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MTrimmer

Member Since Jan 2017

1 Posts
26 Comments
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    VPN and Login
    By MTrimmer, 1 year ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Support
    Category: Uncategorized
    MTrimmer Support Uncategorized 1 year ago 1 Reply

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    My experience with Vivoactive 4 has been opposite. Has exactly what I need whether I'm running, cycling, rowin

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Rugged Apple Watch to Bring Larger Screen and Battery This Fall – 7 Comments

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    Exactly. My old Garmin I get at least 5 days. Newer models can last more than a week. And they offer more feat

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Rugged Apple Watch to Bring Larger Screen and Battery This Fall – 7 Comments

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    Has Apple started hiring the same people who produce Microsoft Surface ads. That MacBook Air video is annoying

    Posted 2 months ago on Apple Announces M2-Powered MacBook Pro and Redesigned MacBook Air – 24 Comments

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    Looks like a "pump and dump" scheme to me. Buy 9.2% of company stock. Make a non-binding offer at to drive sto

    Posted 3 months ago on Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion – 43 Comments

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    Thanks for sharing Paul. I also just completed my first trip to Europe in nearly 2 years, going to France and

    Posted 9 months ago on What I Use: Paris 2021 (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    Facebook is their equal in that regard, perhaps even worse in some aspects. But I do think it easier to avoid

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Revenues Grew 41 Percent to $65 Billion – 18 Comments

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    The hot air balloon ride looks amazing! Too bad your daughter wasn't able to enjoy it.Thanks for sharing.

    Posted 11 months ago on What I Use: Mexico 2021 (Premium) – 11 Comments

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    I agree. The best strategy with any Google device is wait at least 3 months. And if you wait longer, you'll ge

    Posted 1 year ago on The Google Phone (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    I moved to Florida 5 years ago. It was not high on my list either, but my wife has family here, which ended up

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: July 30 (Premium) – 28 Comments

    Forum Post

    VPN and Login

    I routinely run a VPN (Express VPN) all the time. I just got an error message from your site when trying to login that I've never seen before saying "Your IP belongs to a high spam risk location. Please login without VPN".   I changed my VPN location a few times and finally identified a location that did not generate this error message.   I've never encountered this before and always use the same, US based, location for my VPN server.   Any ideas what changed?   Mark

    Posted 1 year ago on VPN and Login – 1 Comments

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    I find the iMac design unappealing. The colors are unique, but I spend little time looking at the back of my c

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    In reply to North of 49th:I've got the 7T and nothing currently on market tempts me to upgrade. I prefer

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    I bought a 7T last year and have been very happy with the phone. An 8 GB/128 GB with 855+ cost $599. The price

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    For me to consider the admission price, I'd have to be convinced the Duo could replace at least one thing

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:As someone who works in market research (completely different field), I can confirm that

    Posted 1 year ago on Chromebook Sales Growth Outpaced Laptops by 3X in U.S. – 59 Comments

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    I hope they didn't make many of these. Using a year old processor with what appears to be an average came

    Posted 2 years ago on Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 – 98 Comments

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    Well said and I certainly hope Microsoft is listening. I'm tired of having 5 different ways to do everyth

    Posted 2 years ago on Redmond, Start Your Photocopiers. Please. (Premium) – 150 Comments

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    MJFPad

    Posted 2 years ago on The WinForms Notepad Project: Application Name Ideas (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    Thought it was a neat concept. Then I saw the price. That is a lot to pay for nostalgia.

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    In reply to djross95:If they only offered it with 128 gb storage, I'd be in. I'm debating between a

    Posted 2 years ago on Thinking About the Pixel 4 (Premium) – 30 Comments

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    Is this a TV remote or a phone? Hard to tell the difference.Plus not interested in supporting Andy Rubin.

    Posted 2 years ago on Essential Teases Wild New Design for Its Next Phone – 23 Comments

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    In reply to christian.hvid:Like any publicly traded company, Microsoft press releases rarely state things in b

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    I would like to win a Huawei MateBook 13

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Win a Huawei MateBook 13! – 769 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Someone at Samsung did!

    Posted 3 years ago on Best Buy Cancels Samsung Galaxy Fold Pre-Orders – 5 Comments

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    Looks impressive. Damn shame Huawei is blocked from US market.

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

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    Call me a cynic, but this seems like a desperate attempt to stop European regulators taking action against Fac

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

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    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Smart Speaker Sales Hit a Record 86 Million Units in Q4 2018 – 21 Comments

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    In reply to npatel2260:You can only use one mobile network at a time, so not a true dual sim solution.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL: The Morning After – 48 Comments

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    I've had PIxel 2 XL since late October. I was initially worried about screen, but have found it to be a n

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Pixel 2 XL: The Morning After – 48 Comments

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    Paul, I wouldn't hold my breath for a superior camera experience from Moto. They have consistently been o

    Posted 4 years ago on Moto X4 is Coming to Android One and Project Fi – 21 Comments

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    In reply to MikeCerm:For International travel, Fi beats T-Mobile. Fi gives you LTE speed at no extra charge in

    Posted 4 years ago on Moto X4 is Coming to Android One and Project Fi – 21 Comments

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    If he had said he preferred the iPhone camera output, I wouldn't have a problem. But when he jumped to sa

    Posted 5 years ago on Vic Gundotra is Wrong About Smartphone Cameras – 31 Comments

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    Google Home calling leapfrogged what Echo offers. Echo can only call another Echo or someone withe Echo app in

    Posted 5 years ago on Google Announces Major Improvements to Google Home and Assistant – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Nicholas Kathrein:Agree with point about factory reset. That often does address issues in Android.

    Posted 5 years ago on Revisiting the Google Pixel XL at 6 Months – 34 Comments

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    I understand Paul's position perfectly. While I appreciate the sleek design of Galaxy S8 with fantastic s

    Posted 5 years ago on I’m Returning the Samsung Galaxy S8+ – 87 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott:"This is a mostly terrible phone, because all Android phones are mostly terrible. Iâ

    Posted 5 years ago on What I Use: Germany 2017 – 70 Comments

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    Posted 5 years ago on What I Use: Germany 2017 – 70 Comments

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