Jul 12, 2015 | Android, Apple, business, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows10
Windows Phone is dead. Last week Microsoft announced that it will lay off almost all of the remaining employees inherited from its purchase of Nokia, and write off $7.6 billion from the Nokia deal – more than it paid for Nokia last year. Although Microsoft will still...
May 18, 2015 | bruceb, business, news
Tomorrow night I’m making rice flake-crusted hake for dinner for the two of us, served with sauteed daikon radish and yuzu-soy sauce. The next night I’ll prepare flat iron steaks with ramps, fingerling potatoes, and shaved asparagus salad, and a little dill crème...
Dec 4, 2014 | business, news, security
The hacking attack against Sony Pictures might be the most significant corporate intrusion in history – and the first salvo in a new and dangerous escalation of cyberattacks against governments and businesses. On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Sony Pictures’...
Aug 18, 2014 | Android, Apple, business, Microsoft, phone, Windows Phone 8
Eighty-five percent of smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2014 were running Android. Eighty-five percent for Android! Astonishing. Apple’s share of the global phone market slipped below 12%. The market is growing so fast that Apple’s shipments were up from...
Jul 2, 2014 | backup, bruceb, business, downtime, SBS, security, Server 2012, software, web_services
I’m pleased to announce that Bruceb Backup Pro is now available for small offices that want maximum protection and fast crisis recovery. All of the details are now available online on brand new web pages. Well, actually it’s all just a lightly-modified rewrite of the...
Jun 4, 2014 | backup, bruceb, business, downtime, SBS, Server 2012, web_services
Bruceb Backup Pro is intended to meet the challenge of business continuity with backups that are secure, redundant, and focused on disaster recovery. I’ll be offering Bruceb Backup Pro to clients later this month. Each element has been chosen to complement the rest...
