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Comment · 10 years ago
As a counterpoint, when my wife and I saw Rogue One we were both impressed that they managed to find somebody that looks just like Tarkin from the original film. I had no idea he was CG until reading about it after the fact.
Comment · 11 years ago
The Android version can use "Hey Cortana"; it's under Settings. No idea about the iOS version, though.
Comment · 11 years ago
This is true for even some small-town banks. I switched to Windows Phone last year and built a personal banking app that would display my financial details on a live tile. While using Fiddler to figure out the necessary API calls, I discovered that my tiny bank's Android and iOS API was actually provided and maintained by a much larger bank.

It turns out that the bigger bank has dozens of smaller banks using the very same API, and its a trivial matter of switching a URL slug to make my makeshift API work for these other banks.

It was an interesting learning experience, but I did manage to get myself locked out of my own bank account a few times while replicating the login process.

Comment · 11 years ago
I enjoy socializing, but I do not enjoy socializing when I'm trying to work.
Comment · 11 years ago
Lumia 640, looks fine for me too.
Comment · 11 years ago
I've had a Band for most of the year and highly recommend it. Unlike watty, I think it's pretty comfortable. Admittedly it took a couple of days to get used to, but I rarely notice that it's on my wrist. The only exception being that the non-curved display does get in the way when I type on a laptop — which is very rare for me, your mileage may vary.

I'd recommend that you get a screen protector for your band, though. The weird, soft bezel around this version is extremely prone to scratches doing even the most mundane tasks.

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Comment · 11 years ago
> Instead I have to have the Xbox brand shoved in my face at every opportunity?

I know this isn't your point, but you might be happy to learn that Xbox Music and Xbox Video have been renamed in Windows 10 to "Groove Music" and "Video", respectively. According to Microsoft, most users thought "I don't have an Xbox, why would I want to use Xbox Music?" — so they rebranded those apps.

Comment · 11 years ago
Good for you! Magento isn't in my wheelhouse, but I'd be interested in hearing how you've gone about marketing your book before release — building a mailing list, sharing articles to social media, guest blog posts, etc. Do you have anything you'd do differently if you were to write another book in the future?

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