMS does this already and works great - it also doesn't need your carrier to be special in any way.

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    I think one of the lessons of Fortnight is also one of the lessons of the Switch: graphics have gotten good en

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    In reply to TrevorL:At first it had an error, but the troubleshooter fixed it. Not exactly sure what happened

    Posted 4 years ago on Neat WIndows 10 Trick – Don’t Reinstall the OS – 11 Comments

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    Neat WIndows 10 Trick - Don't Reinstall the OS

    My motherboard crapped out on me recently and I had to get a new processor, RAM, and motherboard. I just finished putting it all together with my old SSD, HDD, GPU, etc, and I accidentally missed entering the BIOS on first ooot. To my utter shock, Windows did a bit of thinking, decided it needed to configure some devices for a minute, and then it booted up flawlessly. Everything is working beautifully. I didn't have to do a thing.


    They might not have gotten everything right with Windows 10, but some of this stuff is just magical.

    Posted 4 years ago on Neat WIndows 10 Trick – Don’t Reinstall the OS – 11 Comments

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    I've been hoping to see SwiftKey in Windows for some time. This will be a good improvement for the tablet

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Bringing SwiftKey to the Desktop, Blocking Auto-Playing Videos – 28 Comments

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    "Who uses Word anymore?" Really, guys? You really need to spend a bit more time talking with Microsoft'

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows Weekly 574: Script Kitty – 4 Comments

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    I'm not thrilled with the simplification of the ribbon - I have never had any trouble with the command de

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Strikes the Right Balance with Simplified Ribbon (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I hope this one is better. The old one was pretty bad, and a few of my podcasts were never available on it.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Will Finally Release Its Own Podcasts App – 13 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:There are things that will change, some that can change, and some that can't ch

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    In reply to shawnwat:From what I understand, true 5G is going to be a city-only thing. The ranges on all the

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    In reply to MartinusV2:It's exactly the same thing. There would have to be far more data centers than MWO

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Does 5G make electrons move faster? Because if it doesn't, the only way this wo

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    These people are totally wrong unless internet speeds drastically increase, latency is magically eliminated, a

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    In reply to Tim:There's journalism on Facebook?

    Posted 4 years ago on Why I have to use an ad blocker on Thurrott.com – 15 Comments

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    So... until this is built integrated into Cortana and is the same across Outlook.com and the other ways I acce

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft To-Do Picks Up List Sharing and Steps – 26 Comments

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    In reply to UK User:So, that confirms my theory. In this context, portability means the ability to take conte

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    In reply to gregsedwards:Actually, movies and music are the content that I most often find myself thankful I h

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    In reply to UK User:So... I think maybe you misunderstood what "portable" meant in this context.

    Posted 4 years ago on The Importance of Portability (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    It's amazing to me that people bought in to the non-portable ecosystems at all. We have a culture where

    Posted 4 years ago on The Importance of Portability (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... Github wasn't making any money. I can see how this would benefit them. What does Microsoft get ou

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft + GitHub – 73 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:So... rather than add my ignorant opinion to the mix, I think a question is called f

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Photos Goes PWA – 20 Comments

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    I don't understand why "playing music to a mobile device via OneDrive is a ridiculous option." If you al

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Use Google Play Music – 85 Comments

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    In reply to jhoff80:I've been using this since I heard about the changes to Google Play Music. It's

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    In reply to DarkPilot:Try CloudPlayer on Android. Same kind of functionality with OneDrive, but works way bet

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    In reply to Cdorf:Try CloudPlayer if you're on Android. Works with OneDrive like Groove, but it's b

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    There is an Android app called CloudPlayer that will play your music files stored in OneDrive, Google Drive, a

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft to Retire Groove for Android and iOS – 62 Comments

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    There they go again, making Samsung look like a bunch of geniuses. And people wonder why they own the Android

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Yes, the Next Pixel XL will have a Notch, Too – 33 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:You know, I see those adjectives thrown around, but I'm pretty sure they'r

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Microsoft – 23 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Oh, I'm not really talking about justifying it - I mean, some people have the i

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: A Cord-Cutting Update (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to webguynj:That's pretty appalling. What is the 4G service like there? The only reasonably-pr

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    In reply to ghostrider:Considering that, with Google, I am the product and with Microsoft I'm the custome

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Microsoft – 23 Comments

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    I would say that the biggest boon to me and my usage patterns is OneDrive. It used to be a bit clunky, but th

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Microsoft – 23 Comments

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    In reply to TheJoeFin:That's interesting. Literally nobody I know or work with uses the Google ecosystem

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Microsoft – 23 Comments

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    Jesus, when do you find time to watch over $100 worth of subscriptions every month? We pay for nothing (OK th

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: A Cord-Cutting Update (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to idgilbert:That's what I'm using at the moment too. So far I like it, and it's far

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to JeffKirvin:They claim that your uploaded tracks won't be going away. We shall see.

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I was surprised that they did this. It was never a plausible lie.

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to KingNerdTheThird:You can use the OneSync android client to mirror (or other operations) arbitrary

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    In reply to harmjr:I miss that web client. It was well implemented, and I used it at work as well.

    Posted 4 years ago on Fewer Options For Those with Their Own Music (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I still use Groove on PC thanks to this functionality. I miss the web client, and I use

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    In reply to JG1170:This. If I needed a half function OS, I would much rather have Android with a keyboard than

    Posted 4 years ago on Acer Goes Back to School with New PCs, Chromebooks – 37 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:So... how is Windows user-hostile compared to a product the entire purpose of which is to lo

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    I'm still struggling to see the point of these Chromebooks, I can't think of any reason anyone would

    Posted 4 years ago on Acer Goes Back to School with New PCs, Chromebooks – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Methinks you have no idea what you're talking about. My Microsoft-ized-and-running-like

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 3: Unique Software and Features – 26 Comments

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    In reply to m_p_w_84:Fragmentation is being addressed via some programs implemented by Google in the last year

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 3: Unique Software and Features – 26 Comments

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    Interesting that the duplicate software bothers everyone. It bothers ME, because I'm a picky SOB, but ev

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review Part 3: Unique Software and Features – 26 Comments

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    In reply to StevenLayton:Oswald.No.Because Thorondor and his brood were busy preening their feathers. 100ft w

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday, May 25 – 12 Comments

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    In reply to TFinch:Would LOVE to see that. Annoys the snot out of me to edit an mp3 tag and watch it upload t

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Talks Up Coming OneDrive Updates – 17 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:I have the same kind of issues. If the desktop and other locations are always cloud-

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Talks Up Coming OneDrive Updates – 17 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:I would love to see statistics that prove what you say is true. I've been hoping f

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    In reply to ReformedCtrlZ:It has a fingerprint reader.

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei MateBook X Pro First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    Wow. That DOES tick all the right boxes. Consider me impressed. Everyone else is going to have to step up t

    Posted 4 years ago on Huawei MateBook X Pro First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I was wondering about that too. Most of the country music fans I know have modern sma

    Posted 4 years ago on PC Makers are Embracing Alexa – 42 Comments

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    *sigh* Yet another thing to uninstall when getting a new PC...

    Posted 4 years ago on PC Makers are Embracing Alexa – 42 Comments

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    So... they integrate the technology from this new acquisition into Cortana and use their new folks to continue

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, Microsoft is Buying a Conversational AI Startup – 27 Comments

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    In reply to david.thunderbird:Are there signs that YouTube will be going down the tubes? I mean, I know they

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:One day? Google has been abusing its power for years. How they haven't been torn apa

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Agreed. Amazon is doing the best they can, but they have to know that their early lead d

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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    And anyone who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention.... at least since Alexa launched

    Posted 4 years ago on Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home – 36 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:So... that sounds like a small liberal arts college. Nothing wrong with that, I have a rela

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    In reply to dcdevito:Yeah, that bothered me. A small decrease in battery life, fine. But she said it was con

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:I think part of that is because it has one huge redeeming feature: it's fre

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Launch YouTube Music Next Week – 35 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:I've run Win32 apps on an 8" screen with equivalently-sized bluetooth keyboard with

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    In reply to dcdevito:Ummm... maybe I missed it, but I don't think this device would be running 10S. So t

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    So... I will express qualified agreement with some of Paul's ideas here, but with some worries/caveats in

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    In reply to ghostrider:I have had one device with that eMMC storage. NEVER again. That was a truly miserable

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s a good time to release a non-pro Surface tablet – 30 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:This... this is too damn sensible by half. I have absolutely no idea why they think

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Launch YouTube Music Next Week – 35 Comments

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    In reply to eeisner:I have been exploring other options that do cloud streaming because I was worried about th

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Launch YouTube Music Next Week – 35 Comments

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    In reply to chriswong13:Google is almost as bad at branding as Microsoft.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google to Launch YouTube Music Next Week – 35 Comments

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    In reply to c.hucklebridge:We always buy used phones, so we're always a generation behind. Everything is

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 6 Arrives May 22, Will Start at $529 – 27 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:That's a fair assessment, and I'm sure that the Apple designers went through t

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    So, I'm not in the market for a tablet (nor am I likely to be, given how much I'm enjoying my first

    Posted 4 years ago on It’s a good time to release a non-pro Surface tablet – 30 Comments

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    A big blank space in an area that should be screen is a compromise. Period. Seriously, these companies are m

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 6 Arrives May 22, Will Start at $529 – 27 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:That's fair, and I have used Bluetooth keyboard and mouse with a Windows table

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    Doesn't this kind of consolidation creep out anyone else? It's not GOOD that all these companies are

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Prime Members to Get Discounts at Whole Foods – 14 Comments

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    Does this come with a keyboard? Because if it doesn't, there is no point when so many capable touchscree

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    In reply to chriscarstens:I advocate doing exactly as you say in almost everything... But speaking as a man wi

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    Good idea, Paul. This is exactly the kind of thing that would be a great sweetener for Microsoft 365 Consumer

    Posted 4 years ago on We Need a Microsoft One Too (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I think gathering a pile of anecdotes from a support forum is probably not the best way to form an objective v

    Posted 4 years ago on iPhone premium quality overrated? – 10 Comments

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    The older I get and the more draconian the security theater gets, the less I want to fly. After our last expe

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    This is the only complaint I have about OneDrive at the moment - in 5 years or so, at our current rate of grow

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    Unless you're part of the group obsessed with the quantified-self I still struggle to see the point of we

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Qualcomm Will Try to Save Wear OS This Year – 31 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Sounds like those are an excellent compliment to the Store apps since neither are availabl

    Posted 4 years ago on This is What Microsoft Said About PWAs at Build 2018 – 71 Comments

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:Well, I am not sure about the developer experience, but I have almost completely sw

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    I've installed the Store version of Office 365 on two different PCs and I prefer that experience. It'

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: May 11 (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    When my phone was off getting repaired we used an old one without a data plan, and used Skype instead of SMS.

    Posted 4 years ago on Don’t Skype Me: How Microsoft Turned Consumers Against a Beloved Brand – 5 Comments

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    Nice bottle collection in the background.

    Posted 4 years ago on Surface Laptop Also Updated for Windows 10 Version 1803 – 7 Comments

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    I think I would be excited about this if I didn't have a Switch taking my attention. It's nice to se

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Extends Digital Game Gifting to the PC – 1 Comments

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    In reply to PeteMiles:Completely disagree. The lack of a standard universal back button is one of the things

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta: Gesture Navigation – 18 Comments

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    Well done guys, I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Great job. :-)

    Posted 4 years ago on Behind the Scenes: Build 2018 – Premium – 0 Comments

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    In reply to martinp17:That was a fantastic article. Thank you for sharing it!

    Posted 4 years ago on This is What Google Said About PWAs at I/O 2018 – 33 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Not sure why this got a downvote. Have an upvote for answering.

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick MacBook Air Check-In (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Demileto:In this case, I don't see any reason why they would withhold their PWAs from the Sto

    Posted 4 years ago on This is What Google Said About PWAs at I/O 2018 – 33 Comments

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    In reply to nerdile:Oh, the usual people having a fit because something has changed.

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta: Gesture Navigation – 18 Comments

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    If Microsoft isn't already working on transitioning the Office web clients to this, they need to start pa

    Posted 4 years ago on This is What Google Said About PWAs at I/O 2018 – 33 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:I have no idea where this idea of tech companies creating utopia came from eithe

    Posted 4 years ago on A Tale of Two Keynotes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Stuff like this puzzles me. They have to know this is crap, they're not idiots. Why bother?

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On: Windows 10 Mail’s New “Density” Feature is Superficial – 48 Comments

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    All of this kerfluffle sounds like a storm in a teacup to me. The UI as Paul explains it seems rational, if n

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta: Gesture Navigation – 18 Comments

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    I had no idea that 3.5 hours was so long for some people. Seriously, how did these people survive school?I gu

    Posted 4 years ago on A Tale of Two Keynotes (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    If it's so easy, hopefully that will just be a checkbox that devs can select... it would be really nice t

    Posted 4 years ago on ARM64 Build 2018 Build Session shows a bright future for WOA – 8 Comments

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    In reply to NT6.1:Huh. I tend to like that, especially on OLED screens. Guess it's a subjective thing.

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Cloud Clipboard, Dark File Explorer, and More – 47 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I saw an analysis of UI responsiveness across a wide variety of platforms over the y

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Cloud Clipboard, Dark File Explorer, and More – 47 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Actually I'm a millennial... not that it means much. I'm also a pro-s

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta – 36 Comments

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    In reply to JohnGalt1717:It's interesting that we observed the same event and came to totally opposite co

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Back on Track (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to aThingOrTwo:Not being a UI guru I don't find it immediately obvious what is wrong with the sc

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Cloud Clipboard, Dark File Explorer, and More – 47 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I have a question... what did you hate before they released Windows 8?

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Cloud Clipboard, Dark File Explorer, and More – 47 Comments

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    I might be the only one, but I really enjoyed the Day 1 Keynote. Yes, it was long, but there was good informa

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Back on Track (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Well... this is the first build that I'm actually excited about. Almost all those changes will impact my

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Cloud Clipboard, Dark File Explorer, and More – 47 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Have an upvote for a good response. I don't know about how people will react as a wh

    Posted 4 years ago on Google I/O 2018: Everything You Need to Know – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:Gauss Rifles or PPCs?

    Posted 4 years ago on Creating complex UWP apps is possible (with high density UI) – 70 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I'm assuming you didn't watch the keynote yourself. There was cool stuff

    Posted 4 years ago on Google I/O 2018: Everything You Need to Know – 34 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:It was exciting and creepy as hell. An AI assistant POSING as a human is not what I cons

    Posted 4 years ago on Google I/O 2018: Everything You Need to Know – 34 Comments

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    In reply to PeteMiles:If they take away the ability to turn off the stupid icon backgrounds I'm going to

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta – 36 Comments

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    I was really pleased to see the direction they took at the Build keynote even though it confirmed that Microso

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (May 11) – 21 Comments

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    You know, I'm having a lot of trouble getting excited about Android anymore. All the crap they keep addi

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Android P Beta – 36 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:If that were true, Microsoft would rule the world several times over and the iPhone would�

    Posted 4 years ago on Google I/O 2018: Everything You Need to Know – 34 Comments

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    Sure looks like a useful UI to me...

    Posted 4 years ago on Creating complex UWP apps is possible (with high density UI) – 70 Comments

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    Well, as much as I believe everyone should drop as many Google services as possible because of their blatant p

    Posted 4 years ago on Google I/O 2018: Everything You Need to Know – 34 Comments

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    As long as they stick to their guns rather than changing course like an ADHD child at the tiller of a boat, th

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Finally Hits Pause on New Windows Features (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to shameermulji:Amen. Those are terribly boring. "... and to follow up our opening program of virtu

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn:That's interesting... I thought the keynote was relevant and interesting, especially

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Would love to see how well your workflows could translate to one of the more popular Linux flavors. As much a

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick MacBook Air Check-In (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:This is one reason why I use Firefox along with Edge. I log into Ubuntu and all my shor

    Posted 4 years ago on does Microsoft care about Edge? – 66 Comments

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    In reply to mariusmuntensky:So... because I use Office and Outlook, I want my voice assistant, if I ever bothe

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:I have to disagree with you here. For IoT to become a viable market, the devices MUST achi

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Announces Android Things 1.0 – 32 Comments

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    So... maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't use Chrome. I use Edge when I can, and Firefox when I

    Posted 4 years ago on does Microsoft care about Edge? – 66 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Shoot you're better off inhaling that stuff than the acrid poisonous cloud that comes f

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to lordbaal1:Yes, but I don't believe it's technically a PWA, nor is that version available

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Apologies, as a non-programmer I think I sometimes get things a bit mixed up. As you sa

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I would expect that the code deployed to all machines would have small amounts of code r

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to chrisrut:You would condemn the whole of every society based on the actions of a few? Ouch.

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:That's a really great point! Keyboard shortcuts in general would be a tragic loss fo

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Have you been paying attention to anything about PWAs?

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:It boggles my mind that smart home stuff is getting built into homes at this incredibly ear

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    2020 isn't that far away. What in the heck is going to change in my house and life that we collectively

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: The World is a Computer (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I heard a few weeks ago that we're finally dropping all our Windows 7 VMs and deploying actual Windows 10

    Posted 4 years ago on (Almost) 700 Million – 26 Comments

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    In reply to ecumenical:In general, you're correct. For the general population, I personally have not seen

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Tim:Great book. His other work is worth a look too!

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Tom Wilson:Tom,This is a typical response from a person who has not had weight problems thanks to

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    In reply to ecumenical:In 1950 most of the dietary changes implemented in the second half of the 20th century

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    I expect that the current web apps can be redone as PWAs and offer enhanced performance and functionality. If

    Posted 4 years ago on Office webs apps as PWAs? – 22 Comments

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    They're still making money at incomprehensible rates regardless of the competition and the capability of

    Posted 4 years ago on 10 Signs the Apple Ship is Sinking! – 51 Comments

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    I just hope that they don't do away with the Groove app. It's really great to be able to access my

    Posted 4 years ago on Accidental Personal Tech Change – 6 Comments

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    In reply to Eric_Rasmussen:Upgraded to 18.04 yesterday. It's very like the previous release... Gnome desk

    Posted 4 years ago on What I Use, Build 2018: MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I am generally pleased with Cortana on the occasions I have to call for her. I think it's interesting th

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Auto versus Cortana – 5 Comments

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    In reply to vjvvh:There are many reasons not to commit 100% to any platform, especially one infamous for high

    Posted 4 years ago on What I Use, Build 2018: MacBook Air (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    If my experience with Linux lately is any indicator, I could switch to a Mac and not miss a beat as long as I

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    That's the configuration I would've wanted had I been in the market for a 2-in-1.... I usually buy w

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft FINALLY starts selling the "goldilocks" Surface Pro config – 2 Comments

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    Just found out about another person at work who is keto, and she has lost almost 100lbs while being able to st

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:Thanks for the replies, guys!

    Posted 4 years ago on Linux App Support is Coming to Chrome OS – 123 Comments

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    So... I guess the real question is, why would I run ChromeOS when I could just run my favorite flavor of Linux

    Posted 4 years ago on Linux App Support is Coming to Chrome OS – 123 Comments

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    In reply to PincasX:Actually... I learned a lot of those "talking points" before I learned about keto. It

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    I sense a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of users cried out in terror, and were suddenly silen

    Posted 4 years ago on Linux App Support is Coming to Chrome OS – 123 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:I agree. They're good enough for some things, but if I'm producing real documen

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    In reply to starkover:I guess I can see where you're coming from. Most of the lights in our house just m

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Assistant is Now Compatible with Over 5,000 Devices (Updated) – 27 Comments

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    I like Pocket Casts too, but this makes me nervous as heck. I wouldn't trust any of those entities furth

    Posted 4 years ago on Four top podcast producers acquire Pocket Casts – 1 Comments

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    In reply to PincasX:I'm guessing you've never read any of the scientific literature or respected gui

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    If Paint3D doesn't sacrifice any functionality or usability on the original Paint (a pretty darn low bar,

    Posted 4 years ago on Is Paint 3D so bad? – 26 Comments

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    The comparison to scheduled TV is a poor one. There is literally no tradeoff to adopting an on-demand TV model

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    In reply to starkover:So... this is going to come across as a little snarky, and I really apologize for that b

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Yeah, I never understood how inductive charging wasn't just obviously desir

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Assistant is Now Compatible with Over 5,000 Devices (Updated) – 27 Comments

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    What is the title image for this article?

    Posted 4 years ago on Hulu to Finally Allow Offline Viewing – 5 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Life doesn't happen in workflows... At least, not for me. Maybe if my life were more

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Assistant is Now Compatible with Over 5,000 Devices (Updated) – 27 Comments

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    So... the image for this article is an excellent illustration of why absolutely none of this interests me at a

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Assistant is Now Compatible with Over 5,000 Devices (Updated) – 27 Comments

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    In reply to dave0:I don't know for sure, but I would guess that the licensing fees from the record labels

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify Now Has 170 Million Active Users – 28 Comments

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    So they're the biggest fish in this expanding pond, but they're still losing money after all this ti

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify Now Has 170 Million Active Users – 28 Comments

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    With PWAs offering so much hope for Microsoft users, I would expect to see Microsoft itself taking a lead posi

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul for this week – 9 Comments

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    In reply to PincasX:Would you like to be more specific?

    Posted 4 years ago on Documentary on Keto and the Global Health Crisis – 24 Comments

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    I would go for Microsoft 365 consumer-version if they made it worth my while. It'd have to be something

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: What I Expect, What I Hope For (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Tom Wilson:There is actually considerably more land capable of supporting various types of livesto

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    I use Outlook 3 different ways: The full Office app, the web client, and Android. I love the full Office app.

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    I think it's inaccurate to say that users don't WANT store apps, regardless of what they're wri

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    In reply to JH_Radio:This is a perfect example. Does the average person need more capable hardware than this?

    Posted 4 years ago on Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow! – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:I had considered that. I figured that there were a few factors influencing that gamble: 1,

    Posted 4 years ago on Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow! – 15 Comments

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    While I think 64GB is pretty much the sweet spot for my actual needs (that would be all my documents + music s

    Posted 4 years ago on Store More Images, Videos and Content with the New 128GB and 256GB Galaxy S9 and S9+ – 1 Comments

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    In reply to ErichK:Yes, I think that mental comparison is what really surprised me. Never in the past had I i

    Posted 4 years ago on Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow! – 15 Comments

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    I'm not really in a position to evaluate what should and shouldn't be eliminated - I seem to use a c

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Details Deprecated and Removed Features in Windows 10 Version 1803 – 48 Comments

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    The carriers in our area literally never pushed them. A few times over the years I walked in and had them giv

    Posted 4 years ago on Did regular consumers just not know about Windows Phone? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Patents, copyrights, and the rest must be defended, yes. They are treated largely like

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Under Fire for Role in Counterfeiting Case (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Except that in cases of infringement the value is not defined as the cost to pro

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Microsoft doesn't give two rat toots about the money. It's an absolut

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    You know... I'm torn on this one. My initial response is to say "no, we've had enough mergers and m

    Posted 4 years ago on T-Mobile + Sprint = 5G – 22 Comments

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    It amazes me that this is even a discussion. The guy BLATANTLY broke the law, and as Paul pointed out, Micros

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    In reply to fuzzsdad:I just downloaded it for the first time this evening, and I agree... the Audible store ap

    Posted 4 years ago on Audible Usage – 16 Comments

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    In reply to longhorn:This one is a business machine. HP even makes a maintenance guide for it that shows how t

    Posted 4 years ago on Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow! – 15 Comments

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    It's not just here. This place is usually pretty good. There are users who seem to exist just to troll pe

    Posted 4 years ago on Downvoting? – 22 Comments

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    I haven't noticed a massive increase. I did get a few (2 or 3) unusual messages recently that I wouldn�

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    In reply to Tiny:This sounds fantastic. If I wanted to see if the same kind of thing was available to me where

    Posted 4 years ago on Audible Usage – 16 Comments

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    Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow!

    As I age, I seem to become a bigger and bigger cheapskate. My latest money-saving exploit was to buy a refurbished laptop (my first laptop, believe it or not...) from Newegg when an insurmountable business need finally arose. I was absolutely staggered to see the prices. I was able to get a 5th-gen Core i5 with 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, 4 USB 3.0 ports, dual-band wifi, touchscreen, etc, all in an ultrabook format... for $200. I was completely gobsmacked. It even came with WIndows 10 Pro on it. The entire experience has been superlative.


    I don't think I'll ever advise anyone to buy a new laptop again. This machine isn't a world-beater since it has integrated Intel graphics, but my God... it's got to be better than what most consumers have, and for a lot lot lot less. If I didn't play games, this machine would be everything I could possibly need. And it dual-boots Ubuntu without a hitch (this post typed from 17.10).


    Have these kind of machines always been available at this price? I just... good gravy, I still can't get over what I was able to buy for so little. If this is pretty normal across the board, it would certainly explain why the PC market has slowed down... there is absolutely no reason to replace this 4+ year old machine.

    Posted 4 years ago on Ah, THIS is why the PC market is slow! – 15 Comments

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    5nm? Really? Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple’s AR and VR Headset Reportedly Packs 8K Displays – 19 Comments

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    In reply to jaboonday:This. I couldn't care less about their TV or video service. Faster shipping would

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon is Raising the Price of Prime – 24 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:You know, I don't agree with you 100% because a very good percentage of my time wi

    Posted 4 years ago on Nintendo Sells 15 Million Switch Consoles in First Year – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I couldn't have said it better.

    Posted 4 years ago on Snap Announces New Spectacles – 9 Comments

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    In reply to jwpear:So... based on the number of people I see running around with glued-together ultrabooks and

    Posted 4 years ago on New Usage Milestone for Fall Creators Update with Successor Delayed – 14 Comments

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    So... this is actually really encouraging. Once time marches on long enough that Windows 7/8/8.1 start aging

    Posted 4 years ago on New Usage Milestone for Fall Creators Update with Successor Delayed – 14 Comments

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    Audible is one of the best purchases I make every month, and one of the biggest ways in which I can truly say

    Posted 4 years ago on Audible Usage – 16 Comments

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    Google is continuing to be the most fickle company ever. They just announced yet another chat app, and now th

    Posted 4 years ago on Source: YouTube Remix Will Bring the End of Google Play Music – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:You're not the only one! I use Play Music to play my personal MP3 library

    Posted 4 years ago on Source: YouTube Remix Will Bring the End of Google Play Music – 5 Comments

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    So... in what context is mobile broadband a significant part of Windows? I mean... who is going to pay for a

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Revamps Mobile Broadband in Windows 10 – 15 Comments

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    I was going to suggest moving to Nine, but you're a step ahead of me. To me, the Outlook client on Androi

    Posted 4 years ago on Outlook for Android issues – 6 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:From a certain perspective, he's not wrong. With some caveats, they managed to for

    Posted 4 years ago on Twitter bans ads from Russia’s Kaspersky Lab – 3 Comments

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    So... do I have to actively seek out each podcast when I want it to play? Or will it automatically download a

    Posted 4 years ago on Google is Bringing Podcast Support to its Entire Ecosystem – 8 Comments

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    In reply to BMcDonald:Except many things I want they don't have, and I don't trust large corporation

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify Pushes Its Freemium Advantage – 16 Comments

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    In reply to unkinected:Agree 100%. Does you no good if you're not a consumer of whatever they seem popul

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify Pushes Its Freemium Advantage – 16 Comments

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    I think I must be the opposite of the target market for these services. I am so over the "radio" format that

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify Pushes Its Freemium Advantage – 16 Comments

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    It seems like everyone is doing their damndest to start another Cold War. I lived through the tail end of the

    Posted 4 years ago on Twitter bans ads from Russia’s Kaspersky Lab – 3 Comments

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    If Apple released iMessage for Android I would install it immediately. I'm so out of patience with Googl

    Posted 4 years ago on Google will finally create a single chat app. Called Chat. – 2 Comments

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    This might actually stimulate development of more mainstream Linux apps. Still holding out for a real OneDriv

    Posted 4 years ago on Terminal app appears in Chome OS Dev, hints at future Linux application support – 2 Comments

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    My goodness, this level of cutting back would make Windows actually fit on my old tablet - full Windows uses u

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Lean (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This seems like a storm in a teacup. Your client is crazy for balking at this kind of requirement... it'

    Posted 4 years ago on SMS now required for all Microsoft account activations? – 23 Comments

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    I love my Switch. However, it's only a good console because Nintendo has stellar first-party games and h

    Posted 4 years ago on The next Xbox needs to be just like the Switch – 18 Comments

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    What Cross-Platform Microsoft Solutions Are Missing?

    With the new Microsoft ambitious to "be where [their] customers are," it's been really comforting to see that I can jump from iOS to Mac to Android to PC and have a pretty positive experience on all three.


    I realized the other week when I messed up my PC (overwrote the MBR... oops) and I used Linux Mint for work while I waited for an opportunity to fix things... the Linux experience is about the only place MS was lacking. I was able to do what I needed via the web client, but even though it was temporary I felt the lack of a OneDrive sync client keenly, and the web apps are no replacement for the real apps when you need to get down in the weeds.


    What do you think they're missing? Is this all a moot point because they should be converting pretty much everything to a PWA from here on out?

    Posted 4 years ago on What Cross-Platform Microsoft Solutions Are Missing? – 7 Comments

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    I don't really understand the complaining. Has Microsoft been a bit rudderless as they floundered around

    Posted 4 years ago on Complaining about Windows – 43 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914:This is one thing that is keeping me from trying to cobble together an Android laptop.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Calls Out Microsoft on Windows 10 S Flaw – 56 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:That's interesting. All the people I know have adopted mobile but even those with mini

    Posted 4 years ago on Tim Cook Shoots Down Convergence Rumors – 133 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Have you seen the compensation package your average code-monkey gets nowadays? It'

    Posted 4 years ago on Learn to Code … with a Mobile App? – 23 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I agree. It's an essential skill if you want to be a coder or otherwise create dig

    Posted 4 years ago on Learn to Code … with a Mobile App? – 23 Comments

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    I used to have to do pretty frequent tech support for my family. Ever since Windows 10, the only time anyone

    Posted 4 years ago on Chromebook – 90 Comments

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    I tried to get my wife and mother to use Skype. It delayed sending two or three messages by up to 8 hours - t

    Posted 4 years ago on I Still Need Skype – 16 Comments

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    Oh thank goodness. The two versions thing drove me nuts.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote – 83 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Of course it's better, you use it. You have no objective evidence to point to

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Security Extension for Google Chrome – 23 Comments

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    Just installed it in Chrome on my work PC, thanks for the tip. By what standard are you evaluating the effica

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Releases Security Extension for Google Chrome – 23 Comments

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    So... isn't this an old thing? I mean, why are they letting autoplay videos start and download automatic

    Posted 4 years ago on Chrome 66 Arrives, Mutes Auto-Play Videos – 20 Comments

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    Yeah... good for them. I'm still not going to use Facebook. May their datacenters fall prey to unlikely

    Posted 4 years ago on Facebook to Improve Privacy Controls Worldwide – 10 Comments

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    OneDrive is what I use for everything, and 99% of the time the experience is good. I had an issue with the ph

    Posted 4 years ago on Worth Switching from DropBox to OneDrive for Everything Yet? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:I have ALWAYS hated the Office Upload Center. It's appalling. It causes all

    Posted 4 years ago on Worth Switching from DropBox to OneDrive for Everything Yet? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to PracticalEdd:I was under the impression that with the new rollout of file versioning, all files we

    Posted 4 years ago on Worth Switching from DropBox to OneDrive for Everything Yet? – 24 Comments

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    In reply to arunphilip:I have Office 365 Home for two reasons: My wife wants (demands) to have the same softwa

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: So long, and thanks for all the fish… – 49 Comments

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    In reply to Albatross:I picked up Nine after I heard it recommended either on Windows Weekly or All About Andr

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: So long, and thanks for all the fish… – 49 Comments

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    Part of me feels like this whole speaker thing is going to be a flash in the pan. I know everyone is convince

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Struggles to Sell the HomePod – 42 Comments

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    Do we know if this will be enabled if you only have the Microsoft Launcher installed, or do you need the stand

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Is Getting the Ability to Read Messages Aloud – 27 Comments

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    If you're ditching the built in apps nobody needs or wants, Edge is as good a place as any to put them. E

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Pushing More Engineers to Edge – 39 Comments

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    Paul and Mahedi, I would like to see an article on the Microsoft experience on Chromebooks, particularly for t

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Finally Has a True Chromebook Competitor to the Surface Pro – 67 Comments

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    My old Android phones got performance rot, but my newer ones haven't. The first thing I do is disable and

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL, Replaced – 53 Comments

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    These features sound like just the ticket! They are ALL things that I can immediately think of instances wher

    Posted 4 years ago on OneDrive, Outlook, Other Office Products Get New Security Features – 29 Comments

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    So... if there was one thing I would change about the new Galaxy phones it's the damn curved screen. It&

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Future iPhones to Feature Curved Displays, Touchless Controls – 27 Comments

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    So... the gist of this article to me is, "Windows isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and might even impro

    Posted 4 years ago on The Way Forward? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:That's precisely the point. Linux is even a choice for you because of the broad comp

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows, Diminished (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to rmlounsbury:Lol, I hope so. That will happen right after Tesla turns a profit. :-) Right now I can

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows, Diminished (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to hrlngrv:Yes, but at home I have been able to make my own choices for decades. I'll be damned

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows, Diminished (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    So... we're declaring the era of the personal computer to be at an end, and going reluctantly to bow to o

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows, Diminished (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Won't this render low and mid-tier Macs more or less toys compared to Intel machines in the same price ra

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple to Ditch Intel in Favour of Its Custom Chips in Macs From 2020 – 53 Comments

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    You stopped using a phone case?Damn, and I thought you wanted to SAVE money by using the Pixel/Fi combination.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL, Round Two – 38 Comments

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    Depressing to imagine that Windows would be so deprecated when the other options for prosumers are so terrible

    Posted 4 years ago on The Future of Windows? (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Wow! With the exception of wondering where this data comes from and how reliable it is, I have no reservation

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Excel Is Going Beyond Text and Numbers – 24 Comments

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    So... let's be honest here. The notch is undesirable. It indisputably interferes with the functionality

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise: The OnePlus 6 Will Have a Notch – 37 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Ok, I agree with that idea... But then you have to spend even more money on other device

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Introduces New $299 iPad Geared Towards Education – 84 Comments

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    No keyboard. Why would you buy this for school?

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Introduces New $299 iPad Geared Towards Education – 84 Comments

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    Office 365, Spinrite, Games on Steam and Nintendo Switch, Paint.NET, Carbonite, Nine (Android), Arcus (Android

    Posted 4 years ago on What software do you pay for? – 26 Comments

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    Why in the hell would they want a tablet device without a keyboard for education? Who is making these purchas

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Brings Chrome OS to Tablets – 42 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:Eh, I have no idea about other people. I have a desktop PC that DOES do everything I wa

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Taking Stock – 75 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:So... I considered that but there are a few things in the way. 1 - Apple. Enough said. 2

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Taking Stock – 75 Comments

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    Been using Edge pretty much everywhere and loving it, but there are two things that I'm missing: Ad block

    Posted 4 years ago on Edge Makes its Way to iPad and Android Tablets – 13 Comments

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    Glad to hear of the new angle at which you'll be approaching the tests, since it reflects how I would be

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Taking Stock – 75 Comments

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    I respectfully disagree. The default Facebook privacy settings are appalling, and that IS their fault, just l

    Posted 4 years ago on Cambridge Analytica Isn’t Facebook’s Fault – 109 Comments

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    Two questions for Paul: Has performance and responsiveness improved with the Fall Creator's Update?Do the

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Performance – 69 Comments

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    Hmmmm... well, a bit disappointing but not surprising. We will hope the situation improves soon. Yet another

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: App Compatibility – 59 Comments

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    In reply to ezraward:This is what I want to know. I have an Intel tablet that I tried to use like I use a pho

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life – 54 Comments

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    Paint.net!Glad to hear the battery testing is going well. After the Win32 test, I am REALLY interested in how

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Review Check-In: Battery Life – 54 Comments

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    I think it's interesting that the prices on ALL of the products in this category are so high, because to

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) First Impressions – 51 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn:We can only hope. I'm still trying to figure out why Google hasn't been broken

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Bets Big on Digital News – 20 Comments

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    In reply to Payton:I couldn't have said it better.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Bets Big on Digital News – 20 Comments

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    This is like a wet dream for a Technocracy ruling class that seems determined to stamp out any meaningful inte

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Bets Big on Digital News – 20 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:Well certainly... for now. But there is always next year and the year after, things won&

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Preview: Here Comes the Future – 35 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:So, according to that article it would functionally be the same for me, then. Fingerprint

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Takes Two-Year Lead Over Android Makers With Face ID – 35 Comments

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    Leaving aside the weight placed in our personal evaluations on the quality of the camera as a piece of the ove

    Posted 4 years ago on Sorry Samsung, But the Pixel 2 XL Wins This One – 23 Comments

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    This is the most interesting technology story to me this year. Everyone is going into transports of ecstasy o

    Posted 4 years ago on HP Envy x2 (Qualcomm) Preview: Here Comes the Future – 35 Comments

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    So... this is something that I haven't seen written about yet, but the functional comparison between the

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Takes Two-Year Lead Over Android Makers With Face ID – 35 Comments

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    Wait? People are still surprised by this? They're covered in glass, front and back. It's a beauti

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Samsung Galaxy S9 is Not Durable – 39 Comments

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    In reply to Jim_Lewis:I would DEFINITELY like some confirmation of Accubattery's claim. I've been u

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+: First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    Why? With all the other games out there to play, why this one? It's so utterly generic and uninterestin

    Posted 4 years ago on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Hits 5 Million Players on Xbox – 2 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:Eh, forget TouchWiz, just put the Microsoft launcher on it and move on. I haven't use

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+: First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    In reply to obarthelemy:Honestly, that value judgement varies by person. To me, in my life situation and fina

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+: First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    I don't actually have an opinion about which of the pictures look better, but I will say that there appea

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9+: First Impressions – 54 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I agree. There is so much STUFF published that it is completely devalued. With very

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Acquires Digital Magazine Subscription Service Texture – 9 Comments

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    Darn. That is sounding like a kick-butt service. I'm really glad to see MS firing on all cylinders on a

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Teams Celebrates First Anniversary with a Ton of New Features – 10 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:So... you must use an iPhone with the default Apple productivity apps then? Or are

    Posted 4 years ago on You Can Now Get a Microsoft Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S9 – 27 Comments

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    You really have to wonder who is driving the boat over there sometimes.

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 Version 1803 to be Called the Spring Creators Update – 66 Comments

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    Pulse SMS does this, it's what I use.

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Phone/Windows PC Texting – 9 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:To be honest, you personally don't need any solutions from Microsoft. What are

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10’s File Explorer Is Finally Getting Support for Tabs – 47 Comments

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    I have to say, at first I was bamboozled by this move to Chromebooks, given how limited they are. I mean, what

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Highlights Growth in Education – 10 Comments

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    In reply to sgtaylor5:I keep on hearing about this slowness as Androids age, but I haven't experienced it

    Posted 4 years ago on The Goal for Android P Should be to Make Android Suck Less (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to maethorechannen:This blue-light-suppression is also present on the Galaxy S phones as well. I bel

    Posted 4 years ago on The Goal for Android P Should be to Make Android Suck Less (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Oh, I get that people have different preferences. I've even admired my mother&

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    Given the quality of the Samsung handsets, it continues to boggle my mind that those in higher income brackets

    Posted 4 years ago on The Goal for Android P Should be to Make Android Suck Less (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:As usual, your well-informed reply contributes materially to the conversation. Clea

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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    This has not happened to me yet, but only because I didn't back up our video collection in OneDrive with

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Leaving Money on the Table with OneDrive – 82 Comments

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    Or you could just... you know, not use Snapchat. All of these algorithm feeds are nothing but ways to put you

    Posted 4 years ago on The New Snapchat Design Is a Colossal Mess. And It Won’t Go Away. Here’s Why. – 17 Comments

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    So... Did anyone else see this coming as soon as they saw the renders? Because it's a no brainer.

    Posted 4 years ago on And It Just Hurts: Apple Employees Are Walking Into Walls – 45 Comments

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    Given my needs out of my secondary devices, I am looking forward to seeing how well the lower cost ARM devices

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Finally Documents the Limitations of Windows 10 on ARM – 117 Comments

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    So... the whole reason to embrace these alternative platforms is to save money by not paying for the content y

    Posted 4 years ago on YouTube TV Adds New Channels, Raises Price – 43 Comments

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    I'm doing keto right along with you, Paul, and I can't thank you enough for pointing us to Carl and

    Posted 4 years ago on Health Hacking: Anniversary (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I find myself in the rare position of applauding Apple here. Not only is the software feature under debate her

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple Apologizes for Throttling iPhones, Offers $29 Replacement Batteries – 66 Comments

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    I actually look at this as a big deal. If Cortana is the only cross-platform, cross-provider assistant, that&

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Now Works With Google Calendar – 8 Comments

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    I'm excited about ARM, but the "always connected" angle is NOT how I would market it. Nobody, not even m

    Posted 4 years ago on HP and Asus Reveal Windows 10 Always Connected PCs Powered by Snapdragon 835 – 48 Comments

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    No wireless charging? Bummer. That and waterproofing are game breakers for me.

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T Review: We Have a Winner – 50 Comments

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    Been using Edge for Android since the preview started. It's a fine browser, and has replaced my others in

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge for Android and iOS Comes Out of Preview – 29 Comments

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    50 second load times? Good Lord...

    Posted 4 years ago on Xbox One X Review: Game Changer – 39 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:Incorrect. You've left out the Switch, which is the first hardware that should accompan

    Posted 4 years ago on Should You Get an Xbox One X Now? It Depends – 25 Comments

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    They would have to seriously mess up consecutive updates. But I have a good deal more patience. If we ever dit

    Posted 4 years ago on What would make you leave Windows? – 83 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:Wow. I knew Google was slimy, but that's pretty bad.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Bold Plan to Bring PWAs to Windows 10 – 69 Comments

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    So... I'm not sure I'm taking away the same thing from the Bloomberg quote as Paul is. To me, "redu

    Posted 4 years ago on X-Cuses: iPhone X Facial Recognition Will Not Meet Expectations – 130 Comments

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    So... why would I use Google for this again? If you're going to insert evil middlemen into your transact

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Brings Speedy Online Payments to PC and Mobile – 12 Comments

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    Why would you get a wireless mouse if your use pattern would permit you to use a wired one? That makes no sens

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Teases IntelliMouse Comeback – 50 Comments

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    I'm enjoying Edge and the new official version of Arrow. Sad to give up SquareHome 2 for a more Android-l

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft + Android: A Fresh Start – 91 Comments

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    In reply to RonH:Outlook has always been weird about contacts. Someone else will have to help you with that on

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft + Android: A Fresh Start – 91 Comments

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    What's the hate for 16:9 screens? They were fine for years, what changed?

    Posted 4 years ago on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2017) OLED Review: Portable Perfection – 79 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Does Apple pay you to write this drivel?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ships a Redstone 4 Build with New Features – 31 Comments

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    Downloaded last night. Pretty good, not ready to leave preview though. Slow at the moment, and no extensions.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Preview Comes to Android – 34 Comments

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    In reply to JG1170:You know, I see people claim this, but I have trouble believing anyone gives a damn about t

    Posted 4 years ago on Google is Bringing Video Calling to Android – 46 Comments

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    Where does this idea that Microsoft makes no money on Surface come from? Everyone at the company where I work

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: No, We’re Not Killing Surface – 49 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Apple IS stuck in the past with MacOS. iOS is irrelevant in this discussion, Windows

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: No, We’re Not Killing Surface – 49 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:You know, no matter how much you hate it, Windows 7 is old and well be left behind.

    Posted 4 years ago on How Does Microsoft Edge on Mobile Change Things? – 50 Comments

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    In reply to Daniel_D:I disagree. I've been looking forward to this since the launch of Windows 10.

    Posted 4 years ago on How Does Microsoft Edge on Mobile Change Things? – 50 Comments

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    Been hoping for this since Windows 10 came out. Will switch as soon as practical! One of the premium folks was

    Posted 4 years ago on Surprise! Microsoft Edge is Coming to Android and iOS – 68 Comments

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    In reply to Orin:It would be great to see that functionality come to Spotify. I would probably get a family p

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Groove Music Pass, Offers Transition to Spotify – 215 Comments

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    To be honest, I'm OK with this. They never tried to make Groove Music Pass competitive, and this is bette

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ends Groove Music Pass, Offers Transition to Spotify – 215 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:What this translates to me is "Google Fi is great for people who don't use much data."

    Posted 4 years ago on The Android Switch: Bringing My Phone Number to Android and Project Fi – 48 Comments

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    In reply to Tom_O:I'm sitting at around 550GB right now, but that number is climbing all the time. Every

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft is Updating OneDrive Everywhere – 21 Comments

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    In reply to jhoff80:You shouldn't, I agree. But damn, One Sync is so powerful, I gave up using the offici

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft is Consolidating its OneDrive Mobile UIs – 7 Comments

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    Censorship by another name. The fact checkers aren't anyone I would trust with a puppy, let alone journal

    Posted 4 years ago on Bing Adds Fact Checking to Search Results – 10 Comments

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    Isn't one reason that Microsoft is focusing on other things the fact that Windows is far more mature and

    Posted 4 years ago on Android Users, Welcome to the Age of Oreo – 40 Comments

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    In reply to Angusmatheson:I have had Galaxies for 4 years now, and now that Samsung has gone with those stupid

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung has an edge over Apple? – 11 Comments

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    If I had a budget of $1000, I'd split it 50/50. That would get you a midrange phone and a lower midrange

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s technology budget theories: $1000 Phone VS $1000 PC – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:I'm not a fanboy - I'll be perfectly happy to bitch about monopoly no

    Posted 4 years ago on Vivaldi Says Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power – 49 Comments

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    More and more reasons to drop Google like the dangerous hot potato that it is. Don't use their services,

    Posted 4 years ago on Vivaldi Says Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power – 49 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:Yes, the censorship train is working up a good head of steam now... Very worrisome.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Future With the Consumer Is in Jeopardy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    This situation creates a degree of fear for the future in me. A world where I have to choose between Apple, Go

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Future With the Consumer Is in Jeopardy (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    I'm really pleased to see the GPU stats appear, that's one less utility I'll need to have insta

    Posted 4 years ago on Fall Creators Update Feature Focus: Gaming – 5 Comments

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    I really want to drop Google and use Groove, but they make it really hard. No ability to download to SD cards

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Save Big on Groove Music Pass – 25 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:I stopped listening to that show because I couldn't take the politics and willful igno

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft and Amazon are Partnering on Cortana and Alexa Integration (Updated x 2) – 81 Comments

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    I want to want this phone. But the screen, Samsung, the screen! Why with the curves? Are you TRYING to drive m

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung Announces Note 8 “Super Phablet” – 32 Comments

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    In reply to wshwe:Let's say he values a free society that isn't dominated by monopolies.

    Posted 4 years ago on A fictionalized collapse of Google– too much to hope for? – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:Couldn't have put it better myself. I'm surprised that any person who is vague

    Posted 4 years ago on A fictionalized collapse of Google– too much to hope for? – 22 Comments

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    I'm starting to wonder if people realize how trivial journalistic computing needs are for work. I have do

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Chromebook: The Basics – 110 Comments

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    In reply to xxxdevxxx:This. I don't know why everyone fails to see the significance of this. As Chrome wa

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft: “Bing is Bigger Than You Think” – 48 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster:$50 a year for a client that looks so barebones because... wait for it... it IS so bar

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Newton for Windows 10 – 46 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I think you'll find that the Office team is doing a great deal more than twiddlin

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Newton for Windows 10 – 46 Comments

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    I'm sorry, it boggles my mind that Paul doesn't like Outlook 2016. Every time I use the email clien

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Newton for Windows 10 – 46 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:I felt this way too. I'm sure Google's algorithms are good, but I never derived a

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with the Outlook.com Beta – 19 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I would say that at the present moment, 10S is ready for more than half the people I

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: It’s Just Not Ready (Yet) – 117 Comments

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    In reply to joeaxberg:You know what happens in households without someone to make informed IT decisions? They

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: It’s Just Not Ready (Yet) – 117 Comments

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    In reply to FalseAgent:LOL. You win my internet browsing for this morning.I really don't understand this

    Posted 4 years ago on With the Windows Store Maturing, Windows 10 S is Almost Ready For Me (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Oh my god. FINALLY!!!Of course, I already bought Nine, but better late than never. My wife will be pleased.

    Posted 4 years ago on You Can Now Edit Contacts in Outlook for Android and iOS – 31 Comments

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    I never thought the Apple TV remote was bad. Seemed intuitive and easy every time I've used one. I still

    Posted 4 years ago on Two Years Later, Apple Will Undo Its TV Embarrassments – 40 Comments

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    In reply to Jules_Wombat:Pro is no heavier than 10S. It will run fine if 10S does.

    Posted 4 years ago on Schools Can Now Order Windows 10 S PCs – 33 Comments

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    If I didn't build my PCs, I would definitely consider this. I like having current computing hardware and

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Puts Surface in Reach with New Financing Options – 28 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives:To each their own. To me, this attitude is unfathomable.

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    In reply to Win74ever:So you don't want stuff to sync between your PCs? I was shocked at how little pers

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    I setup all my family members with a non-MSA admin account, and then have them actively use a MSA account to s

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA? – 46 Comments

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    If they have more than 2GB of memory, the Asus and Dell machines sound like just the ticket for many people

    Posted 4 years ago on Schools Can Now Order Windows 10 S PCs – 33 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Well said. Most of Paul's complaints seem to stem from lack of ingenuity and ability to

    Posted 4 years ago on Living with Windows 10 S: The Basics – 92 Comments

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    After reading through the comments, I'm shocked at what an appalling mess this all is. I don't want

    Posted 4 years ago on USB-C is About to Get Twice as Fast – 43 Comments

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    Sounds like a rational suggestion to me.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, It’s Time to Open Up Windows 10 S to Insiders (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    In reply to JaviAl:Interesting. I couldn't wait to get my hands on Windows 10 for precisely those reason

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Really Wants You To Try Groove, $10 for 7 Months of Service – 50 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:This. I don't understand how people have surrendered control of their media so

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Really Wants You To Try Groove, $10 for 7 Months of Service – 50 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:As soon as it's released on the store I'll be removing the Win32 version f

    Posted 4 years ago on Paint.NET is Coming to the Windows Store – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:I'll agree about everything except dictation. It's going to have to improve A LOT

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to skane2600:I agree. I think we can say that "...most of the activities we used to do on a PC are o

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    I'm kind of surprised that Paul doesn't use more multitasking features. When I'm stuck using a

    Posted 4 years ago on Rethinking the iPad Pro as a Laptop Replacement – 91 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:I still do this. While everyone I know talks about how they're locked in to one

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Move Your Music Collection to a New Subscription Service – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Stooks:I can see where you are coming from. I have plenty of experience with big expensive 4K sets

    Posted 4 years ago on And It Just Doesn’t Work – 136 Comments

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    Wow, I had no idea that people went through so much trouble participate in legacy media now. We have a 720p T

    Posted 4 years ago on And It Just Doesn’t Work – 136 Comments

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    So... I guess I am in the minority in that playlists are something I never ever bother with. Because this serv

    Posted 5 years ago on Tip: Move Your Music Collection to a New Subscription Service – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:Yes, I remember that. She might've chosen to project (or actually had) a vapi

    Posted 5 years ago on 10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review – 36 Comments

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    This is the first wearable I can actually see myself buying and wearing. Very interesting. Will watch with i

    Posted 5 years ago on Token Biometric Ring Will be Windows Hello Compatible – 22 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:You know the scary thing? They're so brainwashed that they're not pretend