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"Dr. Sbaitso."
Haven't heard that name in around 20 years and yet still they remain burned into my mind, ready to be summoned in response to any memory of the Creative Labs from the period.
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What's old is new again, I guess. The amount of money I spent on SoundBlasters over the years! The amount of time I spent tweaking IRQs and editing CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT! Now it's all just throw away features on motherboards.
I'm holding out for a computerized doctor that can prescribe medications
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DaveX86 wrote: I'm holding out for a computerized doctor that can prescribe medications
Aww hell, man, that's been around for years. Just watch the old movie "Andromeda Strain". The computer at Wildfire was prescribing meds back in the 60's! 
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"My name is Dr. Sbaitso, tell me how you are doing today."
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You need to look closer at Cortana. It doesn't require talking to it. It does a lot of good stuff. I really appreciate how fast it finds stuff. Like, who knows where Add Remove Programs is in the settings? But just type "add remove" and you will have a choice.
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That just the standard search, it doesn't require Cortana.
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I'm not sure what the "standard search" is. But as far as I know, in Win10, Cortana is the ONLY place to do such a search.
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In Windows 7 or Windows 8.x (with classic shell), hit the start button and type "add remove", the top entry in the list that shows up is "Add or remove programs".
Also, you can get there by selecting the "Programs and Features" entry in the control panel.
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Oh sure, that is in the old windows. I used it all the time there too. I was just saying that that feature is in Cortana now plus a lot more, plus a lot faster.
The main point was that Cortana doesn't require voice to do anything.
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Edge: Fix up the silly address bar, and allow extensions, and it'll be up there with the best.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Don't forget the context menu.
A browser where I can't select and right click 'search' will not be used by me!
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Ooh, thank you. All these years and I've never even noticed that in Chrome until you mentioned it.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. - Liber AL vel Legis 1:40, Aleister Crowley
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A C# based scripting language would be nice.
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Or not...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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So after the last Windows 10 update debacle and with this situation with Edge, I made my decision and i'm very sure. I want wait as long as possible! I will update to Windows 10, but not earlier as in coming sommer. Of course not also without a new big update that works.
Unfortunately I have no a real choice! Because there is no enough "Grab+Drag" (the FF addon) like functionality or solution in Chrome, nothing in IE/Edge. So is Firefox the only choice to me.
Something about which we often break our head:
"In the name of the Compiler, the Stack, and the Bug-Free Code. Amen."
(source unknown)
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My only problem with Edge is when downloading a file with an unknown file extension. It won't let me change the extension back to what it should be in the first place, instead downloading as a .zip. Changing the file extension after download is not an option as it corrupts the file. I used to use IE, but have finally come to my senses and used it to download Chrome! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Calvin and Hobbes[^]
Familiar to anyone?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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(I lost a CP article to my kid...Never had the time recover it...but learned to write them on Google Docs first...)
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Hippo Birdie Two Ewe!
Hippo Birdie Two Ewe!
Hippo Birdie Deeeeeer @daveauld,
Hippo Birdie Twoooooo Ewwwwwwwe!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Happy birthday Dave!
(I would send some beers or such, but it is better not get too drunk in Qatar )
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Thanks!
Haven't found that yet! Certainly been a few nights where I haven't remembered getting into the villa!
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Happy birthday Dave! 
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Thank you.....another year older, but don't think I'm any wiser!
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DaveAuld wrote: but don't think I'm any wiser!
If it makes you feel better, I didn't think you were wise to begin with! 
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