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  • M mtiede

    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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    sasadler
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    That just the standard search, it doesn't require Cortana.

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    • B Bruce Patin

      OK, my OCD has been aroused. I've seen "duct" tape too often lately. The original word is "duck" tape, because water slides off of it.

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      Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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      Possibly, but it is a quote from a penguin... :-D

      Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

      "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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      • B Bruce Patin

        OK, my OCD has been aroused. I've seen "duct" tape too often lately. The original word is "duck" tape, because water slides off of it.

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        bojammis
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        Actually it is Duct Tape, which is a product usually sold in hardware stores, used to facilitate the sealing of air duct parts (as seen in Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil).

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        • B Bruce Patin

          OK, my OCD has been aroused. I've seen "duct" tape too often lately. The original word is "duck" tape, because water slides off of it.

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          NotUnique
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          Google "Duck Tape" and this is the first link: Duck Brand® Duct Tape - Strong, Sticky & Waterproof‎ You are conflating the original "duct" tape name with the product Duck Tape that uses the similarity in sound to establish a brand identity. In the military we called the OD green version "100 mile an hour tape" because it repaired canvas and stood up to wind but the original use was sealing ducts in heating-ventilation air-conditioning systems. My OCD sees your OCD and raises you CDO... in alphabetical order, because that is how it must be.

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          • N NotUnique

            Google "Duck Tape" and this is the first link: Duck Brand® Duct Tape - Strong, Sticky & Waterproof‎ You are conflating the original "duct" tape name with the product Duck Tape that uses the similarity in sound to establish a brand identity. In the military we called the OD green version "100 mile an hour tape" because it repaired canvas and stood up to wind but the original use was sealing ducts in heating-ventilation air-conditioning systems. My OCD sees your OCD and raises you CDO... in alphabetical order, because that is how it must be.

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            Bruce Patin
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            Something new I thought I knew but didn't. Thanks. I'll have to come up with other excuses for my behavior. :-)

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            • S sasadler

              That just the standard search, it doesn't require Cortana.

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              mtiede
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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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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                I think Edge is only quick because of everything they left out... :sigh:

                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                Peter Adam
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                Long time ago in a galaxy far far away a browser called Google Chrome gained followers with this promise...

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                • M mtiede

                  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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                  sasadler
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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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                  • S sasadler

                    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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                    mtiede
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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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                    • B bojammis

                      Actually it is Duct Tape, which is a product usually sold in hardware stores, used to facilitate the sealing of air duct parts (as seen in Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil).

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                      James Lonero
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                      And, I heard that you should never use it on ducts, especially, heating ducts.

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                      • J Jorgen Andersson

                        I sidegraded to Win 10. <edit>From Win 7</edit> No serious side effects so far. Had one Web.Config messed up. :doh: Seems quite a bit more responsive. First contact with Edge. Seriously the fastest browser I've used, but otherwise it's a WTF experience. It's simply an unfinished product.

                        Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                        thewazz
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                        64 bit? i'm wondering how many bits to get when i take the plunge (prob after xmas). most new machines seem to be 64. any major difference? problems one way or the other? suggestions very welcome (needed). :confused:

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