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ggolcher

Alpha Member Since Jun 2016

5 Posts
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    Excellent Google Fi Promotion
    By ggolcher, 3 months ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Google
    Category: Hardware
    ggolcher Google Hardware 3 months ago 1 Reply
    Slippery slope for Office?
    By ggolcher, 5 months ago
    30 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Office
    ggolcher Microsoft Office 5 months ago 30 Replies
    Band Refunds happening
    By ggolcher, 3 years ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Wearables
    ggolcher Microsoft Wearables 3 years ago 6 Replies
    Too many CES articles
    By ggolcher, 3 years ago
    19 Replies
    Forum: Community Feedback
    Category: Hardware
    ggolcher Community Feedback Hardware 3 years ago 19 Replies
    Open Source for OS Lite?
    By ggolcher, 3 years ago
    11 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    ggolcher Microsoft Windows 3 years ago 11 Replies

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    Congratulations!

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    Using pen and paper for early design iterations is a UX best practice. Low fidelity iterations are cheaper and

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    Live captions is a big deal to me. English is a second language in my home and having captions helps us a ton.

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    I work for a software company that is all-in on the Microsoft stack. While most products are excellent (Office

    Posted 2 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, March 4 – 12 Comments

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    As somebody who has a Pixel and dual-sim, be aware of one thing: dual-sim disabled Hold for Me and Google Assi

    Posted 2 months ago on Where the iPhone Falls Short (Premium) – 39 Comments

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    Excellent Google Fi Promotion

    Hi! My wife and I were looking to replace our aging Pixel 3s with Pixel 6s and stumbled upon this promotion for Google Fi: https://www.laptopmag.com/news/get-the-galaxy-s21-or-pixel-5a-for-just-dollar299-with-google-fi You can get the Galaxy S21 for $500 off (starting at $299) or the Pixel 5a for $150 off (also starting at 299). Other phones are likewise discounted (except the Pixel 6) This changed the value equation for us, and we decided to get one of the discounted phones. While we would have gotten the Galaxy S21 since it's a steal now, it's lack of e-sim support on Fi means it doesn't support dual networks, and that is a deal-breaker for us. We then got the Pixel 5a. If you're on Google Fi and looking to change phones, it's a good time to do so right now.

    Posted 3 months ago on Excellent Google Fi Promotion – 1 Comments

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    Hi Paul!Now that Microsoft is making the preview of Android App support on Windows 11 more broadly available,

    Posted 3 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, January 28 – 6 Comments

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    Paul, your decision to drink Topo Chico (visible in the background of the photo with the drink) is 100% de rig

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    Slippery slope for Office?

    Hi everybody! I distinctly remember how Windows 8 started adding ads to Windows, first innocuously and then more egregiously in Windows 10 and 11. This is what Paul very brilliantly labeled the "slippery slope". Well, today I noticed the following button in the new UI for my paid subscription to Microsoft 365: Clicking on it opened a series of screens with ads for Office products I may or may not have: While this is not super concerning right now, as it's out-of-the-way and innocuous, it's easy to imagine how this can eventually become abused. This seems to me like the beginning of that slippery slope in Office where a product I pay for monthly is serving me ads and that scares me. What do you all think?

    Posted 5 months ago on Slippery slope for Office? – 30 Comments

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    I am part of the Dropbox camp. I had originally tried OneDrive since it was included with Office 365, and it g

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    Thank you for your share, sekim!For the price differential, Paul has convinced me. That being said, I really a

    Posted 5 months ago on Ask Paul: December 3 (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    Hi Paul!Thank you for your very thoughtful, in-depth answer! You exceeded my already-high expectations for the

    Posted 5 months ago on Ask Paul: December 3 (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    Hi Paul!I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!My wife and I have had Pixel 3 phones and it's time to change them

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    This is unacceptable. 100% unacceptable.I hope they get sued, pay billions in fines, and people get fired over

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    Christian, you are a clearly a great person.

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    WhataboutismRoku-integrated devices may have issues, but that in no way detracts from the validity of Roku's s

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    I've run into this issue in Excel and it's aggravating to no end. I had to change mouse-wheel scrolling to scr

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    Paul, I think you nailed everything. I would add three big ones for me: Don't combine taskbar items. I am find

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    I installed Start 8 and ModernMix when Windows 8 was first released and it made Windows 8 tolerable.I didn't n

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    I installed Windows 11 in the Release Preview channel, and the taskbar and Start menu are seriously underwhelm

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    I wasn't aware of that service! I'll give it a shot and see how bearable the latency is.

    Posted 9 months ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365 – 59 Comments

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    I would love the Mac version of this.I have to run a Mac for work for just one single app. If there was a Mac

    Posted 9 months ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365 – 59 Comments

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    Hi Paul!Windows 11 was announced this month, and the changes made in the various Insider builds since then hav

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    Another Nova user here. It's a great launcher.

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    Hi Paul!Thank you always for the great content and to tirelessly make simple what many companies obfuscate.My

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    Tried it out and disabled it. It's too dense and doesn't fit with my workflow.

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    Whataboutism at its best

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    Hi Paul!I'd love to ask if there were any posts of yours that you expected to be on the list and weren�

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    Hi Paul!A bit ahead of time, I wanted to wish you, the Thurrott / Pertri team, and all of your respective fami

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    I would argue the initial product positioning of the XBox One (media center rather than game machine), and the

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    Happy birthday, Paul!

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    Oxford comma FTW

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    In reply to conleyt:Same for me, I had that issue and it got fixed with a reboot.

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    Bose has announced it's new (and long overdue) products https://www.bose.com/en_us/shop_all/shop_all_prod

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    In reply to wright_is:My company is a US company, that's where things get really complicated.

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    Any thoughts on the US-EU Privacy Shield getting struck down? https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/tech/us-eu-privac

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    Knowing the transition for Mac to ARM, the coming ability to run iPad apps on Mac, and the fact that the new c

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    I know the main point of the article was the new writing focus, but I more so took away the great appreciation

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    Thank you for your immense generosity Paul and team!Happy Holidays to all!I'd love to win any of the devi

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    One thing I recently discovered is that you can buy entire seasons for pretty much any show in Amazon Prime Vi

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    Thank you for your response, I found your analysis very insightful! As usual, you did not disappoint.

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    I expected and looked forward to an analysis from you about Brin and Page stepping down at Google, and Pichai

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    Regarding Moving a custom domain to Outlook.comAnother option is to consider Exchange Online (https://products

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    Super generous, thank you!

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    https://www.chromestatus.com/features/schedule says that the current version in beta (77) goes stable in early

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    Thanks for taking the time to provide a thoughtful answer!

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: August 9 (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    Why do you post Short Takes on Petri and not on Thurrott? It's mildly inconvenient having to go to Petri

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    I would like to win a Huawei MateBook 13

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    Hi Paul!Wondering about Windows 19H2. Dona and Brandon mentioned that "[Microsoft] will begin releasing 19H2 b

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    If you decide you can stomach Outlook, try this: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync?visit_id=6369414497

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    I have serious buyer's remorse with the Pixel 3 knowing that the 3a came out. I feel burned by Google as

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    I do it all the time too. If it didn't force a page refresh when I go to fetch them back it would not be

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    I'm trying to edit the original thread text, but Thurrott.com gives me an error on submit :( Anyway...U

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    Paul, with all due respect, I'm not thrilled with the article title as it's a little bit click-bait-

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I did not get an email detailing how the process would go or that I would get the refu

    Posted 3 years ago on Band Refunds happening – 6 Comments

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    In reply to NoFlames:The linked article states it's all Bands, but the refund for Band 2 is higher.

    Posted 3 years ago on Band Refunds happening – 6 Comments

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    Band Refunds happening

    Hi everybody!


    I wanted to share some information to y'all so you're ready and aware: Band refunds are happening. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, read this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4467073/end-of-support-for-the-microsoft-health-dashboard-applications).


    I know this because I got my refund recently. I don't know if it is happening gradually or all at once, but it's happening.


    Anyway, I got notification from Microsoft at all, so it's easy to miss what is happening. Basically it'll occur over three steps:


    1. You'll get an email inviting you to Microsoft Payment Central.
    2. Once you fill out your information, you'll get an approval email.
    3. Finally, you'll get a deposit to the bank account you provided Payment Central


    So yeah, terrible communication from Microsoft as no info was shared about process or timelines. Initially I thought it was a phishing attempt, except the links were clean and it mentioned me by name. For several days I was confused and had no idea why Microsoft would invite me to Payment Central. Eventually I figured it out. Nonetheless, I got bonus money I wasn't expecting before their announcement relatively quickly, so I'll give Microsoft a pass. ;)


    I hope this helps!


    Thanks,


    Gabriel


    PS: For the site admins, I'd love to upload photos of the process, but the site does not let me attach photos. That's an opportunity for a good feature in the future.

    Posted 3 years ago on Band Refunds happening – 6 Comments

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    Here's a possibility:Microsoft may start testing Windows versions earlier and function akin to Office.Win

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    The proper response to the radicalization of the right brought about by Donald Trump is NOT the radicalization

    Posted 3 years ago on Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, and Google – 149 Comments

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    Hi Paul,With Calculator going open source, what do you think it means for other Windows apps or even larger in

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday (March 8) – 12 Comments

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    *sigh* Texas is excluded

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant’s Duplex Feature Expands to More States in the U.S. – 9 Comments

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    Is this the beginning of open sourcing all Windows apps?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Is Open Sourcing…Windows Calculator – 27 Comments

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    I still use my Band 2 and will very happily partake of the refund. That's extremely generous.My Band neve

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Microsoft Band Apps – 42 Comments

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    Maybe I'm old fashioned and out of touch, but I just don't see the value or attractiveness of a fold

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    Maybe I am the exception, but I actually like having 2 Windows releases per year. Now that being said, I would

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    I own a Pixel 3 and it generally works well, although the battery is wonky (sometimes lasts forever, sometimes

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    Hi Paul!Thanks for the opportunity to ask a question.With your experience, I wanted to ask you about Home Swap

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    This really moved me, made me cry. Thank you Microsoft for doing the right thing in this case, irrespective of

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    The blog post says: "We have locked down the inbox apps in 19H1. These “lite” versions of the inbox apps a

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    In reply to SherlockHolmes:As a European, I disagree with you wholeheartedly. Paul is one of the few US-based

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    Paul, thank you for going above and beyond with the giveaways. Know that for every person who complains, there

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: January 11 (Premium) – 32 Comments

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    Surface GoSurface Headphones

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware – 2088 Comments

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    Thanks everybody for your responses and opinions

    Posted 3 years ago on Too many CES articles – 19 Comments

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    Too many CES articles

    Hi!


    One thing I have always admired about this site is that you guys don't provide fluff to inflate the number of articles you post. Some other sites upload up to 3 articles with a copy-paste of a Windows 10 Insider build announcement. That's ridiculous and you rightfully call it out.


    Well, I think there has to be a better way to present all the CES hardware articles you're posting. Maybe a daily hardware announcement wrap-up article or live blog or something. They are all essentially related and not all do merit their own separate article, right?


    Just my two cents. :)

    Posted 3 years ago on Too many CES articles – 19 Comments

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    Spotify won't play any local playlists (created with my MP3) on a smart speaker, only online playlists.Lo

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    Office 365

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    In reply to arbaz:Spam

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    I'm very surprised Edge going Chromium didn't make the list

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    In reply to rbwatson0:Sorry to hear that. I hope you are able to address that. For what it's worth, that

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    I cannot stress this enough: if you are in the US you should enroll *all* of your phone numbers in the Nationa

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    I assume it's risk vs reward.Preparing code for open sourcing is not trivial, it takes time and effort, w

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    I absolutely pin to the Start Menu lesser-used items and pin to the taskbar very frequently-used items. It wor

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Thank you for you reply!You seem skeptical of the theory that there is actually a si

    Posted 3 years ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    You can disable them in Settings under Promotions, but indeed it's ridiculous.Paul, it's the Intel G

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    Hmm, what if it is a Linux-based OS? It would seem like heresy one week ago, but after that shift, it's a

    Posted 3 years ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    Open Source for OS Lite?

    In Ask Paul y asked Paul what he thought Microsoft's next bombshell announcement may be. He thoughtfully offered Windows. That woould indeed be game-changing!


    AnOldAmigaUser expressed the potential security challenges of open-sourcing Windows. Heck, even Paul says that the magnitude of doing this would be well nigh impossible. I agree.


    But this got me thinking: what is Microsoft were to open source their rumored OS Lite? It won't be called Windows and will be substantially scaled back. Would that be more of a possibility?


    Paul or Brad, would you have any information about this?


    Posted 3 years ago on Open Source for OS Lite? – 11 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:Ok, fair point. Let's think beyond: What about the new upcoming Lite OS?

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    Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, Paul! I appreciate the thought you put into it. Open-sour

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    I got a Pixel 3 in December, literally the day the December update arrived that fixed a ton of the issues (it

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    It seems with Satya Nadella in charge and Windows having new leadership that Microsoft is no longer hesitant t

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    The thing I really want from Sticky Notes is to not have it take up space in my taskbar. It's ridiculous.

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    Not necessarily. I would look at the Skype example: there's a Win32 version of Skype, an identical UWP ve

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    Don't worry, it seems you'll be able to use Edge on Mac as well, so it's all good ;)

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    In reply to wright_is:Actually, there was no such thing as an iPhone 2 or 3After the OG iPhone they moved on t

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    In reply to CompUser:You're totally missing the point. The visceral reaction is not due to LibreOffice or

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    Actually, Google Fi had the same promotion. I got a Pixel 3 for $600 being a Google Fi customer.PS: It's

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