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Living Room / Re: Migrating from Google Gmail.com to Microsoft Outlook.com

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 02:57 PM »

Weren't we all grumpy about the ails of Outlook the local program back in the day? So Gmail is good ol' Gmail, "now with more spying." So what's preventing Microsoft from pulling something sneaky?

-TaoPhoenix (December 12, 2013, 01:12 PM)

Yes, part of the paid version of Outlook.com is that it's "ad-free". So I kind of presume it's there already (but havent looked at the T&C).


[edit] Ed Bott says: "There’s no such thing as a free lunch, of course. The web version of Outlook.com includes unobtrusive ads that appear to the right of the main email window. Those ads are not context-sensitive: the advertising engine does not use the contents of the current message or other messages in your mailbox to determine which ads to display, as Gmail does. Incoming and outgoing messages do not include ads." link [/edit]

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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 09:23 AM »

Bitcoin = world reserve crypto currency

-Renegade (December 12, 2013, 07:32 AM)

I'm not sure I understand: what would being a 'world reserve crypto currency' involve?
I cant quite tie it in with the current definition of a reserve currency a la http://en.wikipedia....iki/Reserve_currency.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Outlook.com

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 07:25 AM »

I see Outlook offers a paid "Ad-free Outlook"
http://windows.micro...look/ad-free-outlook

What caught my eye there was:

What you get
No account expiration

You don't need to log in to keep your account active as long as your Ad-free Outlook.com subscription is current.

So, the free Outlook.com has inbuilt account expiration
My mail gets checked regularly but that is still not inspiring of confidence...

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Living Room / Re: Migrating from Google Gmail.com to Microsoft Outlook.com

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 07:21 AM »

Looks like this is now finally feasible, non-problematic and easy, thanks to a migration tool provided by Microsoft.    
The post (link below) from the Microsoft Outlook Blog explains it in detail. The other two posts are relevant for background for those of us who may feel themselves to be reluctant or locked-in captives of Gmail.    

• Outlook Blog - Outlook.com makes it even easier to switch from Gmail
  

  by Naoto Sunagawa, December 11 2013
  Today, we are announcing a new service that makes it easier than ever to import your Gmail account to Outlook.com. This will be rolling out to everyone over the coming weeks, so if you don't have access to it yet, check back soon.
  (Read the rest at the link.)
  ___________________
  

-IainB (December 11, 2013, 11:55 PM)

Doesnt seem to be implemented yet here (instructions are confusing, linking to my Outlook.com account where I cannot find anything) - will check again.
This helps:

If the link to run the import tool doesn't work

Here's another way to launch the tool.

    SIgn in to your Outlook.com account.

    Click the Options icon Options icon, and then click More mail settings.

    Under Managing your account, click Import email accounts.

    Click Google.

the "Import email accounts" doesnt exist here yet. So definitely not fully rolled out yet - will wait for this and try it out then.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Outlook.com

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 07:19 AM »

^Thanks Iain


Was reading this: http://www.zdnet.com...st-gmail-7000022571/ (The Case against Gmail / Ed Bott) - the comments are informative.
When the outlook import feature (see the Migrating thread) gets activated here, I can just try it out and see how I get on.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Outlook.com

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 05:54 AM »

I was wondering has anyone here been using Outlook.com regularly, if so, how's it going?
(Further comparisions with gmail of special interest here.)


btw Iain started a new thread about migrating:
Migrating from Google Gmail.com to Microsoft Outlook.com
 

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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by tomos on December 12, 2013, 04:17 AM »

Bitcoins are limited in supply so they are deflationary (increase in value - gain purchasing power) whereas fiat is unlimited and inflationary (you lose purchasing power over time).

-Renegade (December 11, 2013, 10:49 PM)

This comparision may be true with regard to Bitcoin - but it's not true about crypto currencies in general. New ones keep appearing, and I see no reason why this should stop. The problem with this is exactly the same as with fiat currencies, except worse. As more and more (limitless) currencies, and units come into being, I see no reason that people will say "but Bitcoin is the best" - so Bitcoin and all other crypto currencies will become "inflationary" (i.e. lose value, possibly even becoming worthless).

The real question is, "When you have the option to use bitcoins (or any decentralised, open source crypto currency), why would you ever want to use fiat?"

-Renegade (December 11, 2013, 10:49 PM)

as per my reasoning above, fiat has some sort of control over itself - cryptocurrencies do not.
(I'm not happy about this but as I said before, I just cant see a way that it can work. Dont mean that way isn't there... we'll see)

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by tomos on December 11, 2013, 03:11 PM »

(see attachment in previous post)     (see attachment in previous post)     (see attachment in previous post)
Rare Look Spectacular Photos Capture the Grand Canyon Filled With Fog

This Awesome Atmospheric Anomaly Filled the Grand Canyon With Fog

-Arizona Hot (December 11, 2013, 01:09 PM)

thanks for those 
I saw a video of the photos last week () but the quality wasn't great...

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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by tomos on December 11, 2013, 02:59 PM »

The bitcoin crash of 2013 - Don't you feel silly now?

-Arizona Hot (December 11, 2013, 12:29 PM)

Articles like this are just 'silly'.
Bitcoin is currently acting like a microcosm of the Stock Exchange - just that everything is all speeded up. It's also not unlike fiat money [only] in that they are both "money without intrinsic value".
So when people who otherwise accept the idea of fiat money, and invest in stocks - or anything along those lines - when these people get all high and mighty about Bitcoin and writing articles *against* it, I just think: hypocrisy. If they want to make an *argument* against it, that's obviously fine - but "Don't you feel silly now?" doesnt quite qualify there.

(FWIW I'm not "for" nor "against" Bitcoin).

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General Software Discussion / Re: New to Forum

« Last post by tomos on December 11, 2013, 02:25 PM »

^ laugh of the day

hi envision-global
welcome to the forum
Tom

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Living Room / Re: Let's Make a List: How to Live Life to the Fullest

« Last post by tomos on December 11, 2013, 11:14 AM »

Had a laugh at Iain's comment there - what I had been wondering was: what's the average bloke's version of "Treat each day like it's the last day" ?
Of course maybe my imagination is being a bit unfair on us blokes or maybe what I imagine as 'average' is really just a noisy minority.

Anyways, I think I'd have to write a book in order to give any meaningful tips here. Will report back later if I come up with anything clear and simple. Maybe I should test it out first too..

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Living Room / Re: SoftMaker charity 2013: FreeOffice

« Last post by tomos on December 10, 2013, 04:58 PM »

Thanks for the correction cyberdiva - that makes it a lot more attractive

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Living Room / Re: SoftMaker charity 2013: FreeOffice

« Last post by tomos on December 10, 2013, 04:46 PM »

Thanks...  and that's funny, I'm still on 2012, and don't remember an inviation to upgrade to 2013.  Perhaps I didn't read the e-mail.

-rjbull (December 10, 2013, 04:13 PM)

no no! The 2013 "version" is just this free/charity one.
4wd's pdf link shows the difference - dumbed down a share - doesnt open write more recent versions of MS Office documents. May possibly be the equivalent of the 2010 version.

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by tomos on December 10, 2013, 08:47 AM »

[with apologies in advance :p]
hey diddle-dee-dee, it's 4wd
okay okay, I missed #3000, but did pre-emptively take a shot of post #2999 the other day

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Living Room / Re: Jazz Recommendation Thread

« Last post by tomos on December 10, 2013, 08:08 AM »

Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds

-rpruyn (December 10, 2013, 05:07 AM)

only at minute six so far, but this is sounding very nice (YT)
thanks!

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Living Room / Re: Anti-Tracking Smartphone Pouch

« Last post by tomos on December 09, 2013, 04:41 PM »

^ I used have a cloth carry-bag that completely blocked the phone - it didnt cause any problem with the phone. (In case relevant: the phone wasn't used for internet.)

Might it also depend on the phone model though?

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Living Room / Re: urgent: Photoshop CC + Lightroom 5 for $10 pr month

« Last post by tomos on December 09, 2013, 02:29 PM »

I'd say be careful with this - unless you're sure you want it - if you cancel after 30 days, you have to pay 50% of the agreed price for all the remaining months.
From the terms and conditions:

Renewal
After the first 12 months, we will automatically renew your contract based on the current price of the offering.

Cancellation
We'd hate to see you go, but if you cancel within the first 30 days starting from your contract date, we'll give you a full refund. Otherwise, you'll be billed 50% of your remaining contract obligation for the cancellation or removal of seats. If you ever need to cancel, just call Customer Support.

[my emphasis]

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Living Room / Re: I have been pwned

« Last post by tomos on December 09, 2013, 01:35 PM »

Second, while the steps you outlined are a good start, they are unfortunately just the start of the battle. You are going to want to contact the three credit card reporting agencies (Experian, TransUnion, and EquiFax) to flag your credit reports.

-Innuendo (December 09, 2013, 10:48 AM)

Did the Adobe breach disclose credit card information, too?  I hadn't heard that.

-mwb1100 (December 09, 2013, 12:06 PM)

This (znet) gave the impression that it was:

The Znet article says:

Adobe is resetting the passwords on breached Adobe customer IDs, and users will receive an email if they are affected. The software giant is also currently notifying customers whose credit or debit card information was exposed.

so it sounds like maybe only some people's CC info was taken

-tomos (October 10, 2013, 03:11 AM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Laptop Lock only on Lid Close

« Last post by tomos on December 08, 2013, 01:08 PM »

Sorry.  Guess I was in a silly mood due to caffeine deprivation.  Time for a coffee.   

-MilesAhead (December 08, 2013, 12:10 PM)

I'm the opposite - I get in a silly mood *after* the coffee (but then I'm not a big coffee drinker).

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Pledge: Blasteroids

« Last post by tomos on December 08, 2013, 04:49 AM »

hi deo,
I see via your blog that you have an Asteroid Destroyer for download on itch.io
Is that an earlier version?

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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates

« Last post by tomos on December 07, 2013, 06:22 PM »

I can see both sides above.

Getting political below I suppose, so I'll stick it in a spoiler:

Spoiler

I often wonder about the idea that we couldnt say it or do it, because they would have done this or that or the other. Before/in case you take this as an attack on your post Iain: this struck me strongest in the last years in the way that Obama didnt stand up to the banks when he was first elected.

There is so much in this world that is done or not done because of fear. I'm not naive enough to think that we or our governments should be fearless - but currently it's the opposite that's happening. I'm heading into basement territory if I'm not there already, so I'll shut up.

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General Software Discussion / Re: myWOT uninstall nightmare (and it's crapware)

« Last post by tomos on December 07, 2013, 02:17 AM »

myWOT is looking more and more like crapware, as per this link.

-bit (December 06, 2013, 11:38 PM)

Wow - I was shocked by that.
Everyone should read...

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by tomos on December 06, 2013, 03:54 PM »

Tuxman is leet

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General Software Discussion / Re: tool to check if TIFF files compressed ?

« Last post by tomos on December 06, 2013, 11:53 AM »

Horizontal scroll via Ctrl+Mousewheel is much snappier out of the box, so I'm happy.

I did try adding "HScrollCount=#" to the ini files - with numbers higher than 3 - just seemed to make it jerkier though, so I just removed it.

Thanks again Skwire !

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your preferred File Manager

« Last post by tomos on December 06, 2013, 06:31 AM »

^glad you like Qdir - possibly it's not listed here because it uses Windows Explorer.

I used Directory Opus for few months, didn't like the way other properties of a single shortcut or file got slowed down (while closing).

-hulkbuster (December 06, 2013, 06:01 AM)

-
dont know what that's about - it's not a method I use to open properties (Alt+double-click) but I tried it and it works absolutely fine here (Win7 X64). Does that even have to do with Dopus? (I mean: did the problem go away after Dopus uninstall?)