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In reply to: Re: Missing Stuff
Lumia 640 XL, yawn. Another non-competeting product. Now if Microsoft had shown a Window 10 phone that would have been earth shaking but this Lumia is just another borig product in a line of other boring products...
In reply to: More Promises from Microsoft
No doubt the S6 has some better technology but its all transparent to the common buyer. What's not transparent is the lack of a removeble battery and the lack of an SD card. Both of which will hamper sales to...
In reply to: Samsung S6 missing features
My credit card company has called to ask me about suspicious charges. I never answer calls from random toll-free numbers, as nothing good can come from most of them. What irks me is that they leave a message saying to call...
In reply to: Similar problem when my credit card company calls to say there is fraudulent charges
Yep, just trying to keep the money pit going. If it's not broke, keep it clean, and keep it serviced. You can start changing devices as they hit EOL (End of Life), to keep when SHTF (Shit Hits The Fan) at bay. Did you notice...
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Bah, I new it. Press reply once,and nothing happens. Press reply twice, and nothing happens. Press reply thrice, and nothing happens. Press reply the fourth time, then bam! Now, do you really want to connect you refrigerator...
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And when your internet connection goes down, Yikes... We are placing way too much weight on IoT. Let it go, let it be.
In reply to: Re: A thankless job
And when your internet connection goes down, Yikes... We are placing way too much weight on IoT. Let it go, let it be.
In reply to: Re: A thankless job
And when your internet connection goes down, Yikes... We are placing way too much weight on IoT. Let it go, let it be.
In reply to: Re: A thankless job
And when your internet connection goes down, Yikes... We are placing way too much weight on IoT. Let it go, let it be.
In reply to: Re: A thankless job
This is interesting to me because I don't really think of IBM as an "app" builder but more of a system builder. I'm assuming that this is much more than just an app and that a large part of this is the back end systems...
In reply to: IBM and iOS
I think that misery will find that it does not love company.
In reply to: Re: The last link
@Dave: Good points. To be pedantic about the analogy, though, your app/bread is on the shelf...but the aisle is several miles long. ;)
In reply to: Re: To the point of the article...
I get called CONSTANTLY by call centers trying to get me the change my electricity provider. Judging by the accents, the calls originate in Pakistan or India. The faked caller ID suggestes they are calling from a local area...
In reply to: Call Center Hell
These findings aren't all that surprising. I remember when GenX was considered a complete loss for society. I disagreed with the sentiment then (as a GenX-er).
In reply to: We're always wrong
This is really interesting. I'm curious about the cost of these programs and longterm success.
In reply to: Informed decisions
Ah, well, Google+ is awful - from conception to interface, it makes little sense, had to track conversations, and difficult to envision on one screen. Google's interface is pretty awful except for the one box for search....
In reply to: Re: If I had a dime ........
>> People only want to work with tools that they believe are the best for their purposes. Yes, this is often the case. But IT management can change things by taking away the tools that are not sanctioned,...
In reply to: Re: I see the same thing happening in enterprise social collaboration
That's so interesting, just swap Gen X with Millennials and that could be written today! Sad that this is reality, but it's kind of a comfort to know that Millennials aren't the only ones getting picked on.
In reply to: Re: Reality Bites
You're certainly right about at least one thing, Michael - it can't be understated just how fundamental unrestricted data sharing is to the global economy, and to people's lives, today. Moreover, the margins by which many,...
In reply to: Re: How Data Restrictions Hurt The Global Economy
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