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ecstatic
OMG, I solved WSO CCC OTD for the first time
Oh, I'm dying with happiness  
but it was rather easy I guess
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Well done!
And don't knock yourself - they are only easy when you have worked out the answer!
Have a five, even if you don't get to do it tomorrow. 
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Oh thanks you so much 
I'll try solving every single one of them from now on 
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Boss told me that he wants me to have (and I presume, use) a smartphone.
I have tried two SmartPhones in the past, and hated them.
If those phones are smart, I am terribly sorry for the people who write their apps and even more horrified for those who wrote their operating systems. As for their system programming APIs, enough said by remaining silent.
So, I don't like them, but really, he's probably right. Besides, he's going to pay for it, so under these circumstances it's time for me to shut up and cooperate.
He might choose the phone for me, but if he asks me to shop for it, what do I want ?
The things that irritated me the most about the two I tried a couple of years ago were...
- They drain the battery like a fire hydrant
- I could never understand how to switch apps on the fly
Have Androids changed significantly in the past 18 months ?
Is the iPhone the answer to my problems ?
Thanks for useful experience.
Oh, a big question: how did you learn to stop hating your smartphone ? Has the pharmaceutical industry developed any drugs to help ? Can shrinks do any good here ? Hypnosis ? LSD ? (That is obviously the drug that the designers of these things were taking.)
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I could never understand how to switch apps on the fly.
In Android you can easily switch apps on the fly..
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I can't even get apps to run on a fly.
Do you need a special insect API?
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OriginalGriff wrote: I can't even get apps to run on a fly.
That's because they fly... 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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My experience with smartphones is that it is best to go for the high end devices - iPhones,HTCs and Galaxy devices at the top end all seem to work well. As for using them just watch a few youtube videos.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I would also like to add Sony Xperia to the list ..
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Which version do you have? The wife complains about large phones (reference: she has a Nexus 5 right now) and is looking at the Xperia Compact when it finally hits stateside.
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I have Z-1 compact.Not that much big in size. I really like it, except it's camera facility. It takes a bit time to capture the image.
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The biggest battery drain is, when the screen is active. Than all devices need every day a charge.
If you like real big phones I would recommand a Nexus 6 (Bonus: wireless charging) or iPhone 6 (or the bigger "plus"). Else take a look at the LG G3 and G4 series or Samsung.
The simple rules: newer and expensive is always better 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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KarstenK wrote: The simple rules: newer and expensive is always better
So he should start looking here[^]?
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Why not! Gave his Boss a price limit?
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C-P-User-3 wrote: how did you learn to stop hating your smartphone ?
Changed to the YotaPhone
I would recommend a look at the YotaPhone 2, am pleased with it, got 2 displays, the rear one is a e-ink so battery saving if you are mainly on chatting,reading and mailing, for games its kinda wierd, didn't try videos but a b/w video is useless i think
If you considered buying an iphone, the YotaPhone 2 should'nt be off your purse
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I would wait the new MS Phone from the end of the year, but if I must, I would buy a Nokia Lumia 930
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Last time I was really shopping ("really" equals researching specs/features, prices, carriers, etc.) Nokia required its own special peripherals.
e.g.,,,,,,,,,
- Only Nokia provided them, you couldn't buy one at K-Mart, etc.
- They would not accept generic devices
- Their interfaces (like hardware plugs) were deliberately designed to eliminate generic anything
- And on and on the list goes
That whole design concept turns the customer into the victim. I owned a Nokia phone, once, and deliberately made it my first, last, and only time with them; for that one reason alone.
Sorry, Nokia was crossed off the list more than a decade ago.
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What kind of peripheral are you talking about?
Anyhow since it's Microsoft Phone now, they are pretty hardware agnostic.
For example to tether the phone to your PC you use a standard mini USB port (unlike apple and its Apple only connector)
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Super Lloyd wrote: What kind of peripheral are you talking about?
Been so long ago that that's all I remember.
I just remember that the plug to charge the battery had a connector with well over 20 pins on it, ditto for the mike and headset.
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Battery charge is only an issue on the weekends. weekdays, enter the office, turn on computer, plug in phone, get a coffee, read CP.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Makes sense. The one I had was a Samsung Galaxy something, and it would typically last 8 hours; frequently less.
My current thinking is to buy one phone, and hit eBay or Amazon and get two extra batteries and two extra chargers.
The wireless charging thing presents an appealing concept. Should I believe that it works in real life ? For a whole year ?
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I have a Note4 and I play games on it (the biggest drain) and I very rarely run out of battery on the weekend. I would hold off on the additional batteries until you see how your usage is.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Why does your boss want you to have a smartphone?
Does he have a particular application you need to use while not at work ?
Does he want you to be less productive ? (joke)
Do you really need a smartphone ? maybe a regular dumb phone will be sufficient (regular calls and simple text messages)
Battery life: It depends on the usage, if you only wait for calls and text messaging and emails, then the battery will be good, if you have to use an application all day because it is required in your job, then the battery life will much lower (for all phones); but there are battery packs and small portable rechargers that you can use.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Maximilien wrote: Why does your boss want you to have a smartphone?
In this case, he's right.
Maximilien wrote: Does he want you to be less productive ? (joke)
My eyes roll. I'm trying to not agree with you. I'm sure I can find a reason to disagree. In rare cases, I can be smart; I'll think up something.
Maximilien wrote: Do you really need a smartphone ? maybe a regular dumb phone will be sufficient (regular calls and simple text messages)
Been doing that for years now. Last week, I had the defining "fail moment" when a smart phone would have really saved the day. A prospective client didn't have his business card on him. This was at a trade show, where relationships last ninety seconds. A scan of his QR coded conference badge would have provided exactly what I needed at that moment.
Didn't have the tool.
Fail.
So,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I agree with my boss. The fact that he's going to pay for it makes it certain.
No, I don't like them at all; but yes, I'm going to get one anyway. I don't want it; I need it.
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C-P-User-3 wrote: it's time for me to shut up and cooperate.
Our club is getting smaller and smaller. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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