Microsoft word was first released 40 years ago and it has had a surprising affect on the way we use language today (Credit: Alamy) As Microsoft Word turns 40, we look at the role the software has ...

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Microsoft has announced that its long-running WordPad app will no longer be updated, and it will be removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad, which first debuted almost three decades ago as a ...

If you’ve been using Microsoft Word for years, you probably think you have a pretty good grasp on its capabilities. But you might be missing out on the full extent of its capabilities, or worse, ...

The long-in-the-works Mac OS X version of Nisus Software’s Nisus Writer is could enter public beta testing in late February or early March, though the time frame is subject to change. Nisus Writer for ...

Get ready for vintage computing aplenty in [David Given]’s project to port EmuTOS to the AlphaSmart Dana. He’s got it all on video, too. All 38 hours of it over 13 episodes! The GEM desktop, as seen ...

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Microsoft Corp. plans to phase out WordPad, the free word processor that has shipped with Windows for the past 28 years. The company disclosed the move in a support note released on Friday. “WordPad ...