Sep 17, 2008 | audio, computers, Microsoft, photos, video, Vista, WinXP
Your photos are on your computer. Your music is on your computer. It makes sense that computers should be able to record TV shows – it’s kind of a computery thing to do, right? It’s probably occurred to you that it makes sense to store movies on a...
Sep 10, 2008 | file_sharing, photos, software, web_services
Adobe is taking orders for its annual upgrade to Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, the photo and video programs for consumers. Over the years I’ve found it hard to know what to suggest to people for working with photos. Photoshop Elements 7 might be a...
Aug 26, 2008 | file_sharing, Internet, Microsoft, OneCare, photos, software, web_services
Windows Live ID is a single sign-on service from Microsoft that allows people to log into many websites and services with one account. A Windows Live ID is an email address and a password stored in Microsoft’s servers. It’s free. Most people will have a...
Jul 30, 2008 | audio, backup, broadband, bruceb, computers, file_sharing, hardware, mobile, phone, photos, printers, SBS, security, software, video, web_services
On the assumption that my choices are endlessly fascinating to an ever-growing number of people – really, really bored people – I’ve added a page with details about the hardware and software that I use here at the high-tech headquarters of bruceb...
Jun 8, 2008 | mail, Microsoft, photos, Vista, web_services, WinXP
Microsoft has done a terrible job of branding things in the last few years. “Microsoft Network” morphed into “MSN,” which has at various times been a software package, a collection of TV-like programming, a brand for web services like Hotmail...
Apr 23, 2008 | computers, mail, Microsoft, Office, OneCare, photos, security, software, Vista, web_services
Microsoft is working on a package of software and online services that might be exactly right for students and home computer users. Although Vista includes important features out of the box, it does not include Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, and Powerpoint....