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    A couple of Windows 8.1 questions....I'm trying to like it....

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by TreInJapan, Nov 1, 2013.

  1. TreInJapan

    TreInJapan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys!
    I've been active on the Dell section of this forum, but I haven't posted in the Windows section yet. I've been a long-time Windows user, and just recently picked up an XPS 12 with 8, then updated it 8.1. I've also been a long-time Gmail user, and iPhone user, which leads to my questions. (I live in Japan, and Windows 8 PHONE isn't available, and I don't know if it will ever be...)

    -I'm trying to streamline my calendars, mail, etc. Is it possible to do easily using an iPhone?
    -Kinda liking the new mail app along with Live.com (Outlook.com). But I can't for the life of me figure out how to use groups well. It's pretty retarded if you have to open a browser just to manage your groups. Defeats the whole purpose of having a clean mail app, doesn't it?
    -On top of that, outlook.com's group management is pretty crap. Sometime group members aren't there. Sometimes, even though an email address is registered to a contact, when I type it in to add it to a group, that person doesn't appear. ?

    So any advice on how to have a more streamlined user experience would be appreciated! Trying to ease myself out of Gmail, but Outlook.com's not good enough yet. If I can make do with a sync'd calendar system along with the SkyDrive app for iPhone, I might be able to do everything I need to do despite having no access to Windows 8 Phone.

    Any help is appreciated, and thanks in advance!

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    TreInJapan, Nov 1, 2013
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