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royalcrown got a reaction from Dredgy in The "New" Surface Pro
I disagree, the Apple pen is quite nice, the technology is "serious". I Do actually own the pen and the 12.9" ipad. Was going to buy a SP4, however the sheer number and magnitude of serious and unresolved issues is ridiculous !
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royalcrown reacted to GoodBytes in MicroSoft giving up on consumer market for smartphones; cuts 1850 jobs
This is more of a good news than bad.
Android and especially iOS don't work well in Enterprise environment. That is not their focus. Seeing how Blackberry is out of the picture in this space as well, and Microsoft strongest point is Enterprise space, this is actually a moved they should have done a while ago. It gives them an opportunity to grow.
If you compare Windows 10 Mobile with Windows Phone 8/7, it a totally different experience. Windows Phone 7 was trying to be a consumer phone, but due to the GUI direction they went with, it prevented complex, feature rich app to be developed (well you could, but it would be cumbersome to use). The problem is that they used a GUI language that was designed for MP3 usage. In fact, it was designed for absolute simplicity, and out door viewing (high contrast, and large text), an issue back in the days, due to display brightness limitations on small devices. Windows Phone 8 tries to fix this, but it was mostly a patched up GUI of a mess. in other hand, Windows 10 Mobile is... well Windows 10! Inspired with what works with Android, it allows complex feature rich software to be possible, and yet keep things simple for simple apps. If you want to so see how it looks, just open a Windows 10 app, and scale it like a phone, and voila! This is what you get on a Windows 10 Mobile device.
What I am trying to point to, is that since the beginning Windows 10 Mobile was designed for powerful feature rich / enterprise app. This is something Microsoft has always been good at, I mean look at Windows, and when they try to simplify things for "the consumer", it fails (Microsoft B.O.B, Windows 8, etc.), to reinforce that claim that this is what Windows 10 Mobile was since day 1.. look at Continuum, look at the ability (now), of sending, receiving text messages and get phone notification on a Windows 10 PC of your phone.
Lastly, the good news, is that it shows that Microsoft HAS a strategy, and a focus, and isn't freaking out like RIM / Blackberry before which lead to the downfall of the company and its products, ruining its reputation and image as well.
The bad news:
Lumia flag ship phone strength was its camera. Its camera is has been nothing more than ground breaking every time. While it did push, I believe, the industry forward a bit, instead of having Android or Apple actually compete against it, they compete more between each other, with mostly advertisement than actually better camera. The proof is simple, look how obsolesce Apple users claim that their mediocre camera is the best. And look how Samsung likes to claim that they have the best camera than any smartphone, while a Lumia 950 / 950 XL still beats it at taking pictures. So, this will probably be seen as a "consumer feature", and be axed, unless the Surface team is able to push Microsoft to keep that department, which I have my doubts, as so far, all the cameras in the Surface line products have been poor. Not horrible, but poor. One could say that it is because in tablets, and laptop world it is about the same.. and you won't actually take pictures with a tablet, but still. They might not see value in it, while it is an important selling feature for many, but sadly not for enterprise. Small businesses might be interested, as to be able to take pictures of fabrics, colors, inspirational things for designing a product, but that isn't really Enterprise thing. -
royalcrown got a reaction from dalekphalm in Philly Police Admit They Disguised a Spy Truck as a Google Streetview Car
Well, the police are just like ANY other sector of society, you have the people that act with decency and integrity, who want to always do what is right, not just legal. Amoral ass hats who who do what they can get away with are the other end of the spectrum, and a whole gradient of in between. That's the "WHY" IMO.
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royalcrown reacted to porina in Laptop with the worst gpu but amazing cpu and ram
Opposite problem I had when looking for a gaming laptop. Too high a spec CPU, not enough GPU. Try leaning towards the more business orientated models if you really are struggling.
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royalcrown got a reaction from v-raze in Most revolting Channel Superfun I had ever imagined
Was Linus shirtless again or something ?!
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royalcrown reacted to PokeCatz in What is the most annoying thing about Apple for you?
How un-customizable they are. That's why I jail broke my phone. There beautiful devices and a beautiful os but the lack of customizing hurts my experience.
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royalcrown got a reaction from Tech_Dreamer in Most revolting Channel Superfun I had ever imagined
Was Linus shirtless again or something ?!
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royalcrown got a reaction from rhyseyness in Most revolting Channel Superfun I had ever imagined
Was Linus shirtless again or something ?!
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royalcrown got a reaction from KezzaMcFezza in What is the most annoying thing about Apple for you?
Now she's playing dumb, but I think it's because she hates Scots, see evidence below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxKhUuZ0Rc
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royalcrown got a reaction from Speedyv in I switched to Android from iOS, I don't get group messages anymore
I read a lot on it when i switched from my Galaxy S7 to my Iphone 6s 2 weeks ago. It seems that sometimes it gets fixed while other people have had to totally delete their apple ID or have their friends delete them off their contact list and re add them with imessage turned off, then text them with MMS. Seems like a mess. Good luck and please let us know what fixes it.
I don't even get the point of Imessage as MMS pretty much does all that imessage does afaik.
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royalcrown got a reaction from rtpb5642 in Apple's Product Lineup. WTAF is going on?
I gotta agree with you. Apple Needs to make a real MAC PRO that isn't a trashcan, and drop the price a bit. After that give the Imac some Kaby Lake / GTX 980 style upgrading. The Macbook pro should be a little thicker so as to have BETTER cooling and at least a 970 if mot 980m (and not overheating/throttling).
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royalcrown got a reaction from Manage My Cables in Best High Capacity Triple A Batteries?
Agreed...eneloops are great quality ! Batteryjunction.com is a good retailer if you are in the USA.
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royalcrown got a reaction from Boobies Sprinkle in Mother's day gift?
That's a good gift if your mom likes gadgets, or doesn't drive/ride in a car. If she's a regular mom who's not "gadget-y", i'd keep coming up with ideas. I know my mom wouldn't use it much, but she still likes flip phones too..lol. She just this year got a Roku...kinda behind the times. She is 64 though, but not the old kind of 60's where she act's like an old lady either.
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royalcrown got a reaction from handymanshandle in Apple's Product Lineup. WTAF is going on?
I gotta agree with you. Apple Needs to make a real MAC PRO that isn't a trashcan, and drop the price a bit. After that give the Imac some Kaby Lake / GTX 980 style upgrading. The Macbook pro should be a little thicker so as to have BETTER cooling and at least a 970 if mot 980m (and not overheating/throttling).
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royalcrown reacted to JefferyD90 in Wiping a Hard Drive
If you're going to use the drive for a new OS... Just do a reinstall of the OS following my guide below. It will rewrite all of the data on the disk anyways, making the old data completely irretrievable.
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royalcrown got a reaction from elpiop in Software For Transfering Windows To New HDD
On windows 7 use Acronis True Image, it works fine...It doesn't work under windows 10 so good, but 7 and 8 your set ! It literally copies EVERYTHING as is, settings and all. Of course it's not free, but i've been running it for years so I can vouch for it's working.
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royalcrown got a reaction from Sors in Software For Transfering Windows To New HDD
On windows 7 use Acronis True Image, it works fine...It doesn't work under windows 10 so good, but 7 and 8 your set ! It literally copies EVERYTHING as is, settings and all. Of course it's not free, but i've been running it for years so I can vouch for it's working.
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royalcrown got a reaction from ChaseB in Clean Microfiber Cloths
You can throw them in the wash just don't throw them in the dryer with any sort of fabric softener or dryer sheets because the fabric softener will put some greasy goop on them that makes the screen all smeary.
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royalcrown got a reaction from LynxThe1st in Why do Apple do this?
Well iTunes can be weaponized, my stepdaughter's singing is worse than a nuclear weapon! Her singing should be considered cruel and unusual punishment and against the Geneva conventions.
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royalcrown got a reaction from vanished in Why do Apple do this?
Well iTunes can be weaponized, my stepdaughter's singing is worse than a nuclear weapon! Her singing should be considered cruel and unusual punishment and against the Geneva conventions.
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royalcrown got a reaction from vanished in I want to make a potato pc but how much should I spend?
Russet potatoes have better IPC than baby reds.
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royalcrown reacted to Griffscavern in What is Bad Parenting?
Too many kids these days have this sense of entitlement. I call bullshit!! They whine and cry because daddy or mommy took my phone! They won't let me play my XBOX!! They're assholes!
Grow up!! Smell the coffee. If you're patents didn't love you they wouldn't give 2 shits about what you're doing. Respect and things are earned. Not your right.
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royalcrown got a reaction from joe.blair in Semi-realistic sniper game
Try Arma 3 a lot better than 2 as far as gameplay. As far as How missions work, still perplexing.