May 3, 2020 | mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, search, Windows10
If you use the Outlook desktop program for Windows, the search bar is going to change and move around and grow and grow and grow like a mutant chicken heart from an old horror movie. And just like the monster, you can’t stop it. (Cue spooky soundtrack music.)...
Apr 27, 2020 | mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook
Too many important messages are going into my Outlook Junk Email folder, and I can’t figure out why. Seriously, I don’t know how to explain it. Several of my clients have mentioned that more messages lately are being incorrectly flagged as spam, and the...
Apr 19, 2020 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Office tips, Outlook, search
When you search your email in Outlook, you might see three messages chosen as “Top results” by sophisticated AI & machine learning algorithms. Well, it’s supposed to be smart algorithms. At the moment, the three “Top results” appear...
Apr 15, 2020 | Microsoft, Office, Outlook, Windows tips, Windows10
Have you noticed that scroll bars in Windows 10 get squeezed to a thread or disappear? It’s one of those small annoyances that the authorities slip into our lives to keep us on edge so we can’t concentrate but we’re not sure why. Allegedly....
Apr 6, 2020 | business, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneCare, OneDrive, Outlook, software
Shared communication is one of the underpinnings of civilization. It sets humans apart from animals. Microsoft is engaged in a long-term effort to prevent us from being able to understand each other. I don’t know why. The company doesn’t appear to be run...
Dec 23, 2019 | bruceb, business, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Google Home, home assistants, LastPass, mail, Microsoft, mobile, news, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, phone, Politics, Privacy, security, Windows10
(This will be the last Bruceb News article until I recover from an upcoming business conference trip to Hawaii. Happy holidays!) I think I accomplished two goals in 2019: writing articles about privacy and security that were so terrifying that they kept you awake at...
