Mary Branscombe

Freelance blogger

Mary Branscombe is a freelance tech journalist. Mary has been a technology writer for nearly two decades, covering everything from early versions of Windows and Office to the first smartphones, the arrival of the web and most things inbetwe…en.

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Latest from Mary Branscombe

I like Windows 10 but I'm going back to Windows 8.1

If you rely on using OneDrive in the cloud, where it belongs, Windows 10 isn't ready for you.

August 4, 2015 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10

This is how I'm using OneDrive Files on Demand

If you loved placeholders the way I did, you're going to be happy.

June 14, 2017 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10

Microsoft Edge: Pushing the Windows 10 universal app model to the limit - or tripping over it?

Now that Windows 10 comes with a browser written not as a desktop program but as a universal app, it's an opportunity to judge just how powerful the WinRT app model is.

December 14, 2015 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10

Windows 7 is the weekday workhorse, but Windows 10 and 8.1 are what people choose to use

The weekly pattern of usage suggests Windows 8.1 and 10 are the versions of Windows people use at home, by choice

November 9, 2015 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10

Why Windows 10 Mobile could still be a sleeper hit

Microsoft still needs mobile, and Windows 10 Mobile will benefit from the way Windows app development is changing.

February 1, 2016 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10

Windows 10 on ARM: S versus Pro, emulation and 64-bit app support

Microsoft says that the new Windows on ARM PCs give you the "familiar Windows experience". What does that mean, how does it work, and what can Microsoft actually deliver?

February 5, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Windows 10