Recent content by Biff Henderson

For my use, it is going to be a remote control for home automation. It is an excellent price. All I need it to do is run a web page.

Fast charging is selfish and places excessive load on the power plants. :smile:

Toast notifications that fly out from the lower right are at a higher z-order than dialogs that are presented when clicking on the task icon near the clock. I have to wait for the notification to withdraw or click on the > to get it to withdraw before I can interact with the dialog for the task...

I am not aware of any statement from Microsoft that Surface devices are to replace paper. Where does the author get this information to make the condemning statement? There is NO attempt to replace paper. As such, there can be no failure of said attempt. Surface is a tool that you can use if...

The root cause of the failure is lack of effective marketing. So, Windows Phone can be saved by effective marketing. As we well know, excellent marketing can sell anything. When you have consumers that demand a product, then the developers will follow. Marketing must answer the consumers...

I love Invoke. I use it everyday. The sound quality is awesome and I have been surprised as to how well the microphone array works. I look forward to discovering new features in Cortana. Integration with Insteon is nice.

I'm still using my HTC Windows Phone. It works fine and meets my needs. I hate to have to move to the Apple platform. Yuck. Android is the wild west. No thanks. Windows pure.

Poor marketing. Microsoft comes up with brilliant ideas. Presents them and then throws them over the wall and expects us to pick them up and run with them. Without marketing, there is no demand. With no demand, we can not run with their brilliant idea. They need to educate the public about...

Microsoft comes up with brilliant ideas. Presents them and then throws them over the wall and expects us to pick them up and run with them. Without marketing, there is no demand. With no demand, we can not run with their brilliant idea. They need to educate the public about the value of...

Why do excellent products fail in the marketplace? Poor marketing. So much of the technology sold today is fad, fashion, style, pure pressure. It is all about marketing and has little to do with the actual hardware/software. Good marketing can sell bad products. Bad marketing can kill good...

I am certain that it feels nice. However, keeping it clean is a concern. I guess, if it gets dirty, I will simply toss it and buy a new one. Planned obsolescence?

Re: Do you think MS will ever have the same "Cool Factor" as apple has today? Its all about marketing. Marketing determines how the public perceives. Microsoft is absolutely terrible at marketing. It is the root cause of most of their problems. Is Microsoft cool when compared to...

I never left. However, I will upgrade when Verizon Wireless supports a top-of-the-line Windows phone.

Wow, thanks a million. My keyboard "wasn't working" either. I didn't know that I actually had to type "Have Fun" in order to continue and activate that feature. I though it was just giving me an example as to what I could type. Not good UI.

One thing is certain. The cameras take awful photos. Need better hardware.