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Thanks Colorado. You know I'm going to be doing a lot of traveling. I just ordered one from Amazon for $15. I have a feeling I'll be ordering more.

Since the Microsoft's new docking station has a hunk of a power supply, with 4 USB ports on board, I wonder if it wouldn't server multiple purposes for you and be a reliable hub for you external disk drives?

Ya Colorado. I can see you with a long scrubby beard out there panning for gold. Seriously I think my client just likes the idea (which I do too) of just dropping his Surface in the dock cradle, popping the sides closed an ready to go. Of course plugging in one cable isn't too hard either. I'm...

Thanks for the feedback. I expect their are pluses and minuses to each of them. I can see a plus with the new style would be it gives you the ability to set your screen angle if you use the Surface screen when your docked.

I'm a micro computer support specialist where I work and just gave one of the new style docking stations to one of my clients for use at home. He just emailed me back and said the new docking station I gave him was antiquated and wanted to know if we could get him one like is in his office at...

Exactly. You hit the nail dead center. When you see various problems that people or having, it's ridiculous to assume that you will have them too. Everybody has different issues because they have different hardware & software configurations. The typical users that use the computer without...

" In the meantime, we just need to be frugal with battery power in ways that are under our control." I wonder how many people run off of battery when there is an AC outlet close by. I run off of battery only when it is really necessary.

I don't set IE as the default browser as a practical joke. It is set to IE because it is in our companies best practices to have it as the default. I also install Chrome and Firefox so users have them available if they choose. I have always used IE as my primary browser and go to one of the...

Ditto for sure on Malwarebytes. Even though we have an anti-virus running, harmful stuff slips through and Malwarebytes is remarkable at finding them. I use it all the time when working on a clients computer.

Not sure what they were spying on me and what kind of info they were gathering but I followed your steps and I guess I am now free from prying eyes.

I just wanted to thank you Sharp for all the great support that you give us here on this forum. I find your information useful and spot on. Would like to run into you sometime with your Surface and pick out in the boonies someday. I know you also put your Surfaces through a lot paces and come...

I have yet to really did in and use W10 tablet mode on my SP3. As I recall the time or two I tried it I didn't care for it. Who is a serious user of the tablet mode under W10 and how do you find it useful over the non-tablet mode. Also, it seems that every time I burp it keeps popping up and...

Why don't you enlighten us on what tweaks you made to the registry and what did they correct for you. Also tell us why you think Edge is a beast.

I was scared for a minute. Myself and about three dozen users that I support where I work all have their laptops and Surfaces plugged into their docking station or power packs all day long when their in the office. I have never run my battery down intentionally so I guess mine will have a short...

I just switched from a Windows phone to an iphone 6s+ and left ATT & went with Verizon. Going to retire soon and become a full time RVr and heard this setup would work the best for RV'rs. Anyway, I don't recall naming my iphone. Do you do that somewhere in Settings? I also purchased and setup a...

"Microsoft has just revealed one new method it's using to tackle unwanted extensions or add-ons, such as toolbars. Edge on Windows 10 will block all so-called dynamic link libraries (DLLs) from running on Edge unless Microsoft has signed them." This why I use ninite.com to install a lot of the...

I'm really a bit old (75) for still being a full time tech after 46 years (started out with MAI (later Sorbus) and I'm also a bit old school in some of my thinking. I personally don't care much about the need to install add-ins and extensions in my browser, but I have read so many bad things...

I wouldn't rely on the speeds to update dynamically correctly. We've been doing similar testing around the building where I work and it seems to be a more reliable speed figure by disconnecting and reconnecting the Wi-Fi between speed checks.

I'm pretty happy with my 5 MHz DSL from my provider. I don't know where you all get so wide of bandwidth. Hell, I've got two TV's running Internet videos plus my Surface with no problems on my measly 5 MHz bandwidth. Maybe you're talking speed between your Surface and the router and not the...

I haven't upgraded Office 365 on my Surface yet but I have on my Lenovo desktop at work and Outlook has been working fine. I may go do the upgrade on my Surface but I've been happy with 2013.