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Perhaps I'm the only one here that is so used to MS presenting the same thing 3-4 different ways and constantl

In reply to bdollerup: Everything that I have seen done in UWP/WUP apps has been really basic.  That woul

I hope MS does better with this than they did with their "certified professional" courses back in the 90's.&nb

All the digital assistants still seem to be a bit of a solution looking for a problem - at least to me. 

While I understand Microsoft's desire to continue to muddy the distinction between Updates and Upgrades, versi

Interesting comment from Chris Caposella from Microsoft, "...Windows 10 is a service..."  I guess that ma

Paul, I have to take issue with your statement that the cloud is "...the correct way to store this kind of inf

Regarding backup...  This is a never ending but ever changing topic and it's one that I've struggled with

In reply to Waethorn: Everything is a fad until it's not.  When CD's first came out, they were considered

I know several people who have "cut the cord" and I have looked at this myself and the costs involved are extr

In reply to lordbaal1: When you say, "But I'll bet you can still use touch on non touch apps.", that implies t

In reply to lordbaal1:, I do, in fact, use a mouse and keyboard most of the time.  But then why spend all

Your first decision is whether or not a Surface is right for you.  I own a SP3 and it has completely fail

I want to like OneNote - I've tried.  But it really leaves going, "Meh".  The UWP app is very limite

There was a time, long ago, when Microsoft told developers that they should make their apps as self contained

The MS version of "Just The Tip"...

I just had a look and the only thing that shows on sale is the i5/4/128 for $800 plus $50 for the TypeCover

So now, after the election, they decide its time to clamp down on the trolls?

Years ago, someone (Dell?) sold an ultra thin that had no CD/DVD or ports and a limited battery.  There w

Isn't this the 3rd time they guaranteed they fixed this? If this is, in fact, a real true fix then good - I ha

Not sure about that two years business.  I've certainly been using Microsoft Garage Mouse-Without-Border

In reply to burog25c: I've always had mixed feelings about this and I don't think that there is any solution t

An operating system without programs/applications is useless.  So, unless the OS creator is going to be t

For many, it's not so much the issue of dongles as it is the issue of port types seeming to change every coupl

All the AI's - whether on a phone, a computer, or a little gizmo on the table - suffer from the same problem.&

In reply to MutualCore: I'm curious about that myself.  I use an old version of KeePass and have no compe

Given that there seems to be no clear path forward for Win10 Mobile, this may be too little too late.  Th

I'm wondering if the Surface Pro 3 is long for the marketplace as well.  They show as out of stock in the

The problem I see with Cardboard is that you have to get one that fits your particular phone or it can be prob

I bought a Surface Pro 3 with cover, pen, and dock in July 2015 - call it 16 months.  Since that time, th

I sort of agree.  They are good for wide spreadsheets and for having two programs side-by-side.  The

In reply to Narg: It's not that other OS's don't have issues, they just tend to be smaller.  Windows is a

Aspirational is good.  Aspirational sets goals people are willing to strive for.  But there's a reas

I can't help but wonder if they are falling into the trap Apple created for itself in releasing new hardware s

Woop-di-f*ing-do!  Come on Microsoft, is this the best way you can spend your R&D dollars?  Is t

I think Paul already mentioned this in a prior column, but I'm not sure I see any real value in "diluting" the

I have not been a gamer for many years now and I'm not a fan of 3D movies so there is very little about the wh

Brad, regarding the whole phone vs tablet vs laptop (hybrid) issue... I understand that you, like many people,

I'm not sure that the PC is dying as much as the line between a PC and a non-PC device is becoming increasingl

I'm not sure what Amazon has in mind in removing the UWP Kindle app but there are two different Kindle apps fo

For those old enough to remember, there was something called programmed learning and it's varients.  One

There's been a lot of push back over the changes in the AU and those discussed for the future of WinPro. 

If I may be permitted a digression - all hardware issues aside, the entier Surface line seem to be based on a

I'm not enamored of anything that depends on an internet connection to work, but that's not to say that there

I can see no advantage in MS building another Echo clone as Google as doing - that just makes them the followe

The advent of low cost NAS devices has certainly changed the market, but it still depends on what you use a se

I have found very few (significant) changes in capablity since Office 2010.  I looked long and hard at up

I've used one form of computer or another since 1972 and for most of that time, computers have been driven by

Will this nonsense ever end?  Everything coming out of Microsoft for the past 18 months has been at least

I started a very similar thread over at WindowsSecrets and there were a number of replies from long time Windo

The problem mentioned about unwanted screenshots happens to me from time to time with my Surface Pro 3. 

Simple is almost always better.  The new format is not simple.  Therefore...  Nuff said?

The DVORAK keyboard rules!!!  Long live DVORAK...  <snigger>

The problem with placeholders is that there still needs to be a simple way to move files that aren't stored lo

TechnoBill Wrote: "You can upload an entire terabyte of data to OneDrive and not sync a single bit of it." Yes

wbhite wrote: "Office 365 on the consumer side is, I think, a no-brainer" - Not necessarily. It's $70 per year