I use Office 365. My wife uses the traditional Microsoft Office suite. “How are those things different?”, you might wonder. Well, I’m glad you asked. They’re not really. They are simply two different ways to pay for the exact same […]
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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,
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We tend to look at the threat of malware either locally—how it affects us personally—or globally—how it affects the world as a whole. When you look at malware through a regional lens, though, you can uncover evidence about how and
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I don’t generally make my tech choices based solely on price, and I don’t recommend others use price as a primary factor in tech purchasing decisions, but at some point price is certainly a consideration. With a handful of $99
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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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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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To many people, Microsoft and Apple represent diametrically opposed factions in a technology holy war. However, the rivalry has eased in recent years as both companies have recognized the changing technology landscape, and developed a strategy to stay connected with customers
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I called it. Vegas (and Wall Street) were probably taking odds on the pervasive rumors and speculation about a “Surface Mini”, but as a Surface Pro 2 user I couldn’t see any real value in a smaller model. A BIGGER
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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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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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