You’re not actually stuck with the screen resolution setting your Windows PC came with. In addition to tons of other device personalization options, screen resolutions are customizable on Windows PCs.

A certain technology-challenged relative, who shall remain nameless, frequently calls me to ask the same question: “I just connected my projector to my laptop. How do I make it, uh, go?” I agree it ...

Much of this, however, isn’t obvious, particularly if you don’t know the names for these things, and haven’t taken the time to read any “what’s new” articles, read an introductory book like Windows 7 ...