I am not a Microsoft hater. In fact, I have often written aboutwhy I prefer (or, I guess, preferred) using Windows for most things. But as I wrote my DIY-IT project recap over the weekend, I realized just how far from the Microsoft mothership I had drifted in 2014.   From productivity to email to

I've heard many people say the same thing I concluded not long after I spent some time with Windows 10: If only this is what Windows 8 had been, things would have been different. Windows 8's release was accompanied by a PC sales winter, but how responsible was Windows 8 for it? Perhaps it didn't

Development continues on Windows 10, and things are changing at a rapid pace. A new snapshot, Windows 10 build 9901, has been leaked and it’s the first to feature Cortana and a redesigned Windows Store. It’s been known for some time that Microsoft planned to integrate their virtual assistant into

Today, Verizon subscribers with the Nokia Lumia 928 and the Nokia Lumia 822 are beginning to receive Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1. That means that owners of these two handsets will now be able to access virtual personal assistant Cortana. Other goodies that come with the update include the Swype-like

Introduction   Everything is changing as far as Microsoft is concerned. Not only is the company itself under new leadership, it is having to adapt to a rapidly changing ecosystem where consumers expect free operating systems, and the PC has given ground to mobile devices such as smartphones and