That’s interesting that Outlook.com is so much better than outlook, I would have assumed the search worked the same. Outlook.com does look pretty nice these days, but switching emails is a huge hassle so I probably won’t ever really use it.

True, but with webapps for office programs and office 365, that line us getting kind of blurred. Plus I assume that the same technology is behind the search capabilities on outlook.com, so presumably its bad there as well.

The horrible-ness of Windows search has always baffled me. I can open up google, search the entire internet, and find exactly what I want in a matter of seconds. If I try to search just my own little computer, it can take a few minutes for the stupid green bar to finish filling and indicate that it’s done, and there’s…

True. If they did a good job on that, which i hope they have, Outlook could actually be quite good. As much as I love Gmail, it isn’t perfect, and more comptetion is always good.

The main reason I hate Outlook, is the search is atrocious. Sometimes I search for something that is the exact subject line of an email, and not find it. Eventually I manage to find what I was looking for, and I’ll copy and paste the subject line into the search bar, and it still won’t show up. But in general, the…

Yes! I can’t believe it took this long to get face palm!

Just like all technology, it will eliminate some jobs and create new ones. There’s nothing particularly sensational about this one. Especially since it will be a VERY long time until all those impacts are felt. In the next few years we may finally get some self driving vehicles actually in use on the roads, but it…

So many BCBS hacks. They should change their name to Blue Cross No Shield

In theory I agree with that, nothing wrong with charging for providing a service. But there’s already a middle man in credit card transactions, Visa/MasterCard/etc. Adding more middle men doesn’t help anyone, except the new middle men. We get a lot of value out of the fees Visa takes, but all we get out of paying…

This is why I like google wallet. They aren’t taking any money.

The fear of investing is the only one that was a real issue for me. Two things are the main reasons that I’m now comfortable with it.

I need more information. Is it just one long equation, or is there some significance to it’s shape? Am I still following the rules if PEMDAS, or doing the operations in the order they are written?

I glance at the total to make sure its about what I expected, and that’s it. My mother obsessively checks the bill every time she’s at a restaurant, looking at each item, their prices, making sure the addition was done correctly so the total is correct. And do you know how many times I’ve seen her actually catch a…

Less than .1? That’s impressive! I wish I got that. The index funds I’m using I think range from .10 to .22, and my 401(k) is like .80

Oh, yeah if you include the cost of an advisor that could easily add up. That’s another benefit to just using low cost index funds, it’s so simple that you can do it on your own with just a little research, no advisor necessary.

The PDF thing can be really useful. If i have a PDF with a bunch of fancy fields or something, and I need a clean version of it, the easiest way is to “print” it, but choose the “printer” that just saves it as a new PDF. Some files somehow block you from doing this, so I have to physically print it, and then scan it,…

In theory I think you’re correct, a smart watch could track sleep by just installing an app. In practice, its not practical with most currently existing smart watches. Their bigger size would make them less comfortable to sleep in, and I would be more concerned with damaging it if I rolled over and my wrist smacked…

IRA account holders pay more in fees? Now I’m confused. I thought the main advantage of IRAs was the flexibility let’s you pick low fee funds, and 401(k)s limited choices often forces you to use funds with high expense ratios.

I would rather have a U2 album

Personally, I’m not a fan of wrist mounted fitness devices in general, and this one exaggerates all the reasons why. My thought is go all in with an actual smart watch, with way more functionality for not much more money (though I don’t think any of them can track sleep). Or if you just want a simple fitness tracker,…