Three Reasons That Google Should Be Your Next Phone Carrier

Mar 17, 2016 | Android, Google, mobile, phone

The tech community is entranced with Google Project Fi, a partnership between Google, major carriers, and hardware manufacturers to deliver a unique and satisfying phone experience – and along the way deliver a powerful message to the carriers about how they should...

The Decline Of Internet Explorer

Mar 7, 2016 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Windows10

Market share for Internet Explorer is going down fast. Google Chrome is the Internet browser being chosen by more people every year. If you’re an Internet Explorer user, you’re not required to switch! This is an interesting trend, not an emergency. Nonetheless, I...

The Real Stakes In The Apple vs FBI Standoff

Feb 24, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, news, Politics, security

There are three points that are frequently overlooked in the debate about the FBI’s demand that Apple provide custom access to a terrorist’s locked iPhone.   •  Apple is not defying a court order   •  The FBI is seeking a broad precedent  ...

Another One Bites The Dust: Say Goodbye To Picasa

Feb 14, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, OneDrive, phone, photos, software, video, web_services, Windows Live, Windows10

Google posted an announcement a few days ago that Picasa will be closed down soon. Picasa is two things – a cloud service for storing photos online, and a desktop application for managing photos on your computer. Both of them will be shut down in the next few months....

Explore Art Collections, Relive Historic Moments, And Visit World Wonders With Google Cultural Institute

Jan 27, 2016 | Google

Google is an advertising company. Roughly 95% of its revenue comes from displaying ads on web pages. But it spends large resources on projects that are genuinely good for the world, even if they don’t directly make money. The Google Cultural Institute is one of those...

Season’s Greetings From Bruceb Consulting!

Dec 20, 2015 | Adobe, Amazon, Android, Apple, Box, bruceb, Google, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Surface, tablet, Windows10

Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple of weeks. It’s been an interesting year in technology, mostly good news but with occasional...