It’s that time of the week again where there is a new build of Windows 10 for those of you living in the Dev channel.

Well, it finally happened: With Microsoft issuing the final updates for Windows 7 yesterday as scheduled, I awoke today to a full-screen message warning me that my Windows 7 PC was out of support. But hundreds of millions of people will no doubt continue using Windows 7. So what will that look like? In the…

Some readers seem to have missed the point of me going to the trouble of installing, configuring, and using Windows 7 here in January 2020. This isn’t about the first two of those tasks, installing and configuring. It’s about the third. That is, literally one-third of all PC users in the world---about 500 million people,…

After struggling for the better part of a month to get Windows 7 installed on my older Intel NUC---I’m currently using a newer model each day as my primary PC, with Windows 10---I’m now able to move to this aging OS fulltime as I had originally planned. I think. The issue, obvious in hindsight, was…

Using Windows 7 again is like riding a bike: Curiously uncomfortable at first, but then familiar, and then it all comes flooding back. And after finally getting several hundred Windows Updates installed---a big milestone for any new Windows 7 install these days---I moved on to other tasks. First up was the driver situation. I was…

Chromebooks are often touted as a simpler and less expensive alternative to a Windows laptop. And that’s true, to a point. But many potential Chromebook users---especially older users and others who are familiar with Windows---will experience the same frustrations I do in making this switch because we have so many hardwired habits and requirements.  For sure, the basics are familiar.   Chrome OS boots into a desktop environment that has on-screen elements that look and work like the Start button and Start menu, the…

Google said today that it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing options in the Bay Area.

Microsoft has been teasing ARM64 support for the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, and a build of the browser for ARM64 has finally leaked online.

Users of Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser are now forced to use Chrome for the modern YouTube experience.

Microsoft said last night that it is updating the Android version of Edge so that it can sync with the new Edge in Windows 10.

I know, it’s a bit early. But I’m calling it: Basing the new Edge on Chromium is the best decision that Microsoft’s made in years. This is a browser that everyone will want to use. Even those who are firmly invested in Google’s ecosystems. With 66 percent usage share on desktop and 63 percent share…

Microsoft’s decision to embrace Chromium is correct, but our first public preview of the next version of Edge hints at how this transition will unfold. Perhaps not surprisingly, this release---actually, releases, since users can confusingly choose between two “channels” for the Chromium-based Edge, Canary (nightly) and Developer (weekly)---was accompanied by yet another information-light blog post…

No surprise here, but Netflix confirmed last night that it will not participate in Apple’s coming video service.

Megan Morrone, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss what to expect in Windows 10 version 1903, where Windows 10 is at now, and much, much more.

Microsoft is reprotedly getting rid of Edge in favour of a new Chromum-based browser in Windows 10.

Microsoft is moving developers around internally; they are pushing more engineers to Edge and moving them off of bundled apps.