Leaving Windows 7? Here are some non-Windows options
Get ready to say goodbye to Windows 7. On 14 January 2020, Microsoft will deliver the final free security update for PCs running Windows 7.
View ArticleCall me crazy, but Windows 11 could run on Linux
With Microsoft embracing Linux ever more tightly, might it do the heretofore unthinkable and dump the NT kernel in favor of the Linux kernel?
View ArticleWith Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back
The PC — and yes, Microsoft — set us free. Now Microsoft is taking control.
View ArticleSorry Apple but in education, Chromebook is the clear winner
Apple started this fight with some old-school smack talk, but it only highlighted how it’s clinging to the old PC-centric model.
View ArticleDesktop 2025
The desktop is undergoing change, but what will it look like in five years? Here’s what I see in my somewhat cracked crystal ball.
View ArticleSaying goodbye to Windows 7 isn’t easy, but you must
Listen, I get it. Windows 7 has worked really well. After the Vista fiasco, you were so happy to get a decent version of Windows.
View ArticleDump Windows 7 already! Jeez!
Yes, some third parties are still supporting Windows 7, but that doesn’t mean you have to stick with the status quo, no matter how tempting that may be.
View ArticleCome on, Microsoft! Is it really that hard to update Windows 10 right?
February Windows 10 patches were a mess. Is Microsoft ever going to get its Win10 patches act together?
View ArticleHow to survive and thrive while working from home
Quarantine means more people are working from home. If that’s new to you, just follow these tips, and you should do OK.
View ArticleCoronavirus is revealing technology blunders
Starting with Zoom’s endless security holes, the industry is discovering that a lot of technology is far from disaster-proof.
View ArticleReady or not, we’re on our way to the Windows Virtual Desktop
The pandemic has given the latest version of Microsoft’s desktop-as-a-service offering unstoppable momentum.
View ArticleOutlook woes: I have no email and I must scream
Outlook, like Windows 10, has been plagued by one update problem after another. Come on Microsoft, can't you do better?
View ArticleAt this point, 5G is a bad joke
Thinking of buying a new phone, just for high-speed mmWave 5G? Do yourself a favor: Don't.
View ArticleMass-market Windows on the cloud will be here early next year
Ready or not, here comes Windows as a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) for all users in the forthcoming Microsoft Cloud PC offering.
View ArticleApple takes the Mac to the cloud
Though I’ve long thought that tomorrow's desktop will be cloud-based, even I didn't expect the next desktop-as-a-service would be macOS running on the AWS cloud.
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