Apr 9, 2015 | computers, hardware, iPad, Microsoft, Surface, tablet
The new Microsoft Surface 3 combines the good qualities of the Surface Pro 3 with a dramatically lower price tag. It’s a real Windows PC, with none of the compromises of the earlier Surface 2, so you can run all of the programs you can run on any other Windows laptop...
Mar 22, 2015 | Apple, computers, Google, hardware
The next generation of USB is making its debut this month, and it’s a big step forward. USB-C is so much more versatile than existing ports that it can and eventually will replace most of them. It doesn’t just handle USB devices like memory sticks and external hard...
Mar 16, 2015 | computers, Dell, hardware, HP, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface, Windows8
When you’re shopping for a new computer, especially a laptop, take a look at the Microsoft store for Signature Edition PCs. The selection is interesting, the prices are comparable to what you might pay elsewhere, and the opportunity to get a clean PC is worth...
Jan 26, 2015 | computers, Internet, mobile, phone, security, Windows7, Windows8
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2015. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and the bad guys are endlessly inventive in their effort to find ways through our defenses....
Jan 9, 2015 | Apple, computers, HP, laptops, Lenovo, shopping
Dell is selling a new 2015 version of the XPS 13 laptop that represents Dell’s return to form after years of ho-hum products. It’s one of a number of exciting laptop announcements this month that make me optimistic for the entire computer industry. There are two sides...
Dec 15, 2014 | Android, Apple, Azure, computers, Google, laptops, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneNote, Outlook, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows10, Windows8
In some ways Microsoft did not have a great year in 2014. Windows 8 deserves better but it can only be called an interesting failure and Microsoft is anxious to put it in the rear view mirror. Windows Phone does not show any sign of gaining momentum. There is better...
