Microsoft’s Mobile Apps Win Big on Phone and Tablet, But Fall Short on the Desktop

Microsoft's Mobile Apps Win Big on Phone and Tablet, But Fall Short on the Desktop

For over two weeks now, I’ve secretly made a major change to my daily workflow and have been using as many Microsoft mobile apps on PC, tablet, and smartphone as possible. And my relative levels of success speak volumes, I think, to the state of Microsoft’s mobile efforts here in mid-2016.

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BYOPC: Let’s Build a “Woku”

BYOPC: Let's Build a "Woku"

I’m tired of waiting for Microsoft to make what I think of as a “Woku,” a Windows-based Roku-type device that I can use inexpensively and elegantly access my Windows 10-based media apps and services. So let’s build one for ourselves.

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Microsoft Celebrates the Windows 10 Anniversary with Windows Store Offers

Here’s a tip for Windows 10 users: Microsoft is offering deals on apps, games, movies, TV shows, and music in the Windows Store tied to the July 29 anniversary of the initial Windows 10 release.
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