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I’ve always wondered why Spotify doesn’t make a portable player. Something small. Something exercise-friendly. Remember …

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Microsoft’s Outlook webmail dark mode offers dim alternative

Dark mode is live for Microsoft’s Outlook.com, nearly a year after it was requested. The alternate color setting presents the webmail service’s default setting with a dimmer look suited to reading in low-light areas. It can be activated by going to the Quick Settings at the top right of the Outlook interface and clicking the slider below the themes. Microsoft …

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Windows 10 didn’t quite fix forced updates, but Microsoft’s trying again

I called them “the most frustrating thing about Windows” — the forced automatic updates that lock you out of your computer until they’re done.  In March 2017, Microsoft made some pretty big strides toward solving the issue by letting you snooze an update indefinitely, but it still wasn’t quite enough. In the 16 months since, I’ve still had a couple …

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