Recent content by trekster

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    Just received an update

    Yep. Same here. The install gears are spinning as I type this. (got the .36 update from .29 but I'm not an insider.)
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    Well I just cracked the glass on the camera.... :(

    That looks like a great case. May I ask where you got it and its approximate cost?
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    Outlook: can I sync more than 3 months but less than "forever"?

    If anything, it'd be EASIER. There's no need to give users a choice. Just ask "How many days of email do you want to keep on the phone?"
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    Outlook: Can I shrink a picture before I send it?

    PS: I tried on the Store webpage and even tried googling the author (Blake Hass) and there doesn't seem to be a way to contact him. Does anyone know how? Is providing feedback to his app the only way?
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    Outlook: Can I shrink a picture before I send it?

    Yes, I did see ShrinkIt and I have used it. It's free and it's like the free version of the Android app I was using in that it works only on 1 image at a time. I paid for the full app on Android and then in the Photo Gallery, I could check the ones I wanted and then it would batch-shrink them...
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    How to get Outlook to download images as messages arrive?

    Emphasis mine. Former programmer here. Not sure how Windows Phone actually works but back in the day, a properly written computer program doesn't randomly do stuff (or NOT do stuff). Consider the IF THEN ELSE construct. Expanded (see Wikipedia or any intro to programming textbook): If...
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    Why no dedicated hardware "Windows" ("home") button?

    Coming from a Samsung Note 3. It had a hardware home button. Why doesn't the 950XL? A hardware home/Windows button has a number benefits: Can wake up the phone easier than the power button if the phone is in some orientations (such as lying on the desk) Doesn't take up screen real estate Is...
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    Outlook: Can I shrink a picture before I send it?

    Just to follow up on this, I had reacted to what appeared to be a file size increase from 1.3MB to 3.3MB after the latest updates. Upon further inspection, the smaller selfie was just an "ordinary" selfie, i.e. a single image, and the bigger selfie was one of those fancy animated selfies, can't...
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    What will happen when in 3 years when I need a new battery for my Band 2?

    I'm fairly gentle with my belongings. For sure I'll be on a future version of the Band. But my electronics are generally in good enough shape to hand down to a family member. Every cell phone has been given to someone. My 80+ year-old dad is perfectly fine with an ancient flagship flip...
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    What will happen when in 3 years when I need a new battery for my Band 2?

    The battery in the Band 2 is supposed to last for 1000 charges if I remember correctly. This is about 3 years. What happens after that? Is there a process whereby I could replace the battery? I know that being a gear-head that I'd simply replace it with what would likely be the Band 5 at...
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    Hard time to decide between size M or S

    I have small wrists and bought a Small Band 2. I had tried the Medium Band 2. It fit at the tightest setting, but I noticed that there were gaps at the "corners" of the Medium Band's "band" that weren't there with the Small Band. That is, while the Medium Band could feel "tight" enough when...
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    Free display dock OUT OF STOCK ALREADY!!?? (Canada)

    Yes! Just got mine too. It was out of stock since I got my 950XL but just became available earlier tonight.
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    Outlook: Can I shrink a picture before I send it?

    I don't know what happened with a W10M and an Outlook update yesterday, but today I took a selfie (front facing camera) and emailed it to someone. Used up 3.1MB of cellular data! With a compression app on Android, this would have taken 150K. 20 times the data and 20 times the time to send...
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    Surface Phone / Panos' Phone Wishlist

    This thread has been awe-inspiring. Note: awe-inspiring is not necessarily a good thing. The degree of unrealistic fantasizing that's going on is amazing. I'm just going to say: 5.7-inch screen digitizer pen (my Note 3 has it, full digitizer with pressure sensitivity) 5000mAH battery...
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    How to get Outlook to download images as messages arrive?

    Are your accounts Gmail accounts? Mine are. And unfortunately, deleting and recreating the accounts didn't help. Today's (Dec 7) Outlook update didn't fix this either (for me). I'm using Gmail under IMAP (using the Microsoft provided template/profile).