Surface Pro 3, Day 6: Surface Pro 3 as a tablet
30 Days with Surface Pro 3: Day 6 For Day 5 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro 3 series, I focused on how the Surface Pro 3 is—first and foremost—a Windows PC. Today, I am going to take a […]
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Surface Pro 3, Day 5: Surface Pro 3 as a PC
30 Days with Surface Pro 3: Day 5 The Surface Pro 3 appears to be the device that is finally earning some respect and credibility for the Surface Pro line. Even, though it seems to be gaining some traction, though,
Windows 9 screenshots leaked
The clock is ticking to the expected availability of the early preview of Windows 9–or Windows “Threshold”. With only a few weeks left until we’ll supposedly be able to see for ourselves, new screenshots have been leaked that give us
Nadella promises single converged Windows OS
If you have a desktop, or laptop PC with Windows, then you’re running some version of the traditional Windows operating system–most likely Windows 7 or Windows XP according to current market share data. If you have a tablet with Windows,
A closer look at Windows 8’s decline in market share
There is a lot of good news for Microsoft in the most recent Net Market Share data. The silver lining is overshadowed, however, by the fact that the current flagship operating system–Windows 8–actually declined in market share over the last
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Master Windows 8.1 in seconds with this one simple tip
Windows 8 / 8.1 is different than previous versions of Windows. There is no arguing that. Microsoft was forced to accept the evolution of the tech and computing ecosystem beyond the traditional desktop PC, and to adapt Windows in a
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10 (Stubbornly Pervasive) Windows XP Myths Debunked
Microsoft support for Windows XP expired a month ago, and yet hundreds of millions of users around the world are still using it. Personally, I think that is a bad idea, but it’s a free world and people are entitled
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Closing the door on Windows: A guide to changing operating systems
Is it time for you to dump Windows XP, or maybe to abandon Windows altogether? Windows 8 has improved significantly with the 8.1 upgrade. Nevertheless, for many users, Windows 8’s modern-style interface—incorporating major changes like Live Tiles and the removal of the
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Windows XP holdouts: 3 reasons you must upgrade now. Yes, now.
You really, really need to dump Windows XP. No, really. Windows XP was great, and many users still love the operating system, but…it’s more than a decade old. At the rate technology evolves, that makes Windows XP a near-relic. Although
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How to find everything in Windows 8.1
It’s inevitable that upgrading to a new version of an operating system or application comes with a bit of a learning curve. With Windows 8.1, though—and its predecessor Windows 8—the curve is steep, and just finding simple tools and features