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    David.Scammell

    @David.Scammell

    Husband of World's Greatest Wife. Father of 2 incredible girls. Speaker. Windows Insider MVP & VIP. Spiceworks Hero.

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    • Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones is finally here!

      Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones has been released and is now available for select phones in select regions. Primarily, this means Lumia models xx3x in the U.S. (Lumia 630, 635, 636, 638, 730, and 830).

      Please be warned that this is NOT the same as the Preview for Developers, that contains an early release of RTM (release to manufacturing), but this is considered to be more inline with Alpha or Beta testing. It is not suggested that you use this on a phone that is your primary device.

      Additionally, if you somehow brick your device installing the Windows 10 TP for phones, you can use the just released Windows Phone Recovery Tool, a new and improved version of the older Lumia Software Recovery Tool (see links below), which is still used for older Nokia devices.

      Related articles:

      • Announcing the first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones
      • Supported phones for Windows 10 Technical Preview
      • FAQ - How can I recover/reset/restore my phone software?

      Your thoughts? Are you diving in?

      posted in IT Discussion windows phone windows 10
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    • RE: Most Recent MS Updates

      @Dashrender said:

      @Reid-Cooper said:

      @StrongBad said:

      Hmmm.... maybe Outlook 2003 is part of the issue 🙂

      Tee hee.

      lol I was thinking the same. Is Office 2003 EOL support this summer too?

      For Outlook 2003:

      • 11/20/2003 - Lifecycle Start Date
      • 04/14/2009 - Mainstream Support End Date
      • 04/08/2014 - Extended Support End Date

      May Outlook 2003 rest in peace! 😉

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: Windstream and Earthlink to merge

      @scottalanmiller said in Windstream and Earthlink to merge:

      @RojoLoco said in Windstream and Earthlink to merge:
      So will the resulting company be called Windlink or Earthstream?

      I think it is clear that their next acquisition will be Firehost.

      And finally, after they merge with NanoH2O, they will hire Captain Planet as their new CEO. 😉

      posted in News
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    • RE: What Are You Doing Right Now

      Just saying ...
      pie-chart.jpg

      posted in Water Closet
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    • RE: Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones is finally here!

      I forgot to mention that since my beloved Lumia 1520 is not eligible for this round of Windows 10 Technical Preview installations and it is my primary device, I purchased a NO contract Lumia 635 for AT&T (GoPhone) on Amazon today for only $49.84 + tax.

      So, with my Amazon Prime membership giving me free two-day shipping, I should be playing with Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones before I go to bed Saturday night ... that is, if I go to sleep at all! lol

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: User to IT ratio

      We're about 45:1 here (about 145 total company users) ... hardware, software, third-party apps, email, servers, Wi-Fi, mobile, and just about anything else that is electronic or plugs into a wall outlet. 🙂 We also sometimes support tenants in our building, but they pay per incident.

      BTW, our line of business is a cross between Media and Publishing ... Books, eBooks, Magazine, eMagazines, Advertising, Websites (tied to our other products), etc.

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: NYPD opts for Windows Phone over iOS and Android

      @ChrisL said in NYPD opts for Windows Phone over iOS and Android:

      http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/nypd-windows-phone/

      Smartphones have made policing easier....but Windows Phone? That's criminal.

      The NYPD worked with Microsoft to develop apps specific for the phone/NYPD to help with paperwork, policies, remote management, etc.

      Do you think Windows Phone will run the route of Blackberry and become the "enterprise" mobile of choice?

      What several folks are missing from the article is that NYPD implemented Windows Phone LAST YEAR (2015), and it has been so effective/successful for them, they are now planning to upgrade 36,000 devices to new Windows 10 Mobile devices. And they're not alone as there many other business out there who are quite happy with their implementation of a Windows-based phone device. Remember back in the 2014/2015 timeframe (I don't remember exactly), Delta Airlines equipped more than 20,000 flight attendants with Lumia 1520 phablets to run credit cards, perform seat upgrades, and more. And I could go on and on. My point is that Windows Phone is definitely no stranger to organizations looking to make their jobs a bit easier.

      And to play devil's advocate (as SAM knows I will), while Windows Phone lacked many of the more popular consumer apps and games, it did have a solid base, especially business apps (their specialty). But things are changing under the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), where a dev can code once and distribute everywhere (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, Xbox and possibly HoloLens). I've already seen a rise in different apps developed under the new UWP ecosystem that we normally would not have had. We also have major names taking control of their apps from Microsoft, who kickstarted their apps to get them interested (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, etc.), although there are still some 3rd party apps that blow them away (on any OS). Of course, you still have some great IT-related apps like VPN capability, TeamViewer, Remote Desktop, SharePoint, Office 365, Mobile Office, Office Remote, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Network Tools, etc. There's also a lot of other great & popular communication apps like Line, WhatsApp, Slack, Viber, etc. And there's still a lot of apps that just aren't any good, but they have a fantastic HTML5 website that I would rather use anyways.

      Personally, I count the number of times on one hand where I saw an app that I really, really wanted but could not get it on Windows 10 Mobile. I seriously have not seem something that I could not live without, that I did not have the same or similar app on my phone.

      And Microsoft did well to attract a lot of developers, probably too many if you looked at all the junk apps in the Store last year. But recently, Microsoft made a new commitment to cleanup their Store. They set stronger qualifications and gave devs a period of time to meet them or get kicked out. Just recently, they removed over 10,000 apps from the Microsoft Store. And if you remember, this is sort of like an annual purging they do on a regular basis. So yes, they might be short on apps as compared to other OSs, but they are not so desperate that they don't clean house every so often. And which each cleanup, they refine and redefine their qualifications in order to keep up the quality of their app store.

      And with Windows 10 Mobile being Windows 10 ... the core of the OS, not just the kernel ... it is becoming more and more capable. While Continuum is still very much a work in progress, the idea of having a 3-in-1 device can be very attractive to many industries, especially those where people travel a lot or don't have a permanent office assigned. And as we move into the Snapdragon 820, we now have the ability to run 64-bit applications, meaning that sometime in the near future when Microsoft shifts Window 10 Mobile into a 64-bit version, we won't necessarily need virtualization workspaces like HP's Workspace to run desktop and/or legacy apps.

      Oh, and don't forget that part of the Windows 10 core is the HoloLens VR technology, which more folks know about since Microsoft's last event. That opens up some pretty impressive doors. Matter of fact, T-Mobile just announced the Alcatel Idol 4S with a free VR headset. So we already see U.S. companies investing in this technology and marketing it. And don't forget, Microsoft has a lot of international partners investing in the Windows 10 ecosystem, including mobile.

      NOTE: Microsoft has a pretty impressive International Store too. Almost every month, I hear of more international Banks and/or Financial Institutions releasing a Windows 10 Mobile app (as well as a few US banks).

      And finally, Microsoft still has a large number of handsets being used in warehouses around the world, running Windows CE (we still use these in our warehouse with our shipping systems), Windows Embedded, and now moving forward with a version of Windows 10.

      Yes, they are behind in the consumer market, but I think they just might have a good insight into the "next big thing."

      Just my two cents worth!

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: Microsoft Flow

      "The spice must flow!"

      Ooops! Wrong IT community! 😉

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: Too Much Automation

      Automation is great, but I think an important rule to remember is "Code to the exception." I was taught this in programming (in my "previous life" as a programmer) and I rarely had to go back and fix code for an module or app, unless it was for new functionality. While you can't catch everything, it does force you to search out possible failures and/or errors that might happen. I've also heard of it referred to as "What If?" coding.

      posted in Water Closet
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    • RE: Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones

      @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      @David.Scammell said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a 32-bit processor use 32 bits to refer to the location of each byte of memory.

      No, it does not. The processor addresses what it is told to address. Virtual memory mapping allowed for memory much larger then 4GB long, long before the advent of 64bit processors. My last Pentium III system had 6GB for example.

      In the IA32 world, which Windows used, PAE was introduced with the Pentium Pro in 1995 allowing 32bit processors to go to 64GB on Windows and potentially higher elsewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension

      Windows 2000 32bit did 32GB of RAM
      Windows 2003 32bit did 64GB of RAM

      Ah yes, /PAE ... systems with the proper chipset could boot with the /PAE switch, and then they could support up to 64GB physical memory. When a device was booted with the /PAE switch (via boot.ini), it would load a special version of the core kernel image with PAE support. In this case, a 32-bit process can "use" large amounts of memory via AWE (address windowing extension) functions. This means that they mapped views of the physical memory they allocated into their 2GB virtual address space. With that in mind, they essentially could still only use 2GB of memory at a time. According to Mark Russinovich, cofounder of Winternals, this was nothing more than an illusion or magic trick.

      With that said ... I just read one of your other replies ... "No one said that it wasn't a 32bit processor, only that 4GB is not the memory limit of a 32bit processor. That Windows decided to have a memory limit per process is a Windows implementation decision, not a factor of the processor being 32bit."

      Just hit me what you were saying, and yes, this was "working as designed," Microsoft was the magician pulling a slight of hand, and it appears you're saying they should have designed it better. Got it! 🙂

      posted in News
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    • RE: Windstream and Earthlink to merge

      @scottalanmiller said in Windstream and Earthlink to merge:

      @RojoLoco said in Windstream and Earthlink to merge:
      So will the resulting company be called Windlink or Earthstream?

      I think it is clear that their next acquisition will be Firehost.

      And finally, after they merge with NanoH2O, they will hire Captain Planet as their new CEO. 😉

      posted in News
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    • RE: Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones

      @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      @David.Scammell said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a 32-bit processor use 32 bits to refer to the location of each byte of memory.

      No, it does not. The processor addresses what it is told to address. Virtual memory mapping allowed for memory much larger then 4GB long, long before the advent of 64bit processors. My last Pentium III system had 6GB for example.

      In the IA32 world, which Windows used, PAE was introduced with the Pentium Pro in 1995 allowing 32bit processors to go to 64GB on Windows and potentially higher elsewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension

      Windows 2000 32bit did 32GB of RAM
      Windows 2003 32bit did 64GB of RAM

      Ah yes, /PAE ... systems with the proper chipset could boot with the /PAE switch, and then they could support up to 64GB physical memory. When a device was booted with the /PAE switch (via boot.ini), it would load a special version of the core kernel image with PAE support. In this case, a 32-bit process can "use" large amounts of memory via AWE (address windowing extension) functions. This means that they mapped views of the physical memory they allocated into their 2GB virtual address space. With that in mind, they essentially could still only use 2GB of memory at a time. According to Mark Russinovich, cofounder of Winternals, this was nothing more than an illusion or magic trick.

      With that said ... I just read one of your other replies ... "No one said that it wasn't a 32bit processor, only that 4GB is not the memory limit of a 32bit processor. That Windows decided to have a memory limit per process is a Windows implementation decision, not a factor of the processor being 32bit."

      Just hit me what you were saying, and yes, this was "working as designed," Microsoft was the magician pulling a slight of hand, and it appears you're saying they should have designed it better. Got it! 🙂

      posted in News
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    • RE: Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones

      @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      @David.Scammell said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      Windows Mobile isn't available in 64bit yet? I had no idea that they were lagging that far behind. Android and iOS have been 64bit for a while (Apple since 2013). As have Linux, BSD and others on those platforms.

      Unfortunately no, but Microsoft seems to be kicking things up a notch and making up for lots of lost time (thanks Balmer). They have not officially announced 64-bit Mobile, but with the near future processors of choice and the vision for 3-in-1's and such, it has to be on their list, especially if they want Continuum to work properly and if they want to pack more memory into their devices beyond 4 GBs. Quite a few of us think this has to be on their radar for sometime in 2017. We're just not sure if they will split into two flavors or force an upgrade to 64-bit. Time will tell!

      64bit is not required for more memory. If you remember the Windows Server world on Pentium III (32bit), we had a lot more than 4GB on 32bit long ago. The bit depth was never a memory barrier, that was purely a Windows desktop licensing limitation. No other major OS ever had that limitation and even Windows Server did not.

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a 32-bit processor use 32 bits to refer to the location of each byte of memory. 2^32 = 4.2 billion, which means a memory address that's 32 bits long can only refer to 4.2 billion unique locations or in our case, 4 GB. Therefore, adding more than 4GB of physical memory to a Windows box still doesn't change the fact that it's a 32-bit processor accessing a 32-bit memory space. Even when more than 4GB of memory is present, each process still has the normal 2GB virtual address space, and the kernel address space is still 2GB.

      Here's some more info on Windows memory limits:
      Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases (Windows)

      posted in News
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    • RE: Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones

      @scottalanmiller said in Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones:

      Windows Mobile isn't available in 64bit yet? I had no idea that they were lagging that far behind. Android and iOS have been 64bit for a while (Apple since 2013). As have Linux, BSD and others on those platforms.

      Unfortunately no, but Microsoft seems to be kicking things up a notch and making up for lots of lost time (thanks Balmer). They have not officially announced 64-bit Mobile, but with the near future processors of choice and the vision for 3-in-1's and such, it has to be on their list, especially if they want Continuum to work properly and if they want to pack more memory into their devices beyond 4 GBs. Quite a few of us think this has to be on their radar for sometime in 2017. We're just not sure if they will split into two flavors or force an upgrade to 64-bit. Time will tell!

      posted in News
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    • RE: NYPD opts for Windows Phone over iOS and Android

      @ChrisL said in NYPD opts for Windows Phone over iOS and Android:

      http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/nypd-windows-phone/

      Smartphones have made policing easier....but Windows Phone? That's criminal.

      The NYPD worked with Microsoft to develop apps specific for the phone/NYPD to help with paperwork, policies, remote management, etc.

      Do you think Windows Phone will run the route of Blackberry and become the "enterprise" mobile of choice?

      What several folks are missing from the article is that NYPD implemented Windows Phone LAST YEAR (2015), and it has been so effective/successful for them, they are now planning to upgrade 36,000 devices to new Windows 10 Mobile devices. And they're not alone as there many other business out there who are quite happy with their implementation of a Windows-based phone device. Remember back in the 2014/2015 timeframe (I don't remember exactly), Delta Airlines equipped more than 20,000 flight attendants with Lumia 1520 phablets to run credit cards, perform seat upgrades, and more. And I could go on and on. My point is that Windows Phone is definitely no stranger to organizations looking to make their jobs a bit easier.

      And to play devil's advocate (as SAM knows I will), while Windows Phone lacked many of the more popular consumer apps and games, it did have a solid base, especially business apps (their specialty). But things are changing under the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), where a dev can code once and distribute everywhere (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, Xbox and possibly HoloLens). I've already seen a rise in different apps developed under the new UWP ecosystem that we normally would not have had. We also have major names taking control of their apps from Microsoft, who kickstarted their apps to get them interested (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, etc.), although there are still some 3rd party apps that blow them away (on any OS). Of course, you still have some great IT-related apps like VPN capability, TeamViewer, Remote Desktop, SharePoint, Office 365, Mobile Office, Office Remote, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Network Tools, etc. There's also a lot of other great & popular communication apps like Line, WhatsApp, Slack, Viber, etc. And there's still a lot of apps that just aren't any good, but they have a fantastic HTML5 website that I would rather use anyways.

      Personally, I count the number of times on one hand where I saw an app that I really, really wanted but could not get it on Windows 10 Mobile. I seriously have not seem something that I could not live without, that I did not have the same or similar app on my phone.

      And Microsoft did well to attract a lot of developers, probably too many if you looked at all the junk apps in the Store last year. But recently, Microsoft made a new commitment to cleanup their Store. They set stronger qualifications and gave devs a period of time to meet them or get kicked out. Just recently, they removed over 10,000 apps from the Microsoft Store. And if you remember, this is sort of like an annual purging they do on a regular basis. So yes, they might be short on apps as compared to other OSs, but they are not so desperate that they don't clean house every so often. And which each cleanup, they refine and redefine their qualifications in order to keep up the quality of their app store.

      And with Windows 10 Mobile being Windows 10 ... the core of the OS, not just the kernel ... it is becoming more and more capable. While Continuum is still very much a work in progress, the idea of having a 3-in-1 device can be very attractive to many industries, especially those where people travel a lot or don't have a permanent office assigned. And as we move into the Snapdragon 820, we now have the ability to run 64-bit applications, meaning that sometime in the near future when Microsoft shifts Window 10 Mobile into a 64-bit version, we won't necessarily need virtualization workspaces like HP's Workspace to run desktop and/or legacy apps.

      Oh, and don't forget that part of the Windows 10 core is the HoloLens VR technology, which more folks know about since Microsoft's last event. That opens up some pretty impressive doors. Matter of fact, T-Mobile just announced the Alcatel Idol 4S with a free VR headset. So we already see U.S. companies investing in this technology and marketing it. And don't forget, Microsoft has a lot of international partners investing in the Windows 10 ecosystem, including mobile.

      NOTE: Microsoft has a pretty impressive International Store too. Almost every month, I hear of more international Banks and/or Financial Institutions releasing a Windows 10 Mobile app (as well as a few US banks).

      And finally, Microsoft still has a large number of handsets being used in warehouses around the world, running Windows CE (we still use these in our warehouse with our shipping systems), Windows Embedded, and now moving forward with a version of Windows 10.

      Yes, they are behind in the consumer market, but I think they just might have a good insight into the "next big thing."

      Just my two cents worth!

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: Argh! Windows 10 Updates...

      @BRRABill said in Argh! Windows 10 Updates...:

      @scottalanmiller said in Argh! Windows 10 Updates...:

      I patched mine with the Ubuntu 16.10 patch and it seems to work beautifully now.

      You're like the Android people who keep talking about having a removable battery.

      @BRRABill Even more annoying, I have a Lumia 950 XL Windows 10 Mobile phone and it has a removable battery too. :thumbsup_tone2:

      Just saying ...

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: Argh! Windows 10 Updates...

      @scottalanmiller "Patched" with Ubuntu?

      👁 saw what you did there! 🔍 I'm keeping my eye on you! lol

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    • RE: Microsoft Flow

      "The spice must flow!"

      Ooops! Wrong IT community! 😉

      posted in IT Discussion
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    • RE: User to IT ratio

      We're about 45:1 here (about 145 total company users) ... hardware, software, third-party apps, email, servers, Wi-Fi, mobile, and just about anything else that is electronic or plugs into a wall outlet. 🙂 We also sometimes support tenants in our building, but they pay per incident.

      BTW, our line of business is a cross between Media and Publishing ... Books, eBooks, Magazine, eMagazines, Advertising, Websites (tied to our other products), etc.

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    • RE: Microsoft Admit Failure On Mobile Phones

      Just remember that they admitted "defeat" in the hardware segment, but they are still clearly focused on Windows 10 Mobile as part of the Windows 10 ecosystem, as it is a very important part of their future vision, including 3-in-1 devices. We can see this commitment and focus as we continue to see new builds rolling out to Windows Insiders almost every week. And Microsoft is still committed to supporting all existing devices, while also giving their OEM partners a chance to enter and capture a larger portion of the market.

      Even so, they have said they will not do away with their mobile hardware but manage to "keep a toe in" as they will need some of that technology in the near future. It would be difficult if they had to restart all over again, making new stacks and such. They also want to target more, at least initially, on the enterprise. As they do this, we are still enjoying some of what I call the "development overflow" here on the consumer side too.

      So, with that in mind, quite a few of us are eagerly awaiting the slowly approaching launch of the Surface Phone, most likely occurring 1st quarter in 2017.

      One other thing to chew on ... the newer chips being used in the latest Windows 10 Mobile devices beyond the Lumia 950's (e.g., HP Elite x3 and Alcatel Idol Pro S) is the Snapdragon 820. Now, if you did not know, these chips are capable of running 64-bit and there are some rumors floating around Microsoft-land, from reliable sources, that sometime in the near future, Windows 10 Mobile will shift to a 64-bit system, especially with the memory and hardware needs of successfully running Continuum. Are you starting to put together the puzzle pieces yet? 😉

      Just saying...

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