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ommoran

Alpha Member Since Jun 2016

12 Posts
115 Comments
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    Microsoft Todo – major item missing from Wunderlist (Brad, can you help?)
    By ommoran, 2 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Office
    ommoran Microsoft Office 2 years ago 4 Replies
    Error 0xc0000142 and Office 365 Personal
    By ommoran, 2 years ago
    4 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Office
    ommoran Microsoft Office 2 years ago 4 Replies
    Windows won’t let me in-place upgrade to 1903
    By ommoran, 2 years ago
    13 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    ommoran Microsoft Windows 2 years ago 13 Replies
    Changing default user folders, mapping them to Onedrive
    By ommoran, 2 years ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    ommoran Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 6 Replies
    Microsoft Todo – simple feature that is glarin in its omission…
    By ommoran, 2 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Brad
    ommoran Microsoft Brad 2 years ago 9 Replies
    Text messages on Windows PCs
    By ommoran, 4 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Mobile
    ommoran Microsoft Mobile 4 years ago 11 Replies
    Outlook Android text size
    By ommoran, 5 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Mobile
    ommoran Microsoft Mobile 5 years ago 4 Replies
    Physical game media on Xbox One s
    By ommoran, 5 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
    ommoran Microsoft Games 5 years ago 8 Replies
    Thurrott Daily
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    Forum: Community Feedback
    Category: Paul
    ommoran Community Feedback Paul 5 years ago 2 Replies
    Merging Microsoft Accounts
    By ommoran, 5 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Cloud
    ommoran Microsoft Cloud 5 years ago 11 Replies
    Using Xbox One / S for OTA HDTV
    By ommoran, 5 years ago
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    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Games
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    Facebook Profile Sync
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    Microsoft Todo - major item missing from Wunderlist (Brad, can you help?)

    Hi all,


    I've heard Paul and Maryjo talk about how MS Todo has now reached "feature parity" with Wunderlist, and I'm not intending to parse Paul's words at all. When he says it, it gives me hope that my most asked for feature has been added - the ability to add a task to Todo by sending an email - similar to being able to send a note to "[email protected]", and it would parse the e-mail based on the address it was sent from. I know this can be done, as this functionality exists in Onenote in exactly the same way - register your e-mail address, and boom.


    I know Paul doesn't really use a task-minding program. I know my situation is unique - we use Outlook via Exchange on-prem, the store is locked so I can't get the widget from the Outlook store, and my system is locked down and I can't install the app. So, I'm limited at work to using Wunderlist as I can e-mail things to become tasks. Or, I can until May.


    There is a significant thread about this on User Voice (https://todo.uservoice.com/forums/597175-feature-suggestions/suggestions/18980596-send-forward-emails-to-to-do), but it is not getting any attention. All the attention is a) on flagging, and b) on Outlook via 365 on the web. This is a simple feature that lest people with, say, a gmail account put a task quickly into their todos, not just someone with Outlook.


    Help us Bradley Wan-Kenobi. You're our only hope...

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Todo – major item missing from Wunderlist (Brad, can you help?) – 4 Comments

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    Any text of my choosing.Thanks, Paul and MaryJo. Merry Christmas.

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    Error 0xc0000142 and Office 365 Personal

    Hi everyone,


    This seems to be my season for issues - I'm now finally running 1903 The May Update, but it seems that my office 365 Personal installation is, in a word, borked. Whenever I click on one of the Office apps (Word, Excel, it doesn't matter), the click to run installer starts - odd, because this was installed on my system previously. The installer runs, and seems to perform the install (more on that below). I then click on the app, and it once again shows the orange "Installing Microsoft Office" splash of the click-to-run, then dies at the end throwing up the above error code an no other real information.


    I have tried several ways to fix this, most of which have come from searches landing me at MS support pages. If I have failed to mention trying something on one of those pages, it's generally because I have and these are the more extreme attempts after it. Here's what I've tried:


    1. Modify the installation through settings.
    2. I have tried the offline one - ends up as above.
    3. I have then tried the online one - ends up as above.
    4. Uninstall Office using the utility, then reinstalling via the click to run installer. Ends up as above.
    5. Uninstall Office using the utility, then reinstalling via the MSI installer. Ends up as above.
    6. Uninstall Office using the scrubbing utility provided by Microsoft.
    7. Allowed the utility to run and reboot.
    8. Installed via the MSI installer.
    9. Ends up as above.


    Essentially, I've tried whatever I can. I'm a licensed user of 365 Personal for many years, and while for the longest time it was for convenience and quite casual, I have need of it now at home - and of course that's when the fun starts.


    Has anyone experienced this? Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm now being forced to use the web apps, which isn't terrible, but I really would like my local copy of the apps back.

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    Windows won't let me in-place upgrade to 1903

    Hi, I'm hoping that some of you fantastically helpful folks might be able to point me in the right direction.


    I'm unable to update to 1903. I'm at work right now so do not have access to the machine, but I get various errors in the Update section of Settings. I went through the trouble of wiping the update history and files, and dowloaded the self-starting Windows Update. This ran (once I had wiped the update history), and got to the point of the install selection, but the first two are greyed out. It will only let me go forward with a clean install. I then tried the ISO by rebooting to a USB drive with a fresh copy of the 1903 update thanks to the media creation tool - but it too will only let me do a fresh install.


    I've done some searching but things are inconclusive. Many mention language differences, but I'm set to English-US. I have ensured that I have all updates prior to 1903. I have enough room on the drive (which it was complaining about previously).


    In order to ensure there was enough room on the drive, I actually moved a good amount of data from c: to d:, thanks to the very helpful folks who answered my questions in this thread. I've read at various semi-believable places that perhaps it is this move that is causing the problem. Regardless, I don't want my drive formatted if I can help it.


    Is there anyone that can give me some direction on getting the install to work without forcing it to scrub my drive first? Thank you in advance.


    Martin.

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    Microsoft Todo - simple feature that is glarin in its omission...

    I've categorized this as "Brad" given that he's been the one tilting the windmills of organization with ToDo.


    I'm just wondering when the folks at ToDo will implement the simplest, and most necessary, of all features: [email protected] Just like [email protected] before it, and [email protected] adjacent to it, this is a feature that is so useful for so many users, but which Todo has failed to implement for reasons I cannot understand. If I were to guess, it would be that a) their corporate customers don't like it, and b) they want to build links into their own products. Hey, I understand both of those - but users are different.


    I don't have an Office365 account at work. We are all VM hosted terminals on (essentially) on-prem exchange. I'm just a cog, I don't know when or if we are going to move to 365. Even if we do, it would be quite locked down as our IT folks, and our corporate folks, seem quite old school in this regard. That makes every change for flagged e-mail, etc. etc. quite useless, as it won't work with on-prem Exchange. Not only that, I hate stuff hanging around in the main inbox folder, and that flagging doesn't work in sub-folders (or so I've read). Our IT deparment has even blocked the Wunderlist and Todo apps from the Outlook store.


    So yes, I'm one of the many millions of "special cases" that want special treatment. I still use Wunderlist, and Outlook's powerful Quick Steps. One button, and it categorizes an e-mail, sends it to Wunderlist, files it in the folder of my choosing, and poof - it's done. Of course I have to use the web version of whatever, as I can't install the app - but that can work, as I just pin it as a default tab.


    So, needless to say I'm still using Wunderlist, because they won't implement this feature in Todo. I want to use Todo, I really do, but can't.


    Brad - is there any way to light a fire under the developers about this? The uservoice request has been around since 2017 but there's no sign that there is work being done, or even that it's being considered. This is basic table stakes as far as I'm concerned - it should have been dealt with by now.

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    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teases a New Surface – 74 Comments

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    Happy 4th, Paul.My perennial question - I'm just wondering if Microsoft is making any progress towards al

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (July 6) – 15 Comments

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    In reply to Chris_Kez:I do the same. I spent the time to throw most apps into a folder, keeping my regularly

    Posted 3 years ago on Launcher 10 Brings the Windows Mobile Home Screen to Android – 24 Comments

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    I used the MS Launcher for years (back when it was the Arrow Launcher), and loved it. I would still be using

    Posted 3 years ago on The Microsoft Launcher Challenge: First Steps (Premium) – 14 Comments

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    Paul,To dredge up an old chestnut - have you heard anything further about the possibility of *merging* two MSA

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday, June 1 – 25 Comments

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    I can't wait until Google decides it wants to actually disrupt a market. Come to Canada with Project Fi.

    Posted 3 years ago on Project Fi Now Supports Three More Phones – 15 Comments

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    Merch? Can I suggest a Mary Jo Foley growler? The Thurrott logo on a growler would look sharp...

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul: May 25 (Premium) – 11 Comments

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    I think there is one other - quite large - group that you're missing, Paul, and that's a huge group

    Posted 4 years ago on A $400 Surface Tablet? God, Yes (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:I heard that as well, and as a Surface 3 devotee, I was VERY angry. Go back and listen,

    Posted 4 years ago on A $400 Surface Tablet? God, Yes (Premium) – 73 Comments

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    I had an RT, replaced it by trading it in at the MS Store for a Surface 3. I love that machine. It's no

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Low-Cost Surface Tablet Coming in 2018 – 127 Comments

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    I'd love for them to work on how to merge multiple accounts, rather than just redesign a webpage....

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Account Gets New Look With Fluent Design Update – 12 Comments

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    My new Sony 65" 4k came with Android TV as the built in OS. We love it, actually.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon Prime Video arrives on Android TV – 2 Comments

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    In reply to ben55124:Try as I might... I find them kind of useless, and battery hogs.

    Posted 4 years ago on My Top Mobile Apps of 2017 – 16 Comments

    Forum Post

    Text messages on Windows PCs

    Hi Paul,


    I was just reading your article “The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants” and had originally drafted this as a comment, but it was kind of too off-topic and too ranty. In any event, I hope you see this, as I’m in the throes of helping my partner upgrade away from her 2013 Macbook Pro. I would love to get her back on the MS side of the world, and she is really intrigued by the HP Spectre X360 (ash and copper – she loves the look). I’d also like her to take a look at a Surface Laptop, which here in Canada are only $50 adrift of the similarly equipped HPs – both are in the $1600 range with an 8/256 configuration, and are still less than the heart-stopping price of $1800 for the Macbook Pro 13″.


    The only thing stopping her? iMessage. She’s on the laptop all day, working and not. She runs her own company. iMessage has become incredibly important to her workflow. And if she has no comparable program (I believe her when she says she isn’t married to Apple), she can’t make the switch. It’s inefficient for her to switch back and forth between a phone and a computer, and I can see that.


    Is there anything even close on the horizon? Yeah, I’ve got cortana set up on my phone and laptop – and it’s flakey. There was a time under the Windows 8.x days (8.0 I think!) where I had this working perfectly with my Lumia. Now… it’s all gone. I have the Samsung thing, but that just virtualizes the whole phone. As an app, I have to hand it to iMessage – it’s simple, familiar, and gets the job done.


    The heart wants what the heart wants. But for a technology company that is so concerned about productivity, MS needs to remember that they have to not just support phones because that’s where people are for some apps – they need to support ALL platforms with ALL apps so that if I’m using my computer, I don’t have to take my hands off the keyboard. Honestly, the more she talks about how she relies on it, the more I hate it every time I get a ping on my phone while I’m at the computer…

    Posted 4 years ago on Text messages on Windows PCs – 11 Comments

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    In reply to Jacob-Bearce:And with Facetime, everyone had to upgrade to a new OS to get it. Same with this. A

    Posted 4 years ago on Google is Bringing Video Calling to Android – 46 Comments

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    In reply to MacLiam:I actually thought that one made a lot of sense, as it tied in with the use of the Surface

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Unveils New Surface Accessories – 15 Comments

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    Brad, Brad, BRAD! A couple *OF* New Features.I know. Language has too many rules to follow. You write for a

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Ships a Redstone 4 Build with New Features – 31 Comments

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    I'm wondering what is taking Google so long to role Project Fi out to non-US regions, and selfishly to Ca

    Posted 4 years ago on Moto X4 is Coming to Android One and Project Fi – 21 Comments

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    In reply to Omega Ra:This. Frankly, it should either be included for XBOX Live Gold subscribers, and they sho

    Posted 4 years ago on Xbox Game Pass Launches June 1 – 5 Comments

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    About a year or 18 months ago, Paul mentioned that Microsoft knew there was a problem with people having multi

    Posted 5 years ago on We Help Wednesday 3/8 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to jboman32768:Thanks for this. I thought their Sidesync was another POS app that they bundle in. I

    Posted 5 years ago on Whatever Happened to SMS Relay for Android? – 44 Comments

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    In reply to FreeJAC: I think what's missing for your reasoning is that this is an already established market,

    Posted 5 years ago on Apple’s Content Push Only Highlights a Lack of Focus (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    In reply to jr.flynn: Charge $30 US.  Monetization is nominal, but that can get rid of the ads. Apple has

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Windows 7 Problem Isn’t Going Away – 91 Comments

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    I kind of thought they did that when they said they weren't going to make new hardware.... it's not like that

    Posted 5 years ago on Even Minecraft is dropping its W10 mobile App – 14 Comments

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    Wireless Charging Flip Shell for Nokia Lumia 830

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Nokia Lumias and Accessories (Updated) – 239 Comments

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    Wireless Charging Plate DT-903

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Nokia Lumias and Accessories (Updated) – 239 Comments

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    Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy DT-901

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Nokia Lumias and Accessories (Updated) – 239 Comments

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    Wireless Charging Plate DT-900

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Nokia Lumias and Accessories (Updated) – 239 Comments

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    Misfit Shine

    Posted 5 years ago on Everything Must Go: Misfit Shine – 30 Comments

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    In reply to RonV42: I've noticed that too.  Lots of folks that used to have an iPad (often a personal dev

    Posted 5 years ago on The PC Market Has Now Declined for Five Years – 67 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: Narg, I was all in on being all digital.  I waited to update until the One S, and am gl

    Posted 5 years ago on Physical game media on Xbox One s – 5 Comments

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    I admit to being one of the Canucks that is drawn to Prime not for the shipping (you can't get the video-only

    Posted 5 years ago on Amazon – 18 Comments

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    Brad, Nice work.  What did you use to shoot the video with?  Your iPhone or a dedicated cam like a G

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Brad and Paul Behind the Scenes (Premium Video) – 65 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator: I'll step in here.  Being Canadian, we had a made-in-Canada solution before

    Posted 5 years ago on What We Use – 23 Comments

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    Physical game media on Xbox One s

    So... I get the Xbox One S as a gift for my family for Christmas.  It comes with:

    - Halo 5 on disc

    - Assassins Creed Syndicate on Disc

    - Halo Master Chief Collection download code

    - a 50 MS Store gift card valid at the online MS Store (not the Xbox Store), which I use to buy Minecraft and a bunch of add-ons for my kids.  Minecraft comes on disc a few days later, but the add-ons are all DLC.

     

    Here's my gripe.  Seriously, I have to insert the physical media in order to play the games that I own on physical media?  They've downloaded to my drive, but for DRM purposes they have to see the physical disc rather than register my copy to my MSA through the store?

    That is *bloody* annoying.  And I guess I'm just here to vent - unless someone knows how to circumvent that.

    Posted 5 years ago on Physical game media on Xbox One s – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Mark2: Yes to all. It is a pain in the a** in what is otherwise a great program.  To top it o

    Posted 5 years ago on Outlook Android text size – 4 Comments

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    In reply to Gabrielanicolao: Give imgur at try at imgur.com

    Posted 5 years ago on Opinion on Flickr – 13 Comments

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    When will MS let us combine MSAs?

    Posted 5 years ago on Questions for 12/30 podcast – 15 Comments

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    I've moved to imgur.

    Posted 5 years ago on Opinion on Flickr – 13 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott: Hi Paul,   I don't suppose you got an update on this issue?   All the ver

    Posted 5 years ago on Merging Microsoft Accounts – 7 Comments

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    Outlook Android text size

    Hello everyone,

    Does anyone know how to lock a particular font size for Outlook for Android?  It seems that (primarily HTML or RTF) e-mails come in at extremely small text sizes, and I either have to landscape or pinch and zoom to even read them.

    Any help appreciated.

    Posted 5 years ago on Outlook Android text size – 4 Comments

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    In reply to LuxuryTravelled: The great thing about the Surface 2 is the battery life and the fantastic porabil

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft’s Surface Strategy, Explained? – 33 Comments

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    Thurrott Daily

    Hey there,

    I'm a big fan of the Thurrott Daily round-ups, which happen about 2-3 times a week or so.  However, they are posted either on thurrott.com or Petri.com - and I end up missing the Petri ones, as honestly I rarely visit the sister site.

    Can we get a header that lets us click on them and find all the recent ones?

    Posted 5 years ago on Thurrott Daily – 2 Comments

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    I use Pocketcasts on Android, iOS, W10M and the web.  It does sync across all platforms, and plays both a

    Posted 5 years ago on Podcast player for Windows 10 Mobile & PC – 5 Comments

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    In reply to JudaZuk: ... and on Android in both Chrome and Firefox...

    Posted 5 years ago on App – 9 Comments

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    So, the odd thing about this was I was trying to set this up on Xbox One S.  I thought Groove-Groove, but

    Posted 5 years ago on Xbox 360 streaming music off a Windows 10 PC – 2 Comments

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    In reply to Paul Thurrott: Thanks Paul!  I'm not holding my breath... but let's hope they figure it out.

    Posted 5 years ago on Merging Microsoft Accounts – 7 Comments

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    Merging Microsoft Accounts

    I suppose that this is just a general rant, although I remember Paul talking about this on WW, and I tried to find a related article but was not able to do so. 

    I have two Microsoft accounts.  One, which is connected to the majority of my MS services, including my 1.xTB Onedrive account.  I really started to use it when I got my first Windows phone at the end of 2012, and I attached to it my most used e-mail address, which is a gmail box.

    The second account, which was created when I set up my Xbox 360 in 2011, is attached to my isp's e-mail address for no specific reason.  I'd just moved in, blah blah blah.  It seemed the right thing to do.  So, that's where my gamertag is - and nothing else.  Everything else - OneDrive, my Office 365 subscription - is attached to my gmail account, along with (apparently) a gamertag of Player7xxxxx or whatever - a generic number.

    Normally, it's not a problem.  This weekend, I logged into Xbox Live on my pc to redeem a code for Halo Master Chief Collection that came with my new Xbox One S (ordered through the store, with my main MSA).  Ok, click here... what?  WTF happened to the game?  Re-enter the 25 digit code... already claimed.  What?

    That's when I spot that, because I was logged into Onedrive with my main account, once I clicked "redeem code" with my Xbox MSA, it flipped my login to the main MSA.  Now, my non-Xbox MSA has my Halo Master Chief.  (No problem, as I can log in with that on the xbox and download it.)

    That said, that is a pain in the donkey.  I recall Paul mentioning, probably two years ago, that MS was working to have some facility to "merge" two MSAs.  That would, in fact, be delightful, as I'd rather not have the separation of the two accounts at this point.  Has anyone heard anything further about merging two accounts?  Is this actually on the horizon, or is this another hard computer science problem?

    Posted 5 years ago on Merging Microsoft Accounts – 7 Comments

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    I think Paul's perspective on technology in general, and W10M in particular, comes from a bit of the hard knoc

    Posted 5 years ago on Stop Bashing Paul – 41 Comments

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    In reply to SRLRacing: I would love to find a good co-op game that my girlfriend and I could play together.&nb

    Posted 5 years ago on New Holiday Promotion: Buy an Xbox One S, Get a Free Xbox Wireless Controller – 5 Comments

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    Also available in Canada.  I had a sinking feeling, having just bought an XBox One S Halo 1TB edition, un

    Posted 5 years ago on New Holiday Promotion: Buy an Xbox One S, Get a Free Xbox Wireless Controller – 5 Comments

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    In reply to vernonlvincent: I don't believe so.  I don't believe it's a true UWP app, so the Minecraft on

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Talks Up the Future of Minecraft: Pocket Edition – 10 Comments

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    In reply to vernonlvincent: I bought an XBox One S Halo Masterchief edition (or whatever) as it came with the

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft: “Strong Demand” for Xbox Over Black Friday – 11 Comments

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    In reply to ken_loewen: Angrily mashing the keyboard.  I imagine Paul often employing the gorilla-writing

    Posted 5 years ago on The Essentials: Tools To Write – 21 Comments

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    Using Xbox One / S for OTA HDTV

    Hi everyone,

    I'm curious as to the experiences of anyone that has tried the Happague digital OTA tuner with an Xbox One or One S.  I'm looking at getting an S for the kids for Christmas (shhhh... it is *so* for them), and as I cut the cords some time ago, I'd like to try this out.

    Any advice or pitfall warnings are also appreciated.  Thanks!

    Martin

    Posted 5 years ago on Using Xbox One / S for OTA HDTV – 1 Comments

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    So as I sometimes do, I read about the emoji thing and then stuck it in Bing.  As the kids say - Oh. 

    Posted 5 years ago on Thurrott Daily: November 16 – 13 Comments

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    Facebook Profile Sync

    I know that this was a feature that a lot of people did not like, but it is one that I quite enjoyed.  It seems that the updated UWP apps no longer support the Facebook Profile Sync.  Is there any possibility that that feature will return?

    I know I'm one of about 4 people that actually liked it, but...

    Posted 5 years ago on Facebook Profile Sync – 0 Comments

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    As a "normal", I look at them a little differently.  I'm not so sure they are fitness bands, so much as n

    Posted 5 years ago on health of wearable. – 2 Comments

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    In reply to offTheRecord: I'm not sure I would like that system.  Quite honestly, I was beginning to avoi

    Posted 5 years ago on Seperate Comment Systems – 37 Comments

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    In reply to Tim: Tim,   Is there a link where we can see Dan's OneNote setup?  A video or a blog pos

    Posted 5 years ago on Feedback Requested: First Ring Daily Segments – 32 Comments

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    In reply to DanTheMan: I also love my Surface 3.  I got a deal when I traded in my RT, and got an educati

    Posted 5 years ago on Goodbye to Surface 3, Microsoft’s Last Non-Premium Surface – 47 Comments

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    In reply to Tim: Thanks for the directions.  Worked like a charm for pocketcasts on my Galaxy S6.  

    Posted 5 years ago on First Ring Daily RSS Feed (Premium Links) – 55 Comments

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    Yes, BUT - even on the consumer side, it's a bit confusing.  I got a free year of Office 365 Personal wit

    Posted 5 years ago on About Those Office 365 Adoption Numbers – 51 Comments

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    Clearly, their numbers are wrong.  400,000,002 as of yesterday.  Thanks to the "you actually still c

    Posted 5 years ago on Windows 10 is Now on 400 Million Devices – 94 Comments

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