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Tom Scola - Jun 03, 2018 5:28:30 am PDT #25203 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Where do the kids buy their domain names from these days?


Gudanov - Jun 03, 2018 5:48:50 am PDT #25204 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

I use GoDaddy, but more to have all my domains in one place than for any particular reason. It works fine, but they try to upsell you like crazy during the checkout process.


amych - Jun 03, 2018 7:11:28 am PDT #25205 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I use Namecheap (note: talking about domain registration only, not hosting). They're also big with the upsell, but I find the interface easier to get through than GD; mostly, though, it's about the domains in one place thing.


Laura - Jun 03, 2018 7:11:30 am PDT #25206 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.

I've used ICDSoft for about forever. They have always been very helpful with various technical complications. We use them for our patient portal sites for medical practices so setting up super secure stuff was important.

eta: I checked and we started with them in 2003.


sj - Jun 03, 2018 11:53:09 am PDT #25207 of 25496
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Is anyone familiar with the brand TCL for TVs? Are they any good?


Gudanov - Jun 03, 2018 5:53:41 pm PDT #25208 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

Fired up my Windows VM to run one of my only-works-on-Windows utilities. It immediately started updating. Eight hours later, it's still updating.


NoiseDesign - Jun 03, 2018 7:42:57 pm PDT #25209 of 25496
Our wings are not tired

SJ they seem to be fine. TCL is a Chinese brand that is new to the US market, they only entered in 2013. They are growing the brand and mainly marketing through Amazon. Lots of features and low prices. The image quality gets decent ratings.

I've got a preference for Samsung panels, but you'll pay a bit more for them. I've just used them for years at home and on installations and they tend to live a pretty long life. The 47" LCD that Pix and I have is a Samsung that is now 13 years old and it's still going strong.


sj - Jun 04, 2018 3:01:31 am PDT #25210 of 25496
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, ND. I can't get a smart tv in the size I need in a Samsung, which was my first choice.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 03, 2018 1:14:07 pm PDT #25211 of 25496
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

[link] Does anyone have an opinion on that phone for a 16 year old boy who tends to lose things? He has a dumb phone now.


Gris - Jul 04, 2018 9:54:40 am PDT #25212 of 25496
Hey. New board.

I would usually recommend stepping up to the Moto G, but those have crept up in price. I genuinely like all of the low price Motorola phones and recommend them highly so I think that is probably a great choice!

Notice that the Standard Version is comparable in price to the Prime Exclusive version. Which you prefer is your call - the Prime Exclusive integrates with Amazon well (e.g. it may include Alexa integration and the Amazon Appstore is preinstalled) which can be good or bad depending.