In the old days of desktop publishing, the ideal personal computer display had a resolution of 72 dots per inch, which essentially meant that the page you saw on the screen was about the size of the physical version. Of course, color accuracy was another story entirely. Today, displays are far sharper, at the expense […]

In recent weeks, loads of reviews of Windows 7 have been published. Most are based on beta or so-called “Release to Manufacturing” (RTM) versions, though some actually used the version that shipped last week. Regardless, there’s a sense that Microsoft has cured all or most of the ills that plagued Vista. However, Microsoft chose not […]

I’m not surprised when I find that one computing product or another is for Windows only. But when the company involved says it is offering a product or service for “all” users, something has to give. Take, for example, AOL’s highly-touted offer of free virus software for its members. You’ve seen the ads all over […]