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jbinaz

Alpha Member Since Aug 2016

15 Posts
356 Comments
Upvotes 86%
Downvotes 14%
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    Outlook.com add contact button
    By jbinaz, 4 months ago
    14 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    jbinaz Microsoft Microsoft 4 months ago 14 Replies
    Author Jack Carr using a Surface to Finish his next book
    By jbinaz, 7 months ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    jbinaz Microsoft Microsoft 7 months ago 0 Replies
    Invoke firmware update
    By jbinaz, 1 year ago
    14 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    jbinaz Microsoft Hardware 1 year ago 14 Replies
    Odd text editing behavior in Edge
    By jbinaz, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    jbinaz General Discussion Uncategorized 1 year ago 0 Replies
    The iPhone 12 Pre-order Process was not Good
    By jbinaz, 1 year ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Apple
    Category: Apple
    jbinaz Apple Apple 1 year ago 5 Replies
    Amazon Music on iOS
    By jbinaz, 1 year ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Apple
    Category: Apple
    jbinaz Apple Apple 1 year ago 0 Replies
    RSS feed not working
    By jbinaz, 1 year ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Support
    Category: Uncategorized
    jbinaz Support Uncategorized 1 year ago 4 Replies
    Grammarly on Thurrott.com?
    By jbinaz, 3 years ago
    15 Replies
    Forum: Support
    Category: Uncategorized
    jbinaz Support Uncategorized 3 years ago 15 Replies
    Anyone installed Chredge?
    By jbinaz, 3 years ago
    32 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Microsoft
    jbinaz General Discussion Microsoft 3 years ago 32 Replies
    Interesting feature on new Edge
    By jbinaz, 3 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    jbinaz Microsoft Microsoft 3 years ago 0 Replies
    Groupy
    By jbinaz, 4 years ago
    11 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Microsoft
    jbinaz General Discussion Microsoft 4 years ago 11 Replies
    My Review of the Harmon Kardon Invoke
    By jbinaz, 4 years ago
    19 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    jbinaz Microsoft Hardware 4 years ago 19 Replies
    To Invoke or Not Invoke
    By jbinaz, 4 years ago
    40 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    jbinaz Microsoft Hardware 4 years ago 40 Replies
    Can you use Edge as your daily browser?
    By jbinaz, 4 years ago
    45 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    jbinaz Microsoft Windows 4 years ago 45 Replies
    Dumped Groove for Amazon music
    By jbinaz, 4 years ago
    12 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Music + Videos
    jbinaz General Discussion Music + Videos 4 years ago 12 Replies

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    That's a good way to approach it as well. I shouldn't have to do that, but it does work. Thank you!

    Posted 4 months ago on Outlook.com add contact button – 14 Comments

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    Wow! Thank you for the reply, and I hope you didn't spend too long looking for that solution.So utterly dumb t

    Posted 4 months ago on Outlook.com add contact button – 14 Comments

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    Outlook.com add contact button

    I'm seeing weird behavior in outlook.com (personal, not corporate). When I'm on the people page, there's no add contact button. I had to add a contact on my phone in the browser there because I couldn't find the button in the desktop browser on outlook.com. There's supposed to be a button, but I don't see it. I tried in Edge, Firefox, and Chrome. Anyone else seeing this behavior, or am I not seeing the button?

    Posted 4 months ago on Outlook.com add contact button – 14 Comments

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    Didn't the EU pass a law that would require a standard connector, basically forcing Apple to switch to USB-C?

    Posted 4 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro First Impressions – 101 Comments

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    Civil discussion and spreading misinformation are not mutually exclusive. One can be quite civil while spreadi

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    In what way? If vaccines reduce the severity of the illness and likelihood of death, they do that for you, and

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    You say getting a vaccine reduces the chance of contracting the disease and severity if you do get it, then wh

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    Paul is welcome to believe and write whatever he likes; it's his name on the site. But comments like that are

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    Vaccines protect you - not others. The vaccinated might be less likely to spread it because they are less like

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    My daughter had an an Xperia years ago and LOVED it.She's now on board the Apple train, but she loved that Son

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    And they also don't have a monopoly position (at least in terms of market share) on the desktop, either.

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    Cheap Trick puts on a great show. Saw them in California maybe six-ish years ago.Those are some great photos b

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    The tyranny of the small, outspoken minority.

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    It's funny to me how old and clunky the iPod UI looks now, but so fantastic then. But, the same is true with c

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    I have issues with Outlook desktop freezing all the time. Same scenario - happens when switching folders. Frus

    Posted 7 months ago on Ask Paul: October 15 (Premium) – 27 Comments

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    Interesting. I have a Miracase silicon case and haven't had any issues with it picking up lint from my pockets

    Posted 7 months ago on First Ring Daily 1126: Objects in Mirror – 3 Comments

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    Yes. And, I just had a (non-video) pop-up for Discovery streaming. Right after I closed a video pop-up.

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    Author Jack Carr using a Surface to Finish his next book

    I saw this on Twitter, and thought I'd share it. Author Jack Carr has published an unboxing video of a Surface laptop he got. It sounds like he got it from Microsoft, and he's going to finish his next book using it instead of his Macbook.


    If you've never read his books, and you like spy adventures/guy saves the world from bad guys books, they're good. Definitely not for the squeamish - some of his scenes are brutal.


    Jack Carr on Twitter: "It’s time to switch things up and try out the new @microsoft @surface Surface Laptop to finish IN THE BLOOD… https://t.co/Sv3zK3bNQq" / Twitter

    Posted 7 months ago on Author Jack Carr using a Surface to Finish his next book – 0 Comments

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    I listen to stuff at 1.2x - can't do much faster than that (personal preference, I suppose), and it helps. But

    Posted 8 months ago on Ask Paul: September 17 (Premium) – 37 Comments

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    The fact artists get paid so little per stream is why I still buy music from the artists I really care about w

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    I loved smelling the mimeograph machine!

    Posted 9 months ago on First Ring Daily 1099: Dead Water – 1 Comments

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    I had the same thought: it looks like a fake background behind Paul.

    Posted 9 months ago on First Ring Daily 1096: Start Me Flat – 2 Comments

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    I'm curious how many of those are paying customers vs. those who get it included with the mobile service from

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    Man. Shareware - made me think of tucows. It still exists, but in a completely different form. Although, appar

    Posted 10 months ago on First Ring Daily 1082: Return of the Printer – 3 Comments

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    I'll be curious to see if it returns good results and if it gains momentum. I love the idea of a search not be

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    You win the jackass of the day on the internet today. Congrats.

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    I think that ctrl-shift-v also pastes the text and not the name.

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    I don't begrudge unemployment for anyone who lost their job at all. I even understand how extra benefits were

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    When somebody is paying me, they don't need to say "please" or "thank you" - they're my boss, and they're payi

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    And it's not a businesses concern to pay someone a livable wage. Their concern is to pay someone to do a job a

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    They do have to deal with the system as it is, but the government is interfering with the system by granting a

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    But my problem is that the government is interfering with the system as the system is returning to normal in m

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    Blech...hit post too soon."...so take what I say with a grain of salt."

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 1047: Drywall Futures – 20 Comments

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    A huge problem with the pandemic relief funds is that people were given an extra $300/week in unemployment. Sa

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    I have to really work to see the difference. The g's are really different between Tenorite and Grandview

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    Apparently, spying on people is profitable! ?

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    This is a bit late to the party, and no one may read this, but here's a story. How I only got issued a wa

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    So how do companies like Brave, Vivaldi, Duck Duck Go make money?

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    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Reveals Its Plans for Opening Up Its Offices – 23 Comments

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    I'll be curious to see how the folks at Amazon, especially in technical roles, feel about having to come

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Reveals Its Plans for Opening Up Its Offices – 23 Comments

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    In reply to will:And Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files) never did anything that had quite the success that

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, March 29 – 17 Comments

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    In reply to will:That was one of the earlier episodes, and it was definitely creepy. Eugene Tooms. The only ep

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, March 29 – 17 Comments

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    It's interesting to see the different perceptions of travel, and what's safe, and what's not. O

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, March 15 – 7 Comments

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    After the news earlier this week (or was it last week?), it really happened - my Invoke is now just a speaker.

    Posted 1 year ago on Invoke firmware update – 14 Comments

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    I don't think that Apple being the sole place to get apps on your iOS device is the issue. The complaints

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    Odd text editing behavior in Edge

    I thought I'd throw out a question to the expert users and readers at Thurrott.com.

    I'm seeing some odd behavior in the cursor when editing text. The cursor moves in unexpected ways while editing text in a text box. Below is a gif of what's happening. You'll see that I start with the cursor at the end of the line. I used Ctrl-Left Arrow to move the cursor to the left to get to the beginning of the word "and" and click the left arrow (no ctrl key) to move the cursor directly to the right of the comma, and the cursor immediately jumps back to the end of the line. I can move the arrow past the word "over" and press the left arrow key, and it does the same thing.



    And that's not the only weird behavior I see. Sometimes, if I delete text, I end up with duplicate text elsewhere.


    This is on Edge 87 (can't update due to org policies). Doesn't happen on Chrome, although I don't use Chrome much.


    Anyone have any ideas?


    Posted 1 year ago on Odd text editing behavior in Edge – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:Huh...I tried it again, and the device lit up when I said, "Hey, Cortana," and although it

    Posted 1 year ago on Invoke firmware update – 14 Comments

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    Well, I got a reminder email a few days ago about the upcoming update, still saying January. I thought, well,

    Posted 1 year ago on Invoke firmware update – 14 Comments

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    In reply to markbyrn:It wasn't an accusation; it was a question. I asked because it has been said that Tr

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Huawei is Looking to Sell Off Mate, P Smartphone Lines – 4 Comments

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    "And that the firm believes that the shift to the Biden administration in the U.S. won’t positively impact i

    Posted 1 year ago on Now Huawei is Looking to Sell Off Mate, P Smartphone Lines – 4 Comments

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    Holy crap. The Midnight Sky is their #1 movie? At 51% of the critics and *26%* of the audience on Rotten Tomat

    Posted 1 year ago on Netflix Now Has Over 200 Million Active Users – 4 Comments

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    In reply to Greenberry Woods:Thanks. I know the update is coming - I was just wondering if anyone had gotten t

    Posted 1 year ago on Invoke firmware update – 14 Comments

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    I'm not sure how this will be abused: you'd have to know which items they will tell you not to retur

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items – 11 Comments

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    Invoke firmware update

    Has anyone received their Invoke firmware update to turn it into a Bluetooth speaker and nothing more? The web site says January 2021, but I have yet to received anything (although there's still plenty of time in January.)


    Related, the $50 gift card I got expired in three months instead of the year that was promised, and I got an email about that and "applied" for a new one that will actually expire in a year (I hadn't spent any of it). Haven't heard back on that, either.

    Posted 1 year ago on Invoke firmware update – 14 Comments

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    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: January 15 (Premium) – 8 Comments

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    Regarding not sleeping well, have you ever done a sleep study? I did one of the at home studies, and I have a

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, January 4 – 14 Comments

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    In reply to Minke:Well, Apple has a pretty good track record for hardware. Off the top of my head, the antenna

    Posted 1 year ago on The iPhone 12 Pre-order Process was not Good – 5 Comments

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    I was thinking about my post after I hit "Post."I hope it didn't sound like whining, but if it did, it wa

    Posted 1 year ago on The iPhone 12 Pre-order Process was not Good – 5 Comments

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    The iPhone 12 Pre-order Process was not Good

    The pre-order process was awful. I had the day off, so I woke up at 7:55 a.m. EDT to log in and pre-order a saved "favorite". It took a few tries but I got to the order screen (got a bad gateway error which an F5 solved), and finally got to the AppleCard application, as I wanted to use their two free years to pay for it. That was the disaster part. It timed out multiple times, and I finally got a screen saying that an AppleCard Specialist was reviewing my application and would reach out if necessary. I tried a few more times, and finally gave up. Then, I had my wife try it (she already has an AppleCard), and it succeeded, but by that time, the delivery date had dropped to 10/30 (from 10/23). I tried later that day (just to see if it would work) and it still failed. It finally worked Sunday afternoon and I was approved, but I didn't finalize the order, as we already have the one coming that my wife ordered.


    I tried to apply a few days beforehand, but you have to do it from an iOS device, or when checking out with a purchase. I'm switching from Android and don't have an iOS device. I had considered resetting my wife's old iPhone 7, and applying beforehand, and I should have, but at the time she didn't seem keen on me resetting her device (although I apparently misunderstood her hesitancy, and she was actually fine with it).


    Moral of the story? If you ever want to pay with an AppleCard and you're not already approved, find a way to get approved beforehand, and not the day of the pre-order.

    Posted 1 year ago on The iPhone 12 Pre-order Process was not Good – 5 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:That's always what Google is thinking. Especially the data acquisition.

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    In reply to wright_is:The other thing about the US is the fact that years ago the government pushed awful diet

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Depends on the sleep study, and what they're testing for. For sleep apnea, I th

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    In reply to lezmaka:Does Edge? I thought I'd read somewhere (I think it was on thurrott.com) that the app

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    In reply to rusty chameleon:This (delayed updates due to Samsung and my carrier [AT&T]), and my growing mi

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    I was a bit confused at first, but now I get it. This isn't actually the Facebook app, which is free. It&

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    This looks really interesting - I just wish it had a screen.I loved my Band. The best thing about it was that

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Takes on Health Tracking … with a Device Called Halo – 29 Comments

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    So this was not an "epic" decision.I'll show myself out.

    Posted 1 year ago on Judge Issues Split Decision in Epic v. Apple – 55 Comments

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    Being able to charge for services like this will give them a way to replace the revenue they lose when they st

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Prepping All-in Subscription Bundle for October – 16 Comments

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    Sharp is in the PC business?

    Posted 1 year ago on Toshiba Exits the PC Business – 16 Comments

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    In reply to retcable:This sums up why I'm moving to iOS whenever the iPhone 12 comes out. Well, this and

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Launches Nearby Share on Android – 13 Comments

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    In reply to lilmoe:It was in the article...

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Killing Cortana on Mobile, Invoke, and Surface Headphones – 67 Comments

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    Read the ellipsis in this sentence:"Added the ability to re-order extension buttons that are in the … menu v

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Edge 86 Hits the Dev Channel – 9 Comments

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    In reply to aljfischer:Did not directly make payment? WTH does that even mean? Did they have a bagman drop som

    Posted 1 year ago on Garmin Confirms Cyber-Attack – 15 Comments

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    Something, something, deck chairs on the Titanic?

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel Announces a Major Reorg – 31 Comments

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    Seems premature at this point.

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: Google Employees to Work from Home Until at Least Mid-2021 – 8 Comments

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    Does Microsoft "force install" Teams? Even if they do, I just checked, and I can right-click and choose "Unins

    Posted 1 year ago on Slacks Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft – 78 Comments

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    In reply to proftheory:As I said, "And, I wear a mask when I'm out. It's mandated now, but I usually

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, July 20 – 14 Comments

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    "...and all of us will have to choose our own paths as the official blockers on normal behavior come down."Yep

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, July 20 – 14 Comments

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    In reply to will:Or, she's grabbing the CEO title and the cachet (and cash!) that comes with it. Even if

    Posted 1 year ago on Peggy Johnson is Leaving Microsoft – 14 Comments

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    The thing that makes or breaks flows are the connectors. If you don't have a good connector or trigger fo

    Posted 1 year ago on Master 365: Getting Started with Power Automate (Premium) – 17 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:You are correct. So, you lose the wide angle. Which may or may not be important to some.

    Posted 1 year ago on iPhone 11 camera – 12 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:True, but you do lose the telephoto capability without the third lens.

    Posted 1 year ago on iPhone 11 camera – 12 Comments

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    Amazon Music on iOS

    I'm considering the jump to iOS from Android. Is there a way to get music that I own (mp3 format) that isn't available in the Amazon music catalog (I'm an Amazon Unlimited subscriber) onto an iPhone that I can play from the Amazon music app? I can do it on Android, by dropping music into the correct folder. But, I'm assuming iOS is locked down.


    I know I could always put my personal music in iTunes (or whatever Apple is using these days) and get it onto my phone and play it via Apple's app. But is there a way to play it from the Amazon app?

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Music on iOS – 0 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:I do, but haven't used it in a while, as the family member I used it to communicate wi

    Posted 1 year ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, June 19 – 17 Comments

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    I think my question sort of fits in with your (Re)Focus. :) It's about personal technology, productivity,

    Posted 1 year ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, June 19 – 17 Comments

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    In reply to Daishi:If only! Still miss my Windows phone.

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Is At It Again – 59 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:If I understand it correctly, the app was already approved and in the store. It's w

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Is At It Again – 59 Comments

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    I read Hansson's twitter thread, and man, he was brutal. And correct.I've been seriously considering

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Is At It Again – 59 Comments

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    RSS feed not working

    Articles haven't been appearing in my RSS feed consistently. Monday (6/1/2020) and Tuesday's FRD haven't shown up in my RSS feed. Neither has Paul's "Inside MSN" post. But, I do see the "HP Launches new Gaming PCs, Peripherals" and the "Gartner: Smartphone Sales Fell 20 Percent in Q1" did. Anyone else seeing items missing in RSS feeds?

    Posted 1 year ago on RSS feed not working – 4 Comments

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    My wife and I watched that squirrel video last night. It is hilarious, and well worth the 15 minutes.And we de

    Posted 1 year ago on First Ring Daily 836: Owls and Pigeons – 3 Comments

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    A nice way to handle it would be to allow you to allocate the 6 TB however you want amongst any accounts on th

    Posted 2 years ago on Master 365: Get 6 TB of OneDrive Storage for $100 Per Year (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to SoundersFan:You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to think this is a little creepy.

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple, Google Join Forces to Build COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tech – 18 Comments

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    I'm already seeing it.

    Posted 2 years ago on Outlook Could Soon Be Getting Inbox Tabs – 23 Comments

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    Hell no!

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple, Google Join Forces to Build COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tech – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:Haven't seen it in mine, either. I'm wondering if it can be enabled/disabled

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Updates on New Teams Features – 22 Comments

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    In reply to cayo:Had this happen several times and I discovered Ctrl-Shift-T will usually reopen the window wi

    Posted 2 years ago on Browser Workflow: Another Approach to Web Apps (Premium) – 16 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Thanks, Paul!

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: March 20 (Premium) – 12 Comments

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    Paul, I'm a premium member but not receiving the premium newsletter, and can't find a way to subscr

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: March 20 (Premium) – 12 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:No, I'm pretty sure they don't have one.

    Posted 2 years ago on Looks Like Microsoft is Killing the UWP Version of Skype Too – 51 Comments

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    I love all the downvotes on comments about people who say they don't use wireless charging: they're

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus Might Finally Embrace Wireless Charging – 9 Comments

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    "Samsung also said that it expects improvements to its overall business in 2020 despite uncertainties triggere

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Neck-and-Neck with iPhone in Q4 – 11 Comments

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    I still have no clue how Sonos works. I know it's more than just a Bluetooth speaker, and it somehow work

    Posted 2 years ago on Sonos Apologies, Reverses Course on Legacy Devices – 17 Comments

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    Hoping I have good luck!

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway: Surface Pro X, Pro 7, and Laptop 3 – 2573 Comments

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    Getting in just under the wire!

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaway: Office 365 Home – 1116 Comments

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    In reply to Patrick3D:When you say "filed their application wrong", are you saying that the individual would h

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Card and Goldman Sachs Under Investigation Following Allegations of Gender Bias – 24 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:Why would a company whose main objective is to make money deny a higher credit limit t

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Card and Goldman Sachs Under Investigation Following Allegations of Gender Bias – 24 Comments

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    "That’s obviously not what has happened here" is a big statement. Just because her credit score is higher do

    Posted 2 years ago on Apple Card and Goldman Sachs Under Investigation Following Allegations of Gender Bias – 24 Comments

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    This is fantastic news and I'm using it to type this comment.I still can't believe Google or Microso

    Posted 2 years ago on Grammarly Keyboard Gets Swipe Typing on Android – 2 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Yeah, somewhat limited. You don't get the automatic network switching, if I recall corr

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Pixel 4 XL First Impressions – 22 Comments

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    In reply to Andi:Sure, they're smug. But wishing for them to fail? There are 13 people who would be out o

    Posted 2 years ago on Astropad is Coming to Windows – 36 Comments

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    In reply to SvenJ:Why would they charge with a Surfacr connector? The Surface headphones use USB-C.

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Now Makes Its Own Alexa-powered Bluetooth Earbuds – 5 Comments

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    This was just incredibly well done, especially by people whose primary jobs will most likely be doing somethin

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft the Musical – 29 Comments

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    But Q isn't the 10th letter of the alphabet! ;)

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Ditches Android’s Naming Tradition, Android Q to Be Called Android 10 – 35 Comments

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    Seems like this is a non-story to me. To me, the only way it's news is if Microsoft had told you no one w

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Contractors Listened to Voice Recordings of Xbox Owners (Updated) – 9 Comments

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    In reply to beckerrt:But corporate America isn't going to be going around and installing dev and canary r

    Posted 2 years ago on One Million Downloads? (Premium) – 79 Comments

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    I would assume that the target market for the Chromium Edge is corporate users, and not the average home user.

    Posted 2 years ago on One Million Downloads? (Premium) – 79 Comments

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    I feel like Samsung's products have never had a lot of synergy, that they're missing integration. It

    Posted 2 years ago on In Orbit Outside Samsung’s Galaxy (Premium) – 20 Comments

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    Oof. Someone just had a really bad day.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Accidentally Pushes Canary Windows 10 Build to Insiders – 9 Comments

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    In reply to fishnet37222:Apple will tell you what you like, and you'll like it, damn it! ;)

    Posted 2 years ago on Report: iPhone Notch Won’t Get Smaller Until 2020 – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:I'm exactly the opposite: I find that Spotify's app is crap. It's very

    Posted 2 years ago on Amazon Music Growth Outpaces Spotify, Apple Music – 38 Comments

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    The ads in Windows have never bothered me, but I do have an issue with the share showing options for apps that

    Posted 2 years ago on Is Microsoft Cheapening Android with Ads Too? (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to JohnGalt1717:I've not had a problem with my Roku buffering at all. I haven't used a Fire

    Posted 2 years ago on YouTube Returns on Amazon Fire Devices – 10 Comments

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    In reply to MadsM:Pearl-clutching? Over degrading, humiliating, and embarrassing women? Seems like a pretty le

    Posted 2 years ago on This New Windows App Lets Anyone Make Deepfake Nude Images of Women – 46 Comments

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    It's a worthwhile goal, and I hope it works. I fear the law of unintended consequences will come into pla

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Pledges $1 Billion for Affordable Housing in the Bay Area – 27 Comments

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    One thing I wish I could find a way to do is have my OneDrive camera roll and Photos in Google kept in sync, i

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Decouples Drive and Photos – 21 Comments

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    In reply to djross95:"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and

    Posted 2 years ago on The United States Finally Takes on Big Tech – 36 Comments

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    In reply to BoItmanLives:Free stuff is free stuff. I've redeemed points for quite a few Amazon $5 gift ca

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Celebrates 10 Years of Bing – 43 Comments

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    This seems like one of those things that looks gimmicky at first, but I think may have some real utility in th

    Posted 2 years ago on Asus Put Two Large Displays in One Laptop – 8 Comments

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    In reply to mystilleef:One, it is alpha and still in dev but it's pretty stable.Two, no one is complainin

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Now Forces Microsoft Edge Preview Users to Use Chrome for the Modern YouTube Experience – 49 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil:I'm pretty sure that's half the reason MS is doing it.It's pretty odd f

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Wants the US to Have Its Own GDPR – 18 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:So, I sounded like a jerk with my comment. My apology.

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei – 108 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:Fair enough. That said, then why is this even a story?

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei – 108 Comments

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    Why? Is the U.S. government presurring Google to do this? If so, I can't imagine they would easily accede

    Posted 3 years ago on Report: Google Suspends Business with Huawei – 108 Comments

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    In reply to Bats:Maybe you think it's utterly foolish to upgrde based on the camera, but that's a pe

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus 7 Pro First Impressions – 13 Comments

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    In reply to DanO:Because they'll make a lot of money?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?! – 48 Comments

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    I remember when Sony was a great brand in consumer electronics: the Walkman, CD players (portable and home), T

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Partners with Sony … on Gaming?! – 48 Comments

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    I've stuck with PocketCasts. I hated the redesign at first because it was too much of "who moved my chees

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Podcasts is Finally Growing Up – 23 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Why? (Not agreeing or disagreeing, but curious as to your reasons.)

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus 7 Pro Launches in New York – 21 Comments

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    In reply to djross95:Well, for Android, at least Samsungs, 2 years is standard (unless I'm mistaken). I h

    Posted 3 years ago on OnePlus 7 Pro Launches in New York – 21 Comments

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    In reply to wbhite:Hilarious, but true. Shows the lengths MS will go to to address issues.Seriously, though, e

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Rolls Out Second Quality Update for Windows 10 Version 1903 – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Skolvikings:It is a nice feature. But the peace of mind is offset by the always listening aspect.

    Posted 3 years ago on Alexa Guard Now Available on All Echo Speakers in the U.S. – 8 Comments

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    I think every now and then I'd like to switch to an iPhone from my Samsung (currently an S8). And then Ap

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Explanation for Removing Rival Wellness Apps is “Misleading” – 54 Comments

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    I still think Grammarly would be a great purchase for Microsoft. Cloud-based, AI, and it integrates nicely wit

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly Premium Picks Up a Consistency Checker – 5 Comments

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    In reply to lwetzel:OK. Good to know it wasn't just me.I think I've seen a few other sites where it

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    I wish that "Your Phone" would display images from text messages instead of displaying a message "View this im

    Posted 3 years ago on New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build Brings Your Phone Improvements – 8 Comments

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    In reply to lwetzel:It isn't working on any browser? In what way? Are you specifically referring to on th

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    I clean installed it on my system with two drives, both internal. One an SSD, the other a SATA spinning rust d

    Posted 3 years ago on 1903 upgrade fails if external storage present – 13 Comments

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    What do you think Google's plans are to counter new Edge, if it should start to gain market share at the

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday (April 26) – 23 Comments

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    In reply to PeterC:I believe iPads are losing ground. I can understand why; the cost is so high that when you

    Posted 3 years ago on Chromebooks in schools loved? Maybe not by the students – 42 Comments

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    In completely anecdotal evidence, my daughter, who teaches at an international school in Europe, is *all aboar

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: April 19 (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to BrianEricFord:Easy to say, hard to prove, although I guess one would wonder why they would remove

    Posted 3 years ago on Breaking, Literally: Samsung Has a Fold Problem – 36 Comments

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    I had an interesting experience on Edge on Android recently. I don't know if it was an update, but it sig

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Sync Coming to the New Edge – 7 Comments

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    Two things. The link to the series of tweets links back to this article.And I guess I should withhold judgment

    Posted 3 years ago on Breaking, Literally: Samsung Has a Fold Problem – 36 Comments

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    In reply to RM:You can play any MP3s you purchased from Amazon. If you have music that is not in the Amazon li

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Will Reportedly Launch an Ad-Supported Music Service – 6 Comments

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    This touches on a question I have been pondering, and had thought about starting a post in the forum, or submi

    Posted 3 years ago on Mozilla’s Google Experiences are a Warning for Microsoft (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    Yep - we originally cut the cord (back in 2011), mostly to save money. But the freedom to stop & start ser

    Posted 3 years ago on Missing the Point of Cord-Cutting (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    In reply to dontbe_evil:Apple's usual hyperbole aside, I wouldn't be surprised if it's more com

    Posted 3 years ago on iOS 13 to Reportedly Include Dark Mode, Multitasking Improvements – 21 Comments

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    In reply to xperiencewindows:Of course it's not a high priority - web site comments aren't all that

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:But I'm not seeing it working in Chrome version 73, either (which I'm usin

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It is a plugin, and you shouldn't, but in "new" Edge (Canary and Dev) there

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    Grammarly on Thurrott.com?

    This is more of a feature request than a support request.


    Would it be possible to make it so that I get the Grammarly buttons on the input boxes in the comments section as well as the forums?


    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly on Thurrott.com? – 15 Comments

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    I've had some issues with the Grammarly extension on classic Edge (which I didn't use that much). It

    Posted 3 years ago on Living on the (New) Edge: Extensions – 6 Comments

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    In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:To get it from Chrome, you need to enable third party stores. Settings-->Extensi

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914:That's the basic idea, though, rip out the Google stuff, and put in the Microsoft s

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    In reply to MacLiam:It's interesting that the leaked build was 75.0.111.x, whereas the dev build is 74.x.

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    The version that I installed based on the leak a ways back must have either been the beta build or a further a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s New Chromium-based Edge Browser Is Finally Here – 16 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Yeah, having HR in the room and nothing being done? Wow. Hard to fathom.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to RonH:I'm not doubting you, but I can't think of an example. I'll keep my ears open.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to BrianEricFord:The current generation has over 5,000 reviews and 4.2/5 stars, which seems like a pr

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Prepping Alexa-Powered Wireless Earbuds – 11 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:I was terrified to post my comment because it's such a sensitive issue for fear I'

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:It's interesting you say that being called a bitch isn't sexual discrimination. I

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:Absolutely women need to believe they're being heard and action is being take

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to ryandevega:I agree - I don't think they should rebrand it at all, either. For now, though, th

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    Here's the problem with many (not all) of these situations, such as the first one where the man from a pa

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Investigating Multiple Sexual Harassment Claims – 34 Comments

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    In reply to yoshi:I replied to the comment about all in with Amazon that I'm mostly in on Amazon. I buy m

    Posted 3 years ago on Bring Out Your Dead (Premium) – 56 Comments

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    In reply to warren:That wasn't necessary, but thanks, and you're awesome. I just thought that was an

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    Interesting feature on new Edge

    I'm using the new Edge with an extension YouTube Popout Player, that pops the video out to a new window. (I then use a shortcut in AutoHotKey to keep the popped out window on top of everything.) Anyway, when I press the play/pause media key on my keyboard, it starts/stops the popped out YouTube video. I popped a window out using the same extension on Chrome, and it doesn't start/stop the videos. I'm assuming this was something added to Edge, which is a nice touch.

    Posted 3 years ago on Interesting feature on new Edge – 0 Comments

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    In reply to jbinaz:Replying to myself, only to comment: WTF? Why the downvote on my "I can work with Edgium?"

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    I love the Rock Sugar stuff in your collection. That is some good, fun stuff!

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Use Your Own Music in Spotify – 28 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I can work with Edgium. Just needed something to call it to differentiate it from old-

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    In reply to wbhite:It is the right thing to do, and I'm glad they're doing it. I suspect it's n

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Ebook Store, Edge Support – 72 Comments

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    How long do the movies & TV shows have? Now that people can access content for a substantial number of mov

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft is Closing Its Ebook Store, Edge Support – 72 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I'll keep my eyes open. I don't use vmixcall, so that won't be an iss

    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    Anyone installed Chredge?

    Has anyone else installed Chredge? I've got it running and it's pretty stable, at least so far. I've installed multiple extensions from the Chrome store (LastPass, Grammarly, popout for YouTube, and a couple of others) and so far they all seem to work just fine.


    Anyone had any major issues?


    Posted 3 years ago on Anyone installed Chredge? – 31 Comments

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    I wish Google would stop returning BBC sites in their search results completely, just to prove a point. They w

    Posted 3 years ago on BBC is Blocking Google Podcasts – 29 Comments

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    I'm an "attractive classic edge user." At least according to my wife! ?

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Edge 75 First Impressions – 50 Comments

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    In reply to GeekWithKids:Well, the article is claiming that they are on board. I have no idea of their reasoni

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. News Giants Opt Out of Apple News Service – 56 Comments

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    If they make it available cross-platform, I'd consider it just for the WSJ. At $15.60/month for 12 months

    Posted 3 years ago on U.S. News Giants Opt Out of Apple News Service – 56 Comments

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    In reply to BigM72:I see our as an option to start weaning people away from win32 and full Windows towards win

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Launches Public Preview of Windows Virtual Desktop – 14 Comments

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    It seems like for being so close, there are some big issues (i.e., showstoppers) outstanding, and that several

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Releases Two Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:That really would be nice. Maybe their thought is that for content like that a tablet is

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Launches New Kindle With Adjustable Light – 7 Comments

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    In reply to wolters:Interesting. I wouldn't have though printable conversations would be a big thing.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teams Turns Two – 22 Comments

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    In reply to JerryH:Interesting. I've never actually edited a file in Teams - I've always opened in t

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teams Turns Two – 22 Comments

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    In reply to will:Does the "Meetings" navigation on the left not work? I can see all my meetings from Outlook i

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teams Turns Two – 22 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Definitely. I wonder if they might start by removing IE from Windows 10 Home. I can'

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Browser Ballot: A Look Back (Premium) – 8 Comments

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    I know Paul and Brad like to dog on Teams, but I find it pretty useful. I use it for messaging, impromptu meet

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teams Turns Two – 22 Comments

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    So, being in Chrome, somehow Google will start tracking searches made in Duck Duck Go? Or am I just being over

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Quietly Adds DuckDuckGo to Chrome 73 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to bbennett40:Right? And how ticked off would you be if you sign up for Spotify, hoping for the free

    Posted 3 years ago on Spotify Premium Subscribers Can Now Get Hulu for Free – 15 Comments

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    Yeah, the new update on Android is a mess. There's supposedly an option to show badges on podcasts, presu

    Posted 3 years ago on I Need a Better Podcast App (Premium) – 103 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Yep. As insane as I think anti-vaxxers are, is it Facebook's place to regulate what

    Posted 3 years ago on Facebook Is Cracking Down on Anti-Vax Hoaxes – 48 Comments

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    In reply to provision l-3:While I don't agree with Paul on the xenophobia comments, and think (admittedly

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Sues the U.S. Government – 62 Comments

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    In reply to cheetahdriver:I think your last point is one that really makes the point our gov't. might hav

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei Sues the U.S. Government – 62 Comments

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    How will one become an Edge Insider? Will you have to install an insider build of Windows, or will you be able

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Poised to Release First Edge Insider Preview – 8 Comments

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    I wish the list of podcasts showed the notification badges. I miss that feature. That said, I haven't loo

    Posted 3 years ago on Pocket Casts 7 is Now Available on Android – 28 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Their inability to make things that worked outside of a few select markets always puzzle

    Posted 3 years ago on A Look Back at Microsoft Band (Premium) – 18 Comments

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    In reply to WiseOldElf:I never thought about it in those terms, but I think your observation that they're

    Posted 3 years ago on A Look Back at Microsoft Band (Premium) – 18 Comments

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    To me, one of the best things about it was the ability to create workouts using the MS Health Dashboard app. A

    Posted 3 years ago on A Look Back at Microsoft Band (Premium) – 18 Comments

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    Funny, as I just recently tried it again. With no swype-like feature it's a non-starter for me.Honestly,

    Posted 3 years ago on Grammarly Keyboard Picks Up Dark Theme, More on iOS – 7 Comments

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    Good for Nadella.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft CEO Defends U.S Military Contract Following Employee Pushback – 37 Comments

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    How the heck is Oracle still in business? Are they in maintenance mode? Have they moved to the cloud at all? I

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Biggest Competitors? (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Not to mention SQL Server on Linux, as well as the ability to run some Linux distros on a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft’s Biggest Competitors? (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to jrickel96:So true. My S8 is doing just fine. I have a small scratch in the screen, and the battery

    Posted 3 years ago on Smartphone Sales Ended 2018 on a Down Note – 7 Comments

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    In reply to Speednet:Here's the problem I have with your comment. You've basically reduced yourself

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    In reply to Shmuelie:I believe that's in the release preview ring.

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    Hope for a miracle and that Windows Phone makes a comeback? :pI kid. But I wish there really was another alter

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    Paul is extra ranty today!I'm not saying MS doesn't deserve to be blasted, but I do believe the hors

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    I agree it's a fiasco, but I have no problem with them continuing to push out insider previews, even if t

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    Am I the only one who doesn't "get" Sonos? I know they're supposed to have great sound quality, but

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    Paul, slight typo: " (I try to spend at least 4 weeks outside the United States every month, and my recent tri

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    I know there were lots of developer who swore they would never let their project remain on GitHub when Microso

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    Just in time for summer? In the southern hemisphere, I suppose. :)

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    These will be a great buy when they end up getting price slashed to $175 the way the Harmon Kardon Invoke did.

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    I'm surprised that Safari has 95% usage on iOS. I figured more than 5% would have installed Chrome.

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    I didn't realize it hadn't reached beta stage yet. I installed and used it about a year ago, but fin

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    Given all the problems I've heard about this service, I have to think it's DOA. Unless they can come

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    In reply to Travis:I do. Between Alexa and SmartThings, "Alexa, basement lights on 50%“ or "Alexa, bedroom l

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    Great article. I appreciate Amazon making things "for the masses". So many things don't need amazing spec

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    I wonder if Steve Jobs ever apologized for some of his nastiness over the years before he passed?

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    In reply to Saxwulf:Maybe I'm confused, but the first quote you wrote was Paul's statement, the latt

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    I have no problem with them suggesting people to unfollow. I have been doing a LOT of pruning lately on my own

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    Paul, do you plan on going?

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    Next week Paul yells "Get off my lawn!" at some kids! :)I kid, I kid. I get annoyed everytime I hit the emoji

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    In reply to Xatom: A major and likely fatal long term blow to Microsoft's relevance. Sacrificing mobile w

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    Should the free movie show up immediately? Not seeing it.

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    "And the mobile version of Edge, inexplicably, is a wonderful app, and that fact makes switching to this brows

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    19H1 = First Half 2019? Could they be moving away from the April/September release schedule?

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    I would love to see the "Your Phone" be some great software, but I suspect it will be too late. I'm using

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    I wish Edge had per-site zoom settings.

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    In reply to Malec:This was Brad's article, so thank Brad, not Paul.

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    Can you expand on why you think adding ebook capability adds weight to the idea it will make it to production?

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    Paul, at your briefing did you actually see one in person or was it just the video?

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    I think it's hilarious that Nadella is still speaking, and unless I missed it (it's currently 8:50 a

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    Groupy

    Anyone else tried or purchased Groupy? I used the trial and then purchased it, but I'm still not convinced it was a great purchase. The only use case I consistently use it for is to group my Teams and Skype window. I grouped them because they're both messaging apps.


    What other use cases have people come up with?

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    I wrote my review of it. Of course, I misspelled Harman as "Harmon" and can't find a way to edit the titl

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    My Review of the Harmon Kardon Invoke

    The device itself is really nice to look at. It’s a little bigger than I expected it to be, but seeing as how I’m used to an Amazon Echo Dot, that’s probably not surprising. It has a nice, very slightly tapered look which gives it its own, unique look compared to the cylindrical shape of the Amazon Echo or the slightly sloped look of the Google Home. I think the Invoke looks much nicer than the others.


    The power supply is much bigger than I expected although given the power that’s probably needed to drive the six speakers in the Invoke. It has a power brick like you’d expect to find for a laptop. The cable that goes from the power brick to the wall is a little shorter than I’d like, but the part from the brick to the Invoke is more than long enough. Honestly, I feel like the two cable lengths should have been reversed.


    The sad part is that as beautiful as the Invoke looks, Cortana falls a little bit short. It can do most of the things I want, but not as easily as I would like. A few examples might help explain what I mean. 


    Let’s start with playing music. Out of the box, Cortana works with three services: TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Spotify Premium. (And, yes, it has to be premium; it doesn’t work with a non-paid account.) Weirdly, you have to choose one of the three.


    I started by choosing TuneIn. If I said “Hey, Cortana, play music by artist Night Ranger” she got really confused and started playing some random station. My wife said “Hey, Cortana, play Christmas music” and she started a Dutch radio station. It did play Christmas music, but every now and then it’d slip in a song that wasn’t in English. I think TuneIn works best if you know an actual radio station you want to listen to. 


    I switched it to iHeartRadio using the Cortana app on my phone. It didn’t seem to take effect right away because when I tried playing a station based on an artist it still didn’t work. When I tried it a few days later and said “Hey, Cortana play artist Styx” she started a station based on Styx. One annoying thing: the first few times I tried creating a station, I got an annoying ad where Cortana replied with something along the lines of “I work better with a Spotify Premium subscription.” It doesn’t do that anymore so I assume it’s something that only happens the first few times you ask her to create a station. The ads in Windows have never bothered me but the pushing of Spotify Premium was annoying on my Invoke.


    Two things are obviously missing: Groove integration and Pandora. While Microsoft has killed off Groove Music subscriptions, I wish it would at least recognize my music stored in OneDrive along with my playlists. And Pandora is great if I just want to listen to some music based on my tastes/favorite artists, such as my Night Ranger station (amongst a bunch of others). One thing you can do, though, is use it as a Bluetooth speaker, so you can in a way use Pandora or whatever service you like. Kind of defeats the purpose of a smart speaker, though. I could have easily just bought a Bluetooth speaker. 


    The other thing that I use my Echo Dot for is some smart home stuff. I have a SmartThings hub and two light bulbs. I just started my smart home journey a few weeks ago when my wife and I decided it’d be nice to be able to turn on a light for our dog (let’s call him “Rex”) when we are already out, the sun has gone down and we still won’t be home for a while. Seriously, that’s why I looked into it. 


    Right now, I have two bulbs in our front room: Rex Light 1 and Rex Light 2. With Alexa, I can create a group in the Alexa app and put both lights into that group (named “front room”), say “Alexa, turn on the front room” and both lights automatically come on. With Cortana, I can’t do that. Instead, I have to turn on each light individually: “Hey Cortana, turn on Rex Light 1. Hey, Cortana, turn on Rex Light 2.” (The strange thing is that in the SmartThings app I can create a group, but even Alexa doesn’t recognize them. I have to create a group in the Alexa app as well. Cortana doesn’t allow me to create groups at all, which is why I have to ask to turn on each light individually.) 


    I believe that Brad on an episode of First Ring Daily noted that Cortana is slower than Alexa when it comes to turning on and off lights, and I completely agree. I assume that can be improved and it’s certainly not a deal-breaker. It’s pretty amazing I can control lights with my voice. I’m also going to assume that the groups will be added sometime – if Microsoft doesn’t abandon Cortana or Harman Kardon doesn’t abandon the Invoke. Given Microsoft’s track record in consumer tech, I worry about it, although since Cortana involves the cloud, my guess is Harman Kardon will give up on the Invoke before Microsoft gives up on the cloud.


    When it comes to skills, there certainly is a dearth of skills when compared to Alexa. This wasn’t surprising to me but it is worth noting. I also found it weird to integrate with SmartThings. In the Cortana Notebook there’s a “Connected Services” option. I couldn’t find SmartThings there. Then I saw that there was a “Connected Home” option below labeled “Connected Home”. That’s where you connect your SmartThings (or Wink, Insteon, etc.) account. Where would I have put it? Underneath the Skills option in the Notebook. When you select that, though, you get a screen that says “Manage Skills” and all that’s there is a link that says “Learn more about how to start using skills and discover what’s available.” Tapping that takes you to a web page that lists the various skills available. Tap on a skill and it tells you how to use it. In general,discovering and connecting skills just doesn’t seem very well laid out or user friendly. 


    In short, while this speaker looks and sounds fantastic, Cortana just falls short. As someone who used Cortana on his Windows Phone (R.I.P) and loved it, it’s disappointing. The Echo seems to be a little easier to use, especially for non-technical people. I’m not disappointed in my overall purchase because I knew what I was getting. I’d have a hard time recommending it to most people, though. 

    Posted 4 years ago on My Review of the Harmon Kardon Invoke – 18 Comments

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    Now can they fix the rest of the terribly awful Spotify UI?

    Posted 4 years ago on Spotify’s Support of Live Tiles is Important (Premium) – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Jason_Liao:Having picked mine up and used it for a bit, the sound is fantastic. Connected to my S8

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    In reply to JVarde:That's not relevant to the usefulness of the phone and whether it's a good value

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T First Impressions – 39 Comments

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    Great second day write up. I look forward to the full review, esp. your thoughts on the camera.One thing I�

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T: The Morning After – 37 Comments

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    Well, I ordered it. I'm picking it up at the local MS store when it's ready...

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    In reply to JVarde:It's a "first impressions" article. It's not meant to be a complete review.

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T First Impressions – 39 Comments

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    In reply to MattHewitt:Not sure why the downvotes on this. It's a legitimate reason to not use. It's

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    So I assume the camera will fall short of the Apple/Samsung S8/Pixel standard based on cost and what I've

    Posted 4 years ago on OnePlus 5T First Impressions – 39 Comments

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    In reply to VancouverNinja:I don't think I realized how integrated Alexa & Cortana will be; I just re

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn:Great points. And I agree with all of them. We have an Echo at home already, and it'

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

    Forum Post

    To Invoke or Not Invoke

    I have been trying to decide if I want to get the Invoke on its Black Friday deal. It sounds like it's a pretty nice device and it even sounds pretty functional given the limited MS ecosystem.


    I'm a realist when it comes to MS and their consumer products: I know that Mobile has been dead for a long while now, obviously Groove is the walking dead, the band/band2, while great was never given a chance. I don't really trust MS with consumer technology and yet I still am curious about the Invoke and considering getting one. Am I crazy?


    Talk me into or out of it...

    Posted 4 years ago on To Invoke or Not Invoke – 37 Comments

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    In reply to DaddyBrownJr:Android 7.1.1 isn't that old. How many phones shipping now have something newer?

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    In reply to rfog:Do you know him well enough to say you do or don't like him personally?

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    I'm amazed that Spotify has as much of the market share as they do given that their UI is so terrible and

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    First innovated by Samsung? Didn't the LG G6 come out before the Samsung and have slim bezels? Do we know

    Posted 4 years ago on Your Next Smartphone (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    In reply to slerched:Which doesn't make sense to me. My OneDrive music isn't dependent on a Groove s

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    In reply to slerched:Which is too bad - you'd think they'd at least let you play the music you have

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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    In reply to graboskyc:Wouldn't that take some cooperation on the part of Google? I had the same question

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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    In reply to gregsedwards:I wonder what the limitation is. It's all Cortana-powered, so I would think it w

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    In reply to rtodd_us:I would agree that trying Direct TV Now and/or Sling would be a good next step for Paul b

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    Paul, I often use cortana on my desktop PC by typing "text <wife's name>" and she'll pop up a

    Posted 4 years ago on Hey Cortana, It’s My Harman Kardon Invoke First Impressions – 72 Comments

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    In reply to slbailey1:I set it as my default to see what I think of it, and I really like it so far; I liked i

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    In reply to slbailey1:In Edge on Android: click the hamburger/star (favorites) menu in the top right hand corn

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Preview Comes to Android – 34 Comments

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    In reply to offTheRecord:Reading mode, bookmark sync, history sync. Mostly reading mode as I can get the other

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Edge Preview Comes to Android – 34 Comments

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    In reply to stevemkiidub:I think the key is that Paul is interested in personal computing technology, not busi

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:But if the iPhone X doesn't sell, it may not be because it has no bezels. It

    Posted 4 years ago on OMG teh bezzals – 18 Comments

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    In reply to Tim:No integration with OneDrive or ability to upload music to some sort of storage their service

    Posted 4 years ago on Dumped Groove for Amazon music – 12 Comments

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    Well, after today's announcement it looks like this was a good decision.I had considered Spotify, but wit

    Posted 4 years ago on Dumped Groove for Amazon music – 12 Comments

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    In reply to Sectime:I guess I'm trying to say I trust Microsoft with my data more than I do Google...

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    In reply to MikeGalos:I've had a bit of trouble with the insider builds and extensions. LastPass kept get

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    In reply to bluvg:Anecdotal evidence, but I have both Chrome and Edge open to the same tabs. I have roughly th

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Touts the Growth of Extensions in Edge – 45 Comments

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    In reply to PeteB:Your experience is vastly different than mine. I don't find it very buggy at all and I&

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Touts the Growth of Extensions in Edge – 45 Comments

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    I have found that 1709 is more stable than 1703. Seems to work better with more sites as well. And it would be

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to Cdorf:I need to install that and give it a try to see what I think of it.

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn:Less info for Google to track is one plus.

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to Louis771:LastPass was an essential for me. It's been around since before 1709, but it seems a

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    Can you use Edge as your daily browser?

    Anyone else using the 1709 version Edge on a regular basis? Took the dive last Friday and put my machine at work in the fast ring after having used a .vhdx image of 1709 (on the metal) for about a week.


    After having used both a Hyper-V machine (running on the full hardware) and my actual OS, I can say that Edge may finally be there for me. I realized that yesterday when I launched Chrome and I hadn't even signed into my Google account on it since last Friday.


    I did find that when I tried to use verticalresponse.com, there was some functionality that didn't work in Edge (on my laptop running 16299) and had to switch to Chrome to finish an email for my alumni group, but for the most part, it's pretty solid.


    I know Paul likes to dog Edge because he can't make it fit to his workflow (pinning sites, running web apps borderless, etc.) and I've not used it because it didn't work correctly often enough that it was too frustrating. More usage and testing will tell for sure, but early returns are encouraging me that it might be where it needs to be for my daily browser. Heck, the extensions are getting better, too.

    Posted 4 years ago on Can you use Edge as your daily browser? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to karma77police:Probably won't be recompiled as 16300, as that has probably already been built

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    Given the MS track record, what are the odds that it doesn't make it into 1803 biggest delayed until 1809

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    "Frankly, the whole Amazon value proposition makes tons of sense to me. I’m honestly not sure why I’m not

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    In reply to Michael Rivers:What's wrong with impactful?

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    In reply to Bart:I had a similar thought of Amazon basically taking over all MD digital sales/services. That w

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    What is your reasoning regarding no known issues list meaning that it may ship with more known issues than usu

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    "Those who pre-order by September 24..." Should that be August 24th?

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:Is Microsoft not going to be taking a percentage of what Apple sells via iTunes?I&#

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    In reply to Darmok N Jalad:I'm like you, and use Bing and the results are fine. I get quite similar resul

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    In reply to anchovylover:The big difference is that Wharton Brooks was riding a dead platform. Not saying Ess

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    Any inside info on why Edge isn't a store app? It only seems to make sense that it would be to allow fast

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Got it. Error on my part. I misread it. That would be a nice perk.I wonder if at som

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    In reply to dstrack:You can upload up to 250 songs for free. After that, you have to pay $24/year to upload up

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Music (Premium) – 49 Comments

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    Paul, you said:"Amazon’s Prime-based music capabilities are not super-interesting to me: They included radio

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    Since I switched to Nine Mail on Android months ago, I've been able to edit Outlook contacts on my mobile

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    Reasons why:1. Searching when using the Android client didn't include my OneDrive music in the results. T

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    Dumped Groove for Amazon music

    I finally dumped Groove music for Amazon music. I couldn't take the Android client anymore and the pace at which things got updated was glacial.

    I tried using the "Stamp" app Paul mentioned a while ago, but it matched the right song on the wrong album. It probably doesn't matter much - the song is the song regardless of the album - but I didn't care for my music being "rearranged".

    I had to buy the Amazon music storage because of their ridiculous 250 song limit to upload, but so far I'm happy with the Amazon Music client on Android and Windows.

    Posted 4 years ago on Dumped Groove for Amazon music – 12 Comments

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    In reply to eq07:This may depend on the user and how they search. I use Bing all the time and rarely have to g

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    If I send a link from/for an app (Amazon, Twitter, etc.), open it in the appropriate app in Windows, if applic

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    In reply to Ekim:Because fanboys gonna' fanboy.And because people think you can't be critical of how

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    In reply to MutualCore:I've heard of this speaker. It supposedly exists, but I've never seen one. /s

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Shows Off a Smart Thermostat – 32 Comments

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    Waiting to find out its fatal flaw. A huge gap in functionality or something big that MS overlooked. It'

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    Paul made the point that because of phones like the LG G6 and the S8, phones with bezels will look old and out

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    Doing a home swap this year and moving out right after that?With six offers and two over the asking price, doe

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    In reply to Watney:I have had that happen but it's infrequent. Sorry it's so frequent for you. Hopef

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    I love this feature.For the command, you can actually tule "text <name of contact>". Then you can just t

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    In reply to Watney:What sort of reliability issues? I use this daily and have had a few times where it doesn&#

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    Interesting you posted this today as Scott Hanselman posted a review of AmpliFi today.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Wifi First Impressions – 58 Comments

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    "education-bound stripper PCs" Do strippers really need PCs for education?

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    In reply to Pierre Masse:Well, for now it has. With < 2% market share, it's nothing but a failure. It

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    In reply to Chris Blair:This. A few weeks before Paul really started talking about PWAs, I saw a tweet abou

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    In reply to wolters:Yeah, I use that, too.That's one thing I loved about Windows phone - log in to a new

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    Does a 1 or 2 point difference matter? Unless each point is exponentially better, it probably doesn't mea

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    Question for you, Paul. Given that you switch devices so often, particularly between Android and iOS, do you h

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    "in fall 2017". Ridiculous considering it was teased in December last year (at least I think it was December).

    Posted 5 years ago on Here Comes the Harmon Kardon Invoke – 30 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:No, the real problem is the person who leaked it.

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    There's always the LG G6. Has a nicely placed fingerprint reader, same narrow bezels at the top and botto

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    In reply to Marco De Candia:I was going to comment with the same thing about the tall/edge-to-edge displays. I

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    In reply to lwetzel:Good point. It happens to me with Groove Music, too. Hadn't put 2 + 2 together that t

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    My problems with edge:It randomly closes. Here one second, gone the next. It's better in the CU, but it s

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    In reply to prettyconfusd:Occasionally for me Edge just closes without warning. Here on second, gone the next.

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    I feel like there are two program managers at MS arguing somewhere over the right color of this, the button si

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    I'm surprised they didn't give you grief over the Gimbal, as it's probably close enough to a se

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    In reply to Elindalyne: If I understand it correctly, the UWP doesn't "include" Centennial. Centennial is simp

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    Holy crap that DJI OSMO Mobile is expensive. I'm sure relative to similar products it's not, but it's not an i

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    Could the voice setup for Cortana be looking ahead to when you might have a Windows powered device that doesn'

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    In reply to nightmare99: I would agree with Paul. It's bad. It frequently freezes to the point I can't switch

    Posted 5 years ago on Leaked Windows 10 Build Offers Tons of Promise for 2017 – 55 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: I'm not a grammar expert, but I don't think it is correct. Endemic is an adjective and in th

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    In reply to DaddyBrownJr: I had some special characters (not the @ sign, though) and it worked OK. It seems li

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    It's like they listen to Windows Weekly. :) Too bad they missed this holiday season. And I also have to wonder

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    In reply to Demileto: Yes, but it does matter for most, which is why Windows phone failed.

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    The outlook app has one way sync, so you'll get your contacts from outlook.com but you can't edit them. What I

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    In reply to jr.flynn: Fair enough, but it gives their partners something to build.

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands On: Surface Studio – 33 Comments

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