Perhaps I'm the only one here that is so used to MS presenting the same thing 3-4 different ways and constantl


gsmith-plm
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In reply to bdollerup:
Everything that I have seen done in UWP/WUP apps has been really basic. That woul
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I hope MS does better with this than they did with their "certified professional" courses back in the 90's.&nb
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All the digital assistants still seem to be a bit of a solution looking for a problem - at least to me.
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While I understand Microsoft's desire to continue to muddy the distinction between Updates and Upgrades, versi
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Interesting comment from Chris Caposella from Microsoft, "...Windows 10 is a service..." I guess that ma
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Paul, I have to take issue with your statement that the cloud is "...the correct way to store this kind of inf
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Regarding backup... This is a never ending but ever changing topic and it's one that I've struggled with
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In reply to Waethorn:
Everything is a fad until it's not.
When CD's first came out, they were considered
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I know several people who have "cut the cord" and I have looked at this myself and the costs involved are extr
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In reply to lordbaal1:
When you say, "But I'll bet you can still use touch on non touch apps.", that implies t
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In reply to lordbaal1:,
I do, in fact, use a mouse and keyboard most of the time. But then why spend all
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Your first decision is whether or not a Surface is right for you. I own a SP3 and it has completely fail
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I want to like OneNote - I've tried. But it really leaves going, "Meh". The UWP app is very limite
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There was a time, long ago, when Microsoft told developers that they should make their apps as self contained
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The MS version of "Just The Tip"...
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I just had a look and the only thing that shows on sale is the i5/4/128 for $800 plus $50 for the TypeCover
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So now, after the election, they decide its time to clamp down on the trolls?
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Years ago, someone (Dell?) sold an ultra thin that had no CD/DVD or ports and a limited battery. There w
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Isn't this the 3rd time they guaranteed they fixed this?
If this is, in fact, a real true fix then good - I ha
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Not sure about that two years business. I've certainly been using Microsoft Garage Mouse-Without-Border
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In reply to burog25c:
I've always had mixed feelings about this and I don't think that there is any solution t
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An operating system without programs/applications is useless. So, unless the OS creator is going to be t
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For many, it's not so much the issue of dongles as it is the issue of port types seeming to change every coupl
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All the AI's - whether on a phone, a computer, or a little gizmo on the table - suffer from the same problem.&
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In reply to MutualCore:
I'm curious about that myself. I use an old version of KeePass and have no compe
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Given that there seems to be no clear path forward for Win10 Mobile, this may be too little too late. Th
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I'm wondering if the Surface Pro 3 is long for the marketplace as well. They show as out of stock in the
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The problem I see with Cardboard is that you have to get one that fits your particular phone or it can be prob
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I bought a Surface Pro 3 with cover, pen, and dock in July 2015 - call it 16 months. Since that time, th
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I sort of agree. They are good for wide spreadsheets and for having two programs side-by-side. The
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In reply to Narg:
It's not that other OS's don't have issues, they just tend to be smaller. Windows is a
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Aspirational is good. Aspirational sets goals people are willing to strive for. But there's a reas
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I can't help but wonder if they are falling into the trap Apple created for itself in releasing new hardware s
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Woop-di-f*ing-do! Come on Microsoft, is this the best way you can spend your R&D dollars? Is t
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I think Paul already mentioned this in a prior column, but I'm not sure I see any real value in "diluting" the
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I have not been a gamer for many years now and I'm not a fan of 3D movies so there is very little about the wh
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Brad, regarding the whole phone vs tablet vs laptop (hybrid) issue...
I understand that you, like many people,
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I'm not sure that the PC is dying as much as the line between a PC and a non-PC device is becoming increasingl
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I'm not sure what Amazon has in mind in removing the UWP Kindle app but there are two different Kindle apps fo
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For those old enough to remember, there was something called programmed learning and it's varients. One
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There's been a lot of push back over the changes in the AU and those discussed for the future of WinPro.
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If I may be permitted a digression - all hardware issues aside, the entier Surface line seem to be based on a
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I'm not enamored of anything that depends on an internet connection to work, but that's not to say that there
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I can see no advantage in MS building another Echo clone as Google as doing - that just makes them the followe
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The advent of low cost NAS devices has certainly changed the market, but it still depends on what you use a se
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I have found very few (significant) changes in capablity since Office 2010. I looked long and hard at up
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I've used one form of computer or another since 1972 and for most of that time, computers have been driven by
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Will this nonsense ever end? Everything coming out of Microsoft for the past 18 months has been at least
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I started a very similar thread over at WindowsSecrets and there were a number of replies from long time Windo
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The problem mentioned about unwanted screenshots happens to me from time to time with my Surface Pro 3.
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Simple is almost always better.
The new format is not simple.
Therefore... Nuff said?
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The DVORAK keyboard rules!!! Long live DVORAK... <snigger>
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The problem with placeholders is that there still needs to be a simple way to move files that aren't stored lo
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TechnoBill Wrote: "You can upload an entire terabyte of data to OneDrive and not sync a single bit of it."
Yes
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wbhite wrote: "Office 365 on the consumer side is, I think, a no-brainer" - Not necessarily. It's $70 per year