Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows’ 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has either ...

The Windows user interface has a certain archaeological quality to it. While the upper layers tend to be new—using the styling and conventions of the day—dig a little deeper and you can find elements ...

One of the basic design decisions that needs to be made for many products is the format of the audio signal – digital or analog. A few years ago the TV audio signal chain was primarily analog-based, ...