BRUCEB NEWS
The Great Russia Hack 4: How Did They Get Caught?
This is mostly about scary Russians but don’t skip it - there’s also an important lesson for you about your own security. The Russians hacked into Solarwinds in September 2019. (You didn’t know that. It’s six months earlier than all the reporting about this hack to...
WORKING ON OUTLOOK ATTACHMENTS
If you open an email attachment from Outlook and intend to work on it - edit a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, for example - the first thing you should do is click on "Save...
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC – GOOD PROGRAM, POOR UPGRADE
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It's a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable. Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are...
SBS 2008 – REMOTE ACCESS TO FILES
Outlook Web Access can be used to view or open any file in a shared folder on the servers in an office run by Small Business Server 2008. Small Business Server 2008 improves many...
MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL
Microsoft's recent announcement that it will distribute free antivirus software was unexpected but in some ways it's just an expansion of efforts by Microsoft that have been...
MICROSOFT ENDS 2008 WITH A CRASH
A heartwarming story for the end of 2008! On December 31 every owner of a 30Gb Microsoft Zune woke up to a crashed device that couldn't be started. (The Zune is Microsoft's...
FALLOUT 3
Sometimes it seems impossible to find a a couple of hours that can be spent away from the real world. People over 25 might find time for a good book but computer gaming belongs...
WALLACE & GROMIT NEWS
There will be time next year for news about technology that affects your business. Let's focus on something more important. On Xmas day, a new Wallace and Gromit short film, "A...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BRUCEB CONSULTING!
Starting in the late 90s, I sent Christmas cards to my clients and friends that I painstakingly created onscreen and printed out on an inkjet printer. When I started, few people...
IT TRUTH
COMPLAINT FOR XMAS DAMAGES
Plaintiffs, consisting of the class of all children who on or about Dec. 24, 2008 were hanging stockings by the chimney with care in the reasonable belief that St. Nicholas soon...
PRINTER SOFTWARE & SLOWDOWNS
The headline tells the story of this Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Severe system performance problems occur on a Windows Vista or Windows XP-based computer after you install...
QUICKBOOKS PRO 2009 – FREE!
On Monday, for one day only, you can pick up a copy of Quickbooks Pro 2009 for free at Staples. This appears to be a real offer. Staples stores will sell Quickbooks Pro 2009 for...
ANOTHER IE PATCH
This morning Microsoft released a patch for Internet Explorer to prevent an exploit that became publicly known in the last couple of days. The fear is that the bad guys will...
OUTLOOK EXPRESS & OTHER OLD THINGS
Lately I've seen this message turn up out of nowhere on Windows XP computers that do not run Outlook Express. I don't know why it's turning up now after years of staying quiet...
TROUBLESHOOTING A SLOW INTERNET CONNECTION
Sometimes you'll hear me groan or sob quietly when you describe a simple problem. Let me give you an idea of some of the things that go through my head when a problem comes up....