Great article.
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I was an exclusive IE user until 2015 when I switched to legacy Edge, then of course on to Edge Chromium after
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They should partner with Microsoft for a small and reasonable set of agreements to permit the Xbox app to have
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And no, you cannot convert a family plan to a business, though both are great for the right needs / use cases.
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BitTitan MigrationWiz. I'm a 365 admin by trade and have done a few Google-to-365 migrations for SMBs. It's de
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Heh, even before reading the article I was just going to reply to the headline with "Yes, yes it is" but Paul
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Heaven forbid they change Recommended to Recent and show recent docs! Ugh.
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Ahh the good ol' days! :D
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I guess after buying Symantec a couple years ago Broadcom wants to throw even more money away!
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Yikes. As I've said countless times, Windows 11 would be fine if the UI were complete and it didn't have featu
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If you expand the executable in the Processes tab you'll see several. At least I do.
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Now if only they roll back NCE requirements for 365, etc... :)
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Edit - look at the processes when New Outlook is running. Lots of WebView2 (which I believe is an Edge compone
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I'm running it now. It's...a decent web wrapper? 365 OWA is great, but Outlook Desktop has some features I use
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Me too!
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Exciting! Congratulations.
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Edit - (FD: I am an HP reseller as well.)
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After having been backordered for forever I just got mine this week, it's sitting right here. Seems solid, nic
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Sounds an awful lot like Windows 11 - less features than Windows 10.
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Oh Sinofsky. I only saw him talk I think once or twice over the years and man, someone from Microsoft should g
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Two words: Cobra Kai.
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Good. Now Squeenix can focus on Final Fantasy.
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Heaven forbid they actually listen to their customers instead of being engineers who just want to change thing
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Good for Elon, good for Twitter (and their shareholders), and by golly it's good for 'Murica! :D
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Well said Jeremy Brett :D
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+++ This. Why engineers and software devs think removing functionality from an iteration of an established pro
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Yes, these changes combined with the NCE stuff will probably make for some pretty unhappy partners for sure.
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I remember back in the day the celebration when the company I work for made the leap from Silver partner to Go
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I really think Pat knows what he's doing. Smart to bring fabs back to the US (even though it'll take some time
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This. Businesses are not pleased with Win 11; it's fine but not as good as Win 10 was for their users.
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Microsoft used to do this - custom email domains for "pro-sumers" and those who just wanted the Outlook.com ex
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To be certain, I encountered this too back in the day. Apparently the SP3 (but not S3) had known issues with b
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I read the comment when it came out last week and thought to myself, "this guy just wants to be trending." It'
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"And it’s real. When I switched to the iPhone recently, I was immediately congratulated for making the switc
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Looks like a solid unit. Nice!
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"I want to use tools that work and meet my needs."+1, totally agree, and for me, my iPhone is that tool. I don
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I read the entire page! :D
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Interesting. I wonder what happened.
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Agreed! Teams Essentials would be better priced at $2/user/mo., because Basic adds to that functionality so we
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"My expectation is that Intel (and perhaps AMD) will adopt enough ARM-like characteristics in their x86-based
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One thing to remember is that this is still a pre-release version. In a way it's good that they've been able t
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Having dealt with their "ilk" in previous Surface generations, you had me at "Intel- (and not Marvell-) based
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Gotta admit...I kind of want one!
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Steve's always a fun guy to be around for sure!
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Well, I think the answer to your question might be "yes." I doubt Microsoft wants to invest in maintaining sup
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I have to say - I am not a fan of the newly-redesigned Paint in Windows 11. It is slower to open and has much
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I would believe it. To me, Microsoft could easily say Internet calendar subscriptions are reserved for busines
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Yes, this method (for clean installs) along with the Microsoft registry key (for in-place upgrades) basically
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Yes, in this case the OptiPlex 5050 has TPM 2.0 but 7th Gen i5, which is unsupported.
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I used the registry key and upgraded an OptiPlex 5050 (7th Gen Core i5) using the retail ISO without issue. Wo
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Good first impressions. One comment on the USB-A plug on the Surface AC adapter though. I've found those to be
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Great article and step-by-step breakdown!
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It's funny, I thought I was alone on this thought, but you're exactly right - 2012 R2 is usually way faster th
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Nice!
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Paul's a great and fair reporter. But I might take a bit of issue with the headline. It isn't really a flaw in
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Virtual cons are hardly worth attending. That's the fun of cons - meeting up with people, refreshing, and lear
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For the folks who are a bit rattled by the price increase it's worth pointing out that Microsoft 365 Business
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Thanks. Can we get the original post @ MSFT?
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"UPDATE: Since writing the above, I have installed Windows in Hyper-V on the Firefly and attempted to fix
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So far a solid unit. I configured one for a college freshman hoping it will make it all four years. Specs, spe
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You almost need a storage unit/studio where your reviews can take place, a la LGR on YouTube and others. If on
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Big fan of vaccines but not a big fan of employers removing individual's choice(s).
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Yes, exactly.
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While it (Win365) is pretty cool and nice to have, it's nothing new nor amazing - it's just what Remote Deskto
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I'm one of those few. Thankfully, it can still be enabled and still put above the ribbon. Mostly for obscure c
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Thanks for the quick review. I'm looking into this for an incoming college freshman.
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I'm running Win 11 Insider on 4x mobile devices but no desktops yet. Works well, interestingly, on my oldest l
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Nice find.
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Just got the new look. Thank goodness they decided to keep some of the color options, blue for Word, green for
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Me too; Windows 11 Insider & Office 365 Insider, on the Beta channel, version 16.0.14226.20004 (2107) and
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To me it makes sense to include the 7th gen of Intel chips. But what about the poor 6th Gen - this means my ga
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I have fond memories of testing the NT 5 alphas & betas, and then Whistler after it. I even remember the d
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Right; sort of to my earlier point about second keyboards. They could easily clean up and simplify the OOBE ex
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Some easy logic could be applied programmatically - if language at first selection is English US, skip second
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And Paul, I expect rounded corners on every screenshot from now on! :D
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Why, oh why, does it ask one to select a second keyboard during OOBE? That's got to be the biggest waste of a
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Dang. I bet MSFT is ticked with the leak.
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I've been beta testing the iOS version for a while. Works well except when the beta iOS SwiftKey (now a Micros
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Looks like it's basically a web port of their Microsoft Math app for iOS. Which works great BTW.
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Nice. Good to enjoy travel again.
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Interesting, I too thought to myself while mowing the yard last week while listening to podcasts that "Hmm, th
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I too particularly dig the look of it, but the price/performance trade-off makes it a no-buy for sure.
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@bluvg - you're not crazy, I've experienced it (really in Chromium Edge) myself. It's like CTRL-C didn't actua
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Don't you mean "a dank future"? :D
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Homsar! :D
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Nice. That is all.
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I believe Intel's choice to build new fabs will prove financially successful in 5-10 years times. Particu
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In reply to blue77star: Nice!
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I saw Notepad in the store a few weeks ago. Neat, I suppose...
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Fingerprint authentication doesn't get enough love. I've been using it as my primary source of login
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It is a stellar laptop. I've sold and set up several and there are reasons business keep coming back to t
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Had it happen to two business customers that use Kyocera printers (copiers). Uninstalling resolved issue.
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Nice review and looks like a nice product. FYI the power adapter is the same in use by current Lenovo mini des
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In reply to kingbuzzo:Correct, it was. Microsoft Sync I think died off around 2013 or so.
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Funniest article headline yet!
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We use it, although not much. Instead we do meeting requests between family members to get it on everyone'
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I'm a casual Halo fan, otherwise it could have been a console seller. But for the PS4, I bought it for Fi
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I remember when I beta tested Windows Whistler - what became XP - it had different themes too, the one I recal
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For what it's worth this is a fantastic idea for Microsoft. Like Paul said, Bethesda is home to some incr
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And if you want essentially the 840 but with the added number pad on the right, enter the 850. Both great, gr
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EliteBook 840's are my go-to laptop of choice (I sell them) and I use them. It's a perfect travel co
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Nice they let their Platinum Partners know this... :D
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In reply to yaddamaster:FYI - to weigh in, I do (have a gfathered custom domain) and each year when I renew it
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Years ago I had a server (and domain controller!) at home, but ditched it for OneDrive. Particularly now with
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Happy Late Birthday Brad!
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I've got an SP5 (aka that one generation that was just called "SP") and I'll check it tonight and se
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The big question to me is how is Apple able to do this as well as they claim? That is, I know Apple makes exce
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Frankly just yet another reason Intel is setting itself up to fail. Tbolt is fine (good even) but using the sa
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Sweet Peter, that seems like ages ago. But then it was only 15 years ago which...wasn't that long. My how
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Yeah way old though, screenshot isn't even of new Edge! :D
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I would expect you're right, Paul. Seems that it's wise to delay it, retool it, then ship when ready
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The only reason I play on PC is for trainers. That and keyboard/mouse support. But mostly trainers. :)Edit: I
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I'm very frustrated that you shared this once-premium post with everyone. :D Nah, just kidding. The kindn
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Hated it the first time I saw it. Thought it was entirely unnecessary and further clutters up what used to be
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Big fan of the el-cheapo Bluetooth adapters, to interface with PA systems, sound boards, amps, and the like. M
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Oh, Windows 2000, my old friend. I beta tested it for our company of about 500 peopl
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2002 instead of 2020?
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In reply to lvthunder:I would disagree. It is an "involved outsider's" point of view about a platform he
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Wow. This ^^ +1. Well written, Paul.
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"...thanks to constant GeForce driver updates and the like."Truer words have never been spoken!
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Sign me up for the giveaway! Thanks.
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Nice!
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I don't understand Xerox's brinksmanship here. What's the point of trying to bully the company
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Nice. Thanks
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Hahahahahaha! <ahem> - hahahaha! I know Google fears xCloud, but man, they should have waited until they
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In reply to Stooks:I just wish it had that sweet new logo already! :D
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Completely agree. Outlook Mobile on Windows 10 would be more than ideal - I live in Outlook but could easily a
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As much as it is unpleasant to admit, Dona needed to move on. Hopefully the program can actually start improvi
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Yes I too feel the same. And I've had dinner with the Windows Insider team (Dona too), but Windows isn�
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"Finally, the sleeping giant had awoken, and Bill Gates cast the gaze of his Sauron-like eye firmly on the tin
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In reply to hrlngrv:You mean Excel. :D
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Not letting Broadcom buy/acquire/mergewith Qualcomm was a mistake too. Broadcom has shown they're much mo
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Definitely a win for Apple and MS. In my opinion, Apple needs MS as much as MS needs Apple in order to compete
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I tend to agree. Visual inconsistencies across the platform make it seem fractured, fragmented, and not cohesi
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Ignite is a blast, all the way back to the TechEd years. I go to Inspire these days, but man, good times at Te
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Gorgeous unit. I'm a huge EliteBook fan.
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What about upgrading from 2x 960's in SLI configuration, on a first-gen i7? Worth it? 1080p gaming only (
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Daikatana icon! John Romero's going to make you his b**** - what a lousy tagline (and game!) that was!
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Surface GoSurface HeadphonesUgly Windows sweater (Extra-Large)
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Office 365 Xbox Game Pass
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This sounds like a fantastic concept. I often have a lot of windshield time and would love Outlook iOS to auto
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Office 365 Xbox Game Pass
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I should point out that technically their icon listed for Word 2003 is actually the icon for Word 2000 and XP.
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Interesting. Sounds like a good read.
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Sounds like a smart transition so far.
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365 Home/Family is the best $100 you can spend all year. Latest Office apps on all my household devices? Yes p
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I'm still bummed that Microsoft didn't permit press at Inspire (partner con) this year. I miss the l
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Been genuinely thinking about a Casper for a while now. Just might pull the trigger. Even though it doesn'
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Top-volume Cortana at setup, quipping about "a little sign in here, a little WiFi there" makes me want to run
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Hallelujah indeed!
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Can't see article in Edge 1803
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Nice. Blackmagic makes some good stuff, big fan of the ATEM line.
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In reply to Tommy:Yeah; since my current Microsoft mouse is every bit twelve years old I think it's due.
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Got mine coming. Been waiting to replace my Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 for a long, long time.
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It sounds like just a continuation of the work Intel did with ATI before AMD bought them. HP and others sold P
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Been using OL.com Premium for over a year now. Beta tested it. Told MS had three excellent use cases - and all
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Just seems right along with what you've been saying, Paul, that Windows 10 S' store-only apps design
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I suppose that's what happens when Marketing shows up to the product planning meetings. And though I thin
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Been using Ubiquiti stuff for years at businesses; I'm in fact certified in it. Like it so much I install
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Wouldn't the Amazon Windows 10 Store app be a PWA of sorts? It's pretty bare-bones and appears to be
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OK, I'm going to make myself sound like a fool, but...but...I've been using IE since day 1, and just
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Highly recommend. Have done it for my family domain, my dad's farm domain, and my in-laws with a vanity d
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In reply to lordbaal1: So did I until I remembered Blue Whale Web. :)
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Some comments. Technically, many of the features in ME debuted in Windows 2000, including hibernate support. S
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My 2016 Sony Bravia TV had in massive lettering on the box "PlayStation Now!" Just plug in a controller (serio
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In reply to jimchamplin:
That would, in fact, be an excellent idea.
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In reply to GeekWithKids:
You can (I did). Just have the recipient (the other outlook.com account) click the l
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One additional gotcha (I beta tested Outlook.com Premium for the last 9 months and deployed several). Make sur
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In reply to MattHewitt:
It is. Reinstall from the Portal and it'll be there.
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WOW looks neat
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Windows Hello is great. I've been using a WBF fingerprint reader since WBF support was added in Windows 7. Exc
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In reply to SherlockHolmes: FYI - Jeremy Brett was the BEST Holmes, and I do love Benedict Cumberbatch too. :)
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That's a good question. I've got a few out there with Premium with custom domains (I also beta tested the feat
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I still have my old LG Quantum (WP7 with hardware keyboard), as well as my old AT&T (Cingular HTC) Fuze (8
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Agreed - the MS Authenticator app is just fantastic, and makes the will to enable 2FA even more compelling.
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What a world we live in, eh Paul! #longlivewin2k
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Agreed, good look back. Man the 1020 sure did take lovely pictures in its day. :)
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Still though, as much as we like to lament the Sinofsky era, it did produce Windows 7 as you've mentioned, Pau
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Kind of a stupid name on Surface Dial though - does remind me of soap. :)
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Anyone else experience the Outlook app crashing the entire iOS shell when using the Word Flow keyboard after u
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Picking up BF1 for PC just for the single player campaign. Can't wait.
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Wonder what Windows 8-style apps the NFL is running on them. Odds are they haven't been updated since the Win
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In reply to glenn8878:
Agreed on that end - while Win10 has some good new security features one has to wonder
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Security is one of the reasons 365 is such a better suite of products than Google Apps or whatever it's called
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And like the rest of us soon-to-be-former Windows admins, I don't want to live on this planet anymore! Paul is
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“I’ve been here for a long time,” he said, “and I’ve only seen one oxygen readin
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Yes I think it would be cool. But the site is pretty functional as-is, though I tend to "enjoy" reading from a
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What an interesting read. I'd like to point out (to some intrepid reader ten odd years from now) that I too ha
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Wow; brings back memories. I loved the NES, especially getting it after having an Atari 2600. Mind-bogglingly
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I like the stereo audio - cool! Brad on one side, Paul on the other; feels like I'm right between 'em. :)
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Sad as it is, it's probably best - MS can focus on what its better at, versus making a wearable that no one wo
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Hooray Premium content. And Paul is great on podcasts. I particularly enjoy him lamenting about the old days w