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thea2_

Alpha Member Since Oct 2016

10 Posts
41 Comments
Upvotes 82%
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    VPN no your a spam bot
    By thea2_, 2 years ago
    9 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Uncategorized
    thea2_ General Discussion Uncategorized 2 years ago 9 Replies
    apps within the os
    By thea2_, 2 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    thea2_ Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 0 Replies
    number of devices
    By thea2_, 2 years ago
    5 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    thea2_ Microsoft Uncategorized 2 years ago 5 Replies
    christmas bundles
    By thea2_, 2 years ago
    3 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Microsoft
    thea2_ Microsoft Microsoft 2 years ago 3 Replies
    surface go really aimed at
    By thea2_, 3 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Hardware
    thea2_ Microsoft Hardware 3 years ago 2 Replies
    groove 2 month after
    By thea2_, 4 years ago
    6 Replies
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Uncategorized
    thea2_ Microsoft Uncategorized 4 years ago 6 Replies
    annoying android problem
    By thea2_, 4 years ago
    2 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    thea2_ General Discussion Mobile 4 years ago 2 Replies
    windows phone lack of apps workaround
    By thea2_, 4 years ago
    13 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Mobile
    thea2_ General Discussion Mobile 4 years ago 13 Replies
    homegroup
    By thea2_, 5 years ago
    1 Reply
    Forum: Microsoft
    Category: Windows
    thea2_ Microsoft Windows 5 years ago 1 Reply
    fit bit charge 2 and lumia 650
    By thea2_, 5 years ago
    0 Replies
    Forum: General Discussion
    Category: Hardware
    thea2_ General Discussion Hardware 5 years ago 0 Replies

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    opps, sb1 is the default connection for kodi to other computers on network.

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on Windows 11 – 17 Comments

    comment

    Posted 2 months ago on Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on Windows 11 – 17 Comments

    comment
    but the mention of like "netflix" where said company is trying to squash said sharing of base account or spin

    Posted 3 months ago on Xbox Game Pass Family Plan is Reportedly in the Cards – 3 Comments

    comment
    Wonder if the catalog of games will be locked to the region you live in...

    Posted 3 months ago on Sony Revamps PlayStation Plus to Better Compete With Xbox Game Pass – 7 Comments

    comment
    I wonder why these units were returned, are there any flaws that I should know about with the hardware?

    Posted 3 months ago on Microsoft Now Offers Refurbished Xbox Series X Consoles Online – 10 Comments

    comment
    Back in the day Windows phones had dual sims one in 3G the other only in 2G; nice how things have progressed.

    Posted 5 months ago on More Mobile: Getting Started with Dual SIMs (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    how expansive is it to update mother boards and CPU in older boxes? micro form dells or NUCS

    Posted 1 year ago on TPM Outrage (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    So, what improvements are they doing for service, besides having to pay for the service in 3 or 6 month chunks

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won’t Change – 28 Comments

    comment
    I guess a question would be, if your able to connect an optical drive through one of the usb ports on the ba

    Posted 1 year ago on Xbox Series S Review – 23 Comments

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    Guess this is a result of a product that works for the long haul. As with Apple always updating their ware

    Posted 2 years ago on Throwback: Microsoft Store (Premium) – 0 Comments

    Forum Post

    apps within the os

    When trying to access my t-mobile account from within the mobile plans app it fails. Surface sees that I've have tmobile sim and provides a link but is never able to connect to the website, from either data sim, wifi, or wired internet connection. Is this another half baked idea in the operating system that might work in the future?

    Posted 2 years ago on apps within the os – 0 Comments

    comment
    Thanks Iwetzel talk to people in MS store, they say personal 365 is only for 1 Pc; soFor use on multiple PCs/M

    Posted 2 years ago on number of devices – 5 Comments

    Forum Post

    number of devices

    I'm trying to get a straight answer for the number of devices i'm allowed with a personal office 365 subscription back in 2018 the cap was removed; but now in 2019 it seems like Microsoft is limiting it to just 1 pc 1 mac and 1 phone or tablet. I understand i'm only using 1 at a time. What happened did Micro $oft get greedy now every device needs it own subscription?

    Posted 2 years ago on number of devices – 5 Comments

    comment
    But here is a kicker use firefox same vpn same address, and I pass by the spambot filter.

    Posted 2 years ago on VPN no your a spam bot – 9 Comments

    comment
    Not a tech question just a observation, but does your field guide explain how to set up vpns in windows 10 per

    Posted 2 years ago on VPN no your a spam bot – 9 Comments

    Forum Post

    VPN no your a spam bot

    It's interesting how when trying to view this site thru PIA vpn services your considered a spam bot, and therefore blacklisted from ever gaining entry to this site. Oh well....

    Posted 2 years ago on VPN no your a spam bot – 9 Comments

    Forum Post

    christmas bundles

    In years past when micro soft was more consumer based; they had christmas bundles to promote their products. ie groove, xbox live gold and office 365 all at a discounted package price. Think we'll ever see something like that this year?

    Posted 2 years ago on christmas bundles – 1 Comments

    comment
    What is the compression that allows you to view a quad feed?

    Posted 3 years ago on PlayStation Vue Adds Multi-View on Apple TV – 7 Comments

    comment
    I think more concerning is Ms Warren's tax policies of taxing every year people's assets; but it onl

    Posted 3 years ago on Trusting in Antitrust: Actions Against Big Tech Are Now Palatable – 3 Comments

    comment
    A lot of my contacts in outlook have lost some details info.

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

    comment
    It would be nice if they included a wired option for this class of product as well; as wifi isn't the all

    Posted 3 years ago on Amazon Isn’t Done Announcing New Hardware – 8 Comments

    comment
    In reply to SvenJ:$50 more for business version that the MS stores don't carry or $100 more if you upgrad

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    Ok, then when will home stop being the tester OS of MS with forced updates?

    Posted 3 years ago on Yes, the New Surface PCs Run Windows 10 Home. Yes, It’s OK (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    I've had this problem using RoboForm as well, no solution from site management. But if you manually input

    Posted 3 years ago on Thurrott.com won’t allow me to sign-in in Edge, it thinks I’m spam – 6 Comments

    comment
    Now if other apps would do the same making my p/landscape/p set up of monitors more useful than annoying.

    Posted 3 years ago on YouTube Tests Vertical Video Ads – 5 Comments

    Forum Post

    surface go really aimed at

    Taking from the fine print of a micro soft store. 5 LTE with 256GB storage configuration available soon for Commercial customers only. System software uses significant storage space. Guess I'll be waiting a year for MS to get done serving the business segment, before this hit the consumer space. Oh well maybe WOA will be in gen 4 by then.

    Posted 3 years ago on surface go really aimed at – 2 Comments

    comment
    When Surface Go gets LTE, do you feel the battery life will worsen? Also do you think that the 9 hours of batt

    Posted 3 years ago on Ask Paul for this Friday (August 31) – 24 Comments

    comment
    This would be useful as a non admins user on the surface go; as s mode gets better battery life.

    Posted 3 years ago on Switch to S Mode? – 24 Comments

    comment
    I guess globs of glue are cheaper than bolts and receiving mount points. Wonder what the reject rate is on the

    Posted 3 years ago on iFixit Goes Inside the Surface Go, Awards a Low Repairability Score – 29 Comments

    comment
    Dual sim on Windows phones had the second sim limited to 2g; so when the carriers turned off that bandwidth.

    Posted 3 years ago on A Dual-SIM iPhone Could Be Coming Soon – 9 Comments

    comment
    Wondering about small factor prebuilt vs the intel NUC. It seems a wash after adding 8 gb of ram, ssd, and win

    Posted 4 years ago on Is Ask Paul becoming biweekly? – 1 Comments

    comment
    In reply to skramer49:not the Chicago tribune, its cheaper to get the sunday paper plus a digital subscription

    Posted 4 years ago on Moderation in All Things Digital (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    In reply to BravoCharlie:I think he's on the twit.tv network, security now podcast.

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Reveals Another Microsoft Vulnerability Before Its Fixed – 96 Comments

    comment
    Do you know if the xbox 360 games in the sale are backwards playable onto the xbox one? Also on a side ? do y

    Posted 4 years ago on EA is Having a Big Sale on Xbox Games (Updated) – 1 Comments

    comment
    Wondering when invoke would interact with the desktop?

    Posted 4 years ago on Cortana Now Works With Automation Service IFTTT, More Smart Home Devices – 28 Comments

    comment
    Sort of like AT&T and their pushing everything down copper from the 70s, but you should be able get by wit

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Embracing our Cord-Cutting Future (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    Just wondering what features you feel that they have added to the app?

    Posted 4 years ago on groove 2 month after – 6 Comments

    comment
    All these comments seem to assume one has good internet access; what is the best connection rate for any of t

    Posted 4 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: Stepping Back from the Cable TV Abyss (Premium) – 0 Comments

    Forum Post

    groove 2 month after

    Microsoft Hello, We're sending you this message to confirm that your Groove Music Pass subscription ended on December 31st, 2017 when the service was discontinued. You will no longer be charged for monthly, quarterly, or annual subscriptions for Groove. If you were eligible for a refund, we have either: 1. refunded a prorated amount equal to your remaining subscription to your payment instrument we have on file; or 2. refunded an amount equal to 120% of the value of your remaining subscription(s) in the form of a credit to your Microsoft account, if we could not refund the payment instrument we have on file. Spend by January 20th, 2019. Full terms available at https://microsoft.com/cardterms. For details on subscription cancellation and refunds, please refer to the FAQ. It has been a pleasure having you as customer on Microsoft services, thank you! Microsoft

    Note: This message was sent from an unmonitored address. Please do not respond to this message.

    Well they told us generally 2 months before they did it, but now its official 2 months after the fact. Are they updating this app anymore? or will they go back to wmp 12.

    Posted 4 years ago on groove 2 month after – 6 Comments

    comment
    Wondering which is a better value as it is time to Re-up soon Xbox live gold or Xbox game pass?

    Posted 4 years ago on More Games with Gold for Those Cold Winter Nights – 10 Comments

    comment
    In reply to Brazbit:Wondering how this is an improvement over the old version, maybe it will actually have dri

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft’s New Xbox Wireless Adapter Goes on Sale – 10 Comments

    comment
    The ability to have more than one cam set up in the OS without a special app sounds interesting.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Tests New Windows Camera Update to Enable Future Innovation – 17 Comments

    comment
    I think a lot of people are getting tired of maybe, when it comes to micro soft.

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    hmm,wonder when we'll see a way to jailbreak the invoke they just released last month.

    Posted 4 years ago on Digital Assistants Loom Large Over CES, But Where is Cortana? (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    This is also a pain in android where apps become more bloated as they are updated, which is odd as you would f

    Posted 4 years ago on Store Apps that insist on system drive install – 13 Comments

    comment
    hmm;Anything consumer related, from micro soft, what will they kill next?

    Posted 4 years ago on What tech do you regret buying? – 63 Comments

    Forum Post

    annoying android problem

    So making the switch to android phone. Wow all the apps. How ever in a non flagship style phone the rom storage is limited. And a lot of the mid to low end phones have converting the SD card into internal memory disabled. Which shouldn't be a problem, but unless you really clamp down on android updates, you'll find that apps will suck up all of the rom in just a month or so. Why is android so bloated?

    Posted 4 years ago on annoying android problem – 1 Comments

    comment
    Ok, seems like advice is to sell hardware and buy other Os; must be nice to buy new every year. But where to

    Posted 4 years ago on windows phone lack of apps workaround – 13 Comments

    Forum Post

    windows phone lack of apps workaround

    Is pinning mobile websites to start screen the only way to get around businesses that don't provide apps for windows phone? And is edge up to the task with remembering passwords for said mobile sites without third party help?

    Posted 4 years ago on windows phone lack of apps workaround – 13 Comments

    comment
    Is there a fix in edge when watching podcasts; where the page will blink back to the top, turning off the cast

    Posted 4 years ago on We Help Wednesday 10/18 – 17 Comments

    comment
    So following that logic, buying games for xbox is foolish too?

    Posted 4 years ago on What a Fool Believes (Premium) – 0 Comments

    comment
    seeing that Brad has the surface studio why isn't he doing the review?

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Surface Dial Review – 17 Comments

    comment
    Well again no love for current customers, feels like I'm dealing with AT&T at renewal time. Also when

    Posted 4 years ago on Tip: Save Big on Groove Music Pass – 25 Comments

    comment
    Gee, Here MS is joining the cable club of neglecting loyal customers

    Posted 4 years ago on Microsoft Really Wants You To Try Groove, $10 for 7 Months of Service – 50 Comments

    comment
    so should I drop Groove next year?

    Posted 5 years ago on Spotify Makes an Early Appearance in the Windows Store – 25 Comments

    comment
    help with usb autosuspend setting as logitech devices become unresponsive after a min or so?

    Posted 5 years ago on We Help Wednesday 6/7 – 12 Comments

    comment
    I'm looking for a solution to using Edge; which never seems to connect to any sites when using a VPN. Is

    Posted 5 years ago on We Help Wednesday 5/10 – 5 Comments

    comment
    Why does edge keep flipping to can't reach this page, when watching your podcasts, also bing search can&#

    Posted 5 years ago on We Help Wednesday 4/26 – 6 Comments

    Forum Post

    homegroup

    Having to move all my files over to another computer, to get around band width issues inside main PC. I'm trying to get homegroup to work between a win 8.1 pro 64 bit and a win 10 pro 64 bit system. Nothing seems to work using local accounts on both systems. Is this another feature in the windows OS that you need to be logged into MSA account for it to work? I'm getting and error when trying to join the Homegroup that it is no longer availible and trouble shooting is less than useful.

    Posted 5 years ago on homegroup – 1 Comments

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    Noticed you had a x-box one controller on the desk. How have you found the game play on a win 10 desktop while

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base: Surface Dock First Impressions – 19 Comments

    Forum Post

    fit bit charge 2 and lumia 650

      Looking for suggestions on how to pair the charge 2 with a Lumia 650. People are saying to pair the fit bit from within the mobile app and not the phone.  Problem is the app says to turn on phones blue tooth first, without it pairing to the Fitbit.

      Hmm so how do you keep the Lumia from pairing outside the app? As at this point after the app coughs up an error  saying we don't know what when wrong but factory reset the phone and the charge two and start over again.

    Posted 5 years ago on fit bit charge 2 and lumia 650 – 0 Comments

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    Pity, seems like RoboForm is still stuck in ie 11 and chrome, how does RoboForm compare to last pass?

    Posted 5 years ago on LastPass Makes Multi-Device Access Free to All – 16 Comments

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