Thanks for sharing Paul and congrats anything like buying a second place wherever is a big deal with lots of p


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I would have thought there were higher priorities than this, sheeeesh.
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Thanks, Paul it would have to be said that it's been a long time coming waiting for a replacement for the trul
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Seriously what were they thinking
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You are completely out of order mate Paul isn't shilling for anyone, your comments are ill-informed and comple
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wow Windows XP has a higher percentage of users than Windows 11, which doesn't bode well for future takeup.
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Another excellent article Paul. What a pity Mark Russinovich wasn't put in charge of Windows instead of Sinofs
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Looks as though Lenovo have finally taken the hint about the control\fn key location. Hope this is the standar
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Excellent photo's Brad, stunning scenery there.
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Another excellent article Paul
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Agreed this is highly recommended, especially for suffering Windows 11 users
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Another excellent article in this series Paul. It's a pity that Windows Vista was barely useable until SP1 arr
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One would hope we get a vastly improved mail application for Windows 11 per Mary Jo Foley's post. Because the
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It was indeed. The Zune software interface with Windows was even nicer and made Apple's iTunes look second-ra
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This is just awful news, condolences to his family and friends
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Hey, this is a neat throwback wow 15 years, I remember following your 'what I use' posts regularly after readi
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Another excellent article Paul. I fee for Jim Allchin who seems like a really nice guy. Putting Sinofsky in ch
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You are correct, they don't as RAM chips are soldered on to motherboards these days.
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Another excellent post Paul, really enjoying this series of articles. In reality, was Longhorn a figment of Mi
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Good post Paul nice boost in CPU performance there with the nice addition of the AMD Ryzen chip's with some se
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I find this all very underwhelming, hope it improves from here on in because it can't get worse at this point.
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The hypocrisy from a company that mines and manipulates users' data day in day out. Couldn't happen to a nicer
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Welcome aboard Laurent. Look forward to reading your contributions to BWW Media Group.
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Another excellent post, enjoying this look back at tech history. Oh, what Windows CE might have been. You cert
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This is maddening especially after Google killed off the terrific Inbox and fostered this new mail interface o
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Another excellent update. Thanks for the heads up.
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This is a good result its important that AMD is doing well and continues to do well as Intel needs a strong co
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Another excellent article in this series. Can't wait for the next installment.
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Excellent, informative post Paul. The screenshots are terrific as is the food by the looks of it. Some beautif
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What a wasted opportunity. Android tablets could have been something special had Google put a little more effo
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Thanks for the heads up Paul. It will be interesting to see what we actually end up with when this is finalise
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Thanks for sharing Paul. This looks like a very good setup, I love the laptop stand, looks easily adjustable a
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Comprehensive review. That notch would drive me nuts so while the iPhone 13 Pro is a gorgeous device I will be
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Interesting numbers there, what is indeed startling is how many corporates, big companies still running window
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Well, some good news at least. I would have thought Microsoft would use the feedback from the Windows Insiders
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Thanks for the heads up Paul, is it correct that we are going to get android apps in next month's major update
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Excellent article Paul, really enjoying this series of articles. Anybody interested in the history of windows
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Excellent write-up Paul, the byplay between the Rock & Bill Gates is priceless.
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Excellent write-up thanks for sharing.
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I would agree really miss never combine in Windows 11, god only knows why Microsoft removed this useful featur
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Thanks for the heads up Paul. Great update to the excellent Start11 software from Stardock. Really useful new
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Paul is on fire today, and I agree with him completely, this stuff we use day in day out should just work, esp
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wow the numbers don't lie do they, staggering.
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Excellent post Paul, fascinating look back in time to what may have been with Whistler, the screenshots are gr
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That's true but then what is, the Zune software was so good, well designed, and excellent to use compared to t
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Thanks Paul, will check it out.
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This is bizarre from Google what's not happening with Pixel 6\6 Pro updates, there are glaring issues that nee
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Thanks, Paul. I would have to say this is a startling revision of the current XPS 13 model. The new-look keybo
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I would have to say that their inexplicable explanation of what's gone wrong with the update quite frankly fal
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lIt's the story that literally writes itself, as usual when it came to telling it like it isn't Microsoft wins
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Thanks for posting Paul worth a look back to see which articles had the biggest impact.
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I understand your frustration with the Pixel 6 Pro and can understand wanting to migrate to something which ju
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Thanks, Paul bugger US only what a pity this is a good deal.
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Merry Xmas Paul & Brad happy holidays. It's gonna be quiet without FRD for a while.
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After reading your post I would have to say that that is a debacle of epic proportions and clearly unacceptabl
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Excellent write-up Paul. There are some stark differences between the iPhone 13 and the Pixel 6. I would be in
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Paul will be interested in your experiences on the photography side of things going forward pixel 6 pro vs iph
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I have no issues with this in fact it's positive by Microsoft to move forward using a better option.
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This was an excellent episode of WW. You discussed the most pressing issues facing users right now and you don
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The underlying point here is it is anti competitive behavior and should be called out as Paul has done here, o
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Appalling Microsoft you can and should be better than this is the understatement of the year. It's like extend
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Excellent comprehensive write-up thanks Paul. This PC is just about perfect, although I find the func\control
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It's a small step back from the virtual cliff but a very minor one, at least there is hope.
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You make a valid point about Chrome, it is a major drain on CPU/RAM especially when running with multiple tabs
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This coersive control by Microsoft caused me to dump edge returning to chrome. Well done Microsoft.
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Excellent write-up Paul. I was very keen on the Pixel Pro 6 right up until I started checking over various rev
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Excellent news, I have used this program before and it's been very good, this is a useful addition to your win
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This kind of makes sense I guess but I wish Microsoft would come out faster on the front foot to address users
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Great screenshots thanks Paul
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It's just a shame that Microsoft has turned what was otherwise an excellent browser into a bloated mess and at
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Thanks again for sharing Paul, it's a credit to you that you have made this work in a productivity environment
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Thanks Paul excellent post. That you have made the laptop/kickstand combo work so well in your full-time job i
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Excellent comprehensive review Paul. I was so keen to get the Pixel 6 Pro but felt very conflicted after initi
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Thanks Paul another excellent read, always appreciate your insights on tech, Microsoft. We collectively hope t
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Good post Paul, I do like the mini pc form factor quite a lot. Currently using an intel NUC system at home whi
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hmm the timing is interesting given her first album release in quite some time , I do like Adele just sayin. H
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Fair comments, I would agree that Samsung is on the whole very solid across the hardware, design, finished pro
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As a follow up why oh why didn't the Google Pixel team go with the already proven far more reliable fingerprin
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Thanks for the update Paul. It's a serious issue for this particular phone as we were originally promised much
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I cannot believe Microsoft in all good conscience would go down this path. In what has been a PR nightmare for
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Good follow up post Paul. It is indeed anti-competitive behavior. What happened to love and embrace Windows me
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Paul, this is unconscionable behavior from Microsoft. You have discussed this major issue for all windows user
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always enjoy reading a post with Apples loses in the headline, makes the day so much brighter.
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Thanks for the post Paul. As I am close to purchasing this phone your article is both timely and a bit disconc
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Fair point Mike. Windows 8.1 worldwide usage is a tick over 3% presently. So Microsoft killing off onedrive su
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Great piece Paul. Your article was a bit like a throwback Thursday. We have have kind of moved on from this ty
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Another excellent windows weekly. Micah Sargent makes an ideal stand in for Leo when away. 2 hours of fun, use
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Amazing, Microsoft again telling it like it isn't.
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I paid for and installed this app on my windows 11 laptop this morning and can report happily it works extreme
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Excellent highly recommended.
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Excellent write-up Paul. This device has lots of appeal and the form factor seems excellent. Great combo of ha
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Excellent write-up Paul. Yes, forgetting to pack your European adapters was unforgivable but you adapted (pard
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Thanks Paul have been looking forward to your first impressions of this particular phone, early signs are inde
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Will that make Amazon a better corporate citizen, probably not. How about they start paying their staff\worker
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Yay FRD is back its been a slow week.
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This is a major update indeed. All sorts of goodness to be had here, nice write up Paul.
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This stuff beggars belief, what is one channel more worthy than the other, more telling like it isn't from Mic
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Thanks for the heads up Paul despite the awful pre-ordering experience lets hope the rest is smooth sailing. L
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Seriously what's with the notch, the apple lemmings will come running for this stuff. I would much rather have
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The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon is simply the most stylish business class Ultrabook in it's class. Excellent mix
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very mysterious little detail could be launching a new S series flagship otherwise nothing to see here
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Excellent thanks for posting Paul.
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Any figure of slight growth has to be a positive giving how market conditions have been over the past year of
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Excellent stuff love stardock. This will make Windows 11 more bearable and usable.
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Looking forward to this release have been holding out on getting one until now, the pixel 6 pro looks the good
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Good post PaulThe changes to fix Windows 11 you suggested are common sense and hopefully Microsoft starts list
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The hardware requirements for this new game don't seem too onerous. Look forward to getting this through Steam
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Good post Paul. It's really unconscionable that Microsoft should deliver Windows 11 half baked in this way. Th
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Good stuff I love stardock
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Good post PaulIt's a pity Intel can't develop a chip that would run Windows on ARM that could complete with an
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Any improvement to paint in Windows 10/11 is welcome. Any idea on when this will be made more broadly availabl
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The take up of Windows 11 after launch should make fascinating viewing, I think its going to be low and slow.
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The bump in display size is most welcome as is the updated connectivity. I know you have always been a big fan
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Looks promising
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Good proactive move here by Mozilla Firefox. This is really appalling behaviour by Microsoft forcing this abom
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Welcome Russell. Looking forward to your future contributions at BWW Media Group.
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Boiled down Windows 11 is not ready for primetime but we are going to get it out the door anyway. It's this ca
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Well done Microsoft for telling it like it isn't.
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Any improvement to fix\remove the awful bloatware\ads has to be a positive because you hit the nail on the hea
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There is no way to sugar coat this it's a shocker, as for being lumbered with any McAfee solution for existing
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Thanks for posting. Extremely happy that paint will continue on in Windows 11, I hate that paint 3D with a pas
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The numbers are staggering but when you consider how small of a footprint they have in the biggest market of a
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The move away from the excellent polycarbonate body to premium metal is interesting given the excellent feel o
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Excellent write up Paul, long but thoroughly enjoyable read. The food and the scenery around those cities look
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While any improvement is welcome the lack of a complete overhaul of the truly awful mail app\client is disappo
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some useful updates in there will be updating pronto
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This is good news have always been a fan of stardock.
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Thanks for the update let's hope this ends the nightmare :)
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This a great listen thanks Paul.
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Good post Paul. I have always felt that parallels was a far superior experience to that of the unwieldy bootca
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Interesting, have considered setting this up at home\office have looked at NordVPN and others this one seems q
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Excellent write up Paul. I hope you know that many of us readers appreciate the extra effort you put into your
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Good write up thanks Paul this might be ideal for thin client use going forward I can see the benefits dependi
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Now this looks a premium laptop at an affordable price. Look forward to your full review.
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Good post PaulIntel has some catching up to do when it comes to new chip design and implementation.
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That's probably true Mike but the staggering figures don't lie.
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Nice write up Paul. This is a pretty sweet system with all the hardware goodness one expects from a premium PC
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Thanks for the update. When Firefox first appeared back in 2002 I thought this thing rocked. I now see the wor
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Blimey Paul those specs sound ok for a high end\premium laptop. The display on that thing will be amazing.
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Interesting thanks Paul. The bezels on the display look widish at the top and bottom to me and I would have th
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Another good write up. Windows 10 seems to have been forgotten amongst all the hullabaloo surrounding Windows
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Excellent write up, love the headline. It's good to have the air cleared somewhat. To say Microsoft has droppe
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wow this is a seriously good looking laptop with neat design and excellent price point. Looks a winner, lookin
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The snap layout feature is extremely useful in my daily workflow so happy to hear that this will continue and
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I can understand where Microsoft is coming from with TPM2.0 requirement, the security stuff is important but w
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Excellent post Paul, the photo's are terrific as is the food by the looks of it. Fascinating place to visit. S
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Seriously guy's thanks for all the great content you have provided so far on Windows 11, it's much appreciated
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Fascinating post Paul. Thanks for the screenshots. Did the leak provide a downloadable ISO file with which to
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Interesting timeline there, makes sense when you look at life support cycles of other windows version as you m
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very cryptic
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Another excellent SAMS REPORT thanks Brad.
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All is right with the world again FRD is back.
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You make a valid point, we are blessed with many options around email\office I can only seeing this being a us
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An excellent layered article Paul, telling it like it is. There are a lot of us who do care deeply about Windo
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This device looks too unwieldy and too expensive for regular sustained production usage. The bezels are too bi
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wow that is a sweet machine. It would be nice if they placed a USB-C port on either side of the laptop. Agreed
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Another useful update to Edge which I am using as primary browser now, I find it somehow less intrusive than C
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Naming silliness aside I guess any improvement in performance is a good thing..
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Good post Paul I have always found this tool particularly useful for quick installs on new systems. Ninite.Nin
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Nice review Paul, when are we going to see 1080p webcams on these laptops it seems long overdue. These systems
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Unwanted and unloved Windows X disappears into the ether. Disingenuous post from Microsoft really.
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Good post PaulMicrosoft have the pieces in place to make this happen with some fine tuning and end user input,
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Excellent article Paul, with lots of food for thought. The decision is not as clear cut as we think.
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Underwhelming to say the least. Why Microsoft doesn't embrace the latest hardware for these premium devi
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Good wrap again Paul. Really enjoying your articles on the OnePlus 9 phones. You have dissected the 2 choices
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You have to commend Intel for putting up some serious money investing in future chip manufacturing creating lo
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The OnePlus picture has suddenly become a lot clearer
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They look extremely promising, look forward to your reviews on these new smartphones.
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A subtle clever dig at Apples always makes me smile. :)
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Useful improvements there, I am liking edge a lot these days works well without any major issues and regularly
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Much ado about nothing it seems. It's about time Panos started to lay out a timeline about the next major
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Nice review seem like a very decent system for the money. Not sure why they cannot have 16:10 display with the
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Well done an excellent 1,000th show of FRD, the ladies were terrific. That intro will take some beating Brad &
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Good piece Paul I genuinely enjoyed the comparisons so far in this fascinating head to head. There are similar
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Thanks Paul look forward to your full review but this system does indeed look impressive.
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Good post Paul sorry i missed this earlier, these new gen intel nuc's look great, really love the form fa
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Excellent write-up Paul. I believe after the failures of Windows RT10 S Microsoft simply has to make this work
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Excellent post Brad, we do see many more electric/hybrid cars now being driven around and have often wondered
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Thanks for sharing Paul a merry Xmas and happy holidays to you and yours.
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An excellent episode of WW great having Chris Capossela on his insights are always interesting and informative
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wow what a beautiful piece of hardware, adding the 3:2 aspect ratio is a step in the right direction finally a
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The most expensive air pods ever.
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In reply to craig_smith:at least yikes!!!!! there are so many other tech purchases you could make with that mo
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wow this takes this to a whole new level, over to you Intel.
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Good write up thanks Paul. This sounds like the sweet spot of the current Pixel range.
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Interesting development there, there are a lot of fans of the note which will no doubt be disappointed to see
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Thanks Brad another informative Sam's report.
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Underwhelming at best.
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Interesting numbers there, Xiaomi seems to have increased their footprint in the smartphone market quite
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Thanks for the heads-up Paul. Definitely worth checking out.
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This seems like a logical progression and makes sense from a technical standpoint. Definitely something to loo
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It seems that Microsoft can only dream about Apples success with their own hardware. Credit where credit is du
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Interesting development good post Paul.
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Excellent post Paul, lots of useful info there for us all to consider. In an ever more connected world we need
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You make some valid points in your post. There is nothing really measurable here to compare, Lots of bold clai
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What a pity as there is so much to like about this phone. Thanks for being candid about it Paul. High quality
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Interesting Paul this is a problem no doubt that should be solvable by simply making the onboard internal SSD
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Good write-up Paul. Having 1366x768 display on a PC of any kind now makes no sense. 13.3 screen seems not qui
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Apple being Apple still trying to hog the limelight. Interesting word bogart had to look it up:)
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This is excellent, thanks.
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wow that is simply amazing. Perhaps less slapping on the back and more to addressing real concerns of employee
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wow impressive set of numbers there. The significant jump in Windows Pro revenues is interesting particularly
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Good post PaulThe choices are many and ultimately not always easy to make depending on our individual requirem
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Good post thanks Brad. the performance over wired gigabit connections will I imagine always be a better experi
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Agreed, it rests with them.
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Nothing worse than the expectation of a shiny new phone replaced by useless coupons. Fedex of all the people w
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Good post Paul. The reality is you can probably live with 64GB storage at a pinch. I am surprised Apple didn&
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Let the game wars begin. Just wondering will you be reviewing the PS5 console as a comparison with xBox series
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Good review Paul. I got one for my nephew and he just loves it, the clear display is a big plus on these devi
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I too prefer YouTube music subscription to Spotify, it works very well.
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Thanks Brad that is what I call a pre-emptive strike. The packaging is interesting look forward to seeing more
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You can't help but be impressed with those amazing numbers, simply wow.
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I love what AMD is doing with these chips, from a pure value perspective they beat Intel's offerings hand
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Good post PaulThis is so long overdue. Outlook has been a complete mess for a long time, and when you work wit
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Thanks for posting this Brad it was indeed well worth a look, fascinating tear down there.
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Yep this is huge, I watch with interest look forward to your follow up post's on this.
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Excellent write-up Paul. This is exactly what I'm looking for. If it seamlessly integrates with your smar
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Its a smart looking watch nice clear concise display
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Thanks MehediGood to have you back posting articles for www.thurrott.com. This Pixel 5 has some nice improve
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Will 20H2 be the actual official release name for this update or is that still to be decided?
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Good piece Paul. He certainly has some 'out there' ideas/theories. Windows 10 is a fully mature OS u
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Thanks Paul for the heads up, I had pre-ordered a pixel 4a but as there is a delay in availability I will put
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Detailed and comprehensive review Paul. It's a shame the user experience is bogged down with so much dupl
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This is a pretty big deal anyway you cut it.
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Phew that was close!!!!
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Really good questions again and your image at the top of ask Paul is brilliant,
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This makes sense
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A wise decision which will be borne out as time goes by.
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Good solid write-up Paul. There is a lot to like about this phone I've been waiting with baited breath fo
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Hey Brad a refreshingly honest review of the Surface Duo. Well done the video hands on review is a great idea.
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Excellent write-up here Paul, with sidebar goodness from Dunkin'donuts. Microsoft 365 business standard a
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wow looking forward to your review of this gorgeous looking laptop
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Look forward to seeing how the new Xe integrated graphics performs in real world scenarios. The promise of imp
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Excellent write-up Paul. I really like the smaller form factor of this phone. I can live with the cameras on t
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I still find it hard too see why Microsoft want's any part of this. Apart from the regulatory nightmare a
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Thanks for the feedback
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Audible Plus seems reasonable value. Just wondering do you still use the Kindle for your reading needs, listen
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My earlier reply veered slightly off your original post which was about Apple at least showing some contrition
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In reply to lvthunder:Agreed the valuation of the company is based on it's share price and the total numb
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Another good post Paul highlighting Apple's absurd lust for power and control over smaller companies, dev
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And there I thought Apple was being a good corporate citizen. Their insane lust for money and power over all a
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In reply to wright_is:Thanks
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Excellent post Paul. After reading though there is more upside than down, yes its small but I don't reall
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This is just pure greed, we are talking about a $2 trillion dollar company for god's sake. Screw over dev
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Paul & Brad both in fine form again. :)
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Thanks for the heads up Paul will definitely check this out. Incredible really how much stuff comes down the p
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That's too bad. I remember when firefox first came out 16 years ago I thought this thing rocked, what a s
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Thanks for the write-up Paul. I am just wondering if a laptop stand incorporating a built in fan may assist wh
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Nice write up Paul. This does look like an ideal desktop replacement system with connection to 3 external moni
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Thanks for the heads up there, I'll be very interested in your thoughts on the transition to and experien
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I agree with Paul. I think to proceed with this deal would be a retrograde step for Microsoft. Leave TikTok t
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Thanks for the heads up Paul. I have a 2019 Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon and the May 2020 2004 update only just b
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Thanks for the post Brad. It's hard to see how this makes sense for Microsoft to do a deal (very risky) e
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I can't see any conditions under which this deal could come to fruition. Microsoft shouldn't touch
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Thanks for sharing this great piece about setting up your PC and cloud storage needs. Done right from the star
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Intel have dropped the ball big time which is amazing considering the resources & money they have had at t
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Ripper article Paul. Another excellent throwback piece the Nokia Lumia 1020 now those were the days, great pi
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The issue here is (as you pointed out) the loopholes need to be closed and laws tightened so that these huge c
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Another very interesting newsletter. I'm all for 2FA especially these days given the risks with online id
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The fact that some surface users are able to receive and install this update and many cannot should be of extr
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Thanks Paul.
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Those stats make interesting reading. Just wondering are those numbers ever broken down to desktops laptops pe
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Good post Brad. The changes to the start menu are welcome and from what I can see an improvement. The changes
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A fascinating episode of WW. If the MAC stuff in their keynote was not a hammer to the head of Microsoft to li
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Thanks
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In reply to john_m:Thanks for your feedback
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts Paul sounds like a good idea going forward. Mehedi will indeed be missed I re
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Thanks Paul for the clarification there. This confusing mish mash should have been cleared up sooner. There ar
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Thanks for the write up Paul. I listened with interest to your last 'what the tech' podcast with And
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Interesting development how well they achieve this will be fascinating. Just wondering would you say parallels
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Excellent post Paul I must re read your original article, you are correct in saying that no one thing/device f
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Good solution well done thanks for sharing. The cost of routing ethernet cables throughout a large house would
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Interesting stats there the sales figures for the Pixel 4 is surprisingly bad.
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Thanks gents really enjoying this series on surface. The book is a fascinating read and these video commentari
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Thanks for the heads up Paul
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Excellent post Paul Fascinating read.
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Well done MehediThis app looks good and will be an extremely useful tool for power users going forward
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The picture quality is startlingly good no doubt. The mono speaker is a strange decision considering its a fl
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Good post Paul you have hit the nail on the head they need to be aiming for mid-market not flagship sectors of
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Thanks for the post Pau. Some useful info there, I am a strong believer in 2FA keeping your PC as secure as po
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I thing your'e about right on with this one Paul. The Office 365 commercial version may make sense for a
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The tiles now just look clunky and too big, more improvement needed.
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In reply to wbtmid:I would agree its a logical way to store your files that way. Its strange that the default
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Good post Paul I think this is something we all need to be mindful about. We do need tracking protection ad-bl
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Thanks for the post Paul. This I'm sure is a discussion that must go on in many households regularly. It
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Good post Paul Microsoft really did takes its collective eye of the ball with Windows and we have seen the res
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Thanks Brad it's good to have some clarity
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Thanks Brad for posting this very enjoyable the surface story is fascinating to follow along
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Thanks for the post just one thing how much memory will be in these things I'm assuming at least 8GB+ of
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Thanks I got the spanish flavour blimey Microsoft what's up with this??
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Excellent piece Paul will remember Windows 7 with much fondness.
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Good post BradI think its a retrograde step for xbox not including USB-C /HDMI if that turns out to be the cas
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Thanks for the post Paul I feel your pain this is something I hope i would never have to undertake. What a nig
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Thanks Brad look forward to seeing more soon
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Thanks Brad good post have often wondering what mix of hardware/software you use
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Nice one Paul well done to yourself and Chris Caposella from Microsoft for this nice giveaway to readers. I am
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They also discussed Paul's hair which is fine by the way :)
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Excellent article thanks Paul. It's a brave new world out there and we have many choices.
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Sounds great thanks for the post Mehedi.
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Thanks Paul really looking forward to this make for enjoyable festive reading.
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Sweet machine Paul, look forward to the review but this is definitely a premium PC.
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Ripper post Paul lots to look forward to who said gaming on PC was finished.
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More naming silliness and continuing silence from Microsoft is a slap in the face really to windows insiderste
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This is good news indeed, we are getting there.
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In reply to jchampeau:They do indeed good point
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Thanks Paul. But honestly why do people use these unweildy security software suites when they are unecessarry.
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Thanks for the heads up there Paul these are indeed changes that are noteworthy and bear closer inspection. Yo
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Thanks for the heads up Paul this will be useful going forward. Nothing better than a clean install with the l
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lots of laughs and you guys ignite the video
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Great stuff Paul thanks for the heads up. Setup looks fairly straight forward.
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Great episode of windows weekly again this week with all sorts of good stuff about ignite. Loving the banter b
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Good post Paul. This is a massive win for Microsoft any way you look at it. I didn't realise that Amazon
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Nice write up Paul. The bezels on this device as you stated are still too big and a 14" screen while more desi
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Thanks for the preview Paul. I find it odd that there is no model with 256GB storage especially as there is no
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In reply to alexoughton:Thanks Alex wasn't aware of this good catch. Thanks for all the useful informatio
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Great stuff Paul thanks for sharing I've really enjoyed your recent series on the Intel nuc you've g
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Hi PaulThanks for another fascinating write up on 'Living with chromebook' I'm finding your art
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Thanks for the wrap Paul. What a pity these trade sanctions have put the kybosh and stunted to a certain exten
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Terrific thanks for the heads up Paul. Excellent initiative.
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Thanks MehediHP really have stepped up with their laptop offerings in the business sector. This looks particul
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Paul just wondering if this service will be offered to Asia/Pacific region countries as well. This format is C
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Excellent news hopefully once implemented takes us away from all the USB3 naming silliness
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Excellent result Paul. Thanks for sharing your experience with the intel nuc. You found a way through to make
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Good post. Have to hand it to Lenovo they are certainly creative and proactive in their hardware design. They
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Thanks again Paul for the further write-up on intel nuc I am seriously looking at this form factor as my next
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Thanks for revisiting the intel NUC. I can see the benefits and possible drawbacks to mini-pc and the smaller
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Thanks Mehedi very impressive leap in RAM performance there
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Thanks for the post Paul. Is this hopefully the start of Microsoft listening more closely to it's user ba
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Gorgeous piece of hardware Paul given a couple of minor caveats.
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Hi Paul nice write up this is a sweet looking bit of hardware. I would prefer the lower power core i5 with tho
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Brad resurrects the Compaq good luck
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Apple really is moving at a glacial pace on new iphones assuming the next models will support 5G also
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Excellent thanks for posting this Brad
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As you pointed out Paul slippery slope indeed where does it all end and unfortunately this has really ruined t
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Great read Paul another trip down memory lane
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Another valuable history lesson thanks Paul.
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Good piece Paul there is good and bad in equal measure on both sides but finally admitting that there were man
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Excellent post Paul Microsoft need to make good on their commitments to users and enthusiasts. Glad to see you
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Another good post Paul I am really enjoying this series of articles the history and background of this is fasc
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This was a bad mistep from Samsung considering what has happened before you think they would have learned some
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Thanks Mehedi goes to show Microsoft still has a long way to go on the communications front.
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Good post Paul loved the dog story you do have to be proactive to get a result and that's exactly what yo
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Excellent write up Paul. Summing up very succinctly where Gates went so wrong. Someone will no doubt write a b
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Thanks Paul for calling Microsoft out on their deplorable method of communication with their user base (or com
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OK Paul this is extremely interesting coming along for the ride which I am sure won't always be smooth bu
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Thanks Mehediwow that's some impressive specs right there
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Thanks for the heads up Paul this is a very interesting development there are already some benchmarks around t
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Excellent review Paul. Yes the cameras on this device are amazing and the photo quality is startling. Its a sh
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Good post PaulThe future for windows users is indeed interesting and while it would be nice to have some certa
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I got volume maxxed out, well done Paul given the awkward circumstances looking forward to tomorrow
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lol:) i can't lip read what was Brad saying
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Thanks Brad good post what a pity it looks as though we are still 12 months or so away from the reality of Win
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Apple has really dropped the ball on what is a premium laptop. Issues like this shouldn't exist at all an
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Thanks for the heads up Mehedi welcome back we have missed your posts
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Good post thanks Paul very interesting makes good sense just wondering if this has some significance for xbox
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Good post Paul. Microsoft has learned some harsh lessons over the last 10 years, an ethical way forward across
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Your'e correct of course Paul. The windows store is effectively irrelevant to both developers and users.
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Just wondering what percentage of Pc's worldwide still using Windows 8/8.1?
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Excellent post Paul I really enjoyed your cord cutting at times painful but ultimately fulfilling and indeed s
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Excellent post PaulWe have been waiting some time for a browser than can provide similar or better web browser
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Thanks Mehedi the design is quite interesting and looks pretty cool. At least the notch is gone.
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Excellent well done Brad
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Thanks for that post Paul. Its too bad about groove your solution seems like a decent compromise if not perfec
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Thanks for posting guys seriously good stuff
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Good post Paul agree with most of your sentiment here gmail is just awful and outlook a fested pile of junk. I
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Thanks Brad its a solid if unspectacular start for the new edge browser will be interested in yourself and Pau
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Cook is the complete opposite of Jobs a marketing genius. As you said numbers are his strong suit but where is
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Paul and Brad you are most welcome in Australia any time and yes our politics is a dog's breakfast.
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Good points aging hardware and the fact that the windows 7 update experience is a nightmare
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Seems fair enough to me your'e not exactly asking for the world, there should be a decent enough app out
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Thanks for the heads up Brad
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Thanks for the write up Paul. Yes it's a complete dogs breakfast. About to be made worse.
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Good post Paul yes Microsoft slow it down and get it right. Judging by the communication or lack of it coming
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Thanks for that unpacking Paul. There does seem to be some good improvements coming up. Is is possible windows
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Good write up Paul. Its quite amazing how they have reduced the bezel on this system, that keyboard looks amaz
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Good post Paul The headline says it all. Through the enjoyment of listening to and watching your podcasts and
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Good wrap Paul the standout here seems to the the surface numbers quite an impressive jump there.
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Very comprehensive post MehediThey're both gorgeous looking devices, I'm not that fond of the alcant
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well done Paul you have gone above and beyond with this i hope its appreciated.
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Thanks for the post MehediWow some of the specs on these phones are quite startling and it looks as though hop
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I'm a bit late to this but I really enjoyed reading your well constructed post on China rising, rising in
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It's good to see transparency coming from the top at Microsoft god knows its long overdue by why the non
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Good post Paul The end of support for Windows 7 will give chromebooks a slight boost while equally providing W
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I do like the dell XPS a lot but could never understand why they took so long to re position the webcam consid
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Thanks Paul for clarifying the issue, we live in a world of choices people if you don't like a product yo
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wow these new X1 thinkpads & yoga's look pretty cool, just wondering are the thinkpad's X1 carbo
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Good wrap Paul A lot of these items in your post seem to be generally heading in the right direction. I would
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In reply to madthinus:Good point I'd almost forgotten about Windows 8 yikes!!!!!!!
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Good post this really does show what a roaring success Windows 7 was after the disastrous Windows Vista releas
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Have to hand it to Panay despite everything that happened with surface he seems completely dedicated to the br
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Interesting list Paul but that screenshot at the top of your article looks like it dates back to before the wa
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Thanks this looks interesting primarily because I thought Nokia are so far behind the eight ball when it comes
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Good post Paul just wondering do you still use an Intel nuc their form factor seems highly desirable
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Thanks PaulWhat I am most interested in this coming 2019 is what Microsoft can do with Windows 10 on ARM with
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Good post BradYou have an interesting mix of tech. The surface book 2 seems to get a pretty solid workout and
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Thanks Mehedi good post there were many highlights in 2018 and this list is quite interesting and an indicator
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Very useful guide thanks Paul. Its such a shame that Microsoft has foisted all this unecesary ads/crapware on
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Very comprehensive write-up Paul on this rather gorgeous machine, HP seem to have hit a home run with this one
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Fascinating write-up Paul. Would it be fair to say that Satya is someone who gets it and is much more intune w
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Well done Brad have ordered a physical copy of the book as well.
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Good post Paul we have to remain positive and upbeat that Qualcomm chips will improve enough over the next yea
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Nice wrap there Mehedi. There is a lot of upside here and the improvements in spec will be most welcome when w
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Finally tipped over the edge you were pretty spot on with this one Paul. Only trouble is it's taken way t
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Excellent post Paul. Fascinating look back at the history and the future of Apple's transition to new ha
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You are quite Paul the experience is pretty awful. I found parallels provided a more improved performance and
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Congrats Brad well done looking forward to a good read.
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Not saying a whole lot there but given that smartphone sales across the board are slowing not all that surpris
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Good write-up PaulHave to hand to Lenovo they do make beautiful high quality laptops. I shudder to think what
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Well done Brad have per-ordered a digital copy today looking forward to a good read
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Good write up Paulwow this really looks a sweet classy machine with all sorts of goodness in it. You have I t
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Actually its not too bad
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It is inexcusable giving the huge resources Microsoft has at it's disposal releasing incomplete or buggy
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Good wrap up PaulBesides price the other letdown is these are 8th gen core i5 dual core not quad core parts wh
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Good article Paul yes kudos to Samsung for coming up with this look at the future of fold phone devices. Not s
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Excellent break down there Paul. The number's don't lie windows is still relevant and needed
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Good choice Paul sounds about the right specs for now and into the future. The phone is gorgeous and performan
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Agreed Paul this simply isn't good enough from Microsoft my PC rebooted after this latest update all my r
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This really is a dumb decision that makes no sense at all
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Very sad news vale Paul Allen
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Good write-up PaulYour assessment re system memory is correct 4GB does not cut it these days. There are pro
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Good write-up PaulIt's something we all need to think about more often but don't due to a 'she&
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Excellent post Paul I agree that they do their customers who still want the earphone jack a disservice with th
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Interesting post Paul cannot see the logic behind this possible move the obstacles and costs involved re windo
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Great wrap up PaulLooks as though windows 10 is finally back on track with some important and necessary update
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Good post PaulThere is good and bad it seems in equal measure but Microsoft could do a lot more to fix the awf
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Good post PaulWhile sets not happening quite yet is disappointing the listed changes are welcome. If Microsoft
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Good write up Paul I had never thought about using edge on mobile but certainly prepared to give it a go.
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Excellent post BradThanks for your candidness in opening up about the issues of anxiety it can happen any to
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Good review PaulHappy to give cloudberry backup a go. The feature set is indeed impressive.
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Good post PaulThis looks like a highly desirable device and the battery life sounds terrific. Will be eagerly
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Very good article Paul. The main underlying issues still seem to be Microsoft's inability to communicate
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Thanks for posting PaulGroupy looks seriously cool and makes so much sense having all your stuff better organi
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Good post BradYou have a unique if not unusual problem cloud data storage and backup dupllication which is ext
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Good write-up Paul indeed after witnessing both windows 7 & 8.1 running on customer systems recently it bo
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Very good well put together article Paul, thanks for dissecting all the relevant numbers there it does make in
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Good unpacking there Paul No its not perfect but its pretty darn good.
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Good post BradThis whole cord cutting exercise is obviously a work in progress but its great to know what prod
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This is a positive if cautious first step for always connected PC's running Windows 10 on ARM. I see a fu
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Good post PaulThanks for pointing out clearly why Windows 10 recovery has become a mess which it certainly is
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Thanks for the heads up Paul this looks like a good update will be following closely
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Excellent article Paul there has been enough wasted time already spent on what amounts to adding crapware to w
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Interesting development there one door closes another door opens and then gets jagged on someones toes. But th
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Good write-up Paul another sweet machine from HP with all the premium goodness you would expect from such a de
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Good post PaulIt does indeed make sense given Microsoft's renewed focus on consumers and that is a good t
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Excellent breakdown Paul of all the relevant MS numbers makes interesting reading. Is it possible for windows
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Good post PaulSounds like even dedicating a month to clearing the junk and clutter is not enough time to go t
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Good article Paul It does seem incredulous that a service you pay for gives you less than what you have with a
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Good write up MehediThe S8 & S8+models of the phone were probably the best of the high end android smart p
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Great write-up and video Brad. Nice quality components in that system. A pity that AMD threadripper system did
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Excellent write-up and summation Paul. Google play music, TV/movies etc is indeed laughably bad and quite fran
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Thanks for the writeup Paul. This looks like a major game changer in office development moving forward there h
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Hey Brad have you got the full spec on that new system of yours would be interested in all the hardware you ha
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Thanks for the heads up Paul going to get on this immediately Steve Gibson is one of the most respected foremo
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Ripper article Paul what a great little project tiny computer form factors are very interesting looking forwar
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PaulGood post. Credit where credit is due to Microsoft with what they have done with their surface hardware de
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Good write up MehediLooking forward to seeing how this new Dell XPS15 performs with the new 8th gen intel chip
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This is disingenuous by Microsoft using Intel chip/hardware vulnerabilities to get the rest of their user base
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Good write up PaulComprehensive with all options and features well explained, it is a real workhorse in every
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Good write up Paul Smart switches in conjunction with smart LED lighting is now hugely popular here in Austral
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Good post PaulAs they are the biggest chipmaker in the world by a large margin yes indeed they should be held
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In reply to brad-sams:Strongly agree with both your points, that is why I am disappointed to see that both the
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In reply to Mehedi:thanks for your valid feedback and yes Microsoft need to start their surface laptop's
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In reply to shameermulji:thanks for your reply and i agree with your point on the system memory and given the
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Hi MehediThanks for your post i have been wondering when Dell was going to release a new version of the XPS13
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Good post MehediThis decision by Microsoft is another opportunity lost like Zune before it. The zune software
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This can only be a good thing going forward as it will force intel to try and replicate what Qualcomm have ach
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Thanks Mehedi for the heads up this really isn't good enough from Apple who constantly rave on about how
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Thanks for the heads up PaulThis is simply not good enough in any way shape or form which is disappointing to
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Good write up Paul We should all learn to embrace change even though at times it tests us but we have to move
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Good post Paulyour honesty is appreciated, it's a pity as this phone does look pretty good.
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Good post PaulAn extremely useful tool for the IT Pro's arsenal. The steps/processes involved all seem qu
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Your'e pretty close to the money there, i don't anticipate there being a surface book 2 until early
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i believe this is a good move by Microsoft to dispel any perceived manipulation of users data by Microsoft giv
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Good post Paul yes indeed the future of ARM devices looks bright indeed with Qualcomm snapdragon processors po
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Yikes Paul you have your work cut out for you i have never seen such an array of switches dimmers and controll
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This all gets back to lack of & poor communication/marketing from Microsoft don't see anything inhere
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Good post Paul Now this is something i am really excited about files on-demand i could never understand why Mi
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Thanks for the heads up Paul this is all welcome news for us android users this stuff works pretty well now an
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You have some decisions to make and none of them very easy or straight forward i am of the believe that hard w
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this really is underwhelming and disappointing to say the least. Microsoft need to stop making announcements a
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Good post Paul. Microsoft's communication skills on the direction of Windows 10 going forward is abysmal
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wow that's quite a list. I was under the impression too that with the latest version of Windows 10 ver 17
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I would agree that this is slightly concerning although not the end of the world. For one you have multiple ha
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Good post PaulThis does sound intriguing and I am sure will peak interest in adroid users especially if this t
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Interesting post BradUnfortunately i don't see this happening unless they can provide a possible low end
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Yep I am afraid that Microsoft has missed the boat on this and its long since sailed which is a great shame wi
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Good postYou hit the nail on the head complete lack of any innovation and yes very boring. iPhone Pro makes se
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I'd be more worried about the mining of your data from Google and all that encompasses instead of overly
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In reply to MikeGalos:You make a good point in that while having only one connector option depending on your p
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This phone looks utterly gorgeous. I will have to re think as I was set on the samsung galaxy S8 but after loo
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Another good piece PaulIt's true we don't love our PCs anymore as you correctly point out its boring
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Very good post. Looks as though the hunt is going to take quite a bit longer. Your specific needs are quite va
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Good post PaulUnpacked you now get a better understanding of where Microsoft is headed on PWAs and the future
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And that's too bad as movie maker was indeed excellent combining all elements seamlessly
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There is a clear resounding message for everyone with this ransomware attack backup your critical data regular
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Great post PaulNow this has got me excited as it should enthusiasts everywhere. That you can run all your apps
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HP really seem to be getting it right with their hardware systems aspect ratio and screen resolution are inter
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Never been able to get excited about Opera but this latest release looks impressive
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Good post PaulWhen you are paying big money for a premium device as surface pro is you expect the best hardwar
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The improvements especially around the new PDF features built into edge should be welcomed improving its usabi
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Good post PaulIt isn't perfect and its not a product designed for everyone but then it wasn't suppos
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Well kudos to GoogleGmail for acting quickly to stop this in its tracks from what could become a major issue f
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Oh you guys are hilarious and i love the shirts.
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I'm afraid 4GB of RAM doesn't cut it these days. 8GB RAM has to be the baseline at that price point.
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Great post PaulI have been a regular samsung galaxy phone user and after reading your first and second impress
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Good post PaulYour points are extremely valid, at this point in time what we have with edge simply doesn'
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Interesting PaulI agree they need to go USB-C now not later in the year they have a winner on their hands and
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Microsoft's reliance on the windowsoffice cashcow over many years saw it lose it's focus on mobile c
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This is clearly a work in progress the benefits of keeping your PC up-to-date and running problem free is uppe
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Good article Paul. For sure work life balance is not an easy thing to achieve but you sound as though you have
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Redstone 3 does indeed look far more interesting than the creator's update. Great news about placeholders
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Now that is a good idea. Pity it's US only. That would make setting up a new phone a more seemless exper
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i can't believe you are writing it either i must say these phones do look pretty darn impressive. Bixby l
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It seems WaaS needs a lot more work before it can be considered as a positive thing more like a diservice. I d
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Excellent post Paul all windows users should be worried by the direction this is taking and Microsoft is trave
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Nice write up PaulThe specs on this system are indeed impressive. I use a late 2016 XPS13 which runs beautiful
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Good looking machine but why do you need an old school vga connector on the adapter full sized display port wo
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That's extremely disappointing to say the least. Microsoft's continual flip flopping and continued m
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Wonderful news Paul Mary Jo is someone many people in the tech industry have a lot of respect for she has fitt
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Looks a sweet machine with enough grunt for a productivity or light gaming. For removing the superfluous apps
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Good stuff looking forward to thurrott now. Didn't you say meeting Brad was the best thing that ever happ
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Thanks Paul for this blast from the past Windows ME was very much maligned and criticized heavily but it did i
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I would have to agree the recovery, refresh, restore functionality built into Windows 10 these days is first r
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It's hard to get excited about these devices as they seem quite underwhelming when it comes to not only softwa
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Sorry to hear that you had to cancel your trip and hope that Brad is ok.
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The issue is of course big companies and corporates do move at a glacial pace when it comes to OS upgrades eve
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Good post Paul
There are too many models of surface book, USB-C is the future and this should be a given along
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Hi Paul
What a pity as this was such a useful suite of apps. Microsoft could have kept WLE suite updated over
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Well done gents you made me laugh with your video of all the silliness of CES which seems to grow bigger each
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Have to agree Paul. Why should customers using windows home be penalized this is wrong and its called discrimi
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Feel for you Paul what a nightmare. Let us know how you get on hopefully your next flights on time and you get
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Thanks Brad this is a sweet machine with all the goodness you would expect from Lenovo still prefer the black
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It sounds like an arduous experience Paul with exhaustion being the end result of it all. Agreed a PC only foc
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Thanks for that post Brad a couple of months ago i bought an XPS 13 and it runs beautifully cannot recommend i
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Yep i think flash has well and truly reached its use by date its become a security nightmare, in this case rig
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Yes got this update through this morning and it did seem to take quite some time to download then install. Any
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Very good wrap there Paul on the major events of windows 10 this year. Microsoft shot themselves in the foot a
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Yikes that was super impressive, performance and speed in equal measure. Microsoft have made the right moves s
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This really is a pretty big deal and what is old will hopefully become new again. I really thought windows rt
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Great post Paul
This is upbeat positive news and the future seems exciting again. Microsoft's being proactive
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Good post Paul. I would agree this is a gorgeous ultrabook\tablet i recently purchased a dell xps13 which work