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Hands-On with the Acer Swift 7

Aimed at road warriors, the Acer Swift 7 features one of the most compact designs…

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Programming Windows: Hello, MFC (Premium)

Before diving into the Microsoft Foundation Class library, I thought it might be a good…

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Programming Windows: Object-Oriented Programming

Developers creating Windows API-based applications in the C programming language faced many uphill battles, from…

Microsoft Finally Fixes Windows 10 Version 1903 Blocking Issue

Microsoft has quietly fixed three major issues with Windows 10 version 1903, one of which…

[CLOSED] Win a Huawei MateBook 13!

Thanks to a generous offer from Huawei, we’re providing U.S. readers with the chance to…

PC Sales Grew Slightly in Second Quarter

Mirroring the same quarter last year, PC sales in the quarter ending June 30 grew…

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Programming Windows: Hello, C++ (Premium)

C++ was created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an object-oriented extension to the C programming language.…

Windows 10 Build 18936 Released With Minor Features, Fixes

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 20H1 build comes with the ability to quickly create events from…

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Programming Windows: Visual Basic to the Future (Premium)

Looking back at Microsoft’s history from a software development perspective, I’m struck by how dedicated…

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Programming Windows: Microsoft OS/2 (Premium)

While the IBM PC and its follow-up, the hard drive-based PC XT, were huge successes,…

Mozilla Releases Firefox 68

Today, Mozilla announced the release of Firefox 68 for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and enterprise.

Microsoft’s Windows 1.11 App Now Out for Netflix’s Stranger Things Fans

Microsoft's new Stranger Things promotion is here, and it's all about nostalgia. Spoiler alert: if…

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My Microsoft Turning Point (Premium)

I don’t remember the first time my life intersected with Microsoft, and it’s possible I…

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Programming Windows: Visual Basic Takes Over the World (Premium)

To understand why Visual Basic was such a sensation, consider again how horrible it was…

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Programming Windows: Visual Basic Beginnings (Premium)

“In many ways, the Windows environment has been very hostile to the developer.” -- Microsoft…

Windows 1.11 is a Promotion for “Stranger Things”

Last week, Microsoft began mysteriously teasing the first version of Windows on Twitter. Now we…

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