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    Being an Arizona resident, yes, lots of people cross the border to los algodones for dentistry.

    Posted 1 month ago on Ask Paul: June 17 (Premium) – 11 Comments

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    There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well,

    Posted 2 months ago on Yes, UWP is Still Dead (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    Couch looks comfy enough. When can I spend the weekend?

    Posted 2 months ago on We Closed on the Mexico City Apartment (Premium) – 49 Comments

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    Concerts. That's all.

    Posted 2 months ago on Netflix is Reportedly Working on Live Streaming Features – 3 Comments

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    I guess you have been away from AZ so long you've forgotten the grackles. I spent decades in upstate NY. The f

    Posted 3 months ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, May 9 – 12 Comments

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    Curious, could it be your print? Does your thumb ride your dogs leash for instance. My print is worthless when

    Posted 4 months ago on Google Issues the April Pixel Update – 17 Comments

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    If I don't "own" it, does that mean they can spy on me without even telling me about it? I am thinking along t

    Posted 4 months ago on Report: Apple Could Start Selling iPhones Via a Monthly Subscription – 25 Comments

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    When did zoom add dark mode? Look for one thing, find something else. lol

    Posted 4 months ago on Zoom Wants to Spice Up Meetings with New Animal Avatars – 8 Comments

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    I forgot Fear Factor.

    Posted 6 months ago on Spotify Now Has 406 Million Users – 23 Comments

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    "The government must allow someone to say the government is evil and must be brought down"A recent anomaly as

    Posted 6 months ago on Spotify Now Has 406 Million Users – 23 Comments

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    Joe Rogan is the guy from the sitcom NewsRadio.

    Posted 6 months ago on Spotify Now Has 406 Million Users – 23 Comments

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    Can anyone tell me what exact settings to use for a decent moon shot. All I ever get is a glowing ball of whit

    Posted 6 months ago on Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro: One More Data Point – 35 Comments

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    Signal has a desktop app too

    Posted 6 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    Not too many months ago there was a news article that said that iPhone users did better on dating apps. Maybe

    Posted 6 months ago on Google Launches Assault on Apple’s iMessage Abuses – 149 Comments

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    My entire house (1 story) is tiled. I have 2 Wyze robovacs that run every day. Love them.I have 2 so that the

    Posted 7 months ago on Ask Paul: January 7 (Premium) – 22 Comments

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    I must be one of the rare few that doesn't have a problem with my Pixel 6pro. The screen fingerprint reader is

    Posted 7 months ago on Ask Paul: January 7 (Premium) – 22 Comments

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    Thank you for giving us the real story behind the death of Windows Phone.

    Posted 8 months ago on Halo Infinite Campaign Preview: Approaching Perfection – 24 Comments

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    Forego 2 day shipping and pick your delivery day

    Posted 8 months ago on Amazon Reports Record Black Friday Sales – 6 Comments

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    I followed the link to the keyboard and it is $128, not $65

    Posted 8 months ago on More Mobile: Black Friday (Premium) – 12 Comments

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    This lines up with my listening behavior. (Prime Unlimited) Artist-shuffle, Songs-shuffle, Album-in order

    Posted 8 months ago on Spotify Disables Shuffle Play by Default for Albums – 10 Comments

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    Mine sits on my desk next to me all day and I keep it charged between 40-80%. Same percentages for my car.

    Posted 8 months ago on Google Explains How Pixel 6 Charging Works – 27 Comments

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    As you are now testing the 6 pro, do you have any instructions on how to make my Hotmail AND Gmail contacts fe

    Posted 8 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this week – 14 Comments

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    Perhaps someone can help me. I am setting up my 6 pro and would like to have the "contacts" sync'd (both direc

    Posted 8 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro: Problems in Paradise? – 61 Comments

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    I too just upgraded from the 4xl. It is better than the face unlock. Although as others have said, not as good

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro: Problems in Paradise? – 61 Comments

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    I got a little misty when I read atomic units of productivity.

    Posted 9 months ago on Microsoft Ignite: The Fluid Framework Gets Loopy – 19 Comments

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    My 6 pro is due to arrive Thursday. Will this be the one to finally take a decent picture of a full moon?

    Posted 9 months ago on Google Pixel 6 Pro: The Day After – 32 Comments

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    Hardly ever watch YouTube on my Roku. No loss for me. Love my Roku though.

    Posted 9 months ago on Google is Pulling YouTube from Roku – 42 Comments

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    I'd like the notification shade a lot more if I could finally get a my "silent" notifications to go away.

    Posted 9 months ago on In Praise of Android 12 (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    I'm no lawyer, but once a company goes public, isn't their entire reason for being the shareholders? Right and

    Posted 9 months ago on Apple Appeals Epic Games Ruling – 15 Comments

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    Skype should have owned WFH during the pandemic.

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Announces Coming Skype Features – 49 Comments

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    I have an SP7 and only use half the 256 GB it came with. Just in case, I have an older 200 GB Micro SD card pl

    Posted 10 months ago on Surface is Back, Baby (Premium) – 55 Comments

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    This is what it does. Caught me by surprise the first time.

    Posted 10 months ago on Google is Bringing Permissions Auto-Reset to Billions of Android Apps – 4 Comments

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    My company filled the IT offices with new hires for the customer facing teams. IT...permanent WFH.

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft No Longer Plans a Return to Office Date – 61 Comments

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    Herradura anejo. You're welcome.

    Posted 11 months ago on Ask Paul: August 13 (Premium) – 10 Comments

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    A "public" space or building is one that was paid for with taxpayer money. Other places, like grocery stores a

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Require Vaccinations at All U.S. Locations – 115 Comments

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    Here's another one you never see. Condoms are only 85% effective in real life. Stop using them until they're 1

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Require Vaccinations at All U.S. Locations – 115 Comments

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    I'm with you, it's ugly. Seems we're in the minority though.

    Posted 1 year ago on The Google Phone (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    wouldn't that add up to 10? lol

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – 38 Comments

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    Loving these comments! Once again, you can only reason with reasonable people.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Will Require Employees to be Vaccinated – 163 Comments

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    It's the only way to be sure.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Will Require Employees to be Vaccinated – 163 Comments

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    usually don't, not never

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Will Require Employees to be Vaccinated – 163 Comments

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    An ongoing issue long before Covid. It is hard to get reliable studies for safety and dosages on women when th

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Will Require Employees to be Vaccinated – 163 Comments

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    By separating broadcast and cable, does that mean broadcast is OTA?

    Posted 1 year ago on Netflix Reports Earnings, Explains Gaming Plans – 12 Comments

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    Your Phone works most of the time for me, but I only use it for texting. Anecdotal, but I think it goes wonky

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: July 2 (Premium) – 21 Comments

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    Anyone actually using the Speech Recognition? Last time I looked was in Win7 I think and it was terrible. Yet

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Highlights the Accessibility Gains in Windows 11 – 14 Comments

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    same

    Posted 1 year ago on AT&T is Moving its 5G Mobile Network to the Microsoft Cloud – 28 Comments

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    This post makes me feel stupid.

    Posted 1 year ago on AT&T is Moving its 5G Mobile Network to the Microsoft Cloud – 28 Comments

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    The metrics have my team being more productive WFH according to mgmt. No talk of bringing us in. Good. I hate

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Plans September Return to Offices for Employees – 27 Comments

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    Poor Skype. Coulda Woulda Shoulda

    Posted 1 year ago on Zoom Revenues Soared 191 Percent in the First Quarter – 13 Comments

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    Going out on a limb, but I think a lot of us make a living on maintaining and enhancing LOB applications, so y

    Posted 1 year ago on The Future of Windows App Development is Getting Clearer (Premium) – 17 Comments

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    Too many licensing deals to do that. Not quickly anyway.

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon to Acquire MGM for $8.45 Billion – 29 Comments

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    Harsh. If RSS can come back who's to say when the IE nostalgia train might leave the station.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Retire IE 11 in 2022. Mostly. – 28 Comments

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    I don't own an Echo so this is just guessing on my part, but I don't think you'd hear the difference HD/lossle

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Music Makes HD/Lossless Music Available for No Additional Cost – 33 Comments

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    To my untrained eye, Grandview reminds me of Segoe so that is the one I would choose if Segoe goes away. Other

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Wants a New Font – 104 Comments

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    I am not vaccinated, not because I am against it, but only because I haven't needed to. Working from home

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, April 26 – 9 Comments

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    In reply to simont:jitter liquid makes for jitter fingers

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: April 23 (Premium) – 15 Comments

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    I too worry about my mind. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's on my mothers side. Brain protection is one o

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, April 19 – 23 Comments

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    In reply to maddycom:It helps to lift your monitor up a few inches if that is your thing.

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Z2 SFF G8 Workstation First Impressions – 19 Comments

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    I stopped using the app once it was integrated into Explorer. Ho hum.

    Posted 1 year ago on OneDrive for Windows is Finally Going 64-Bit – 32 Comments

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    Unpopular opinion, but I think the people who are clamoring to go back to the office don't have a social

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

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    At least it has good sound quality. I think this update rolled out already. Mine has been nothing but a BT spe

    Posted 1 year ago on Harman Kardon Removes Cortana from Invoke – 55 Comments

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    Sorry to hear this, but nothing works right for my father, and I have almost no problems. Sometimes I think he

    Posted 1 year ago on From the Editor’s Desk for Monday, March 1 – 25 Comments

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    My first car I purchased from a coworker for $85 and my brand new Skid Row CD that he envied. lol

    Posted 1 year ago on Music (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    In reply to erich82:Porn Response metrics, so still ads.

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Fit Adding Heart and Respiratory Rate Measuring on Android – 5 Comments

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    In reply to duncanator:That is the base rate, not the effective rate, overnight hours, without all the "fees"

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: 1500 Miles Later (Premium) – 85 Comments

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    In reply to MattHewitt:My electric bill has not gone up. Unfortunately I bought my 3 right before covid hit an

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: 1500 Miles Later (Premium) – 85 Comments

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    I am not alone! When I express that feeling about ice cream I get the sense they want to lock me up.

    Posted 1 year ago on Ask Paul: December 18 (Premium) – 20 Comments

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    In reply to jdawgnoonan:Judging by how many people seem to get their "news" from Facebook, I suspect more peop

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Fires Back at Facebook – 25 Comments

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    "a small 5.8-inch..." how jaded we've become

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 4a is Now Available in New Light Blue Color – 8 Comments

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    Waiting another month for the sales on the 5. I'll trade in my 4xl to get back to the fingerprint scanner

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 5 is Now Available, Pixel 4a (5G) Can Be Preordered – 13 Comments

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    Reverse wireless charging? Wireless discharging? Don't all devices do that?

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Makes the Pixel 5 Official – 26 Comments

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    I love my Model3, it's a great car. I wish I never bought it.I got it it for the HOV tags on my 1.5 hr co

    Posted 1 year ago on Going Electric: From 2008 to 2020 (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    I'm fine with it having no screen. Can they prove it has no mic always listening?

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

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    To comment without politics, I feel they are REALLY over-paying for an app that I think will be gone by next y

    Posted 2 years ago on Damned if You Do (Premium) – 60 Comments

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    24th and Camelback... before covid, I was commuting to my office in the Biltmore district in that same area. W

    Posted 2 years ago on Ask Paul: July 10 (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    I just started using Zoom on my PC. Anyone know if that is the same issue on that platform?

    Posted 2 years ago on Zoom Silently Sends Data to Facebook – 18 Comments

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    I hate cases. I miss polycarbonate.

    Posted 2 years ago on Yes, Google Should Stop Making Flagship Handsets (Premium) – 22 Comments

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    I left Hulu when they started charging me to watch ads. I will not.

    Posted 3 years ago on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ Bundle to Take on Netflix – 24 Comments

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    What a waste of resources.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Now Wants to Send You Curated Clothing Boxes – 5 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Me neither. I guess we're not in the "vast majority".

    Posted 3 years ago on European Union Launches Amazon Antitrust Investigation – 4 Comments

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    "And it deserves a truly simply software development language and environment."Isnt' this what Lightswitc

    Posted 3 years ago on Programming Windows: Visual Basic to the Future (Premium) – 13 Comments

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    Powerbuilder was hot at that time also.

    Posted 3 years ago on Programming Windows: Visual Basic Takes Over the World (Premium) – 10 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:Are they losing money? IDK, but the drivers of these services don't make much. My d

    Posted 3 years ago on The End of Ownership? (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    They rolled out Teams where I work. Team is not using Teams, still using Outlook.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Highlights Major Product Releases From FY19 Q3 – 25 Comments

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    I use the free version. Like it just fine.

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Music Expected to Reach 35 Million Listeners in 2019 – 8 Comments

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    In reply to evox81:Same exp. Came back worse, and labeled my fault.

    Posted 3 years ago on From Xbox to Health, A Brief History of the Microsoft Band (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    Is this v2, or 3? Because I thought we were skipping 2 and going right to 3.

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with HoloLens 2 – 60 Comments

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    In reply to lvthunder:The Google web crawlers ate the outrage as it was created.

    Posted 3 years ago on Dueling Views on Apple v. Facebook (Premium) – 34 Comments

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    Health news waffles, this is not unique to NYT. The "science" is always in flux it seems.

    Posted 3 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft Edge’s Fake News Warning – 96 Comments

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    I followed the link to the WD My Cloud. Does not seem to be very well rated. Only 3.5 stars.

    Posted 3 years ago on What I Use: January 2019 (Premium) – 38 Comments

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    Last PC purchase, I didn't install these secondary updaters if I could avoid it. No problems so far.

    Posted 3 years ago on Keeping a Windows PC Up-to-Date is a Nightmare (Premium) – 41 Comments

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    I imagine Cortana would be better if MS had a mobile platform still.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google Assistant Takes the Crown, Cortana Sits Last on Smart Speaker IQ Test – 15 Comments

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    As we already have most of this now, maybe it will include a Surface device every 2 years, like a phone contra

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Working on a Consumer Version of Microsoft 365 – 61 Comments

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    In reply to SeattleMike:not just you

    Posted 3 years ago on You Can Get Free Shipping on All Amazon Orders During the Holidays – 6 Comments

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    In reply to fourbadcats:This was my favorite feature.

    Posted 3 years ago on Cortana 3.0 Launches in Beta on Android – 19 Comments

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    In reply to eeisner:Sleep apnea does not wake you up to use the bathroom.

    Posted 3 years ago on Fitbit Charge 3 First Impressions – 33 Comments

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    No problems at all.

    Posted 3 years ago on Windows 10 October 2018 Update Users Start Reporting Early Issues – 110 Comments

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    In reply to Trevor Fowler:And H5O were always sporting MS devices too.

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Teases Black Surface Devices Ahead of Hardware Event – 13 Comments

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    Bought mine for $100 several months ago. Primarily because it was HK, Cortana was gravy. Sounds great so no co

    Posted 3 years ago on Tip: Harman Kardon Invoke is Just $50 at Best Buy – 45 Comments

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    I guess I'm just lucky but I take the opposite tack. I carry on a kindle and/or tablet, and check everyt

    Posted 4 years ago on Thinking About This Year’s Home Swap (Premium) – 28 Comments

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    Just got 3 pairs of Merrell running shoes through PW.

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon’s “Try Before You Buy” Prime Service Launches in the US – 10 Comments

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    I want it all the time. Not just driving.

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Is Getting the Ability to Read Messages Aloud – 27 Comments

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    Paul's cam is blurry because he's gone keto and there's always a bit of bacon grease in the air

    Posted 4 years ago on How We Podcast – The Tape and Tech that Makes it Happen – 15 Comments

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    If it isn't chronological, it isn't a timeline.

    Posted 4 years ago on The New Snapchat Design Is a Colossal Mess. And It Won’t Go Away. Here’s Why. – 17 Comments

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    Also, about 40% of the time, if another notification comes in while streaming Bluetooth on my UConnect, it wou

    Posted 4 years ago on Google’s Biggest Pixel Failure Was Not Unit Sales (Premium) – 33 Comments

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    Is YouTube TV ad free for that price?

    Posted 4 years ago on YouTube TV Adds New Channels, Raises Price – 43 Comments

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    In reply to jt5:I used my SP4 pen a lot. Until 1709 changed the behavior, and now I use it less.

    Posted 4 years ago on New Model Shifts Hint at Surface Turmoil (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    In reply to MichaelEPS5:Yep. Happy with my SP4, never a problem. Surface Pro (5) meh. Will probably get the ne

    Posted 4 years ago on New Model Shifts Hint at Surface Turmoil (Premium) – 62 Comments

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    In reply to DaddyBrownJr:lol, I read them all the way through. I don't know if he's right, but perso

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium) – 96 Comments

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    Good article, and not too preachy. I have one quibble..."Avoid anything deep-fried, not because of the oil (wh

    Posted 4 years ago on Health Hacking: Food (Premium) – 51 Comments

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    Good to hear your wife is still eating more carbs. I can't remember where, but I read that women don'

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: December 15 (Premium) – 29 Comments

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    In reply to Oasis:Doesn't this imply it is merely a spell checker? A grammar checker should have found th

    Posted 4 years ago on Hands-On with Grammarly Keyboard for Mobile – 5 Comments

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    I don't use Messenger, and I won't use Direct either.

    Posted 4 years ago on Instagram to Separate Messaging into a Standalone App As It Looks to Grow Direct – 6 Comments

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    $1.99 right now

    Posted 4 years ago on Paint.NET Comes to Windows Store – 76 Comments

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    In reply to timothyhuber:thanks, I thought I was imagining it. But that is exactly what I'm seeing.

    Posted 4 years ago on Of Paul’s Perpetual Pixel Purchasing Problems (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    Seems to me that this form factor is the point where the pen should be docked inside and not mag clipped to th

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s Andromeda: A Folio of the Future – 97 Comments

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    In reply to iPhoneX:"And if you show UPS a video of your driver walking into your living room, past the camera

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    In reply to jim.mcintosh:I think they're slipping. I wasn't paying attention for a long time, but no

    Posted 4 years ago on Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut (Premium) – 35 Comments

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    Went fine on my 3 PC's. (SP4, 2 year old HP, and a 11 year old toshiba)

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Explains its Rollout Strategy for the Fall Creators Update – 22 Comments

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    Of all the Office apps, I use Office Lens the most.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft + Android: A Fresh Start – 91 Comments

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    "then best it in some capacity"Considering the maker, it had better be best at sound quality.

    Posted 4 years ago on How Cortana Can Survive in a world of Alexa, Siri and Google (premium) – 14 Comments

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    I had to force it. It wasn't coming down through WU and the next release is at the doors.

    Posted 4 years ago on Creators Update Rollout Still Trails That of its Predecessor – 28 Comments

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    I once had a Bing credit in one store, and could only use it there and not in the other MS run store. I hope t

    Posted 4 years ago on It Looks Like Microsoft Will Rename Windows Store to Microsoft Store – 61 Comments

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    I could be wrong on this, I didn't check, but I think there was a court case that said the police could n

    Posted 4 years ago on Apple’s Risky Bet To Change User Behavior (Premium) – 43 Comments

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    In reply to Polycrastinator:"troubles" like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I have 7 zones in my house

    Posted 4 years ago on Nest Announces a More Affordable Smart Thermostat – 20 Comments

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    There is more content on Netflix and Amazon Prime than I can consume so I've never felt the need to subsc

    Posted 5 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Preparing to Cut the Cord (Premium) – 42 Comments

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    My father got the first gen x2, and returned 3 pens because they never worked right. then he gave up.Hopefully

    Posted 5 years ago on HP Spectre x2 (2017) First Impressions: More Pro Than Surface Pro – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Narg:I never wrote that so I don't know how you got there.Paul wrote "People want the same to

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy to “Cloud First” (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    In reply to Ezzy:Not hogwash, you don't know my work environment. I'm running a 10 year old HP on Wi

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy to “Cloud First” (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    "People want the same tools at home that they use at work."Other way around.

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy to “Cloud First” (Premium) – 54 Comments

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    In reply to zorb56:In my experience, components do randomly go bad. They go bad in the first couple weeks, or

    Posted 5 years ago on iFixIt Gives Surface Laptop Lowest-Possible Score – 117 Comments

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    In reply to Nonmoi:I'm going to disagree with you on the education market, only because I think the "IT D

    Posted 5 years ago on iFixIt Gives Surface Laptop Lowest-Possible Score – 117 Comments

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    I left FB and FBM when I found IG in 2015( I think).FB just drains away too much time. IG I can go in and out

    Posted 5 years ago on Instagram Surges to 700 Million Users – 15 Comments

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    "Tools like Visual Basic are now referred to as RAD (Rapid Application Development) because they mak

    Posted 5 years ago on 20 Years of Visual Studio: Visual Basic – 15 Comments

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    I only see comments in Chrome, not IE 11.

    Posted 5 years ago on New feature feedback – 23 Comments

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    Another cord cutter here... I have a FireTV stick and a Dell micro pc. Does everything I need.

    Posted 5 years ago on First Steps: Choosing a Living Room Set-Top Box – 39 Comments

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    unprotected epubs? Aren't they all unprotected? They're just repurposed zip files. change the extension to zip

    Posted 5 years ago on Hands-On with Microsoft’s New Books Experience – 57 Comments

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    In reply to Narg: Only if ready for Holloween

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Delays Windows 10’s My People Feature – 24 Comments

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    "this is the first (and only) Surface device aimed specifically at gamers" I thought MS was aiming at producti

    Posted 5 years ago on Thinking About Surface Book with Performance Base – 26 Comments

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    In reply to Waethorn: I'm glad I'm the odd ball. 10 year old 17 inch Toshiba laptop running just fine on the i

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

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    RIP Band is right. Had they fixed the Band's band it would be perfect for me.

    Posted 5 years ago on 2016 Year in Review – 31 Comments

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    In reply to wolters: I just ordered the "upgraded" one at $59 as an experiment, just to see what you get at th

    Posted 5 years ago on 12 Days of Deals, Day 5: Up to 70 Percent Off Select Windows 10 Tablets/2-in-1s – 8 Comments

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    I'd like this on Windows for a completely different reason. I have a rural ISP. I'd like to download overnight

    Posted 5 years ago on Netflix Adds Offline Viewing – 43 Comments

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    In reply to zself: The people who do "real work" as you describe it, probably have a terabyte via their O

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