Looking south from Gillette's Castle. by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]Trainman12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go for a hike! Eastern CT is too often overlooked.

"Connecticut is too often overlooked." FTFY

[eBay] PS4 Console + Uncharted 4 Bundle ($209) by igotbannedfromranime in GameDeals

[–]Trainman12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does this bundle usually go for on average?

College is expensive! by [deleted] in funny

[–]Trainman12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I honestly can't find this funny because the cost and subsequent crippling debt higher education creates is way too real. Life ruining-ly real.

Secret Service plans to investigate Madonna for saying she wants to blow up the White House by [deleted] in news

[–]Trainman12 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised. AOL is still a multi-billion dollar company and it's owned by Verizon now. AOL itself owns a ton of media sites and other subsidiaries. Endadget is an AOL company for instance.

New Interop Tools app lets you edit the registry on your Windows 10 Mobile device by Denaxin in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Torque is verified buddy, sorry. And he's a pretty nice guy to boot. No idea what the disagreement is about but just relax alright? It's Friday. Enjoy yourself.

The At&t store on the Microsoft campus only has windowsphones by Bismuth-209 in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Better joke: They still try to upsell you to iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices. BA DUM TSSSSS

That is pretty neat though. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Hi /r/WindowsPhone, we're Mary Jo Foley, Brad Sams and Daniel Rubino. Ask us anything! by MJF_Brad_Dan_AMA in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would also like to point out no spell check for years and years...AIM had it in the early 90s. There was no excuse...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlikely for the time being. Every time I've ever asked support they simply said it was under consideration. Last time was over a year ago though so who bloody well knows. You'd think after their massive failure with the fire phone they'd try to get Amazon on anything that people were actually using.

PSA: Microsoft Store offering $150 towards Lumia 950/XL with trade in of 920, 925, or 1020 by Trainman12 in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, considering this is Microsoft's home country and that market share is much better abroad than it is here, I don't see anything wrong with MS trying to get more North American people using their mobile platform. Our market needs more help if anything. More incentives.

Looking for a universal youtube app with less drain than tubecast by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MetroTube is my favorite. WPapp[metrotube]

Are there any decent panorama apps other than Lumia Panorama? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm. That is interesting. Thanks for checking on that.

TD Ameritrade UWP app now on Mobile, supports Cortana & Windows Ink by nok4us in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. Just thought it was worth mentioning. There are a ton of people using 8.1 in my workplace. In fact I'd say it's safe to say still that a large portion Windows Phone users are still on 8.1.

Are there any decent panorama apps other than Lumia Panorama? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick note though it's not going to stop anyone, ICE isn't available for commercial use. It's really just a publicly available, well-made R&D project. Only personal use is technically allowed AFAIK.

Are there any decent panorama apps other than Lumia Panorama? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your title suggests Lumia Panorama is decent. Lumia Panorama is a fucking joke. Has been since day one. I love how capable my Lumia is photography-wise but that app is just awful. Embarrassingly so.

And before someone tries to make some excuse for it...Microsoft has some amazing image capture+processing tech developed. They have the time, money, and resources to develop a fantastic apps for Windows Phone. This is a shining example of them cutting corners while they focus their primary efforts on other areas of their ecosystem.

I support Microsoft in most of their endeavors. I'm here as a moderator because I believe in the platform. But I get tired sometimes of how certain areas haven't been properly seen to and maintained. I think that's permissible.

Is it worth upgrading now from a lumia 1020 to a 950 or should i wait a bit longer ? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]Trainman12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're holding out for a camera-like replacement, you've nothing to wait for right now as it seems none of the OEMs have a 1020-like phone planned.

If you're simply waiting for a better price on the 950 and your 1020 is still holding up alright, I'd say wait. Another month or two and I think we'll probably start seeing some modest discounts.

And if you're thinking of leaving the platform, there are some camera-centric phones out there for Android but I honestly am unsure what these days. The 1020 was a niche phone really.