bluvg - the vax/anti-vax questions will only reach a Thurott level comment when the vaccine is nano-bots each


derylmccarty
Alpha Member Since Jul 2016
0 Posts
77 Comments




Subject | Posted By | Forum | Category | Last Activity | Activity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
comment
For those of us who are of more mundane and plebian tastes, I was and will be smitten with anything Scott Bric
comment
I could not hazard a guess what the 'right' numbers should be for AMZN...but 2.9% seems low. But recall that
comment
I went through the same thinking process when I got the Laptop 4. How am I going to live without a couple of
comment
Both ATT and Verizon options appear in the MSFT store ordering along with old sim etc.
comment
Unfortunately, the 449 issues also torched my windows sign-in app. Neither the camera nor the use of my pin w
comment
Well, I have to admit that this is the first time that I have truly bricked a PC, and I bricked my Laptop 4 i7
comment
I am with crunchyfrog. I have owned 'em all and have settled on the LT4 (plugged into a monitor and a Dock 2)
comment
does the print spooler issue mean only the printer (laser or the old dot matrix) or does it also mean PDF prin
comment
Same as mclark2112 on my Pro X...smooth and so far glitchless.
comment
Paul,You and your newest Premium guy jj, are on a good path here. Win11 is going to be just fine and the TPM
comment
The Grease comment....Brad you are so fired.
comment
"It's just a movie" - what? Perhaps there is a class with which we lucky husbands are unfamiliar, where
comment
Paul and BradYour words and asynchronously my dollars are saying exactly the same thing. I am a Surface nutjo
comment
In reply to wright_is: yep, which is my point about the current costs of logistics and communications. If wha
comment
In reply to Chris_Kez: I fully understand the your point. But your expamples are what does that and virtual
comment
In reply to richfrantz: Strangely, I WAS with Paul and you from about 5 yo to my mid-20s. All because I took
comment
Paul, naps are now a bit of heaven not a punishment for 5 years olds. Learn to love them, then get more effic
comment
HB Paul, PEN PEN PEN, pls. But I am old too. But the Pro x or small Surface laptop taking notes in excel in
comment
Win64 vs Win128. The non-mathematical comparison twixt Bill Gates' 640k and your 16 exabytes comment is
comment
Surface Duo question that you may want to look at first and then answer next week. What are your experiences
comment
Okay, I am going against the flow. I listened and read Paul/Brad, Mary Jo, and even our Windows Central frien
comment
I'm with you. I can't seem to get used to a laptop KB for long periods. A couple of days in a hotel
comment
Paul, what helped me at 75 is a sleep number (with a high number) and the nightly sore back/hip just doesn
comment
In reply to wright_is: aha! So with your comment about wind, I re-read the 8G standards and in paragraph 4,6
comment
Paul, good posts today. But when I got to your post under Thin Clients to ErichK I had to snicker at:"And tha
comment
humm, slight difference on my SB3 twixt Paul's pic clarity and brad's..in full screen. it is like t
comment
As I recall you got an SB3 a week or two early. Are you going to be doing a review, or is Paul? Or did I jus
comment
Will (555): Even further back. I spent two years in the mid-80s accumulating $2500 in cash to buy the finest
comment
I am retired military...way retired. So at some risk (75). Went to the commissary yesterday for the weekly s
comment
to a_seeker. I cannot over-emphasize Paul's comments about pillowed batteries on the SB. My SB1 pillowe
comment
I also bought the Pro X for exactly what you described...a middle ground tablet that I can sit on the couch fo
comment
Meaning SB3 or some of the other devices promised for the Spring delayed?
comment
Good news, Paul! You are evincing signs of vast accumulations of birthdays not income.Seriously there does co
comment
righty tighty, lefty loosey
comment
Check under the "hood" (lap stand) and see if there is an SDXC slot please.
comment
I agree that the Surface Pen is already compatible, but not easily carried around in such a device. (Nice wha
comment
It is probably not in the specs for tomorrow's announcement, but if/when the LTE version of Surface Pro o
comment
And will it include the new AX Wi-Fi ?
comment
consider the "larger version" foldable as a school device, not K-12, but higher ED. It would resemble a book
comment
In reply to BeckoningEagle: My first service too in 1987. It did not work well during the day, but when the
comment
WP7Mango,I learned to program first using FORTRAN IV. Pretty basic, small “b,” but it did teach me on
comment
Two things: if you time your business right will you be able to drive down to Paris and catch a world cup gam
comment
In reply to craisin: Piker - my first was in Fortran IV in 1966, with my almost 74 year old fingers only NOW
comment
Great idea, eagerly awaiting installment one.We can't know where we are going until we learn where we
comment
In reply to will: Except for my Yeti coffee mug, there is little on my home (and only) desk that isn't Su
comment
I am in the (very very) slim minority. I only use Edge and IE before that and did so without a doubt. I was
comment
Two errors jgoraya: TI-8X should read TI-(3 through 8)X and 90s should read mid to late 70s. Ahh, but did I
comment
When Jeff Bezos reads this, what is to prevent him from buying or coding a "cast" app a la Audible and use the
comment
Truth in advertising: I am a Surface nutcase. I bought (on the first day in each case) direct from MSFT with
comment
/sarc IF the 100 or 1000 HoloLens (1 or 2) US Army contract objectors want to cause trouble, they are going a
comment
build ## is 500 number change. 18836 up from 18334
comment
sigh, one eats McNuggets because of the BBQ sauce. No one even knows what is under the fried breading.
comment
Good discussion...but question: could Intel actually be saying that they fluffed it with the market timing an
comment
Humm, I signed up. I have been doing Insider or Beta for MSFT since 98 and Me, so I am aware of risks; but th
comment
(sarcasm alert) I know, for most of us it was hard to tell if Paul had an opinion about Edge/Chrome one way or
comment
hum, what many of you seem to be saying is that WaaS is not Windows as a Service, but Windows as a Sandboxi -
comment
In reply to wright_is: geez, and here I thought that I was the only one on earth who thought Windows 2000 was
comment
Ok, got the Amazon notice last night that my pre-order was available so I downloaded the Kindle version, paid
comment
FYI - Panos Panay is a Cypriot, Panos is a first name therefore...
comment
In reply to brad-sams: got it! already on pre-order from Amazon (Kindle). Technical question...when you do
comment
Since I am a nut job for Surface products as an original purchaser of all except pro 4, 5 and 6 (which got usu
comment
Paul - there are not enough dittos in the English language to express my agreement. Thanks for the reminder t
comment
I wonder if the Chinese "spy chip" fiasco will affect Chinese-manufactured Lenovo's sales in Q4.
comment
Damned good Feedback discussion! As a long time Insider and a long time Windows 98 and subsequent Beta tester
comment
dumb question 468.3. Brad, when you had the headset on and were fiddling with the noise cancelling features,
comment
About darned time...now about the 10nm? MSFT and Intel, here is the short-term goal: 2019 H2, SB3, i9, 5GHz
comment
In reply to navarac: My O365 borked on startup and first run of 252. After three tries to open Outlook and wi
comment
WIP - I've been an Insider since Oct 14 officially but a beta tester for Windows since and including W98.
comment
Paul, as you can see from the comments, you have hit a chord. So, perhaps it may be worth it to revisit the p
comment
Google vs Amazon vs ?? Recall that Sears, using the epitome of the tech of the day (paper catalogs) was liste
comment
Thanks, Paul. Personally, a timely article. While I am not much of an Apple fan - exception: the Apple II GS
comment
Have the same problem with my SB2 256. Hold button for 10-12 seconds and nada. sometime doing it a second ti
comment
First the caveats: I am a Surface and Microsoft fanboy! (Actually, I am closer to an Surface nut job and firm
comment
Paul - As you might expect my "updates" looked the same as yours. But the obvious duplicates in numbering, da
comment
I come from a long military background. What we discovered over several millennia across every continent is t
comment
Paul, okay, I fully admit I am waaay retro...old fashioned may even be closer to the mark..."dinosauric" even
comment
In reply to jr.flynn: Let me posit two possible reasons for the "unexciting" Build 2018 presentations. ONE i
comment
In reply to mhanch: Are you telling lies, because if you are they are WOPRs. BTW we cannot call it Skynet a
comment
In reply to Daekar: Or worse: Shanghai...from which you can't escape the risk, but in Washington risk is
comment
In reply to ianhead:Cat people object, but are willing to compromise. 1803 (RS4) is Poodle, 1810 (RS5) is Aby
comment
Agree 100%, in fact it's a primary reason I stick with SP3, SB1 and SB2. At home with the SB2 as my prim
comment
Dammit Brad, this article made me think and on a beautiful, warm, rare sunny day just 30 miles from Redmond.
comment
The immediate advantage I see to a USB-C form-factor Surface power supply at this juncture is as a second sour
comment
In reply to maethorechannen: Concur, EXCEPT, it's only the "wrong" team to some (mostly the media and Pa
comment
I did have the "issue" (problem, no so much) but the correction using Power Shell worked the first time. I di
comment
Me too, me too! (The old kind of "me too" not the new #metoo). Paul is the only internet content for which I
comment
Dammit, Paul! I hate it when we agree 100% because that makes me a curmudgeon too. But the good part is that
comment
In reply to dallasnorth40: you are "write", Word just works, but there are times when I yearn for a simple ve
comment
In my case I can envision two personal digital assistants names: a standard "Yo, Cortano" (my high frequency
comment
In reply to mattbg: I agree, tripping is not an issue. But accidentally taking my SB off the desk to go on t
comment
Nail on the head, Paul. I am also one of those MSFT nutcases who absolutely trusts Surface Products and Windo
comment
In reply to Nickel:Strangely I figured that out later on the same day I wrote the comment and I am a day one b
comment
In reply to Nickel:Can't wait to order and get this 15 inch jewel. I had hoped that this next version wo
comment
I got the same response a couple of hours ago, then took a nap and am back tried again and 17017.1000 is insta
comment
Paul, your and Brad's mission, should you choose to accept it, is to: (a) interpret the language of the
comment
In reply to edboyhan:Haven't got the color streaks, then again I use an external AOC screen for most of t
comment
In reply to mbsnl: you got that right brother. An SB with LTE (optional), thunderbolt, performance base, i7-8
comment
In the military, where I spent 30 years, there is no room for lying since someone's son or daughter is at
comment
I have owned SP1, SP2, SP3 and SB1 all without mechanical quality issues, save one. As I reported to Paul one
comment
In reply to wright_is:and in old English no less. I am impressed. Paulo (for another week) already sold me o
comment
Geez, Paulo. Who can concentrate on your electronic, iOS or VPN rambling when your food pics are out of this
comment
Good article. I fully agree that we insiders could help 10S or most any other software by using it and report
comment
Some great points, Paul. Am currently in the "looking seriously" mode and the Laptop is looking to edge out t
comment
for hrlngrv. I fully understand your point, and I could have been clearer in my writing. ORLA is a predictive
comment
Agree with Darek...reparability is not part of my computer buying decision. Certainly reliability is, but tha
comment
MSFT, IMHO, is and will "always be" a software company. Software sells, devices come and go. Where hardware be
comment
In reply to red.radar: What's "ink"..LOL
comment
I am listening to Build live, none of the presentations thus far shows any fear. They are stepping out and goi
comment
In reply to Narg: I also think that the Surface Connect is not a flawed product. I like the mag hold, especia
comment
Agree with several of you that the SB is the finest computer I have owned. I do use the tablet and pen a fai
comment
I see these commercials as a continuation of the Mac vs PC ads of, what, a 1000 computer years ago: an a
comment
In reply to tremblaymax: More than "just to be fair", the build quality and feel of the SB is the best t
comment
Paul is about right. MSFT seems to have Apple pixel envy. But is that a bad thing? No.
Go ba
comment
You hit the nail on the head. I love my SB. Alas I am one of those weird folks who did not have al
comment
Paul,
You covered the “whether a Surface phone” or not pretty fairly. There are in fact plus