The Kano Computer Kit Complete does a wonderful job teaching kids hardware and coding concepts by letting them build their own PC and software scripts. And it’s fun! I’m not saying that as a grizzled ...

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Installing Microsoft Office on a laptop is no different than installing the software on a desktop or netbook. Some low-end or older laptops may have smaller hard drives which limits how much data can ...

Before you arrive on campus, you should download the current version of Microsoft Office onto your computer. As part of our contractual agreement with Microsoft, we are able to provide Microsoft ...

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) take free software very seriously. To them, any proprietary software, hardware, or drivers is bad news. In practice, they've had to compromise. From the FSF's ...

Chromebook vs. laptop: the conundrum that’s got us all wondering which is best. Chromebooks tend to come in a more affordable and lightweight package, but that’s not to say the best laptops aren’t ...

I own an entry-level, two year old Dell laptop* and am trying to speed it up as much as possible by eliminating any unnecessary software that runs in the background: using the task manager, I counted ...

If you’re a Linux fan or open source advocate looking for a decent laptop, you actually have some solid options right now—much better, at least, than buying a Windows laptop, installing Linux on it, ...