Recent content by Tim Stone

I believe Microsoft discontinued the keyboard for iPhone recently. I moved to iPhone a while back ... loved the Windows Phone but the app gap became too much of a day to day issue for me. My phone is used for work I do ... and when the apps will never reach the platform I had no choice but to...

I would strongly suggest reading the actual CR article. It was not "scathing". While they really like the Surface line, and are impressed by it, they simply pulled that little "recommended" check mark because their clients had reported problems over the past two years with about 25% of the...

Nope - I have a new SP4 and that will work fine for my needs.

I'm sure you do, and of course your references are all correct. Yes, I do read the contracts. Two days ago, after having my Surface Book i5 256GB go crazy with the Creator's update, I took it back to my point of purchase. The problems were all too familiar to them, and we had a very pleasant...

I'm trying to setup a new Surface Pro, and some of the software comes from Microsoft ( Office 365, Creators Update, Visual Studio Community ). I've been at this for two days, and the downloads from Microsoft servers start, then stall. I've also tried getting the install files on my desktop...

I buy from the Microsoft Store, and usually the one located near me. I had a very cheap computer that they sold me for my granddaughter, and it couldn't be repaired. So they gave me a new Surface 3 for her. I had a Band when they discontinued them and they exchanged it for a Blaze. I had an...

Because my clients are always buying new devices, I stay very current with hardware, usually updating one or two devices per year. I use a Dell desktop, and currently a MacBook Pro (touch bar ) and a Surface Book. However, I've had devices from most major manufacturers. My observation overall...

From the moment I started using my Lumia Icon, I loved it. The photos were great, communication was solid, and messaging flawless. There were a couple of apps missing, and I went to those services and asked them to address the need ... but they didn't. For example, as a realtor, my phone can...

I did a complete clean install ( Windows Device Recovery Utility ) of my Icon, and then put it on the Insider Fast track.* ( It was there previously but was failing to update ).* Then I have allowed it to do the updates sequentially. It told me that 15051 is available, and it automatically...

Yesterday Microsoft provided us with a roadmap essentially for the coming year with Windows 10 development. After watching for the full 2 hours, my overall impression was that Microsoft has set it's focus entirely on a very narrow marketplace: gamers and perhaps artistic talent. The two new...

Many of my clients use the Advantage Database Server. The older versions, 7&8, are 32 bit builds. They have worked perfectly in Windows 10 until the anniversary update. Suddenly, the data servers will not start. It's not just my clients. Other forums have been reporting this same problem...

I'd like to chime in here. My homegroup was working fine until I took my computers up to Preview FAST track. I'm now on 14388. On my main desktop, it tells me I can join the homegroup on MASTERPUTER which is the name of the machine I am on. This is the computer that actually created the...

I haven't used mine much but it does still have bugs. For example, often when it starts it freezes on "starting the camera" which it uses to sign me in. Eventually I can get to the log in screen and use a pin code. It works with the camera maybe 1/3 of the time. The other day I was streaming...

How to update an Icon to Windows 10 ? I had tested Windows 10 through all the previews on my Icon. Recently I realized it needed to be reset and "stuff" cleaned off, with a fresh install. So I did what I've always done and used the MSFT utility to reset it, and then subscribed it to the...

Everyone who knows me knows my loyalty to Microsoft, and more recently, the Windows 10 OS. I was a long time WinPhone user, and a part of the Insider program on all platforms from day 1. I've provided substantial feedback to MSFT, which they acknowledged was specific, to the point, and helpful...