TechByter Worldwide 2016.05.22: The Surface Pro 4 after Seven Months, Readers Who Like Bargains Should See Book Bub, Short Circuits, and Spare Parts.

Published: May 22, 2016, 4 a.m.

After 7 months with a Surface Pro tablet, I can recommend it, but perhaps not as enthusiastically as Microsoft would like. If you're a reader who likes to read books on a tablet and you also like to save money and read work by new authors, I have a suggestion. In Short Circuits ... Why can't girls write code? Actually, they can and Girls Who Code has just released several YouTube videos aimed at destroying myths and stereotypes. GoDaddy is acquiring FreedomVoice and will soon be in the telephone business. Will Microsoft's evil never end? The company clarifies its Windows 10 policies and is immediately accused of being sneaky. In Spare Parts (only on the website): A new app lets you turn your smart phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot, LinkedIn says the breach that occurred 4 years ago allowed crooks to harvest 100 million more user names and hashed passwords than previously thought, and how big should a flat-panel display be in a classroom -- or should schools be using something else entirely?