- Aug 4, 2017
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Greetings everyone. As an "all in" Windows guy, I'm typing this intro on my back up Lumia 640 as I prepare to take my family in a new mobile direction. I've been on WP since 7.0 when I was seeking a replacement for my Palm Pre Plus. Now after dropping my 950 and finding out fixing it would cost as much as replacing it, I've decided I can't see spending the money on another only to keep saying "I wish I had that app". So I'm saying goodbye to Windows Central and hello to Android Central.
I live in a suburb of Chicago with my wife and daughter. I consider myself a tech enthusiast but friends would probably say Microsoft junkie is a better description.
I'm looking at the Moto Z2 Force for myself (loss too many phones to our tile floors) and the Moto Z2 Play for my wife. My daughter will eventually get the Moto G5 Plus (or G5S Plus) once I learn more about parental controls on Android. I plan on leaving my folks on WP for now. I like the idea of Moto's approach to a more stripped down version of Android but still adding in a few extra features. I also want to keep us on the same flavor of Android since I'm the default tech trouble shooter and learning one version of the OS will be challenge enough. I'm on insider builds on everything (PCs, phone, Xbox) but I don't plan on rooting any of the new phones.
I would love advice on apps, especially for email, parental controls and podcasts. My wife and I share each others calendars and we have a family calendar that includes our daughter, so we'd like to continue using our outlook.com calendars. We're not really in the Google ecosystem at all currently with the exception of a Chromebook my daughter's high school requires. I myself just recently started using Chrome for my browser so this will truly be a new experience.
I'm looking forward to being part of the community and to our Android adventures ahead.
I live in a suburb of Chicago with my wife and daughter. I consider myself a tech enthusiast but friends would probably say Microsoft junkie is a better description.
I'm looking at the Moto Z2 Force for myself (loss too many phones to our tile floors) and the Moto Z2 Play for my wife. My daughter will eventually get the Moto G5 Plus (or G5S Plus) once I learn more about parental controls on Android. I plan on leaving my folks on WP for now. I like the idea of Moto's approach to a more stripped down version of Android but still adding in a few extra features. I also want to keep us on the same flavor of Android since I'm the default tech trouble shooter and learning one version of the OS will be challenge enough. I'm on insider builds on everything (PCs, phone, Xbox) but I don't plan on rooting any of the new phones.
I would love advice on apps, especially for email, parental controls and podcasts. My wife and I share each others calendars and we have a family calendar that includes our daughter, so we'd like to continue using our outlook.com calendars. We're not really in the Google ecosystem at all currently with the exception of a Chromebook my daughter's high school requires. I myself just recently started using Chrome for my browser so this will truly be a new experience.
I'm looking forward to being part of the community and to our Android adventures ahead.
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