WC 1M Post Challenge - You Ready?!

[Laura Knotek]

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Hope you don't get caught up in this...

https://plus.google.com/+Pocketnow/posts/9kCsuixC4gd

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I posted and subscribed to the Reddit thread.

 

[Ed Boland]

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The iPhone 6S+ is slipperier than an eel

You can say that again! I'll add though, that the "S" revisions are definitely a lot tougher than previous gens!

The other day I just about had a heart attack - I went up to the local grocery early in the morning to get some breakfast supplies; took my coffee with me. Well, the grocery store parking lot has a pretty rough entrance to the parking lot... with my coffee in the cup holder in the car, going over the bumps, made some coffee splash onto my lap where of course my 6SPlus was resting. Coffee all in the Otterbox case I had on the phone, I quickly parked the car and proceeded to rip the case off of the phone to clean the coffee off of it before it got into any important parts... Then, after being satisfied with the coffee clean up, I got out of the car and put the naked 6S Plus in my back pocket. (the case itself still had coffee on it as I was going to wait until I got back home to wash it under some running water)

So I go in and do my shopping etc. and come back out to the car. Loading my bags of groceries in the trunk, and getting back in the driver's seat, I forget about the naked phone in my back pocket. I hear this "clunk"..... :unhappysweat:

I look down onto the pavement and see my iPhone 6S Plus laying on the ground, face down on the asphault........ Oh My GOD!!

I reach down to pick it up, steadily chanting "please don't be shattered please don't be shattered!!!" turn it over, and guess what....... Not a single freakin' scratch! wheeeew!

 

[Ed Boland]

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Agreed. I use Google's keyboard but there are days I want to send both it and my supervisor's approach to reformatory school...

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Idk, I do like the MS keyboards on their devices and was used to them, but since switching back, I'm reminded how good the iOS keyboard is as well. It not only fixes misspelled words, but it'll actually straighten out a whole sentence if you just keep typing and let it learn your word habits. It just takes a little getting used to, if you're accustomed to using something else. Some of the symbols and characters are in different spots, but once you get used to where everything is, you can fly!

 

[Ed Boland]

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Hey Ed, here is the cheap laptop you are looking for.
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 12.5" Laptop (Refurb): i5-2520M, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Win 7 - Slickdeals.net

Hmmm not a bad price for what you get. He doesn't really even need specs that high. This would be a laptop just for him to do his online schoolwork on.

 

[Ed Boland]

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Android Central has revisited devices.

I know, and I like when they do that. They don't do that here though.

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iMore does it as well. Like the recent "6S and 6SPlus 6 months later" article for example.

 

[Ed Boland]

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So doing car stuff today. Lots of waiting...

That's one reason why I like doing all of my automotive repairs and maintenance myself... no waiting! (not to mention the boatload of money it saves me.)

 

[Ed Boland]

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Five in a row is a micro Sahib crazy...

I'm doing a mid-Sahib crazy session... trying to catch up!

 

[Ed Boland]

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My Moto X Pure Edition died

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It's on its way to Texas for warranty repair.

Uh Oh... Sorry to hear!

 

[Ed Boland]

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My whole house is LED.

Ours as well... It's shocking (no pun intended!) how much the electricity bill has gone down!

 

[Ed Boland]

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Wow. Slow night in here... it's been 2 and a half hours since the last post! Mine...

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Wow. Slow night in here... it's been 2 and a half hours since the last post! Mine...

Was watching The Voice with the GF. I'll catch up on some stuff you said earlier soon enough...

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[MSFTisMIA]

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You can say that again! I'll add though, that the "S" revisions are definitely a lot tougher than previous gens!

The other day I just about had a heart attack - I went up to the local grocery early in the morning to get some breakfast supplies; took my coffee with me. Well, the grocery store parking lot has a pretty rough entrance to the parking lot... with my coffee in the cup holder in the car, going over the bumps, made some coffee splash onto my lap where of course my 6SPlus was resting. Coffee all in the Otterbox case I had on the phone, I quickly parked the car and proceeded to rip the case off of the phone to clean the coffee off of it before it got into any important parts... Then, after being satisfied with the coffee clean up, I got out of the car and put the naked 6S Plus in my back pocket. (the case itself still had coffee on it as I was going to wait until I got back home to wash it under some running water)

So I go in and do my shopping etc. and come back out to the car. Loading my bags of groceries in the trunk, and getting back in the driver's seat, I forget about the naked phone in my back pocket. I hear this "clunk"..... :unhappysweat:

I look down onto the pavement and see my iPhone 6S Plus laying on the ground, face down on the asphault........ Oh My GOD!!

I reach down to pick it up, steadily chanting "please don't be shattered please don't be shattered!!!" turn it over, and guess what....... Not a single freakin' scratch! wheeeew!

That's a lucky break you had. I'm not a fan of some of these overly slippery things.

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[MSFTisMIA]

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Ours as well... It's shocking (no pun intended!) how much the electricity bill has gone down!

That was the first thing I did to my apartment...my bill is usually $20 a month...

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[MSFTisMIA]

I posted and subscribed to the Reddit thread.

See, that's the thing with "Moto" now.

I have a Maxx, which realistically speaking, is a much improved version of the X 2014. Bigger battery, better screen, better processor... at the expense of lesser aesthetics. Specs wise, it is the exact equal of the Nexus 6. For me, it has everything I'm looking for. I was even willing to overlook the so-so camera.

But, because it isn't the X line, there is virtually no guarantee that this phone will see 6.0.1. It was proven that the bugs in 5.0.2 hit the Moto X phones and the Maxx/Droid Turbo lines pretty rough. The improvement of the X 2014 from 5.0.2 to 5.1 to 6.0.1 is dramatic. Even the X Play ran way better when upgraded to 6.0.1 from 5.1. If there was a phone that'd be brand new with an update, it's the Maxx. They haven't updated the X Force/Droid Turbo 2 either, and they may choose to update that first before the Maxx/Droid Turbo.

"Moto" fired a lot of the teams working on updates during and after the Lenovo take over process. No wonder updates are slower when less people have more devices to work on. It's just a sad state of affairs. I'll still keep my Maxx, but it'll probably get stuck in the drawer if it doesn't get 6.0.1.

"Moto" has lost a ton of good will that I don't know if they'll ever get back.

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[worldspy99]

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i gone engery efficent, i have an LED lightblub

I'm waiting for you to get language proficient though!

 

[worldspy99]

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My whole house is LED.

Mine is getting there....the landlord is not too excited about it.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Idk, I do like the MS keyboards on their devices and was used to them, but since switching back, I'm reminded how good the iOS keyboard is as well. It not only fixes misspelled words, but it'll actually straighten out a whole sentence if you just keep typing and let it learn your word habits. It just takes a little getting used to, if you're accustomed to using something else. Some of the symbols and characters are in different spots, but once you get used to where everything is, you can fly!

I'm probably one of the few people that doesn't use the full autocorrect. Maybe that's why Rue always is cracking jokes at my typos...

That's why I loved physical keyboards. I was a blister on a RIM keyboard and even with or without T9 on the older feature phones. The best on screen keyboard I've used was the Storm 2...because of the piezoelectric tech.

Still, I thought the iOS was OK, just too aggressive for my take with the autocorrect. Still feel MSFT has the best typing experience of the big 3, but Google has the better voice to text experience.

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[MSFTisMIA]

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orland is expanding! we are getting a little C next week and a rumored Movie therater

For 20 more people?

All jokes aside, that's good news...more employment for folks is always a good thing...

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[MSFTisMIA]

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iMore does it as well. Like the recent "6S and 6SPlus 6 months later" article for example.

There arent enough Windows devices that warrant this currently, but it'd be nice to do with the 950 and XL.

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[MSFTisMIA]

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I'm waiting for you to get language proficient though!

You're better off doing this instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBIxScJ5rlY

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