BRUCEB NEWS
Our Complicated Relationship With Outlook
We have a complicated relationship with Microsoft Outlook, built on almost twenty-five years of daily togetherness. There are stretches where we work together happily but they're punctuated by frequent disagreements - shaking our fist at the computer, cursing when...
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....
DISNEY VIRAL VIDEO
A lot of companies are trying to cook up the next viral video, the link that will be passed from person to person until we're all heartily sick of it. I wouldn't expect the...
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC ARRIVES
Microsoft has released Windows Live Sync, a free utility that syncs folders among two or more computers and makes it possible to share synced folders with others. It is the...
WINDOWS & MESH UPDATES
Ho hum. Another day, another batch of updates. Microsoft released its regularly scheduled monthly updates last night. Your computer may have restarted automatically last night or...
PAYPAL STUDENT ACCOUNT
I've been using my PayPal account more frequently to buy things online. It's connected to my checking account, so a payment made with PayPal is withdrawn directly from the bank...
SBS 2008 – ONECARE POSTSCRIPT
One glitch in the SBS 2008 migration nagged at me - it didn't make sense that the computers with the individual version of Windows Live OneCare were not reporting in to the SBS...
SBS 2008 – MIGRATION GLITCHES
Let me leave a few notes behind about some of the glitches during the migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. I don't have many answers but perhaps it will help someone to know that...
SKYDRIVE UPDATE
Windows Live Skydrive has been updated with a new look, 25Gb of free storage space, and new options for storing and sharing photos. There is some integration with an updated...
SBS 2008 – SSL CERTIFICATES
Let me give you a quick overview of the kind of issue that makes it fun to be a consultant.When you go to a web site where any personal information is going to be exchanged,...