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alejandro

Member Since Apr 2017

5 Posts
12 Comments
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    Google Allo
    By alejandro, 4 years ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Google
    alejandro Google Google 3 years ago 9 Replies
    Wink Hub for My Mom
    By alejandro, 3 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: First Ring Daily
    Category: Internet of Things (IoT)
    alejandro First Ring Daily Internet of Things (IoT) 3 years ago 1 Reply
    Cortana
    By alejandro, 4 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Premium
    Category: Microsoft
    alejandro Premium Microsoft 4 years ago 1 Reply
    Next Consumer OS
    By alejandro, 4 years ago
    12 Replies
    Forum: First Ring Daily
    Category: Uncategorized
    alejandro First Ring Daily Uncategorized 4 years ago 12 Replies
    Google + Microsoft Ecosystems
    By alejandro, 4 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Google
    Category: Paul
    alejandro Google Paul 4 years ago 2 Replies

    comment
    Thanks for the input! I will look into the Dell line!

    Posted 9 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, October 1 – 14 Comments

    comment
    Hi Paul, I am, what the kids would call a "knowledge worker." I work a full time job and have a side hustle. I

    Posted 9 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, October 1 – 14 Comments

    comment
    Same thing happened with my MacBook at about 6 months too. I read somewhere (9to5Mac?) that logic board failur

    Posted 3 years ago on So, My MacBook Air Died (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    When are you guys coming to Miami? Is there going to be a fan meetup?

    Posted 3 years ago on First Ring Daily 618: Purple Spyware – 3 Comments

    comment
    I remain so confused with what MS is doing with Cortana...

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launcher Gets To-Do and Sticky Notes Integration – 20 Comments

    comment
    The Win10 mess has pushed me over the edge to Mac....

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Is Putting Ads on the Mail App in Windows 10 (Update: Or Not) – 50 Comments

    comment
    i thought with those new headphones where would be some new Cortana push of some kind

    Posted 3 years ago on Get a Free Amazon Echo Dot With a New Xbox One – 3 Comments

    comment
    I recently switched to MacOS because of Win10....I just didn't want to deal with it anymore. I can't

    Posted 3 years ago on Replacing Windows? (Premium) – 0 Comments

    Forum Post

    Wink Hub for My Mom

    Hi Brad,


    My mom has expressed interest in adding some smart things to her house. Currently I have two Lutron switches installed to some outside lights so that they turn on/off at dawn and dusk. She also has a ring video doorbell. She is a longtime Samsung user, and doesn't upgrade her phone too often so I think that she will be on Android for the time being.


    I was thinking of getting her a Wink Hub w/ a Google Home voice assistant (although I don't think she's ready to talk to the house yet). Given that Android doesn't have a HomeKit-like system, it seemed like this would be a good way to go while maintaining the flexibility to jump to Alexa down the road if needed.


    Do you have any thoughts? I know that you use Alexa at home, but I understand that the Alexa app is awful.


    Thanks,

    Alex

    Posted 3 years ago on Wink Hub for My Mom – 1 Comments

    comment
    What is the difference between Kindle Unlimited and Audible, if Kindle Unlimited has narration? Which do you u

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday, May 18 – 13 Comments

    comment
    Still waiting on USB-C w/ Thunderbolt 3....this is the only reason I haven't upgraded from my SP4.

    Posted 4 years ago on New Model Shifts Hint at Surface Turmoil (Premium) – 0 Comments

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    Cortana

    Paul,


    I am having a hard time following what's going on with Cortana. Last week, your article about Microsoft denying that Cortana's already dead seemed to mean that the consumer-facing product that is Cortana today will essentially go the way of Windows Mobile. But on this week's episode of Windows Weekly you and MJ talked about the future growth of Cortana, and how the only ones that are upset are the ones that want to use Cortana as a consumer-facing product. What then is MSFT's coal with Cortana? What is the end goal with Cortana?

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana – 1 Comments

    Forum Post

    Google Allo

    Anyone use Google Allo? I was under the impression that it could send SMS but I am not having too much luck with it. How does this app fit in with Hangouts?

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Allo – 7 Comments

    comment
    As a "younger" MS enthusiast, I can say that I started following MS because of Win Phone. I used to love Win P

    Posted 4 years ago on First Ring Daily Live: The Calm Before the CEStorm – 5 Comments

    Forum Post

    Next Consumer OS

    W/ MS increasingly focusing on the enterprise, will another OS (e.g., Chrome or Mac OSX) dominate the consumer space in the near future (3-5 years)?

    Posted 4 years ago on Next Consumer OS – 12 Comments

    comment
    What is going on with SMS relay in Skype, and why isn't it in the people hub?

    Posted 4 years ago on Questions for 10/13? – 15 Comments

    comment
    I just saw you posted the How Cortana Can Survive piece. Thanks!

    Posted 4 years ago on Google + Microsoft Ecosystems – 2 Comments

    Forum Post

    Google + Microsoft Ecosystems

    I have been following your discussions on your abandoning iOS for Android now for a few weeks. I was hoping that you could speak to how things are going with your Google Home and other Google consumer services (e.g., Gmail and Android). I was really excited about the Pixel 2, but it would be the first premium phone that I ever buy. (I just recently transitioned to a Moto G2 Play from a Lumia.) I am particularly interested in the ambient computer space because, being so baked into MS myself, I am unsure if I should wait for the Cortana speaker or go all in with a new Pixel, Google Home, and maybe the Pixel buds.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google + Microsoft Ecosystems – 2 Comments

    comment
    In reply to jhoff80:I mostly agree with you. I don't really care either way about the gloss of paint and

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Announces the New Skype – 60 Comments

    comment
    I really want one of these devices. My primary concern though is, as it stands, whenever I say "hey Cortana"

    Posted 5 years ago on Here Comes the Harmon Kardon Invoke – 30 Comments

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