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Posted: **Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:43 pm**

I made it a point to.not use the one partnered with Microsoft.

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:30 am**

The new Edge browser seems to be much better. I still cannot fathom how the previous one was ever released.

The VLC site is making me change my password and won't accept anything with a common word. For example:
In33dt0b3@bl3t0r3m3mb3rthep@$$w0rdudumbfuck$

results in:
Unfortunately, your password contains a word, phrase, or pattern that makes it easily guessable. Please try again with a different password.

Emphasis mine.

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:43 am**

FINALLY got it to accept a password. Clicked the link to login. General failure.

Closed the window. Searched for the site again. Entered my user ID. It didn't even ask for a password and just let me in.

*sigh*

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:53 am**

VLC? Like the media player?

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:46 pm**

Volume Licensing Center

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:50 pm**

Leisher wrote: Volume Licensing Center

Ahhhh....

Posted: **Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:25 am**

MS overhauling Windows Insider program.

Posted: **Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:44 am**

Goodbye Microsoft stores

Posted: **Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:39 pm**

Profit > Customer Service

MS also isn't selling Surface Book 3s with W10 Pro anywhere except for their online store and Amazon. I think I might move my remote sales folks back to laptops...

Posted: **Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:40 pm**

Trying to acquire TikTok according to WSJ.

Posted: **Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:53 pm**

That would be a wise move as long as they ripped it away from Chinese jurisdiction.

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:04 pm**

Posted: **Sat Aug 22, 2020 1:50 pm**

IE wasn't as bad as Edge.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:02 am**

Microsoft: Your bill is past due (thanks to my hacked credit card)
Me: OK, let's pay it. Oo, can I actually transfer it to someone else?
Microsoft: You must pay past due bill before transferring.
Me: OK, fine, I'll pay. (pays)
Microsoft: Thank you for paying.
Me: OK, I'd like to transfer the billing to someone else.
Microsoft: You cannot transfer a past due account.
Me: Didn't I just pay it?
Microsoft: Yes.
Me: So, I'd like to transfer it.
Microsoft: You cannot transfer a past due account.

Guess I'll try again tomorrow.

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:31 pm**

It's still like that right now. Wikipedia agrees with google.

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:37 pm**

That's a pretty huge difference, if I remember how scientific notation works.

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:19 pm**

GORDON wrote: That's a pretty huge difference, if I remember how scientific notation works.

Literally 2 orders of magnitude!

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:05 pm**

Like... 100x of difference?

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:25 pm**

GORDON wrote: Like... 100x of difference?

Yes.

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:29 pm**

That's allotta difference.