Few people understand Microsoft better than Tandy Trower, who worked at the company from 1981-2009. Trower was the product manager who ultimately shipped Windows 1.0, an endeavor that some advised him ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, PC Connection built its brand on a campaign starring folksy small-town critters. They’ll still charm your socks off. Do you mean to tell me you never play Microsoft Flight ...

The April issues of Maximum PC and MacLife are currently on sale at a newsstand near you—assuming there is a newsstand near you. They’re the last print issues of these two venerable computer magazines ...

It's not love, war, or baseball. But over the years some memorable things have been said about technology. Some have been memorably eloquent; others are unforgettably shortsighted, wrongheaded, or ...

Recently on Facebook, my friend, nerd extraordinaire Esther Schindler, shared a photograph of herself wearing an old T-shirt and challenged her followers to identify it:. Either you have no idea what ...

Everybody knows Mario--Super Mario. And how: an oft-cited 1991 poll found that more American children recognized Nintendo's cheerful mascot than they did Mickey Mouse. Almost two decades later, the ...

And so it came to pass that on November 19th, 2008 publisher Ziff Davis announced that PC Magazine–in the print version that gave it its name–was going to the great newsstand in the sky.When it gets ...

They weren't the best thing he ever did, or the one which we'll cherish the most. But with the sad news of the passing of James Garner, it's worth pausing to remember the commercials he did in the ...

Twenty-five years ago today, a company named Quantum Computer Services rose from the ashes of a failed startup called Control Video Corporation. It launched a dial-up online service for the Commodore ...

If Google Voice is the Swiss Army knife of call management services, speech-to-text voicemail transcription is the questionable nail file. Google Voice’s transcription failures are well-documented ...

Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0 on November 20th, 1985. Twenty-five years and two days later, it's not just hard to remember an era in which Windows wasn't everywhere--it's also easy to forget that it ...

Lunar Lander games abound on every platform. Along with Tetris and Pac-Man, the game--in which your mission is to safely maneuver your lunar module onto the moon's surface--is one of the most widely ...