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[Laura Knotek]

A short river boat ride in HCMC

and dinner

Ooh! That looks so amazing. I'd love to take an holiday there.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I cannot wait until Monday, when I'll walk more dogs. There are many new arrivals at the kennel. Hopefully, many of these cute dogs will already be adopted before I arrive on Monday. I'm sure I'll meet some new dogs on Monday.

 

[N_LaRUE]

So a quick update on my phone.

Yesterday I decided to do a complete refresh of my phone. I'm not sure but something didn't seem right so I thought that was the best thing to do. It may have been a GCam port I tried or possibly something else. In any case I did the reset from PC.

Overall it went well aside from me not backing up a couple of things prior to doing the reset. Not a big deal.

Android is still a bit messy when doing a restore. They really got to fix that. I also hate that Sony turns on NFC automatically.

Overall things feel a lot better and on top of thati was surprised to find Wifi calling on my phone! I'm pretty sure it wasn't there before.

So overall pretty pleased with the result. I'll be curious to see if the camera works a bit better. Fingerprint scanner is still as pain though. I really miss the power button combo.

 

[N_LaRUE]

Today we're heading into Paris for as vegan fest. Not sure what pictures I'll take.

We're also heading to a shopping mall in hopes of seeing a Sony Xperia 5 in a different colour than black.

My wife is thinking about the red bit still isn't sure about the phone in general. Not because she doesn't like it but because of the size.

 

[raycpl]

Ooh! That looks so amazing. I'd love to take an holiday there.

You should. If you have been to this region (South-East Asia) all the place feels similar geographically but different culturally.
The food here has been really great so far and the coffee... amazing!! From the street vendors, to the cafes up to the high-end franchises.. gotta try them all!!
Another week to go...

 

[MSFTisMIA]

Thinking about upgrading my Asus T100 so I can start to get a few things done. Was looking at the Surface line a bit after I thumbed through the Asus stuff and was a bit lukewarm with what I saw.

Likely a Surface Laptop 2 (i5 256GB model). While I liked what I saw in the Surface Pro line, I don't use the T100 in tablet mode once I switched over to an Android tab as media consumption. If I can get one for $700, that would work as I know I'll keep it for a few years (T100 is 6 years old).

 

[raycpl]

Deep red dragonfruit (pitaya) ... One of these things can give you a scare.. it adds colour to the stool. LOL

 

[fatclue_98]

My wife is thinking about the red bit still isn't sure about the phone in general. Not because she doesn't like it but because of the size.

Saw the Xperia 1 in person yesterday. As a guy with big mitts, I can say it felt weird. The width felt fine and I could hold the phone in a normal fashion and easily reach the top 2/3 of the display with my thumb. It's when text input becomes necessary that the proverbial monkey wrench makes its presence felt. I can't remember if the keyboard can be slid across the display on Android like you could with Windows but that would be a problem with me. I can only imagine how this would affect a woman, unless she's Elena Delle Donne.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

Thinking about upgrading my Asus T100 so I can start to get a few things done. Was looking at the Surface line a bit after I thumbed through the Asus stuff and was a bit lukewarm with what I saw.

Likely a Surface Laptop 2 (i5 256GB model). While I liked what I saw in the Surface Pro line, I don't use the T100 in tablet mode once I switched over to an Android tab as media consumption. If I can get one for $700, that would work as I know I'll keep it for a few years (T100 is 6 years old).

Search is still being expanded. Looks like the Matebook is on the list. We will see what comes of it. I would prefer USB - C so I'm not running around with a ton of different chargers.

 

[worldspy99]

There's a $499 deal on a Lenovo Flex 14 with i5, 8GB/256GB on Staples today @MSFTisMIA

 

[MSFTisMIA]

There's a $499 deal on a Lenovo Flex 14 with i5, 8GB/256GB on Staples today @MSFTisMIA

Thanks for the tip, just researching and not looking to make a purchase today. This looks like it's a good base and when you upgrade the RAM, it runs better.

If I browse at the high end stuffs:

Surface Laptop gives me the USB A port (I got a mean USB hub that runs swell on the T100 to give me port access) at the cost of the proprietary charger

Huawei Matebook X Pro gives me USB-C and the USB-A the cost of the geopolitics and the Matebook 13 gives me a cheaper, smaller version at the cost of geopolitics and a loss of the USB-A port.

Asus gives me all the ports I want but ain't a touch screen. The Dell stuff or HP don't interest me.

Good thing I have time to decide. If I were guessing, it's between the Matebook 13 and the Surface 2 laptop.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Well, I got a new toy, one which none of you would expect. It's a blue Samsung Galaxy S10+.

The microphone on my LG V20 bit the dust, so nobody could hear me unless I used Bluetooth. I could've gotten a V50, but it was just as expensive as the S10+, so I opted for the Samsung, which is my first Samsung device. A Spigen clear case and a screen protector are arriving from Amazon tomorrow.

I have everything set up on the Sammy and removed my account from the LG and did FDR (in the proper order).

Now I just need to play with the camera. I'll do a mini review once I've used the S10+ more.

 

[libra89]

Well, I got a new toy, one which none of you would expect. It's a blue Samsung Galaxy S10+.

The microphone on my LG V20 bit the dust, so nobody could hear me unless I used Bluetooth. I could've gotten a V50, but it was just as expensive as the S10+, so I opted for the Samsung, which is my first Samsung device. A Spigen clear case and a screen protector are arriving from Amazon tomorrow.

I have everything set up on the Sammy and removed my account from the LG and did FDR (in the proper order).

Now I just need to play with the camera. I'll do a mini review once I've used the S10+ more.

Wow! Congrats! I'll be looking forward to your mini review. How is the size for you so far?

 

[Laura Knotek]

Wow! Congrats! I'll be looking forward to your mini review. How is the size for you so far?

Thanks! I love the size. It has no bezels, so its physical size is actually smaller than that of the LG V20.

 

[worldspy99]

The full moon is gorgeous tonight.

 

[worldspy99]

Thanks! I love the size. It has no bezels, so its physical size is actually smaller than that of the LG V20.

The S10+ is a great device. I think you will love it.

 

[Laura Knotek]

The S10+ is a great device. I think you will love it.

Thanks! I know you had one for a while and loved it. I already got Gboard up and running on mine though. I only used the Samsung keyboard to install Gboard.

 

[N_LaRUE]

Saw the Xperia 1 in person yesterday. As a guy with big mitts, I can say it felt weird. The width felt fine and I could hold the phone in a normal fashion and easily reach the top 2/3 of the display with my thumb. It's when text input becomes necessary that the proverbial monkey wrench makes its presence felt. I can't remember if the keyboard can be slid across the display on Android like you could with Windows but that would be a problem with me. I can only imagine how this would affect a woman, unless she's Elena Delle Donne.

I have big mits like yourself.

This is my first large phone and I thought I was going to find it weird but I didn't.

There is a one handed mode. I use Gboard which has swipe keyboard but I think most do on Android.

Overall I like the experience and the tall aspect doesn't bother me.

However, my wife has decided she's not that keen...

 

[N_LaRUE]

So update on the phone situation for my wife.

She's not fond of the tall skinny look of the Sony Xperia 5 and she's over having the camera in the corner as like me she has a tendency to grab the phone from there. These two things kill the idea of the Xperia 5.

So she's decided to get a Nokia 9 Pureview. With full understanding of its short comings.

If the Nokia becomes too painful we'll sell it and she'll likely get a Xperia 1 in purple if the new Nokia Pureview isn't out yet.

So that's where things are currently.

 

[N_LaRUE]

Well, I got a new toy, one which none of you would expect. It's a blue Samsung Galaxy S10+.

The microphone on my LG V20 bit the dust, so nobody could hear me unless I used Bluetooth. I could've gotten a V50, but it was just as expensive as the S10+, so I opted for the Samsung, which is my first Samsung device. A Spigen clear case and a screen protector are arriving from Amazon tomorrow.

I have everything set up on the Sammy and removed my account from the LG and did FDR (in the proper order).

Now I just need to play with the camera. I'll do a mini review once I've used the S10+ more.

Congrats! Though I'm not a huge fan of Samsung I do like their new phones and I hope it works for you.