pros and cons

Microsoft is set to release Windows 11 24H2 to a broader set of devices, but before you hit that "Update Now" button, you might want to carefully weigh the pros and cons of this update. Yes, it's shiny, new, and comes with useful features, but it also ships with a baggage of bugs that might give...

We're running under Win10. A pair of Netgear Powerline 1000 devices (to connect a computer to a router using household current) became available when a grandson switched to a direct ethernet cable. Questions: Daughter has been connecting wireless to the router from the kitchen PC since day...

Hi, I read online news everyday. Are curved monitors good for reading text? Or are they just good for gaming? I went to a 3C shop looking for a computer monitor, and the sales representative told me that "curved monitors are for gamers, and a flat display is better at reading texts". Is he...

The prices on small tablets have continued to drop since Microsoft began offering Windows licenses on screen nine inches or smaller. That has resulted in quite a few offerings in that range but it also means some compromises are made in hardware configurations to get the balance of value and...

Hello! I am a Windows 7 user and I've been thinking to upgrade to Windows 8. I only use Windows 8 sparingly when in school so I'm not very familiar with the interface. Would you recommend me to upgrade? Why or why not?

Greg Shultz takes a look at Cortana in Build 9926 of Windows 10 and wonders why there isn't more desktop functionality in this build. Continue reading...

Would some please teach this newbie the differences between the 2, and what might be the pros and cons of the 2 mentioned ? Thank you.

During Microsoft's presentation of Windows 8, a handful of the company's hardware partners showed off tablets and notebooks running the OS, some also featuring Microsoft Office. But if you looked closely, you would've noticed that missing from the equation were Intel and AMD, replaced instead by...

My intent over the next couple of months is to build a new computer. It will be relatively fast, have plenty of memory and storage space. My original plan was to migrate my existing XP Pro 32 Bit installation (what I intend to continue using in general) to the new hardware and then eventually...

Sean McKenna and Talon Ireland came down to discuss a few things they learned from building Unite in Silverlight on Windows Phone 7. They go over: - Pros/cons of silverlight vs. xna for building simple games - Dealing with the back button and tombstoning in games Link...

Q: I want to get Windows 7 Professional to replace my Windows XP. I noticed that most online stores sell the upgrade version for about $200, but I found a full OEM version of Windows 7 for $120. Are there any... Link Removed

It's clear that there are people here that have input on this topic, so rather than derail other topics any further, I thought it would be appropriate to start a thread just for this. I'll make the first post in a pro and con format, feel free to coment no matter what side you take. Windows...

Alright, so I pre-ordered the Professional Upgrade (he he, got it from Newegg.com and got it for $99 a few months back! ) Anyways, I have a pretty awesome custom built PC and I'm thinking that I should install 64 bit to use all 8 GB of RAM. I'm wondering if during the upgrade, it will like let...

I think we need to start a list of what exactly is diffrent between win 7 and other os's that ms has made. I had someone ask me whay made windows 7 better, and I didnt really have an answer for them. (So ignore currently known beta issues with 7, we assume ms will fix those.) I will start...

With new chips from Intel and AMD supporting 64-bit extensions, would it make more sense to install the 64-bit version of Windows Vista? Why aren't more people using 64-bit Windows XP? What are the pros and cons?