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Simard57

Alpha Member Since Jun 2016

74 Posts
701 Comments
Upvotes 82%
Downvotes 18%
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    Quick settings
    By simard57, 1 month ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 month ago 2 Replies
    Windows 11
    By simard57, 1 month ago
    10 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 month ago 10 Replies
    NUC Knockoff
    By simard57, 3 months ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 General Discussion Hardware 3 months ago 6 Replies
    OnePlus 8 and 8T
    By simard57, 4 months ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    simard57 General Discussion Mobile 4 months ago 6 Replies
    a Surface Pro 7 support story
    By simard57, 6 months ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 6 months ago 4 Replies
    Snipping Tool
    By simard57, 6 months ago
    8 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 6 months ago 8 Replies
    USB on Surface Pro power adapter
    By simard57, 9 months ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 9 months ago 6 Replies
    Android as a WiFi Relay
    By simard57, 9 months ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Google
    Category: Mobile
    simard57 Google Mobile 9 months ago 1 Reply
    Windows 10 Calendar
    By simard57, 9 months ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 9 months ago 9 Replies
    odd looking battery report
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 1 Reply
    Weird Battery Report
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 0 Replies
    My Library in Store is empty
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 6 Replies
    Costco Surface Pro 7 Bundle
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    16 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 16 Replies
    is there a way to search Forum Posts
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Community Feedback
    Category: Uncategorized
    simard57 Community Feedback Uncategorized 1 year ago 3 Replies
    Edge and Search
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 3 Replies
    Surface Pro 7 – I3 Model
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 5 Replies
    Missing Start Menu Icons
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 7 Replies
    Costco Bundle Deal
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 7 Replies
    Edge Apps Sync
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 0 Replies
    Edge Collections
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 0 Replies
    adding account to Peoples app
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 1 year ago 2 Replies
    What are the odds this will come true?
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
    simard57 Microsoft Games 1 year ago 6 Replies
    have tablets plateaued?
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    12 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 General Discussion Hardware 1 year ago 12 Replies
    ARM based supercomputer
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 General Discussion Hardware 1 year ago 6 Replies
    my next laptop
    By simard57, 1 year ago
    14 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    simard57 General Discussion Hardware 1 year ago 14 Replies
    what is taking up storage
    By simard57, 2 years ago
    13 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 13 Replies
    CrEdge
    By simard57, 2 years ago
    7 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    simard57 Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 7 Replies
    OnePlus and T-Mobile
    By simard57, 2 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    simard57 General Discussion Mobile 2 years ago 1 Reply
    OnePlus 7 owners, are you happy?
    By simard57, 2 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    simard57 General Discussion Mobile 2 years ago 4 Replies
    Google Fi
    By simard57, 3 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Mobile
    simard57 Google Mobile 3 years ago 4 Replies

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    does 18.8% market share for Apple mean that that 81.2% is a majority of Windows and Intel?

    Posted 1 week ago on Apple Leads Worldwide PC and Tablet Shipments in Q1 2022 – 48 Comments

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    how does telemetry help when features are missing? I do not understand the answer MS gave about that. If I can

    Posted 1 month ago on Ask Paul: April 15 (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    "Start menu folders"is this a step on the path to the return of a Cascading Start Menu?

    Posted 1 month ago on Here Are the New Windows 11 Features That Microsoft Announced – 25 Comments

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    Netflix has not blocked Tivo from this and Tivo has had this feature for quite a while.

    Posted 1 month ago on Plex Adds Discovery, Watchlist Features – 12 Comments

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    This new feature has been integral to Tivo for quite a while but it is exciting to see it integrated into Plex

    Posted 1 month ago on Plex Adds Discovery, Watchlist Features – 12 Comments

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    MS has more flexibility with Open-Source Android than with proprietary IOS.

    Posted 1 month ago on Report: Microsoft Adds New Android Division Following Internal Reorg – 34 Comments

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    well Duh - must have had a brain cramp. sorry for wasting your time and thank you for the response!

    Posted 1 month ago on Quick settings – 2 Comments

    Forum Post

    Quick settings

    I am sure I had the Quick Settings displayed when clicking lower right but it seems to have left the UI with the last feature update - is it gone forever? I could use Win-A but I would like the gui option as well. Any setting I have to visit?  

    Posted 1 month ago on Quick settings – 2 Comments

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    Are these choices worth the cost? Ubuntu is free.isn't hardware decoding a function of the PLEX server and not

    Posted 1 month ago on Windows 11 – 10 Comments

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    Windows 10 will be unsupported in 2025 so I suppose I am in no rush windows 10 end of life?? - Microsoft Commu

    Posted 1 month ago on Windows 11 – 10 Comments

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    might come down to doing that. thanks you

    Posted 1 month ago on Windows 11 – 10 Comments

    Forum Post

    Windows 11

    I purchased a Awow Mini PC which meets all the requirements of Windows 11 except for the CPU. It meets the Speed, Cores, TPM, Memory requirements but not the CPU type. Is there a way to get past this should I wish to? the main purpose of this mini PC is to be a PLEX server - I am not intending to run the desktop too frequently other than to manage it.    

    Posted 1 month ago on Windows 11 – 10 Comments

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    Congratulations - some of the best things in life are unplanned. We purchased property in Georgia which we had

    Posted 2 months ago on More Mobile: Less Mobile? (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    https://www.androidpolice.com/oneplus-9-pro-big-march-sale/

    Posted 2 months ago on OnePlus 10 Pro to Launch in the US, India and Europe in March – 8 Comments

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    I upgraded my 2+ year old 7T to an inventory reduction 8T sale recently for just over $400 and they are giving

    Posted 2 months ago on OnePlus 10 Pro to Launch in the US, India and Europe in March – 8 Comments

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    Intel® Celeron® Processor J3455shows Quick Sync as a featureIntel® Quick Sync VideoIntel® Quick Sync Video

    Posted 3 months ago on NUC Knockoff – 6 Comments

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    "You can get them with actually beefy CPUs. Intel Core and AMD Ryzen silicon" - sure can for a beefier price t

    Posted 3 months ago on NUC Knockoff – 6 Comments

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    NUC Knockoff

    found on Amazon - a NUC like computer for $170. I am thinking it may be a better PLEX host than my ARM Synology which does not have enough oomph to transcode. Cannot post a link but search for...

    Mini PC Intel Celeron J3455 6GB DDR4, 128 GB SATA SSD, Mini Desktop Computer with Windows 10 Pro, Quad Core, Dual Gigabit Ethernet NIC, Dual HDMI, 5X USB3.0, 4K UHD, Bluetooth, AWOW AK34 Micro PC

     

    Posted 3 months ago on NUC Knockoff – 6 Comments

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    are the apps for iPad developed on an iPad?

    Posted 3 months ago on Google: Android Tablets are the Future of Computing – 81 Comments

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    "(In fact, I just saw a Windows XP-based PC yesterday at a museum in Mexico City.)" and that is where it belon

    Posted 3 months ago on 1.4 Billion – 25 Comments

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    Will Microsoft manage the Activision segment different than they have done with Minecraft? Seems they have don

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft to Buy Activision for $67.8 Billion – 66 Comments

    comment
    do these numbers include chromebooks - seems not

    Posted 4 months ago on PC Sales Grew 16 Percent in 2021 – 23 Comments

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    <not serious> when can I pair my Xbox controller to play online games through the browser in my car?

    Posted 4 months ago on Vivaldi Comes to Android Automotive – 1 Comments

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    Paul's articles on his experience with the Pixel 6 has spooked me. Not launching apps is troubling. I am on T-

    Posted 4 months ago on OnePlus 8 and 8T – 6 Comments

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    Posted 4 months ago on OnePlus 8 and 8T – 6 Comments

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    I have been with OnePlus since a 5, then a 7T and now the 8T (I ordered it) even though it is soon to be 2 gen

    Posted 4 months ago on OnePlus 8 and 8T – 6 Comments

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    OnePlus 8 and 8T

    On the Oneplus site they are selling 8 and 8T models locked to T-Mobile for $299 (128 GB) and $449 (256 GB). I have a 7T with 128 GB that I can get up to $100 for a trade-in. my camera needs are routine. I am not tied to wireless charging. What experiences do OnePlus 8 and 8T owners have with their phones?

    Posted 4 months ago on OnePlus 8 and 8T – 6 Comments

    comment
    If you want to write Code - Visual Studio Code cannot be beat.

    Posted 5 months ago on Hands-On with the Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11 – 24 Comments

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    I still have an operating SP3. I thought it died but it really was a bad power supply. I wone up with an HP 36

    Posted 6 months ago on a Surface Pro 7 support story – 4 Comments

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    a Surface Pro 7 support story

    I purchased a Surface Pro 7 bundle back in Feb from COSTCO. It stopped charging using the Microsoft Charge. It would charge using USB but not the charger it came with or with one I had in hand from my SP4. I contacted the COSTCO Concierge service to see my options. They put me in touch with Microsoft support and I was sent a new charger. When I tested the new charger, I had the same symptoms. Called COSTCO again and went the same route with MS sending me a replacement charger (#2). I also purchased a third-party charger on Amazon because I was going away and did not want to be without a charger. The Amazon charger arrived 1st and it worked fine -- interesting. when the 2nd charger arrived - I tested it and it too did not work so I started to suspect the problem was with the SP7. I again called the Costco Concierge service, and this is where it got interesting. Microsoft went to online support and did not answer calls from even Costco. Costco gave me contact info (phone and URL) and when I tried to get support, it reported my warrant had expired in October while I was trying to get this resolved. The bottom line is the warranty date was when Costco was delivered the SP7s AND Costco failed to update the sales date. It took three calls to Costco before over 2+ weeks to succeed in getting in touch with Microsoft and getting the date reinstated and getting a replacement SP7. The charger I received from Amazon was one for the Surface Book - it was 127W. The SP7 charger is 64W. I now have a new SP7 that charges with ALL my SP chargers, a Warranty through Dec 2022. While the outcome was good - it was crazy hard. I really do not know how I would have succeeded if not for Costco because the only path open with MS was to pay for support because I saw no way to contest the sales date. Alls well that ends well I guess!

    Posted 6 months ago on a Surface Pro 7 support story – 4 Comments

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    why can't I edit my posts :(

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    I found this suggestion as well The Snipping Tool may be broken according to Windows 11 users (windowsreport.c

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    Not on a domain pc

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    Seems I am not alonehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/report-an-issue/snipping-tool-cannot-open-windows-1

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    I should have mentioned it is only after the windows 11 update that the problem started

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    Snipping Tool

    I launch snipping tool and when I click new I see "A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping from opening. Refreshing your PC might help fix it." anyone else seeing this? any workaround?  

    Posted 6 months ago on Snipping Tool – 8 Comments

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    I am not hating it but having issues with snipping tool"A problem with Windows is preventing Screen Snipping f

    Posted 6 months ago on I like Windows 11 – 40 Comments

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    "There is one problem with the webcam, however: it’s never going to provide a flattering view of your face b

    Posted 6 months ago on Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Review – 55 Comments

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    "This success was also added to the information contained in our EU digital COVID certificate. Why the United

    Posted 6 months ago on What I Use: Paris 2021 (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    are there cons getting through a Carrier (such as T-Mobile) instead of buying direct from Google. I know it is

    Posted 6 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro First Impressions – 30 Comments

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    I make a lot of typos and some make me smile which I did when I read "tripe-tap" - I suppose you meant triple-

    Posted 7 months ago on Google Pixel Buds A-Series Mini-Review – 6 Comments

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    thanks for the useful response. your explanation covers the technical reasons well. As to the usefulness comme

    Posted 9 months ago on USB on Surface Pro power adapter – 6 Comments

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    USB on Surface Pro power adapter

    I am using the convenient USB port on the Surface Pro 7 power adapter, and I was wondering why it's only for power and not Data as well - seems it would be useful and easy to have it as another USB-A port on the Surface! Has Microsoft ever indicated why it is only power and not data as well

    Posted 9 months ago on USB on Surface Pro power adapter – 6 Comments

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    Android as a WiFi Relay

    I know I can configure my Android phone using the hotspot to act as a WiFi to Mobile bridge - but what if I want to create a relay that is WiFi to Wifi. Before you ask why would I do that - it is because I sometimes find myself in the situation where I have to purchase a single device wifi plan and I wish to share it with another device. I would like to install on my phone but use my computer with the phone to the paid for plan...   is there an app for that?

    Posted 9 months ago on Android as a WiFi Relay – 1 Comments

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    "What do you do with the ones who do not check their email regularly?" fortunately that is not my challenge. P

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    Can ChormeOS be run in a VM so I can test drive it on my Surface Pro 7?also is ChromeOS well supported for con

    Posted 9 months ago on A Tale of Two Chromebooks – 56 Comments

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    IF I were to get them to use the Calendar program, I would forever be their IT support. Email works and using

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    thanks - that was easy. bypass using calendar at all and just created a scheduled time to send an email with t

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    cool idea - something new to learn!!

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    I am working with a group of "mature" folks that do not use the calendar and I have to manually resend the rem

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    Windows 10 Calendar

    I have a recurring appointment in my Calendar (the Windows 10 built in one, not Outlook). I have a reminder set up I invited others to the appointment which I believe makes it a meeting.   I would like the calendar to send a reminder to all people in the meeting. Can that be done?    

    Posted 9 months ago on Windows 10 Calendar – 9 Comments

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    Windows 11 is Windows 10 Base 9

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 – 185 Comments

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    I mean Windows-V not Windows-C

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows: why is copy and paste unreliable?! – 18 Comments

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    Same here - Copy/Paste is one of the least reliable features in Windows. Too often, what is pasted is not what

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows: why is copy and paste unreliable?! – 18 Comments

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    Nice article Paul. We had to replace our Outback recently and went with a Plug In Chrysler Pacifica. It gets 3

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: Winter Weather Challenges (Premium) – 37 Comments

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    Had the same thought. FIOS stopped hosting my verizon.net email and moved it to aol. will my verizon.net email

    Posted 1 year ago on Verizon Sells AOL and Yahoo – 24 Comments

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    what is the sweet spot for phone size? I have a 7T and quite pleased with the size but cannot imagine going bi

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 9 Series Preview – 23 Comments

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    asking because I really do not know - but what development platforms are there for Android and IOS? do they st

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: March 12 (Premium) – 18 Comments

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    Would this also work with the Brave browser?asking for a friend!

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

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    The post was supposed to ask about the Connected Standby entry of "1185252:47:45"Why is that so out of whack?

    Posted 1 year ago on odd looking battery report – 1 Comments

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    odd looking battery report


    ok I give up - how do you do images again? I copied a link to a jpeg from OneDrive and get that broken image

    originally I pasted image from Clipboard and it appeared in edit window but once I saved it - it was gone


    Usage history

    History of system usage on AC and battery

    BATTERY DURATION AC DURATION

    PERIOD ACTIVE CONNECTED STANDBY ACTIVE CONNECTED STANDBY

    2021-02-20 6:12:08 1185252:47:45 6:52:46 0:00:05



    Posted 1 year ago on odd looking battery report – 1 Comments

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    Weird Battery Report

    I am monitoring the battery use of a new purchase to figure out how well it performs.

    what is with the odd entries in the Connected Standby times? Anyone else see this before?