Feb 1, 2017 | IE, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, Skype, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Microsoft has a problem with names. It needs to seek help. I would suggest sympathy but I’m not feeling very sympathetic. If you’re an old timer, you may remember when Outlook was a mail program that ran on Windows computers. Those were simpler times. It’s still that,...
Jan 29, 2017 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, updates
Let me tell you about an infuriating bug. It is pointless and stupid and represents Microsoft carelessness at its worst. It has existed for at least six months. It only affects a few people, but those people have no good way to discover how to fix it. I can find no...
Jan 18, 2017 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
If your Windows 10 computer displays an update notice for a new version of Start10, go ahead and install it. It’s safe. This is your Windows 10 Start menu with Start10. Start10 is a five dollar program from Stardock Software that replaces the Windows 10 Start...
Jan 16, 2017 | Apple, computers, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface
Computer manufacturers are letting us down. Computers are being sold with specs that appear to be perfectly fine, but buried in the small print is a detail that means they are deliberately hobbled. They will disappoint you from the first day they’re turned on. Beware...
Jan 8, 2017 | Apple, computers, laptops, Microsoft, shopping, Windows10
This will be a great year to buy a premium business laptop. Manufacturers are showing off lovely new and upgraded high-end laptops that will go on sale in the next few months. In this article, I’ll tell you about the characteristics that make this year’s laptops stand...
Dec 21, 2016 | Apple, augmented reality, Chromebook, Google, hardware, LinkedIn, Microsoft, news, Office, Office 365, Outlook, security, Windows10, wireless
Did you miss any Bruceb News articles in 2016? Maybe they slipped out of sight in your Inbox. Fun fact: when I look over my clients’ shoulders, I see that many of them file my articles in folders that have whimsical names like “Deleted Items” and “Junk Mail.”...