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    Or just get a good anti-virus

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft to Require Vaccinations at All U.S. Locations – 115 Comments

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    Looks good - as long as I can choose my own music provider and not need to use Spotify. I hope they are just u

    Posted 10 months ago on Microsoft Teases Spotify Integration with Windows 11 – 23 Comments

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    This might be a dumb question, but how about running it on an android phone? Would it work?

    Posted 10 months ago on Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad – 17 Comments

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    I got two ads, a couple days after it was announced, that W11 was coming. If I remember correctly, it said som

    Posted 11 months ago on Windows 11 ads – 11 Comments

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    In two minds about the autorotate improvements. On one hand, autorotate is not very good when I'm lying in bed

    Posted 11 months ago on Google Releases Android 12 Beta 3 – 5 Comments

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    The specs look good, but the design is nowhere near as nice. Shame.

    Posted 11 months ago on Qualcomm Partners with ASUS on Smartphone for Snapdragon Fans – 6 Comments

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    The touchpad looks uncomfortable, why does it have the buttons at the top? I'm used to using my thumbs to clic

    Posted 11 months ago on HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 First Impressions – 20 Comments

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    What does the arrow icon (4th from the left) on the taskbar mean? Never seen anything like it in W10.

    Posted 11 months ago on Microsoft Talks Windows 11 Lifecycle and Servicing – 34 Comments

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    500GB Hard Drive from an old laptop that wouldn't boot- someone literally 2 weeks ago offered me an old laptop

    Posted 11 months ago on Awesome Tech Finds – Past & Present – 10 Comments

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    I think Android Apps capability things is a big thing for many (non-geek) users.

    Posted 11 months ago on Is Windows 11 the most cynical release of Windows ever? – 56 Comments

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    On all the sites I follow, they all say 'they don't know where it came from'. What does that mean? it must be

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11: A Few More Screenshots – 60 Comments

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    You can do that with Windows 10 (using TaskbarX). It might work for 11 as well, but unlikely.

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows 11: A Few More Observations – 68 Comments

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    Not everyone has a Facebook account.

    Posted 1 year ago on Forum posting update – 15 Comments

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    I just asked it, and Alexa said its "an AI, and does not have a gender". I understand someone calling it a 's

    Posted 1 year ago on You Can Register for Alexa Developer Event Now – 1 Comments

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    "It's hard to resist the pull of the Apple ecosystem once you get an iPhone" - That's why I'm not getting an i

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows, Your Phone and IOS – 23 Comments

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    Or just under half of their currant members renewing subscription's

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

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    I actually find Microsoft's documentation on their website pretty good for most things.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Fixes Outlook Email Bug – 23 Comments

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    And payed no Corporation tax...

    Posted 1 year ago on Amazon Just Had Its Biggest First Quarter Ever – 14 Comments

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    That made me laugh more than it should. Using Windows puts me on Edge every time... ho ho.

    Posted 1 year ago on Tip: Install Windows 10 Version 21H1 Right Now – 47 Comments

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    Google is $320 billion, Abode $246.5 billion. So I don't think google is going after it. Also, they aren't bas

    Posted 1 year ago on Adobe Further Integrates Creative Cloud with Google Workspace – 5 Comments

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    If this can be configure to show news and interests I like (maybe using some cool AI to get articles from any

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is Launching News and Interests in Windows 10 – 69 Comments

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    In reply to fpalmieri:I especially don't want to see ads for stuff I already bought because they think I

    Posted 1 year ago on FLoC – An anti-competitive grab by Google? – 15 Comments

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    In reply to George_Semple:In reply to spiderman2:I meant VS as a whole (with C++ UWP). No trolling, sorry

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2022 – 19 Comments

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    I'm still a bit hesitant to go to google for a tracker - because its a tracker. What will google now not

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Announces Fitbit Luxe Tracker – 10 Comments

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    I downloaded it, and saw I needed 15gb to get what I needed, and deleted it. I doubt the improvements will ma

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2022 – 19 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I failed to compute that number. That's around a billion times my investing cap

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Acquires Nuance for $19.7 Billion – 18 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:The advertisers and people using them. I was going to use AdWords once, I would rath

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC – 42 Comments

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    In reply to scovious:Ads will always be slightly targeted. The Sun has different ads to the FT, targeted to di

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC – 42 Comments

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    In reply to heliommsfilho:I also thought that, but I think the real value for advertisers is now making you c

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Doesn’t Commit to Blocking FLoC – 42 Comments

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    It was a good idea that nobody used. It's not Microsoft fault (although they might have done better resea

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too (UPDATED) – 58 Comments

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    Does this mean they are still looking into Discord or the money that would have gone there has gone towards th

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Acquires Nuance for $19.7 Billion – 18 Comments

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    In reply to TriplePlayed:Not enough profit ... It needs to make them at least - 1 billion

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Acquires Nuance for $19.7 Billion – 18 Comments

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    I cant be the only one thinking they went wayward with the design. They could have made it look sleek and cool

    Posted 1 year ago on Samsung Launches Galaxy SmartTags+ – 3 Comments

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    *sigh*. Another previously unknown code to add to the to-do list.

    Posted 1 year ago on Android Now Supports Rust for Low-Level Code – 6 Comments

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    In reply to Prebengh:Smartphones have cinema quality cameras in a thin space. Its possible, just expensive.

    Posted 1 year ago on Here Comes Surface Laptop 4 – 44 Comments

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    Strange its not called iTags or something else starting with "i". Braking a tradition...

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Extends “Find My” Service to Third Parties – 6 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:I have bowed down to the inventible ... as of today I'm an Edge user

    Posted 1 year ago on Browser(s) in 2021 – 49 Comments

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    Philosophers will wax immortel whether its possible to kill something that was dead long before

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Kills Cortana on Mobile – 48 Comments

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    Will it come with Edge promotion built in?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Build 120,000 HoloLens Headsets for the U.S. Army – 23 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:The icons in one of the screenshots has blue backgrounds, which (as I understand) ha

    Posted 1 year ago on Dell XPS 15 (9500) Review – 22 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:Dead end stop.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Edge Gets Vertical Tabs, More – 31 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:give the new Edge a tryI was going to, but found Bing less accurate for niche searc

    Posted 1 year ago on Browser(s) in 2021 – 49 Comments

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    In reply to glenn8878:Teams uses a lot of skype in conferencing

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion – 33 Comments

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    Things went 0-100 real quick

    Posted 1 year ago on UK Launches Antitrust Investigation of Apple App Store – 40 Comments

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    In reply to avidfan451:Big tech companies now are so big one part could be cat and dog whilst the other Romeo

    Posted 1 year ago on Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs – 31 Comments

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    Is nobody going to mention the drives icon? I mean, the others are nice, but a long time in coming, whilst tha

    Posted 1 year ago on New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More – 62 Comments

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    10 billion would be worth it. TBH If I had a tenth of 10 Billion I would spend it elsewhere

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion – 33 Comments

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    Well this escalated quick

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29 – 24 Comments

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    Maybe we should salvage CRT displays and floppy disks :) Some things are best left in the past

    Posted 1 year ago on Guys and gals, don’t get rid of your serial mice just yet – 3 Comments

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    I haven't really changed, except from Office to Google Docs before Office became free. Otherwise I use a

    Posted 1 year ago on Other apps in 2021 (vs back-then) – 18 Comments

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    " C# & XAML" That threw me for way to long. I thought it was one acronym on first scan.

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 7 – 5 Comments

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    It seems like the extreme minority using chrome on here (strange - I did a report for a qualification recently

    Posted 1 year ago on Browser(s) in 2021 – 49 Comments

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    In reply to alissa914:My audiophile friends say its more about the player than the speaker, and anyways, wirel

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    The earbuds market is growing due to covid as many WFH need them, or chose to upgrade, for wireless calls.This

    Posted 1 year ago on IDC: Wearables Market Grew 28.4 Percent in 2020 – 5 Comments

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    In reply to truerock2:The touch GUI of Windows 10 is for the daily user, for part entertainment, part producti

    Posted 1 year ago on The Sams Report: Microsoft Shutdowns – 5 Comments

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    In reply to Winner:Obsessive private data collection should (if its not) be illegal. I am a google fan (or may

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out – 41 Comments

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    In reply to yaddamaster:Compared to the evil that they could unleash at any moment, they are being relatively

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out – 41 Comments

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    So I understand Facebook doesn't like costs in its market? Interesting

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out – 41 Comments

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    In reply to LT1 Z51:I suspect you are in the minority (tho I also wouldn't use a case).

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:Can you suggest more windows websites? I want to expand ?

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    In reply to avidfan451:I think Apple is trying to stay in the audiophile's market. Although I don't

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    The weird thing here is Zoom, Microsoft teams and Google Meet have already had this feature, how long can it t

    Posted 1 year ago on Skype Desktop App Now Supports Noise Cancelation – 6 Comments

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    In reply to dftf:I agree with your point that most Windows 10 pro features would be useless to the average use

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to ghostrider:I actually like the way its all 'touch first' and sliders, I find it easier t

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to shark47:Its a vicious circle - it will only find adoption if users can get their apps on it, but a

    Posted 1 year ago on Windows needs to be two versions – 52 Comments

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    In reply to Jippa Wip:Apple is the only company trying to enter this industry besides Amazon (which most of it

    Posted 1 year ago on Disney+ Surpasses 100 Million Paid Subscribers – 14 Comments

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    I think the mini is Apple's "premium" cheap, or small, phone, while the SE is its main cheap phone. In my

    Posted 1 year ago on Report: iPhone 12 Mini is a Failure as Apple Cuts Production – 87 Comments

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    Just the simple SSD that comes with the laptop, as well as an large size micro-SD card for important stuff, bu

    Posted 1 year ago on Hard Drive & Solid State Question – 13 Comments

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    The laptop isn't running 20H2?

    Posted 1 year ago on Dell XPS 15 (9500) Review – 22 Comments

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    "They just get smaller-and-smaller until they become unusable"Chrome has an experiential feature "Scrollable T

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Edge Gets Vertical Tabs, More – 31 Comments

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